Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Betty E. Hastings

Jun 29, 2014

Betty E. Hastings, 88, of Cambridge departed this earth to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Robbins on March 18, 1926 and was a daughter of the late William Parks Abbott and Lorraine Robbins Abbott.

Betty attended schools in Dorchester County and resided in...

Cleta M. Pritchett

Jun 25, 2014

Cleta M. Pritchett, 86, of Crocheron passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Wingate on June 17, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Austin Crawford Windsor and Eulalia Murphy Windsor.

Mrs. Pritchett attended school in Crocheron. In 1948, she married Wilson Davis Pritchett, Jr., who passed...

Wm. Jerome Mowbray, Jr

Jun 22, 2014

William Jerome Mowbray, Jr. passed away at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD on June 22, 2014. He was 96.

Mr. Mowbray was the son of William J. Mowbray, Sr. and Eva Jane Henry Mowbray. He was married to Elizabeth LaRue Tubman Mowbray who passed away on July 1, 1996. He was...

Garnel Willis

Jun 20, 2014

Garnel C. Willis, Jr., 87, formerly of Salisbury passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Baltimore on March, 15, 1927 to the late Garnel C. and Marion A. Cerad Willis.

Mr. Willis lived and spent many years in Rock Hall where he attended the Seventh Day Adventist School....

Delmos T. "Teddy" Tall

Jun 16, 2014

Delmos T. "Teddy" Tall, 65, passed away on June 16, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born on November 24, 1948 in Cambridge and was a son of Betty Abbott Tall and the late Weston Tall.

Teddy graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1966. He lived in Toddville, where he was a waterman...

John H. Wanex, Jr

Jun 7, 2014

John H. Wanex, Jr., 77, of Berlin passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

John W. Barnes

Jun 6, 2014

John W. Barnes, 62, was born in Cambridge on January 20, 1952 and passed on June 6, 2014 at his home peacefully. His parents were the late Charles Norman Barnes and Margaret E. Fischer.

John had become ill in the last 3 weeks and had been in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

He attended...

Norman W. "Peanut" Mowbray, Jr

Jun 4, 2014

Norman W. "Peanut" Mowbray, Jr., 48, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Dorchester County on September 6, 1965 and was a son of Viola Greenwood Mowbray and the late Norman W. Mowbray, Sr.

Norman attended schools in Cambridge. He married the...

Herbert "Herbie" L. Gadow

Jun 2, 2014

Herbert "Herbie" L. Gadow, 77, of Preston passed away peacefully on Monday, June 2, 2014 at The Pines in Easton. He was born in Caroline County on June 27, 1936 and was a son of the late Ernest and Rose Plutschak Gadow.

Herbie graduated from Preston High School class of 1955. On July 28, 1962, he...

William "Bill" W. Messick

May 31, 2014

Businessman and highly regarded boat captain and fisherman William "Bill" W. Messick died May 31, 2014 at home, with his wife by his side, after a decade of dealing with the complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a fatal neurodegenerative brain disease. Bill was born on July 22, 1931 in Cambridge to the late Raymond Willis Messick and...

Stephen E. Hubbard

May 28, 2014

Stephen E. Hubbard, 46, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on March 24, 1968 to the late Roger L. and Mary E. Towers Hubbard.

Mr. Hubbard worked as a supervisor for Cambridge Technologies. He played drums in numerous local bands in and around Cambridge. Stephen...

Rosalie M. Arnie

May 25, 2014

Rosalie Mae Mills Arnie, 95, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge. She was born in Cambridge on August 14, 1918, the daughter of the late Gordy E. and Bertha Todd Mills of Crocheron, MD.

She attended schools in Cambridge and had worked as a ticket agent...

Dorothy J. Allen

May 16, 2014

Dorothy J. Allen, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

G. Diane Matthews

May 15, 2014

G. Diane Matthews, 71, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on January 5, 1943 and was the daughter of Zadith Ruark Cook and the late Harry Matthews Griffith.

She graduated from Cambridge High School and attended Salisbury College and Anne...

Jane B. Langrall

May 14, 2014

Jane B. Langrall, 88, of Milford, DE, formerly of Church Creek, MD, passed away on Wednesday, May 14 2014, with her family by her side. She was born on October 17, 1925 in Whiteville, North Carolina to the late Henry V. and Jennie Fripp Batten.

Jane graduated from Bartlett High School in Tennessee class of 1943....

David R. Chilton

May 13, 2014

David R. Chilton, Sr., 62, of Cambridge, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Hospice of Queen Annes in Centreville. He was born on August 2, 1951 in Harford County to the late George Ransom and Hilda Keller Chilton.

David grew up on My Ladies Manor in Harford County. He worked as a master plumber...

Margaret N. Dickerson

May 13, 2014

Margaret N. Dickerson, 88, of East New Market passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester.

A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are in the care of Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

Thomas M. "Mike" Coghlan, Sr

May 7, 2014

Thomas M. "Mike" Coghlan, Sr., 51, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 1962 to Thomas F. and Vivian R. Judge Coghlan, Jr.

Mike graduated from North Wood High School in Silver Spring and also attended Montgomery College in Rockville. He...

Wanda Lee "Jitterbug" Pulley

May 5, 2014

Wanda Lee "Jitterbug" Pulley, 74, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on August 26, 1939 and was a daughter of the late Russell W. and Lucille Bradford Burton. Wanda attended Cambridge High School. On June 11, 1970, she married Robert Pulley. Wanda was employed...

Charles V. Henry

May 3, 2014

Charles V. Henry, 89, of East New Market died Saturday May 3rd, 2014. He was survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty Henry, and two sons, Scott Henry and wife Laurie, and Mark Henry and wife Jessica. Throughout his life he was active as a Minister of Jehovah's Witnesses. His Memorial Service will be held at the...