Obituaries

Sep 11, 2020

Rozanne N. Williams, 68 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020. Born May 28, 1952 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl H. and Dorothy Borgness Nickle.

Rozanne was employed as a Registered Nurse by the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital of Havre de Grace, MD....

Sep 7, 2020

Sharon Rankin Logue, 67 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 in the Johns Hopkins Hospital of Baltimore, MD. Born July 29, 1953 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Austin L., Sr. and Myrtle Hensly Rankin Meckley.

Sharon was employed as a clerical specialist by the Johns Hopkins Hospital...

Sep 6, 2020

Norman Taylor Abrahams, 94 years of Port Deposit, MD passed away Sunday, September, 6, 2020.  Born August 1, 1926, he was the son of the late Woodward and Martha Currier Abrahams.

Norman is survived by his son, Rodney Abrahams of Tazwell, VA., his sister, Eleanor Abrahams of Port Deposit; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

In...

Aug 31, 2020

Charles Francis Mitchell, 91 years, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at home. Born December 7, 1928 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Julian Fairfax and Annie Louise Osborn Mitchell.

Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was...

Aug 30, 2020

Anne Jackson Bradford, age 90, of Aberdeen, MD, went home to her Lord on Sunday, August 30, 2020 with her daughters by her side. Born April 24, 1930 in Port Deposit, MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Pearl Jackson.

Following 30 years of service, Anne retired in1988 from the Aberdeen Proving Ground of...

Aug 28, 2020

Veneta Murl Sexton, 84 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away peacefully Friday, August 28, 2020 at home. Born January 28, 1936 in Elkton, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. Bouchelle Sr. and Veneta Hammond Bouchelle Frock.

Mrs. Sexton is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Earl D. Sexton, Sr.; sons, Earl...

Aug 25, 2020

Samuel “Sid” Cecil Thompson Jr. died August 25, 2020 at the Citizens Nursing Home in Havre de Grace, MD. He was 90 years old.

Born March 8, 1930 in Perryville, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel Cecil Thompson Sr. and Ruth Ellen (Bines) Thompson. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his...

Aug 24, 2020

Kenneth Lee Holbrook, Sr. (Buddy) of Havre de Grace, MD, passed peacefully at home on Monday, August 24, 2020. He was the son of the late Avery and Annie Holbrook.

Buddy was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Aberdeen Proving Ground Ballistic Research Lab. He then became...

Aug 20, 2020

Carmen Cruz, 74 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at home. Born June 28, 1946 in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Carmelo and Ana Ramos Morales.

Mrs. Cruz was formerly employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse and Maintenance Dept. Dispatcher by the V.A. Maryland Healthcare System of...

Aug 11, 2020

Calvin David Reeves, passed away August 11, 2020 at home surrounded by his beloved family in accordance with his wishes. He will be remembered as a devoted son, a loving husband and the best Dad, Pap & Grandpap. Calvin was born in Pensacola, FL, to the late Mary and Calvin Reeves and raised in Perryville, MD.

After...

Aug 11, 2020

Judith Ann Fogleman, 76 yrs, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born January 15, 1944 in Helen, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lewis E. and Elsie Grace Barr Hunt.

Mrs. Fogleman was retired from the former Wiley Manufacturing Company of Port Deposit, MD,...

Aug 7, 2020

Frank Rinaldi, Jr., 69 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born April 6, 1951 he was the son of the late Frank and Laura DiMarco Rinaldi.

Frank was always a kind and caring man who loved God and worked to share God’s love in his...

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...