Obituaries

Joan Elizabeth Elliott Dunn

Joan Elizabeth Elliott Dunn

Jun 28, 2013

Joan Elizabeth Elliott Dunn, 83, passed away Friday, June 28, 2013 at Salisbury Nursing Home. She was born September 12, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Lula Elliott. Joan was raised in Ohio and graduated with the Walnut Hills High School class of 1947. She went on to attend the University of Cincinnati where she...

Virginia L. Desautels

Virginia L. Desautels

Jun 27, 2013

Virginia L. Desautels, 86, of Mardela Springs, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born May 6, 1927 in Mardela Springs, a daughter of the late Ernest and Victoria Cooper. Virginia was a member of Snethen United Methodist Church in Mardela Springs and a life member of the Delmar V.F.W. Post 8276...

Jerome W. Mitchell

Jerome W. Mitchell

Jun 25, 2013

Jerome W. Mitchell, 74, of Salisbury, Maryland, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Jerome was born April 8, 1939 in Wilmington, Delaware, a son of the late John W. Mitchell and Kathryn and Linwood Baker. He retired from Crown Cork & Seal Company in Fruitland and was a member of Salisbury Baptist Temple....

Nellie A. Justice

Nellie A. Justice

Jun 18, 2013

Nellie A. Justice, 80, of Laurel, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at her home in Laurel, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 13, 1932 in Laurel, a daughter of the late Charles "CK" Henry and Julia Hitch Henry. She was a member of Bayview Baptist Church in Laurel and formerly taught youth Sunday school classes at...

Erma Lee Hudson

Erma Lee Hudson

Jun 17, 2013

Erma Lee Hudson, 86, of Laurel, passed away at her home on Monday, June 17, 2013. She was born on April 4, 1927 in Chincoteague, Virginia, a daughter of the late Brattie Lee and Annie Rebecca Savage. Erma Lee Savage grew up on Chincoteague, Virginia as the youngest daughter of a waterman. For generations, her family harvested oysters and this...

Linda Cunningham

Linda Cunningham

Jun 15, 2013

PARSONSBURG- Linda Cunningham, 63, of Parsonsburg, lost her fight with cancer Saturday night in her home, surrounded by family. She was born in Atmore, Alabama, she grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana where she would meet her husband of 45 years, Clifford Ray Cunningham, Sr. They came to settle in Maryland, where she would spend the rest of her life....

Elizabeth E. Elliott

Elizabeth E. Elliott

Jun 13, 2013

Elizabeth E. Elliott, 90, of Mardela Springs, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born November 17, 1922 in Sharptown, Maryland a daughter of the late Wildey and Hattie Elzey. Early in her marriage, Elizabeth worked with her husband on their farm growing watermelons and cantaloupes. For many years, she had...

Dorothy "Dot" L. Morris

Dorothy "Dot" L. Morris

Jun 10, 2013

Dorothy "Dot" L. Morris, of Salisbury, formerly of Delmar, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Village at Harbor Pointe. She was born August 28, 1927 in Wilmington, a daughter of the late Carlton H. Lyons and Ruth E. Lecates Lyons. Dot retired in 1982 from the US Postal Service, as Postmaster of the Delmar Post Office where she worked...

Roland Avery Timmons Jr.

Roland Avery Timmons Jr.

Jun 5, 2013

Roland Avery Timmons, Jr., 54, passed away at the home of his son in Delmar on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. He was born May 8, 1959 in Berlin, Maryland, the son of Joyce Hartfield of Mississippi and the late Roland A. Timmons, Sr. Roland loved spending time with his grandbabies. He loved to hunt, fish and spend time "piddling" in...

Deborah "Debbie" Faye Banhegyi

Deborah "Debbie" Faye Banhegyi

Jun 4, 2013

LAUREL- Deborah "Debbie" Faye Banhegyi, 60, of Laurel, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born November 11, 1952 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Norman and Miriam Wilkinson. Debbie was a proud homemaker, wife and mother who made it her life's work to raise and care for her family. She loved...

Charles M. Smedley

Charles M. Smedley

Jun 3, 2013

Charles M. Smedley, 90, of Seaford, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, Delaware. Born January 26, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late James and Mary Figgins Smedley. Mr. Smedley, a vetern of the Marine Corps, served in the Pacific campaign during World War II. He was an insurance...

Nola Marie Crockett

Nola Marie Crockett

May 27, 2013

Delmar—Nola Marie Crockett, 89, of Delmar, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland. She was born June 19, 1923 in Tangier, Virginia, a daughter of the late Colbourn and Donna Parks. Nola resided in Baltimore for many years, where she worked for Hochschild Kohn department stores. She was a member of The First...

Joanne Revel

Joanne Revel

May 26, 2013

DELMAR- Joanne Revel, 80, of Delmar passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 30, 1932 in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, a daughter of the late Saylor H. and Rachel M. Lutz. Joanne will be missed by her family who will celebrate her gentle spirit...

Elizabeth "Betty" Delano Elliott

Elizabeth "Betty" Delano Elliott

May 26, 2013

Elizabeth "Betty" Delano Elliott, 89, of Delmar, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Seaford Center. She was born on July 17, 1923 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Harold K. and Jennie T. Delano. Betty retired from the State of Delaware Treasurer's Office in 1985, after 28 years of service. She was appointed to the Sussex County...

Antoinette "Nanetti" V. Hastings

Antoinette "Nanetti" V. Hastings

May 23, 2013

DELMAR- Antoinette "Nanetti" V. Hastings, 69, of Laurel, and formerly of Delmar, died Thursday, May 23, 2013. She was born March 7, 1944 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Joseph S. Triglia, Sr. and Mary Antoinette Bellomo Triglia. Nanetti, as she was called by family and friends, graduated from Delmar High with the class of 1962. She helped run...

Sandra Jean Riley Cooper

Sandra Jean Riley Cooper

May 22, 2013

Sandra Jean Riley "Irish Lady" Cooper, 70, of Delmar, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at her home in Delmar, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 14, 1943 in Delmar, a daughter of the late Herman D. Riley, Sr. and Evelyn Carrie (Pusey) Riley. Mrs. Cooper worked for over 30 years as a seamstress for various garment factories,...

E. Ruth Becker

E. Ruth Becker

May 15, 2013

E. Ruth Becker,90, of Seaford, Delaware, and formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Methodist Manor House. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of the late John and Lillian Neubauer. Ruth was a dedicated employee of the Baltimore County Public Schools for many years. She was also an active member of Zion United Church...

Richard "Rick" Dean Field

Richard "Rick" Dean Field

May 10, 2013

OCEAN PINES- Richard Dean Field (Rick) passed away in Berlin, Maryland, on May 10, 2013, at the age of 73 after valiantly battling Agent Orange-related cancer for fifteen years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Dean Field, Jr. and Erma Bontz Field of Washington, D.C., and his grandson, Cody Dean Field of Modesto, CA. Rick is survived...

Earl Allen "Mac" Mcdonald

Earl Allen "Mac" Mcdonald

May 5, 2013

BALTIMORE- Earl Allen "Mac" McDonald, 62, of Baltimore, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at his home in Galestown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He was born June 16, 1950 in Overton County, Tennessee, a son of the late Cloyd Earl McDonald and Myrtle Gertrude (Finley) McDonald. Mac retired as Petty Officer First Class in the United States Navy after...

Shannon Marie Einwich

Shannon Marie Einwich

May 4, 2013

Shannon Marie Einwich, 33, of Sharptown, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at her home. She was born on June 25, 1979 in Baltimore, a daughter of Kathy Willin of Delmar and the late Gary Francis Einwich. Shannon will be remembered as a wonderful daughter, sister, mother and a lover of animals. She was a member of St. Francis de...