Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Nov 2, 2016

Shirley L. Mayhue, 65, of Cambridge, passed away on November 2, 2016 at her home.  She was born in Cambridge on January 9, 1951 to the late George Cook Todd and Shirley Elzey Todd.

Ms. Mayhue worked as a Medical Transcriptionist for many years at Dorchester General Hospital.  She also worked at Airpax.  Ms. Mayhue lived in...

Oct 30, 2016

Shirley Jean Simmons Niblett, 81, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Vienna on May 28, 1935 and was a daughter of the late Harold Franklin Simmons, Sr. and Flossie Jones Hughes Simmons.

She attended schools in Vienna, Salisbury and Cambridge. On December 12, 1951, she married...

Oct 29, 2016

Douglas W. “Turkle” North, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on May 14, 1940 and was a son of the late Milton Davis North and Louise Wheatley North.

Turkle graduated from Cambridge High School. He was a watermen most of his life, serving on...

Oct 24, 2016

Mary E. Jenkins, 91, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Hallwood, VA on February 26, 1925 and was a daughter of the late Jessie and Lelia Lang Tull.

On February 11, 1946 she married Phillip T. “Tom” Jenkins, Sr. who passed away on December 12, 1997....

Oct 23, 2016

Boneita L. Abbott, 75, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Mallard Bay Care Center, with her family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on November 10, 1940 and was a daughter of the late Raymond T. Faulkner and Naneita Thomas Taylor.

Mrs. Abbott graduated from Cambridge High School class 1958. She...

Oct 17, 2016

Ethel C. Dean, 96, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in North Carolina on March 2, 1920 and was a daughter of the late Andrew and Hattie Proctor Correll.

Mrs. Dean graduated from high school in North Carolina. She was first married on January 28, 1944 to James...

Oct 16, 2016

David K. Frazier, 65, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Cambridge on May 10, 1951 and was a son of the late Roland and Kathleen Mowbray Frazier.

David graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1970.  He worked at Western Publishing until his...

Oct 13, 2016

Kirk P. Rodgers, President of Besley & Rodgers, Inc., and former Director of Sustainable Development and the Environment at the Organization of American States, died Thursday of complications from heart disease. The resident of Falls Church, Virginia, and Woolford, Maryland, was 83.

The son of S. Procter Rodgers and Jean Besley Rodgers was born into...

Oct 11, 2016

Barbara E. Thompson, 80, of Madison passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Baltimore on October 5, 1936 and was a daughter of the late Howard “Boh” Brooks and Emma Miller Brooks.

Mrs. Thompson graduated from Catholic High School in Baltimore class of 1954....

Oct 10, 2016

Melonie L. Kemp, 50 of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on May 2, 1966 and was a daughter of Peggy Townsend Kemp and the late Irving Kemp.

Melonie graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School and she also attended Chesapeake College. Melonie was known for...

Oct 10, 2016

Barbara Faye Webster Collins, 85, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on August 10, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Cecil G. Webster and Carrie Lyons Webster.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1948. Mrs. Collins...

Oct 3, 2016

Martha Foxwell was born Martha Frances Simmons on November 14, 1921, the second child of Blanche Aaron Simmons and Monroe Talmadge Simmons of Fishing Creek, Hooper’s Island, Maryland. She married Daniel Henry Foxwell on December 23, 1939 and they celebrated almost 65 years of marriage before his death in September 2004. She is survived by their children, Mary Frances...

Oct 1, 2016

Johnnie W. Fitzhugh, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Andrews on December 3, 1927 and was a son of the late Enos W. and Fannie Insley Fitzhugh.

He attended schools and Streets United Methodist Church in Lakesville. At the age of 17, attended Maryland School...

Sep 25, 2016

Nancy Johnson Hughes passed away on September 25, 2016 at McElveen Manor Assisted Living. She moved to South Carolina five years ago and was a resident of Brookdale Assisted Living before transferring to McElveen Manor eleven months ago.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Dennis Hughes, who passed away in 2000. Born November 9,...

Sep 25, 2016

H. Douglas Fox, 93, of Salisbury passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Madisonville, Kentucky on January 30, 1923 and was a son of the late Geather and Charlene Fox.

Mr. Fox graduated from Nortonville High School class of 1941. He also graduated in 1952 from...

Sep 24, 2016

Alton Paul “Murph” Murphy, 93, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

Born on March 1, 1923 in Cambridge he was the son of the late Ralph E. and Gladys Madkins Murphy.

Mr. Murphy graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1940. He...

Sep 23, 2016

William H. Baumgartner, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on October 26, 1939 and was a son of the late Mary Louise Manning Hurley and Herman Ralph Baumgartner.

Mr. Baumgartner graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1958. He served in the U.S....

Sep 20, 2016

Warren C. Rue, 68, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Cambridge on June 17, 1948 and was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Rue, Sr. and Doris Jean Sheets Rue.

Warren graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967. He served...

Sep 19, 2016

Elisabeth West, 78, of Madison, passed away on September 19, 2016 at Mallard Bay Care Center.  She was born in Badhesfeld, Germany on November 5, 1937 to the late Wilhelm and Elisabeth Cock Heimroth.

Ms. West worked as a seamstress for many years, where she developed a love for fashion.  She was always very fashion oriented.  Ms....

Sep 17, 2016

Philip A. Wozny, 89, of Cambridge, Md., passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016.  He was born July 19, 1927 in Nebraska to the late Alexander and Emma Cuba Wozny.

He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve on board the USS Indiana BB58 and was a longtime member of the American Legion Post 91 in Cambridge.

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