SNOW HILL– Clyde Leroy Hamaker, age 78, of Snow Hill,  died on Friday Sept. 27, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Kansas, he was the son of the late Laurence Hamaker and Ruth Montemayer. He is survived by his wife Rosalie Hamaker. Also surviving are two sons, Gerry Hamaker and Ronnie… Read more »

SELBYVILLE–Margaret A. “Peg” McWilliams, RN, age 84, of Selbyville and formerly of Philadelphia, Pa. died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born in Georgetown and was the daughter of the late Edwin L. and Alice Oleta (McCauley) Smith.    She was a registered nurse for many years and was a… Read more »

BERLIN— Mary Ellen Derrickson, 87, of Berlin, passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Atlantic General Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born in Newark and was a daughter of the late Isaac Ayres and Sarah Foreman Ayres. Mary received her formal education in the public schools of Worcester County. She married her… Read more »

OCEAN PINES – Dr. Thomas Murray Holcomb, age 88, died Thursday Oct. 3, 2013 at his home.  Born in Portland, Or. he was the son of the late James Murray Holcomb and Paulita Dulany Holcomb.  He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Eleanor Nolan Holcomb, a son Thomas N. Holcomb of Chapel Hill,… Read more »

BERLIN– Joseph John Beland, Sr., age 84, of Berlin died on Sunday Sept. 29, 2013 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury.   Born in Massachusetts, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Virginia Beland ( nee Klima).  Also surviving is his son, Joseph J. Beland, Jr. and his wife Julia of New… Read more »

OCEAN CITY–Omar Winfield Todd, age 93, died peacefully on Sept. 25, 2013 at his home. Born in Toddville, Md., he was the son of the late Darius Todd and Lydia Meridith Todd.  He is survived by his wife June Rose Todd, and children:, Mary Todd Price and her husband Tim of Ocean City, Martha Todd… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Marilyn Leona Clark, age 84, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 at Lee’s Almost Home Nursing Facility. Born in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late Milton and Marie Boehn Shamleffer.  She was preceded in death by her husband Garland H. Clark.  She is survived by her daughter Gail M. Butler and… Read more »