Margaret Lee Tawes
Apr 18, 2009
MARGARET LEE TAWES, 97, of Crisfield, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Salisbury on March 8, 1912, she was the only child of the late J. Osbourne Nelson (died 1960) and Sadye Davis Nelson (died 1952). Her devoted husband of 48 years, John P. Tawes, preceded her in death on September 19, 1986....
Ruth W. Isiminger
Apr 15, 2009
RUTH W. ISIMINGER, 91, of Norfolk and formerly of Crisfield, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, she was raised in Crisfield, the daughter of the late Harry and Elata Whelton. A graduate of Crisfield High School, she worked for civil service as a phone operator for more than 25 years. She...
John Lawrence Somers, Jr.
Apr 15, 2009
JOHN LAWRENCE SOMERS, JR., 80, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on October 3, 1928, he was a son of the late J. Lawrence and Amy Adams Somers. A graduate of Crisfield High School class of 1945, he was the owner and founder of Somers Crab Pots and was the...
William Benson "Ben" Sterling
Apr 14, 2009
WILLIAM BENSON "BEN" STERLING, 89, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield on January 18, 1920, he was a son of the late William and Mary Ann Hickman Sterling. He was a retired custodian of the former Maryland Crabmeat Company, and also worked at the former Mrs. Paul's Kitchens,...
Grace M. "Peggy" Riggin
Apr 14, 2009
Grace Mae Adams Riggin, 83, also known as "Peg" to her late husband; "Peggy" to her family and friends; "Grace" to many; "Miss Grace" to all her family at Manokin Manor; "Mom-Peg" to a few; "Mom" to three; "Granmom" to ten; and most importantly, "Child" to the Father, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at the Manokin Manor Nursing Home...
George E. "Junie" Massey, Jr.
Apr 12, 2009
GEORGE ELTON "JUNIE" MASSEY, JR., 87, of Crisfield, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield after a short stay. He was a native of Crisfield, born August 13, 1921 to the late Eva Byrd Massey and George Elton Massey. Valedictorian of Crisfield High School Class of 1937, he served in the US Navy on a...
Michael Offutt
Apr 1, 2009
Michael Offutt, 62, a resident of Crisfield for the past 2 years, and husband of Karen Offutt, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at his home. Cremation followed his death. There will be no services. Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home.
Daniel Gillis "Danny" Lewis
Mar 28, 2009
DANIEL G. "DANNY" LEWIS, 60, of Crisfield for the past three years and formerly of Snow Hill, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Powellville on March 5, 1949, he was raised in Willards, a son of the late Arthur G. Lewis who died in 1977, and Velma F. Shockley Truitt, who...
Kandy Faye Cullen Bordell
Mar 25, 2009
Kandy F. Bordell, 45, of Cape May Court House, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at her home. Born in Crisfield, MD to Woodrow and Carolyn (Tull) Cullen, she worked in various nursing homes in Toledo, OH after receiving her nursing degree in 2000 from Owens Community College. She moved to New Jersey in 2007 and continued nursing....
Sarah Janet Todd
Mar 20, 2009
SARAH JANET TODD, 89, of Crisfield, died Friday, March 20, 2009 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Solomons, Maryland on June 11, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Mitchell and Blanche Allen Abbott. She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. (Eppie) Todd, Jr., with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage...
Robert E. "Bobby" Ford
Mar 18, 2009
ROBERT E. "BOBBY" FORD, 76, of Crisfield, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 from McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield of pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Crisfield on June 14, 1932, he was a son of the late Oris William and Wilma Freeny Webster Ford. He was a retired waterman, and previously worked at the former Carvel...
Lillian Estelle Harrison Evans
Mar 16, 2009
LILLIAN E. EVANS, 88, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at her home. Born on Ewell, Smith Island, she was a daughter of the late Tankard and Eva Marie Evans Harrison. Her husband, Elmer L. Evans, preceded her in death on January 24, 2008. A homemaker, she was a faithful member of Ewell United Methodist Church where...
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...
