Obituaries
Merle Jack Samakow
Jun 11, 2023
Merle "Jack" Samakow, 90, of Taylors Island, Maryland passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Salisbury.
Per Jack's wishes, there will be no services.
Peggy Marie Ashton
Jun 8, 2023
Peggy Marie Ashton (nèe Rippons), age 83, of Elizabeth City, NC (formerly of Hoopersville, MD), passed away peacefully with family at her side on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
The eldest of three sisters, she was born to Benjamin and Mattie Rippons on August 26, 1939. At South Dorchester High School in Golden Hill, Maryland, she was captain of the girls’...
Rebecca Lynn Rippons
Jun 6, 2023
Rebecca Lynn Rippons, 67, of Hoopersville, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.
She was born on Smith Island, Maryland on June 9, 1955 and was the daughter of Delores Evans and the late Robert Lee Tyler.
On October 17, 1969 only being 14 years old, Rebecca married...
Floyd Raymond Ashton, Jr.
May 31, 2023
Floyd Raymond Ashton, Jr., 84, of Elizabeth City, NC (formerly of Hoopersville, MD) passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loved ones, on May 31, 2023.
A lifelong waterman and truck driver, he was born to Floyd and Mary Ashton of Hoopersville, MD on November 12, 1938. Always one to put family first, he dropped out of school...
Gary Webb Hubbard
Apr 24, 2023
Gary W. Hubbard, Sr., 61, of East New Market, Maryland passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at home with his family by his side.
Born on January 20, 1962 in Cambridge, Maryland he was the son of Linda Harrington Hubbard and the late Oliver Webb Hubbard.
Gary was raised in a family of farmers and...
Laura Kristen Elliott
Apr 23, 2023
Laura Kristen Elliott (38)
Laura K. Elliott of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on April 23, 2023, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Easton with her family and closest friends by her side. Born on July 10, 1984 in Cambridge, Maryland, Laura graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School with the class of 2002.
During her years in high...
Dorene Elizabeth Trego
Apr 22, 2023
Dorene E. Trego, 68, of East New Market, Maryland passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York.
Born on January 19, 1955 in Easton, Maryland she was the daughter of the late James Martin Callahan and Elizabeth Mildred Rampmeyer Callahan.
Dorene attended the local schools and graduated from Easton High School...
John A. Blake
Apr 19, 2023
John A. Blake, 65, of Hoopersville, Maryland previously of Edgewater, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, April, 19, 2023 at his home with his loving family and friend, bartender Jessica Noble by his side.
Born on August 15, 1957 he was the son of the late Dora and Gordon Blake.
On June 20, 1998 John married the former...
Sharon Kathryn Childs
Apr 17, 2023
Sharon K. Childs, 76, of Cambridge, Maryland, formerly of Manchester, NH passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Easton.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 21, 1947, she was a daughter of the late William Wilson and Jeanne Miller Wilson. Sharon and her siblings grew up in Scranton, Maryland.
Sharon...
Wendy Lorraine Smith
Apr 9, 2023
Wendy Lorraine Harris Smith also known lovingly as Nana, 72, passed away peacefully early on Easter Morning, April 9, 2023 at her home in Delmar, Maryland with her loved ones by her side.
Wendy was born on Friday, October 13, 1950 to Daniel and Ruby Harris in Trenton, New Jersey. Her family moved...
Mary Ann Aaron
Mar 17, 2023
Mary Ann Aaron, 89, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center.
Born in Bucktown, Maryland on December 11, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Rex W. Neal and Nellie Willey Neal.
Mary Ann attended the local schools in Dorchester County and graduated from Cambridge High School with...
William C. Shenton
Mar 15, 2023
William C. Shenton, 82, of Woolford, Maryland passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Princess Anne on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Born on October 25, 1940, he was the son of the late Charles and Edna Dixon Shenton.
Bill attended and graduated from the local schools in Dorchester County. In 1960 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps to...
Thomas Michael Gullion
Mar 14, 2023
”Tom” as he was called, was born in Hartford County Maryland on March 31, 1962 and passed away on March 14, 2023. He was the son of the late William and Ruth Gullion. He is survived by his wife Catherine ( Cathy) Gullion; his twin sons Thomas M. Gullion, Jr. ( his significant other Ashley Mowbray), Zachary Gullion (his significant...
William Anthony Newcomb
Mar 10, 2023
William “Billy” Anthony Newcomb of Lakesville, Church Creek, Md passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023. Born on July 5, 1953, Billy was the only child of the late Philip Lee Newcomb and Dorothy Hughes Newcomb.
Billy attended Crapo Elementary School, graduated from South Dorchester High School and attended business school in Salisbury.
Billy worked in the family business,...
Donald Wheeler Hoffman
Mar 9, 2023
Donald Wheeler Hoffman, 88, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, DE.
Born in Washington, D.C. on January 19, 1935, he was one of five children born to the late Edward Hoffman and Beulah Mae Wheeler Hoffman, whose families were from Crisfield, Maryland. He would later marry Catherine Pantos Hoffman, his beloved...
Joe Ammons
Mar 6, 2023
Joe Ammons, 91, of Crapo passed away on March 6, 2023 at his home.
Born May 20, 1931 in South Carolina, Joe was the son of the late Rubenell and Joe Ammons.
On August 24, 1973 Joe married the former Genevieve June Haddaway of Baltimore. They moved to Crapo in 1979 and made their home there. June passed away March...
Bettye Mae Meredith
Feb 12, 2023
Bettye Mae Meredith, 89, of Cambridge Maryland passed away on Sunday, February 12th, 2023, while residing at Homestead Manor in Denton, Maryland. She had recently been under Hospice care.
Born October 27, 1933, at the family home Peace Farm (Now Riverton), Cassons Neck, Cambridge, MD to the late W. Seward Dail and Elizabeth Bennett Dail.
Her adolescent years were...
Patricia P. Foxwell
Jan 19, 2023
Patricia Potter Foxwell, “Patsy”, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Rayland Acres Assisted Living Home.
Born Patricia Mae Potter on May 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dorsey S. Potter and Pauline V. Potter Lloyd.
Patsy attended schools in Cambridge, Md and graduated from Cambridge High School with the Class of 1948. ...
Carl W. Myers, Jr.
Jan 15, 2023
Carl W. Myers, Jr., 50, of Catonsville, Maryland passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his home.
Born on March 10, 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland he was the son of the late Carl W. Myers, Sr. and Bonnie Lee Danson Myers.
Carl worked as a carpenter for many years. He loved riding dirt bikes and motorcycles. He had...
Karl John Stahre, Jr.
Jan 14, 2023
Karl John "Jack" Stahre passed away Saturday, January 14 at UMMC in Baltimore surrounded by his family.
Jack was born February 20, 1932 in Salisbury, MD to the late Karl and Naomi (Garris) Stahre. He grew up on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and graduated from Delmar High School in 1950. Following graduation, he joined the US Navy and served...
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