Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Nov 27, 2013

Gary P. Parker, 43, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday evening November 27, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born in Cambridge on October 24, 1970 and was a son of Catherine Insley Parker and the late Walter Allan Parker, Jr.

Gary graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class 1988. He was enlisted in...

Nov 24, 2013

Timothy William Reed, 62, of Salisbury, MD, passed away on November 24, 2013 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. He was born on May 16, 1951 in Green Bay, WI and was a son of Norma Renneisen Reed and the late Rev. George E. Reed.

Tim graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1969, Frostburg State...

Nov 24, 2013

Thomas D. Phillips, 94, of Cambridge, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Hoopers Island on August 26, 1919 and was a son of the late Elbert D. and Velma Brannock Phillips

He attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1936. On August...

Nov 22, 2013

Donald "Donnie" F. Townsend, 67, of East New Market passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on May 28, 1946 and was the son of the late Frederick and Anna Kuebler Townsend.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1964. On October 16, 1964, he married...

Nov 19, 2013

Elizabeth "Betty" S. Harper, 88, of Secretary passed away on November 19, 2013. She was born in Cambridge on May 22, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Tilghman Lee and Lena Christopher Stevens.

Betty graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1942 and Dorchester General Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. She passed her...

Nov 14, 2013

Frances I. Murphy, 74, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Berlin Nursing Home. She was born in Cambridge on June 19, 1939 and was a daughter of the late Edgar and Beulah Taylor Burton.

She attended schools in Cambridge. On July 28, 1956, she married Melvin A. Murphy who passed away on...

Nov 11, 2013

Robert E. Kramer, Sr., 69, of Hudson passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Baltimore on March 29, 1944 and was a son of the late George E. and Dorothy Harmel Kramer.

Mr. Kramer graduated from high school in 1962 at Wheelus Air Force...

Nov 10, 2013

Calvin G. Rumbley, Sr., 90, of Fallston, MD passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. He was born in Cambridge on November 5, 1923 and was a son of the late William Everett Rumbley and Miranda Gilliss Rumbley.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1941, and...

Nov 6, 2013

Frank Larrimore "Larry" Henry passed away on November 6, 2013 at his home. Larry was born in Cambridge on August 7, 1925, the only child of Frank J. Henry and Hazel Larrimore Henry Hayward.

Larry was a World War II Combat Medic in the 83rd Division serving in the European Theatre of Operation. He earned the...

Nov 1, 2013

Merritt J. "Jim" Pritchett, Jr., 73, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Cambridge on April 23, 1940 and was a son of the late Merritt J. Pritchett, Sr. and Wilamina Woodland Pritchett.

He attended schools in Dorchester County. Jim was married to the former Carolyn...

Oct 27, 2013

Edward Faw Brown, 76, of Cambridge passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 27, 2013. He was born on February 4, 1937 in Cambridge and was the son of the late Albert T. and Alice Kelly Brown.

Ed attended school in Cambridge. He owned Brown's Salvage Yard in Cordtown, then Ed Brown's Engine Rebuilders...

Oct 19, 2013

David Alan Gibson, 62, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at University of Maryland Medical Center. He was born on August 2, 1951 in Oxford to the late Betty Ann Gibson.

Mr. Gibson was raised in Oxford by his mother and grandparents, Herbert and Wilsie Gibson. He attended Oxford Elementary School. He played on the...

Oct 19, 2013

Dr. Mary Jane Cox, 63, of Cambridge went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 19, 2013. She was the daughter of Ret. Sgt. and Mrs. Donald H. Cox, Sr. of Oyster Shell Point.

Janie was born in Cambridge on March 10, 1950 and attended school here using an executone system. In 1968 she graduated...

Oct 17, 2013

Betty F. Warfield, 52, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on September 23, 1961 and was a daughter of the late Alvin Hubbard, Sr. and Elsie McGlaughlin Hubbard.

Betty attended schools in Cambridge. She was employed at Pep-Up at the time that her health...

Oct 15, 2013

Eleanor P. Willey, 71, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on May 24, 1942 to the late Albert and Mary Rose Pritchett Pete.

Mrs. Willey attended schools in Cambridge. On May 10, 1958, she married Robert M. Willey, Sr., who passed away on...

Oct 15, 2013

Grace Dougherty, 94, of St. Petersburg, born April 7, 1919, a retired teacher, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Westminster Suncoast Health Center. She lived at Westminster Shores Retirement Community since 1998. Born in Cambridge, MD, daughter of the late Russell P and Leila B Smith, she attended high school in Cambridge and was a graduate of Western...

Oct 12, 2013

Robin L. Hughes, 47, of Hurlock passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on October 2, 1966 and was a daughter of JoAnn Cannon Bloodsworth Cox and the late Rudy Bloodsworth.

She graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High school class of 1984. After high school, she worked at...

Oct 8, 2013

Raymond F. Murrells, 91 of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in England on January 10, 1922 and was a son of the late Cecil and Ethel Greene Murrells.

Mr. Murrells attended schools in London, England. He moved to the United States in 1956. On December...

Oct 6, 2013

Dorothy Mae Milburn Wroten, 91, of Andrews passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Alexandria, VA on July 15, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Betty Breeden Milburn Robinson and Timothy Milburn.

She attended schools in Crapo. On March 26, 1938 she married Wilson W....

Oct 3, 2013

Olive P. Horner, 95, of Chestertown formerly of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Chester River Manor. She was born on May 16, 1918 in Mt. Vernon to the late Roy Edward Larmore and Annie McGrath Larmore.

Mrs. Horner attended schools in Princess Anne and graduated from Washington High School. At the age...