Arthur Carlton Twilley of Linkwood passed away peacefully on January 22, 2020 after about a year at Salisbury Rehab & Nursing Center in Salisbury. He was 99 years old, being born on December 10, 1920, son of the late Raymond Twilley and Minnie Singer Twilley. He was never married and lived in the same house on the family farm all his life. Mr. Twilley attended a one room schoolhouse in Linkwood until it closed and then Peachblossom Elementary. He went to Seminary School for Junior High...

Roger “Bull” Bloodsworth, Jr., 71, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Wingate on December 7, 1948 and was a son of the late Roger W. Bloodsworth, Sr. and Mary Parks Bloodsworth. Mr. Bloodsworth attended schools in South Dorchester. On August 7, 1972, he married the former Linda Hurley, who passed away on June 21, 2019. He was a mechanic and enjoyed working on antique cars and going to car shows. He is survived by a...

Larry L. Warner, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. He was born in Cambridge on March 31, 1940 and was a son of the late Walter I. and Frances Venable Warner. He is survived by his wife Peggy Warner of Cambridge, a brother Wayne Warner and wife Gloria of Cambridge, and several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 11 to 12, followed by a Masonic Service at 12 on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Thomas...

Jesse L. Brittingham, Sr., 84, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 11 am at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Thomas Funeral Home, P.A., 700 Locust Street, Cambridge, MD 21613 to help defray funeral cost.

Benjeman W. Holden, 58, of Snow Hill, MD and Chincoteague, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Riverside Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. He was born in Chestertown on March 14, 1961 and was a son of Patricia Baker Holden and the late Alford T. Holden. Ben attended schools in Annapolis. On January 25, 2014 he married the former Lisa Milito. Ben worked at various jobs, but mainly doing iron work and working at Chincoteague Island KOA. He enjoyed fixing things, fishing, and...

Phillip S. “Smitty” Rue, Sr., 89, of Linkwood peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on December 5, 1930 and was a son of the late Phillip H. and Anna Smith Rue. Mr. Rue graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1947. He enlisted into the armed forces and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army on April 1, 1951. He married the former Charlotte Todd on July 11, 1954, who passed away on June 22, 2006 after 52...

Juanita A. Cumberland, 64, of Crapo passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Lumberton, NC on June 12, 1955 and was a daughter of Phyllis Ivey Eisle and the late William H. “Homer” McDuffie. Mrs. Cumberland attended school in Cambridge and later received her GED. On June 24, 1973, she married Irving L. Cumberland, Jr., who passed away on February 17, 2017. She was an office manager as a tax preparer for H & R. Block. She enjoyed...

Ernest P. Barnes, Jr., 75, of Princess Anne passed away on January 1, 2020 at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne. He was born in Crisfield on February 3, 1944 and was a son of the late Ernest P. Barnes, Sr. and Virginia Byrd Barnes. Services will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

Isabelle Davenport, 90, passed away in hospice care at her home in Vienna on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Daughter of Harry Elwood Hughes and Della S. Bradley, she was predeceased by her husband Paul Davenport, her brother, Harry Vaughn Hughes, sister Dorothy Wollett and sister Blanche Wolff.  Isabelle was born on May 20, 1929 in Vienna and graduated from the old Vienna High School, the only girl in a class of nine. As a young woman she worked as a bookkeeper at the Vienna...

G. Thomas Keplinger, 81, of Hurlock passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on July 26, 1938 and was a son of the late George W. and Ruth Cannon Keplinger. Mr. Keplinger graduated from Federalsburg High School Class of 1956. He served in the U.S. Navy. On August 26, 1979, he married the former Bonnie Baker. Mr. Keplinger worked as a banker for a number of years, Synder's- Lance Inc. for over 20 years and later he and his wife started Shore One...