Obituaries

Jan 18, 2016

William A. Reis, Jr., 86, of Elliott Island, Maryland passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Loch Raven Community Living Center, Baltimore. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late Edna Dorthea Reibert Reis and William Alexander Reis, Sr. On January 9, 1954 Bill married his sweetheart Shirley Joan at the Messiah Lutheran Church...

Jan 16, 2016

Paul Rue Brooks, age 93, of Cambridge, Md. died on January 16, 2016. Born on July 31, 1922 in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, He was the son of the late Glesner Neild and Hattie Clayton Brooks, and the grandson of Joseph W. Brooks and Nicey Neild Brooks of Woolford, and John M. Clayton and Laurena Simmons Clayton of Hoopersville. He...

Jan 16, 2016

Rose M. Hubbard, 89, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away Saturday morning, January 16, 2016 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born on May 3, 1926 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Cora Edith Lewis and James Elmer Cantwell. Rose attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1943. On November 27,...

Jan 10, 2016

Barbara L. Tunney, 76, of Fishing Creek, Maryland passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, January 10, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. Born on September 13, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland she was a daughter of the late Doris M. Hughes and Russell W. Eckert, Sr. After moving to the Eastern Shore from Baltimore with her family, Barbara knew she loved the...

Dec 28, 2015

Marvin E. Greene, 72, of Crisfield, formally of Cambridge, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore.

Born December 15, 1943 in Cambridge, he was a son of the late George (Hank) E. Greene and Hilda McClain Greene Robinson. He attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School with the Class...

Dec 22, 2015

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Cecil O. Wood, 91, of Taylors Island passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side Tuesday, December 22, 2015. A former resident of Sparks, Maryland, Cecil had made his home on the Island since 1980. Services will be held at a later date.

Born: March 22, 1924 Death: December 22,...

Dec 20, 2015

Jean A. Newcomb, 74, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away Sunday evening, December 20, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge with her family by her side. Born June 28, 1941 at Cambridge Hospital, she was a daughter of the late Ugennia Brannock and Joseph Ralph Wallace and step-daughter of Mae Wallace. Jean was raised by her grandmother Alvarde Gore...

Dec 12, 2015

Merlyn Miriam Sherwood, 80, of Easton, Maryland formerly of Galestown passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at UMSMC at Easton. Born on September 24, 1935 in Abington, PA she was a daughter of the late Miriam Yeager and Leslie Hart Shank. She was the wife of the late George Edward Sherwood, Jr. Mr. Sherwood died in 2010. Merlyn is survived...

Dec 9, 2015

Lessie Rippons Coulbourne, 73, of Hoopersville passed away early Wednesday morning, December 9, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester with her daughter and sister Barbara by her side. Born September 7, 1942 in Baltimore County, she was a daughter of the late Mattie Ruark Rippons and Benjamin Eugene Rippons. She attended the local schools on Hoopers Island and graduated from South...

Nov 16, 2015

William H. "Bill" Bayless, Jr., 70, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully at his home surrounded in love by his family. Born on October 31, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland he was a son of the late William H. Bayless, Sr. and Elizabeth Hunt Bayless. Bill attended the local schools in Baltimore and graduated from Catonsville High School. After graduation...

Nov 16, 2015

Thomas (Tom) Franklin Webster, Sr., 87, formerly of Sharptown, MD, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015, at Signature Health Center Mallard Bay in Cambridge, MD. Tom was born March 7, 1928, to Dorothy and Captain Dave Webster in Hebron, MD. He was one of eight children, and his only surviving sibling is Warren Webster and his wife, Sarah,...

Nov 15, 2015

EDNA LEWIS WHEATLEY WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 15, 1911 AT WINGATE, MARYLAND, THE OLDEST DAUGHTER OF JAMES MATTHEW AND FLOY WINDSOR LEWIS. SHE WENT TO JOIN HER HEAVENLY FAMILY ON NOVEMBER 15, 2015. SHE DIED AT THE SOMERSET ASSISTED LIVING ON LAKE SAUNDERS, TAVARES, FL, WHERE SHE HAD LIVED FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. EDNA MARRIED MALCOLM OTIS WHEATLEY AT...

Nov 3, 2015

Thomas H. Branzel, 58, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away Tuesday evening, November 3, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland with his family by his side. “Tom” as he was well known was born on August 7, 1957 in Buffalo, New York. He was a son of Barbara Jane Branzel and the late Robert Hugh Branzel. Tom, along with...

Oct 27, 2015

Ethel M. Jones, 90 years of age, formerly of Dorchester County, MD, presently of Denton, MD died October 27, 2015 at home with her family by her side. Born on January 10, 1925 at Hoopers Island, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Everett E. Booze and Ethel M. Creighton Booze. Mrs. Jones was a graduate of...

Oct 23, 2015

Francis Gordy Davis, Sr., 66 of Secretary, Maryland passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester in Cambridge, Maryland with his family by his side. He was born on January 26, 1949 in Cambridge, MD and was raised in Bishops Head. He graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1968. On February 24, 1990 he...

Sep 28, 2015

Frances E. Fitzhugh, 76, of Church Creek, MD passed away Monday, September, 28, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. Born in Vienna on December 16, 1938, she was one of two daughters of the late Addie Jones Oliphant and Russell Franklin Oliphant. She attended the local schools and graduated from North Dorchester High School with the class of...

Sep 28, 2015

Eleanor Ruark, 90, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Monday September 28, 2015 at her home in Salisbury, Maryland, surrounded by her family. Born in the Bar Neck District of Dorchester County on August 19, 1925, Eleanor was the daughter of Brice and Gladys Marshall. Eleanor was a devoted member of Beckwith United Methodist Church, and later, Grace United Methodist...

Sep 24, 2015

Pamela Towers Long, 57, formerly of Cambridge passed away September 24, 2015 in Marathon, Florida after a lengthy illness. Born in Cambridge August 26, 1958, she was a daughter of Ernestine Fox Towers Bloodsworth and the late James Oliver Towers. She attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School with the Class of 76. Pamela moved...

Sep 23, 2015

Donna Marie Powley, 55, of Cambridge passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester. Born January 4, 1960 she was a daughter of the late Marion Virginia Windsor Powley and Robert Edward Powley. She grew up in Wingate and attended elementary school at Crapo. As a young teen she worked during the summers with her mother at...

Sep 23, 2015

Joan Russello, age 93, of Cambridge, Maryland, died Wednesday morning, September 23, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge. Born on November 3, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Florence Powers. On December 12, 1941 she married Michael Russello, her husband of sixty-eight years. Mr. Russello died on July 6, 2010. From...