Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Howell & Jolley Memorial Chapel, P.A. Funeral & Cremation Services
Rev. William Alexander Purnell Jr.
May 31, 2021
Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven . KJV
The time came for The Rev. William A. Purnell, Jr. on Monday, May 31, 2021, as he triumphantly made his transition from here to eternal rest. "Billy" as he was affectionately known was born in Salisbury, MD, on...
Elwood Wyatt
Apr 7, 2021
Elwood Wyatt was born on March 20, 1949 to the Late Milton V. Kellam and Helen Louise (Wyatt) Kellam. He peacefully departed this earthly life on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at his Salisbury, Maryland home.
Elwood lived his adult life in Salisbury, MD. Elwood attended Accomack, VA County Public Schools and was a graduate of Mary N....
Michael Anthony Robinson
Mar 17, 2021
Michael entered his home in heaven on March 17th 2021. He was born in Vienna Maryland and later moved to Mandela Springs Maryland, where he grew up. Michael was very active in the wrestling community while growing up and later went on to be a coach. As a young adult Michael moved to the D. C area and started...
Oliver Leon Jackson Sr.
Mar 9, 2021
"I took His hand when I heard His call; I turned my back and left it all; for God hath not promised sun without rain. Joy without sorrow, peace without pain. God wanted me, so He set me free."
Oliver (Billy) Jackson was born on September 3,1943 to the late Marguerite Jones and Roosevelt Waller of Vienna,...
Shirley Roberta (Norman) Garrett
Feb 23, 2021
Shirley's Journey
Shirley Roberta "Granny" (Norman) Garrett was born in Plymouth, North Carolina to Herbert Norman and Clara (Parker) Norman on March 4, 1935. She passed away peacefully, at home in Salisbury, Maryland surrounded by her family on February 23, 2021.
Shirley moved to Norfolk, Virginia at a young age.
Shirley was educated...
David Isaac Baine
Feb 19, 2021
David Issac Baine, 99, departed this earthly life on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home in Snow Hill, Maryland. He was born to the late Robert and Etta Baine on May 5, 1921.
David was married to the late Martha (Foreman)Â Baine on October 12, 1944 and they enjoyed a loving union of fifty-seven years until...
Hilda May Reid
Feb 16, 2021
Hilda May Reid, 77, was peacefully called to her heavenly home on February 16, 2021.  Born and raised in Salisbury, Maryland, she was one of 15 children born to the late Arthur Reid and Della (Cuff) Reid.
Hilda was educated in the Wicomico County Public Schools. She retired from the State of Maryland "Holly Center."
...
Dorothy Lauretta (Bishop) Shelton
Feb 16, 2021
Dorothy "Dottie" Lauretta Shelton, 74, unexpectedly departed this earthly life on February 16, 2021, while at her Snow Hill, Maryland home. She was born December 7, 1946, in Salisbury, Maryland to Randolph William Bishop and Hester Mary (Beckett) Bishop.
Dorothy graduated from Worcester High School in 1964. She later relocated to New York City, where she worked...
Maisie Marie (Taylor) Collins
Feb 13, 2021
Maisie Marie (Taylor) Collins, 92 years of age, was born December 24, 1928 in Snow Hill, Maryland. She peacefully departed this earthly life on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Tidal Health in Salisbury, Maryland surrounded by her family.
She was the second youngest of fifteen children born to the late William Edward and Mary Elizabeth Taylor. At...
Mollie Virginia (Nairne) Jones
Feb 9, 2021
Mollie Virginia Nairne Jones, affectionately known as "Little Mom" peacefully departed this earthly life on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at her residence under the care of Coastal Hospice. She was born to the late Brinnie (Blake) Nairne and Lloyd Nairne of Salisbury, MD on July 8, 1921.
Mollie was educated in the public school system in Wicomico...
Rudolph Wesley Collins
Jan 31, 2021
Rudolph Wesley "Dogg" Collins, 63, was born in Berlin, MD on March 21, 1957 to the late Martha Ann (Collins) Triplett and James Spence Sr. He peacefully departed this earthly life on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Harrison House in Georgetown, DE.
Rudolph attended the public schools of Worcester County, MD, and graduated with the class of...
Lorraine Henry
Jan 23, 2021
The sunset in the last chapter of the book for Lorraine Henry on, Saturday, January 23, 2021, where she peacefully departed this earthly life at her niece's home in Salisbury, Maryland.
Lorraine was born on January 31, 1921, to the late Hanson Wigfall and the late Medoria (Wilson) Wigfall in Dames Quarter, Maryland. She was one of...
June Carolyn (Hash) Spencer
Jan 18, 2021
June Carolyn (Hash) Spencer, "Sue", age 74, long time resident of North East, MD, Died Monday, January 18, 2020 at Salisbury Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 13, 1946 in Tazewell, Virginia to Kathleen (Remines)Hash and John Monroe Hash Jr. She attended Elkton High School and studied accounting at Cecil Community College. She worked in the cleaning and...
Ida Whittington
Jan 14, 2021
Ida Mae Whittington, a loving and dedicated wife, mother grandmother, and great-grandmother was born on August 19, 1920 in Marion Station, Maryland to the late William McKinley Morris and Rosetta Lane. She departed this life on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Larkin Chase Center in Bowie, Maryland.
She served as a life-time member of Handy's United Methodist...
Rhuel Oscar Goslee
Jan 12, 2021
THE EARTHLY JOURNEY OF RHUEL OSCAR GOSLEE
Rhuel Oscar Goslee of San Domingo/Sharptown, MD was called to eternal rest on January 12, 2021 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Maryland. He was born on May 15 ,1931 in Sharptown the sixth child to the late Rhuel E. & Martha B. Jones Goslee. He attended the former ...
Stanley Whaley
Jan 12, 2021
Stanley Robert (Jake) Whaley Sr., 85 years old of Selbyville, DE, passed away peacefully at home on January 12, 2021, after a brief illness.
Stanley was born on June 7, 1935 in Selbyville, DE, to the late Dorothy E. Stanford. The eldest of four children, Stanley did not have the opportunity for much formal education. He helped...
Tyler Benjamin Gravenor
Jan 8, 2021
Tyler Benjamin Gravenor, 28, who was affectionately called "my Ty-Ty" by his mother, departed this life on Friday January 8, 2021 in his home in Hebron, Maryland. Tyler was the loving son of Bobbie Morris, and the late Troy Gravenor. He was employed with Poolin' Around of Hebron.
Tyler was truly devoted to his family and friends. ...
Lydia (Lottie) Francis Waters
Dec 31, 2020
The Obituary
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. (John 3:16)
A Time to Live – A Time for Eternal Life
Lydia "Lottie" Francis Waters, was born March 17, 1929 in...
Floyd Purnell
Dec 31, 2020
Floyd C. ``Bunny" Purnell, son of the late Floyd George and Thelma Catherine Spence-Purnell, peacefully transitioned this earthly life to eternal rest on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at his Berlin home, where he spent his final moments being taken care of by his faithful wife, "Bunny."
He was born March 17, 1948 in Newark, Maryland. He attended...
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