Obituaries

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

Biography

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...

Jun 12, 2009

RICHARD E. ASPLEN Richard E. Asplen, age 78, of Cambridge, MD died Friday morning June 12, 2009 at Heartfields at Easton where he had been a resident for the past month. Born on November 17, 1930 in Cambridge, MD, he was the son of the late Ralph Payne Asplen, Sr. and Hazel Collins Asplen. Mr. Asplen was the youngest of...

Jun 10, 2009

Howland C. Bottomley Howland Croft Bottomley, age 80, a former fifty year resident of George Town, Exuma, Bahamas and a resident of Easton, MD, for three years died on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 after a long illness at Talbot Hospice House, Easton, Maryland. He was the long time Chairman of the Out Island Regatta Race Committee, now the Family Island...

Jun 7, 2009

PAUL “WILMER” “BROOKSIE” BROOKS Paul “Wilmer” “Brooksie” Brooks, age 97, of Cambridge, MD, died Sunday morning, June 7, 2009 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on March 17, 1912, in Dorchester County, MD, he was the son of the late Rev. Charles Wesley Brooks and Frederica Wilhelmina Schultz Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a life member of Cambridge Wesleyan Church. For his...

Jun 5, 2009

ANNA L. MILLS Anna L. “Tootsie” Mills, age 91, of Cambridge, MD, died on June 5, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge where she had been a resident for the past three months. Born on October 27, 1917 at Crocheron, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Richard Samuel Todd and Ida Deliva Bramble Todd. Mrs. Mills...

May 25, 2009

JEAN INSLEY Lavinia Mae “Jean” Elzey Insley, age 89, of Lakesville, Dorchester County, MD, died on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2009 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD. Born on April 13, 1920 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Olin Henson Elzey and Cecilia Edna Wallace Elzey. As a young girl, she resided in Cambridge for...

May 20, 2009

Nancy Lee Dashiell McKnett, 84, of Winter Haven, FL passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at George C. Forsythe House, an inpatient facility of Good Shepherd Hospice. Born July 26, 1924 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Edwin R. and Geneva M. Dashiell. She married Joseph E. McKnett on March 18, 1943, who survives at home....

May 15, 2009

JOHN V. LEWIS, Jr. John V. Lewis, Jr., age 80, of The Neck District, Cambridge, MD, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on August 19, 1928 in The Neck District, Cambridge, MD, he was the son of the late John V. Lewis, Sr. and Naomi Rose Phillips Lewis. Mr. Lewis served his country in the U.S....

May 14, 2009

ELIZABETH RUSSELL KREWSON Elizabeth Russell “Betsy” Krewson, age 85, a former Cambridge resident, presently of Easton, MD died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Memorial Hospital at Easton. She had been a resident at William Hill Manor for the past three and a half years. Born on May 8, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph...

May 9, 2009

MARGARET JAVAGE Margaret “Peggy” Javage, age 69, of Cambridge passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on August 18, 1939 in Manhattan, New York, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph Curtin and Margaret Ware Curtin. Peggy served 2 years in the US Army during the 1950’s. She was a medical secretary for a...

May 7, 2009

MARGARET S. “PEGGY” McCRACKEN Margaret Austin Smith “Peggy” McCracken, age 73, of Oxford, MD, formerly of Trappe, MD, died on Thursday evening, May 7, 2009 at the Memorial Hospital at Easton. Born on April 30, 1936 in Easton, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Austin Smith and Margaret Salisbury Smith. Miss Peggy was a graduate of Easton...