Obituaries

Mary Lee Nelson

Mary Lee Nelson

Aug 26, 2009

Mary Lee Nelson, 90, of Delmar, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at her home in Delmar. She was born Tazewell, Virginia, a daughter of the late Ernest A. Lyons and Ella M. (McCall) Lyons. Mrs. Nelson was a long time member of St. Stephen's United Methodist Church in Delmar. She enjoyed her work as a Store Manager for the...

Graham K. Carmean

Graham K. Carmean

Aug 24, 2009

Graham K. Carmean, 92, of Snow Hill, died Monday, August 24, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born December 14, 1916 in Snow Hill, a son of the late Grover Cleveland Carmean and Bertha (Kelly) Carmean. Graham's work was one of his passions. In the 1920's and 30's, Graham went to work at the American...

Sylvia Jean Good

Sylvia Jean Good

Aug 24, 2009

Sylvia Jean Good, 72, of Salisbury, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. She was born August 14, 1937 in Sharptown, a daughter of the late Norris Massey and Mary Elizabeth (Robinson) Massey. Mrs. Good was a people person and loved her work as a cashier and Customer Service Manager for Drug Fair and...

Paul Donald Acker

Paul Donald Acker

Aug 21, 2009

Paul Donald Acker, 54, of Delmar, died Friday, August 21, 2009, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born August 16, 1955 in Salisbury, a son of Donald Henry Acker of Delmar and the late Charlotte G. (Stever) Acker. Paul gradated from Delmar High with the Class of 75. He loved his work as a machinist for...

Elmer Donald "Don" Robinson

Elmer Donald "Don" Robinson

Aug 16, 2009

Elmer Donald "Don" Robinson, 80, of Delmar, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 2, 1029 in Clarksville, a son of the late Elmer Donald and Ethel (Cullens) Robinson. Don, as he was fondly known to his family and friends, spent his early years in Smyrna before moving to Delmar in the...

Doris Mae Taylor Robertson

Doris Mae Taylor Robertson

Aug 10, 2009

Doris Mae Taylor Robertson, 81, of Salisbury, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10, 2009 at Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. She was born on April 4, 1928 in Princess Anne, Maryland, a daughter of the late Ralph and Anna Wilson. She was a member of Delmarva Evangelistic Church in Salisbury, and previously served...

F. A. Buddy Pollitt

F. A. Buddy Pollitt

Aug 6, 2009

F. A. Buddy Pollitt, 57, of Delmar, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Delmar Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 22, 1952 in Salisbury, a son of the late Fred W. Pollitt and Katherine Powell. Buddy owned Custom Coating Painting Company and after that he owned and trained Standard bred racehorses. He was best known for singing in...

Margaret Bonenfant

Margaret Bonenfant

Jul 28, 2009

Margaret Ellen Brush (Mathews) Bonenfant – born May 8, 1933, of Delmar, DE and a long-time resident of Eastport, NY, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, surrounded by her children, at the Delaware Hospice Center. Her husband, Ronald C. Bonenfant and her son, Steven M. Mathews, predeceased her. Margaret is survived by her children and stepchildren: Edward R. Mathews...

Roderick Marsland Conn

Roderick Marsland Conn

Jul 24, 2009

Roderick "Rod" Marsland Conn, 54, of Blades, formerly of Cape Cod, Mass. , died Friday, July 24, 2009, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Rod was born in Columbus, Ohio and due to his military career, was able to live in many different areas during his lifetime. He retired from the U.S. Army as Sgt. 1st Class after...

Cheryl Lynn (Adkins) Yarema

Cheryl Lynn (Adkins) Yarema

Jul 23, 2009

Cheryl Lynn (Adkins) Yarema, 62, of Parsonsburg, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born January 17, 1947 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Lewis Jackson "Jack" Adkins and Margaret Ann (Truitt) Adkins. Cheryl retired in August of 2008 from Deer's Head Hospital Center, where she worked as a dietary aide for...

Rev. Edward B. Blevins

Rev. Edward B. Blevins

Jul 14, 2009

Reverend Edward B. Blevins, 85, of Salisbury, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Princeton, WV on July 7, 1924, a son of the late Edgar Clay Blevins and Virgie Winfrey Blevins. Rev. Blevins grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and graduated from Princeton High School. Following High School...

Robert C. Elliott, Sr.

Robert C. Elliott, Sr.

Jul 10, 2009

Robert "Bob" C. Elliott, Sr., 82, of Delmar, died Friday, July 10, 2009 at his home in Delmar, with his loving family by his side. He was born November 26, 1926 in Delmar, a son of the late George and Laura (Maddox) Elliott. Bob worked on the family farm from the time he was 13 years old until he was...

Mary Jane Baker

Mary Jane Baker

Jul 8, 2009

Mary Jane Baker, 86, of Delmar, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 26, 1923 in Peach Blossom, Maryland, in Talbot County, a daughter of the late Lee and Beulah Jones. Mary Jane graduated from Snow Hill High School before coming to Delmar. She was an active member of St....

Christina Lynn Colameco

Christina Lynn Colameco

Jul 7, 2009

Christina Lynn Colameco, 42, of Seaford, DE, formerly of Media, PA, died of unknown causes in her trailer in Delmar, where she was found on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Born in Chester, PA, she is a daughter of George E. "Ted" Clark, and his wife Leigh of Laurel, DE and Patricia Drivon and her husband Andre of Pocono Pines, PA....

William E. "Bo" Cooper

William E. "Bo" Cooper

Jul 6, 2009

William "Bo" E. Cooper, 83, of Mardela Springs, died Monday, July 6, 2009 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. He was born January 1, 1926 in Mardela Springs, a son of the late L. Ernest Cooper and Victoria Wilson Cooper. Bo, as he was fondly known to family and friends, was a lifetime member of the Mardela Volunteer Fire Department...

Esther Trader Shockley

Esther Trader Shockley

Jul 6, 2009

Esther Trader Shockley, 89, of Snow Hill, was called home by her Heavenly Father, whom she was a faithful servant to, for her eternal rest on Monday July 6, 2009 with her husband, daughters and granddaughters by her side. She was the daughter of the late Alpha G. & Pauline M. Trader. She was preceded in death by a sister,...

Irma J. Hastings

Irma J. Hastings

Jul 5, 2009

Irma J. Hastings, 77, of Laurel, died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Seaford Center Genesis HealthCare, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 19, 1932 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Arthur M. and Helen Mae (Hearn) Williams. Irma worked as a seamstress for the Excelsor Shirt Factory in Salisbury and Snow Hill for many years before...

Robert "Bob" F. Hazel, Sr.

Robert "Bob" F. Hazel, Sr.

Jul 2, 2009

Robert "Bob" F. Hazel, Sr, 82, of Eden, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born June 4, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late John Henry Hazel and Eunice Ann Hazel. After school Bob served his country proudly in the US Navy aboard the USS Greenwood during World War II....

Peggy Jean Hastings

Peggy Jean Hastings

Jul 1, 2009

Peggy Jean Hastings, 79, of Delmar, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born July 28, 1929, in Cambridge, Maryland, the daughter of the late James and Minnie (Fields) Ellis. Her work experience included C & P Telephone where she was a telephone operator, Maryland National Bank in the Consumer Loan Department, and...

Eugene Douglas Walters

Eugene Douglas Walters

Jun 27, 2009

Eugene Douglas Walters, 54, went to be with our heavenly father, with whom he spoke with day and night while he was here on this earth, on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Delaware. He was born on February 9, 1955 in Kings Lynn England, the first son of Richard L. Walters and Shirley D. Walters....