GIRDLETREE — John William Merritt, Sr., age 68, died Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Nassawadox, Va. he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Merritt, Sr. and Annie Carpenter Merritt. He is survived by his beloved wife Mariella DeMomi Merritt. Merritt was a graduate of Snow… Read more »

Patsy June Ryan OCEAN CITY — Patsy June Ryan, age 85, died Monday, August 1at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Creed E. Parham and June Brady Parham. She is survived by her beloved husband of 45 years, Joseph J. Ryan. Ryan was a… Read more »

YORK, Pa. — William C. Daehnke, age 94, died Friday, August 5 at York Lutheran Home at Sprenkle Dive. Born in Baltimore he was the son of the late Charles Daehnke and Agnes Fritz Daehnke. He was preceded in death by his wife Rita Curley Daehnke.  Daehnke was a United States Army Veteran having served… Read more »

BERLIN — Jay Donald Connor, age 89, passed away peacefully, wrapped in the arms of his daughter, on Saturday, August 6.  He is survived by his wife of 36 years Gretchen Connor. Born in Baltimore on April 5, 1922 he was the middle child of the late William and Eleanor Connor. He was educated in… Read more »

GIBSONTON, Fla. — William “Frankie” McCabe, age 69, died Saturday, May 21 at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Born in Berlin, he was the son of the late William Robert McCabe and Irene Frances Timmons McCabe. Along with his mother, he was raised by his loving grandparents, Frank Quillen Timmons and Guerney Morris Timmons… Read more »

SNOW HILL — James Richard Kyger, Sr., age 69, died Tuesday, July 26 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Texas he was the son of Onie Shiflett of Shrewsbury, Pa. and the late William “Bill” Kyger. Kyger was the owner and operator of Kygers Caulking Co. in Snow Hill. He was an… Read more »

BERLIN — Jackie “Jack” V. Wood, age 81, died July 26 at Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury. Born in Neosho, Mo., he was the son of the late Walter Meek  Wood and Frankie McCleary Wood.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Beatrice “Bea” Wood in 1998. He is survived by his wife… Read more »

BERLIN — Tommy James Cloyd, age 84, died Tuesday, July 26 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in East Tupelo, Miss. he was the son of the late Robert Cloyd and Annie Butler Cloyd. He was preceded in death by his wife Doris Hazel Cloyd.  Cloyd was a US Navy veteran having served as… Read more »

BERLIN — Irene H. Williams of Berlin, died July 29, at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness at the age of 82. She was the daughter of the late Charles H. Hickman and Eva Floyd Hickman of Whaleyville. Her husband, W. G. (Billy) Williams, Jr., preceded her in death in 1987.  She… Read more »

BERLIN — Joan Lucille Lotz, age 77, died July 18 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late William Montgomery and Anna Imhoff Montgomery. She is survived by her husband, Adam Lotz, sons Charles Manner and his wife Catherine of Pasadena,  Keith M. Manner and… Read more »