Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Aug 13, 2023

John H. “Buddy” Buchanan, Jr., 84, of East New Market passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Talbot Hospice in Easton. He was born in Cambridge on May 29, 1939 and was a son of the late John H. Buchanan, Sr. and Edna Hill Buchanan.

Mr. Buchanan attended schools in Cambridge. He married the former Judy...

Aug 12, 2023

Joyce Layton Still, 77 of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on August 12, 2023 in her home.  She was born in Cambridge, Maryland on April 10th, 1946 the daughter of the late Harold Brannock and late Clara Mace Brannock.

Ms. Still enjoyed being an artist and dancing with her friends.  She loved watching the wild creatures in her...

Aug 11, 2023

Vernon L. Hurley, 68, of Cambridge passed away suddenly on Friday, August 11, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on June 2, 1955 and as a son of the late William Luther Hurley, Jr. and Sallie Virginia Coleman Hurley.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1973. On October 19, 1974, he married...

Aug 7, 2023

Michele Bono was born in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily on September 11, 1932 to Calogero and Giuseppa (Lauro) Bono.  He was one of nine children.  He was a very private and reserved man in life, so we will honor that memory in his passing.  Here is what you need to know: He worked as a shoemaker in his younger years. ...

Aug 7, 2023

Audrey Virginia Wilcox Sammons, wife of Jack Sammons, of Cambridge, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023. Born in Cambridge, Maryland on March 9, 1936, she was the daughter of Odie W. Wilcox and Iona Amelia Rhea Wilcox. Audrey grew up in Cassons Neck on the Rhea family farm until her family moved into a home meticulously built by...

Aug 1, 2023

Ann L. Webster, 69, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Cambridge on July 15, 1954 and was a daughter of the late William Earl Lewis and Dorothy “Dot” Gould Lewis.

Ann graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1972. She also attended University of Maryland College...

Aug 1, 2023

Scott G. Foxwell, 54, of Church Creek passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on June 7, 1969 and was a son of G. Wayne Foxwell and the late Rebecca Parks Foxwell.

Scott graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1990. On September 26, 2003, he married...

Jul 31, 2023

Clara Mace Brannock, 99, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Monday, July 31, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on July 26, 1924 and was a daughter of the late Luther D. Layton and Clara Cole Wroten Layton.

She attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1942. On December...

Jul 30, 2023

Richard “Ricky” M. McCollister, 55, of East New Market passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Cambridge on December 25, 1967 and was a son of Frances Miller McCollister and the late Carl S. McCollister, Jr.

Ricky graduated from North Dorchester High School. On January 17, 1998 he married...

Jul 27, 2023

Virginia L. Smith, 58, of Frederick, MD passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her home. She was born in Onley, MD on October 2, 1964 and was a daughter of Patricia Presley Wright and stepfather Robert Wright and the late James Charles Wright.

She is survived by her son Larry Moore and wife Amy, a...

Jul 25, 2023

Christine M. Middleton, 66, of Easton passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Frederick, MD on July 30, 1956 and was a daughter of the late Kenneth E. Butts, Sr. and Nellie Jones.

She attended schools in Queens Anne, MD. On July 31, 2008, she married Kenneth L. Middleton....

Jul 25, 2023

Wilma Jean Pete , the former Wilma Stultz  passed away after a lengthy illness at the Mallard Bay Nursing Home in Cambridge Maryland , July 25 2023

Wilma was born on September 18,1956 in Cincinnati Ohio and moved with family to Cambridge in the early 60’s where she grew up and graduated from Cambridge High School in...

Jul 19, 2023

Lenore Elaine (Lee) Paulson, aged 85, passed away quietly on July 19, 2023. She is survived by two children, four grandchildren, and three (soon to be four!) great-grandchildren. She will be laid to rest at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, Maryland, next to her dear husband Ron. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date....

Jul 19, 2023

Albert A. “Art” Pete, Jr., 73, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on March 21, 1950 and was a son of the late Albert A. Pete, Sr. and Mary Rose Pritchett Pete.

Mr. Pete attended schools in Cambridge. He served in the Army National Guard for...

Jul 18, 2023

Autry Lamont Holliday, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Autumn Lake Chesapeake Woods. He was born in Cambridge on August 24, 1942 and was a son of the late Evans and Evelyn Windsor Holliday.

Mr. Holliday graduated from South Dorchester High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict....

Jul 14, 2023

John E. “Jack” Groff III went home to be with the Lord on July 14, 2023.  He was born September 10, 1930 in Aireys, Maryland. He joined the Air Force when the Korean War was started. He was the flight engineer on a B29 and left the Service in August 12, 1952 and was Honorable Discharged as a Staff...

Jul 14, 2023

Commander Dennis Brian Manning

May 7, 1938 - July 14, 2023 (age 85)

Dennis "Brian" Manning, 85, a longtime resident of Cambridge, MD passed away on July 14, 2023. Brian was born on May 7, 1938, in San Francisco, CA to the late Irving Manning and Kay Brenan Manning.

Brian spent his youth...

Jul 14, 2023

Elizabeth Adele (Buker) Fairall, 95, of Cambridge, passed away on July 14, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, MD.

Born in Byrn Mawr, PA on January 17, 1928 and was the daughter of Mary Mildred Cohee Buker and Curtis Hubbard Buker.

Betty graduated from Cambridge High School in1945.  Shortly after graduation she...

Jul 11, 2023

Gary G. Peek, 66, of Madison passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 due to injuries sustain from an automobile accident. He was born in Cheverly, MD on February 8, 1957 and was a son to the late William F. and Marie Horsman Peek.

Mr. Peek graduated from Poolesville, MD. He served in the U.S. Marine...

Jul 10, 2023

Heaven is alive with love, laughter and the famous “Patting Potter” hugs for another fabulous Potter reunion.  Mildred Elizabeth Potter Holsberg Painter passed away peacefully on July 10, 2023, at Bayleigh Chase in Easton, surrounded by family that she cherished.

Millie, as she was affectionately known to family and friends, was born February 2, 1932, in Cambridge...