Obituaries
Thelma Jean Smith
Jul 29, 2022
Thelma Jean Smith, 87, of Delmar passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 15, 1935, in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Martha Taylor Stephens and William A. Stephens. Known as Thelma to some and Jean to others, she grew up in Hebron and...
Reece G. Hales
Jul 20, 2022
Reece Gilbert Hales, Jr., 68, of Delmar, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at his home. He was born July 11, 1954, in Salisbury, a son of the late Reece Gilbert Hales, Sr. and Dolores Watson. Reece spent his younger days around Delmar and attended school in Delmar before his family moved to Snow Hill. He opened Hale's Tree...
Dorothy Ann Beatty
Jul 18, 2022
Dorothy Ann (Cade) Beatty, 84, of Delmar passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born on November 1, 1937 in Decatur, Illinois, a daughter of the late Clark Orlando Cade and Mary Emma Gaskill Cade. Dorothy attended the University of Utah, graduating with a degree in fine arts, majoring in dance. Following...
George Harry Daly
Jul 11, 2022
George Harry Daly, 77, of Laurel, Delaware passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on October 3, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Irene Claire (Lusher) Daly and George James Daly. George was raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Navy and spent his...
James D. Richardson
Jul 6, 2022
James D. Richardson, 65, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Salisbury on November 18, 1956, a son of the late Charles D. Richardson and Patricia Ann (Hancock) Hall. Jimmy's work history started at Chesapeake Farms followed by some time at the Gant Shirt Factory, and...
Donna Ann Johnson
Jul 1, 2022
Donna Ann Johnson, 58, of Seaford, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 1, 2022, at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. She was born April 3, 1964, in Salisbury, a daughter of Gladys J. (Reed) Bridge of Salisbury and the late William Scott Johnson, who passed in 2002. Donna worked for several years at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as well as...
Margaret L. Manning
Jun 30, 2022
Margaret L. "Peggy" Manning, 91, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Delmar Manor Assisted Living, where she had resided for the past 8 years. She was born May 24, 1931, in Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late William H. Spicer and Mildred Calhoun Spicer. Peggy retired after many years of service...
Cecilia M. Massey
Jun 24, 2022
Cecelia M. Massey, 72, of Delmar, passed away at her home on Friday, June 24, 2022. She was born June 9, 1950, in Salisbury, a daughter of the late George Willis Hudson and Nellie Burton. After graduation from Delmar High School with the class of 1968 she enlisted in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Delmar VFW...
Lillian H. Wootten
Jun 16, 2022
Lillian H. Wootten, 103, of Delmar, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at her home. She was born in Bridgehampton, New York, on December 27, 1918, daughter of the late Lulu Blanche (Fanning) Hedges and Norman Church Hedges. At a young age, her family moved to the Sycamore area in Laurel, where she attended the Sycamore School and graduated...
James P. Hutson Jr.
Jun 8, 2022
James P. Hutson, Jr., 26, of Salisbury, MD passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. James was born in Salisbury on July 11, 1995. Fondly known as "Jimmy'" he is survived by his mother, Lisa S. Hutson; sisters, Keri Payne (Scott) of Ocean Pines and Jennifer James (Eric) of Millsboro, DE; nieces, Hayley...
Carole V. Betro
Jun 4, 2022
Carole Vollmerhausen Betro, 80, of Hebron, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born May 13, 1942, in Baltimore, a daughter of the late Maurice John Vollmerhausen and Eileene Akers Vollmerhausen. Carole graduated from Howard High School with the class of 1960. In her early years, she started working as a teller for...
Keith E. Prushansky
May 28, 2022
Keith Eric Prushansky, 58, of Salisbury, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Keith was born September 18, 1963, in Silver Spring, Maryland, a son of the late Harvey and Ann Marie (Kennedy) Prushansky. He graduated from Wicomico High School with the class of '82 and attended Salisbury University. He served in the United States Air Force....
Elizabeth Ann Dunston
May 21, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Dunston, 67, of Delmar, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born October 7, 1954, in Virginia, a daughter of the late James Carey and Margaret Christopher. In her younger days, she worked at the Campbell Soup Co. in Salisbury then several years at the High's Dairy Store in Seaford....
Brianna Ashleigh Wright
May 19, 2022
Brianna Ashleigh Wright, 23, of Delmar passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Brianna was born on, November 12, 1998, in Salisbury, MD to Rene Adkins and Douglas Wright. "Bri" as family and friends fondly knew her was a 2016 graduate of Bennett High School in Salisbury. She went on to further...
Randy J. Brown
May 16, 2022
Randy J. Brown, 54, of Delmar, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022. Randy graduated from Delmar High School with the class of '87, where he was a 4-time state wrestling champion. He was a jack of all trades and an especially skilled carpenter. He is survived by 4 brothers, "The Brown Boys," Ronnie, Rodney, Robert, and Roger; daughters, Amanda and...
Gary F. Elliott
May 14, 2022
Gary F. Elliott, 72, of Salisbury, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Maryland. He was born on January 21, 1950 in Marion, Maryland, a son of the late Charles William Elliott and Huldah Tingle Elliott. Gary served in the U.S. Air Force for 8 years. He also worked for Macy's in Salisbury for...
Claudia M. Lane
May 13, 2022
Claudia M. Lane, 70, of Delmar, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born in Camden, South Carolina on September 18, 1951, a daughter of the late Frederick C. Miner and Nola O. Miner. Claudia got her start in nursing at the Alleghany School of Nursing where she became an RN. Throughout her...
John W. Elliott
May 12, 2022
John W. Elliott, 98, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Delmar on March 22, 1924, a son of the late J. Thomas Elliott and Lillian Calloway Elliott. He was raised on the family farm in Delmar and spent most of his life in those...
Gregory A. Nowacki
May 11, 2022
Gregory A. Nowacki, known as "Trigger" by many, 65, of Baltimore, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2022, his 65th birthday. He was born in Baltimore on May 11, 1957, a son of the late Jerome and Theresa Colonna Nowacki. Greg had a reputation as a hardworking, industrious laborer who spent many years as the owner and operator of Greg's...
Samuel Charles Prettyman
May 7, 2022
Samuel Charles Prettyman, 72 of Delmar, Del. passed away on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 at his home surrounded by loved ones, after a hard fought battle with cancer. Born on January 4th, 1950, to Raymond and Mae (Hastings) Prettyman; as one of six children. Sam graduated from Laurel High School in 1968. In his younger years, he enjoyed farming with...
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