Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Jesse L. Brittingham, Sr.

Jan 16, 2020

Jesse L. Brittingham, Sr., 84, of East New Market passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester after a long battle with Colon Cancer and Heart disease. He was born on January 7, 1936 the son of the late Walter McKinley Brittingham Sr. and Lillie “Mae” Frazier Brittingham of Golden Hill. On October 5, 1968 he...

Benjeman W. Holden

Jan 15, 2020

Benjeman W. Holden, 58, of Snow Hill, MD and Chincoteague, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Riverside Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. He was born in Chestertown on March 14, 1961 and was a son of Patricia Baker Holden and the late Alford T. Holden.

Ben attended schools in Annapolis. On January 25, 2014...

Phillip S. "Smitty" Rue, Sr.

Jan 8, 2020

Phillip S. “Smitty” Rue, Sr., 89, of Linkwood peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on December 5, 1930 and was a son of the late Phillip H. and Anna Smith Rue.

Mr. Rue graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1947. He enlisted into the armed...

Juanita A. (McDuffie) Cumberland

Jan 5, 2020

Juanita A. Cumberland, 64, of Crapo passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Lumberton, NC on June 12, 1955 and was a daughter of Phyllis Ivey Eisle and the late William H. “Homer” McDuffie.

Mrs. Cumberland attended school in Cambridge and later received her GED. On June 24, 1973,...

Ernest P. Barnes, Jr.

Jan 1, 2020

Ernest P. Barnes, Jr., 75, of Princess Anne passed away on January 1, 2020 at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne. He was born in Crisfield on February 3, 1944 and was a son of the late Ernest P. Barnes, Sr. and Virginia Byrd Barnes.

Services will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral...

Isabelle (Hughes) Davenport

Dec 31, 2019

Isabelle Davenport, 90, passed away in hospice care at her home in Vienna on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Daughter of Harry Elwood Hughes and Della S. Bradley, she was predeceased by her husband Paul Davenport, her brother, Harry Vaughn Hughes, sister Dorothy Wollett and sister Blanche Wolff.  Isabelle was born on May 20, 1929 in Vienna and graduated from...

G. Thomas Keplinger

Dec 26, 2019

G. Thomas Keplinger, 81, of Hurlock passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on July 26, 1938 and was a son of the late George W. and Ruth Cannon Keplinger.

Mr. Keplinger graduated from Federalsburg High School Class of 1956. He served in the U.S. Navy. On August 26,...

Carole W (Wroten) Haring

Dec 23, 2019

Carole W. Haring, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Talbot Hospice House.  She was born on June 11, 1949 in Cambridge to the late Charles Wroten and Marcella Pritchett Wroten.

Carole attended local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967.  She worked for many years with R. Brooks and...

Teddy J. Creighton

Dec 21, 2019

Teddy J. Creighton, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at his home. He was born in Hoopers Island on September 5, 1940 and was a son of the late Theodore R. Creighton, Sr. and Nettie Parks Creighton.

Mr. Creighton graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1958. On February 14, 1982, he...

Norma Lee (Ruark) Jackson

Dec 17, 2019

Norma Lee Jackson, 77, a longtime residence of the Neck District passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born in Baltimore on September 3, 1942 and was a daughter of the late Mary Inez Bennett Ruark and Howard Granville.

Mrs. Jackson attended schools in Hudson and Cambridge. On...

Martin J. Mullaney, Sr.

Dec 16, 2019

In Loving Memory of Martin J. Mullaney

August 4, 1934- December 16, 2019

Martin J. "Marty" Mullaney Sr., 85, of Cambridge, Md. passed away peacefully at his home and went home to Heaven on Monday December 16, 2019.

Marty was born on August 4, 1934 to Thomas and Catherine Mullaney in Cumberland, Md....

Philip C. Dean

Dec 15, 2019

Philip C. Dean, 85, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center.

Per his request, there will be no services. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Thomas Funeral Home, P.A., 700 Locust Street, Cambridge, MD 21613 to help defray funeral expenses.

Benjamin F. Parks

Dec 14, 2019

Benjamin F. Parks, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury. He was born in Cambridge on July 16, 1935 and was a son of the late George Robbins and Ruby Parks.

Mr. Parks graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Parks worked...

Eldridge W. "Pop" Cannon

Dec 13, 2019

Eldridge W. "Pop" Cannon, 95, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center with his loving family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on October 31, 1924 and was a son of the late Ogle B. Cannon, Sr. and Magnolia Lankford Cannon.

Mr. Cannon attended schools in Cambridge. On December...

Annette R. (Robbins) Atkinson

Dec 11, 2019

Annette Robbins Atkinson, 98, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on April 16, 1921, the daughter of the late Morris and Evelyn Brinsfield Robbins. One brother, Jack Robbins preceded her in death. His wife Leila Holliday Robbins resides in Cambridge.

Following her graduation from Cambridge High...

Linda Darlene (Mathews) Sheeler

Dec 10, 2019

Linda D. Sheeler, 65, of Cambridge, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester.  She was born in Havre de Grace on April 8, 1954 to Eva Wood Mathews and the late Robert Mathews.

Linda graduated from Bel Air High School.  She enjoyed sewing, cross stitch, fishing, plastic canvas, crosswords, and sodoku puzzles.  Linda...

Wylie F. Gray, Sr.

Dec 9, 2019

Wylie F. Gray, Sr., 83, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Elliott Island on March 3, 1936 and was a son of the late Rannie G. and Mildred Gray.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1954. Mr. Gray served in the...

Mildred Elaine (Hipsley) Allard

Dec 9, 2019

Mildred Elaine Allard, 93, of Church Creek passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at her home.  She was born in Owings Mills on March 20, 1926 to the late Henry C. Hipsley and Hilda Shreeve Hipsley.

Mildred graduated from Franklin High School.  Upon graduating high school, she attended beauty school, and for many years she worked...

Dorothy M. (Dickerson) Parks

Dec 8, 2019

Dorothy Mae Dickerson Parks, 86, of Cambridge passed away on December 8, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born on April 25, 1933 to John and Evelyn Dickerson of Willis Street in Cambridge.

Dot attended school in the Cambridge School District before marrying Cecil Parker of North Carolina in 1952 with whom she had Irene Hitchens...

Thelma G. (Maddox) Budd

Dec 7, 2019

Thelma G. Budd, 93, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Birmingham, AL on May 31, 1926 and was a daughter of the late John Washington Maddox and Mary Deason Maddox.

Mrs. Budd graduated from school in Alabama and later went to nursing school to receive her...