All Obituaries

     Joey “Judy” E. Anderson of Denton, MD, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the Caroline Nursing Home in Denton. She was 85 years old.      Born in North Carolina, Mrs. Anderson was the daughter of the late Aaron Alford Everette and Carrie Belle Self Everett. Her husband, Charles C. Anderson, died June 13, 2015. An avid gardener, she attended the Calvary Baptist Church in Denton.      Mrs. Anderson is...

     Sandra Anne Keating of Denton, MD, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021, at TidalHealth Nanticoke hospital in Seaford, DE. She was 77 years old.      Born in Washington, D.C., Ms. Keating was the daughter of the late John “Jack” Joseph Murphy and Grace Ona Dennis Murphy. She was a graduate of the Suitland Senior High School “Class of 61” in Suitland, Maryland. She was a 1964 graduated of Lucy Webb Hayes School of...

         Walter Robert Witt, Sr. of Denton, MD, passed away at the UM Shore Medical Center in Chestertown, MD after a brief illness. He was 84 years old.      Born in Annapolis, MD on April 18, 1936, Mr. Witt was the son of the late Robert Wheatley “Buck” Witt and Zelie Frances (Cook) Witt. Mr. Witt served in the US Army from 1957 until 1959. Starting in 1960, he had been a landscaper at the Armed Forces Retirement Home...

     It is with great sadness that the family of Michael F. Keating, Jr. of Easton, MD, announce his passing on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. He was 56 years old.      Born in Washington, D.C., Michael was the son of Sandra Anne Murphy Keating of Denton, MD and the late Michael Francis Keating, Sr. He was a 1982 graduate of North Caroline High School and a college graduate of Notre Dame of...

     Donald H. Willin of Ridgely, MD, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021, at the U of MD Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He was 80 years old.      Born at home in Federalsburg, MD, Mr. Willin was the son of the late Louis Goldsboro Willin and Eleanor Sherman Willin. His wife, Beverly S. Willin, passed away on February 16, 1994.      Mr. Willin started work as a young man working for the ACME store chain in Federalsburg and...

     Dale R. Burgess of Greensboro, MD passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021. He was 81 years old. Born in Royal Oak, MD, on August 6, 1939,      Mr. Burgess was the son of the late Leon R. and Anna V. Haddaway Burgess. He graduated in 1957 from St. Michaels High School.      Mr. Burgess was a US Navy veteran and was proud to have served his country. He had served on the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. and was in the MD National...

     J. Marvin Breeding, Sr. of Hickman near Denton, MD, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the U of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton, MD. He was 80 years old.      Born at home in Caroline County, Mr. Breeding was the son of the late George Henry Breeding and Sarah Elizabeth Gardner Breeding. He had attended Caroline High School in Denton.      Mr. Breeding had lived in Caroline County all of his life. He was in...

Sandy (Sandra) Lee Sherman-Graeff of Denton, MD died peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was 73 years old. Born in Eldred, Pennsylvania, Ms. Sherman-Graeff was the daughter of the late Robert Freer and Ardis Russell Freer.  Ms. Sherman-Graeff was a graduate of Otto-Eldred High School in Pennsylvania.  After graduation, she married the love of her life, Jim Sherman. He died in 1979. Sandra was a civilian accountant for the United States...

     John Rupert Covington passed peacefully from his life on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Holly Center in Salisbury, MD where he has been a resident since its opening in 1975. He was 77 years old.      Born in Easton, MD on November 17, 1943, Johnny was the son of the late Calvin C. Covington and Doris (McClintock) Covington. He was a handsome boy with big blue eyes, dark brown hair, and lots of potential. However, a childhood bout with the...

     Norris R. Sullivan of West Denton, MD, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. He was 76 years old.      Born at home in West Denton, Mr. Sullivan was the son of Norris Sullivan and Katie Katherine Hill Sullivan. He was a handyman and had lived in the Denton area all of his life. Mr. Sullivan is survived by two sons, Norris Hopkins (Sarah) and Joe Hopkins, both of Frederick, MD; a daughter,...