Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Norma H. Parker

Nov 23, 2014

Norma H. Parker, 95, formerly of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at her nieces' home in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on August 15, 1919 to the late William O. and Anna B. Bradley Hurley.

On May 9, 1937 she married Arthur S. Parker, who passed away on December 19, 2010. Mrs....

Solomon I. Rippons

Nov 22, 2014

Solomon Irvin Rippons, 93, of Fishing Creek passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Hoopersville on March 27, 1921 and was a son of the late Benjamin and Lessie Brannock Rippons.

He attended schools in Hoopersville. On September 27, 1941, he married the former Isabele Tall. Mr. Rippons...

Joyce A. Slacum

Nov 20, 2014

Joyce A. Slacum, 72, of East New Market, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born on March 24, 1942 and was a daughter of Wilsie Willey Spedden and the late James W. Spedden.

Mrs. Slacum attended Cambridge High School, where she graduated in 1960. On June 15, 1962, she...

Clark I. Simms, Jr

Nov 19, 2014

Clark I. Simms, Jr., 89, of East New Market passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Salisbury on March 12, 1925 and was a son of the late Clark I. Simms, Sr. and Dorothy Bounds Simms.

Mr. Simms graduated from Washington High School in 1942. Clark grew up...

Michael Wallace Brummett

Nov 14, 2014

Michael Wallace Brummett, infant son of Katherin Mowbray and Tyler Brummett passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Michael is survived by his mother Katherin Mowbray, father Tyler Brummett, a brother Ryan Mowbray, maternal grandparents Ryan and Patty Mowbray, paternal grandparents Christine Delaney and Pete Brummett, maternal great grandmother Iris...

Rebecca B. Ruark

Nov 13, 2014

Rebecca Bandy Ruark, 91, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was born in Canebrake, West Virginia on January 15, 1923 and was a daughter of the late Hamilton R. Bogle Bandy and Elizabeth Quesenberry Bandy.

She grew up...

Barbara N. Lomax

Nov 12, 2014

Barbara N. Lomax, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at The Pines in Easton. She was born in Cambridge on August 8, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Charles S. and Helen McCall Newton.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1956. On July 8, 1956, she married James...

Dr. John W. Scanlon, Jr

Nov 5, 2014

John W. Scanlon, Jr. MD, 75, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at his home. He was born in Yonkers, NY on September 28, 1939 and was the son of the late John W. and Mary Drohan Scanlon.

Dr. Scanlon graduated from Yonkers High School class of 1957. He also graduated from Columbia...

Jay R. Phillips

Nov 4, 2014

Jay R. Phillips, 64, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on August 18, 1950 and was a son of Frances Burton Phillips and the late Russell Phillips.

Jay graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1969. On June 7, 1986, he married the former Sharon...

Dorothy Lee Windsor

Oct 31, 2014

Dorothy Lee Windsor, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in East New Market on December 30, 1924 to the late Howard and Maggie Harding Short.

She married Sheldon Windsor on January 24, 1944. Mrs. Windsor was the last surviving member of her family of 14...

Erma A. Ross

Oct 29, 2014

Erma A. Ross, 95, of Princess Anne passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Aurora Senior Living of Manokin. She was born in Baltimore on November 22, 1918 and was a daughter of the late James E. and Ruth Joy Mason. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Brenda L. North

Oct 25, 2014

Brenda Lee North, 71, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on October 4, 1943 to the late Ralph F. and Edith Creighton Asplen.

Mrs. North attended schools in Cambridge. In her early years she was a homemaker, but later became a seamstress, working from home...

Charles N. Grinnell

Oct 20, 2014

Charles (Charlie) Nelson Grinnell born on September 23, 1936 to Mary Rose Durfee and the late Nelson Grinnell from Oneida, New York, crossed over to meet his heavenly father on October 20, 2014. Charlie Grinnell had just celebrated his 52nd wedding anniversary with his wife Bonnie Grinnell on October 6, 2014. Charlie was the father to seven children....

Elizabeth A. "Betty Ann" Parks

Oct 20, 2014

Elizabeth A. "Betty Ann" Parks, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born on December 7, 1937 and was a daughter of the late Clarence Eugene Jones, Jr. and Margaret Foxwell Jones.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1955. On November 11, 1957, she married...

Janice R. Paul

Oct 17, 2014

Janice R. Paul, 72, of Golden Hill passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Toddville on October 30, 1941 and was a daughter of the late Woodrow S. and Leona Jones Robinson.

She graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1959. On July 6,...

Doris H. Marshall

Oct 15, 2014

Doris H. Marshall, 93, of Hills Point passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Baltimore on August 20, 1921 and was a daughter of the late Charles and Alice Cavender Hubbard.

Mrs. Marshall was raised in Dorchester County by Grafton and Daisy Wheatley. She attended schools in Hudson...

Sewell E. Fitzhugh

Oct 11, 2014

Chief Sewell E. "Winterhawk" Fitzhugh, 60, of Elliott Island passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on November 25, 1953 and was a son of the late Elizabeth Willey Travers and Clarence Edward Fitzhugh.

He graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1972. On December 24, 1974,...

Christopher B. Sears

Oct 9, 2014

Christopher B. Sears, 41, of Wingate passed suddenly and too soon from this life on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on September 18, 1973 and was the son of Louis E. Sears, Jr. and the late Daphne Burton Sears. On October 28th, 2007, he married the former Mary C. Dayton.

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William H. "Bill" Elliott

Oct 8, 2014

William H. "Bill" Elliott, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on September 2, 1928 to the late Milford W. and Mary Burton Elliott.

Mr. Elliott played basketball for and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1945. At a young age he held...

Delores A. Bell

Oct 7, 2014

Delores A. Bell, 71, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on February 17, 1943 and was a daughter of the late Brice and Nettie Robbins Harding.

She attended schools in Cambridge. In 1959, she married Robert L. Bell, Sr. Mrs....