Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Mar 4, 2023

James C. “Josh” Johnson, IV, age 64, died suddenly on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at his beloved family farm in Linkwood, Maryland.

Josh was born on May 5, 1958, in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of James C. and Sandra J. Johnson of Cambridge, Maryland.

Josh graduated from Queen Anne’s County High School Class of 1976....

Mar 2, 2023

Debra L. Cosden, 64, of Hurlock passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at her home. She was born in Easton on January 21, 1959 and was a daughter of the late Robert and Mildred Cottrill Cosden.

Debbie attended schools in West Virginia and later at Easton High School. She worked at Skipjack Cleaners in Cambridge from...

Mar 1, 2023

Brenda Marie Hubbard, 68, of East New Market, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton.  She was born on September 1, 1954 to the late Samuel Lee Fairbanks, Sr. and Jeanette Faulkner Fairbanks.

Brenda attended schools in Dorchester County.  In 1972, she married Alvin Seymour Hubbard, Jr., who passed away on May 16,...

Mar 1, 2023

Gail E. Combs, 74, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on January 24, 1949 and was a daughter of the late Jesse Mack Combs and Gladys Hall Elzey.

Gail graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967. She continued her education...

Feb 28, 2023

Deborah L. Towers-Elliott, 67, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional. She was born in Cambridge on March 28, 1955 and was a daughter of the late James Towers, Sr. and Ruth “Kitty” Harris Langrall.

She graduated from Cambridge High School in1973. She had worked for the Choptank Memorial Post...

Feb 25, 2023

Melanie C. Fields, 69, of Taylor’s Island passed away at her home on Saturday, February 25, 2023 with her loving family surrounding her.  She was born in San Francisco, CA on June 15, 1953 to the late Adam Morgan and Vivian Jordan Morgan.

Melanie graduated from University of California Berkeley, where she met and fell in love...

Feb 24, 2023

George M. “Mitch” Anderson, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on January 1, 1953 and was the son of the late Ray E. and Thelma Holcomb Anderson, but he was raised by his grandparents.

Mitch served in the U.S. Army. He met his...

Feb 18, 2023

Ruby Virginia Johnson, a former resident of Dorchester and Anne Arundel County, passed away suddenly at her home in Parsonsburg, Maryland on Saturday, February 18, 2023. She was 67.

Ruby was born on October 16, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland to Clarence W. Johnson, Sr. and Sara E. Johnson. She grew up in Severn and Glen Burnie and...

Feb 8, 2023

Sharon L. Dean, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on June 5, 1942 and was a daughter of Elizabeth LeCompte and the late Howard LeCompte and was raised by her aunt Lena Mae Applegarth.

Mrs. Dean graduated from Cambridge High School. She was a...

Feb 7, 2023

Edward L. Weber, Sr., 77, of Secretary passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Altoona, PA on February 1, 1946 and was a son of the late John Martin Weber and Alma Minnie Williamson Weber.

Mr. Weber attended schools in Dorchester County. On October 10, 1970, he married...

Feb 7, 2023

Merrill Winston Gravenor, Sr., 78, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center.  He was born in Salisbury on July 25, 1944 to the late Russell Winston Gravenor and Ada Mae Murphy Gravenor.

Merrill worked for many years as a Assistant Vice President of Union Trust Bank, and then as the...

Feb 6, 2023

Anna Elizabeth Jones Brooks, 105, of Woolford passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Talbot Hospice in Easton. She was born in Cambridge on January 16, 1918 and was a daughter of the late Grace Olivia Weedon Jones and David Harmon Jones.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1935.  She worked as a cashier...

Feb 3, 2023

James J. Middleton, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on August 23, 1930 in Royal Oak, Michigan and was the son of the late James C. and Anna Schuenemann Middleton.

Jim graduated from Royal Oak High School class of 1948. He served...

Feb 1, 2023

Diane Marshall White, 78, of Deal Island passed away on Wednesday, February 1 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center following a brief illness. Diane was born on March 22, 1944 in Cambridge and was a daughter of the late Ruth Dayton Marshall and W. Ralph Marshall.

She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1962. Diane worked in...

Jan 29, 2023

Carol A. Proctor, 84, of Hurlock passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at her home with her loving husband and son by her side. She was born in Globe, AZ on March 19, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite Hammer Erny.

Mrs. Proctor taught school in P.G. County for 30 plus...

Jan 27, 2023

Ruth Ann LeCompte, 95, of Laurel, DE, formerly of Cambridge, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 at her home.  She was born in Vienna, MD on October 25, 1927 to the late Claude W. Adams and Anna Cannon Adams.

Ruth attended schools in Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge High School class of 1945, where she was voted...

Jan 24, 2023

Norman L. Gambrill III, 73, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on August 13, 1949 and was a son of the late Norman L. Gambrill, Jr. and Helen Andrews Gambrill.

Mr. Gambrill graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967. He owned/operated N.G. Electric, Inc. On...

Jan 23, 2023

Thomas S. Jackson, Jr., 83, of Vienna passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. He was born on February 27, 1939 in Alexandria, VA and was a son of the late Thomas S. Jackson, Sr. and Mary Barrett Jackson.

On October 29, 1966 he married the former Jeanne M. Drummond also of Alexandria,...

Jan 22, 2023

William E. “Buddy” Slacum, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Manokin Nursing and Rehab in Princess Anne. He was born in Cambridge on August 20, 1942 and was a son of the late Richard L. Slacum, Sr. and Madeline Lowe Slacum.

Mr. Slacum graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1960. He...

Jan 21, 2023

Jay E. Aldridge, Jr. passed away at his home on January 21, 2023, surrounded by his family after a brief illness.  He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 27, 1957 to the late Jay E. Aldridge, Sr. and Lorraine A. Aldridge.

Jay was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1975.  He was...