Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Rufus "RT" Thomas Mills, Jr.

Rufus "RT" Thomas Mills, Jr.

Aug 31, 2025

Rufus “RT” Thomas Mills, Jr., 77, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on February 12, 1948 to the late Rufus Thomas Mills, Sr. and Edith Lee Spear.

RT graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1966. He later attended University of Maryland College Park and graduated from Salisbury State College...

James C. "PeeWee" Burton

James C. "PeeWee" Burton

Aug 30, 2025

James C. “PeeWee” Burton, 68, of Hurlock passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025 with his family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on January 7, 1957 and was a son of the late Phillip H. Burton, Sr. and Sadie Saunders Burton.

PeeWee attended schools in Dorchester County. He worked for Ed Powell for 40 years.

He is survived by...

Robert "Robbie" Earl Hubbard, Jr.

Robert "Robbie" Earl Hubbard, Jr.

Aug 28, 2025

Robert “Robbie” Earl Hubbard, Jr., 51, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at his home. He was born in Easton on September 6, 1973 to Donna Wright Landon and the late Robert “Ricky” Earl Hubbard, Sr.

Robbie graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1991. He was the owner and operator of Choptank Tavern and later...

John P. Dean

John P. Dean

Aug 23, 2025

John P. Dean, 52, of Federalsburg passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2025. He was born on August 16, 1973 in Cambridge to the late Delmas L. Dean, Jr. and Sharon "Sharie" Mills Dean. 

John attended schools in Cambridge. He later went and worked on the water. John enjoyed fishing, working and loved being with his family.

John is survived by his wife...

John S. "Pat" Neild, Jr.

John S. "Pat" Neild, Jr.

Aug 22, 2025

John S. “Pat” Neild, Jr.

(Rotarian since 1986, sponsored by Stewart White, with 35+ years perfect attendance)

Born St. Patrick’s Day in 1930 to J. Stapleforte and Mabel Spicer Neild and given the nickname of “Pat”. Grew up on Taylor’s Island, the only child of his native Dorchester County parents. His family’s history dates back to 1669 in Dorchester County. He attended...

James Austin Windsor

James Austin Windsor

Aug 14, 2025

James Austin Windsor, 75, of Madison passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Crocheron on July 1, 1950 and was a son of the late Crawford Windsor, Sr. and Marylou Moore Windsor.

He was a waterman his whole life. He loved crabbing, oystering and his favorite past time...

William "Bill" C. Burnette, Jr.

William "Bill" C. Burnette, Jr.

Aug 13, 2025

William “Bill” Carlton Burnette, Jr. died in Baltimore, MD on August 13, 2025 after complications during surgery. He was born in Columbus, MS on July 7, 1943. For the last 15 years of life he lived in Cambridge, MD.

In Bill’s early life he graduated with a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia, where he met and later...

Charles Allen Elzey

Charles Allen Elzey

Aug 13, 2025

Charles Allen Elzey, 53, of Millsboro, DE passed away on August 13, 2025 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on May 8, 1972 and was a son of Milton T. Elzey and the late Emma Cannon Elzey.

Mr. Elzey was a Master Mason for most of his life. He enjoyed hunting and crabbing, listening to Rock Music, drawing and...

Andrea R. Wright

Andrea R. Wright

Aug 13, 2025

Andrea Rogers Wright passed away peacefully, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, in the arms of her devoted husband, William (Billy) Wright Jr., on August 13, 2025. Born on September 11, 1949, in Salisbury, Maryland, she grew up in the close-knit town of Secretary and was the beloved daughter of Bertha Andrews and Clifford Rogers. She married the love of...

Wendy K. Rue

Wendy K. Rue

Aug 3, 2025

Wendy K. Rue, 69, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at Compass Hospice in Centreville, MD. She was born in Cambridge on September 18, 1955 and was daughter of the late James J. and Frances Turner Middleton.

Mrs. Rue graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1973 and graduated from Chowan College class of 1975. On June 8,...

Denise A. Lauck

Denise A. Lauck

Aug 1, 2025

Denise A. Lauck, 61, of Hurlock passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025 at Hospice of the Chesapeake. She was born in Cambridge on December 3, 1963 to Theodore Abbott, Sr. and the late Julie Dail Simmons and step-father Howard “Butch” Simmons.

Mrs. Lauck graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1981. She was a driving instructor for Bayside...

Eva Carol Dickinson

Eva Carol Dickinson

Jul 30, 2025

Eva Carol Dickinson, MD, beloved mother, grandmother, and respected physician, passed away on July 30th, 2025, at the age of 56. Born in Salisbury, Maryland, on August 18, 1968, Eva graduated from St. Peter and Paul High School, where she made many friends through her sense of humor, intelligence, and numerous sports.

She achieved her dream of becoming a doctor when...

Charles M. "Mike" Andrews

Charles M. "Mike" Andrews

Jul 17, 2025

Charles M. “Mike” Andrews, 62, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was born in Easton on July 14, 1963 and was a son of the late Floyd J. and Norma Lee Dean Andrews.

He graduated from Easton High School class of 1982. On September 9, 2003 he married the former Kathleen...

Marc Cambon Brewton

Marc Cambon Brewton

Jul 17, 2025

Marc Cambon Brewton, a resident of Cambridge, MD, died July 17 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, after a battle with esophageal cancer. Marc was a man of tremendous faith in God, a good neighbor who walked his neighborhood each morning prior to his illness collecting litter along the sidewalk to, as he described it, “provide a service to...

JoAnne Wingate Nabb

JoAnne Wingate Nabb

Jul 17, 2025

JoAnne Wingate Nabb passed on, to be with our Lord, surrounded by family and loved ones, on July 17, 2025. She was born to William “Bill” Irving Wingate and Joan Patricia Marshall Wingate on July 24, 1953, in Cambridge, Maryland. JoAnne was married to George Baggs Nabb, III on July 30, 1988, until his death in 2007.

The oldest of three...

Mildred Brooks

Mildred Brooks

Jul 16, 2025

Mildred Vane Brooks, 94, born on March 23, 1931, in Fishing Creek, Maryland, passed away on July 16, 2025. She was the daughter of Blanche Aaron Simmons and Monroe Talmadge Simmons and a graduate of Hooper’s Island High School.

In 1950, she began her professional career as a Bookkeeper and Credit Manager for the Montgomery Ward Catalog Department in Cambridge. She...

Lemmert "Skip" M. Cousins II

Lemmert "Skip" M. Cousins II

Jul 2, 2025

Lemmert "Skip" M. Cousins II, 58, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at his home. He was born on May 8, 1967 in Ellicott City, Maryland to the late Lemmert M. Cousins and Martha Collier Cousins. Skip later married the former Megan Presby.

Per Skip's wishes there will be no services. Arrangements are in the care of Thomas Funeral...

Janice Nickerson Pritchett

Janice Nickerson Pritchett

Jul 1, 2025

Janice Nickerson Pritchett, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Talbot Hospice House in Easton. She was born in Wilmington, DE on February 19, 1945 and was a daughter of the late Elmer and Lois Hurley Nickerson.

Mrs. Pritchett graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1962. On October 14, 1995, she married C. Ray Pritchett, Jr.,...

Judith "Judy" M. Duvall

Judith "Judy" M. Duvall

Jun 22, 2025

Mrs. Judith (Judy) Duvall, age 77, peacefully passed to her eternal resting place on June 22, 2025 surrounded by her family. Judy was born on June 27, 1947 in The District of Columbia, a daughter of the late Milton and Florence Barham. She attended school in Alexandria, Virginia. Judy is preceded in death by her brothers Harry and Milton, and...

James L. Wood

James L. Wood

Jun 21, 2025

James L. Wood, 78, of East New Market passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at his home. He was born in Washington, DC on September 20, 1946 and was a son of the late Hammond and Agnes Bowers Wood.

He graduated from Gaithersburg High School class of 1964. On August 30, 1997 he married the former Sharon Simpson. Mr. Wood...