PITTSVILLE–Donald J. Spence, age 43, of Pittsville died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Prince Frederick, Md. and was the son of Buddy Joe and Dorothy Lorraine (Hooper) Spence.   He was an animal control officer with the Town of Ocean City and also owned Spence… Read more »

SNOW HILL–Augustus “Gus” William Payne, age 86, died peacefully at his home in Snow Hill on Thursday Dec. 26, 2013.   Born in Stockton, Md., he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Newell Payne. He is survived by his wife, Aline Mumford Payne. Also surviving is a daughter, Rebecca Lee Payne; a… Read more »

SNOW HILL–Mary Jane Age, age 78, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 at her home. Born in Snow Hill, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Beatrice Fooks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Ray Age. Sr. in 2012.   She is survived by her son, Buddy Ray Age, Jr. of… Read more »

SELBYVILLE–Anne C. “Nancy” Hall, age 81, of Selbyville and formerly of Baltimore and Ocean City, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 at home. Mrs. Hall was born in Baltimore and was the daughter of the late Julian Lee Henry and Mary Carroll (Harris) Fisher.     She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke Catholic… Read more »

WILLARDS– Kennard Lee Toomey, 72, of Willards, went home to the Lord on Dec. 20, 2013.  Born on May 19, 1941 in Ocean View, Del., he was the son of the late Thomas A. Toomey and Ethel Downs Toomey.  He retired from the Town of Ocean City after 30 years.   Kennard enjoyed hunting, gardening,… Read more »

BALTIMORE–Michael Joseph “Sean” Heubeck, beloved son of Stasia Heubeck of Ocean Pines, and the late Richard L. Heubeck, died in Baltimore after a long illness. He was born in Baltimore, enlisted in the Marines, then became an ironworker and a chef. After the “September 11 Attacks,” he was proud to be one of the ironworkers… Read more »

BERLIN–Albert Edward McClay, 75, of Berlin, passed away on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at his residence.  Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of the late Albert G. McClay and Kathryn Noack McClay. “Eddie” worked for the District of Columbia as a traffic engineer for 30 years, retiring in 1989.   He was a… Read more »

SNOW HILL–Billy Elwood Nicholson, 84, died Dec. 6, 2013 at his home in Snow Hill. He was born Dec. 17, 1928 in Basket Switch, Md. to the late Ernest Levi and Eliza Lank Nicholson and was raised in Berlin.   Billy married Mary J. Moody Nicholson on Oct. 7, 1966; they have one son, the… Read more »

OCEAN PINES– Bridget Ann Meyer, age 62, died on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.   Born in Cheverly, Md., she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. DeSarno and Julia Frances Rawlings DeSarno.   She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Gary E. Meyer. She was preceded… Read more »

OCEAN PINES–Gerald Allen Elkins, 65, died on Nov. 28, 2013 after a short illness. Born in Richlands, Va., he was the son of the late Hazel Owens Elkins and Winfred Elkins. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Amy Susan Hasson; three sons, Anthony John Elkins and his wife, Kristy, Daniel Carl Elkins … Read more »