Obituaries

Billy D. Moore, Sr.

Billy D. Moore, Sr.

Feb 10, 2012

Billy Daniel Moore, Sr., 58, of Delmar, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 at home after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. He was born in Salisbury on March 7, 1953, the youngest of ten sons born to the late Charles and Mary Katherine Moore. Billy was a 36 year member of the Delmar Fire Department where he...

Alice E. Workman

Alice E. Workman

Feb 5, 2012

Alice E. Workman, 85, of Delmar, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided the past few years. She was born in Parsonsburg, a daughter of the late Harry C. and Mattie Mae (Timmons) Brittingham. Alice was a long time, faithful member of St. George's United Methodist Church in Delmar. She was talented...

John Herbert Stevens

John Herbert Stevens

Feb 1, 2012

John Herbert Stevens, 90, of Snow Hill, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born December 27, 1921 in Snow Hill, a son of the late Arthur Leslie Stevens and Helen Boise (Marshall) Stevens. Mr. Stevens proudly served his country in the US Army during World War II with the 13th Airborne...

Walter S. Jones

Walter S. Jones

Jan 31, 2012

Walter S. Jones, 68, of Delmar, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born June 19, 1943 in Bristol, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Harrison C. Jones and Julia Strong Taylor. Mr. Jones proudly served his country in the Army. He worked for the Delmarva Health Center in Delmar and went...

Foster Calvin Hess

Foster Calvin Hess

Jan 31, 2012

Foster Calvin Hess, 82, of Mardela Springs, MD, formerly of Glen Burnie, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with his loving family by his side. He was born May 30, 1929 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, a son of the late Amos and Dorothy Hess. Mr. Hess worked as an inspector for GM at the...

John R. Myles Thomas

John R. Myles Thomas

Jan 29, 2012

John Thomas, 87, of Delmar, MD died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Mr. Thomas, a native of Liverpool, England, came to the United States as a child. He was formerly of Niagara Falls, NY, College Park, MD and Laurel, DE. He attended public schools in Niagara Falls and earned his associate degree from the...

Sharon Lee White

Sharon Lee White

Jan 23, 2012

Sharon Lee White, 58, of Salisbury died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was a daughter of the late, Floyd and Veronica Miller. Sharon is survived by her husband of 41 years, Weldon Thomas "Tommy" White; two children, Scott Weldon White and Jennifer Lee White; and her dog, Peanut. Sharon was blessed with...

Mazie H Pruitt

Mazie H Pruitt

Jan 21, 2012

Mazie Helen Pruitt, 93, of Pocomoke, formerly of Stockton, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Hartley Hall Nursing Home in Pocomoke. She was born in November 26, 1918 in Willards, a daughter of the late Oscar and Janie (Baker) Webb. Mrs. Pruitt worked very hard at many jobs to help support her family through the years. She worked as a...

Orville Lee "Nick/Ike" Nichols, Sr.

Orville Lee "Nick/Ike" Nichols, Sr.

Jan 20, 2012

Orville Lee "Nick/Ike" Nichols, Sr., 78, of Laurel, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 12, 1933 in Salisbury, a son of the late Earl T. Nichols and Lillian Parker Nichols. Nick proudly served his country in the US Army. He was a member of the Delmar VFW, Post...

Herbert D Webster, Sr

Herbert D Webster, Sr

Jan 19, 2012

Herbert Daniel Webster, 75, of Delmar, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Deal Island, a son of the late Luther and Irene Webster. He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Webster; several children, grandchildren and other family. Services will be private at a later date.

Wilson E. Evans

Wilson E. Evans

Jan 19, 2012

Wilson E. Evans, 76, of Mardela Springs, passed on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born December 28, 1935 in Mardela Springs, a son of the late W. Elderdice Evans and Mary Bull Evans. Wilson's career spanned 45 years with Campbell Soup Company, where he worked as a field representative for quality control...

Charlotte Ann Colonna

Charlotte Ann Colonna

Jan 17, 2012

Charlotte Ann Colonna, 73, of Mardela Springs died at her home on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was born June 10, 1938 in Salisbury, Maryland, a daughter of Ella Owens Haddock of Hebron and the late Walter Haddock, Sr. Mrs. Colonna was a homemaker all of her life. She loved to go fishing with Tommy, Orington...

Paul R Lecates

Paul R Lecates

Jan 12, 2012

Paul R. Lecates, 85, of Delmar, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born March 6, 1926 in Delmar, a son of the late Roland J. and Verdie M. (Elliott) Lecates. Paul proudly served his country in the US Army during World War II where he was awarded with various service medals....

Bonnie Jean Hubbard

Bonnie Jean Hubbard

Jan 10, 2012

FRUITLAND-Bonnie Jean Hubbard, 63, of Fruitland, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born April 28, 1948 in Salisbury, a daughter of the late Gene T. Willey and Virginia Barnes. Bonnie was a homemaker who loved to play bingo, crochet gifts for family and friends and rarely missed a day of watching her...

William E. Donaway

William E. Donaway

Jan 3, 2012

William "Bill" E. Donaway, 69, of Willards, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born October 27, 1942 in Pittsville, a son of Eunice White Donaway of Willards and the late Joshua William Donaway. Bill proudly served his country in the US Navy in the early 60's. For 18 years he was...

Anna L Wright

Anna L Wright

Dec 30, 2011

Anna L. Wright, 86, of Delmar, formerly of Wilmington, died peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2011, surrounded by loving family. She was born in Hebron, a daughter of the late Warner Mitchell Wright and Katie D. (Holiday) Wright. Anna graduated from Delmar High and was a life member of the Delmar Alumni Association. After high school she graduated from Wesley...

Alexander Kukta

Alexander Kukta

Dec 25, 2011

Alexander Kukta, 68, of Laurel, and formerly Mardela Springs, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at his home in Laurel. He was born October 17, 1943 in Baltimore, a son of the late John and Agnes Marie (Schemm) Kukta. Alexander graduated from North Dorchester High School before proudly serving his country in the US Navy. For many years he attended Athol...

Betty Lee Chamberlain

Betty Lee Chamberlain

Dec 21, 2011

Betty Lee Chamberlain, 84, of Salisbury, a licensed minister, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Union Memorial Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She was born November 21, 1927 in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Frank and Loma Stokes. Mrs. Chamberlain worked in the library at the Baltimore Sun for over 20 years. She later went to work for...

Marian L. Adkins

Marian L. Adkins

Dec 20, 2011

SNOW HILL- Marian L. Adkins, 75, of Snow Hill, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on New Year's Day in 1936, a daughter of the late Marion and Dorothy Hall. Marian retired from Edgehill Pharmacy in Salisbury where she worked as a sales clerk for many years. She loved being around...

Eunice Ellis Phillips

Eunice Ellis Phillips

Dec 11, 2011

Eunice (nee Ellis) Phillips died on December 11, 2011 in her 99th year. Although a long-time resident of Salisbury, she had been at the Kutz Home in Wilmington, Delaware since 2010. Mrs. Phillips was born in Millsboro, Delaware on January 24, 1912 and spent her youth at Elliston Farm in Delmar, Delaware. She graduated from University of Delaware in 1932,...