Obituaries

Christopher W. Weber

Christopher W. Weber

Oct 26, 2021

Christopher W. Weber, 80, of Salisbury, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury. Chris was born on August 18, 1941 in Long Island, New York, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Weber. He worked for the Dupont Company early in his career, and went on to work for Kraft Foods in Baltimore...

Steven Jacob Wilkins

Steven Jacob Wilkins

Oct 25, 2021

Steven Jacob Wilkins, 39, of Delmar, lost his battle with addiction on Monday, October 25, 2021 in Cumberland, Maryland. He was born on March 24, 1982 in Salisbury, the son of Debra Phillips Wilkins and the late Steve Wilkins, who passed in 2013. Jacob graduated from Sussex Technical High School with the class of 2000. He started working for DeFelice...

Desirae E. Parkinson Guillot

Desirae E. Parkinson Guillot

Oct 25, 2021

Desirae Eliza Parkinson- Guillot went home to be with Jesus on October 25, 2021. Desirae was a 2011 graduate of Delmar High School. After graduation, her academic achievements include graduating from Del-Tech with an associate's degree in social work, she then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology at Salisbury University. While continuing to pursue a master's degree...

Vernon E. Lanham

Vernon E. Lanham

Oct 24, 2021

Vernon E. Lanham, 80, of Salisbury, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Laurel Regional Medical Center in Laurel, Maryland. He was born on June 24, 1941, in Gambrills, Maryland, a son of the late Clifton Franklin Lanham and Mary Evelyn King Lanham. He was raised on his family's tobacco farm in Gambrills, Maryland and was the youngest of...

Melissa E. Eskridge

Melissa E. Eskridge

Oct 22, 2021

Melissa E. Eskridge, 40, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 22, 2021. She was born July 9, 1981 in Lewes, a daughter of Linda Kay Parsons and the late Horace Robert Eskridge, Jr. Melissa earned her degree in criminal justice from Del-Tech in Georgetown.She proudly served...

Geraldine E. Parsons

Geraldine E. Parsons

Oct 15, 2021

Geraldine Elizabeth Parsons, 71, of Delmar, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Friday, October 15, 2021 at her home in Harrington, where she had lived the since May of 2020. She was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on October 22, 1949, a daughter of the late Clarence Miller and Marian Miller Getkin. Geraldine was raised in Delmar where...

James Douglas Norcross

James Douglas Norcross

Oct 13, 2021

James Douglas Norcross, 70, of Laurel, and a longtime resident of Grandin, Missouri, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. He was born January 8, 1951, in Erie, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Eugene and Clora (Griffin) Norcross. In his younger days he learned to cook at the Hershey's Boys Home, where he...

Paul G. Jones

Paul G. Jones

Oct 9, 2021

SALISBURY- Paul George Jones, 80, of Salisbury, died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at his home on Waller Road after a short illness. He was born February 8, 1941 in Hebron, a son of the late John Emory Jones and Olga Bertha Yerkie Jones. On August 20, 1960, he married Mary Louise Hurley and together they celebrated almost 58 years of...

Vernon James "Jimmy" Searcey

Vernon James "Jimmy" Searcey

Oct 7, 2021

Vernon James "Jimmy" Searcey, 77, of Delmar passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at his daughter's home in Laurel, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 13, 1944, in Salisbury, Maryland, the son of the late James V. "Jake" Searcey and Kathleen Elliott Searcey. Jimmy, as he was fondly known by family and friends, retired after...

J. Ernest Marine

J. Ernest Marine

Oct 4, 2021

J. Ernest Marine, "Uncle Ernie," went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 4, 2021, a few months after his 100th birthday, at Acts Manor House in Seaford, Delaware. He was a WWII veteran who proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Uncle Ernie was born July 7, 1921 in Sharptown, Maryland, a son of the late James E....

Sharon Hnatiuk Farrow

Sharon Hnatiuk Farrow

Oct 1, 2021

Sharon Hnatiuk Farrow passed peacefully on Friday, October 1st, 2021 at Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Born February 24, 1946 in Millville NJ to the late Margaret Hnatiuk Young and Walter Benjamin (Benny) Hnatiuk. Sharon attended John Dickenson Highschool and it is here that she met her one true love, William W Farrow Sr.....

Trisha Lynn Sando

Trisha Lynn Sando

Sep 30, 2021

Trisha Lynn Sando, 52, of Laurel passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021. She was born on August 15, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Deborah Louise Kelly and William Sando, Sr. Trisha owned Baltimore to the Beach Cleaning Services and also worked at the Food Lion in Laurel. She is survived by her daughter, Megan L. Sando (Luke...

John E. Smith Jr.

John E. Smith Jr.

Sep 29, 2021

John E. Smith, Jr., 79, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 after a brave battle with several health issues. He was born October 22, 1941 in Delmar, a son of the late John Edward Smith and Olive G. (Wingate) Smith. John graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1959. Right out...

Shirley Smith Ryall

Shirley Smith Ryall

Sep 27, 2021

Shirley Smith Ryall, 75, of Delmar passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at her home in Delmar surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 15, 1946, in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Beulah Mae (Hamilton) West and Charles West, Sr. Shirley graduated from Delmar High School with the class of 1964, where she loved sports...

Lorena Grey Pasternak

Lorena Grey Pasternak

Sep 26, 2021

Lorena Grey Pasternak, 93, of Mardela Springs, and formerly of Waldorf, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 26, 2021. She was born August 27, 1928, in Roanoke, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Frank William Finster and Nellie Jeanette (Burkhammer) Finster. In her earlier years, Lorena stayed home to raise her family and was the consummate homemaker. While...

Richard Joseph Bridge

Richard Joseph Bridge

Sep 23, 2021

Richard Joseph Bridge, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on September 23, 2021. He was born June 13, 1931 to Menzo and Eva (Jackson) Bridge in Bradley Beach, NJ. After graduating from Asbury Park High School in NJ, Richard married his high school sweetheart, JoAnn Blackwell, in December 1950. After beginning college, Richard became a student minister...

Phillip Lynn Moore

Phillip Lynn Moore

Sep 22, 2021

Phillip Lynn Moore, 75, of Laurel, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 7, 1945, in Delmar, Maryland, as one of ten sons to the late Charles W. Moore and Mary Katherine (Collins) Moore. Phil retired in 2005 after 30 years of service with the railroad as a...

Ronald L. King Ii

Ronald L. King Ii

Sep 20, 2021

Ronald "Ronnie" L. King, II, 31, of Salisbury, passed away at his home on Monday, September 20, 2021. He was born August 15, 1990, in Salisbury, a son of Ronald L. King and Norma Gayle Jones. In his younger days, Ronnie worked several years as a manager at LIDS in the Salisbury Centre. For the last year he has worked...

Kimberly Ann Ashcraft

Kimberly Ann Ashcraft

Sep 19, 2021

Kimberly Ann Ashcraft, 62, of Salisbury, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a prolonged illness. She was born on October 13, 1958 In Chincoteague, Virginia, daughter of the late Robert Allan and Rachel Virginia (Pruitt) Truitt. Kim graduated from Parkside High School before earning her bachelor's degree in Education from UMES. She...

William Tony Adkins Jr.

William Tony Adkins Jr.

Sep 19, 2021

William Tony Adkins, Jr., 53, of Delmar passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021. He was born on January 6, 1968 in Salisbury, Maryland, a son of William Tony Adkins and Shirley Lawson Adkins. Bill worked at Central Implement Inc. at age 18 working in the parts department until they closed in 2002. He then went to Hoober, Inc and...