Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Dolores L. Dixon, PhD

Dolores L. Dixon, PhD

Nov 11, 2024

Dolores Lloyd Dixon, 88, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on November 11, 2024 at Candle Light Cove in Easton, Maryland.

Dolores was born in Wilmington, Delaware on December 13, 1935 to the late George E. Lloyd and Sara Elizabeth Lloyd. She grew up in Newark, Delaware and graduated with Honors from Newark High School in 1953. She then graduated from The...

LaVal C. "Dick" Boyce

LaVal C. "Dick" Boyce

Nov 9, 2024

LaVal C. “Dick” Boyce, 83, of Bridgeville formerly of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at his home. He was born in Wilmington, DE on September 21, 1941.

Mr. Boyce graduated from Conrad High School in Wilmington, DE and he also had an AA Degree in Business. He served in the Army National Guard. In 1961, he married Lee...

Sybil A. Jones

Sybil A. Jones

Nov 6, 2024

Sybil McGinn Jones, 95, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at Rayland Acres in Trappe. She was born in Cambridge on April 4, 1929 and was the daughter of the late William Lemuel McGinn and Hazel Tubman Messick.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1947. She married the late Donald K. Jones on May 25, 2004....

Patricia G. Dunlap

Patricia G. Dunlap

Nov 5, 2024

Patricia Kirk Galbraith Dunlap, 89, formerly of Derry Township, PA, devoted wife, beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished friend passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord in Easton, MD on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. She was the wife of the late David P. Dunlap, former Chief Electrical Engineer at the Hershey Company, whom she met in 1956 and married “after...

Nancy Todd Peters

Nancy Todd Peters

Nov 4, 2024

Nancy Amelia Todd was born on Hoopers Island April 6, 1938, the daughter of the late Charles S. and Martina F. Todd (née Flowers). Nancy passed away suddenly on November 4, 2024, at The University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton. She graduated from South Dorchester High School in 1956, was president of her senior class and captain of...

Helen M. Johns

Helen M. Johns

Nov 1, 2024

Helen M. Johns, 68, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024 at her home. She was born in Concord, NC on March 11, 1956 and was a daughter of the late Bathsheba Hartsell.

Ms. Johns graduated from Glen Burnie High School. She worked at Warwick Manor for over 10 years. Ms. Johns loved being with her grandchildren and enjoyed...

Billy G. Martin

Billy G. Martin

Oct 30, 2024

Billy G. Martin, 89, of Vienna passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at UMMC Midtown Campus in Baltimore. He was married to the former Eloise Myers who passed away on September 16, 2023.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 11am at Dorchester Memorial Park.

Kathryn K. "Kitten" Hickman

Kathryn K. "Kitten" Hickman

Oct 29, 2024

Kathryn “Kitten” K. Hickman, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Autumn Lake Chesapeake Woods in Cambridge. She was born in Cambridge on July 9, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Howard and Mary Rogers Kennedy. 

Mrs. Hickman graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1956 where she played volleyball, basketball and in the band....

William Dennis Ewell

William Dennis Ewell

Oct 29, 2024

William Dennis Ewell, 81, of Vienna passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Cambridge on September 25, 1943 and was the son of the late William Thomas Ewell and Dorothy Gray Ewell.

Mr. Ewell graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1961 and graduated from University of Baltimore with his BS Degree...

Kathleen H. "Kitty" Willey

Kathleen H. "Kitty" Willey

Oct 27, 2024

Kathleen H. “Kitty” Willey, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Talbot Hospice House in Easton. She was born during a snow storm along the Transquaking River on March 10, 1932 and was a daughter of the late Julian and Katie Kuebler Handley.

She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1949. On October 8, 1950, she married...

James H. "Jimmy" Simmons

James H. "Jimmy" Simmons

Oct 24, 2024

Jimmy H. Simmons, 74, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on November 19, 1949 and was a son of the late John C. and Gertrude Bradley Simmons.

He attended schools in South Dorchester. On November 11, 1969 he married the former Shirley Rippons. Mr. Simmons was a Master Carpenter and...

Francis Todd O'Connor

Francis Todd O'Connor

Oct 22, 2024

Francis Todd O’Connor, 60, of Secretary passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. He was born in Baltimore on January 28, 1964 and was the son of Carolyn Allen O’Connor and the late Francis H. O’Connor.

He loved coaching youth football and mentoring young athletes and played in high school, college and semi-pro in Arbutus, MD and in Stuttgart, Germany. 

He...

Daniel L. "Danny" Shorter

Daniel L. "Danny" Shorter

Oct 22, 2024

Daniel L. “Danny” Shorter, 76, of Easton passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on November 19, 1947 and was a son of the late Howard Shorter, Jr. and Lorraine Burton Short.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1965 and University of Maryland College Park class of 1969. On October 3,...

Catherine A. Parker

Catherine A. Parker

Oct 22, 2024

Catherine A. Parker, 87, of Virginia Beach, VA passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at her home. She was born in Madison, MD on May 19, 1937 and was a daughter of the late J. Richard Insley and Mary Fitzhugh Insley.

 Mrs. Parker graduated from Cambridge High School. On March 1, 1957, she was married W. Allan Parker who passed...

Guinevere M. Lyons

Guinevere M. Lyons

Oct 17, 2024

Guinevere M. Lyons, 93, of Trappe passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at Talbot Hospice House in Easton. She was born in Trappe on January 25, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Henry P. and Mabel Lyons Mushaw.

Mrs. Lyons graduated from Easton High School class of 1948. On November 19, 1953, she married Donald O. Lyons who...

Jack "Jackie" C. Rossy

Jack "Jackie" C. Rossy

Oct 12, 2024

Jack “Jackie” Carroll Rossy, 75, of Cambridge, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center of Easton surrounded by family. He was born in Cambridge on March 13, 1949, to the late Johnny Carl Rossy and Mamie Wilkerson Rossy. Jack lived a life rich in love, laughter, and adventure.

Jack served in the United...

James "Jimmy" C. Shores

James "Jimmy" C. Shores

Oct 10, 2024

James “Jimmy” C. Shores, 77, of Hurlock passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on July 16, 1947 and was a son of the late George Shores and Beatrice Elzey Lewis and step father David Lewis.

He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. On June...

Mary E. Hill

Mary E. Hill

Oct 3, 2024

Mary E. Hill, 69, of Hurlock passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024. She was born in Salisbury on October 14, 1954 and was a daughter of the late William W. and Mabel Baker Hill. 

She was born and raised in Salisbury and worked at Delmarva Community Services as a line worker. Mary enjoyed doing puzzles, making beaded bracelets and necklaces,...

Donald M. Wroten, Jr.

Donald M. Wroten, Jr.

Sep 30, 2024

Donald “Donnie” M. Wroten, Jr., 45, of Easton passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on June 17, 1979 and was a son of Donald M. Wroten, Sr. and Dawn DeRosier Windsor.

Donnie attended schools in Dorchester County. He worked as a Tower Rigger for numerous companies. Donnie loved to fish, enjoyed the...

Charles W. Tinley

Charles W. Tinley

Sep 30, 2024

Charles W. Tinley

November 28, 1948- September 30, 2024

Cambridge- Charles Wood Tinley was born on November 28, 1948 in Chestertown, Maryland. He was the son of Howard W. Tinley and Marjorie Wood Tinley. Charles was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister Ellen Noyes and her husband Rich of McKinney, Texas... He also leaves behind close...