Hale Alfred Collins
Oct 16, 2014
Hale A. Collins, 83 died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.  He had been a resident of Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since 2009. Born in Showell, MD, he was the son of the late George W. and Ethel (McGregory) Collins. He was employed for several years and retired from the former Showell Poultry Plant.  He...
Sandy Mae Wright
Oct 6, 2014
Bridgeville – Sandy Mae Wright, 61 of Bridgeville died Monday, October 6, 2014 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, DE. Born in Littleton, NC, she was the daughter of Elbertha Gray and the late Adam Wright; and the stepdaughter of Alfred Gray. She was a 1972 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin, MD. She was formerly employed for...
Hilton Randolph Purnell, Sr.
Sep 19, 2014
BERLIN – Hilton R. Purnell, Sr. (Hilt), 75 of Berlin died Friday, September 19, 2014 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Whaleysville, MD, he was the son of the late John Jarmon and Diana "Anna" Purnell. He was a 1957 graduate of the former Worcester High School. He was a member of New Bethel U.M. Church in Berlin...
Danny Herman Purnell
Sep 13, 2014
Danny Herman Purnell, 39 formerly of Mardela Springs, MD, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 in Atlanta, GA. Born in Salisbury, MD, he is the son of Norwood and Barbara (Lindsey) Purnell of Mardela, MD. He was a 1993 graduate of Mardela High School.  Upon graduation he matriculated at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD where he participated in the R.O.T.C....
Pauline Randall (Purnell) Purnell
Sep 11, 2014
Pauline R. (Paul) Purnell, 95 died Thursday, September 11, 2014 at her home on Germantown Road in Berlin, MD. Born here, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Sr. and Margie (Jarmon) Purnell.  Her late husband John Purnell died in the 90's. She was a graduate of Chester High School in PA.  Upon graduation she became employed as a...
Marian M. (Brown) Johnson
Sep 10, 2014
SALISBURY – Marian M. Johnson, 89 of Penn Street died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD. Born in Hebron, she was the daughter of the late Shelton and Lena (Dashiell) Brown.  Her late husband, Robert Hawkins Johnson Sr. died in 1971. She retired after more than twenty years of employment with the former...
Carolyn (Nichols) Birckhead
Aug 30, 2014
Carolyn N. Birckhead, 83, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 in her 1006 W. Main Street home in Salisbury. Born in Quantico, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Louise (Fields) Nichols.  Her late husband, William Gerald Birckhead, Sr. died June 2008. She was employed with Deer's Head State Center, retiring in 1992 after 25 years of service.  She...
Vattisee N. (Butler) West
Aug 28, 2014
Vattisee N. West, 64 of Vienna, died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD. Born in Cambridge, she is the daughter of Aljanette Butler Perry of Vienna and the late Roland Johnson.  Her late husband, James West preceded her in death. She was a 1967 graduate of Maces Lane High School in Cambridge. She...
Simeon Michael Markland
Aug 17, 2014
Salisbury- Reverend Simeon M. Markland, 94, died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Mt. Oliphant, Jamaica (BWI), he was the son of the late Arthur and Lovinia (Sinclair) Markland.  His wife, Delcie Mae Markland preceded him in death. He moved to this area in the late 40's.  and was formerly employed with the...
Robert David Lane
Aug 9, 2014
Salisbury - Robert David Lane (Bobby D), died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Anchorage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury where he had been a resident since 2004. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Louis and Doris (Davis) Lane. He was formerly employed in maintenance for Camelot Apartments in Salisbury and as a carpenter for the...
Michael Clarence Spence
Aug 7, 2014
Salisbury - Michael Clarence (Mitchell) Spence, 66 of Hamden Avenue in Salisbury, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield, he was the son of Dorena Spence Briscoe of Philadelphia and the stepson of the late Daniel Briscoe. He was a member of Liberia United Methodist Church in Marion Station where he served...
Esther Edna Stansbury
Jul 29, 2014
Esther Edna Stansbury, daughter of the late William Stansbury and Esther Caroline Purnell Stansbury, was born December 4, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA and transitioned on July 29, 2014 in Berlin, MD. From infancy, she was raised by her Grandmother, Mariah Caroline Purnell in Berlin. Grandmom preceded her in death on July 27, 1963. Except for the two years she lived...
Garry Lamont Pinkett
Jul 20, 2014
Garry (Butchie) Lamont Pinkett, 57 of Camden Avenue, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD. Born in Salisbury, he is the son of McKinley Wilson of Baltimore and Monterey Pinkett Raynor of Salisbury. He was formerly employed with the former Bountiful Ridge Nurseries in Princess Anne and was also employed in  landscaping.  He...
Elizabeth Isabelle (Tilghman) James
Jul 17, 2014
Elizabeth I. (Libby) James, 73, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at her Deal Island Road home in Princess Anne. Born in Crisfield, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Tavola (Leonard) Tilghman.  Her late husband, Thomas Henry James, Sr. died in 2010. She was formerly employed with the former Princess Anne Sewing Factory and Winton-Gouge Hatchery, Inc,, both...
Clifton Odell Dockins
Jul 10, 2014
Hebron – Clifton Odell Dockins, 80 of Heborn, MD, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born in Dorchester County, MD, he was the son of the late Isaac Chase and Mildred Dockins and cherished as a son by Elizabeth Chase. He was a graduate of the former St. Clair High School and enlisted in the...
Wayne Wainwright Young
Jun 11, 2014
Wayne Wainwright Young, Sr., 53 died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his East Shire Drive home in Berlin, MD. Born in Salisbury, he is the son of Viola Young of Crum Lynne, PA and the late Wayne W. Teagle.  He was reared by his aunt and uncle: Rosie (Young) and Clifton Dennis, Sr. of Newark, MD. Wayne was a 1980...
Drucilla Darlene Purnell
Jun 10, 2014
Drucilla ("Dru," "Cill") Purnell, 55 died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of Thelma Purnell of Berlin and the late Floyd Purnell, Sr. She was a 1976 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School.  She attended Wor-Wic Community College, pursuing a degree in education. She was employed...
John Bruce Simmons
Jun 9, 2014
John Bruce Simmons, 62 died Monday, June 9, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD. Born in Charleston, SC, he is the son of Dorothy Cuffee of Delmar, DE and the late Henry L. Cuffee, Sr. He was a 1969 graduate of Delmar High School.  Upon graduation, he was employed with the former Rombro Brothers Garment Factory...
Sarah Hannah Duffy
Jun 7, 2014
Sarah H. Duffy, 86, died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Salisbury Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. Born in Princess Anne, she was the daughter of the late Lucresher Holbrook and the step-daughter of the late Carl Handy.  Her late husband, Alfred Duffy died in the late 60's. She retired after twenty years from the Wicomico County Board of...
