Obituaries

Bryan Jeffrey Van Zandt

Bryan Jeffrey Van Zandt

Apr 25, 2017

DELMAR- Bryan Jeffrey Van Zandt, 38, of Delmar, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. He was born in Suffern, New York on December 8, 1978, a son of Jeffrey James Van Zandt and Deborah Ann Ganoe Van Zandt of Sharptown. Bryan graduated from Mardela High School with the class of 1996 before earning his Bachelor's degree...

Rita A. King-Whitby

Rita A. King-Whitby

Apr 21, 2017

Rita A. King-Whitby, age 85, lived in Shady Side, Anne Arundel County until 1989 when she and her husband moved to Cocoa, Florida. In 2009, she came to live with her daughter in Princess Anne. She passed away April 21, 2017 at Aurora Senior Living of Manokin in Princess Anne, Maryland. She was born on October 10, 1931 in Washington...

Raymond Earl White Jr.

Raymond Earl White Jr.

Apr 21, 2017

Raymond Earl White, Jr., 89, of Pittsville, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center in Millsboro. He was born November 16, 1927 in Pittsville, a son of the late Raymond Earl White, Sr. and Mary Middleton White. Earl's passion was horses. He was around horse racing most of his life and worked as a groom...

Kenneth Ray Bradley, Jr

Kenneth Ray Bradley, Jr

Apr 19, 2017

Delmar- Kenneth Ray Bradley, Jr., 85, of Delmar, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born February 19, 1932 in Oriole, a son of the late Kenneth Ray Bradley, Sr. and Mary Ernestine Baltz Bradley. Ken started helping on the family farm at a very young age and has been...

Brenda Louise Hill

Brenda Louise Hill

Apr 17, 2017

SEAFORD- Brenda Louise Hill, 57, of Seaford, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 16, 1960 in Washington, DC, a daughter of Louise Mae Baicar and the late Paul Douglas Baicar. Brenda was baptized as a young girl at the Episcopal church in Oxon Hill and was active at the...

Ruth G. Dickerson

Ruth G. Dickerson

Apr 14, 2017

Ruth G. Dickerson, formerly of Sharptown, and later of Parsonsburg, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born on July 24, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of the late Edgar Wilfred Skirrow and Elsie Irene Cadmon Mellors Skirrow. Ruth was a longtime active member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Sharptown where she volunteered...

Mary Alice Walker

Mary Alice Walker

Apr 13, 2017

LAUREL- Mary Alice Walker, 88, of Laurel, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Lofland Park Center in Seaford, where she had resided for the past few years. She was born October 24, 1928 in Gumboro, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Beatrice (Wilkerson) Collins. Mary left school at a young age to help on the family farm. Later...

Rose Louise Mutchler

Rose Louise Mutchler

Apr 12, 2017

Rose Louise Mutchler, nee Meilhammer, age 87, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the John B. Parsons Home, surrounded by her loving family. Rose was born on November 14, 1929 in Cumberland, Wisconsin, the youngest daughter of the late John and Martha Meilhammer. Her parents moved the family to the Eastern Shore in the early...

Rose A. Moore

Rose A. Moore

Apr 10, 2017

Rose A. Moore, age 80, of Delmar, passed away at her home on Monday, April 10, 2017. She was born on March 19, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Raymond and Rose Baker. Rose spent many years working at Harvard Custom Manufacturing in Salisbury. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Delmar. Rose loved spending...

William E. Coffin

William E. Coffin

Apr 8, 2017

William E. Coffin, age 78, of Salisbury passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on January 21, 1939 in Wilmington, a son of the late Harold H. and Rachel Elizabeth Coffin. In his early years, he served in the National Guard 29th Infantry Division Blue and Gray, as a field...

Elwood C. Massey

Elwood C. Massey

Apr 4, 2017

DELMAR- Elwood C. Massey, 88 of Delmar, and formerly of Laurel, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 16, 1928 in Monmouth, New Jersey, a son of the late John and Helen Massey. After graduating from high school he proudly served his country in the...

William "Bill" J. Gordy

William "Bill" J. Gordy

Apr 3, 2017

Salisbury- William John Gordy, 83, of Salisbury, died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. He was born December 13, 1933 in Laurel, Delaware, a son of the late King Edward Gordy, Sr. and Sally Tracey Gordy. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. He retired from Preston Trucking at 70...

Joan H. Lescallette

Joan H. Lescallette

Apr 1, 2017

Joan H. LesCallette, age 53, of Salisbury, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 1, 2017. She was born on August 30, 1963 in Salisbury, the daughter of the late Carlton and Melba Baker Hastings. Joan graduated from Delmar Jr. Sr. High School in 1981 and went on to attend the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, graduating in...

Carolyn T. Greenwood

Carolyn T. Greenwood

Mar 29, 2017

SALISBURY- Carolyn T. Greenwood, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in the arms of her daughter. She was born on May 13, 1923, in Wilmington, North Carolina, to the late Henry M. and Ida Mae Jackson Tiencken. Mrs. Greenwood is survived by her daughter, Carolee Greenwood of Salisbury; two grandsons, Christopher Emge and his wife, Sabrina, of...

Betty Jane Brittingham

Betty Jane Brittingham

Mar 29, 2017

Betty Jane Brittingham of Delmar, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born on February 1, 1931 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Prettyman and Elizabeth (Timmons) Jones. Betty loved the outdoors, working in her flowers and watching the birds. She enjoyed afternoons' fishing with her husband and going...

Pastor Steven Lee Booth

Pastor Steven Lee Booth

Mar 26, 2017

LAUREL- Pastor Steven Lee Booth, 70, of Laurel, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home. He was born December 6, 1946 on Chincoteague Island, a son of the late Roy L. Booth, Sr. and Evelyn Smothers Booth. He graduated from Chincoteague High School with the class of 1965 before proudly serving his country in the Army Reserves for 6...

Franklin E. Mitchell

Franklin E. Mitchell

Mar 26, 2017

Franklin E. Mitchell, age 83, of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home in Delmar, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 15, 1933 in Salisbury, a son of the late Ottis and Mabel Carey Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell worked as a conductor for Pennsylvania Railroad and Conrail for 35 years. He was a...

Olan Victor Foskey

Olan Victor Foskey

Mar 24, 2017

Olan Victor Foskey, age 59, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 24, 2017. Victor was born on February 2, 1958 in Delmar and graduated from Delmar High School in 1976. He worked as an expert carpenter for many years. He is survived by his loving mother, Lina Foskey of Delmar; four children, Burt Foskey of Laurel, Brandy Brittingham...

Shelia Davis Layfield

Shelia Davis Layfield

Mar 24, 2017

SALISBURY- Shelia Davis Layfield, 65, passed away on March 24, 2017 at PRMC after a lengthy illness. Born on June 15, 1951 in Salisbury, MD to Robert and Geneva (Wingate) Davis, she was a 1969 graduate of J.M. Bennett High, where she was a cheerleader and active in other extracurricular activities. She studied early childhood education and music at Salisbury...

Lyttleton B.P. Gould

Lyttleton B.P. Gould

Mar 16, 2017

DELMAR- Lyttleton B.P. Gould, III, 69, of Delmar, formerly of Harford, Connecticut, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at his home in Delmar. He was born in Washington, D.C. on March 6, 1948, a son of the late Lyttleton B.P. Gould, Jr. and Mary Krech Jackson Gould. Mr. Gould got his degree in hotel and motel management. He worked several jobs...