Obituaries

Peggy Savage

Mar 2, 2013

Peggy Carol Savage, 65, of Hagerstown, MD passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born October 10, 1947 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Dorothy Barnes Furr. She attended local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School with the Class of 1965. Before retirement, Peggy worked in several areas including...

William Fabricant

Feb 25, 2013

William Fabricant, 94, of Easton, formerly of Delray Beach, FL passed away at Heartfields of Easton on Monday, February 25, 2013. Funeral service and burial will take place in Boynton Beach, Florida. Local arrangement entrusted to the Newcomb and Collins Funeral Home, P.A.

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Robert Gormley

Feb 23, 2013

Robert C. Gormley, who first came to Dorchester County in the 1970’s to enjoy the fishing and hunting, and ending up making his retirement home in 1986, died on February 23, 2013. For many years he owned the Tranquaking Lodge at Bestpitch Ferry in Griffiths Neck where his friends and family were welcomed. He later moved to Corners Wharf Road...

Betty Parks

Feb 20, 2013

Betty Jane Phillips Parks, 76, of Fishing Creek, Md., passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the William Hill Manor, Easton with her son and family by her side. Born August 30, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Sylvanus Calvin and Norma North Phillips. After graduating from local schools she continued her education at Towson and...

William Ruark, Jr

Feb 13, 2013

William T. (Billy) Ruark, Jr., 81, of Fishing Creek passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born August 23, 1931 on Hooper’s Island, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Agnes Katherine Phillips Ruark. He attended and graduated from Hoopers Island High School. After...

Evelyn Eberspacher

Jan 30, 2013

Evelyn “Ann” Spicer Eberspacher passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, Maryland. She was 72. She was born on October 21, 1940 in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, daughter of the late Levin Theophilus Spicer and Ethel Robinson Spicer. She graduated from South Dorchester High School, and attended Salisbury State College before marrying William...

Robert Bradshaw

Jan 29, 2013

Robert Franklin Bradshaw of Cambridge died on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cambridge, MD on February 2, 1936; he was 76 years of age and was a son of Mildred M. Bradshaw and the late Noble L. Bradshaw. He was a graduate of Cambridge High School, class of 1954. He...

Katherine Shaw

Jan 24, 2013

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Our Beloved mother, Katherine Robbins Shaw passed away on Jan. 24, 2013 at DGH with her family at her side. She is survived by her son, John William Shaw; daughter, Jane Shaw-Dailidenas and her grandson, Michael William Dailidenas. Born April 30, 1919, Mother was a long time resident of Cambridge. She was daughter to Frank Robbins...

Bonnie Marshall

Jan 18, 2013

Bonnie B. Marshall, 72, of Cambridge, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at her home. Born in Crisfield, MD on June 8, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Irene Jackson Sterling. Bonnie moved to Baltimore with her family and attended local schools. She graduated from Eastern High School with the class of 1958. On June 16,...

Eunice Miller

Jan 17, 2013

Eunice Brooks Miller, 88, of Cambridge passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge. Born March 10, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Lee and Claudia Casten Brooks. Growing up in Crapo and Cambridge, she graduated from Cambridge High School. On May 10, 1945, she became the bride of Addison Lincoln Miller. Together, they...

Shirley Foy

Jan 10, 2013

Shirley Robbin Foy, 48, of Cambridge, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge. Born in Milford, DE on February 27, 1964, she was the daughter of Shirley Timmons Kowarsch and the late Charles Downs. Robbin attended local schools in Delaware and later moved to Maryland with her family. She was the manager of Family...

Steven Murphy

Jan 3, 2013

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Steven (Steve) Henry Murphy, 56, of Cambridge, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge. Born on February 25, 1956 in Cambridge, MD. He was the son of the late Doris Ann Hurley and Henry Goldsborough Murphy. He was raised in Cambridge and was a 1974 graduate of Cambridge High School. Recently retiring...

William Wheatley

Dec 21, 2012

William Russell Wheatley, 90, of Hudson, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born in the Neck District on April 9, 1922, he was the son of the late William and Sarah Cook Wheatley. He attended local schools and after graduation entered the United States Army Air Corp to serve his country. He received...

Aileen Brooks

Dec 17, 2012

Aileen Tall Brooks, 88, of Cambridge, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, Maryland. Born in the house she lived her entire life, on June 28, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Bernard S. Tall and Ethel Tyler Tall. She attended local schools and then business school where she received her Associate Degree....

Thelma Wroten

Dec 14, 2012

Thelma Anna Wroten, 103, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on December 14, 2012 at the Chesapeake Woods Center where she had resided with the warm and affectionate care of the staff for the past few years. Born on April 9, 1909 in Taylors Island, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Hubbard and Lula Hubbard. On December...

William Massey

Dec 11, 2012

William L. "Bill" Massey, 69, of Hurlock, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury. Born in Salisbury on November 6, 1943, he was the son of the late Edmond and Maude Jaynes Massey. Bill attended local schools and graduated with the North Dorchester High School class of 1961. After graduation he attended Goldey-Beacom College in...

Frances Waldron

Dec 11, 2012

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Frances F. Waldron, 97, of Easton, formerly of Cambridge, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the William Hill Manor, Easton. Born May 22, 1915 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lee Horseman Flowers. In 1938, Frances Flowers and Clifton R. Waldron were united in marriage. Clifton died on October 11,...

Vincent Allen

Dec 3, 2012

Vincent Allen, 89, of Cambridge passed away at his home on December 3, 2012. Vincent was born in Ashton-Under-Lyne, England on October 7, 1923. When he was seven months old he and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Fall River, Massachusetts. On September 1, 1944, Vincent married Mary H. Lannigan. After service in the Navy, Vincent...

Emma Harris

Nov 17, 2012

Emma Marie Harris, 93, of Cambridge passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the home of her daughter Sandra, with whom she resided for the past 3 1/2 years. Born March 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Annie Mills. Marie attended local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School. On September 11, 1937 she became...

Elmira Dail

Oct 28, 2012

Elmira H. “Mickey" Dail, 86, of the Neck District, Cambridge, died on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge. Born on September 5, 1926 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late George Moulton Hoswell and Grace Ella Cole Hoswell. She was a graduate of Western High School, Baltimore, MD. On April 4, 1944 she...