All Obituaries

Easton, MD, William Wayne Kendall Jr, 45, beloved son, father, brother and friend, was called home to the Lord, peacefully, on September 25, 2022, after fighting a courageous battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).   Bill was born on September 18, 1977 to Susan B Kendall and the late William Wayne Kendall in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He grew up in Easton, having attended Talbot County schools, where he graduated from Easton High School in 1995.   Bill enjoyed being...

Albert Nathaniel Blackwell transitioned to be with the Lord during the early morning of September 19, 2022, at the Caroline Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Denton, Maryland. He was 89 years old.   Born on May 12, 1933,  Albert grew up in Easton and graduated from Talbot County Schools in 1953. He joined the Army and served for 21 months in Greenland.  Albert received an Honorable Discharge and was credited for two years of service. He then began working at...

Mable Strawberry – Butler, 97, of Hurlock, MD departed this life on Friday, September 16, 2022 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Roland and Emma Strawberry. Mable received her education in the Dorchester County school system. She worked at the Harper and Bateman Company until she retired to be a homemaker. Mable loved the Lord, you could always catch her praying and singing. She also loved spending time with her family and friends. In her earlier years she loved...

Prophetess Yvette Marie Jefferson went home to Jesus on September 12, 2022, at age 55.  She was born to Dranell Jefferson on August 19, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Easton, Maryland when she was 14 with her aunt, Doris Brooks.  She gave her life to Christ at the young age of 16. As a child, Prophetess Yvette attended Easton High School where she excelled in school as an Honor Roll student.  She was a class president, a cheerleader, and played the clarinet with the...

Sarah Staten was born in Denton, Maryland on January 4, 1929 to the late Charles Emerson Brown “Pop” and Bertie Mae Brown and stepmother, the late Pearl Brown. She departed from this earthly life to be received into God’s Heavenly Realm on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the age of 93 at the Caroline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Denton, MD. Sarah lived her entire life in Caroline County, MD and there is where she received her education. Sarah met and married the...

Pearl Jeanette Kennedy went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.  She was 84 years old.  She was born on June 6, 1938, in Goldsboro, MD to the late Tinley and Mattie Pierce Bordley. Pearl was educated in the Caroline County public school system; she was affectionately known as “Mom Pearl” or “Granny”.  On August 4, 1979, Mom Pearl was joined in holy matrimony to Perry Kennedy of Centerville, Maryland where they raised their family for...

Randoff E. Stanford, the son of late William Issac Stanford and the late Mary W. Stanford, was born on Sunday, October 24,1937 in Easton, Maryland. He departed this life on Monday, August 22, 2022 at The Talbot Hospice Center in Easton, MD. Randoff grew up in Easton where he attended the public schools of Talbot County Maryland. He also served in the US Military from August 29,1958 to February 23, 1959. After the military, Randoff was self-employed as a crabber and he owned his own boat. He...

Joseph (Joe) R. Ollinger, 76, died on August 21, 2022, in Salisbury, Maryland.  He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 8, 1946, to his parents Charles Ollinger and Violet (Cairns) Ollinger.  He grew up in Saugerties, New York, a quaint village nestled between the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. Joe’s career from age nineteen  to retirement was related to the computer industry.  He was employed by IBM in various US cities for eighteen years.  In...