Gladys I. Sonnenleiter
Feb 1, 2008
GLADYS IRENE SONNENLEITER, 99, of Crisfield and formerly of Chance, Maryland and Baltimore, Maryland died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield just ten days shy of her 100th birthday. Born in Chance on February 11, 1908, she was a daughter of the late John N. and Margaret Louise "Maggie" Jones. Her first husband, Harry...
Elwood Brittingham
Jan 30, 2008
ELWOOD BRITTINGHAM, 60, of Helena, Montana and formerly of Crisfield, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at his home in Helena. Born in Crisfield on November 29, 1947, he was the son of Anna Lee Crockett Brittingham of Crisfield and the late Elwood George Brittingham. He is survived by his mother, Anna Lee Crockett of Crisfield; six sisters, Shirley Kidwell and...
C. Keith Lawson
Jan 30, 2008
BETHANY BEACH C. KEITH LAWSON, 52, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at his new home in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield, Maryland on April 17, 1955, he was the loving and devoted son of Ruth Briddell Lawson of Orlando, Florida and the late Alfred J. "Tut" Lawson, Jr. who died Nov. 22, 1966. He was a graduate of Lake Highland Preparatory...
Elmer L. Evans
Jan 24, 2008
ELMER LOWERY EVANS, 90, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at his home. Born on Tilghman Island on January 10, 1918, he was a son of the late Asbury and Addie Tyler Evans. He was a life-long waterman, who loved anything to do with being on the water. He enjoyed carving; and gardening was his passion. A...
Merlyn Brittingham Shaw
Jan 21, 2008
MERLYN BRITTINGHAM SHAW, 64, of Crisfield for the past 18 years, died Monday, January 21, 2008 at her home. Born in Dover, DE on July 4, 1943, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Inez Thews Brittingham. She was a medical assistant at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. She was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church...
Billy Gene Ward
Jan 13, 2008
Billy G. Ward, 79, of Crisfield and formerly of Epping Forest in Annapolis, died of pneumonia Jan. 13 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mr. Ward was born June 14, 1928, to the late Isaac Thomas and Emma Marie Adams Ward. He joined the Navy in 1945 and retired after 22 years of service in 1967. He served in duty stations...
Jesse W. Carmine, Sr.
Jan 7, 2008
JESSE W. CARMINE, SR., 86, of Crisfield, died Monday, January 7, 2008 at his home. Born in Crisfield on December 12, 1921, he was a son of the late Lloyd and Myrtle Byrd Carmine. A United States Navy veteran of World War II, he was retired as city inspector for the City of Crisfield. He started employment with the City...
James L. "Bones" Abbott
Jan 2, 2008
JAMES L. "BONES" ABBOTT, 65, of Crisfield, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Deal Island on July 29, 1942, he was the son of the late Frank and Lola White Abbott. He worked in construction and on the water until he was injured and became disabled in 1978. He was affiliated with...
Wayne Elton Thomas
Dec 31, 2007
WAYNE ELTON THOMAS, 65, of Salisbury, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 31, 2007 from Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on February 19, 1942, he was a son of the late William Lee "Captain Bill" Thomas and the late Virginia Howard ReDavid. He had been a resident of Salisbury for 40...
Anna Maria Croy
Dec 28, 2007
ANNA MARIA CROY, 69, of Crisfield for the past 19 years, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 28, 2007 from Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Vicenza, Italy on August 2, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Carlos and Helena Porzionato Tagliolato. An Evangelist for the Assemblies of God, her main focus was...
Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomas
Dec 21, 2007
ROBERT LEE "Bobby" THOMAS, 69, of Crisfield, died Friday, December 21, 2007 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on March 5, 1938, he was a son of the late John Bradley and Dorothy Carey Thomas. He was a waterman and a US Army veteran. He attended the Evangelical Wesleyan Church in Crisfield and was a member of...
Mary Ellen Collins
Dec 18, 2007
MARY ELLEN COLLINS, 81, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on December 6, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Katie Nelson Somers. Her husband, Robert L. Collins, died November 1, 1993. She had been making her home in Salisbury since 1995....
Edward Eugene Somers
Dec 14, 2007
EDWARD EUGENE "GENE" SOMERS, 85, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Friday, December 14, 2007, at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. He had been a resident of Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield for the past eight years. Born on Ewell, Smith Island June 29, 1922, he was the son of the late Daniel T. and Annie Evans Somers. His...
Anna Elizabeth Snyder
Dec 13, 2007
ANNA ELIZABETH SNYDER, 88, of Fruitland since 2001 and formerly of Crisfield, died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Lublin, Poland on April 22, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Maria Kolanika. Her husband, Stanley J. Snyder, died March 8, 1988. Mrs. Snyder's entire family, including her first husband...
Philip W. Tawes
Dec 7, 2007
PHILIP W. TAWES, 85, of Crisfield, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at his home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on May 19, 1922, he was the son of the late former Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes and the late Avalynne Gibson Tawes. A graduate of Crisfield High School's class of 1939, he attended the University of Maryland where he was...
Charles Sidney Mccready
Dec 4, 2007
CHARLES SIDNEY McCREADY, 62, of Tangier Island, Virginia, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at his home of natural causes. Born on Tangier Island on May 12, 1945, he was a son of the late Charles Fletcher and Lucy Ellen Crockett McCready. He was a deliveryman for the Tangier Oil Company, and prior, worked at Phillip Morris and Dupont while he...
Thomas H. Coffey
Nov 24, 2007
THOMAS H. COFFEY, 54, of Crisfield and formerly of Mt. Rainier, Maryland, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Germany on April 21, 1953, he was a son of Margaretha "Gretta" Schoen Coffey of Dallas, Texas and the late John Franklin Coffey. He was a retired construction worker who enjoyed fishing and spending time...
Betty Lou Landon
Nov 18, 2007
BETTY LOU LANDON, 65, of Crisfield, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield. Born in Marion Station on May 27, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Grover, Sr. and Catherine Lewis Elliott. She worked for many years at the former Mrs. Paul's Kitchens in Crisfield until their closing. She later retired from the Princess...
Norma L. Bell
Nov 9, 2007
NORMA L. BELL, 87, of Crisfield, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Crisfield on July 12, 1920, she was a daughter of the late James Isaac Lankford and the late Marie Emma Evans Boggs. Her husband, Eugene Russell Bell died in 1963. She retired from Rubberset Corporation in Crisfield in 1982....
John J. "Bread" Papa
Nov 5, 2007
JOHN J. "BREAD" PAPA, 47, of Crisfield, died Monday, November 5, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury on April 11, 1960, he was a son of the late John Joseph and Dorothy Margaret Loughlin Papa. A waterman, he was a member of Marion Baptist Church in Marion Station and the Maryland Watermen's Association. He loved...
