Salisbury, MD Obituaries

Paul Bruns of Salisbury passed away Monday, February 9, 2026, at his home. Born in Manchester, England, he was the son of the late Walter and Alice Bruns. An outdoorsman, Paul enjoyed hunting, fishing...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Duane Frederick Shores on January 24th, 2026. Duane was born on July 27th, 1978, to Norman Frederick Shores and Joann Shores of Salisbury, MD....

Paul Blake was born on September 30, 1953, and peacefully went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2026. He was home surrounded by his family and the love of his family abroad. Paul was born in Christc...

James “Jimmy” Allen Willey, Jr., 55, of Parsonsburg passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Tidal Health. Born December 18, 1970, he was the son of James Allen Willey, Sr. and Deborah Shockley Field...

Gary Lee Trader, “Big Daddy,” age 74, of Salisbury, Maryland, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026. Born on December 24, 1951, in Snow Hill, Maryland, Gary was the son of Joseph and Doris Trader...

Cornelia “Corrie” Johanna Vanderwolk Johnson, 91, of Salisbury passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at Bay Harbor. Born November 29, 1934, in Orange, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Piet...

Barbara Kelley Mariner, 86, of Salisbury passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026, at Delmar Villas. Born July 5, 1939, in Swedesboro, NJ she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Dorothy Parker Kelley...

Rosetta “Rose” L. Adkins, 73, of Bivalve passed away, Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at her home. Born May 24, 1952, in Salisbury she was the daughter of the late David and Louise Richardson. An animal lov...

Cheryl Lynn Green, 69, of Hebron passed away Monday, January 19, 2026, at her home. Born March 16, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Gertrude Kenney. Cheryl gave birth to her son, El,...

Donna M. Wharton, 79, of Salisbury passed away Friday, January 17, 2026, at her home. Born December 5, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Mamie Bradshaw. She is survived by her husband o...

Salisbury – Jane C. Elliott of Salisbury went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Jane was born Candis Leota Jane Church on November 10, 1928, in North Wilkesboro, North C...

Stephen White Reddish, 78, of Salisbury, MD, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on July 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Alfred “Pogie” and Dorot...

James “Jim” Paul Marble, 86, of Siloam in Salisbury, MD passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026. Born May 6, 1939, on the Northside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Paul and Sarah Marble he late...

Dorothy Mae Dennis, 102, of Pittsville passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Chesapeake Manor in Willards. Born December 16, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ethel Dennis. Dorothy ...

Maryann Elizabeth Gillespie, 82, of Crisfield, Maryland, passed away peacefully at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional on December 31, 2025. Born on February 20, 1943, in Queen Anne’s County, she was the d...

Marie C. Althenn of Salisbury passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025, peacefully at her home. Marie was 97 years young. She enjoyed gardening and watching the wildlife in her yard. She is survived by h...

Wayne “Portie” Morris Davenport, 87, of Salisbury passed away peacefully Monday, December 22, 2025, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born September 28, 1938, he was the son of the late Erman and Kather...

Betty Mumford Eure, 93, of Hebron, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at TidalHealth in Salisbury. Born October 18, 1932, in Berlin she was the daughter of the late Corbett and Willie Davis. Bett...

Madeline D. Weber 79, of Parsonsburg passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born April 19, 1946 in New York, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and...

Alvin Lloyd Bromley, 73, of Snow Hill passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born May 12, 1952, in Salisbury he was the son of the late Lloyd and Shirley M. Bromley. Al...

(Evelyn) Faye Townsend, of Eden, Maryland passed away surrounded by loved ones on November 23rd, 2025. Faye was born on September 20, 1941, in Laurel, DE. She lost her mother to breast cancer at the t...

Theresa Jessie Marshall, 93, of Salisbury passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 23, 1932, in Salisbury she was the daughter of the late Alto...

Allen L. Lane, 94, of Delmar, MD passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Mr. Lane is survived by his wife of 76 years, Ruth J. Lane and four childr...

Mrs. Susanne Fox, beloved wife of Francis (Frank) Fox passed away on November 15, 2025, at the age of 82. Born April 6th, 1943, in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late Loui...

Wilbur “Turner” Messick, Jr., 75, passed away at his residence in Bivalve, MD on Thursday, October 30, 2025. He was born in Salisbury, MD the son of the late Wilbur Turner Messick, Sr. and Phyllis Bra...

Michael Harvey, 78, of Salisbury passed away Monday, October 27, 2025. Born April 4, 1947, in Beckley, WV. He was the son of the late Clifford Ray Harvey and Thelma “Ella” Crawford Harvey. Michael wa...

Bruce W. Kelley, 78, of Delmar and formerly of Xenia, Ohio passed away Friday, October 24, 2025, at TidalHealth in Salisbury, MD. Born October 10,1947, in Greene County, Ohio he was the son of the lat...

It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of JoAnne Pratt on October 16, 2025. Though we mourn the loss of a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend, we find comfort in knowin...

Gerald William Vickers, Jr., 67, of Beaufort, SC and formerly of Parsonsburg and Hebron passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at his home. Born August 20, 1958, in Salisbury, MD he was the son of Chri...

Robert Alan Miller, affectionately known to his family and friends as Bobby/Bob passed away October 9, 2025 he was 75 years old. Bobby was the baby of the family who always made us laugh. He embraced ...

Beverly Sue Adkins, 70, of Salisbury passed away Monday, October 6, 2025, at TidalHealth in Salisbury. Born July 9, 1955, in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late James Gerard Murphy and Reba Ma...

Carolyn Louise Culver Lewis of Salisbury, Maryland passed away October 5, 2025, leaving behind her beloved husband William Thomas “Tommy” Lewis. Born April 17, 1944, in Salisbury, Maryland Carolyn was...

Deborah “Deb” Ann Schulte, 71, of Baltimore passed away Friday, October 3, 2025, she was the daughter of the late Cyril and Mary Gunther. Deb lived her life for her children. She was a loving daughter...

Thomas Phillips, born on May 7, 1948, passed away on October 1, 2025, at the age of 77. He was a resident of Salisbury, Maryland.

Charlotte Ann Parker, 75, of Salisbury passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born January 9, 1950, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Bratte...

Gypsy Rae Long, 86, of Tyaskin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Born November 1, 1938, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rubin R. and Louretta Hunt Allen. Gypsy was e...

Betty Ann Hall, 92, of Parsonsburg died peacefully on Friday, September 19, 2025, at Bay Harbor Post Acute and Healthcare Center, Salisbury, MD. Born in Showell she was one of seven children, daughter...

Michael “Mike” Allen Dunn, 77, of Salisbury died peacefully on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 in his home. Born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in Bivalve, he was the son of late Allen and Beryl Hurst D...

R. Elliott Meade, Sr. 79, of Salisbury passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at his home. Born June 8, 1946 he was the son of the late Frank L. and Dorothy Elliott Meade. He is survived by his wife o...

Lydia E. Bratten,78, of Snow Hill and formerly of Pittsville, passed Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Born September 28, 1946, in Pleasant...

Elton Douglas “Doug” Ennis, 69, of Parsonsburg passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at Berlin Nursing Home. Born October 12, 1955 in Salisbury he was the son of the late Elton and Margaret Ennis. Do...

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Rita Frances Fields Parks Miller, of Eden, Maryland, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, teacher, and friend. After...

Dolly Marie Wesson, 96, of Delmar passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Delmar Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born “down in the holler” April 28, 1929, in Paintsville, Kentucky she was the dau...

Wilson Shinin Ochoa, 56, of Salisbury and formerly of Ecuador passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. Born August 2, 1969, he was the son of Guillermo Shinin and Maria ...

Jean Marie Coover, 95, of Eden and formerly of Newark, DE passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025 at her home. Born June 1, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mae Spence. She is survived by...

Debra “Debbie” Messick Layfield, 69, of Salisbury passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Deer’s Head Hospital Center. Born April 17, 1956, in Salisbury she was the daughter of Gladys Lee Smith Messic...

Julie Annette Smasal, 65, of Salisbury passed away Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne, Maryland. Born November 6, 1959, in Arlington, Va she was the daughter of the late Oswald...

William “Billy” Henry Hadder, Jr., 80, of Eden passed away Friday, August 8, 2025, at TidalHealth in Salisbury. Born August 9, 1944, in Salisbury he was the son of the late William Henry Hadder, Sr. a...

Dorothy J. Parker, 84, of Parsonsburg passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Born in Steubenville OH, she was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Pedmo) Thomas of Pennsylvani...

Dolores M. Pryor, 86, of Salisbury passed away Friday, July 18, 2025, at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne. Born May 7, 1939, to Capt. John L. Parks and Dorene Chastteen Parks, she was raised on Tangier ...