OCEAN CITY — Brice Reginald Phillips, age 90, died Friday, July 1, at his home in Ocean City. Born in Fishing Creek, Hooper’s Island in Dorchester County, he was the son of the late Augustus Ellsworth Phillips and Leone Estes Simmons Phillips. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Shirley Elizabeth Flowers… Read more »

BERLIN — Irma Townsend Pruitt, age 83, died Tuesday, June 28 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Whaleyville, she was the daughter of the late William Townsend and Ruth D. Townsend. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George O. “Tut” Pruitt in 1994 and her son, Tucker… Read more »

BERLIN — Brian P. Wickes, age 61, died Sunday, June 26, near his home in Berlin. Wikes had been a United States Marine Veteran having served two tours in Vietnam.  He is survived by a daughter, Laura P. Wickes; a sister, Marcy Horbach and her companion, Dennis Schmierer; a brother, Terry Wickes; a brother-in-law, John… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Alice Vanderslice Lees, age 94, died Tuesday, June 28, at the Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Coatesville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Myrtle Root Vanderslice. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Lees. She is survived by her daughter, Emily Peachey, of Stafford, Va…. Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Jack K. Alexander 87, husband of Jo Alexander, passed away at his home in Ocean Pines on Thursday, June 30.  Alexander served in the United Sates Navy, serving on the USS Intrepid. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Sons of Italy, Veterans of Foreign Wars, World War II Veterans, Democratic… Read more »

BERLIN — June Valerie Caro, age 74, died Wednesday, June 22, at her home. Born in England she was the daughter of the late Leslie Dark and Violet Kingdon Dark. She is survived by her husband Carlos J. Caro.  June grew up in Abingdon, England, where she later met her husband. She and her husband moved to Brentwood,… Read more »

OCEAN PINES — Philip Beck Loechel, 89, died on June 20, at the Berlin Rehab and Nursing Home. He is the son of the late Henry and Francis Loechel. Loechel was born in Hagerstown on March 21, 1922 and moved to Baltimore at age two.  He served in the Army in WWII for three years… Read more »

John Edward Meyers Sr., 76, died June 14. He was born in Baltimore and served as a paramedic for the Baltimore City Fire Department. John was an active member of Atlantic United Methodist Church in Ocean City.  He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Charlotte Meyers; a son, John Meyers Jr., a son,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — Anne McCormack, 69, died June 14. She was born in Baltimore. After high school, McCormack went into a convent and became a nun. She then achieved her nursing degree and worked with several hospitals in the Baltimore area. McCormack moved to Ocean City in 1968 and helped run her family motel, McCormack’s Burgundy Inn…. Read more »

BERLIN — Elizabeth Purnell White, 68, died June 15 at the James B. Barrett Medical Center. She was born in Berlin to the late Robert Wallace White Sr. and Sarah Purnell White. Elizabeth was a resident of the Worcester County Development Center and later lived with her caregiver family.  She is survived by her brother, Ken White,… Read more »