Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Frederick William Hughes, Sr.

May 11, 2016

Frederick W. Hughes, Sr., 81, of East New Market passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born on January 17, 1935 in Dorchester County and was a son of the late Ruth Hughes Hill.

Mr. Hughes graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1953. He served in the Army National Guard....

Ruth Catherine (Fitzhugh) Moore

May 10, 2016

Ruth Catherine Fitzhugh Moore, 96, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Lakesville on February 15, 1920 and was a daughter of the late Charlie Fitzhugh and Elsie Insley Fitzhugh Holliday.

She attended schools in Crapo. Mrs. Moore and her husband...

Joseph Way Blankley, Jr.

May 9, 2016

Joseph Way Blankley, Jr., 98, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 at his home. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 18, 1917 to the late Joseph W. and Lorella W. Steelman Blankley.

Mr. Blankley graduated from Olney High School Class of 1936 and later attended Drexel University in Philadelphia. Joseph worked as...

Nettie Marion (Jones) Powley

May 5, 2016

Nettie M. Powley, 86, of Crapo, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Crapo on April 28, 1930 and was a daughter of the late John and Mary Ethel Moore Jones.

Mrs. Powley attended schools in Crapo. She had worked in the canning factories and later in the seafood...

Bettie Harrison (Harrison) Bramble

May 2, 2016

Bettie Harrison Bramble, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at her son’s home in Salisbury. She was born in Trappe on January 3, 1927 and was a daughter of the late Charles W. Harrison and Mary Kennedy Harrison Cahoon.

Mrs. Bramble graduated from Easton High School class of 1944. She worked for C&P...

Bonnie Jean (Davis) Brittingham

May 1, 2016

Bonnie Jean Brittingham, 64, of Denton formerly of Hoopers Island passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Envoy of Denton. She was born in Cambridge on September 11, 1951 and was a daughter of the late Delroy and Doris Barber Davis.

She attended schools in Dorchester County. On August 12, 1971, she married Lawrence S. Brittingham,...

Michael David Hayden, Sr.

Apr 29, 2016

Michael D. Hayden, Sr., 67, of Toddville, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Pasadena, MD on February 19, 1949 and was a son of the late James and Emma Raynor Hayden.

Mr. Hayden attended schools in Glen Burnie. He worked on the waterman for over...

Ottie Washington Mills, Jr.

Apr 25, 2016

Ottie Washington Mills, Jr., 92, of Madison passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at his home. He was born in Madison on November 30, 1923 and was a son of the late Ottie Washington Mills, Sr. and Nora Letitia Green Mills.

He attended schools in Madison. Mr. Mills served in the U.S. Army during World War...

Isabell Todd Phillips

Apr 25, 2016

Isabell T. Phillips, 81, of Salem passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Atria Assisted Living in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on February 8, 1935 and was a daughter of the late Charles B. Todd and Lizzie Jones Todd.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1953. On March 25, 1955,...

Tina Gray (Gray) Walter

Apr 22, 2016

Tina Gray Walter, 56, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22, 2016, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 3, 1960, in Cambridge. She was the daughter of the late Harvey Watson Gray and Rose Spear Gray.

Tina attended schools in Cambridge and graduated...

John Franklin Peters

Apr 13, 2016

John F. Peters, 77, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at University of Maryland Shock Trauma. He was born in Tomato, Arkansas on March 27, 1939 and was a son of the late William and May Saunders Peters.

He attended schools in Louisiana and continued on to attend University of Arkansas, where he played...

Donald Harvey Holdt

Apr 12, 2016

Donald Harvey Holdt, age 89, died at home surrounded by his proud and loving family on April 12th. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD to the late Andrew and Beulah Harmon Holdt.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kathryne Carlon Holdt, daughter Deborah Aikins and her husband Harold, granddaughter Jennifer Macias, great-granddaughter...

Shirley Faye (Marshall) Kramer

Apr 11, 2016

Shirley F. Kramer 72, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Cambridge on February 7, 1944 and was the daughter of the late T. Ellsworth and Mildred Sellers Marshall.

Mrs. Kramer was raised on a farm on Ross Neck Road of the Neck District. She attended Hudson...

J. Ben Prag III

Apr 10, 2016

J. Ben Prag III, 83, passed away on April 10, 2016 in Pomona, California. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge. Family will receive friends from 12 to 1. Interment will be private.

Robert Edgar Parker

Apr 9, 2016

Robert E. Parker, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at his home. He was born in Golden Hill on May 29, 1925 to the late John M. and Hilda Ruark Parker.

Mr. Parker attended schools in Golden Hill. He joined the United States Navy in 1942. While in the Navy he went on...

Alva Mae (Jones) Mills

Apr 2, 2016

Alva M. Mills, 85, of Crocheron passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Toddville on October 31, 1930 and was a daughter of the late Malcolm and Maysie Todd Jones.

Mrs. Mills attended schools in Dorchester County. On August 11, 1982, she married Robert Gibby Mills, who passed away...

Charles Woodley Wright

Mar 28, 2016

Charles Woodley Wright, 96, of Taylors Island passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at his home. He was born in Richmond, VA on June 5, 1919 and was the youngest son of the late Edloe W. and Marie W. Wright.  Charles had a brother Edloe Jr. and two sisters Helen Harris and Betty Attiliis, all deceased.

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Rev. Douglas S. Albert

Mar 25, 2016

Rev. Douglas S. Albert, 77, of East New Market passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. He was born in Gujrat, Pakistan on December 13, 1938 to the late Sham and Doris Manley Albert.

Rev. Albert graduated from Rang Mahal Mission High School in Lahore, Pakistan.  He attended Elon College in...

George "George El" Elden Murphy

Mar 22, 2016

George E. “George El” Murphy, 80, of Crocheron passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Crocheron on May 29, 1935 to the late George and Pearl Todd Murphy.

George El started working as a waterman at a very young age. He married the former Mary V. “Ginny” Horner on...

Betty Jean (Todd) Jones

Mar 14, 2016

Betty J. Jones, 83 of Hudson, passed away with her family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on April 1, 1932 and was a daughter of the late Charles B. and Lizzie Jones Todd.

She graduated Cambridge High School class of 1949. After high school worked with Ed Nabb, Sr., Bell Telephone Company and later...