Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Donald Burgoyne Cannon, Jr.

Donald Burgoyne Cannon, Jr.

Apr 10, 2017

Donald “Donnie” B. Cannon, Jr., 52, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on November 19, 1964 and was a son of the late Donald B. Cannon, Sr. and Shirley Bush Cannon.

He attended Cambridge South Dorchester High School. Donnie was a waterman in his earlier years...

Anna Mae (Dixon)  Wingate

Anna Mae (Dixon) Wingate

Apr 7, 2017

Anna Mae Dixon Wingate, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, went to be with her Lord and her loved ones that went before her on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Chesapeake Woods Center, where she had been so lovingly cared for since June, 2015, when her health began to fail.

Anna Mae was born on May 5, 1922...

Royce Lee Renehan

Royce Lee Renehan

Apr 5, 2017

Royce Lee Renehan, still born passed away on April 5, 2017 at UMSMC at Easton. He was the son of Stormy P. Birk and John Edward Renehan II. All services will be private.

Franklin R. O'Ferrall

Franklin R. O'Ferrall

Apr 3, 2017

Franklin R. O’Ferrall, 75, of Secretary, MD passed away on April 3, 2017 with his wife, Barbara, at his side.  He was born in Cambridge on September 20, 1941 and was the son of the late William Franklin Robert O’Ferrall and Margaret Adelaide Jackson O’Ferrall.

Franklin graduated from North Dorchester High School.  Shortly after graduation, he proudly...

Darlene Lois (Asplen)  Windsor

Darlene Lois (Asplen) Windsor

Apr 1, 2017

Darlene L. Windsor, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her home. She was born in Baltimore on September 11, 1946 and was a daughter of the late William C. and Lillian Brown Asplen.

Ms. Windsor graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1964. She worked at University of Maryland Horns Point and...

Brian Edward Groy

Brian Edward Groy

Mar 31, 2017

Brian E. Groy, 45, of Salisbury passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.  He was born December 2, 1971.

He was a 1989 graduate of Cambridge South Dorchester High School in Cambridge, Maryland.

Brian was an intelligent, fun-loving character who was a best friend to all. Prior to...

Levin Matthew Elzey, Sr.

Levin Matthew Elzey, Sr.

Mar 28, 2017

Levin Matthew Elzey, Sr., 81, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Cambridge on March 19, 1936 and was a son of the late Austin Arthur “Oscar” Elzey and Rose Gray Elzey.

Mr. Elzey attended schools in Dorchester County. On June 15, 1957, he married...

Alanda Louise (Mills)  Bramble

Alanda Louise (Mills) Bramble

Mar 21, 2017

Alanda Louise Bramble, 90, of Bishop’s Head, MD passed away at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, MD on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.  She was born December 7, 1926 to the late Gordy E. & Bertha Todd Mills of Crocheron, MD.  Known to everyone as “Louise”, she graduated from Crapo High School in 1944 and later...

Marian Davis (Dayton)  Travers

Marian Davis (Dayton) Travers

Mar 16, 2017

Marian D. Travers, 89, of Vienna passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born on Elliott Island on August 3, 1927 and was a daughter of the late Claude and Anna Gray Dayton.

She attended schools on Elliott Island. In her earlier years, Ms. Travers worked...

Wilsie Ella (Willey)  Spedden

Wilsie Ella (Willey) Spedden

Mar 14, 2017

Wilsie E. Willey Spedden, 94, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on September 11, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Howard and Carrie Robbins Willey.

Mrs. Spedden attended and graduated from Cambridge High School. On September 17, 1940, she married James W....

John "Joey" Joseph Brown III

John "Joey" Joseph Brown III

Mar 13, 2017

John J. “Joey” Brown III, 27, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born on December 24, 1989 and was a son of Kim Cochran Brown and John Brown, Jr.

Joey graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 2009. He worked on the water and he enjoyed...

Roxanne Marie Willey

Roxanne Marie Willey

Mar 10, 2017

Roxanne M. Willey, 32, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017. She was born in Cambridge on July 19, 1984 and was a daughter of Robert M. Willey, Jr. and Lauren Todd Willey.

Roxanne graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 2002. She enjoyed boating, the beach, her cats, fishing, and loved her...

Wanda Valliant (Valliant)  Hurley

Wanda Valliant (Valliant) Hurley

Mar 9, 2017

Wanda V. Hurley, 72, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on March 22, 1944 and was a daughter of the late Martin Edward Valliant and Grace Shirley Christopher Valliant, but she was raised by her grandparents James Christopher and Mary Ida Thomas Christopher.

She...

Louise Jackson (Jackson)  Maguire

Louise Jackson (Jackson) Maguire

Feb 27, 2017

Louise J. Maguire, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on November 30, 1946 and was a daughter of the late Cyril F. Jackson, Sr. and Stella Era Jackson.

Mrs. Maguire graduated from Cambridge High School. On February 15, 1969, she married...

Beulah Jane (Hughes)  Blades

Beulah Jane (Hughes) Blades

Feb 25, 2017

Beulah J. Blades, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Hospice of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD. She was born on December 24, 1937 and was a daughter of the late Phillip and Mazie Corbin Hughes.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1955. On October 27, 1956, she married Charles B....

Shirley Ann (Hubbard)  Hastings

Shirley Ann (Hubbard) Hastings

Feb 24, 2017

Shirley A. Hastings, 85, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Talbot Hospice. She was born in Cambridge on June 7, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Russell Glenn Hubbard and Mildred Parks Hubbard.

She attended schools in Dorchester County. Ms. Hastings was a home maker and at one time she had...

D. Ann Milligan

D. Ann Milligan

Feb 23, 2017

D. Ann Milligan, 74, of East New Market passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Easton on August 13, 1942 and was a daughter of Doris Reagan Morean and the late Myron Morean.

She graduated from Federalsburg High School class of 1960. Ann at one time worked at Airpax,...

Thomas Webster Coughlin, Sr.

Thomas Webster Coughlin, Sr.

Feb 22, 2017

Thomas W. Coughlin, Sr., 90, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on July 31, 1926 and was a son of the late Emory A. Coughlin and Lily Foxwell Coughlin.

He grew up in Crapo and graduated from Crapo High School class of 1943. One...

Irving Lee Cumberland, Jr.

Irving Lee Cumberland, Jr.

Feb 17, 2017

Irving L. Cumberland, Jr., 62, of Crapo passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Washington, DC on August 8, 1954 and was a son of the late Irving L. Cumberland, Sr. and Juanita Schlagel Cumberland.

He graduated from South Dorchester High School class of...

Fred Adrian Baker

Fred Adrian Baker

Feb 13, 2017

Fred Adrian Baker, educator and administrator was born August 10, 1931 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore County, the son of George John Baker and Edna Dilbeck Baker of Fallston, Maryland. He passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at UMSMC at Easton. He was 85.

His education included graduation from Bel Air High School in 1948;...