Obituaries

Jon Barry Niblet

Jon Barry Niblet

Nov 9, 2016

Jon Barry Niblet, 67, of Laurel passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Jon "Barry" was born on July 7, 1949 in Salisbury, Maryland to the late John Clinton Niblet and Jane Outten Niblet. He served two tours in Vietnam and one tour in Korea in the United States Army. Stateside, after college, he...

Betty M. Hastings

Betty M. Hastings

Nov 8, 2016

LAUREL- Betty M. Hastings, 86, of Laurel went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Betty was an active member of St. George's U.M.C. for over 60 years. She enjoyed baking, sewing, gardening, her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was born June 27, 1930, daughter of the late Dennard and Anna Carey of Delmar. Her husband...

Clifton Glenn Malone

Clifton Glenn Malone

Nov 6, 2016

SALISBURY- Clifton Glenn Malone, 81, died suddenly on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born April 9, 1935 in Siloam, a son of the late Elizabeth and Harold Eugene Malone. Glenn served in the US Army for 2 years and was stationed in Korea. He worked for the Vernon Powell Shoe Company for...

Rebecca Ann Steininger

Rebecca Ann Steininger

Nov 3, 2016

Rebecca Ann Steininger, 78, of Snow Hill, passed away Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Snow Hill, she was a daughter of the late Clifton E. and Lina L. Shockley. Mrs. Steininger retired from the Snow Hill Post Office in 2004 after 26 years of service. She was a member of Bates Memorial...

Maurice Thomas Campbell

Maurice Thomas Campbell

Nov 3, 2016

DELMAR- Maurice Thomas Campbell, 80, of Delmar, died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 29, 1936 in Melson's, a son of the late George Oliver Campbell and Agnes Catherine (Parsons) Campbell. Maurice started his barbering career in 1958 and enjoyed almost 60 years of cutting hair...

Juanita Catherine Linton

Juanita Catherine Linton

Oct 25, 2016

Juanita Catherine Linton, 82, of Millsboro, and formerly of Hagerstown, Maryland, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. She was born August 31, 1934 in Hagerstown, a daughter of the late David Arthur Spessard and Vada Virginia (Lewis) Spessard. She spent most of her life in the Hagerstown area and worked several jobs throughout her lifetime....

Helen "Beth" Pope

Helen "Beth" Pope

Oct 22, 2016

Helen Elizabeth "Beth" Pope, 58, of Salisbury, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her home in Salisbury. She was born on September 4, 1958 in Milford, a daughter of Ann and Keith Jones and the late Ernest Lee Pope. She graduated from Delmar High School in 1976 and was currently employed at Drs. Yonker and Kemp in Berlin,...

Kenneth F Brown Sr.

Kenneth F Brown Sr.

Oct 22, 2016

DELMAR- Kenneth F. Brown, Sr., 73, of Delmar, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born December 9, 1942 in Laurel, a son of the late Floyd B. and Meredith Ida (Hearn) Brown. Kenny worked several jobs before spending 33 years at Dresser Wayne Pump in Salisbury, where he held several positions in...

Margaret Marie Hill

Margaret Marie Hill

Oct 19, 2016

After a long and courageous battle with her illness, Margaret Marie Hill, 65, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Margaret was surrounded by her loving and supportive family. She was born on June 25, 1951, in Henderson, North Carolina, a daughter of Florestine Ross Felts of Henderson, NC, and the late...

Norma Bozman Cugler

Norma Bozman Cugler

Oct 6, 2016

BERLIN- Norma Bozman Cugler, 83, of Delmar, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin after a short stay. She was born on September 28, 1933 in Dames Quarter, Maryland, a daughter of the late John and Ada (White) Bozman. Norma graduated from Deal Island High school with the class of 1951. In 1968 she...

Keith A. "Artie" Abbott Sr.

Keith A. "Artie" Abbott Sr.

Oct 2, 2016

DELMAR- Keith A. "Artie" Abbott, 59, of Delmar, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He was born July 3, 1957 in Salisbury, the son of the late Keith K. and Shirley Thomas Abbott. Artie, as he was fondly known by all who loved him, proudly graduated from Delmar High School with the...

Alfred "Sonny" Lee Larson

Alfred "Sonny" Lee Larson

Sep 29, 2016

SNOW HILL- Alfred Lee Larson, known to all as "Sonny," 82, of Snow Hill, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He was born December 17, 1933 in Salisbury, a son of the late Anchor and Eleanor Stevens Larson. Sonny graduated from Snow Hill High School with the class of 1951. In his younger...

Jane Margaret Breeze

Jane Margaret Breeze

Sep 29, 2016

Jane Margaret Breeze, 66, of Mardela Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 29th, 2016 at her home. Jane was born on June 6th, 1950 in the village of Caerleon in South Wales, the youngest child of the late Goy and Dorothy Vinsen. In her early years, Jane loved village life in Wales and horseback riding in the region's Black...

James C. Bell Sr.

James C. Bell Sr.

Sep 29, 2016

James C. Bell, Sr., 77, of Delmar, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on July 25, 1939 in Thurmond, West Virginia, a son of the late John and Elizabeth Bell. He was a lifelong Redskins fan, who enjoyed fishing, crabbing, camping, and all types of animals. He took...

Mabel L. Cullen

Mabel L. Cullen

Sep 28, 2016

DELMAR- Mabel L. Cullen, "Mabs,", 91, of Delmar, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at her home in Delmar. She was born April 30, 1925, in London, England, a daughter of the late James Matthew Leitch and Mabel Leitch (Aylmore) Buttwell. During World War II she had a classified job with the British Forces and met the love of her life,...

Lois W. Parsons

Lois W. Parsons

Sep 24, 2016

Lois W. Parsons, 80, of Seaford, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family and sisters of the heart. She was born on September 27, 1935 in Salisbury, Maryland, a daughter of the late Lester and Arietta Wilkins. After high school, Lois married Elwood Richard Parsons. Through the years they lived in Cape Cod,...

Michael B. "Mickey" Wilkins

Michael B. "Mickey" Wilkins

Sep 22, 2016

LAUREL- Thursday, September 22nd, the Lord gently blew out the bright, shining light that was Michael Blair Wilkins, reached out his hand, and said, "Come home." Born November 30, 1970 he shone brightly from the beginning, his personality friendly, generous, and sometimes mischievous. Mickey always had time to talk, to lend a helping hand, and he knew no enemy. Mickey...

Mildred Petitt Kelley

Mildred Petitt Kelley

Sep 19, 2016

SALISBURY- Mildred Petitt Kelley, 92, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the Harrison House of Snow Hill. She was born February 4, 1924 in Wilmington and was a daughter of the late G. Howard Petitt and Mauza Wilmer Petitt. Mildred graduated from Snow Hill High School with the class of 1942. She was a long time member of...

Claudia J. Hickman

Claudia J. Hickman

Sep 10, 2016

STOCKTON- Claudia J. Hickman of Stockton died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke. She was 101 years old. Born August 4, 1915 in Greenbackville, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Claude W. Jones and Cecie E. (Stewart) Jones. Claudia worked as a seamstress at the Snow Hill Garment Factory nearly 30 years. She...

John William "Bear" Cooper Jr.

John William "Bear" Cooper Jr.

Sep 9, 2016

DELMAR- John William Cooper, Jr., "Bear", 42, of Delmar, died Friday, September 9, 2016. He was born March 18, 1974 in College Park, Georgia, a son of Rhonda S. Cooper Hearn of Delmar and the late John William Cooper, Sr. "Bear", as he was fondly known, worked as a lineman in the cable industry for several years before following his...