Obituaries

Jane Hearthway Hudson

Jane Hearthway Hudson

Dec 13, 2014

Jane Hearthway Hudson, 81, of Salisbury, formerly of Snow Hill, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Snow Hill on May 15, 1933, the proud daughter of the late W. Edward and Amanda Stevens Hearthway. Jane graduated from Snow Hill High School with the class of 1951. She worked briefly...

Emma Jean Phillips

Emma Jean Phillips

Dec 10, 2014

Emma Jean Beach Phillips, 83, of Hebron, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on January 22, 1931 in Hebron, Maryland, a daughter of the late George and Hannah Beach. Emma Jean worked for the telephone company in her younger days before leaving to stay home and raise her family. She...

L. Calvin Serman Sr.

L. Calvin Serman Sr.

Dec 6, 2014

L. Calvin Serman, Sr., 82, of Salisbury, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 23, 1931 in Fruitland, a son of the late Lester Clayton Serman and Susie Bounds Serman. Calvin ran the family farm, Serman Farms, for many years, a job he truly loved. He was a member of...

Evelyn H. Hearn

Evelyn H. Hearn

Dec 2, 2014

DELMAR- Evelyn H. Hearn, 87, of Delmar, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at her home in Delmar, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 30, 1927 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Granville and Maude Niblett Hastings. In her younger days Evelyn worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for R.D. Grier before leaving to raise her family...

Joyce A. Campbell

Joyce A. Campbell

Dec 1, 2014

Joyce A. Campbell, 81, of Newark, Maryland, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on May 24, 1933 in Derby, Virginia, a daughter of the late Charley and Irene Adams. In her earlier years, she worked as a hairstylist and a real estate agent in Ocean City. After retirement, she...

Catherine B. Abbott

Catherine B. Abbott

Nov 26, 2014

SNOW HILL- Born September 7, 1914 in Wilmington, Delaware, Catherine B. Abbott of Snow Hill, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Harrison House at the age of 100. Catherine and husband Harry moved to Snow Hill in 1935, eventually buying a home on Church Street, where she continued to live after Harry died in 1995. In 2011 she became...

Lottie F. Hitch

Lottie F. Hitch

Nov 25, 2014

Lottie F. Hitch, 76, of Delmar, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on November 11, 1938 in Salisbury, the daughter of the late Willis and Bertha Holloway. Lottie worked for John and Margie Engberg at Hayman Pharmacy in Salisbury for 19 years. The Engbergs and their children have been...

Gary M. Horseman Sr.

Gary M. Horseman Sr.

Nov 12, 2014

Gary M. Horseman, Sr., 80, of Delmar, passed Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 25, 1934, a son of the late Woodrow Horseman and Edna Aline Collins Horseman. Gary was a self-employed contractor for over 50 years and most recently was the construction inspector for the Seaford School District. He...

Elizabeth Faye Johnson

Elizabeth Faye Johnson

Nov 12, 2014

Elizabeth Faye Johnson, 72, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on April 19, 1942 in Pocomoke City, the daughter of the late Granville Pennewell and Elizabeth Hurley Pennewell. Faye worked various jobs throughout the years; she worked in housekeeping in Ocean City for the Harrison Group, she...

Connie L. Whaley

Connie L. Whaley

Nov 11, 2014

Connie L. Whaley, 79, of Laurel, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 22, 1935 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ezra and Evelyn Stapleton. Connie graduated from Reynoldsburg High School before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, where she would meet her future husband, Richard "Dick" F....

Ruth Phoebus Robinson

Ruth Phoebus Robinson

Nov 9, 2014

Ruth Phoebus Robinson, 91, of Delmar, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on August 21, 1923 in Sharptown, Maryland, a daughter of the late Granville and Ruth Phoebus. Ruth was a member of Delmarva Evangelistic Church in Salisbury and was a member of the Women's Missionary Council. She is survived...

Lucille M. Johnson

Lucille M. Johnson

Nov 9, 2014

Lucille M. Johnson, 97, of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Delmar Nursing Home. She was born on August 11, 1917 in Warsaw, Virginia, a daughter of the late Dennard and Louora Thrift. Lucille worked as an inspector for the Campbell Soup Company for many years. She was also a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary...

Dorothy Louise Esham

Dorothy Louise Esham

Nov 5, 2014

Dorothy Louise Esham, 91, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born on August 6, 1923 in Washington D.C., a daughter of the late Louis and Mildred Hodges. Mrs. Esham was a longstanding member of Ager Road United Methodist Church in Hyattsville, MD. She is survived by a son,...

Earl Dingle Hudson

Earl Dingle Hudson

Nov 4, 2014

Earl Dingle Hudson, 85, of Delmar, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his home in Delmar. He was born April 8, 1929 in Frankford, a son of the late Charles L. Hudson and Sarah Edna (Dingle) Hudson. Earl worked as a power service supervisor at DuPont in Seaford, from where he retired after 35 years of service. He also loved...

Thomas G. Young

Thomas G. Young

Nov 1, 2014

Thomas G. Young, fondly known as "Tommy", age 90, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born August 24, 1924 in Onancock, Virginia, a son of the late Jesse and Minnie Young. Tommy graduated from Delmar High School in 1942 and has ever since been one of Delmar's biggest fan and supporters of the...

Ruth Adkins Guthrie

Ruth Adkins Guthrie

Oct 31, 2014

Ruth Adkins Guthrie, 78, of Snow Hill, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 2, 1936 in Cokesbury, a daughter of the late John and Lillie Adkins. Ruth enjoyed the beautiful country setting in Box Iron, where she had lived since 1967. She was an avid doll...

Gladys M. Campbell

Gladys M. Campbell

Oct 25, 2014

Gladys M. Campbell, 91, of Millsboro, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born on April 8, 1923 in Snow Hill, Maryland, a daughter of the late William and Bertha Lank. Mrs. Campbell was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She enjoyed working with her daughter, Linda, and her grandchildren at the Railroad...

Nancy L. Payne

Nancy L. Payne

Oct 24, 2014

Delmar- Nancy L. Payne, 69, of Delmar, died Friday, October 24, 2014 after bravely battling health issues for several years. She was born August 24, 1945 in Henderson, a daughter of the late Charles E. Swafford and Leola Swafford Hickman. Nancy worked many years, alongside her husband and family, for Payne's Logging. She had many responsibilities there, including that of...

Roger D. Johnson

Roger D. Johnson

Oct 23, 2014

Roger D. Johnson, 57, of Salisbury, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 8, 1957 in Erie, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Preston S. Johnson and Nathalie Bean Johnson. Roger worked many years as owner and operator of Johnson's Well Drilling in Salisbury,...

Albert Edward Parkin

Albert Edward Parkin

Oct 15, 2014

Albert Edward Parkin, 72, of Hebron, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 surrounded by his family at Mallard Bay in Cambridge. He was born on February 24, 1942 in Philadelphia, a son of the late Albert and Lillian Parkin. Albert proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Standard Register in 2004, after 26 years...