Obituaries

Nov 16, 2009

Virgil W. Ruark, Sr., age 81, of Fishing Creek, MD, died on Monday, November 16, 2009 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, due to complications from an automobile accident Friday night in Southern Dorchester County, MD which also injured his son. Born on May 18, 1928 in Hoopersville, MD, he was the son of the late S. Warren Ruark...

Oct 31, 2009

Marna Eileen Duquette “Gum-Gum” Benjamin, age 90, of The Neck District, Cambridge, MD, passed away late October 31, 2009 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on September 21, 1919 in Glen Ellen, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late George Duquette and Margaret Eileen Sheehan Duquette. Mrs. Benjamin was a graduate of Boonton High School, Class of 1937, Boonton,...

Oct 17, 2009

Joan D. Banning, age 73, of Salem, MD, died at her home Saturday, October 17, 2009. Born on September 17, 1936 in East Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James Frederick Donovan and Alice Grace O'Neill Donovan. She was educated primarily in Dorchester County schools and was a graduate of Cambridge High School, Class of 1954....

Oct 3, 2009

Naomi H. Elzey, age 88, of Cambridge, MD, died Saturday morning, October 3, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born on March 5, 1921 in Fishing Creek, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Willie Hall and Blanche Dean Hall. Mrs. Elzey was a graduate of Hoopers Island High School, Class of 1938. In her...

Sep 25, 2009

Edward Thomas Budd, Jr., age 64 and longtime resident of Cambridge, passed away with his family by his side at home early Friday morning, September 25, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Born February 3, 1945 in Nashville, TN, he is the son of Thelma Maddox Budd of Cambridge, MD and the late Edward Thomas Budd, Sr. Moving...

Sep 21, 2009

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Susanne M. Elliott, age 82, formerly of Madison, MD, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge following a lengthy illness. Born June 5, 1927 on the family farm in the "Meekins Neck" area of Golden Hill, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late F. Leland Mills and Susan Dunnock Mills. She graduated...

Sep 19, 2009

Jackie "Jack" Meredith Jones, age 79, of Easton, MD, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at The Pines Genesis Healthcare, Easton ,MD. Jack was born August 31, 1930 in Easton, MD, the only child of the late Ralph H. Jones and Evelyn Roe Jones. Jack attended school in Talbot County and graduated from Easton High School, Class of 1947. After graduation...

Sep 15, 2009

Donald E. Moore, III, age 34, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Pocomoke, MD on September 15, 2009. Donnie, as we all called him, was a member of the Abundant Life Apostolic Church and had recently given himself to The Lord. Donnie had great admiration of the water and enjoyed boat building. Surviving is his mother Gina Arne and...

Sep 8, 2009

Josephine Dean deLoiselle, age 52, of Cambridge, MD, died suddenly at her home on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Born on October 18, 1956 in Riverhead, Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Edward Dean and Margaret Mary Butler. Ms. deLoiselle attended the Chesapeake Community College and was a member of The Alpha Sigma Pi...

Sep 8, 2009

Dorothea Bradford Creighton Pritchett, age 85, of Cambridge, MD, formerly of Bishops Head, MD, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on November 18, 1923 in Crapo, MD, she was the daughter of the late Major Bradford and Theodosia Pritchett Bradford. She attended the schools in the South Dorchester area including Crapo High School. On September...

Sep 3, 2009

Arthur Eugene “Gene” Kohlhepp, Jr., age 81, of Easton, MD and formerly of Baltimore, MD died Thursday night, September 3, 2009 at The Pines Genesis Eldercare, Easton, MD. Born on February 18, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Arthur Eugene Kohlhepp, Sr. and Hilda Seibold Kohlhepp. Mr. Kohlhepp attended St. Paul’s School and graduated from...

Aug 31, 2009

Audrey B. Pierce died at her home in Trappe, Maryland, on August 31, 2009. She was 71. She and her twin sister, Wendy, were born prematurely in April 1938 at Sloane Maternity Hospital in New York City, the daughters of William Byam and Audrey Wupperman. She was raised in Yonkers, NY, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1956. She...

Aug 19, 2009

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Kenneth Allen Rickard Sr., age 75, of Cambridge, MD, died late Wednesday night, August 19, 2009 at Mallard Bay Care Center. Born on April 3, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Henry Kemper Rickard and Ida Emily Richmond Rickard. A long-time resident of Corpus Christi, Ken was an employee for the City of...

Aug 5, 2009

Roy A. Ruark, age 84, of Fishing Creek, MD, died with his family by his side on Wednesday morning, August 5, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD, where he had been a resident for the past several months. Born on October 18, 1924 at Hooper’s Island, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Wallace Ruark and Mildred...

Jul 31, 2009

Katherine G. “Kitty” Smith, age 80, of Linkwood, MD, died July 31, 2009 at her home. Born August 26, 1928 in Andrews, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Washington Gore and Daisy Hughes Gore. Kitty attended schools in the South Dorchester area. On October 24, 1947 she married Jack Smith. Kitty worked as a seamstress...

Jul 23, 2009

Betty Lee Travers, age 84, of Cambridge, MD, departed this life Thursday morning, July 23, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge with her family by her side. Born on November 17, 1924 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Irving Hurley and Adell S. Latham Hurley. On November 1, 1942 she married her husband and...

Jul 8, 2009

The Rev. Ronald S. Meredith, age 78, of Cambridge, MD, died at his home Wednesday afternoon, July 8, 2009. Born on January 25, 1931 in Cambridge, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas V. Meredith, Sr. and Florence Mae Bradley Meredith. He was educated in schools in Cambridge, Omaha University, Salisbury State and Oklahoma A&M. On September 14,...

Jul 7, 2009

Mary W. Todd, age 87, of Cambridge, MD, died Tuesday evening, July 7, 2009 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on February 24, 1922 in Drawbridge, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Winfield Scott Willey and Lillie Elizabeth Adkins Willey. On June 30, 1946 she married John Melvin Jones. Mr. Jones died on November 10, 1958....

Jul 4, 2009

Martha Jane Sanders Evans, 85, of Cambridge, MD, died at home on Independence Day, July 4, 2009. Born on November 20, 1923 in Madison, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ira Dail Sanders and Louise Bromwell Sanders. Mrs. Evans was educated in Dorchester county schools and was a graduate of Cambridge High School, Class of 1941. On...

Jun 13, 2009

ANNA MAE FAULKNER Anna Mae Faulkner, age 84, of Cambridge, MD, died Saturday June 13, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born on March 3, 1925 in Wytheville, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard Terry Stroup and Sara Jane Wright Stroup. Mrs. Faulkner had worked for various sewing factories in the Cambridge area including Bogash and Joe...