Obituaries
Brian Stephen Taylor
Sep 28, 2022
Brian Stephen Taylor, 45, of Seaford, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. He was born April 20, 1977, in Seaford, a son of Steve and Micki Taylor of Seaford. Brian grew up in Seaford where he loved playing baseball from Little League through high school and graduated from Seaford High School with the class of...
Samuel James Hudson Jr.
Sep 27, 2022
Samuel James Hudson, Jr., 94, of Salisbury passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on January 25, 1928, in Snow Hill, a son of the late Samuel J. Hudson, Sr. and Daisey Lee Ward Hudson. Samuel served his country for two years in the Army and eight years in...
Elvira T. Grzanka
Sep 26, 2022
Elvira T. Grzanka, 96, formerly of Queens, New York, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Delmar Estates Assisted Living in Delmar, Maryland, after a short stay. She was born June 4, 1926, in Elmhurst, New York, a daughter of the late Alfred Berna and Anna (Duffy) Berna. In her younger days Elvira "Vera" worked as a fashion...
Carolyn Bennett Collins
Sep 22, 2022
Carolyn Bennett Collins, "MeMom," 88, of Mardela Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Wicomico Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 23, 1933 in Salisbury, Maryland, the daughter of the late Darcy O. Bennett and Florence Hopkins Bennett. Carolyn grew up in Mardela Springs and graduated from Mardela High School with the...
Bonnie Sue Cropper
Sep 18, 2022
Bonnie Sue Cropper, 74, of Salisbury passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 26, 1947, in Salisbury, a daughter of Betty (Cheezum) Klaverweiden and the late Jesse Klaverweiden. Bonnie grew up in Mardela Springs and went on to reside in Ocean City, where she...
Karen E. Holloway
Sep 12, 2022
Karen Eileen Holloway, 75, of Hebron, passed away at her home on Monday, September 12, 2022. She was born December 17, 1946, in Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late Harold W. Kelley and Bessie (Crosson) Kelley. After graduation from high school Karen enrolled in business school at Goldey Beacom College. In 1985 she went to work for First Shore...
Jeffrey H. Dolby
Sep 8, 2022
Jeffrey Holt Dolby, 65, of Laurel, departed this life on Thursday, September 8, 2022. He was born December 2, 1956, in Milford, a faithful son of the late Harvey L. Dolby (2018) and Dorothy "Dot" Holt Dolby (2011). Jeff graduated from Laurel High School with the class of '74. Not long after graduation he learned of a job opening at...
Robert D. Hopkins
Sep 7, 2022
Robert D. Hopkins, 81 of Mardela Springs, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on September 18, 1940, in Fruitland, MD, a son of the late Frank P. Hopkins, Jr. and Lola Pryor Hopkins. He was also the son-in-law to the late Max and Evelyn Peterson formerly of...
Susan M. Hunt
Sep 1, 2022
Susan M. Hunt, 56, of Delmar passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Delaware where she was battling complications from her gastric cancer. She was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on November 17, 1965. Susan spent her career later in life working in Gastroenterology practices and most recently switched fields and worked as a Cancer Services...
Eileen Marie Bennett
Sep 1, 2022
Eileen Marie Bennett, 89, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 1, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 7, 1932, in Snow Hill, a daughter of the late McGuire D. and Martha Irma (Godfrey) Bolen. Eileen graduated from Snow Hill High School with the class of '49. In her earlier years she...
Brenda "Bernie" Davis
Aug 25, 2022
Brenda B. Davis, 83, of Seaford passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. She was born on July 20, 1939 in Pine Knot, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Audrey Joyce (Cox) Schmidt and Raymond Schmidt. Brenda was fondly known as "Bernie" by her family. She served as a librarian for 20 years at the...
Nancy Jane Curry
Aug 21, 2022
Nancy Jane Curry, 85, of Fruitland, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born October 28, 1936, in Bellevue, PA, a daughter of the late Robert and Edna May Mclaren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepmother, Sally M. Mclaren; and a daughter, Jennifer Curry Tawes. She...
Connie M. Phoebus
Aug 19, 2022
Connie M. Phoebus, 77, of Delmar, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born on May 6, 1945 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Elsie and Kenneth Moore. She was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister to all. Connie graduated from Delmar High School with the class...
Gregory Wayne Bradford
Aug 14, 2022
Gregory Wayne Bradford, 58, of Eden, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Maryland. Wayne was born January 17, 1964, in Salisbury, a son of Penny (Dennis) Bradford of Salisbury and the late James C. Bradford. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Crystal Garnett; sons, Ross Bradford and wife Lara...
Kenneth A. Adkins
Aug 9, 2022
Kenneth "Kenny" A. Adkins, 70, of Delmar, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Salisbury. Kenny was born January 27, 1952, in Salisbury, a son of the late Clifton T. and Margie (Gullette) Adkins. He graduated from Mardela High School with the class of 1970. In his younger days he worked with Green Giant,...
John "Gregg" Gregory Cash Jr.
Aug 8, 2022
John Gregory Cash, Jr., 87, of Snow Hill passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022, at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born on September 8, 1934, in Salisbury, a son of the late Gertrude Tilghman Cash and John Gregory Cash, Sr. Gregg, as he was fondly known by family and friends, lived in Snow Hill, Maryland his entire...
Betty L. Breasure
Aug 2, 2022
Betty L. Breasure, 89, of Laurel, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 25, 1933 in Pittsville, Maryland, a daughter of the late Thelma Hamblen Dunston and Oscar Dunston. Betty was a longtime member of Pittsville Full Gospel. She was the cornerstone of her family, always loving,...
Elizabeth O. Fisher
Aug 1, 2022
Elizabeth O. Fisher, 98, of Laurel passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Acts Manor House Retirement Community in Seaford surrounded by her family. She was born on the family farm located on Hearn's Crossroads and Gordy Road in Laurel on June 10, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Maude Gertrude Calhoun Oliphant and Howard B. Oliphant....
John S. Melvin Sr.
Jul 31, 2022
John S. Melvin, Sr., 73, of Delmar, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born November 23, 1948, in Cambridge, a son of the late Clarence and Evelyn Gray Melvin. John started his career with the Pennsylvania Railroad at a young age and retired after 42 years of service. He was a dedicated...
Hatton A. Dameron
Jul 30, 2022
Hatton Adams Dameron of Delmar, 92, passed away peacefully at his daughter's home in Seaford on Saturday, July 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 8, 1929, in Hague, VA, a son of the late Edward and Della Dameron and was the youngest son out of six boys and 4 girls. Hatton was a Korean War...
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