All Obituaries

E. Joan Powers, 79 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at the Christiana Care, Union Hospital of Elkton, MD.  Born on January 30, 1943 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Dallas Elizabeth Roop, raised by Dallas and the late George Reynolds of Oxford, PA. Joan worked for many years at the M &T Bank/First National Bank of Maryland in Rising Sun, MD and retired in 2001.  In her spare time, she loved to bake and decorate cakes,...

Roberta Jean Hawley, 76 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at home surrounded by her husband and children.  Born January 16, 1945 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Mark D. and Helen White Brown. Mrs. Hawley was a member of the Mercy Baptist Church of North East, MD, and is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, William O. Hawley, Sr; son, William O. Hawley, Jr., and wife Erika; daughter, Patricia L. Sexton and husband, Paul; and...

Ethel “Masie” Mae Polk, 75 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at the University of Maryland, Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD. Born September 1,1946 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Bernhard and Pearl Blansfield Dawson. Masie was formerly employed by the Saks Fifth Avenue Warehouse of Aberdeen, MD. She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Daniel Polk, Sr.; son, Danny Polk, Jr., and wife, Kathy;...

Betty Lou Walstrum Jones of Conowingo, MD, a loving mother, wife, sister, aunt and friend went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2022 surrounded by her children. Betty was the daughter of the late William Calvin Walstrum and Mabel Evelyn Fuller Walstrum, born June 18, 1945 in Elkton, MD. On January 26, 1962 Betty married the love of her life, Charles Francis Jones. Together they built a home and a wonderful life in Conowingo, MD.  She and Charlie shared 53 years of marriage at the...

Stephen A. Naughton, 56 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 peacefully surrounded by family at home.  Born October 15, 1965 in New York, NY. He was the son of the late Frank U. III and Elizabeth Sayre Naughton of Short Hills, NJ, and West Harwich, MA. Stephen is survived by his loving wife of 15 years, Brandy Ann Robertson Naughton, and their daughter, Sophia C. Naughton of Rising Sun, MD, and his sister, Elizabeth H. Naughton of Nashua, NH.  Stephen was...

Sarah Ann Miller (Bice), age 75, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022. Sarah was born February 9, 1947 in Soddy Daisy, TN, to the late Charles and Charlotte Bice. Sarah was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Sarah lived in Kennett Square, PA, for many years where she managed a delicatessen and assisted her husband, Kenneth Miller Sr., with Kennett Radio. Sarah also worked at the Concordville Inn of Glenn Mills, PA, prior to retiring to spend more time...

Sung Hi Yoo Potter, 84 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 in the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of Bel Air, MD. Born March 5, 1937 in Korea, she was the daughter of the late Yoo Ha Sun and Choi Bong Shin. Sung Hi was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church of Port Deposit, MD, and the Beautiful Church of Maryland. She strongly believed in God and was a faithful servant. Sung Hi had formerly worked at the Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center of...

Eleanor Marian Dukes, of Perryville, MD, caring wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, earned her wings on December 31, 2021 at the age of 89. Eleanor, daughter of Gertrude Wiesenthal Kennedy and Alfred A. Kennedy, was born in Havre de Grace, MD, December 19, 1932. She and her husband, Fred, made their home in Perryville, MD, and she was a resident of Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center of Havre de Grace, MD, for the past 2 ½ years. Eleanor worked in the laundry at the Perry...

Dewey Ray Spurlin, Sr., 74 years, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 31, 2021.  Born October 21, 1947 in Ennice, NC, he was the son of the late Elmer Ray and Nellie Estie (Dancy) Spurlin. Dewey was dearly loved by his surviving wife of 53 years, Betty L. (Tramell) Spurlin of Conowingo, MD; daughter, Mary Lou (Spurlin) Cheek of Fawn Grove, PA; sons, Dewey Ray Spurlin, Jr., of Perryville, MD, and Ronnie Allen Spurlin of Elkton, MD; his pride and joys, his six...

Randall (“Buzz”) Eugene Riley, 60 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 in the Christiana Care, Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born April 8, 1961 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Ronald and Alice (Reba) Eller Riley. Buzz was employed by Armstrong (Tele-Communications) as a dispatcher. He is survived by his daughters, Samantha Riley and Lindsey Riley Lange; grandchildren, June Lange, Pierce Lange, and Violet Hodgden; and sisters, Robin Riley and...