Obituaries

Aug 4, 2020

R.B. Hammons, 90 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at home. Born March 20, 1930 in Shouns, TN, he was the son of the late Roy Butler and Emma I. Willien Hammons.

R.B. was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a former self-employed sheet...

Aug 2, 2020

Florence Earlene Bailey, 92 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 in the Liberty Gardens Assisted Living Facility of Conowingo, MD. Born September 15, 1927 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ruth Bines Thompson.

Mrs. Bailey was formerly employed as a Teacher Aide at the Perryville Elementary School....

Jul 30, 2020

Goldia Hughes Culler, 94 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 in the Caraway Manor Assisted Living of Elkton, MD. Mrs. Culler was born June 22, 1926 in Pryor, OK.

Mrs. Culler was formerly employed as a Procurement Specialist by the Aberdeen Proving Ground of Aberdeen, MD.  She is survived by her son, Gary...

Jul 22, 2020

Nona L. Shutt of Plainsboro, NJ passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in the Merwick Care & Rehabilitation, Plainsboro, NJ.

Born in Perryville, MD to the late John and Edith (Frederick) Snelling, Nona resided in Perryville and Elkton, MD before moving to Pennington, NJ.  She currently resided in Plainsboro since 2011.

Nona was formerly...

Jul 18, 2020

John Wesley Boyd, Jr, 74, passed away peacefully at home on the family farm in Rising Sun, MD, with his wife and son at his side, on Saturday, July 18, 2020.  He was born on November 23, 1945 in Lancaster, PA, to the late John Wesley Boyd and the late L. Allene (Pollock) Boyd.

He grew up...

Jul 12, 2020

Jack Edward Hughes, 75 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at home. Born August 27, 1944 in Marion, VA, he was the son of the late Earl Willis and Ina Belle Hughes.

Mr. Hughes is a retired welder of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD. He is survived by his loving wife...

Jul 3, 2020

John “Jack” Calvin Snelling, 95 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away peacefully at home Friday, July 3, 2020. Born December 22, 1924 he was the son of the late John and Edith Frederick Snelling.

Jack was a third sergeant in World War II. Following basic training, he met Ruth Elizabeth DeVault and three days later they were...

Jul 2, 2020

Betty Mae Simmons Fayer, age 85 of Oneida, TN, formerly of Perryville, MD, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 2, 2020. She was born on July 31, 1934 in Elkton, MD, to the late Ellis Charles and Ruth Amelia Margaret Veasey Simmons.

Betty led a very active life. When she was a senior...

Jun 27, 2020

Gale H. Rafer, 83 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in February 1937 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Conrad and Zena Douglas Heckmann.

Gale graduated Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ, where she enjoyed playing field hockey and archery.  She had many...

Jun 19, 2020

Robert Edward Trageser, 57 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away peacefully Friday, June 19, 2020 in Havre de Grace, MD. Born January 17, 1963 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of William F. Trageser, Sr., of Baltimore, MD, and the late Diann L. McLain Trageser.

Robert was employed as an Information Technology Administrator by Fidelity Engineering...

Jun 19, 2020

Dr. Leticia S. Galvez, a former physician, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020 in the University of Maryland Medical Center of Baltimore, MD.

She had been a resident of Harford County since 1972 and had practiced Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology since then. She retired after 40 years of service in September 2012.

Dr. Galvez...

Jun 16, 2020

Dorothy McCarver, 85 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born September 18, 1934 in Palmar, TN, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Bula Slatton Powell.

Mrs. McCarver is survived by her sons, Guy E. McCarver of Tacoma, WA, Alan McCarver of Conowingo,...

Jun 15, 2020

Chad Thomas Petroulis, 25 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at home. Born September 29, 1994 in Delaware, he was the son of Clara Breslin Fairchild and Joseph A. Petroulis.

Chad was employed as a cook by the Wellwood Restaurant of Charlestown, MD. He is survived by his mother, Clara Breslin Fairchild; step-father,...

Jun 15, 2020

Emory E. McClaskey of Colora, MD, formerly of Hampden, MD, had a permanent change of address to go home with his Lord on June 15, 2020.

Emory is survived by his wife of 39 years, Marie; his mother, Mary; brothers, Harry, Jr., David, Sr., and Scott; sister, Kathy; numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends and his beloved dogs,...

Jun 14, 2020

Michael J. Callanan, Sr., 72, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away at home on June 14, 2020. Born January 19, 1948 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Thomas D. and Dorothy Davis Callanan.

Michael was proudly employed by the Maryland State Police and retired in 1994 after 25 years of service. He was...

Jun 2, 2020

Jerry Thomas Lyons, 87 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Born June 7, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Louis Eskefier and Grace Lyons Eaton.

Jerry was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during the Korean War on the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea. Following...

Jun 1, 2020

Betty Jane Jacks, age 89, of Calvert, MD, passed away on June 1, 2020.

Born in Akron, OH, on October 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Marna Burdetta Bond and Homer Lewis Bond.

Betty graduated from East High School in 1948.  She retired in 1994 from St. Thomas Hospital, Akron, OH, after...

May 22, 2020

David Benjamin Elliott, 69 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 in the University of Maryland Medical Center of Baltimore, MD. Born July 17, 1950 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late David S. and Beatrice Jennie Webb Elliott.

David was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served...

May 16, 2020

Shawn Edward Stauffer, Jr., 17 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 in the University of Maryland Medical Center of Baltimore, MD. Born September 6, 2002 in LaPlata, MD, he was the son of Shawn Edward, Sr. and Rachel Cheyenne Cain Stauffer.

Shawn was enrolled in the Perryville High School and the Cecil...

May 13, 2020

George Andrew Hellems, 82 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Calvert Manor Healthcare Center in Rising Sun MD.  Born May 7, 1938 in Winchester, VA, he was the son of the late Dennis O. and Mary V. Baker Hellems.

George was employed by Bethlehem Steel as a steelworker.  He served in the...