Obituaries
Benjamin Cooper Coleman
Sep 27, 2008
Benjamin Cooper Coleman, 55, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, at his home in Salisbury. Born March 14, 1953, he was the son of Jacqueline Shirley Elliott of Hebron, Md, and the late Harold Bert Coleman, Jr. He graduated from Delmar High School in 1972. A painter by trade, he was employed by Pier Point Marina, Inc. in Dewey Beach, Delaware....
Keith David Ward
Sep 25, 2008
Keith David Ward, 44, of Delmar, died Thursday, September 25, 2008 in Hartmansville, WV, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born January 14, 1964 in Cape May, NJ, a son of Virginia (Johnson) Thomas of Salisbury and John Ward of Parsonsburg. Keith graduated from Parkside High School with the Class of 1982, where he...
Mary Ann Madden
Sep 20, 2008
Mary Ann Madden, 78, a resident of Salisbury for 36 years, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 17, 1929 in Sharpsville, PA, a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Mary Malia McWilliams. Mary Ann graduated from Sharpsville High School. On September 15, 1956 she married Edward "Ted" Madden....
Phillip Howard Foskey
Sep 20, 2008
Phillip Howard Foskey, 60, of Delmar, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 20, 2008, after fighting a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 28, 1947 in Delmar, a son of Lina A. (Mitchell) Foskey of Delmar and the late Roland H. Foskey. Phil was affectionately known to his family...
Joseph W. Hearn
Sep 18, 2008
Joseph W. Hearn, 87, of Laurel, formerly of Florida, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in Laurel. Born in Laurel, he was a son of the late Mamie Hearn. Mr. Hearn proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He enjoyed his work as an over-the road truck driver and painter....
Estella Mae Hearn
Sep 18, 2008
Estella Mae Hearne, 79, of Mardela Springs, formerly a resident of Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born January 15, 1929 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Harvey and Margaret (Messick) Watson. Estella enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her family. She was a member of...
William "Bill" I. Collins, Jr.
Sep 16, 2008
William Irvin "Bill" Collins, Jr., 76, of Mardela Springs, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on April 17, 1932, in Morattico, Virginia, a son of the late W. Irvin Collins, Sr. and Audie (Newcomb) Collins. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force, where he served as...
Eloise Wright Morison
Sep 8, 2008
Eloise Wright Morison, 86, of Delmar, died Monday, September 8, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on the family farm in Delmar during a snowstorm, a daughter of the late George E. and Amy Ellis Wright. Her husband, Robert B. Morison, preceded her in death in 2005. She was a 1938 graduate of Mardela...
Paul E. Hudson
Sep 7, 2008
Paul E. Hudson, 65, of Mardela Springs died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on July 3, 1943 in Millsboro, a son of the late Calvin and Alice Phillips Hudson. Mr. Hudson retired from the DuPont Company in Seaford after 40 years of service. He was an avid outdoorsman and a...
Edward J. Twilley
Sep 4, 2008
Edward J. Twilley, 90, of Salisbury, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at Anchorage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. He was born September 19, 1917 in Salisbury, a son of the late Norman and Amy (Adkins) Twilley. Mr. Twilley was a member of St. Stephen's United Methodist Church in Delmar. He loved his life as a farmer and owned and...
Dominick A. Ross
Sep 2, 2008
Dominick A. Ross, 82, of Fairfax, Virginia, and formerly of Delmar, died, Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at The Virginian in Fairfax. He was born on May 11,1926 in Delmar, a son of the late Tony Ross and Christina (Thomas) Ross. Mr. Ross was a farmer for many years and a founding member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Delmar. He...
Thomas M. Sonnier
Sep 1, 2008
Thomas M. Sonnier, 48, of Parsonsburg, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2008 in North Carolina. He was born on February 12, 1960, in Salisbury, Maryland, a son of Newman Sonnier and his wife Shirley of Salisbury and the late Florence (McInnis) Sonnier. Tom worked for NRG Indian River Power Plant for 26 years in the operations department and then...
Mary Irene Smith
Sep 1, 2008
Mary Irene Smith, 93, a resident of Brandywine Assisted Living in Rehoboth Beach, and formerly of Delmar, died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Harbor HealthCare Rehabilitation Center in Lewes. She was born December 24, 1914 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Leonard) Brown. Irene, as she was fondly known by her family and friends, was a...
Vernon E. Lyons, Sr.
Aug 30, 2008
Vernon E. Lyons, Sr., age 75, of Salisbury, died Saturday, August 30, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born July 8, 1933 in Ontario, Canada, a son of the late Percy and Mary Irene (Kenney) Lyons. Vernon graduated from Snow Hill High School with the Class of 1951. He served proudly served his country for 3...
Ronald "Ron" L. Mcdowell
Aug 29, 2008
Ronald "Ron" L. McDowell, 54, of Laurel, passed on Friday, August 29, 2008 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born July 15, 1954 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a son of the late Larry and Velma (Harvey) McDowell. Since the age of 16 Ron has enjoyed his work in installation and sales in the carpet and flooring industry....
Joanne L. Carter
Aug 29, 2008
Joanne L. Carter, 55, of Delmar, died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, a daughter of the late Raymond Jack Cunningham and Doris (Peters) Cunningham. Joanne was a great and wonderful Mom-Mom to many. She loved her job as a daycare provider in her home for over 20...
Niyam A. "Butch" Mano, Jr.
Aug 20, 2008
Niyam A. "Butch" Mano,Jr, 61, of Laurel passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. Born on October 17, 1946 in Dover, he was the son of Niyam A. Mano, Sr. of Dover and the late Catherine Tigner Mano. He is survived by his wife, Emily Mano; four sisters, Paris Mano of Stuart, Florida, Cathy...
Mary Virginia Truitt
Aug 18, 2008
Mary Virginia Truitt, 95, of Sharptown, passed away Monday, August 18, 2008 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born in Cheswold, Delaware on August 6, 1913, a daughter of the late George G. and Lizzie V. (Tigner) Anderson. Mrs. Truitt was a homemaker, a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Sharptown, The United Methodist Women, The Minister's...
Jason A. Joseph
Aug 15, 2008
Jason Alan Joseph, 22, of Eden, raised in Salisbury, died Friday, August 15, 2008, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Salisbury June 26, 1986, a son of Brent A. Joseph of Eden and his companion, Vivian Ruff and Christine (Elliott) Truitt and her husband Harry of Fruitland. Jason was a graduate of...
Richard S. "Dick" Parsons, Sr.
Aug 14, 2008
Richard S. "Dick" Parsons, Sr., 74, of Seaford, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born July 26, 1934 in Salisbury, a son of the late Herman Mitchell Parsons and Virginia Irene (Taylor) Parsons. Dick proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed working for 42 years as...
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