Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Carolyn P. Pritchett

Mar 16, 2013

Carolyn P. Pritchett, 84, of Rhodesdale surrounded by her family passed away on Saturday March 16, 2013, at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on June 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Dawson S. and Mildred Brown Payne.

She was a warm and caring person. Most of her life she was a homemaker raising her...

George Dewey Meekins, Jr

Mar 9, 2013

George Dewey Meekins, Jr., 85, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Port Norris, NJ on June 27, 1927 and was a son of the late George D. Meekins, Sr. and Effie Inel Meekins.

He attended schools in Hoopers Island. Dewey served in the U.S. Navy...

Hubert F. Brohawn

Mar 7, 2013

Hubert F. Brohawn, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Vienna on May 26, 1923 and was a son of the late Robert and Estella Mae Foxwell Brohawn.

He attended public schools in Vienna and Cambridge. On December 7, 1944 he married the former...

Mary A. Noble

Mar 6, 2013

Mary A. Noble, 71, of Fishing Creek passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Washington, DC on October 8, 1941 and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Annabelle Owens Cox.

In her earlier years, she was a talented dancer and skater. Mrs. Noble danced at USO...

Louise R. Creighton

Mar 5, 2013

Louise R. Creighton, 92, of Church Creek passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Taylors Island on November 4, 1920 and was a daughter of the late George W. and Lue Berlie Wallace Ruark.

Mrs. Creighton attended schools in Dorchester County. Mrs. Creighton married John M. "Jack" Creighton,...

Jean E. Phillips

Mar 1, 2013

Jean Eskridge Phillips, wife, mother, family matriarch, business founder, naturalist, avid reader and lover of life, died Friday morning. She was 84.

Jean was born in Galestown, Maryland and spent her formative years living on a farm at Cooks Point near Cambridge, Maryland, where she became a 4-H All Star and developed a life-long passion for...

Dorothy M. Strange

Feb 28, 2013

Dorothy M. Strange, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. Services will be private.

Freda Mae Bennett

Feb 28, 2013

Freda Mae Bennett, 75, of Hudson passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on January 27, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Anna Seward Hurley and Sidney Bennett.

Miss Bennett attended schools in Cambridge. She retired from Airpax. Miss Bennett enjoyed reading and watching...

Laura E. Jenkins

Feb 27, 2013

Laura Ellen Jenkins, beloved wife of the late William R. Jenkins, of Taylors Island went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2013. She was born March 11, 1928 and was 84. She is survived by loving longtime companion Cecil Wood.

She is also survived by three sons Douglas Parker and wife Debra, Curtis Parker...

James W. Foxwell, Sr

Feb 26, 2013

James W. Foxwell, Sr., 88, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born on August 31, 1924 in Cambridge to the late Waldon H. and Pearl Hurley Foxwell.

Mr. Foxwell attended school in Cambridge. He joined the United States Navy in April 1943, where he served as a...

Effie C. Rule

Feb 25, 2013

Effie C. Rule, 96, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Eugenia "Jean" Elizabeth Dunnock

Feb 24, 2013

Eugenia "Jean" Elizabeth Dunnock, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born on October 11, 1924 in Golden Hill and was a daughter of the late Walter B. Parker and Cleta Keene Parker.

Mrs. Dunnock graduated from Cambridge High School in 1941. She attended Strayer's Business College,...

Leonard J. Rennenkampf

Feb 18, 2013

Leonard J. Rennenkampf, 97, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at his residence. He was born on February 5, 1916 in Simferopol, Russia to the late John and Maria Smerchek Rennenkampf.

He graduated high school and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from City College of New York. He was awarded his professional engineering...

Roucelle Naomi Jones

Feb 17, 2013

Roucelle N. Jones, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Crocheron on September 10, 1923 and was a daughter of the late William M. and Manola Sullender Robinson.

Mrs. Jones attended schools in Crocheron. On August 3, 1941 she married Amos Calvert Jones, who passed...

Naomi "BB" Moore

Feb 16, 2013

Naomi Robinson "BB" Moore, 93, of Toddville passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Toddville on January 10, 1920 and was a daughter of the late Mack and Lena Johnson Robinson.

She attended schools in Toddville. In her early years, she worked in Wilmington, DE and later became...

Margaret N. "Peggy" Ellis

Feb 14, 2013

Margaret (Peggy) Neal Ellis December 25, 1924 - February 14, 2013 Christmas a�" Valentine's Day

It is with sadness that the family of Margaret Ellis, announces the peaceful passing of our dear mother. Daughter of the late Mary Eleanor and John Mace Brohawn of Cambridge, Peggy liked to say she was born on Christmas, her mother's...

Elizabeth A. Johnson

Feb 13, 2013

Elizabeth A. Johnson, 90, of Salisbury formerly of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Salisbury Genesis Elder Care. She was born in Talbot County on October 14, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Samuel A. Phillips, Sr. and Georgia Julia Marshall Phillips.

Mrs. Johnson attended schools in Talbot County. On July...

Margaret P. Phillips

Feb 10, 2013

Margaret P. Phillips, 91, of Fishing Creek passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Forest Hill, Maryland on October 6, 1921 and was a daughter of the late Harry W. and Jeanette Hawkins Devoe.

She was raised in the Darlington, Maryland area and graduated from Dublin High...

Hansel D. "Buddy" Travers, Jr

Feb 6, 2013

Hansel D. "Buddy" Travers, Jr., 81, of Fishing Creek passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. He was born in Fishing Creek on May 9, 1931 and was a son of the late Hansel D. Travers, Sr. and Edna Travers.

Buddy attended school in Hoopers Island. On August 20,...

Kay N. Tall

Feb 5, 2013

Kay Noble Tall, 74, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She was born in Easton on March 30, 1938 to the late Lee W. and Modie Cannon Noble.

She graduated from Preston High School class of 1956. Kay attended and graduated from Southern Seminary...