Obituaries

Mar 30, 2020

Ruby Ellen McCown, 93 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 in the Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House of Forest Hill, MD. Born September 6, 1926 in Robinson Creek, KY, she was the daughter of the late William and Vanie McCown Potter.

Mrs. McCown was formerly employed by the Citizens Care Center of Havre...

Mar 30, 2020

Edward Ellis Barr, 67 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020 at his residence. Born June 14, 1952 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late David Roland, Sr. and Emma M. DeMarco Barr.

Eddie was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served during the Vietnam War. He...

Mar 22, 2020

Shelby Jean Fair, 72 yrs, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at home. Born April 8, 1947 in Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Warren and Blanche Howell Weaver.

Mrs. Fair was formerly employed by the Horseshoe Casino of Baltimore, MD.  She is survived by her husband, Donald...

Mar 21, 2020

Charles Dean Sexton, Sr., 81 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 in the Elkton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Elkton, MD. Born April 17, 1938 in Sparta, NC, he was the son of the late Charles Edwin and Ann Marie Spurlin Sexton.

Mr. Sexton retired in 2002 from the International Union of Operating...

Mar 15, 2020

Jaime Christine Haley, 41 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 in the Christiana Hospital of Newark, DE. Born March 20, 1978 in Twentynine Palms, CA, she was the daughter of Catherine Dean Creswell Valdivia of Rising Sun, MD, and the late Todd Andrews Haley.

In addition to her mother, Jaime is survived...

Mar 6, 2020

Gary Paul Ragan, 69 years, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 in the Jennersville Hospital of West Grove, PA. Born July 27, 1950 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Paul James and Evelyn Lorraine Hartsoe Ragan.

Gary was a self-employed autobody repairman. He is survived by his wife,...

Feb 12, 2020

Dorothy Ross Wooten, of Perryville, MD, passed away on February 12, 2020. She was 84.

Mrs. Wooten was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Edward Everett Ross and Esther Jane Thomas Ross. She was the beloved wife of the late Edgar James Wooten, loving mother of Edgar James Wooten, II (Sharon) of Homestead, FL, Susan Wooten Reynolds...

Feb 11, 2020

Harold L. Grove, 87 yrs, Port Deposit, MD, passed away February 11, 2020 at the Calvert Manor Nursing Home in Rising Sun, MD. Born March 16, 1932 in Port Deposit, MD, he was the son of the late Ferdinand Albert and Ella Elizabeth Smith Grove, Sr. Mr. Grove is survived by his daughter, Roxanne Grove; five grandchildren; eleven great...

Feb 10, 2020

Margaret Evelyn Hollowell - known to all as Margy, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 10, 2020 at Beebe General Hospital in Lewes, Delaware.

Born in Perryville, MD, on October 7, 1934 to the late Allison John Barclay and Helen Mary Shaub.

She was the wife of the late Robert N....

Feb 6, 2020

Eleanor M. Sellare, 98 yrs, Rising Sun, MD, passed away February 6, 2020 at her home. Born in August 3, 1921 in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Maria DeRusso DiAngelo.

Mrs. Sellare was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd of Perryville, MD. She is survived by her only...

Feb 4, 2020

Robert A. Horton Sr, 78 yrs, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 4, 2020 following complications with pneumonia and Alzheimer’s. Born July 20, 1941 in Galax, VA, he was the son of the late Arlie and Nellie Horton.

Robert was a 1959 graduate of Havre de Grace High School and entered the Army at...

Feb 1, 2020

Daniel Gene McNulty, 67 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born February 19, 1952 in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late George Francis and Margaret Rosemarie Krutil McNulty.

Beloved husband of Nell Short McNulty, he is survived by his brother, Ed...

Feb 1, 2020

June Irene Blakeley, 79 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at home. Born June 24, 1940 in Cecil County, MD, she was the daughter of the late William Calvin and Mabel Fuller Walstrum.

Mrs. Blakeley was formerly employed by the Aberdeen Proving Ground of Aberdeen, MD, in their commissary. She is survived...

Jan 31, 2020

John Pierre King, 56, of North East, MD, passed away Friday January 31, 2020 at Christiana Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  Born December 15, 1963 in Vietnam, he was the son of the late Gerald and Rosalie Nguyen Thi Quy King.

John was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was employed as a Human Resource...

Jan 27, 2020

Larry Dale Perry, III of Landisville, PA, formerly of Perryville, MD, went to his heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 27, 2020.  Born on January 4, 1982 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of Larry Dale Perry, Jr and Robin (Kennedy) Perry.

Larry served in the United States Navy, serving...

Jan 21, 2020

Stephen Rawlings Gibson, 72 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 in Mercy Hospital of Baltimore, MD. Born August 15, 1947 in Havre de Grace, MD, the son of the late Joseph R. and Florence Lamm Gibson.

Stephen was formerly employed as the Assistant Fire Chief of the Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Company...

Jan 18, 2020

Jonathan Lee Workman, 38, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020. Born October 26, 1981 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Nathan Wayne Workman and wife, Susan, of Port Deposit, MD, and Pamela Johnson Gettings and husband, John, of Street, MD.

Jonathan was a mechanic working in the family business,...

Jan 8, 2020

Joseph Anthony Ricciardelli, 76 years, of Elkton, MD, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at home. Born September 10, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Augustine F. and Camile J. Basile Ricciardelli Sr.

Joseph was employed by the Perryville Casino in Security. He is survived by his brothers, Augustine F. Ricciardelli Jr....

Jan 8, 2020

Raymond Paris Webb, 78 years, of Rising Sun, MD, went to his heavenly home and was reunited with his wife Elsa Webb on Wednesday, January 8, 2020  He passed in the  Jennersville Hospital in West Grove, PA. Born November 23, 1941 in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of the late William L. and Virginia Esther Shelton Webb....

Jan 7, 2020

Nellie Bowers Roop, 92 years, formerly of Perryville, MD, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in the Country Rest Home of Greenwood, DE. Born Nellie Irene Bowers October 31, 1927 in Boonsboro, MD, she was the seventh child of Eugene B. and Flora N. Bowers.

Nellie was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She worked for the...