All Obituaries

Thomas H. Blockston, Sr. (Tommy) of Federalsburg, MD, passed away at his home on Monday, January 21, 2019. He was 75 years old. Born at home on March 4, 1943 near Denton, MD. Mr. Blockston was the son of the late Owen Lee Blockston and Naomi Jester Blockston. He was a retired millwright and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Denton. Mr. Blockston is survived by his wife, Catherine A. Blockston of Federalsburg; two sons: Thomas H. Blockston, Jr. of Federalsburg and Robert Blockston...

     John (Jack) H. M. Sinclair of Denton, MD, passed away surrounded by his family at home on Sunday, January 20, 2019. He was 83 years old.      Born in Annapolis, MD, Mr. Sinclair was the son of the late Walter Thomas Sinclair and Caroline Ritter Sinclair. He graduated from the Annapolis High School in 1954. He married his wife of 64 years, Edythe M. Sinclair, on December 23, 1954 and joined the U.S. Air Force from which he retired in 1974. Mr....

Jean Motter of Ridgely, MD, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in the Caroline Nursing Home in Denton, MD. She was 77 years old. Born in Harrington, DE on , Mrs. Motter was the daughter of the late Thomas Grant and Lydia Simpson Grant. She was a graduate of the Harrington High School. She married her husband, Clyde L. Motter on June 17, 1960. He passed away on August 21, 2017. She was a stay-at-home mother and housewife. Mrs. Motter is survived by two sons: Kenneth J. Motter...

     Robert Lee Prevette of Easton, MD, passed away at the University of MD Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. He was 52 years old.      Mr. Prevette was born in Baltimore on April 22, 1966. He has lived in the Mid-Shore for the past 10 years. He was a real estate photographer and was owner and operator of the MD BP OREO Services.      A graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, January...

Christopher Scott Alexander Christopher Scott Alexander went to be with his Lord on January 15, 2019, after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 28, 1966 in Annapolis, MD to Thomas A. Alexander and Lenore H. (Smith) Alexander. He is survived by his parents, F. Martin Retzolk, Jr. and Lenore H. Retzolk of Denton; his son, Michael L. Alexander of West Jordan, UT; his daughter Lisa M. Corney of St. Petersburg, FL and his grandson, Nathan Birtwistle. He is also survived by his brothers,...

Nancy Josephine White, 80, of Denton, MD passed away at her home surrounded by family on Saturday, January 12, 2019. She was born in Bristol, Virginia on December 8, 1938, the daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Cross White Musser. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jerry White, a brother, Eugene Musser, and two sisters, Lorina and Daisy. She moved to Denton in 1970 with her husband from Virginia. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and...

     Lorraine C. Fitzhugh of Ridgely, MD, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Compass Hospice in Centreville, MD. She was 80 years old.      Born in Massachusetts on June 12, 1938, Mrs. Fitzhugh was the daughter of the late Henry Dumais and Natalie Lorraine Benoit Dumais. Mrs. Fitzhugh had been a Nurse’s Aide for Eldercare. She was a member of the St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church in Ridgely.      Mrs....

Marie States Shaffer of Denton, MD, passed away on January 2, 2019 at the memorial Hospital in Easton, MD.  She was 89 years old.      Born at home in Hillsboro, MD on July 8, 1929, Mrs. Shaffer was the daughter of the late John Henry States and Ida Mae McMullen States.  Her husband, D. Earl Shaffer, died March 5, 2006.      Mrs. Shaffer had lived in Caroline County all of her life.  She had worked as a grocery clerk for the Acme store in...

     Beatrice “Bea” M. Pippin of Denton, MD, died January 1, 2019, at the Mallard Bay Nursing Home in Cambridge, MD. She was 97 years old.      Born In Ridgely, MD on December 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Norman A. Parrott and Myrtle Viola Taylor Parrott. Her husband, Ervin S. Pippin, Sr., died July 11, 1998. She had been a machine operator for 17 years at Electrotherm in Denton.      Mrs. Pippin is...

     Anna M. “Susie” Dodd of Denton, MD, passed away at the home of her son, Paul Hastings in Bridgeville, DE. on Sunday, December 30, 2018.  She was 97 years old.      Born in Caroline County, MD on June 23, 1921, Mrs. Dodd was the daughter of the late Fred Buckle and Gladys Trice. Her husband, Herman “Dick” Dodd, died July 4, 1979.      Mrs. Dodd grew up in the Denton area where she...