Obituaries
Mary A. Weed
May 28, 2018
DELMAR- With great sadness we share the news that our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Mary A. Weed, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 in her sleep at the age of 81. Mary was born in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1936 and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. She proudly earned her G.E.D. in the mid-1990s at the encouragement of...
Agnes Lee Mitchell
May 25, 2018
DELMAR- Agnes Lee Mitchell, 88, of Delmar, passed Friday morning, May 25, 2018 at her home, with her loving family gathered around. She was born July 24, 1929 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Sirman and Lennie (Marvel) Cordrey. Agnes enjoyed cooking and baking for her family and friends and also her work on the family farm. She was...
Florence Ward Mcgee
May 22, 2018
Florence Ward McGee, 93, of Delmar, Maryland, passed away at Scottish Pines Nursing Home in Laurinburg, NC, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. A graveside service will be 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Hillside Memorial Park. Services will be conducted by her nephew, Stephen Jones. Florence was born in Laurel, Delaware to the late Harry and Lula Elliott Ward....
Jacque Leigh Taylor
May 19, 2018
Jacque (Jackie) Taylor, age 69 of Delmar, DE passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Jackie was born in Salisbury, MD and was a proud graduate of Delmar High School's class of 1966. Jackie was a voracious reader, avid card player, and bingo enthusiast. She also enjoyed shopping and meals out with family and friends. She is preceded in death...
Frances Shockley Mitchell
May 17, 2018
Frances Shockley Mitchell, 93, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her home with her children by her side. She was born on September 7, 1924 in Snow Hill, a daughter of the late Walter and Naomi (Figgs) Shockley. Frances enjoyed staying at home and raising her family but also had fond memories of working on the farm...
Gerald F. Lutz Sr
May 16, 2018
Gerald F. Lutz, Sr., age 101, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 14, 1917 in Dayton, Ohio, a son of the late Harry Porter Lutz and Lillian Peters Lutz Eves. In 1933 Mr. Lutz's family moved to Washington, D.C. He proudly served his country for 30 years in the U.S....
Wanda Marylee Pryor
May 15, 2018
GEORGETOWN- Wanda Marylee (Campbell) Pryor, 61, of Georgetown, formerly of Salisbury, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. She was born September 27, 1956 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Ollie and Margaret (Hill) Campbell. Wanda had a heart for children and worked several years as a daycare provider. She loved to sing and...
Brenda Lee Miller-Davis
May 13, 2018
Brenda Lee Miller-Davis, 49, of Millsboro, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at her home in Millsboro. She was born on November 9, 1968 in Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Larry Miller and Anna (Breslin) Jones. Throughout the years, Brenda worked as a nurse at PRMC, Dove Pointe, and McFayden-Eyo & Strott and Associates in Salisbury. She loved...
M. Louise Hearn
May 12, 2018
M. Louise Hearn, 80, of Delmar passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Delaware. She was born on October 4, 1937 in Delmar, a daughter of the late William and Mamie (Wilkins) Ellis. Mrs. Hearn was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Throughout the years, she was very involved in her church, as God...
Betty Jean Robinson
May 7, 2018
MARDELA SPRINGS- Betty Jean Robinson, 79, of Mardela Springs, died Monday, May 7, 2018 at Mallard Bay Nursing Home in Cambridge, where she had resided for the past several months. She was born April 6, 1939 in Preston, Maryland, a daughter of the late Walter and Louise (Lord) Schevel. Betty Jean worked as a seamstress for several shirt factories in...
Raelyn Nicole Huffman
May 4, 2018
Delmar- On Friday, May 4, 2018, Raelyn Nicole Huffman, 22, of Delmar, became one of God's angels. She was born September 2, 1995 in Lewes, Delaware, a daughter of Billie Jo Justice (Tim) and Ray Huffman (Brenda). Raelyn graduated from Seaford High School with the class of 2013 and worked for the past several years at Lowe's. She loved her...
Phyllis Ann Cherrix
May 4, 2018
Phyllis Ann Cherrix died on Friday, May 4, 2018 at her Snow Hill home after a long illness. She was attended by her loving family and caregivers whom she loved like family. She was born on April 28, 1947 to Leroy and Ethel Godfrey Cherrix, now deceased. She is predeceased by a cousin Lester D. Shockley who managed her business...
Nancy King Brown
May 4, 2018
BALM, FLORIDA - Nancy King Brown, 85, passed away in Florida on May 4, 2018. Born in Eden, Md in 1932, she was the daughter of Thomas James King and Elnora Simms King. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Otis Carl Brown. The were married at the Rockawalkin United Methodist Church. Together, they ran...
Harvey L. Dolby
Apr 29, 2018
LAUREL - Harvey Lee Dolby, 93, passed away on April 29th at his home while surrounded by family. He went home to be with his lifelong sweetheart and wife, Dorothy H. Dolby. They shared 65 years together before she passed in 2011. Born in Laurel, Delaware on April 8th, 1925, he was the son of Frank and Dolly Dolby. He...
Isobel E. Baublitz
Apr 27, 2018
Isobel E. Baublitz, 74, of Delmar, Delaware, passed away at her home on Friday, April 27, 2018. She was born on April 14, 1944 in Baltimore, a daughter of the late John and Edna Aleshire. Mrs. Baublitz worked at Wal-Mart in Salisbury for eight years. She loved all animals and going shopping. She is survived by her daughter, Doris Bishop;...
Donna Lee Sturgis
Apr 24, 2018
Donna Lee Sturgis, 81, of Delmar, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 12, 1936 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Benjamin White and Susie Joyner White Adkins. Donna worked as a bookkeeper in her younger years but her true pride and joy was raising her family and taking...
Richard Howard Griffith
Apr 21, 2018
SALISBURY- Richard Howard Griffith, affectionately known by many as "Reds," 79, of Salisbury, formerly of Sharptown, died Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born November 30, 1938 in Trenton, New Jersey, a son of the late Howard "Buck" Griffith and Bertha (Meyers) Griffith. Richard spent most of his life in his beloved Sharptown....
Irvine Powell
Apr 21, 2018
Irvine Powell, age 102, a resident of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, Delaware passed away with family by his side on April 21, 2018. Mr. Powell attended Delmar High School, Delmar, DE, Class of 1936 and Goldey Beacom College in Wilmington, Class of 1938. Upon completion of his business school education, he began his employment with Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, DE. In...
Gorman E. Parker Ii
Apr 15, 2018
Gorman E. Parker II died Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Lofland Park Center in Seaford, Delaware, where he had lived for the past two years. He was born Feb. 5, 1945, in Salisbury, a son of the late Gorman E. Parker and Naomi Ida Harrington Parker. Gorman was a self-employed contractor and carpenter. He prided himself on quality work. His...
Hollis L. Jones Sr.
Apr 13, 2018
Hollis L. Jones, Sr., 75, of Delmar, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on April 19, 1942 in Salisbury, a son of the late John Jones and Amanda Arvey. Hollis retired from National Vault in Salisbury after thirty plus years. He will be remembered as a jokester by...
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