Obituaries

FREDERICK JOHNSON
Dec 23, 2008
FREDERICK “WHITEY” JOHNSON Frederick Edward “Whitey” Johnson, age 90, of Cambridge, MD, died early Tuesday morning, December 23, 2008 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge, MD. Born on August 23, 1918 in Bishops Head, Dorchester County, MD, he was the son of the late Charles Goldsborough Johnson and Lena Ruark Johnson. Mr. Johnson was raised in the South Dorchester and...

MELVIN SMITH
Dec 21, 2008
Mr. Smith was cremated through our sister company Mid Shore Cremation Center. Services will be held privately.
FREIDA HECKLER
Dec 21, 2008
FREIDA R. HECKLER Freida Ryan Heckler, age 80, of Cambridge, MD, died Sunday evening, December 21, 2008 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD, where she had been a resident for the past four years. Born on June 6, 1928 in James, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Edward Ryan and H. Evelyn Bennett Ryan. Mrs....
DIANE MARSH
Dec 20, 2008
DIANE MARSH Diane Marsh, age 42, of Cambridge, MD, died late Saturday night, December 20, 2008 at Memorial Hospital, Easton, MD. Surviving is her husband Eric Marsh; a daughter Lindsey Long; her parents Stanley and Janet Warner; a brother Matthew Warner and a sister Sandy Russum. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Main...
CHARLOTTE SPEDDEN
Dec 16, 2008
Charlotte Fleming Spedden NECK DISTRICT, CAMBRIDGE, MD>>> Charlotte Fleming Spedden, age 90, died at the Atria Senior Living Facility in Salisbury, MD, Tuesday morning, December 16, 2008. Born on December 20, 1917 near Vienna in Dorchester County, she was the daughter of the late George R. Fleming and Eva Gray Fleming. When she was five, the family moved to Poplar...
IDA LANKFORD
Dec 5, 2008
Ida M. Lankford, age 73, of Church Creek, MD, died on Friday morning, December 5, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on September 16, 1935 in Xenia, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Court and Grace Elizabeth Jones Draper. Miss Ida loved to play bingo, cards, yatzee, making quilts, attending cook-outs, and spending time with her grandchildren and...

SCHUYLER MELLOR
Nov 26, 2008
SCHUYLER L. MELLOR Schuyler L. Mellor, age 82, of Easton, MD, died at his home Wednesday evening, November 26, 2008. Born on August 31, 1926 in Plainfield, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Duncan McLaren Mellor and Marion Van Rensselaer Schuyler. Mr. Mellor moved to his family’s home in Talbot County, MD in the late 1930’s and...

ERNEST III
Nov 23, 2008
Ernest R. Anderson, III, age 61, of Lake Worth, FL, died on Sunday night, November 23, 2008 at the home of his father in Cambridge, MD. Born on August 25, 1947, he was the son of Ernest R. Anderson, Sr. of Cambridge, MD and the late Florence Wallace Anderson. In 1985 he graduated from the Gemological Institute of America in...
R MCGLAUGHLIN
Nov 9, 2008
R. MICHAEL MCGLAUGHLIN Ronald Michael (Mike) McGlaughlin, age 62, of Fishing Creek, MD, died Sunday, November 9, 2008. Born on April 1, 1946 in Corpus Christi, TX he was the son of Ronald R. McGlaughlin and Alva S. McGlaughlin Rickard. Mike was a graduate of South Dorchester High School, Class of 1964. He worked as a waterman for many years...
EDNA FRAZIER
Nov 4, 2008
EDNA FRAZIER Edna Webster Frazier, age 93, of Cambridge, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on January 28, 1915, she was the daughter of the late John David Webster and Lena Ewell Webster. Mrs. Frazier was raised in Crapo, Dorchester County, MD. She was one of seventeen who graduated from Crapo High School, Class of 1932....
WAYNE SOUDER
Nov 1, 2008
WAYNE M. SOUDER Wayne Morris Souder, age 70, of Madison, MD, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at his home. Born on June 6, 1938 in Scaggsville, MD, he was the son of the late Amos Edward Souder II and Mildred Leona Poe Souder. Mr. Souder was a direct descendent of the famous poet and author Edgar Allan Poe. Mr. Souder...

PATRICK DAWSON
Oct 28, 2008
PATRICK C. DAWSON Patrick C. “Patty” Dawson, age 54, of Cambridge, MD, died on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at his home. Born on July 24, 1954 in Cambridge, MD he was the son of Harold (Bill) Dawson of Cambridge, MD and the late Ida Pauline Nave Dawson. Patty, as he was known, was raised in Bishops Head, MD and was...

ROBERT HOMILLER
Oct 28, 2008
His arrangements were handled by our sister company, Mid Shore Cremation Center. The family will be taking care of Mr. Homiller's services privately. Thank you.

L WILCOX
Oct 18, 2008
L. LOUISE WILCOX L. Louise Wilcox, age 93, of Casson’s Neck, Cambridge, MD., died on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge, MD. Born on September 9, 1915 in Casson’s Neck, Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Lena Thomas Bennett. She attended the local school there and resided in Casson’s Neck until...

GLENDA PRESLEY
Oct 14, 2008
Glenda Veronica Presley, age 70, of Cambridge, MD, died early Tuesday morning, October 14, 2008. Born on March 24, 1938 in Chester, England, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Aloysius Maddocks and Hannah May Roberts Maddocks. In February of 1959 she moved to Cambridge, MD. Mrs. Presley retired after thirty one years of employment from the Eastern Shore...

KENNETH HOFFMAN
Sep 29, 2008
KENNETH M. HOFFMAN Dr. Kenneth Myron Hoffman, age 77, of Madison, MD died Monday evening, September 29, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. As a Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ken was a mathematician, educator, author, and administrator, who was widely recognized as a national leader in mathematics, science, and engineering education. Born November 30, 1930, he was...

CAROL EBER
Sep 27, 2008
CAROL ANN EBER Carol Ann Eber of Cambridge passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake – Deers Head Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland. She was 67. She was born January 26, 1941 in Cambridge, the daughter of the late Emily Nabb and Randall Dayton and Emerson “Peanut” Rosetta of Cambridge. Carol Ann Eber was a 1959...

BETTY DAYTON
Sep 22, 2008
BETTY L. DAYTON Betty Lyons Dayton, age 84, of Cambridge, MD passed away Monday, September 22, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born July 18, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Fred Lyons and Irene Lauck Lyons. Mrs. Dayton lived her entire life on the Eastern Shore. She graduated from East New Market High School. After high school she...

PATRICIA HOPKINS
Sep 18, 2008
PATRICIA M. HOPKINS Patricia Moffett Hopkins, age 74, of Salisbury, MD and formerly of Cambridge, MD, died Thursday morning, September 18, 2008 at Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on April 1, 1934 in Easton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard H. Moffett and Jessie Moore Moffett. Having been raised in Easton, she was a graduate of...

GARY BRITTINGHAM
Sep 8, 2008
Gary Lee Brittingham, age 70, formerly of Easton, MD, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11th at The Maryland Veterans Cemetery Chapel, Hurlock, MD with Military Honors. Arrangements are in the care of Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, P.A.