Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Apr 2, 2020

Sandra (Sandy) Smith Hurley, 72, of Cambridge, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 2, 2020.  She was born in Cambridge on January 19, 1948 to the late Arthur Mace Smith and Doris Mae Bramble Smith.

Sandra attended schools in Cambridge.  She was very active with the First Baptist Church in...

Apr 1, 2020

Peggy June Jones Rue, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, April 1 2020 at her home on Greenway Drive with her loving family by her side, on what would have been her 65th wedding anniversary.  She was born in Cambridge on June 8, 1930 and was a daughter of the late Leslie Delmas Jones and Anna Creighton Jones....

Apr 1, 2020

Peggy A. Spedden, 85, of Cambridge went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Church Creek on October 28, 1934 and was a daughter of the late Elizabeth Abbott Mears and Philip Mears.

After attending school, she became a hairdresser. Later, she married Fred W....

Mar 31, 2020

Bertha B. Foxwell, 83, of Secretary passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home. She was born in Baltimore on December 10, 1936 and was a daughter Lawrence T. Holden and Sarah Lamartina Holden.

Mrs. Foxwell attended schools in Baltimore. She was married to the late James G. Foxwell who passed away on December 30,...

Mar 30, 2020

Etta J. Robinson Cox, 87, of Oyster Shell Point, went to be with our Lord on Monday, March 30, 2020. She passed away peacefully at her home.

Mrs. Cox was born in Cambridge on January 27, 1933. She graduated from Cambridge High School and attended Chesapeake College and Anne Arundel Community College.

After working at...

Mar 30, 2020

Connie B. Nickerson, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Segura de Leon (Spain) on February 5, 1936 and was a daughter of the late Fernando Bejarano Rubio and Dolores Tomillo Arroyo.

On July 5, 1958, she married Donald L....

Mar 28, 2020

Patricia A. Murphy, 83, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on December 31, 1936 and was a daughter of the late Russell and Willis B. "Boots" Tyler.

Ms. Murphy graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1954. She attended Church Home Nursing School and...

Mar 27, 2020

Douglas “Dougie” Leroy Willey, 57, of Stafford, VA passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at his home.  He was born in Cambridge on December 7, 1962 and was the son of Carlton “Leroy” Willey and the late Mary “Carolyn” Willey.

Dougie graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1980.  After graduation, he went on ...

Mar 27, 2020

Ralph E. Costin, 75, of Cambridge passed away at his home on Friday, March 27, 2020.  He was born in Baltimore on April 24, 1944 to the late Howard Costin and Mildred Dorsey Costin.

Mr. Costin graduated from Woodlawn High School.  He enjoyed reading, especially mysteries, and going to Bethany Beach with his wife Carolyn Trakney, who...

Mar 26, 2020

Troy Allen Marshall, 49, of Salisbury passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 6, 1970 and was a son of Gary Marshall, Sr. and Jeannie Marshall Smith and step dad Norman "Bunky" Smith.

With his multiple disabilities, he lived his life at the Holly Center in Salisbury...

Mar 25, 2020

John Oden Brannock, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Cambridge on July 25, 1929 and was a son of the late Oden and Mildred Bromwell Brannock.

Mr. Brannock was raised in Madison and attended local schools. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951...

Mar 19, 2020

Georgia K. Eutsey, 97, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in New Jersey on May 6, 1922 and was a daughter of the late William and Melissa Sheehee Ellsworth.

She attended school on Smith Island. Mrs. Eutsey worked during WWII as a welder on the Liberty...

Mar 18, 2020

Charles L. Busch, Jr., 67, of Hurlock passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Mar 17, 2020

Erlyne H. Twining, 88, of Taylors Island passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. A celebration of life will take place at a later date in Alabama.

Mar 15, 2020

Caroline R. Webb, 77, of East New Market passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Wingate on June 19, 1942 and was a daughter of the late Albert F. “Jake” Parks and Dora Parks.

She graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1960. On April 30, 1965, she...

Mar 12, 2020

Eleanor Louise Hanlin, 91, of Cambridge, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Lumberton, Mississippi on November 26, 1928 to the late Burt Howard Lilburn and Irma Blanche Baylis Lilburn.

She attended schools in Hattiesburg, MS, and graduated from high school in 1945.  She worked for the telephone company starting...

Mar 11, 2020

Evelyn B. Friend-Payne, 91, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at her home. She was born in Oakland, MD on September 10, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Emerson and Grace Friend Knox.

Mrs. Payne graduated from Oakland High School class of 1946. She worked for Safeway with 30 plus years of...

Mar 8, 2020

Charles William Green, Jr., 68, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at his home.  He was born in North Hampton County Virginia on August 12, 1951 to the late Charles William Green, Sr. and Peggy Dot Wessels Green Taylor.

Mr. Green graduated from Cambridge High School.  He was a dedicated employee of Dorchester Lumber...

Mar 6, 2020

Joan F. Twigg, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. Mrs. Twigg’s services will be held in Nantucket, MA, at a later date.

Mar 6, 2020

William “Bill” Alexander Combs (Age 80) the beloved husband of the late Dale Ann Combs, was surrounded in love, on both sides, as he left this earthly life, crossing over on Friday, March 6, 2020.  He has been set free. His heart is happy.

Bill was also preceded in death by his parents, Ervin and Fanny; his...