Obituaries
Grace A. Massey
Dec 1, 2009
Grace A. Massey, 71, of Laurel, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home in Laurel. She was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Roy Albert Parsons and Elsie Hill Parsons. Grace enjoyed her work at her chicken farm, which she did for over 40 years. She also worked a number of years in customer service and sales...
Shawn Michael Williams
Nov 27, 2009
Shawn Michael Williams, loved son, brother, friend, uncle, nephew and husband and father-to-be, age 19, of Parsonsburg, died Friday, November 27, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born September 24, 1990 in Salisbury, a son of Wendy Sue (Raven) Williams and Wayne "Boe" Williams, Jr. and his wife, April. Shawn was a 2009...
Ruby E. Mears
Nov 26, 2009
Ruby Estelle Spence Mears, loving mother, God's blessing to many, of Delmar, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 26, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alice Jane Spence and John Wesley Spence, both of Quinby, VA; her husband, Benjamin (Benny) Mears of Keller, VA; her son, Jackie M. Mears of Exmore, VA; her...
Melvin "Mike" E Dunlap
Nov 26, 2009
Melvin E. "Mike" Dunlap, 89, of Delmar, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born October 5, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Elmer and Edythe (Fisher) Dunlap. Mike served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946 and was stationed in Cairo, Egypt and the United States. He retired...
Elizabeth "Libby" Parsons Collins
Nov 17, 2009
DELMAR– Elizabeth "Libby" Parsons Collins, 88, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Atria Salisbury. She was born in Salisbury on November 19, 1920, a daughter of the late Harold M. Parsons, Sr. and Leona Davis Parsons. Libby proudly worked many years as an administrative assistant at Salisbury University. She was an active member of St. Paul's...
Susan B. Emmens
Nov 9, 2009
Susan B. Emmens, 95, of Delmar, formerly of Daytona Beach, Florida, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at her granddaughter's home in Delmar. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 14, 1914, a daughter of the late Clarence and Josephine Gantt. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Delmar. Flowers and gardening were her passions, as well...
Frances R. Brittingham
Nov 7, 2009
Frances Rebecca Brittingham of Seaford, formerly of Salisbury, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. Frances was born in Parsons, West Virginia on March 23, 1938 to William E. and Lillian P. (Knotts) Goff. She moved to Salisbury with her family as a young girl. She graduated from Wicomico High School and went on...
Elizabeth M. Feldmeyer
Nov 4, 2009
Elizabeth Margaret Feldmeyer, 97, of Salisbury, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Washington, D.C. on October 24, 1912, a daughter of the late Jim and Mamie Parks. Elizabeth grew up in Southern Anne Arundel County and worked for many years as a clerk for the Income Tax Division of...
Harry W. Holloway
Nov 3, 2009
Harry W. Holloway, 69, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Harry worked for Mountaire Farms in Selbyville. He was loved by everyone and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Ana R. Holloway; six stepchildren, Samuel, Jacob, Benjamin, Ephriam, Elizabeth and Ruth Guadalupe; three step grandchildren; a brother,...
Robert "Bob" Joseph Christian, Sr.
Nov 2, 2009
Robert "Bob" Joseph Christian, Sr., 69, of Delmar, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born February 26, 1940 in Philadelphia, a son of the late John and Margaret (Hollowell) Christian. Bob loved being around horses and worked as a Standardbred Horse Trainer for over 32 years. He was an active member...
Jay L. "Fat Boy" Baker
Oct 31, 2009
Jay L. "Fat Boy" Baker, Sr., 53, of Willards, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. He was born in Salisbury, a son of the late Ollie J. and Agnes P. (Wilkins) Baker. He is survived by his wife, Diane Baker, to whom he would have...
Hugh Oakley
Oct 30, 2009
Hugh Oakley, 82, of Salisbury, and formerly of Freehold, New Jersey, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2009 at his home. He was born on July 17, 1927, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, the son of the late Walter Smith Oakley and Mary Elizabeth Reid Oakley. He graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1950. He began his...
John "Jack" Lang Sparrow, Sr.
Oct 28, 2009
John "Jack" Lang Sparrow, Sr., 81, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at his home in Delmar, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 21, 1928 in Delmar, a son of the late George W. Sparrow, Sr. and Lucy (Lang) Sparrow. Jack, as he was known by his family and friends, farmed...
Marian M. Smack
Oct 25, 2009
Marian M. Smack, 72, devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Marian was born July 18, 1937 in Crisfield, a daughter of the late George Marshall and Gladys (Evans) Marshall. Many years ago she worked as a seamstress for various garment companies. As she enjoyed people, she worked...
Clara B. West
Oct 15, 2009
Clara B. West, 94, of Delmar, died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born December 9, 1914 in Powellville, Maryland, a daughter of the late Charles G. and Ella Mae Phillips Shockley. Clara was raised to appreciate hard work and family and worked for many years as a seamstress at the Parsonsburg Shirt...
Ellen Mae Mears
Oct 13, 2009
Ellen Mae Mears, 84, of Delmar, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at her son and daughter-in-law's home in Federalsburg. She was born March 27, 1925 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late James K. Fitzgerald, Sr. and Katherine Downes Fitzgerald. Ellen enjoyed her work as an LPN for several nursing homes and most recently as a grocery clerk for French's...
Gladys M. Snyder
Oct 2, 2009
Gladys M. Snyder, 81, of Delmar, currently residing in Salisbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Salisbury, a daughter of the late William Henry Downes and Alice Mae Driscoll Downes. Gladys worked for many years in the grocery business as a bookkeeper for the T.L. Ruark...
Donna Lynn Harrington
Sep 30, 2009
Donna Lynn Harrington, 68, of Delmar passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on July 28, 1941, in Greensboro, Maryland, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Imorde) Carroll. Donna was known as "Aunt Pie" to her family. She was a fun-loving person who cherished times spent with family, enjoyed...
Donald E. Walter
Sep 17, 2009
Donald Emrich Walter who was born in Hebron, MD on November 26, 1938 passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with polycystic kidney disease. He was the fourth of five children born to the late William and Ruth Goslee Walter. Mr. Walter had been a professional long distance truck driver who, prior to his...
George B. Truitt
Sep 16, 2009
DELMAR- George B. Truitt, 94, of Delmar, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Sarah Margaret's and Mollie's Place in Delmar. He was born July 20, 1915 in Delmar, a son of the late Larry and Lovey (Foskey) Truitt. George loved his work on the railroad and retired in 1975 after 39 years of service as a mechanic for...
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