Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Mary Katherine Neal (Neal) Elzey

Mar 6, 2018

Mary Katherine Neal Elzey

Mary Katherine went to be with her lord and savior, surrounded by her family, March 6, 2018. The day prior she had celebrated her ninetieth birthday. She was born to the late Dallas and Meriam Wheatley Neal March 5, 1928, at Andersontown in Caroline County, Maryland on the family farm. Her paternal grandparents...

Fletcher Clark III

Mar 6, 2018

Fletcher Clark III, 94, died on March 6, 2018, at UMSMC at Dorchester, in Cambridge, Maryland. He was born in Middleboro, MA on July 5, 1923 and was the son of the late Marguerite and Fletcher Clark, Jr.

He was the valedictorian from Middleboro High School class of 1941 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College,...

William "Bill" H. Harding

Mar 2, 2018

William “Bill” H. Harding, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on August 26, 1925 and was a son of the late Preston and Bessie Davidson Harding.

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

Louise E. (Elliott) Moffitt

Mar 1, 2018

Louise E. Moffitt, 103, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday morning March 1, 2018 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Bishops Head on June 27, 1914 and was a daughter of the late Alonza and Ethel McGlaughlin Elliott.

Mrs. Moffitt was raised and attended schools in Cambridge. She was married to Harry Pyle, who...

Shirley T. (Trego) Colburn

Feb 27, 2018

Shirley T. Colburn, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Cambridge on November 23, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Hubert C. Trego, Sr. and Marie Brannock Trego.

Mrs. Colburn graduated from Cambridge High School with honors, class of 1945. In 1950, she married...

Harold Ray Hastings, Sr.

Feb 26, 2018

Harold R. Hastings, Sr. passed away suddenly at home on February 26, 2018. He was born in Madison on October 8, 1934 and was raised in Dorchester County. He loved and lived his life to the fullest.

Ray as he was known to everyone was the son of the late Harlan and Pearlina Cheesman Hastings. Ray was...

Mary Lou (Andrews) Harding

Feb 25, 2018

Mary Lou Harding, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on October 9, 1933 and was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Robinson Andrews.

Mrs. Harding graduated from Cambridge High School. On June 24, 1955, she married William...

Margaret "Peggy" Barnes (Barnes) Shenton

Feb 24, 2018

Margaret “Peggy” Barnes Shenton, 91, died peacefully at Dixon House Assisted Living in Easton, MD on February 24, 2018. Peggy was born on July 1, 1926, in Taylors Island, MD, to the late Thomas Reed and Mary Brown Barnes.

She was a 1942 graduate of Cambridge High School in Cambridge, MD. In 1947 she married Milton M....

Karen Louise (Delaha) Abbott

Feb 23, 2018

Karen L. Abbott, 71, of Linkwood passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at UMSMC at Dorchester with her family by her side. She was born in Honga on November 8, 1946 and was a daughter of the late James Franklin Delaha and Margie Louise Jenkins Delaha.

Mrs. Abbott attended schools in South Dorchester. She was a...

Mary E. (Batchelor) Vickers

Feb 22, 2018

Mary E. Vickers, 83, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Chestertown on July 13, 1934 and was a daughter of the late George Batchelor and Louise Elliott Batchelor.

Mrs. Vickers was raised in a children's home in Talbot County, and where she also attended school in...

Tracie L. (Barrett) Ward

Feb 18, 2018

Tracie L. Ward, 50, of Hurlock passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at her home. She was born in Baltimore on August 25, 1967 and was a daughter of Patricia Sturgill Barrett and the late Vincent Barrett.  Tracie was married to Gary A. Ward.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018...

Carolyn (Hurley) Bradford

Feb 18, 2018

Carolyn Bradford, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on November 17, 1937 and was a daughter of the late James and Althea Thompson Hurley.

Mrs. Bradford graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1957.  On June 15, 1957,...

Thomas P. Hughes

Feb 12, 2018

Thomas P. Hughes, 54, of Vienna passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Dorchester County on May 18, 1963 and was a son of the late Elbert John Hughes and Jeanette Bradshaw Hughes.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 11...

Elmer W. Wyatt, Jr.

Feb 12, 2018

Elmer W. Wyatt, Jr., 71, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on June 20, 1946 and was a son of the late Elmer W. Wyatt, Sr. and Betty Mowbray Wyatt.

Mr. Wyatt attended schools in Cambridge. He was an electrician and a painter. Mr. Wyatt enjoyed...

Marian H. (Hoge) Slacum

Feb 11, 2018

Marian H. Slacum passed away at her home with her family by her side on February 11, 2018. She was born in Cambridge, Maryland on December 23, 1932 to parents Dorothy Deatrich Hoge and Earle E. Hoge. Raised in Cambridge, she graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1949.

She maintained a close relationship with classmates throughout...

William E. Smith

Feb 9, 2018

William E. Smith, 80, of Hudson passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on April 18, 1937 and was a son of the late Samuel Joseph Smith and Helen Emma Collins Smith.

Mr. Smith graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1955....

Franklin T. Bradford

Feb 8, 2018

Franklin T. Bradford, 82, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Crapo on October 1, 1935 and was a son of the late William Henry Bradford and Grace Wingate Bradford.

Mr. Bradford attended schools in South Dorchester. He served six years...

Steven L. Barnett

Feb 6, 2018

Steven L. Barnett, 56, of Federalsburg passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Baltimore City on October 12, 1961 and was a son of Mary Cox Gehring and the late Robert G. Barnett.

He graduated from North Dorchester High School. He was self-employed with a repairing pallet business. Steve enjoyed...

Elaine Owen

Feb 5, 2018

Elaine Owen, 98, of Salisbury passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Salisbury Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

She is survived by a son James O’Toole of Florida.

Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

C. Robert "Bob" Spedden

Feb 5, 2018

C. Robert “Bob” Spedden, 83, of Cambridge, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 after several months of failing health.  The son of the late Charles D. Spedden and Anne Henry Spedden, Bob was born on December 27, 1934.  Much of his childhood was spent on the family farm at Todd Point with his grandparents, Thomas Dexter and May...