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Mayford McCray
NUTTER FORT, W.Va. -- Mayford (Mac) McCray, 68, of Sunbridge Nursing Home died at United Hospital Center on Monday, May 8, 2006, following a long illness.
He was born Dec. 24, 1937, in Webster County, the son of the late Donzel and Merle McCray.
Surviving are his wife, Yvonne Sandman McCray; a son, George Raymond McCray of Richmond; one daughter, Lisa McCray of Southbridge, Mass.; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Vonda) Dye of Westfield and Mrs. Paul (Willa) Radcliff of Bendale; two grandsons, Cowles and Read McCray of Richmond; one great-aunt, Ruby Marsh of Weston; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Ann French McCray, and also by three brothers, George W., Dana Leon and Phillip V. McCray.
During the Korean Conflict, he served his country in naval aviation for four years. During most of his working years after the military he was employed as a correctional officer for the state of Maryland, residing in the Salisbury area, where he trained other personnel, attaining the rank of lieutenant.
For many years, he was involved with Maryland Classified Employees Association. He loved fishing, RVing and bowling.
Mac will always be remembered for the love of his family and his friendly, affable manner toward everyone he encountered.
A funeral service will be held today at 10:30 a.m. at Greathouse Funeral Home, 201 Edison St. in Nutter Fort. The Rev. Conrad J. Tenney will preside. Interment will follow in McCutcheon cemetery at Ireland. Graveside military rites will be accorded by the Color Guard Detachment from the Weston Armory.
Gertrude Francis Johnson
POCOMOKE CITY -- Gertrude Francis Johnson was the second daughter born to Christopher Sylvester Johnson Sr. and Beulah Mae Waters Johnson in Unionville, Md., on Nov. 26, 1919.
Soon after her birth, she fell into a coma that left her paralyzed on her left side. Although this paralysis would make certain tasks in life difficult, she was taught that she was as capable as anyone else. Therefore, sometimes being carried by her siblings and sometimes walking the half-mile trip, she went to school with everyone else in a one-room schoolhouse in Worcester County, earning her high school diploma and graduating with honors.
Gertrude would go on to have many other accomplishments in her life, such as learning the trade of bookkeeping. This accomplishment would become bittersweet because although she was great in math and could pass any test, she was a physically handicapped, black woman in the South during the 1940s. So instead of giving up she moved to Philadelphia, where she worked for the Goodwill Corp. Additionally she became a child-care provider, providing excellent care to more than 100 children, earning the respect and love of both child and parent.
Gertrude left this world on Saturday, May 6, 2006. Mourning her passing are her children, Lavette Worthington Johnson Sr. (Linda), Patricia Susan Robinson (Mark) and Gisela Suzette Johnson-Smith (Donald); her surviving brother, Lavette Johnson; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents; siblings, Sarah Fisher and Christopher (Sylvester); and son, Isaiah (Hubert).
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Pocomoke City, where friends may call two hours prior to the service. Interment will be in Trinity United Methodist Church cemetery in Pocomoke City.
Arrangements are being handled by Bennie Smith Funeral Home in Dover.
Charlie Walker Poulson Sr.
SALISBURY -- Charlie Walker "Deac" Poulson Sr., 72, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Born in Bridgetown, Va., he was the son of the late Jesse Poulson Sr. and Margaret Taylor Bailey. His first wife, Mary Della Giddens Poulson, preceded him in death.
He retired from Perdue Farms Inc. in 1995 after 23 years of service. He was a member of Powerhouse Church of God in Christ, where he served as a deacon and member of the male chorus and Usher Board.
He is survived by his wife, Annie Poulson of Salisbury; one son; two daughters; one daughter-in-law; nine grandchildren; two sisters; seven brothers; five sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at noon at Powerhouse Church of God In Christ in Salisbury, where friends may call Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.
Services are entrusted to Jolley Memorial Chapel in Salisbury.
Stephen J. Vargo
OCEAN PINES -- Stephen J. Vargo, 60, of Ocean Pines, and formerly of Millersville, Md., died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at home.
Born in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late Stephen T. and Josephine V. Golobic Vargo.
He had been a correctional officer for the Maryland Department of Corrections and had retired as a captain. He was also a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Ocean Pines.
He is survived by his brother, Robert F. Vargo of Hemet, Calif.; two sisters, Nancy J. Cumins of Oceanside, Calif., and Sandra A. Bast of Severn, Md.; best friend, Stephen G. Dressman of Ocean Pines; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday at noon at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Ocean Pines. Father Edward Fahey will officiate. He will be entombed at Mount Royal cemetery in Pittsburgh.
Memorial donations may be made to Children's International, PO Box 219055, Kansas City, Mo. 64121.
Arrangements are being handled by Hastings Funeral Home in Selbyville.
Charles C. Waters
BISHOPVILLE -- Charles C. Waters, 79, of Bishopville died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was the son of the late Morris Edgar and Josephine Mumford Waters.
Charles was a member of St. John's Second Baptist Church Mount Joy near Millsboro, where he served as a church usher. He loved to hunt and farm. He also enjoyed joking with people he loved. He had been a truck driver for Perdue Farms for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Florine E. Waters of Bishopville; one son, Troy Ricketts of Lincoln, Del.; three daughters, Jean E. Smith of Frankford, Dyniece Ricketts of Salisbury and Brena Ricketts of Bishopville; seven sisters, Viola Moore of Millsboro, Edna Wooford of Frankford, Leetta Boykin of Frankford, Lilly M. Purnell of Dover, Josephine Jackson of Millsboro, Paulene Lewis of Georgetown and Jocelyn Baily of Newark, Del.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. John's Second Baptist Church Mount Joy, near Millsboro, where friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Rev. Annie Jane Custis will officiate. Interment will be in St. John's Second Baptist Church Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Watson Funeral Home in Millsboro.
Dr. Joseph Z. Badros
SALISBURY -- Dr. Joseph Zaki Badros of Salisbury, a longtime physician who practiced internal medicine for more than 30 years, died peacefully at home of cancer, with his wife at his side, on Friday, June 16, 2006. He was 65 years old.
Born to the late Emtethal Bishai and Zaki Badros Gerges in Heliopolis, Egypt, he completed his college degree and medical school training at the University of Cairo, Egypt. In Egypt, he began his career in private practice of ophthalmologic surgery and internal medicine. In 1968 he emigrated to Toronto, where his older brother had settled. Soon afterwards, he moved to Buffalo, N.Y., where he completed a residency in medicine at SUNY-Buffalo. In 1973 he and his young family came to Salisbury, where he started his medical practice in internal medicine and cardiology, which he continued until his retirement in 2005.
As a physician, he combined a passion for the art of medicine with devoted care for his patients. He was the past president of the Wicomico County Medical Society and served on various committees at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where he treated patients throughout his career and held admission privileges until December 2005. Throughout his career he enjoyed the intellectual challenge of medical diagnosis and treatment, and also demonstrated tremendous compassion for his patients, many of whom were likewise devoted to him. Colleagues, patients and employees will remember fondly his exhortations to change their health habits, to take up new hobbies and to pursue their educational and career aspirations.
A thoughtful, loving and generous father, he was enormously proud of his sons and their accomplishments. An immigrant himself, he encouraged and supported several nephews in building a new life in the United States. He and his wife, Diana, shared a passion for art and he was an accomplished self-taught artist, whose paintings on display in his office often attracted patients and colleagues to add them to their own collections. In 2003, he was thrilled to have a one-man show of his work at Salisbury University.
He is survived by his wife, Diana; three sons, Mark of New York, Gregory of San Francisco and Eric of Los Angeles; and his two stepsons, Price and Christian Phillips of Salisbury. He is also survived by his sister, Rita, of Cairo; and numerous nieces and nephews in Maryland, New York, California, Canada and Egypt. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Latif and Zarif; and another sister, Awatef.
Friends may visit with the family Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church at 11 a.m. A graveside service will follow at Parsons Cemetery.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in his memory to a college scholarship fund, which will be set up in the near future. Inquiries regarding this fund may be made to the family. Donations may also be made in his name to the Joseph House and the Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary.
Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home at 501 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. Visit www.delmarvaobits.com to send condolences to the family.
Vermell Parsons Brown
CRISFIELD -- Vermell Parsons Brown of Crisfield departed this life Thursday, June 15 at Peninsula Reginald Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends.
he was born Feb. 13, 1929, and was a daughter of the late Clarence Sr. and Rinnie Parsons.
She was educated in the Wicomico County schools. She was a homemaker. She did volunteer work with children and senior citizens. She loved to sing and had a special gift in using the tambourine with much enthusiasm and joy. She was also a member of several organizations within the church and received numerous awards for community service.
Vermell was a faithful member of St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church in Princess Anne. She was a devoted servant for Christ, oftentimes traveling with her husband to different churches. She visited the sick and shut-in, spreading the goodness of Jesus wherever she went. She was a stranger to no one and she could always be found helping someone, whether in the church or in the community. Vermell truly loved the Lord.Her favorite scripture was Psalm 91 and her favorite hymn was "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." She especially enjoyed reading the Bible.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Clifford Parsons, Clarence Parsons Jr. and Donald Parsons; and two sisters; Katherine Smith and Bessie Edwards.
She leaves to cherish her loving memories her husband, the Rev. Richard Brown; two sons, Derrick Jones (Mable) of Pocomoke City and Stewart Jones; three brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; three granddaughters, Andrea Lynn Teagle, Chasity Iler and Shelby Jones; two great-granddaughters, Sydnee Dyson and Madison Iler; a daughter and son in Christ, the Rev. Wade Chambers and his wife, Amanda, and their daughter, Paris; special friend, Estella Cottman; and her church family at St. Mary's Missionary and Shining Star Baptist Churches. She also leaves nieces, nephews, cousins and numerous friends.
Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Mills Memorial Baptist Temple in Salisbury, where friends may view two hours prior.Burial will be in Maryland Veterans cemetery Eastern Shore near Hurlock.
Arrangements being handled by Bennie Smith Funeral Home in Salisbury.
Norma L. Bounds
FRUITLAND -- Norma L. Bounds, 75, of Fruitland died Saturday, June 17, 2006, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.
Born in Salisbury, she was a daughter of the late Denard and Susan Walsh Gravenor.
She is survived by her beloved husband, James Bounds; sons, Mickey Bounds and his wife, Renee, of Salisbury, Keith Bounds and his wife, Cynthia, of Salisbury and Craig Bounds and his wife, Leslie, of Salisbury; grandchildren, Kyle, Matthew, Lindsay, Ryan, Logan, Nicholas, Tyler and Courtney Bounds; and one sister, Patsy Hastings.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury. The Rev. Howard Gordy will officiate. Interment will be in Allen Cemetery.
