Obituaries

Kenneth Leroy Wood

Kenneth Leroy Wood

Oct 3, 2014

BERLIN- Kenneth Leroy Wood, 65, of Berlin, died Friday, October 3, 2014 at his home in Berlin. Ken was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and grew up in Free Union, a son of the late Lloyd and Lilly Wood. He was raised by a very special lady and person in his life, his late grandmother, Charity Walker Wood. Before living in...

Charles F. Townsend Sr.

Charles F. Townsend Sr.

Oct 2, 2014

Charles F. Townsend, Sr., 66, of Delmar, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born on July 26, 1948 in Salisbury, a son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Townsend. Charles was a former member of the Salisbury Baptist Temple. In his early years, he enjoyed farming. He then went...

Charles Prescott Arbogast

Charles Prescott Arbogast

Sep 22, 2014

SALISBURY- Charles Prescott Arbogast, 86, of Salisbury, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born January 17, 1928 in Morgantown, West Virginia, a son of the late Harry McNeill Arbogast and Addie Louella Howell Arbogast. Charles proudly served his country in the 82nd Army Airbourne right after World War II, until his...

Dorothy Ann Perdue

Dorothy Ann Perdue

Sep 18, 2014

Dorothy Ann Perdue, 69, of Salisbury, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. It was on this day that God gained an angel. She was born on August 3, 1945 in Henderson, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Raymond and Lillie Thomas. Over the years, she worked...

Richard Jeremiah Cox

Richard Jeremiah Cox

Sep 18, 2014

Richard Jeremiah "RJ" Cox, infant son of Richard and Jennifer Cox of Denton, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Easton Memorial Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by four siblings, Emily Cox (16), Ashley Cox (15), William Veliz (8), and Brooklynn Cox (15 mos.); paternal grandparents, Peggy and Richard Keith Cox; maternal grandparents, Kenneth and...

Jeffrey Alan Lemon

Jeffrey Alan Lemon

Sep 3, 2014

SALISBURY- Jeffrey Alan Lemon, 31, of Salisbury, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 as a result of injuries from a scooter accident. He was born December 15, 1982 in Salisbury, a son of Alan Dean Lemon and Joyce Ann Lemon of Salisbury. Jeff graduated from Wicomico High school with the class of 2000. He was a skilled machinist and worked for...

Nellie Anne Nichols

Nellie Anne Nichols

Sep 2, 2014

Nellie Anne Nichols, 85, of Delmar, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born October 17, 1928 in Nanticoke, Maryland, a daughter of the late James Maxwell French and Estelle Rebecca (Somers) French. Nellie Anne started work in retail at a young age, working at J.C. Penney when it was in downtown...

Joseph A. Seagraves Sr.

Joseph A. Seagraves Sr.

Aug 28, 2014

Joseph Alexander Seagraves, Sr., 91, of Parsonsburg, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at his daughter's home in Delmar. He was born on October 23, 1922, a son of the late Eugene and Effie Seagraves. Joseph was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. He began his career as a shoe salesman, and then went on to work at Crown Cork and...

Franklin Delano Hamilton Sr.

Franklin Delano Hamilton Sr.

Aug 28, 2014

DELMAR- Franklin Delano Hamilton, Sr., 77, of Delmar, died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 2, 1937 in Pittsville, a son of the late Justin W. Hamilton, Sr. and Mary Jane (Dennis) Hamilton. Franklin proudly served his country in the US Army National Guard for...

Elizabeth E. "Libby" Shockley

Elizabeth E. "Libby" Shockley

Aug 24, 2014

SNOW HILL- Elizabeth E. "Libby" Shockley, 98, of Snow Hill, died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 13, 1916 in South Hill, Virginia, a daughter of the late George Cary Estes and Nellie Rowley Estes. After graduation from Buckhorn High School in South Hill, she...

Clayton "Sarge" Cugler

Clayton "Sarge" Cugler

Aug 24, 2014

Clayton D. Cugler, 91, of Delmar passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born September 24, 1922, in Crisfield, Maryland, a son of the late William and Elsie Cugler. Clayton or "Sarge," as he was fondly known by family and friends, was a Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II Veteran....

Betty Ann Twilley

Betty Ann Twilley

Aug 22, 2014

Betty Ann Twilley, 82, died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born on May 1, 1932 in Riverton, Md., she was the youngest child of the late Luke Shockley and Lyda Weatherly Shockley. After graduation from Mardela High School in 1950, she worked briefly at DuPont Nylon plant in Seaford and then at the...

Joyce Simpler Lyons

Joyce Simpler Lyons

Aug 21, 2014

DELMAR- Joyce Simpler Lyons, 67, of Delmar, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 25, 1947 in Wilmington, Delaware, a daughter of the late Doris Waller Walls. Joyce worked as a dental assistant at ECI for many years, a job she truly loved. Her family was...

Norman C. Boos

Norman C. Boos

Aug 21, 2014

LAUREL- Norman C. Boos, 85, of Laurel, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, a son of the late Carl and Norma (Beck) Boos. Norman proudly served his country in the US Navy Reserves for 12 years when he was younger. He was a very talented woodworker...

William "Billy" F. Dennis

William "Billy" F. Dennis

Aug 19, 2014

PITTSVILLE – William "Billy" F. Dennis, 74, of Pittsville, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Mr. Dennis was the son of the late Aubrey and Carrie Dennis. Born in Maryland on February 13, 1940, Billy was a truck driver for Perdue. He and his wife, Elizabeth, were married for 50 years. Billy was a NASCAR fan....

Robert "Bobby" Donald Rentz Jr.

Robert "Bobby" Donald Rentz Jr.

Aug 18, 2014

Willards-Robert "Bobby" Donald Rentz, Jr., of Willards died at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, on Monday, August 18, 2014. He was 55. Born on January 29, 1959, in Dover, Delaware, he was the son of Robert D. Rentz of Felton, Delaware, and the late Avalon Sheppard Rentz. After graduating in 1977 from Parkside High School in Salisbury, he worked...

John Franklin "Frank" Sullivan

John Franklin "Frank" Sullivan

Aug 18, 2014

DELMAR, MARYLAND-John Franklin Sullivan, known as Frank by everyone, 72, of Delmar, MD, passed away Monday, August 18. He was born February 27, 1962, in Salisbury to the late Raymond and Irma Sullivan. Frank graduated from Delmar High School in 1961. After graduation, he enlisted in the National Guard and later joined the US Army. After serving for six years,...

Jay Joseph Hearn

Jay Joseph Hearn

Aug 11, 2014

LAUREL—Jay Joseph Hearn, 56, of Laurel, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born July 11, 1958 in Salisbury, a son of the late Joshua B. Hearn, who passed in 1995 and Charlene Ann Hearn, who passed in 2013. Jay was raised in Delmar and always proud to be a part of the...

Paula Kay Baumann

Paula Kay Baumann

Aug 11, 2014

Paula Kay Baumann, 64, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at her home. She was born on October 22, 1949 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Paul and Betty Ellis. Paula was a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Salisbury. Throughout her life she worked at Sears, Alarm Guard, and most recently was a night auditor...

Norma Jean Wilkins

Norma Jean Wilkins

Jul 30, 2014

Norma Jean "Jeanne" Wilkins, 75, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 19, 1939, a daughter of the late Charles Franklin Figgs and Ruth Carey Whaley. Jeanne was a shift supervisor at Rite Aid in Salisbury for many years. She is survived by two daughters,...