C. William “Bill” Dayton, Jr., 86, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Cambridge on January 12, 1932 and was the son of the late Carlton W. and Mary Koch Dayton. A Cambridge native, Mr. Dayton lived and was educated and worked in Cambridge most of his life. He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1949. Mr. Dayton served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was an operational crew chief on T-33, F-80,...

Retired Cpl. David A. Satterfield, 56, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. He was born in Baltimore on February 28, 1962 and was a son of Sylvia Ann Marshall Satterfield and the late Allen Lee Satterfield. David graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1980. In his earlier years, he worked on the water. David later worked at the Dorchester County Sheriff's office, then he entered the Police Academy...

George W. Hyde, Jr., 83, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Edgecombe County in North Carolina on June 12, 1935 and was a son of the late George W. Hyde, Sr. and Elizabeth Manning Hyde. In July of 1955, he married the former Virginia Johnson. Mr. Hyde served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959. He was the manager for McCroy’s Dime Store with over 40 years service, working at different locations. He enjoyed fishing, playing...

Ann W. Sands of Easton, MD passed away peacefully at Bayleigh Chase in Easton, MD on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at the age of 99.  She was just four months shy of her 100th Birthday.  Born on April 20, 1919, she was the daughter of John Van Willis and Blanche Bryan Willis.  A graduate of Centreville High School, she then entered the Emergency Hospital School of Nursing in Easton, MD and graduated in 1941.  She continued her nursing career until the end of World War...

Sarah C. Abbott, 93, of Hurlock passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Mardela Springs on January 26, 1925 and was a daughter of the late William Harvey Cheezum and Beatrice Chase Cheezum. Mrs. Abbott graduated in 1942 from Cambridge High School. On May 16, 1943, she married Walter O. Abbott, who passed away on October 7, 1977. Mrs. Abbott was an accountant for Grey Hound and Carolina Trialways for forty years. She enjoyed sewing, reading,...

Doris Ann Whitten, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. She was born in Dorchester County on February 23, 1948 and was a daughter of Margaret L. Warfield. She attended schools in Cambridge. On April 4, 1997, she married Donald R. “Fish” Whitten, who passed away on October 30, 2006. Mrs. Whitten worked at Airpax for 30 years. She is survived by her mother Margaret Warfield of Cambridge, stepson Greg Whitten...

Robert L. Trice, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on August 21, 1939 and was a son of the late Virgil and Lillian Hart Trice. Mr. Trice went to Delmarva Day Break in Hurlock. He is survived by a sister Georgia Ann Tayler and her companion Billy Aaron of Mississippi, his caregivers Linda and Gary Phillips of Cambridge and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 2,...

Michael Willingham Todd, 72, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Rome, Georgia on December 13, 1946 and was a son of the late Jennings Willey Todd and Frances Willingham Todd. Mike graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1964 and  Salisbury State class of 1968. On November 15, 1974, he married the former Sue Barr of Salisbury. Mike took over the family’s seafood business and operated Todd Seafoods in Cambridge for 26...

Frances R. Bradshaw, 74, of Church Creek passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born on July 28, 1944 at Henry’s Crossroads below Vienna Maryland, and was a daughter of the late Powell and Maude Dayton Horsman. Mrs. Bradshaw was a 1962 graduate of North Dorchester High School. In 1964, she married Leroy Bradshaw. She worked for Herbert Hearn Hardware as a book keeper, was a home maker for a number of years and then worked 27 years as a custodian with her...

William R. Cannon, 64, of Fishing Creek passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home. He was born in Aurora, CO on May 12, 1954 and was a son of the late Kenneth Cannon and Joan Shaughnessy Slater. Mr. Cannon graduated from Cambridge High School. On May 22, 1971, he married the former Judy Short, who passed away on June 21, 2006. Mr. Cannon served and retired from the Army National Guard. He received numerous medals and retired as a Staff Sergeant. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle,...