Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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