Obituaries

Jun 20, 2024

George David Cardiff McComas, known as Dave, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2024, at his home in Perryville, MD.

Born on August 17, 1942, in Baltimore, MD, to the late Cardiff and Erma McComas, he is survived by his wife Peggy; his children Pamela McComas, David McComas, and Caitlin (Andrew) Boone; his sister Elaine Deitzel; brother...

Jun 18, 2024

Celebrating the Life of Eleanor "Pee Wee" Gaylord

Eleanor Jane Gaylord affectionately known as “Pee Wee” the oldest child of the late Daniel William Griffin Sr., and Lenabel Griffin, was born on 7 February 1938 in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, Maryland. She departed this life on Tuesday, 18 June 2024 peacefully at her residence surrounded...

Jun 16, 2024

Anna Leone Baker, 85, of Perryville, MD, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

Born on January 15, 1939, in Glasgow, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Ollie and Mary Baker Mayfield Hamilton.

Anna was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a dental technician in Pensacola,...

Jun 3, 2024

Michael Gillespie Riley (AKA: Riles, Big Mike, Moose or Double Dew) passed away at the age of 86 years, peacefully and in the loving company of family and close friends. He passed away on June 3rd,2024 in Charlestown, Maryland as he looked over his mighty Chesapeake Bay.

Mike was born on September 19th, 1937, in Havre De...

Jun 1, 2024

It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow that the family of Staff Sergeant Arthur M. Minor III announces his passing on June 1, 2024 in Port Deposit, MD. He was a well-loved adventurous man who will be greatly missed.

Mike served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army National Guard.  His love of motorcycles, his...

May 28, 2024

Estelle Caroline Jensen, 96 years old, of Conowingo, MD, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at home surrounded by family.  Born February 28, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Ella Smith Grove.

Mrs. Jensen was a life-long member of the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Perryville, MD, the St. Mark’s...

May 25, 2024

Barbara Ellen Greer Morgan, 95 years old, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024. Born February 5, 1929 in Jonesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Annie Bell Hepner Mitchell.

Mrs. Morgan was formerly employed by the Kennett Square Mushroom Cannery. She is survived by her sons, Wilford Greer and...

May 25, 2024

Steven Lon Williams, Sr., 75, of Conowingo passed away May 25, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Liberty Grove who originally attended the one room schoolhouse in Rising Sun. Two weeks before his high school graduation, he purchased a 66’ Corvette. In Pop’s early days he was big into drag racing. For employment he originally worked for a...

May 19, 2024

Arthur L. Boyd, 88 yrs, of Perryville, MD, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024 at home. Born June 22, 1935 in Elkton, MD, he was the son of the late William H. and Evelyn E. White Boyd.

Mr. Boyd was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from the Philadelphia Electric Company where he was...

May 19, 2024

Richard Carl Smith, 84 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024 in the ChristianaCare Union Hospital of Elkton, MD. Born May 24, 1939 in Elkins, WVA, he was the son of the late James and Mary Boggs.

Mr. Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Army 101 Airborne having served from 1959 until...

May 17, 2024

Ralph Schmid, 65 years, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away Friday, May 17, 2024 in the Christiana Hospital Hospice Care of Newark, DE. Born October 19, 1958 in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of the late Gerhard and Ingebord Shiffmann Schmid.

Mr. Schmid was retired from the Botcher America Corporation of Belcamp, MD, where he was...

May 13, 2024

John Harvey McCardell, 79 yrs, of Colora, MD, passed Monday, May 13, 2024 at home. Born March 4, 1945 in Maryland he was the son of the late Horace Searle and Mary E. Pyle McCardell.

John was a member of the Truth and Life Church of North East, MD, and proudly served in the U.S. Army during...

May 4, 2024

Jerrard Christopher Wilmore was born June 2, 1991 in Baltimore, MD, and departed this life May 4, 2024 in Bel Air, Maryland. He was the first twin born to the late Gerald L. Wilmore, Sr., and Carmen Y. Williams.

Jerrard was a young comedian in the making. You couldn’t stay mad at him long because he would...

May 3, 2024

Mary Jo Tyrrell-Waddell, 74 yrs, a resident of Elkton, MD, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 3, 2024 at home surrounded by her loving husband, Johnnie, and sisters.

Born June 30, 1949 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of late Norman P. Merchant and Ruth Ann Thomas-Trego.

She was employed by the...

May 3, 2024

Frances “Franie” Flaharty Linton, 91, of Port Deposit, Md died peacefully on May 3, 2024, at her home. Born in the small town of Port Deposit in 1932, during the Great Depression, Franie often recounted stories of the struggles her family endured, but also described the close-knit community of friends she found there. She was a proud graduate of...

Apr 24, 2024

Janice “Ruth” Turner, 74 years, of Perryville, MD, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in the Always There Assisted Living Facility of Port Deposit, MD, surrounded by her loving family. Born February 21, 1950 in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mina Lou Pierson.

Mrs. Turner was formerly employed as a Registered...

Apr 19, 2024

Malcolm Ray Parker, 74 years, of Lancaster, PA, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024. Born October 9, 1949 in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late John Ray and Edith Mae Jackson Parker.

Malcolm was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a 1978 graduate of Towson University earning a BA degree in...

Apr 19, 2024

Lane Henry Evans, Jr., 56 years, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 in the Senator Bob Hooper Hospice House of Bel Air, MD. Born April 22, 1967 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Ardith Nell Mullins Evans and the late Lane Henry Evans, Sr.

Lane is survived by his mother, Ardith Nell...

Apr 9, 2024

Jim Whitt, 75, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, following a long battle with cancer.  He was the son of the late Wilson Whitt and Lorainne Bush (Sayers).  He was the loving husband of Carol L. (Tharp) Whitt.

Jim attended Bel Air High School in the 1960s where he was a star runner...

Apr 7, 2024

Richard Leroy Ward, 84, formerly of Havre de Grace, MD, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 7, 2024.

Born December 14, 1939, in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Hilda Diffenderfer Kenyon and George Ward.

Richard is survived by his daughter, Cathy (Terry) Sweeney; grandchildren, Chris...