Obituaries

RAYMOND JONES

RAYMOND JONES

Aug 22, 2008

RAYMOND C. JONES Raymond C. Jones, age 83, of Preston, MD, died Friday night, August 22, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26th at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery Chapel with Military Honors. Arrangements are entrusted to Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, P.A., Cambridge.

JOAN WHEATLEY

JOAN WHEATLEY

Aug 17, 2008

JOAN C. WHEATLEY Joan Cordrey Wheatley, age 67, of Preston, MD, died Sunday morning, August 17, 2008 at her home. Born on April 16, 1941 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jones V. Mills and Margaret Morris Mills. Her father died March 9, 1991 and her mother died on June 16, 1960. Mrs. Wheatley was a...

MURIAL SHORTER

MURIAL SHORTER

Aug 14, 2008

MURIAL E. SHORTER Murial Elizabeth Airey Shorter, age 90, of Cambridge, MD, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at her home. Born on May 31, 1918 in Aireys, Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late George Edward Airey and Mattie Faulkner Airey. On November 3, 1939 she married Granville S. Shorter. Mr. Shorter died on December 7, 1979. Mrs....

EASTLAND LEWIS

EASTLAND LEWIS

Aug 5, 2008

Eastland M. Lewis, age 93, of Wingate, MD, died Tuesday morning, August 5, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD. Mrs. Lewis was born in Wingate, Dorchester County on May 15, 1915. Her father and mother were John Moore and Nancy Todd Moore. On June 29, 1934 she married Captain Norris O. Lewis who was a skipjack captain. He died...

MIA GIBBONS

MIA GIBBONS

Jul 29, 2008

Mia Gibbons Mia Gibbons, age 74, of Cambridge, MD, died at her home Tuesday night, July 29, 2008. Born on March 7, 1934 in Bunde, Holland, she was the daughter of the late Servatius Hubertus Luyten and Maria Hurbertina Frissen. As a child Mia was confronted with the adversity and unpredictability that was part of daily life during the German...

LILLIAN MILLS

LILLIAN MILLS

Jul 26, 2008

LILLIAN C. MILLS Lillian Cannon Mills, age 92, formerly of Linkwood, passed away, Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Talbot Hospice House in Easton, MD with her daughter Lois at her side. Born on March 2, 1916 in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Cannon and Linda Comegys Cannon. Mrs. Mills was a graduate of...

STEWART DIFFENDERFER

STEWART DIFFENDERFER

Jul 19, 2008

STEWART W. DIFFENDERFER Steward William Diffenderfer, age 91, of Easton, MD, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Talbot Hospice House, Easton, MD. Born in Waynesboro, PA, Mr. Diffenderfer moved to Baltimore, MD, where he and his late wife Dorothy raised their daughter Ann. Mr. Diffenderfer was a life member of the Middle River Volunteer Fire Company for over fifty years,...

SHARON ELLIOTT

SHARON ELLIOTT

Jul 8, 2008

SHARON LEE ELLIOTT Sharon Lee Elliott, age 42, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Hospice of Queen Anne’s, Centreville, MD. Born on May 26, 1966 in Malaga, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Charles Turner Elliott of Black Mountain, NC and the late Joan Martha Murcavage Elliott. Sharon was a graduate of Queen Anne’s County High School, Class of...

JULIUS DILWORTH

JULIUS DILWORTH

Jul 7, 2008

JULIUS D. DILWORTH Julius D. Dilworth (J.D.), age 64, of Hurlock, MD, died Monday, July 7, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD. Born on January 5, 1944 in Harford County, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ernest R. Dilworth and Mary Frances Merkle. J.D., as he was known, was a graduate of North Dorchester High School, Class...

CARMELITA COOLAHAN

CARMELITA COOLAHAN

Jul 3, 2008

CARMELITA M. COOLAHAN Carmelita M. Coolahan, age 91, died July 3, 2008 at home in Cambridge, MD. Born on October 19, 1916 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lehman and Ella Patricia Roddy Lehman. Carmelita was first generation of Irish decent and was very proud of her heritage. She attended Mercy School of Nursing where...

ANNABELLE FRAZIER

ANNABELLE FRAZIER

Jun 22, 2008

ANNABELLE G. FRAZIER Annabelle Gray Frazier, age 83, died Sunday morning, June 22, 2008 at Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cambridge, MD. Born on April 3, 1925 at Elliotts Island, MD, she was the daughter of the late Rannie and Mildred Gray. She was a graduate of Vienna High School. In her younger years, she worked in her father’s...

ANNA JONES

ANNA JONES

Jun 11, 2008

ANNA “LURAY” JONES Anna “Luray” Jones, age 70, of Cambridge, MD, died Wednesday morning, June 11, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on August 22, 1937 in Cambridge, MD she was the daughter of the late Ruth Virginia Mae Hughes-Hill. Luray was a graduate of Cambridge High School, Class of 1956. She was known as “Granny” and “Mom Mom” to...

MAYSIE TODD

MAYSIE TODD

Jun 1, 2008

MAYSIE CORNELIA TODD Maysie Cornelia Todd, age 94, of Delmar, MD, formerly of Wingate, MD, departed this life Sunday, June 1, 2008 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home while surrounded by her family and friends. Born on January 6, 1914 in Crapo, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Sadie Foxwell Mister. Mrs. Todd lost...

RONALD BLANN, JR

RONALD BLANN, JR

May 31, 2008

RON “BEAVER” BLANN Ronald Lee “Beaver” Blann, Jr., age 40, died suddenly Saturday, May 31, 2008 where he was pronounced dead at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD. Born on June 14, 1967 in Watertown, NY, he was the son of Ronald Lee Blann, Sr. of Cambridge, MD and the late Betty Lou Smith Blann. Beaver graduated from Easton High School,...

PATRICIA MACINDOE

PATRICIA MACINDOE

May 18, 2008

Patricia Ann Macindoe, age 66, of Trappe, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at her daughter’s home in East New Market, MD surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 26, 1942 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of Lula Elizabeth Phillips Mills of Cambridge, MD and the late Thomas Herbert Mills....

RUSSELL SCHULTZ

RUSSELL SCHULTZ

May 18, 2008

Russell Frederick Schultz, age 77, of Cambridge, MD, died on Sunday evening, May 18, 2008 at home. Born on November 1, 1930 in Chicago, Illinios, he was the son of the late George Earl Schultz and Lucille Guy Schultz. On January 13, 1951 he married the former Laura Elliott of Cambridge. Mr. Schultz served his country for twenty years in...

BETTY LECOMPTE

BETTY LECOMPTE

May 18, 2008

Betty Pritchett LeCompte, age 76, of Church Creek, MD, died at her home, Sunday, May 18, 2008. Born on September 10, 1931 in Crocheron, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Morgan Pritchett and Rhodella Helen Bramble. On March 17, 1961 she married Otis Carroll LeCompte, Jr. He died on September 23, 1984. Her home church...

JENNINGS SIMMONS, SR

JENNINGS SIMMONS, SR

May 5, 2008

Jennings H. Simmons, Sr. Jennings Hilbert Simmons, Sr., age 81, of Bishops Head, MD, died Monday, May 5, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on November 4, 1926 at Fishing Creek, MD, he was the son of the late William and Alberta Creighton Simmons. Mr. Simmons was a graduate of Hoopers Island High School, Class of 1944. While serving in...

ELLSWORTH BLACKBURN

ELLSWORTH BLACKBURN

Apr 30, 2008

ELLSWORTH C. BLACKBURN Ellsworth Carlyle Blackburn, age 88, of Cambridge, MD, died Wednesday morning, April 30, 2008 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD. Mr. Blackburn was born in Baltimore, MD on February 26, 1920. In the late 1950’s he founded Prestige Draperies of Silver Spring, MD. In 1967 the business expanded and his wife, the late Evelyn Seabrease Blackburn, worked...

NORMA COLEMAN

NORMA COLEMAN

Apr 30, 2008

Norma V. Coleman Norma Virginia Fisher Coleman, age 77, of Ocean Pines, MD, died Wednesday night, April 30, 2008 at Wicomico Nursing Home, Salisbury, MD. Born on October 14, 1930 in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Fisher and Minnie Rowe Fisher. She was a graduate of Fort Hill High School, Cumberland, MD, Class of...

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