Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Jewell B. Pitts

Jewell B. Pitts

Dec 6, 2011

Jewell Bennett Pitts, 75, of Linkwood, passed away on December 6, 2011 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was born in Atlanta, DE on May 25, 1936 and was a daughter of the late Ray and Nettie Venable Bennett.

She attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1954. On September...

Carl E. "Bucky" Jackson

Carl E. "Bucky" Jackson

Dec 5, 2011

Carl E. "Bucky" Jackson of Cambridge passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011. He was 68. He was born in Cambridge on September 5, 1943 and was a son of the late Harry and Marian Simpson Jackson.

Mr. Jackson was raised in the East New Market area and graduated from North Dorchester High School in 1961....

Clara C. Hurley

Clara C. Hurley

Nov 29, 2011

Clara C. Hurley, 85 of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Bishops Head on August 2, 1926 and was a daughter of the late Merritt S. and Nancy Lewis Moore.

Mrs. Hurley attended schools in Bishops Head and Crapo. On July 3, 1964 she married...

David E. Morgan

David E. Morgan

Nov 27, 2011

David E. Morgan, 83, of Hurlock passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Frederick, MD on June 20, 1928 and was a son of the late Dale and Lottie Morgan.

He was born and raised in Frederick, MD. On January 10, 1951 he married the former Gloria Hawker....

Virginia Lee Marshall

Virginia Lee Marshall

Nov 27, 2011

Virginia Lee Willey Marshall, 91, of Cambridge, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011. She had celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday among family and friends at Chesapeake Woods Center where she was a patient, and passed peacefully in her sleep early Sunday morning. She was the daughter of the late Perry and Anna Evans Willey.

Mrs. Marshall...

John E. Hollingsworth

John E. Hollingsworth

Nov 18, 2011

John E. Hollingsworth, 79, of East New Market passed away on Friday, November 18, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Harrisburg, PA on June 5, 1932 and was a son of the late George and Arad Lerch Hollingsworth.

He graduated from Greensboro High School. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. On...

Robert B. "Boob" Wilson

Robert B. "Boob" Wilson

Nov 14, 2011

Robert B. "Boob" Wilson, 94, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Cambridge on August 18, 1917 and was a son of the late Robert and Katherine Bell Wilson.

He graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the U.S. Navy and...

William E. McCulley

William E. McCulley

Nov 5, 2011

Bill McCulley, 40, of Lewisville, TX, passed away on November 5th, 2011. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Marlborough, MA on March 28, 1971 and was the son of James M. and Anneli K. McCulley.

After graduating from Marlborough High School in 1989, Bill attended the United States Naval Academy in...

Myrtle V. James

Myrtle V. James

Oct 29, 2011

Myrtle V. James, 99, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at her home. She was born on September 30, 1912 near Hills Point and the daughter of the late Ira B. and Ella Condon Marshall.

She lived in the Neck District for many years, where she was raised and attended public schools. Mrs....

Philip M. Lyons

Philip M. Lyons

Oct 24, 2011

Philip Morris Lyons, 38, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Cambridge on June 14, 1973 and was the son of Nick and Tammy Lyons and the late Bonnie Mae Robbins Lyons.

He graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1991. On January 24,...

Harold S. Hubbard

Harold S. Hubbard

Oct 21, 2011

Harold Stanley Hubbard, 66, of East New Market passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. He was born on February 10, 1945 in Cambridge and was a son of Evelyn Warfield Hubbard and the late John L. Hubbard.

He attended school in Dorchester County. On April 5, 1969 he married...

George H. "Jeremiah" Brannock

George H. "Jeremiah" Brannock

Oct 19, 2011

George H. "Jeremiah" Brannock, 77, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Taylors Island on September 14, 1934 and was a son of the late E. DeWitt and Susie Aaron Brannock.

He attended school in Taylors Island. On September 10, 1955 he married the former Joan...

Laura L. Rhea

Laura L. Rhea

Oct 19, 2011

Laura L. Rhea, 51, of Fishing Creek passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Baltimore on August 24, 1960 and was a daughter of Donald and Janet Sherman Youngbar.

She graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class 1979. She worked for the State Highway Department and retired...

Audrey L. Shannahan

Audrey L. Shannahan

Oct 11, 2011

Audrey L. Shannahan, 84, of Laurel, DE formerly of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October, 11, 2011 at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Seaford, DE on October 13, 1926 and was a daughter of the late George E. and Ethel Moore Townsend.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1944. She...

John S. Sellars

John S. Sellars

Oct 11, 2011

John S. Sellars, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Lanham, MD on January 3, 1925 and was a son of the late John Oakley and Clare Congar Sellars.

He was raised on Belvidere Plantation and attended Catholic School in Fredricksburg, VA. He served in...

Erich Fehrs

Erich Fehrs

Oct 9, 2011

Erich Fehrs, 71, of Cambridge passed away suddenly at Dorchester General Hospital on Sunday, October 9, 2011. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 10, 1940 and was a son of the late Karl and Kathe Dambolt Fehrs.

He graduated from Sewanaka High School in New York. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was...

Hazel L. Cheesman

Hazel L. Cheesman

Oct 7, 2011

Hazel L. Cheesman, 92 of Cambridge passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Dorchester County on June 15, 1919 and was a daughter of the late Ottie W. and Nora Greene Mills.

She attended school in Madison. On December 8, 1935 she married Russell E. Cheesman. He...

Cleyta B. Murphy

Cleyta B. Murphy

Oct 7, 2011

Cleyta Belle Murphy, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, October 7, 2011 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Wingate on September 21, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Hammond and Hilda Mills Windsor.

Ms. Murphy graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1948. She served in the U.S. Army. Ms....

Virginia V. Lyons

Virginia V. Lyons

Oct 5, 2011

Virginia Victoria Lyons, 91, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Cambridge on September 10, 1920 and was the daughter of the late James Henry & Apalonia E. Warst.

Ms. Lyons graduated from Cambridge High School in 1937. She worked as a seamstress until her...

Ronald C. Edgar

Ronald C. Edgar

Oct 5, 2011

Ronald C. Edgar, 75, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Cambridge on February 20, 1936 and was a son of the late Leroy B. Edgar, Sr. and Margaret Shenton Edgar.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1955. On December 18, 1960 he married...