Obituaries

Dec 19, 2019

Betty Lou Shearman of Cambridge died on December 19, 2019, at the Stella Maris nursing home in Timonium, Maryland, after a long battle with lymphoma and other illnesses. She was 85.

Born Betty Lou Whitley on July 8, 1934, in Ilasco, Missouri, Mrs. Shearman was the daughter of Charles E. Whitley and Cleo Boss Whitley. She was...

Dec 15, 2019

Joan F. Ebert, 81, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Sunday morning, December 15, 2019 at her home.

Born on December 18, 1937 in Baltimore City, she was a daughter of the late Lordest Faith Badger and Ruby Phillips Badger.

Joan married Walter E. Ebert on September 9, 1958 and together raised three daughters.

Dec 11, 2019

Catherine A. Pinheiro, 79, of Denton, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late August J. Littman and Anna Jurkofsky Littman.

She attended the schools in New Jersey and graduated with the Class of 1958.

Cathy...

Dec 6, 2019

Amos Tawes Meredith, Jr., age 75, of Easton, MD, died Friday afternoon December 6, 2019 at Talbot Hospice House, Easton, MD.

Born of October 14, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late A. Tawes and Bernice Murphy Meredith.

Mr. Meredith attended the Church of the Nazarene in Cambridge, MD.  He resided...

Nov 25, 2019

William “Billy” Lee Thomas, 51, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 in Salisbury, Maryland.

Born in Easton, Maryland on January 14, 1968, he was the son of the late Sharon Thomas Myers and step-son of Leroy Myers.

Billy worked in several restaurants in the Cambridge area until his health forced him...

Nov 23, 2019

Howard Russell Jones, 74, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Saturday morning, November 23, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center.

Born May 9, 1945 in Cambridge, Maryland he was a son of the late Orland Thomas Jones, Sr. and Ruth Price Jones.

Howard worked as a groundskeeper for private home owners.

When Howard was...

Nov 18, 2019

Linkwood — Henrietta Hughes Jarrett, 78, of Linkwood, died peacefully Monday, November 18, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester surrounded by family and friends.

Born October 11, 1941 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Beulah Hughes.

Henrietta dedicated her life to her family and service for her community. As a life...

Nov 14, 2019

Barbara Dean Insley, 74, of Cambridge, formerly of Fishing Creek passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton.

Born November 6, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Mary Parks Dean Jaglowski and Milton Watkins Dean, Sr.

Barbara attended Hoopers Island Elementary and graduated from South Dorchester High with the Class...

Nov 5, 2019

William K. “Bill” Lewis, Jr., 67, of Cambridge, MD passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home, after a lengthy illness.

Bill was born September 3, 1952 in Cambridge, Md. He was the son of the late William (Kehoe) J.K. Lewis, Sr. and Betty Pritchett LeCompte. Bill was close to his grandfather, the late James Morgan...

Oct 17, 2019

Tesha Marie Fox, 40, of Cambridge, MD passed away on October 17, 2019 at her home.

Born February 23, 1979 in Elkton, Maryland, she was a daughter of Ronald D. and Deborah Guiberson Fox.

She is survived by her three beautiful children, Marissa, Isaiah and Trinity; her mother Deborah, brother Ryan and extended family.

Oct 2, 2019

Adrien Leo Hansen, Jr., 84, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by those he loved in body and spirit, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born in Cambridge, Maryland on April 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Adrien and Mattie Phillips Hansen.

Adrien...

Sep 16, 2019

Darlene R. Adkins, 60, of Salisbury, Maryland passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019. Born on December 10, 1958 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of Patricia LeCompte Cash and the late Harold George Wanex. Darlene attended the local schools and graduated from North Dorchester High School with the class of 1976. During her life, Darlene worked as a hospital...

Sep 3, 2019

Bessie Travers Cohee, 86, of Sebring, Florida, formerly of Hurlock, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at The Palms of Sebring in Sebring, Florida.

She was born March 04, 1933 in Fishing Creek, Maryland, the daughter of the late Charles Goldsborough Travers, and Elizabeth Burton Meekins.

Bessie started picking crabs for work at...

Aug 29, 2019

Sue M. Dwyer, 72, of St. Michaels passed away peacefully Thursday, August 29, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton with her husband of 54 years by her side.

Born August 23, 1947 in West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late David and Genevieve Mitchell. After her schooling she married her best friend Russell R. Dwyer, on...

Aug 24, 2019

Kris Lee Ruark, 54, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at UMSMC @ Easton. She was born in Cambridge on December 14, 1964 she was the daughter of Paul James Carman and the late Sandra Bloom Meredith. Kris graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School. In her younger years she was an EMT for Dorchester...

Aug 24, 2019

Virginia “Ginger” Brooks, 95, of Cambridge, Maryland died on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at her home with her family.

Born on December 26, 1923 in Low Moor, Alleghany County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lem Hall Lipsey and Martha Taylor Blizzard Lipsey.

After graduating from Alleghany County public schools, Mrs. Brooks attended...

Aug 19, 2019

Gary R. Schulte, 70, of Cambridge, Maryland and formerly of Saint Mary’s, Iowa, passed away on August 19, 2019 at UMSMC @ Dorchester with his wife and grandson by his side.

Born on May 4, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa, he was the son of the late Louise Berning Schulte and Lawrence Bernard Schulte.

Gary...

Aug 7, 2019

Marjorie Cooley Hicks, 90 years old, passed away on August 7, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge, Maryland.

Born on March 26, 1929 she was a daughter of the late Marjorie Cooley and John Samuel Hicks.

Marjorie never married. She attended college and made a career in education.  She taught school for the State...

Jul 31, 2019

Michael W. “Mike” Calloway, 76, of Paw Paw passed away peacefully at his home.

Born December 7, 1942 in Salisbury, he was a son of the late Halbert and Sally Gravenor Calloway.

Mike attended the local schools and graduated from North Dorchester High School Class of 1960. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Coast Guard...

Jul 27, 2019

On Saturday, July 27, 2019, Patrick Edward Burke, loving father of two children passed away at the age of 66.

Patrick was born on November 18, 1952 to John and Pauline Burke. He served in the Army for several years before becoming a printing pressman. He happily raised a son and daughter, Ryan and Melanie. He enjoyed...