Obituaries
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...
Reverend J. Harvey Dixon
May 5, 2022
Reverend John Harvey Dixon of Salisbury and pastor of Faith Community Church, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 5, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born near Sudlersville, Maryland on October 6, 1930, a son of the late Jessie Rodney Dixon and Myrtle Jackson Dixon and stepson of Margaret Burris Dixon. He graduated from Millington...
Walter W. Shockley
May 3, 2022
Walter W. Shockley, "Buddy", 81, a lifelong resident of Snow Hill, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on the family farm in Snow Hill on November 10, 1940, the son of the late James A. and Bertie Pearl (Townsend) Shockley. Buddy graduated from Snow Hill High School with...
James Robert Fisher
May 3, 2022
James Robert Fisher, 87, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, after a brief stay at the Macky & Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice in Ocean Pines. Well loved by all, he was Jim to some and Bob to others, and Jim Bob to his three daughters. A local boy born in Delmar, MD on Christmas...
George L. Hearn
May 2, 2022
George L. Hearn, 91 years young, passed away at his home on Monday, May 2, 2022. He was born February 15, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Paul Franklin Hearn and Beatrice H. (Elliott) Hearn. At an early age George learned to work with his hands and taught himself how to rebuild carburetors and generators while also...
Thomas L. Mccain
Apr 25, 2022
Thomas L. McCain, 71, of Delmar, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland after a short battle with cancer. He was born January 22, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Marvin R. and Mary Cassidy McCain and in his youth grew up in Alabama. Tom loved baseball and was a...
Jared Anthony Adams
Apr 23, 2022
Jared Anthony Adams, 41, of Seaford passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born on January 26, 1981 in Charleston, South Carolina. Most recently, he worked as a route salesman for Herr's in Seaford. He loved music, and playing drums and the bass guitar in small church bands throughout the years. Jared was an avid sports fan, always...
Eleanor T. Kenney
Apr 22, 2022
Eleanor T. Kenney, 93, of Salisbury passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born on November 10, 1928 in Millville, Delaware, the daughter of the late Elmer Burt Tingle, Sr. and Mildred Phillips Tingle. Eleanor worked for Benjamin's Clothing Store in Salisbury for many years. She enjoyed watching mystery shows and was...
Franklin S. Parker Iii
Apr 21, 2022
Franklin "Frankie" Selby Parker, III, 36, of Eden, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January 28, 1986, in Salisbury, a son of Franklin Selby Parker, Jr. and Carla Faye (Merrill) Parker of Quantico. In his younger days Frankie worked for his family's roofing business and for some time with...
David Allen Insley Sr.
Apr 18, 2022
David Allen Insley, Sr., 82, of Mardela Springs passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 18, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 4, 1939, in Mardela Springs, the son of the late Virginia Elizabeth (Riggin) Insley and Elmer Wesley Insley. David graduated from Mardela High School with the class of 1957 where he played...
Mark S. Elliott
Apr 17, 2022
Mark S. Elliott, 61, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Atlantic Shores Rehab and Health Center in Millsboro, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 14, 1960, in San Bernardino, California, a son of Kay (Rhodes) Elliott and the late Len Elliott. Mark graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School with the...
Alma Louise Gullette
Apr 17, 2022
Alma Louise Gullette, 78, of Laurel, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Delmar Villas Assisted Living, where she had resided for the past several years. She was born on September 10, 1943, in Salisbury, Maryland, a daughter of the late Naomi (Cheezum) Gambrill and Jack Gambrill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Robert Eddie Brewer Sr.
Apr 16, 2022
Robert Eddie Brewer, Sr., 77, of Delmar passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at his home in Delmar. He was born on October 23, 1944 in Galax, Virginia, a son of the late Lelia Newman and Aaron Brewer. He worked many years as an independent distributor for a bread company and on his route he was known as "Fast...
E. Victor Smullen
Apr 10, 2022
E. Victor Smullen (born November 14, 1932 to Elijah and Marjorie Smullen) of Snow Hill, went to his home in heaven on April 10, 2022 at age 89, leaving behind his wife Naomi; son David and wife Merri of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with grandchildren Ella and Sydney; daughter Diane and husband Paul of Centreville, Maryland with grandchildren Drew, Gracie, and Becca....
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