Obituaries

Oct 23, 2015

Francis Gordy Davis, Sr., 66 of Secretary, Maryland passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester in Cambridge, Maryland with his family by his side. He was born on January 26, 1949 in Cambridge, MD and was raised in Bishops Head. He graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1968. On February 24, 1990 he...

Sep 28, 2015

Frances E. Fitzhugh, 76, of Church Creek, MD passed away Monday, September, 28, 2015 at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. Born in Vienna on December 16, 1938, she was one of two daughters of the late Addie Jones Oliphant and Russell Franklin Oliphant. She attended the local schools and graduated from North Dorchester High School with the class of...

Sep 28, 2015

Eleanor Ruark, 90, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Monday September 28, 2015 at her home in Salisbury, Maryland, surrounded by her family. Born in the Bar Neck District of Dorchester County on August 19, 1925, Eleanor was the daughter of Brice and Gladys Marshall. Eleanor was a devoted member of Beckwith United Methodist Church, and later, Grace United Methodist...

Sep 24, 2015

Pamela Towers Long, 57, formerly of Cambridge passed away September 24, 2015 in Marathon, Florida after a lengthy illness. Born in Cambridge August 26, 1958, she was a daughter of Ernestine Fox Towers Bloodsworth and the late James Oliver Towers. She attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School with the Class of 76. Pamela moved...

Sep 23, 2015

Donna Marie Powley, 55, of Cambridge passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester. Born January 4, 1960 she was a daughter of the late Marion Virginia Windsor Powley and Robert Edward Powley. She grew up in Wingate and attended elementary school at Crapo. As a young teen she worked during the summers with her mother at...

Sep 23, 2015

Joan Russello, age 93, of Cambridge, Maryland, died Wednesday morning, September 23, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge. Born on November 3, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Florence Powers. On December 12, 1941 she married Michael Russello, her husband of sixty-eight years. Mr. Russello died on July 6, 2010. From...

Sep 18, 2015

Mary F. "Marynan" Spear, 82, of Vienna, Maryland passed away Friday morning, September 18, 2015 at home with her loving family by her side. Born July 9, 1933 in York, PA she was a daughter of the late Mary Thompson and Walton Rufus Phillips. She attended the local schools and graduated from Vienna High School. On November 24, 1951 she...

Sep 12, 2015

Iris May Slacum, 89, of Cambridge, MD passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge. She was the wife of the late Paul L. Slacum. A visitation with family will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 6- 8 p.m. at Newcomb and Collins Funeral Home, P.A., 308 High Street, Cambridge, MD. Burial...

Aug 31, 2015

William G. LaChappelle, Jr., 82, of North Stoneington, Connecticut, formerly of Cambridge, departed this earth on August 31, 2015. Born on May 24, 1933, he was a son of the late Stella and William LaChappelle, Sr. of Rhode Island. As a young man he entered the US Navy and served his country during the Korean Conflict from 1952 till 1956....

Aug 30, 2015

Jamie P. Mills, Jr. passed away peacefully at his house on River Point, Cambridge, MD on August 30, 2015. He was 89. Born in Cambridge in 1926 to Jamie and Cora Mills, he was the youngest son of their eight children. Jamie served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he obtained his accounting...

Aug 25, 2015

The Rev’d William Lawson English, only child of William Marion English and Mollie Stewart English, was born July 19, 1936 in the Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, Maryland. Rev. English died peacefully, Tuesday morning, August 25, 2015 at his home. William graduated from Cambridge High School in 1954; Wesley College in Dover, Delaware in 1957 and the American University in Washington,...

Aug 22, 2015

Alice Anna Beletsky, nee Alice Anna Belanic, of Secretary, MD (formerly of Bethany, CT) died on August 22, 2015 at the home of her granddaughter, Jennifer. She was married to the late Walter William Beletsky for 70 years. Alice was born June 29, 1922 in Branford, CT to the late Anna (Ifkovic) and Matthew Rodman Belanic. Alice graduated from Branford...

Aug 18, 2015

James W. Benesh, age 82, of Trappe, MD died on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Easton, MD. Born on January 12, 1933 in Union City, NJ, he was the son of the late Charles Benesh and Edna Stark Benesh. On March 31, 1956 he married the former Helen C. Hoffman of Landover, MD. Mr. Benesh served his country during the...

Aug 7, 2015

Major Edward L. Pierce (Ret. Salvation Army),age 72, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formally of Cambridge, MD, departed this life Friday morning, August 7, 2015, at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown, SC. Edward was born July 3, 1943 in Dalton, GA, the son of the late Arthur M. and B.D. Mulkey Pierce. On August 12, 1967 he married Captain Geraldyne Aull....

Jul 29, 2015

Robert P. Stump. 76, of Cambridge passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge. Born in Penns Grove, N.J. March 12, 1939 he was a son of the late Marion Stratten and Howard Everett Stump. In 1962 he enlisted in the US Army and served his country for two years. On January 5, 1962 he...

Jul 27, 2015

William “Bill” Guy Cook, 63, of Hurlock, MD passed away at his home on July 27, 2015 from a sudden illness. He is now riding on the wings of his Harley on the streets of gold. Bill was born May 8, 1952 in Baltimore, MD to William Franklin Cook and Delores M. Hale. He graduated from Franklin Senior High...

Jul 22, 2015

John A. Mowbray, 55, of Rhodesdale passed away Wednesday morning, July 22, 2015 at PRMC, Salisbury after a sudden illness. Born in Cambridge on January 15, 1960 he was a son of the late Elizabeth Odelia Willey Mowbray and Harry Hooper Mowbray. He attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School. John was very talented...

Jul 18, 2015

Edward Wayne Stivers, 74, of Cambridge, MD passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, July 18, 2015 at Chesapeake Woods Center. Born September 18, 1940 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Elizabeth Chance Stivers and Edward Elmer Stivers. After attending the local schools in Baltimore, he married the former Sue Ann Hafner in 1959. They made their...

Jul 17, 2015

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Rosemary “Rosie” Hsu, 50, of Hurlock, Maryland passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester in Cambridge, Maryland. Born on June 3, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York she was a daughter of the late Grace Kee and John S. Hsu. In 1969 Rosie and her family moved from Brooklyn to Cambridge and loved...

Jul 10, 2015

James E. Sampson, Jr. of Cambridge, MD, formerly of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 after a prolonged illness. Born in Linwood, PA in 1933, he was the son of the late James and Hilda Sampson of Trainer, PA. Jim lived a very full life, especially enjoying a variety of sports, both as spectator and participant. The...