Obituary Listing

Oct 11, 2017

KENNESAW – Angeline (Angie) Victoria Farlow (65), died Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the home she shared with her daughter in Georgia.

Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Norman, Sr. and Ella Mae (Cottman) Farlow.

She was a 1969 graduate of Wicomico Senior High School.

She was employed with...

Oct 10, 2017

Salisbury, MD – Maxine  Yvette (Max, Macky) James, 53, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center here.

Born in Hampton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Alice James Croswell and Howard Collins.

She was a graduate of James M. Bennett High School.  She retired from the former Campbell Soup...

Oct 4, 2017

Quantico – Clarence C. Jackson, Sr., 81 of Quantico, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury, MD.

Born in Quantico, he was the son of the late Jennings and Bertha (Campbell) Jackson.

He retired from the former J.B. Wells Lumber Co. in the 90s, where he was employed for over 34...

Oct 4, 2017

Berlin – Kathleen (Kathy) Jeanette Sykes, 65 died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at her home in Berlin, MD.

Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Rizzo.  Her late husband Dennis Sykes died May 2015.

She retired from the admitting office of Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore before relocating to...

Sep 21, 2017

Salisbury – Dr. David Johnson, Jr. (78) made his heavenly transition on  Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD.

Born in Wilson, NC, he was the son of the late David Johnson, Sr. and Essie (Barnes) Johnson.

He received his formal education in the public schools of Wilson, NC...

Sep 6, 2017

Leatris "Lee" Morris, 88 died Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.  He had been a resident of Salisbury Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for over 13 years.

Born in Tutwiler, MS, he was the son of the late Albert and Flavia (Hollins) Morris.

He was a U.S. Army veteran who...

Sep 5, 2017

Berlin – Byron Keith (Grady, Little Bob) Tunnell, 28 of here, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD.

Born in Salisbury, he is the son of Brian K. Tunnell of Delmar, MD and Sherry L. Briddell of Berlin, MD.

He was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School where he...

Sep 3, 2017

Berlin – Marie G. Purnell, 93 died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Gull Creek Senior Living in Berlin, where she had been a resident since 2010.

Born in Selbyville, she was the daughter of the late Susie Marshall and Amos Townsend.  Her late husband, Joseph Purnell died in 2006.

Mrs. Purnell received certification as a...

Sep 2, 2017

Avril C. Letourneau, 77, of Laurel, Delaware passed away on September 2, 2017.  Avril died peacefully at home following a long illness from breast cancer.  Born on April 4, 1940 in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Avril traveled extensively and  lived in Germany, Cyprus, England and Spain before finally settling down in the Washington, D.C. area.   Avril was a Queen Alexandra's...

Aug 27, 2017

Salisbury – Roberta M. Cook, 83 died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at her home in Salisbury.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Alberta Marrow Walker and the stepdaughter of the late Jerry Walker.  Her late husband Raymond Cook died in 2001.

She was formerly employed as a seamstress for the former...

Aug 23, 2017

Delmar, DE – Patricia E. Briddell, 63 of Delmar, DE, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD.

Born in Nassawadox, Virginia, she is the daughter of Corine (Wescott) Collins, also of Delmar, DE.

She was a 1972 graduate of Indian River High School in Frankford, DE.  Upon graduation,...

Aug 19, 2017

Genevieve W. Jones, formerly of Salisbury died Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for the past four years.

Born in Sharptown, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Harrison Wright and Consuella (Brown) Wright.  Her late husband, Daniel W. Jones, Sr. died in 2006.

Aug 17, 2017

Silver Spring – Blanche R. Wilson, 90 died Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Bedford Court Nursing Home in Silver Spring, MD.

Born in Vienna, MD., she was the daughter of the late Daniel R. and Ollie (Jolley) Robinson.  Her late husband Dr. Vernon C. Wilson died August 2016.

She was a graduate of the former...

Aug 10, 2017

Baltimore – Londyn Simone Manuel, 8 month old daughter of Tonesa Walker and Norman Manuel, Jr., both of Berlin, MD died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Her survivors include three brothers: Amar'e Walker, Blair and Bailey Manuel; a special PICU sister: Everleigh Jenkins; maternal grandparents: Stephanie Smack and Lynn (Shannon) Smack;...

Jul 29, 2017

Philadelphia - Brian Lamont Johnson, the son of the late Howard Johnson, Sr. and Mildred Newirk was born in Salisbury, MD on March 28, 1966.  He peacefully departed this life on Saturday July 29, 2017 at Philadelphia Nursing Home in Pennsylvania.  Brian departed this life after a tough battle with Huntington Disease.

After the passing of his...

Jul 29, 2017

BERLIN – Gwendolyn "Glemas" Fassett, 89 formerly of Berlin, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Salisbury Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident for over 16 years.

Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Nettie Fassett Johnson and Jack West.

She was a member of Tyree A.M.E. Church,...

Jul 28, 2017

Princess Anne – Michelle Tania Bailey, 54 died Friday, July 28, 2017 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.

Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Marylee (Williams) Bailey of Princess Anne and the late James Edward Bailey.

She was a 1980 graduate of Washington High School.  Upon graduation, she matriculated...

Jul 23, 2017

Seaford, DE - James Dean (Jimmy) Dryden, 49 of Laurel, Delaware died Sunday, July 23, 2017 near Laurel, Delaware.

Born in Lewes, DE, he was the son of Marie Dennis Mitchell of Parsonsburg, MD  and Woodrow (Valerie)  R. Dryden of Laurel, DE .

Besides his parents, other survivors include three sons: James and Justin King ...

Jun 23, 2017

Sumter, SC – Shirley Ann Davis Collick, 62 formerly of Berlin, MD, died Friday, June 23, 2017 at her home in Sumter, SC.

Born in Ocean City, MD, she is the daughter of Shirley (Dennis) Davis of Berlin and the late Wilmer Davis.

She was a 1973 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School where she...

Jun 8, 2017

Salisbury – Sarah McCurry Evans, 86 transitioned to her heavenly home on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Salisbury, Maryland.

Born in Darlington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Virginia (Sanders) McCurry.  Her late husband, William "Bill" Evans preceded her,  September 2004.

She was a graduate of Mayo High School in S.C. ...