Obituaries

Daniel L. Green

Daniel L. Green

Mar 9, 2009

Daniel L. Green, 65, of Delmar, passed away Monday, March 9, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Green was born March 9, 1944 in Georgia to the late Garfield and Willie Veta Green. He retired from Allen Foods in Harbeson after ten years of service. He was an avid sports fan. Daniel was a member of the...

Rebecca A. "Becky" Wilson

Rebecca A. "Becky" Wilson

Mar 6, 2009

Rebecca "Becky" A. Wilson, age 80, of Hebron, died Friday, March 6, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born July 27, 1928 in Mardela Springs, a daughter of the late Norman T. Bennett, Sr. and Juanita (Budd) Bennett. Becky was a long time member of Snethen United Methodist Church in Mardela Springs, a member of the...

Dahtez Gabriel Jones

Dahtez Gabriel Jones

Mar 5, 2009

Dahtez Gabriel Jones, newborn infant son of Gabrielle A. Brothers and Dahtez D. Jones of Delmar, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Hayden Jones of Salisbury; grandparents, Rex and Cheryl (Eldridge) Dunn and Mary Ann Palmer, all of Delmar; great grandparents, Ray and...

Ludlow S. Fowler

Ludlow S. Fowler

Feb 27, 2009

Ludlow S. Fowler, 79, of Delmar, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Delmar, Delaware. He was born July 30, 1929 in New York City, a son of the late Ludlow S. Fowler and Elsie (Blatchford) Fowler. Mr. Fowler graduated in 1947 from St. Mark's School in Southborough, MA, then attended Princeton University. He worked...

Myra Howard Hovatter

Myra Howard Hovatter

Feb 23, 2009

Myra Howard Hovatter, 82, of Hebron, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on November 7, 1926 in Chester, Pennsylvania to the late Wilson W. and Margaret (Morris) Howard. Mrs. Hovatter was a 1943 graduate of Hebron High School. She was a devoted member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church...

John Welton Hill

John Welton Hill

Feb 20, 2009

John Welton Hill, 88, of Snow Hill, died Friday, February 20, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born August 10, 1920 in Sign Post, VA, a son of the late Dennie F. Hill and Elizabeth (Riehl) Hill. John proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He worked his way to the...

Thelma Reid Genga

Thelma Reid Genga

Feb 19, 2009

Thelma Reid Genga, 93, of Salisbury, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Vienna, MD on June 21, 1915, a daughter of the late John Millard Reid and Kemma Ann (Henry) Reid. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Genga, sister, Lena Wilson and brothers Wallace...

Ralph Joseph Warfle, Sr.

Ralph Joseph Warfle, Sr.

Feb 16, 2009

Ralph Joseph Warfle, Sr, age 77, of Delmar, formerly of Laurel, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 13, 1931 in Bridgeton, NJ, a son of the late Ralph S. Warfle and Bertha Stanley Warfle. Ralph worked hard for many years as a self employed carpenter and he got great joy from...

Abram R. Rice

Abram R. Rice

Feb 16, 2009

Abram R. Rice, 88, of Delmar, Maryland, formerly of Dublin, Pennsylvania, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at his home in Delmar. He was born December 11, 1920 in Bedminster Township, PA, a son of the late Henry G. and Annie (Rush) Rice. Abram proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He worked hard most of his...

Willian Glenn "Sonny" Hawkins

Willian Glenn "Sonny" Hawkins

Feb 4, 2009

William Glenn "Sonny" Hawkins, 64, of Laurel passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at LifeCare at Lofland Park in Seaford. Mr. Hawkins was born March 29, 1944 in Wilkesboro, N. C. to the late Glenn and Louise Elizabeth Hawkins. "Sonny" as he was fondly known by family and friends, was a member of First Baptist Church in Laurel. He...

Phillip Benjamin Lowe

Phillip Benjamin Lowe

Feb 3, 2009

Phillip Benjamin Lowe, 27, of Laurel, formerly of Delmar, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. He was born in Salisbury on October 15, 1981, a son of Lynn Twilley of Delmar and Ben Lowe of Laurel. Phillip graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1999. He played wide receiver for the Wildcat football...

Darrell Ray Hollins

Darrell Ray Hollins

Feb 2, 2009

Darrell Ray Hollins, 43, of Delmar, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born March 21, 1965 in Cambridge, Ohio, a son of Frederick and Barbara (Todd) Hollins of Cambridge, Ohio. Darrell enjoyed his work as a plumber for the past seven years for Roto Rooter of Easton, where he considered his co-workers...

Jesse G. Johnson

Jesse G. Johnson

Jan 30, 2009

Jesse G. Johnson, 72, of Delmar, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Mr. Johnson was born June 12, 1936, in Dunn, N.C., to the late Edgar Garland Johnson and Bessie (Cantrell) Johnson. He was the district manager for McCrory's on the Eastern Shore. His hobbies included fishing, golfing and gardening. He cherished...

Melissa Sue Kohler

Melissa Sue Kohler

Jan 28, 2009

Melissa Sue Kohler, 40, of Hebron, died suddenly at her home on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. She was born in Salisbury, a daughter of John Robert Elias, Sr. and Anna Leah (Powell) Elias of Quantico. For over 20 years Melissa owned and operated Beary Lovable Childcare in Hebron and cherished her work as a daycare provider. Her daycare children were...

Lelah M. Crockett

Lelah M. Crockett

Jan 25, 2009

Lelah M. Crockett, 77, of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Crockett was born in Delmar on October 16, 1931, to the late Otis Mitchell and Mabel (Carey) Mitchell. After the passing of her mother at a young age, Lelah was raised by her adopted mother, Ruth Owens Mitchell. She was a member of...

Howard S. Nichols

Howard S. Nichols

Jan 21, 2009

Howard S. Nichols, 91, of Delmar, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at his home in Delmar. He was born in Portsville, Delaware on November 25, 1917, a son of the late Frank A. Nichols and Lena M. (Hitchens) Nichols. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. He worked many years as a stereo typist for the...

Cora W. Bennett

Cora W. Bennett

Jan 21, 2009

Cora W. Bennett, age 88, of Mardela Springs, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born February 26, 1920 in Mardela Springs, a daughter of the late Chester A. Wilson and Emma (Bennett) Wilson. Mrs. Bennett was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Mardela Springs and a long time member of...

William R. Kuhn

William R. Kuhn

Jan 17, 2009

William R. Kuhn, 86, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Maryland He was born September 2, 1922 in Southampton, Mass., a son of the late Richard D. and Florence (Stanford) Kuhn. He attended Boston University where he graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Science in Education, and from there he went to serve...

Alfred Charles Stanley

Alfred Charles Stanley

Jan 13, 2009

Alfred Charles Stanley, 79, of Delmar, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. He was born May 9, 1929 in Belleville, NJ, a son of the late William Leonard Stanley, who passed in 1950 and Carnation Stanley, who passed in 2003. Alfred graduated from Chapel Hill High School in North Carolina. After high school...

Billy C. Hastings

Billy C. Hastings

Jan 9, 2009

Billy C. Hastings, 81, of Laurel, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. He was born January 6, 1928 in Delmar, a son of the late Norman and Gladys (Hastings) Sirman. Billy proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in the US Army. He was a life member of the American Legion, Post 19 in...