All Obituaries

Salisbury – Samuel Arthur Williams, Jr., 79, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born July 30, 1939 in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Samuel H. Williams and Omar Faye (Dennis) Williams.  His late wife, Rosalee Juanita Williams died in 1985. He was employed as a truck driver for the former Arundel Concrete Company which merged with Pocohontas Concrete, Inc, retiring in 2002 with 35 years of employment. He was a member of Friendship United Methodist...

MARDELA SPRINGS – Willie James Dewdney, 84 died Monday, May 13, 2019, at Salisbury Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury, MD. Born in Winter Haven, FL, he was the son of the late James E. and Louise (Sumpter) Dewdney. He was a 1953 graduate of Jewett High School in Winter Haven.  After graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict, later receiving an honorable discharge. Willie relocated to this area in the early sixties and...

Preston James Foreman, Sr, born in Berlin, MD, April 17, 1933 was the son of the late Rayfield Foreman and the late Elizabeth (Purnell) Foreman. He peacefully departed this life Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD. He received his former education at Newark School in MD. Preston faithfully served in the United States Armed Services, receiving an honorable discharge in 1955. He was an active member of Calvary U. M. Church in Berlin, MD, serving on the...

Wilmer Roosevelt Harmon, born May 8, 1935 in Salisbury, MD was the son of the late Arthur and Margie (Hutt) Harmon. He peacefully departed this life on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland, FL. He faithfully served in the United States Navy, retiring as a Chief November 19, 1968. He leaves to cherish his memories; his loving wife: Sylvia Odessa Harmon; a daughter: Kim (Russell) Maddox of Eden, MD; three grandchildren: Dawn (Arlester) Horne and...

Fruitland – Otis Polk, 92 died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Salisbury Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury, MD. Born in Eden, MD, he was the son of the late Ira and Martha (Wright), Polk. He retired from the former Fred Glasgow Lumber Company in Fruitland, MD. He is survived by a daughter Margaret Owens of Fruitland, MD; four grandchildren: Tina Boston, Faye Watters and Sherri (Rev. Thomas) Miller, all of Salisbury, MD and Andrea Tindley of Lebanon, PA; eight...

Snow Hill- Floyd L. Collick, Sr. “Baby Brother”, 68, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, in Salisbury, MD. Born in Orange County, VA, he was the son of the late Burley, Sr. and Lucille (William), Collick. He was a Veteran of the U.S Army and was stationed in Germany until receiving an honorable discharge. He was employed for more than fifteen years with the Worcester County Board of education, where he was a Supervisor at Pocomoke Middle...

Mable L. Baker, 77 died Monday, April 29, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD.  She had been a resident of Salisbury Genesis: Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since 2014. Born in Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Badger and Sadie (Upshur) Williams.  Her late husband, Joseph Baker died in 2011. She retired from the former Peninsula General Hospital, now Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury in the Environmental Service...

Hebron-Naomi Peters Foxwell, 90 died Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born here, she was the daughter of the late James Wesley and Annie Mae (Wilson) Peters. She was a 1946 graduate of the former Salisbury Colored High School. Upon graduation, she matriculated at the former Bowie State Teachers College, now Bowie State University in Maryland, where she received a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education. She did further studies at Bowie State...

Wyatenia Williams Collick (“Tina, Aunt Tina, Sis”), 70 died Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD.   Born in New Bern, NC, she was the daughter of the late Isaac H. and Annie O. (King) Williams.  Her late husband Waymon Sherwood Collick, Sr. died in 2004.   She relocated to Berlin as a child and received her formal education in the public schools of Worcester County.   She was formerly employed with the Commander Hotel, The...

Eunice Viola Purnell Hilliard was born on March 17, 1940, in Berlin (Worcester County), Maryland.  She was one of three children born to her parents, the late Selby W. and Helen Marie (Brittingham) Purnell. Eunice received her formal education in the public schools of Worcester County, and she was nurtured in the Christian faith in Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church in Berlin, Maryland. Very much committed to the pursuit of education, Eunice matriculated at what was formerly known as...