Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland
W. Wayne Newcomb
Dec 18, 2008
W. Wayne Newcomb, 56, of Burtonsville passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Laurel Regional Hospital after a 10 week battle of advanced cancer. He was born on June 25, 1952 to Russell and Martha Newcomb in Cambridge, MD. He grew up on a small farm in Golden Hill and attended local schools. Upon graduation from South...
D. James Herbert
Dec 10, 2008
D. James "Jim" Herbert, Jr. 61, of Church Creek, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, NY. He was born on October 5, 1947 to Donald Herbert and Eugenia Lutz Herbert in Baltimore, MD but otherwise lived in Dorchester County his entire life.
William D. Robbins
Dec 9, 2008
W. David "Dave" Robbins, 91, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Robbins, MD on March 24, 1917 to W. Jacob and Eva Robbins.
As a young man he was a...
William T. Murphy
Dec 9, 2008
William Thomas Murphy, 88, of Cambridge passed away Tuesday December 9, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital after a short illness.
He was born in Cambridge on August 15, 1920 to the late Horace and Melissa Travers Murphy. Mr. Murphy was...
Mary E. Aaron
Dec 7, 2008
Mary E. Aaron, 78 of Cambridge, passed away at the Dorchester General Hospital on Sunday December 7, 2008. She was born at Federalsburg on April 20, 1930, and was a daughter of the late John Francis and Clara Elizabeth Williamson Trice.
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Carl E. Gillespie
Dec 5, 2008
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Carl Edward Gillespie, 72, of Cambridge, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2008 at North Side Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL; where he was vacationing. Mr. Gillespie was the son of Mancil Clark Gillespie and Carrie Etna Doran Gillespie. He was born in McConnellsville,...

Steven K. Edge
Nov 29, 2008
Steven K. Edge, 49, of Crocheron passed away Saturday, November 29, 2008 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on March 6, 1959 and was a son...
Katherine M. Ross
Nov 28, 2008
Katherine M. Ross, 91 of Cambridge, passed away on Friday November 28, 2008 at the Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge. She was born at Woolford on May 4, 1917, and was a daughter of the late Roy B. and Beulah Brooks Mills. She attended schools at Woolford. She graduated from Cambridge High School in...
John R. Dickerson
Nov 28, 2008
John R. (Bob-Big Boy) Dickerson, Sr., 74 of Cambridge, passed away November 28, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, Md. after a short illness. John was born in Cambridge on August 10, 1934, and was a son of the late John T. and Evelyn Parks Dickerson.
He attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge...
Richard L. Brown
Nov 19, 2008
Richard L. Brown, Sr., 75, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Hoopers Island on August 14, 1933 and was a son of the late Raymond and Helen Phillips Brown, Jr.
Thelma B. Johnson
Nov 16, 2008
Thelma B . Johnson , 93 of Rehoboth, passed away at the Atlantic Shores in Millsboro on Sunday November 16, 2008. She was born at Williamsburg on December 27, 1914, and was a daughter of the late Carlton G. and Katie Harper Bradley.
John Keplinger, Jr
Nov 15, 2008
John Keplinger, Jr., 78 of Cambridge, passed away at his home on Saturday November 15, 2008. He was born in Cambridge on August 17, 1930 and was a son of the late John and Lydia Scherch Keplinger. John made his home...
Joseph M. Collins, Jr
Nov 13, 2008
Joseph M. Collins, Jr., 89 of Cambridge, passed away at the Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge on Thursday November 13, 2008. He was born in Cambridge on May 12, 1919, and was a son of the late Joseph Marion and Eva Jones Collins, Sr. He was born in Cambridge and had attended schools here. In the 1930's...

Kathryn H. Savage
Nov 12, 2008
Kathryn H. Savage, 84, of Easton, MD formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 after bravely enduring a long illness. She was born July 12, 1924 in Bryn Mawr, PA. She was the wife of the late Jack Savage of Myrtle Beach, SC. She is survived...

Mildred T. Peterson
Nov 10, 2008
Mildred T. Peterson, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008 at her home. She was born on April 29, 1922 in Cambridge and was a daughter of the late George W. and Lorena Taylor.
Mrs. Peterson attended schools in Dorchester County. On September 30, 1941 she married Ralph C. Peterson. He passed away...

Alma J. Davis
Nov 9, 2008
Alma J. Davis, 78 of Cambridge, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Midland, MD on December 17, 1929 and was a daughter of the late Robert and Cecil Shepherd Miller.
Mrs. Davis graduated from Beall High School in Frostburg, MD. On February 13, 1951 she...

David B. Murphy
Nov 9, 2008
David B. Murphy, 64, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on August 27, 1944 and was a son of the late Reuben and Althea "Bunn" Robinson Murphy.
He graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1962. Mr. Murphy retired from the State...
James G. Ruark
Nov 5, 2008
James G. "Jimmy" Ruark, 66, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Cambridge on October 16, 1942 and was a son of the late Gordy C. and Alice James Ruark.
Velda P. Pritchett
Nov 3, 2008
Velda Petre Pritchett, 71, of Beach Haven, East New Market, MD and Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away on November 3, 2008 at the Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge. She was born in Maugansville, MD on October 3, 1937, and was a daughter of the late Silas and Beulah Eshleman Petre....
Roger L. Hubbard
Oct 31, 2008
Roger L. Hubbard, 86 0f Cambridge, passed away at the Dorchester General Hospital on Friday October 31, 2008. He was born at Cassons Neck on July 26, 1922 and was a son of the late Charles Albert and Sarah Frances Hubbard Hubbard.
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