Obituaries

JAY MORRIS
Sep 2, 2008
Jay F. Morris, age 67, a former Ocean City, MD resident, passed away on September 2, 2008 in Sun City Center, FL. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the son of the late General I. Sewell Morris and Joslin Morris. He received degrees from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. Jay attained many professional accomplishments, chief among them...
SUSAN JADUS
Aug 31, 2008
SUSAN V. JADUS Susan V. Jadus, age 74, of Cambridge, MD, died Sunday evening, August 31, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD. Born on October 20, 1933 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Charles McCalliskey and Annie Teresa O’Neill McCalliskey. Susan immigrated to the US in 1953 and attended the State University of NY...

DORA PARKS
Aug 28, 2008
DORA P. PARKS Dora P. Parks, age 92, of Wingate, MD, died Thursday night, August 28, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge. Born on February 26, 1916 at Hoopers Island, Dorchester County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Rosa E. Parks and Logan B. Parks. In 1930 she married Albert Franklin Parks. He died on February 12, 1987....

MARY MATTHEWS
Aug 24, 2008
MARY W. MATTHEWS Mary W. Matthews, age 87, of Easton, MD, formerly of Cambridge, died on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Talbot Hospice House, Easton, MD. Mrs. Matthews had been a resident of William Hill Manor since 2004. Born on January 31, 1921 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Lyle and Emma Wilson Wright. Mrs....

JAMES STILL
Aug 23, 2008
OBITUARY OF JAMES EDWARD STILL On August 23, James Edward Still went home to be with the Lord. Born December 23, 1923, he was three months shy of 85. Ed and his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Block Still (Betty) had moved from Florida back to their home state of Maryland in December 2007 to spend their later years with...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...

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...