Melba Mae Owens Slipper
Mar 13, 2009
MELBA MAY OWENS SLIPPER, born in Crisfield, Maryland 23 July 1909, daughter of Warren Edwin and Augusta Sterling Owens; sibling of Edwin 'Ed', James 'Earl', and Sarah Owens Lawson, met her Lord on 13 March 2009, at the age of 99 years and 8 months. She is survived by her only son James 'Jim' L. Slipper, Jr. and his wife...
William C. "Bill" Saltz
Mar 11, 2009
WILLIAM C. "BILL" SALTZ, 83, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke City. Born in Crisfield January 1, 1926, he was the son of the late Samuel M. and Nola R. McCready Saltz. His wife, Helen Faye Saltz, preceded him in death on September 14, 2007. A 1941 graduate of Crisfield High School,...
Charlotte Pruitt Miller
Mar 9, 2009
CHARLOTTE PRUITT MILLER, 75, of Crisfield and formerly of Onancock, died Monday, March 9, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born on Tangier Island, January 20, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Nelle Crockett Pruitt. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, David W. Rice in 1969, and Thomas A....
Wanda L. Hoffman
Mar 8, 2009
Wanda L. Hoffman, 61, of Princess Anne, MD, died Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD. Her wishes were to donate her body to science. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11 AM at Faith Fellowship Assembly of God in Crisfield. Urn interment will be in Sunnyridge Memorial Park...
James M. "Jimmy" Matthews, Sr.
Mar 7, 2009
JAMES M. "JIMMY" MATTHEWS, SR., 73, of Crisfield, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on May 29, 1935, he was a son of the late Melvin "Dugan" and Mamie Elliott Matthews. A 1953 graduate of Crisfield High School, he was a retired US Army Vietnam veteran serving 22 years. Following...
Samuel James Lewis, Jr.
Mar 2, 2009
Samuel James Lewis Jr, 66, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at the VA Medical Hospital in Baltimore Maryland after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Cape Charles, Va., on June 9, 1942, he was the son of the late Samuel J., Sr. and Mary Lewis. A 1960 graduate of Cape Charles High School, he joined the...
Joyce G. White
Mar 2, 2009
JOYCE G. WHITE, 82, of Wenona, went home to be with Jesus Monday, March 2, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Moorehead City, North Carolina on January 2, 1927, she was a daughter of the late William and Louise Guthrie Gaskins. She was a homemaker and worked in the family seafood business, White's Seafood. A faithful,...
Helen Ward Wilson
Mar 2, 2009
HELEN WARD WILSON, 94, of Crisfield, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on December 12, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Marie Adams Ward. Her husband, John W. Wilson, preceded her in death on April 8, 1966. She worked 31 years at the former Briddell's Company and...
Irene Riggin Walston
Feb 21, 2009
Irene Riggin Walston, age 87, slipped away Saturday, February 21, 2009 to meet her Lord and Savior and waiting loved ones. She passed away at the residence of her daughter in Cleveland, TN, surrounded by her loving children. Survivors include 8 children, Lois Walston, Cleveland, TN, Wayne Walston and wife, Sue; Ken Walston and wife, Sheila; Linda Rupert and husband,...
Richard D. "Gator" Layton
Feb 17, 2009
Richard D. "Gator" Layton, 62, a resident of Crisfield for the past 12 years and formerly of Hebron and Rockville, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at the McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Ivan Martin Layton and Mary Taylor Layton. His wife, Lynne Edwards Layton, preceded him in death....
Eleanor Rae Walston
Feb 16, 2009
ELEANOR RAE WALSTON, 88, of Crisfield, died Monday, February 16, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on March 23, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Lena Dize Daugherty. Her husband, James Edward Walston, preceded her in death on July 3, 1959. She was an aide at the MAC Center in Crisfield,...
Ladelle Virginia Daniel
Feb 14, 2009
LADELLE VIRGINIA DANIEL, a loving wife, mother, and Christian lady, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at home with her husband and children by her side. She was 85. Born on May 8, 1923 on Wenona, she was a daughter of the late Clifton and Annie Horner Webster. A dedicated Christian lady, she enjoyed being...
Kathleene Sterling
Feb 12, 2009
KATHLEENE "KATHY" STERLING, 59, of Princess Anne and formerly of Berryville, Virginia near Winchester, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at her home following a long illness. Born in Crisfield, Maryland on June 11, 1949, she was a daughter of Joan M. Somers Sterling of Crisfield and the late Raymond Tom Sterling who died in 1997. A 1967 graduate of Crisfield...
Alvin L. Stant
Feb 12, 2009
ALVIN L. STANT, 91, of Crisfield, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Sanford, Virginia, he was the son of the late Ernest G. and Annie Briddell Stant. A member of the Crisfield Church of God, Mr. Stant operated a trucking business before he retired and bought and sold produce up...
Eleanor Green Ward
Feb 6, 2009
ELEANOR G. WARD, 82, of Crisfield, died Friday, February 6, 2009 at Manokin Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield on June 16, 1926, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Nancy L. Sterling Green. Her husband, Bert A. "Bunk" Ward, Sr., preceded her in death on February 21, 1973. A graduate of...
Constance "Connie" Tawes Outten
Feb 1, 2009
CONSTANCE "CONNIE" TAWES OUTTEN, 75, of Old State Road in Crisfield, died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield on November 30, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Travis and Maude Tawes. Her husband, Carl L. Outten, preceded her in death on December 28, 1998. She was a hairdresser, working...
Benson E. Tawes
Jan 31, 2009
BENSON EWING "TUCKER" TAWES, 73, of Crisfield, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on March 1, 1935, he was a son of the late Vernon E. and Cecil Clark Tawes. He was a retired carpenter/building contractor who was very well-known for his passion of cabinet making. A United States Air Force veteran,...
Otis W. Townsend, Jr.
Jan 28, 2009
OTIS W. TOWNSEND, JR., 81, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on November 6, 1927, he was a son of the late Otis W. Townsend, Sr. and Mabel Hurley Townsend. He had been a resident of Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield and Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke City. His...
Hilda Rae Seyda
Jan 16, 2009
On Friday, January 16, 2009, HILDA RAE SEYDA, 89, of Marion Station, climbed her highest hill to be welcomed into the arms of her precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born on October 27, 1919 in Crisfield, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Earley and Elizabeth Thomas Lane. Her ancestry roots went back to the late Joshua Thomas...
Alice Riggin Smith
Jan 11, 2009
Alice Riggin Smith, 86, of Bradenton, FL and formerly of Baltimore and Crisfield, died on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Blake's Nursing Home in Bradenton. Born in Crisfield she was the daughter of the late Edward "Ned" Riggin and Hazel Nelson Riggin. Her husband, Kenneth Smith, is deceased. Surviving is a daughter, Diane Smith Stone of Bradenton, and a sister,...
