Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Audrey Ratcliffe

Mar 30, 2014

Audrey Chandler Ratcliffe, 69, of Linkwood passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home. She was born in Rhode Island on February 15, 1945 to the late Joshua and Nora Carroll Chandler.

Mrs. Ratcliffe worked as a clerk for Hubbards Pharmacy. She enjoyed helping others, reading, cooking, and loved to spend...

James A. "Jim" McDowell

Mar 29, 2014

James A. “Jim” McDowell, 89, of Easton passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in North East, MD on June 15, 1924 and was a son of the late Harvey and Bertha McDowell. Jim graduated from Mount Zion High School in Maryland. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from...

Joseph R. Tydings III

Mar 27, 2014

Joseph R. Tydings, III 83, of Easton passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his home. He was born in Baltimore on October 21, 1930 and was a son of the late Joseph R. Tydings, Jr. and Evelyn Ziegler Tydings. Mr. Tydings graduated from the Boys Latin School in Baltimore City. He served in the U.S. Navy...

Gerald R. "Giggs" Dickinson

Mar 13, 2014

Gerald “Giggs” Reed Dickinson, Sr., 70, of Linkwood passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home. He was born in Mineral, VA on July 21, 1943 at Dickinson’s Store and was the son of the late Robert Pollard Dickinson, Sr. and Eula Harlow Dickinson.

Giggs graduated from Cambridge High School in 1961,...

Oliver R.C. Gore, Jr

Mar 13, 2014

Oliver Richard Carroll Gore, Jr., 92, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 13, 2014. He was born in Cambridge on July 4, 1921 to the late Oliver Richard Carroll Gore, Sr. and Lillian Gray Gore. Oliver graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1938 and graduated from University of Maryland in 1942. He also graduated...

Allan S. Baynard, Sr

Mar 13, 2014

Allan S. Baynard, Sr., 77, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Easton on May 12, 1936 to Virginia Dulin Baynard and the late Medford Baynard.

He graduated from Easton High School class of 1954. Mr. Baynard joined the United States Army after graduation from...

Peggy J. Gray

Mar 11, 2014

Peggy J. Gray, 84, of Elliott Island, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Pines in Easton. She was born on Elliott Island on December 8, 1929 and was a daughter of the late Claude and Anna Gray Dayton.

She attended schools on Elliott Island. On June 1, 1956 she married Gilbert D. Gray,...

Kevin D. Burton

Mar 5, 2014

Kevin D. Burton, 48, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on July 10, 1965 and was a son of the late David and Peggy Burton.

Kevin attended schools in Cambridge. He enjoyed watching the Baltimore Orioles and cooking.

Kevin is survived by...

Jerry L. Tennant

Mar 5, 2014

Jerry Lee Tennant, 72, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at his home with his loving family at his bedside. Jerry was born on January 12, 1942 in Alma, Michigan. He was the son of the late Alvin and Ula Sanders Tennant.

On September 1, 1960, he married the late Cleona Mills Tennant....

Dewey H. Meekins, Jr

Mar 4, 2014

Dewey Howard Meekins, Jr. 58, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on May 17, 1955 to the late Dewey H. and Audrey Burton Meekins, Sr.

He married the former Donna Windsor on November 18, 1989. Mr. Meekins enjoyed painting, small engine repair, fishing and...

Michael R. Jones

Mar 2, 2014

Michael R. Jones, 57, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on January 3, 1957 and was a son of Donald K. Jones, Sr. and the late Carolyn Vickers Jones.

Mike graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1975. He served in the U.S. Navy. Mike...

Robert S. "Tater" Meekins

Mar 1, 2014

Robert S. "Tater" Meekins, 71, of Golden Hill passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Cambridge on July 4, 1942 and was a son of the late Robert and Ruth Todd Meekins.

He graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1960. On October...

Lindy D. Robbins

Feb 28, 2014

Lindy D. Robbins, 85, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 28, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was the son of the late Allie and John Robbins of Toddville.

At the age of five, his family moved to Cambridge. He attended local schools and served four years in the U.S. Army. Mr. Robbins worked at...

James S. Bryan, Sr

Feb 27, 2014

James S. Bryan, Sr., 68, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on June 29, 1945 and was a son of the late Sheldon Bryan and Mary Burton Slacum.

Mr. Bryan attended schools in Cambridge. He was employed with the Dorchester County Roads Board for...

Norma Lee Woodland

Feb 24, 2014

Norma Lee Woodland, 88, of Hoopers Island passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center. All services will be privates.

J. Donald Hubbard

Feb 24, 2014

J. Donald Hubbard, 85, of Secretary passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on February 16, 1929 and was a son of the late John G. and Edith Mowbray Hubbard.

He attended schools in Cambridge. Mr. Hubbard served in the Army National Guard and then entered the...

John C. Willey

Feb 23, 2014

John Charles Willey, Sr., 55, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on May 8, 1958 to the late Charles E. Willey and Nancy L. Lutz.

John graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1976. He joined the U.S. Navy right after graduation and...

Dorothy M. Kirby

Feb 20, 2014

Dorothy M. Kirby, 83, of Wilmington, DE passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Parkview Nursing Home. She was born on May 16, 1930 in Cambridge, MD and was a daughter of the late Ralph W. and Verlye McNamara Sullivan.

Mrs. Kirby graduated from Cambridge High School. She was married to Joseph G. Kirby, Jr....

Calvert C. Cannon

Feb 14, 2014

Calvert Clarke Cannon, 99, of Fishing Creek, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2014, at Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge, Maryland.

Born on Hoopers Island, Maryland, on March 25, 1914, he was the son of the late Preston Calvert Cannon and Nellie North Cannon.

On September 7, 1942, he married Emma Parks...

Franklin L. Hoge

Feb 14, 2014

Franklin L. Hoge, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Cambridge on December 11, 1925 and was a son of the late Otto H. and Ida Fleischman Hoge.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1942 where he served as class treasurer. Mr....