Obituaries
Jean Whelpton Jones
Jan 2, 2009
Jean Whelpton Jones, 95, of Springfield, Va., and formerly of Delmar, Del., passed away Friday, January 2, 2009, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va., from congestive heart failure. She was born on Oct. 4, 1913, in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Lula M. Whelpton. Mrs. Jones was a retired bridal consultant from the Hecht Company...
Anna "Grace" (Kerley) Hurley
Jan 2, 2009
Anna "Grace" (Kerley) Hurley born March 16, 1918 and originally of Melsons passed away Friday, January 2, 2009 at Salisbury Nursing and Rehab Center of Alzheimer's—a long and slow goodbye. Mrs. Hurley had worked as a receptionist for Dr Vineyard, Dr Bloxom and Dr Jones. Also, she was a member of WSCS and Class #5 at Melsons United Methodist Church....
Louis S. "Lou" Parsons
Jan 2, 2009
Louis S. Parsons, 74, of Delmar, died Friday, January 2, 2009 at University of Maryland, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 17, 1934 in Salisbury, a son of the late Harold M. Parsons, Sr. and Leona (Davis) Parsons. Lou, as he was known by many, proudly served...
Wayne Ray Blockston
Dec 27, 2008
Wayne Ray Blockston, 53, of Delmar, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. He was born on June 18, 1955 in Ridgely, Maryland, a son of Barbara Moore of Delmar and the late Milton Blockston. He is survived by a daughter, Jeanna Rae Henry and a granddaughter of Newark, Delaware; his step...
Esther (Hopkins) Vetra
Dec 22, 2008
Esther (Hopkins) Vetra, 86. of Delmar, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born July 17, 1922 in Monie, Maryland, in Somerset County, a daughter of the late Wesley and Katie (Bozman) Hopkins. Mrs. Vetra worked as a welder at the Maryland Dry Dock in Baltimore during World War II before returning to the...
Charlotte C. Turpin Taylor
Dec 21, 2008
Charlotte C. (Turpin) Taylor, 73, of Delmar, died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at the home of her daughters, surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident of the Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the past 8 years. She was born April 27, 1935 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Donaldson Farlow Turpin and Helena Juliet (Begonia) Turpin....
Elizabeth "Betty" Mears
Dec 20, 2008
Elizabeth (Betty) Lee Savage, Koesteldorfer, Bonniwell, Mears, loving wife of Colin Kelly Mears, of Lewes, Delaware, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 20, 2008. She was pre-deceased by her mother, Etta Lee Killmon Savage of Hog Island (Broadwater), Virginia; her father, Thomas O. Savage, Sr. of Norfolk, Virginia; her brother, Thomas O. Savage, Jr. of Lincoln,...
Elsie M. (Brown) Moore
Dec 18, 2008
Elsie M. Moore, 79, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the home of her son, daughter-in-law and grandson Roger, Tricia and Kevin Moore of Delmar. She was born in Delmar on March 14, 1929, a daughter of the late John and Beulah (Adkins) Brown. Elsie was a poultry grower for Perdue for many years. She was also a very loving...
Kathryn Elizabeth Arnett
Dec 16, 2008
Kathryn E. Arnett, age 87, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland. Her death was precipitated by a serious fall in mid-November in her Laurel, Delaware, residence where she lived alone. Her fall and resulting injuries were not discovered for about three days, after her mailman became concerned about lack of any activity...
Robert L. Adkins, Sr.
Dec 14, 2008
Robert L. Adkins, Sr., 83, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Stephens Cemetery in Delmar. Memorial contributions may be sent to Coastal Hospice at the Lake, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802. Arrangements are...
Shirley Ann Yates
Dec 9, 2008
Shirley Ann (Bradford) Yates, 73, of Delmar, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Berlin on March 14, 1935, the daughter of the late C. Ralph Bradford and Doris (Palmer) Bradford. Shirley lived a Christian life and attended Lone Branch Baptist Church in Jonesville, VA along with various other churches...
Mattie M. Townsend
Dec 5, 2008
Mattie M. Townsend, 89, of Salisbury passed away on Friday, December 5, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Mrs. Townsend was born February 23, 1919 in Powellville, a daughter of the late George and Mary Wilkins. She worked as a seamstress for Gant's Shirt Factory in Salisbury for many years and attended Emmanuel Wesleyan Church in Salisbury. She...
William Edward Collins
Dec 5, 2008
William Edward Collins, 91, of Delmar passed away Friday, December 5, 2008 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Hebron, he was a son of the late Roland M. and Lulu Collins. Edward was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Laurel. He retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Delaware County Pennsylvania School System. He loved...
Donald L. Cummins
Dec 2, 2008
Donald L. Cummins, 76, of Hebron, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born June 18, 1932 in Salisbury, a son of the late Lilbert L. and Lillie M. Cummins. Mr. Cummins was a U.S. Air Force veteran and worked at Howard Sand & Gravel in Mardela Springs for many years....
Doris Toadvine Fletcher
Nov 17, 2008
Doris Toadvine Fletcher, age 70, of Delmar, Delaware, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at her home. She was born December 11, 1937 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late William M. Toadvine and Anna Mae Jones Toadvine, who were of Quantico, Maryland. She graduated from Wicomico Senior High School, was a lifetime member of the Sharptown Fire Department Ladies...
Pearl M. Elliott
Nov 13, 2008
Pearl M. Elliott, 87, of Princess Anne, formerly of Eden, died Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne. She was born February 6, 1921 in Sandtown, DE, a daughter of the late Alford O. Melvin and Annie (Hutson) Melvin. She grew up in the Denton area and went to Greensboro High School. From the time...
James E. Beauchamp, Sr.
Nov 12, 2008
James E. Beauchamp, Sr., 81, of Delmar, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born in West Post Office, MD, a son of the late Elwood Elijah Beauchamp and Ida Mae Burke Beauchamp. He was a retired firefighter for the City of Salisbury, with 25 years...
Thomas E. (Ted) Dickerson
Nov 12, 2008
Thomas E. (Ted) Dickerson, 82, of Snow Hill, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at home. Born in Snow Hill on July 31, 1926, the child of the late James D. Dickerson, and Annie Gray Dunlap Dickerson. He was the last surviving member of his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Esther Leigh...
Helen B. Quarles
Nov 11, 2008
Helen B. Quarles, 82, of Snow Hill, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born March 28, 1926 in Troutville, VA, a daughter of the late Albie Curtis Bryant and Zerma (Ripley) Bryant. Mrs. Quarles enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her family. As an...
Margaret V. "Peggy" Bushey
Nov 7, 2008
Margaret "Peggy" V. Bushey, 74, of Delmar, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at Atlantic Shores Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Millsboro, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Baltimore July 28, 1934, a daughter of the late Raymond and Viola (Downes) Kenney. She is survived by her devoted son, with whom she lived, Clayton Bushey; a daughter,...
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