Obituaries
James F. Rogers
Jun 13, 2014
James F. Rogers, 64, of Delmar, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2014 at the Short Funeral Home, 13 E. Grove Street in Delmar. A visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service....
Brenda Payne Mcgowan
Jun 13, 2014
PORTLAND- Brenda Payne McGowan of Portland, Oregon, died June 13, 2014 after a five and a half year fight with ovarian cancer. Her diagnosis did not stop her from enjoying and living her life, which she did with grace and courage. She was born in Brookview, Maryland, a daughter of the late Milmon and Dorothy Payne. She graduated with a...
Carl E. "Skinny" Wilkins
Jun 8, 2014
Grieve Not Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you... I loved you so -- 'twas Heaven here with you. by Isla Paschal Richardson On June 8, 2014, Heaven hosted a joyous reunion as God brought Carl E. Wilkins home to his beloved wife of 64 years, Betty...
Beatrice N Catlin
Jun 7, 2014
MARDELA SPRINGS- Beatrice N. Catlin, 93, of Mardela Springs, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 26, 1920 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Bea was a long time member of Faith Baptist Church in Delmar, where for many years she tended to flowers planted in front of...
Rev Willard Leslie Stevens
May 31, 2014
SNOW HILL- Reverend Willard Leslie Stevens, 96, of Snow Hill, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 31, 2014 while living at Sarah, Margaret and Mollie's Assisted Living in Salisbury. He was born August 6, 1917, in Greenbackville, Virginia, a son of the late Arthur Leslie Stevens and Helen Marsh Stevens. He was raised in...
Katherine "Kate A. Mccoy
May 30, 2014
Katherine "Kate" A. McCoy, 76, of Delmar, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury after a brief illness. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, daughter of the late Clarence and Elsie McCoy. Kate worked in purchasing for various companies throughout her lifetime. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Delmar. She was...
Mister Merrill Collins
May 25, 2014
DELMAR- Mister Merrill Collins, 57, of Delmar passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 25, 2014 while camping with his Vietnam Vet and Second Brigade brothers and sisters for the VNV Memorial Wall Run. He was born January 11, 1957 in Salisbury, a son of the late George Merrill Collins and Lillian Pearl Collins. Mister proudly served his country in the...
Alice Marie Squerrini
May 25, 2014
SEAFORD- Alice Marie Squerrini, 47, of Seaford, died Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. She was born August 7, 1966 in Washington D.C., a daughter of Sonja McClurkin of Seaford and the late James J. McElroy. Alice worked various jobs and most recently in the bakery at Giant Foods in Edgewater. She was a big fan...
George Edward Gray, Sr.
May 22, 2014
George Edward Gray, Sr., 77, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born on September 19, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana, a son of the late Lyle and Lenora Gray. After high school graduation and military service, Ed worked in the electrical field. He came to the Eastern Shore in the 1950's....
Robert "Bob" L. Milligan
May 21, 2014
LAUREL- Robert "Bob" Linwood Milligan, 74, of Laurel, Delaware, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born March 10, 1940 in Easton, Maryland, a son of the late Wilson Milligan. Bob attended school in Easton until leaving to enter the U.S. Navy where he proudly served his country from 1958...
David Cox
May 18, 2014
David Cox, 79, of, Salisbury, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Delaware Home for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna, Delaware. He was born to Amos and Violet Cox on December 18, 1934, the last of 11 children. Only nine of them proceeded to adulthood. Dave was a simple country boy, who loved his family, dogs, and trucks...
Grace E. Hastings
May 12, 2014
SEAFORD- Grace E. Hastings, 87, of Seaford, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, May 12, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Christmas Day in Seaford, Delaware, a daughter of the late Edgar and Helen Jefferson. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, William I. Hastings, who passed in 2013. She was...
Joyce Hastings
May 12, 2014
Joyce Hastings, 82, of Hebron, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2013 at her daughter's home in Pocomoke. She was born on October 24, 1931 in Kentucky, a daughter of the late Edwin and Pearl Vanover. Joyce had a love for the church. She enjoyed singing, poetry, reading the bible and being with her family. She was a pastor's wife...
Betty M. Walker
May 12, 2014
Betty M. Walker, 84, of Delmar, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 23, 1929 in Denton, Maryland, a daughter of the late John and Elsie Propper. Betty had a love for cats and enjoyed attending the Laurel Senior Center. She is survived by three sons, Terry Schuyler and his companion...
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Hastings
May 11, 2014
LAUREL- Gerald Lee "Jerry" Hastings, 67, of Laurel, died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at his home in Laurel. He was born March 28, 1947 in Laurel, a son of the late Paul and Stella Jane Elliott Hastings. Jerry proudly served his country in the US Air Force with a tour in Vietnam. He retired from the Air Force as a...
Rebecca "Becky" B. Phillips
May 11, 2014
DELMAR- Rebecca (Becky) B. Phillips of Delmar, DE passed away peacefully at age 81 on Sunday, May 11, 2014. She is survived by her children, Robert Phillips (Mania), John Phillips (Lynn), and Debi Wilkins, grandchildren, Kim Causey (Steve), Tracy Howe (Ned), Rob Phillips (Jennie), Mindy Myrick (Lawton), Jacob Wilkins (Manaia), Michelle Bingham (Jeff), Melissa Neal (Jake), and Barry Phillips, great...
Gloria Marie Messick
May 11, 2014
Gloria Marie Messick, 76, of Delmar, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at her home. She was born on October 22, 1937, in Salisbury, Maryland, a daughter of the late Joel S. and Lola Marie Walker. "Tootsie," as she was fondly known by family and friends, loved all animals, especially cats. She worked at the Manhattan Shirt Factory, the...
Harry R. Gilbert
May 1, 2014
DELMAR- Harry R. Gilbert, 73, of Delmar, formerly of New Jersey, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born January 11, 1941 in Riverside, New Jersey, a son of the late Thomas Martin Gilbert, Sr. and Dorothy Constance "Connie" Gilbert. In his younger days, Harry worked as a groundskeeper at Iron Rock Golf...
Barbara A. Coleman
Apr 30, 2014
DELMAR- Barbara A. Coleman, 72, of Delmar, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, after a long illness. She was born April 9, 1942 in Montgomery, Alabama, a daughter of the late Harold Bert Coleman and Helen Annette Carter Coleman. Barbara worked various jobs through the years and especially loved her paper delivery route. She...
Martha E. Christopher
Apr 19, 2014
MARDELA SPRINGS- Martha E. Christopher, 78, of Mardela Springs, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Quantico, a daughter of the late Willie and Ethel Gambrill. Martha retired in 1998 after 31 years of service as a weigher wrapper from Acme markets, where she started her career in the Salisbury store...
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