Obituaries

Albert Richard Tingle

Albert Richard Tingle

Jun 23, 2021

Albert Richard Tingle, 86, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born January 2, 1935 in Salisbury, a son of the late Oliver and Rosa Tingle. Albert was a proud lifelong Wicomico Countian being raised and living in Parsonsburg. He was a self-employed carpenter at North Park Gardens in Salisbury for many...

Eva D. Bankard

Eva D. Bankard

Jun 23, 2021

Eva D. Bankard, 63, passed away at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional hospital in Salisbury, MD on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Born Eva Darlene White on September 29,1957 to the late Nathaniel Joseph White, Jr. and the late Mildred Bowden Lane. Eva was a dedicated employee of Lab Corp for a number of years. As the Team Lead for the Seaford...

Willie Michael Willis

Willie Michael Willis

Jun 22, 2021

Willie Michael Willis, 81, of Delmar passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at TidalHealth- Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on January 26, 1940 in Williston, North Carolina, a son of the late Willard and Adah Willis. He spent his career as an auto mechanic. He was a wonderful big brother, and loved to tell stories about his...

Jesse Lee Dickerson

Jesse Lee Dickerson

Jun 16, 2021

Jesse Lee Dickerson, 85, of Snow Hill, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. Jesse was the son of the late Burley Lee and Doris Marie (Taylor) Dickerson, and his late step-mother Anna Mary Dickerson. Jesse served our country in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Korea. After returning to the States...

Opal Lee Gillis

Opal Lee Gillis

Jun 14, 2021

Opal Lee Gillis, 96, of Delmar, died peacefully on Monday, June 14, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. She was born November 20, 1924 in Sparta, North Carolina, and was the only child of the late Burt Franklin Caudill and Mary Annie Phillips Day. Opal graduated from Galax High School in Virginia. After high school, she moved to Washington...

Leland R. Farris Iii

Leland R. Farris Iii

Jun 10, 2021

Leland "Lee" Richard Farris, III, of Blades, 44 years old, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. He was born in Salisbury on July 9, 1976, a son of Elizabeth Faust Farris of Seaford and the late L. Richard Farris, Jr. Lee graduated from Seaford High School with the class of 1994. He worked in real...

David M. Beach

David M. Beach

Jun 4, 2021

David Marshall Beach, 62, of Delmar passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021 surrounded by his loving family, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born on March 18, 1959, in Pennsylvania, a son of Lenora Faye Beach and the late Paul Marshall Beach. David retired from Spartech in Salisbury in October 2020 after 37 years of service. He...

Carole Ann Bubas

Carole Ann Bubas

Jun 1, 2021

Carole Ann (née Shelly) Bubas, 77, of Seaford, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. She was born December 19, 1943 in Norfolk, Virginia, a daughter of the late Cdr H. Thomas Shelly, Ret. and Roma (née Barnet) Shelly. Carole devoted her life to her family and will be remembered as a wonderful, loving wife, mother,...

Erica Lynn Young

Erica Lynn Young

May 25, 2021

Erica Lynn Young, 47, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Erica was born October 6, 1973 in Annapolis, a daughter of Gail L. Oursler of Delmar and the late Benjamin Lape Hopping, III. She graduated from Oak Hill High School in Ohio before earning her associate's degree from Wor-Wic Community...

Gene A. Hendricks

Gene A. Hendricks

May 23, 2021

Gene Alvin Hendricks, 79, of Laurel passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 4, 1941 in Lynchburg, Virginia, a son of the late Ninie Brooks and Virginia Hendricks. In his early days Gene drove a tractor trailer before starting his career driving a truck for ETD...

Richard G. Johnson

Richard G. Johnson

May 22, 2021

Richard G. Johnson, 89, of Laurel passed away peacefully of Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home. He was born November 22, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio, a son of the late Floyd and Victoria Della (Heine) Johnson. Following graduation from high school Richard enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly served his country and retired after more than 20...

Joseph M. Raley Jr.

Joseph M. Raley Jr.

May 22, 2021

"If something doesn't change, you're going to end up dead or in jail. Like it or not, you're going into the service!" Through determination, a sharp mind and hard work, Mary Pearl Raley had overcome her own difficult childhood – much of which was spent in an orphanage. Now she was determined to keep Joe, her rambunctious 17-year-old son, from...

Charles G. Robinson

Charles G. Robinson

May 16, 2021

Charles G. Robinson of Mardela Springs, Maryland, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born August 28, 1924 in Nanticoke, Maryland, a son of the late Edgar and Gertie (Harrington) Robinson. Charles proudly served his country in the US Army from 1947 to 1948. He grew...

Gary Lee Doss

Gary Lee Doss

May 14, 2021

Gary Lee Doss, Jr., 33, of Draper, Virginia, and formerly of Delmar, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. He was born September 8, 1987 in Salisbury, a son of Melissa A. (Dorrell) Knox of Salisbury and Gary Lee Doss, Sr. of Virginia. Gary worked in construction most of his life and worked for various companies....

Wendell H. Hubbard Jr.

Wendell H. Hubbard Jr.

May 13, 2021

Wendell Holmes Hubbard Jr., 93, returned to his heavenly home on May13th, 2021 after a brief illness. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him through this time and gave him peace. Wendell was born to the late Wendell Holmes Hubbard Sr. and Hazel Elizabeth Hubbard in Baltimore MD. He lived his early years in...

James F. Long Jr.

James F. Long Jr.

May 10, 2021

James F. Long, Jr., 91, of Seaford, passed peacefully at his home on Monday, May 10, 2021. He was born November 23, 1929 in Wilmington, Delaware, a son of the late James F. Long and Ethel Meeds Long. Jim graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in Wilmington where he was a multi-year All State football player. Following graduation, he proudly...

Edward Lee Watson

Edward Lee Watson

May 9, 2021

Edward Lee "Eddie" Watson, 76, of Salisbury passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on June 21, 1944 in Chincoteague, Virginia, the son of the late Harvey and Elaine Watson. In his early years, Eddie proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He began his career working for...

Marjorie P. Smith

Marjorie P. Smith

May 5, 2021

Marjorie (Marge) Pitman Smith DuBois, 74 years old, from Delmar, Delaware, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 with her family by her side. Marge was the daughter of the late Evelyn Robb and the late Ralph Pitmon and the stepdaughter of Jim Robb and Connie Pitmon. Marge was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, and was a proud 1965...

Gary Theodore Cooper

Gary Theodore Cooper

May 5, 2021

Gary Theodore Cooper, 85 years old, from Delmar, formerly of Lothian and Hyattsville, MD died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 after a courageous seven year struggle with MDS (a rare blood cancer disorder) at his home with his devoted wife of 62 years by his side. He was born July 14, 1935 in Frederick, MD, a son of the late June...

George Edward Majors

George Edward Majors

May 4, 2021

George Edward Majors, 81, of Delmar, passed away peacefully at Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. He was born August 10, 1939 in Mardela Springs, a son of the late James Edward Majors and Rozella Wilson Majors. George graduated from Mardela High School with the class of 1957. Not long after graduation he enlisted in the US...