Obituaries

Michelle Lynn Austin

Michelle Lynn Austin

Feb 15, 2007

Michelle Lynn Austin, age 27, of Delmar, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Salisbury, a daughter of Beverly Johnson of Gumboro and Warren Kinzer of Delmar. Michelle attended Indian River High School and won the Dedicated Student Award at James Grove Adult Education. She worked as an...

John F. "Jack" Whitley

John F. "Jack" Whitley

Feb 13, 2007

Delmar- John F. "Jack" Whitley, Jr., age 83, died Tuesday, February, 13, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born August 11, 1923 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, a son of the late John F. Whitley, Sr. and Grace F. Warback Whitley. Jack grew up in Delmar where he proudly played for the Delmar High School basketball team...

Geraldine Messick Lecompte

Geraldine Messick Lecompte

Feb 7, 2007

Geraldine Messick LeCompte, age 83, of Delmar, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 12, 1923 in Hurlock, MD, a daughter of the late Norman W. Messick, Sr. and Emily Coulbourne Messick. Mrs. LeCompte worked many years as a bookkeeper for White & Leonard and then Vernon Powell Shoes in Salisbury. She...

Martine Ann Garland

Martine Ann Garland

Feb 6, 2007

Short Funeral Home Delmar Phone (302)846-2525 Fax (302)846-0720 Newspapers: DE State News, Laurel & Seaford Star Contact: Debbie Whitcraft (sister) (301)991-0042 SEAFORD- Martine Ann Garland, age 46, of Seaford, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born on June 8, 1960 in Germany, a daughter of Andree Colavecchio and the late Max Parsons....

Alan R. "Tex" Porter

Alan R. "Tex" Porter

Feb 2, 2007

Alan R. "Tex" Porter, age 76, of Salisbury, died Friday, February 2, 2007 at Coastal Hospice At the Lake in Salisbury. He was born April 19, 1930 in Rock Hall, Maryland, a son of the late Louis Howard Porter and Florence Amelia Dodson Porter. Tex, as he was known by all of his family and friends, proudly served his country...

Ruth Elizabeth Nutter

Ruth Elizabeth Nutter

Jan 28, 2007

Ruth Elizabeth Nutter, age 86, of Delmar, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 at Deer's Head Hospital Center in Salisbury. She was born October 13, 1920 in New Berlin, PA, a daughter of the late Ralph Arbogast and Edith Walker Arbogast. Ruth lived her life for her family and loved spending time with her daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived...

Barbara Bailey Fisher

Barbara Bailey Fisher

Jan 25, 2007

Barbara A. Fisher (nee Bailey), age 56, of Laurel, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Nassawaddox, VA, she was a daughter of Frank Bailey, Sr. and Katherine Simpson Bailey of Delmar. Barbara grew up in Delmar where she attended Delmar High School. She worked many years in the poultry industry where...

James A. Messick

James A. Messick

Jan 21, 2007

James A. Messick, age 71, of Salisbury, died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born February 28, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late Edmund P. Messick and Irma L. Brittingham Messick. Jim proudly served his country in the US Air Force from 1957 to 1961. He worked using his love for...

Charles M. Wright, Iii

Charles M. Wright, Iii

Jan 15, 2007

Charles M. Wright, III, age 60, of Mardela Springs, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He was born March 31, 1946 in Salisbury, a son of the late Charles M. Wright, Jr, who passed in 2005, and Frances Shockley Wright who passed in 1996. Charles was a long time member of Snethen United...

Rose T. Bounds

Rose T. Bounds

Jan 15, 2007

Rose T. Bounds, age 90, of Delmar, passed away Monday, January 15, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born October 10, 1916 in Oklahoma, a daughter of the late Frank and Marie Greco Costa. Rose was a long time member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Delmar. While living in Baltimore, she worked as a radio...

Geraldine Mason

Geraldine Mason

Jan 13, 2007

Geraldine P. Mason, age 66, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on January 14, 1940 in Washington, DC, a daughter of the late Andrew Thomas Parks and Cora Mae Bell Parks. Geraldine was an active member of Fruitland Christian Church and attended weekly until her illness. She...

Mary C. Comba

Mary C. Comba

Jan 4, 2007

Mary C. Comba, age 80, of Delmar, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born on January 3, 1927, in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Mary Castellanos. For more than 20 years, Mary worked for the Bank of Delmarva. She...

Frances N. Hooks

Frances N. Hooks

Jan 3, 2007

Frances N. Hooks, age 70, of Girdletree, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Girdletree, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Dolly Holland Ardis. She worked for over 20 years for Holly Farms in Snow Hill. She loved being "Nanny" to Jessica Bounds for whom she cared for eleven...

Gillian B. Radcliffe

Gillian B. Radcliffe

Jan 2, 2007

Gillian B. Radcliffe, nee Prior, age 63, of Mardela Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 2, 2007. She was born June 10, 1943 in Cambridge, England, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Ernest Leslie Prior and Constance Evelyn Chapman Prior. *Proverbs 31:10-31*. She was devoted wife, mom and homemaker who loved the Lord...

Harvey L. "Art" Salisbury

Harvey L. "Art" Salisbury

Dec 28, 2006

Harvey "Art" Salisbury, age 64, of Salisbury, passed Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born March 28, 1942 in Newville, PA, a son of the late Lloyd R. and Edna Piper Salisbury. Art proudly served his country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Era, and retired from the Air Force Reserves...

Robert Lee Rayfield, Sr.

Robert Lee Rayfield, Sr.

Dec 20, 2006

Robert Lee Rayfield, Sr., age 81, of Sharptown, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born July 20, 1925 in Virginia, a son of the late Randolph & Nora Waterfield Rayfield. Mr. Rayfield proudly served his country in the US Navy during World War II. He worked as an Oil Burner Technician for...

Lillian P. Miller

Lillian P. Miller

Dec 12, 2006

Lillian P. Miller, age 80, of Salisbury, passed Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born February 23, 1926 in Centreville, MD, a daughter of the late John Wesley Hammond and Mary Ellen Abrams Hammond. Lillian worked for many years as an inspector at the Manhatten Shirt Factory in Salisbury. She then went...

Esther Crowley Mills

Esther Crowley Mills

Dec 9, 2006

Esther Crowley Mills, age 89, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 9, 2006. She was born on December 4, 1917 in Franklin City, VA, a daughter of the late Howard and Mary L. Sump Crowley. Mrs. Mills worked for many years as a Payroll Clerk and Office Manager at the Banks & Pusey Garment Factory...

Alex E. "Sonny" Bradford

Alex E. "Sonny" Bradford

Dec 1, 2006

PITTSVILLE- Alex E. "Sonny" Bradford, age 70, of Pittsville, died Friday, December 1, 2006 at Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore. He was born on November 9, 1936, a son of the late Ed and Emilie Bradford. Sonny, as he was known by family and friends, worked several years training Thoroughbred horses and later as a truck driver. He leaves three...

Shirley Mae Pryor

Shirley Mae Pryor

Nov 30, 2006

Delmar- Shirley M. Pryor, 62, of Delmar, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 30, 2006, at her home. Born in Salisbury, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Eleanor Pryor. She is survived by two daughters; Cheryl Lynn Moody of Laurel and Linda Ann Travis of Delmar; one grandson, Darrell Scott Travis, Jr.;...