Gary Lee Crayton
OCEAN CITY — Gary Lee Crayton, age 71, passed away on March 9, 2015 after a short illness. Born in Rinehart, WV, he was the son of the late Paul and Inez Crayton. He leaves behind the love of his life, daughter Christina Mae Crayton and his adored five year old grandson Jackson Lee.
Gary Lee Crayton
Also surviving is his former wife Karen M. Crayton, a special sister-in-law, Janet Dotson and her husband Roger, and numerous relatives in WV.
Mr. Crayton had worked for 35 years for the Federal Government, administering the Pell Grant Program, and was a member of the President’s Price Commission. He spent many years coordinating the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC and was invited to Japan to meet with officials there. Upon retiring to Ocean City he was owner/operator of Kelly’s Ice Cream & Coffee Shop, and Kelly’s Sandbar located at 13th St., and for many years he was President of his condo association. He was a 32nd degree Mason, and served in the Air Force National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Gary was formerly President of the West Virginia State Society where he interacted with Senators Byrd, Rockefeller and the late Jennings Randolph as well as all the congressional delegates of West Virginia. He loved his state, loved hunting and fishing, and attended many WVU Mountaineer games.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 17, at 4:00 PM, at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Rev. Norman Poultney will officiate. Letters of condolence may be sent via www.burbagefuneralhome.com
Edward Milton Brown
OCEAN CITY- Edward Milton Brown, Jr., 74, died March 10, 2015 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.
Born in Baltimore on July 28, 1940, he was the son of the late Edward M. Brown, Sr. and Jane Smoot Brown. He is survived by his children, Edward M. Brown, III, William A. Brown, Michael R. Brown and his wife Amy, Debbie M. Glasser and her husband Eric, and Michele Brown and her husband Jim Craig. There are nine grandchildren; Rachel, Brandon, Zoe and Gabby Brown, Max and Alec Glasser, Cassidy, Quinn and Molly Craig and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Jackson Reed. Also surviving is his brother Melvin Brown, and sisters, Jane Sweeney and her husband Ron and Margaret Mary Sheridan, and numerous nieces and nephews. He leaves behind a host of friends and relatives.
Mr. Brown had worked for the Baltimore Sun as a printer for 32 years. When he retired, he moved to Ocean City. Ed was a member of the Elks Club.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at St Luke’s Catholic Church located at 9903 Coastal Hwy. in Ocean City, Md., 21842. A donation in his memory may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Letters of condolence may be sent via: www.burbagefuneralhome.com
Curtis Briddell Jacobs
OCEAN CITY- Curtis “Curt” Bridell Jacobs, 81, of Ocean City passed Sunday, March 15, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family.
Curtis Briddell Jacobs
Born in St. Martin’s, Md. he was the son of the late Robins and Rozelle Brevard Jacobs. Curt was a farmer, Worcester County school bus driver, and was the owner of the Minit Market in Ocean City. He was an avid tennis player and enjoyed fishing. He was an honorary member of Ocean City Fire Company and past member of Showell Volunteer Fire Department.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Patricia Bowen Jacobs; son, Douglas C. Jacobs and his wife Paula; daughters, Lisa Harrington and her husband Mark and Dawn Spadin and her husband Todd; 10 grandchildren, Mark Harrington, II, Chad Harrington, Megan Harrington, J.T. Spadin, Ryan Spadin, Brooke Spadin, Heather Shah, Melanie Dickerson, Amanda Jacobs, and Zachary Jacobs; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Ellen Wight, Billie Sanborne, Rozelle Potoczak, Anne Fastiff, Elizabeth Watson, Virginia Barrett, Carol Jacobs; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brother, Edward Jacobs; sisters, Mary Rose Rhode and Margaret Leo.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Bowen Cemetery in Newark, Md. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Curt, to Ocean City Paramedic Foundation, P.O. Box 3099, Ocean City, MD 21843 or Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802. Visit www.boundsfuneralhome.com to send letters of condolence.
Paul O. Shettel, Jr.
OCEAN CITY- Paul O. Shettel, Jr., 91, of 567 Springville Rd. New Holland, died Sunday, March 15 at Lancaster General Hospital.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bette J. (Warner) Shettel in 1997. Born in Walkersville Md., he was the son of the late Rev. Paul O. and Laura Viola (Witmer) Shettel. Paul received a B. S. degree from Lebanon Valley College and worked as a rehabilitation counselor with the Commonwealth of Pa. He was also a member of the New Holland American Legion.
He was a member of Ranck’s United Methodist Church and had served in Mark Clark’s Infantry in Italy during World War II. Paul was a man that enjoyed life to the fullest. He enjoyed boating, hiking, bird watching and being with his family. He continued to walk two miles a day until the time of his hospital stay.
Surviving are two children: Paul O. Shettel, III, Charlottesville, Va. and Elizabeth “Betsy” married to Rev. Antonio L. Villareal, Schwenksville; three step-children: Linda “Lynn” married to Melvin McGinnis, Ocean City, Md., William W. married to Irene Dussinger, East Earl, and Deborah A. married to LeRoy Buzzard, Jr., New Holland; 13 grandchildren: Rachel Minnick, Allison Vogt, Stephanie Krohn, Nicholas Shettel, Rebecca Williams, LeRoy Buzzard III, Jessica Hildenbrand, Melvin McGinnis II, Shane McGinnis, Jebb Paul McGinnis, Justin McGinnis, Toni McCarty and Tami Thompson; and 21 great-grandchildren: Emily, Samuel, Jenna, Jack, Audrey, Ayden, Liam, Hailey, Hunter, Daeya, Isabelle, Jace, Julia, Tiffany, Brooke, Nathan Paul, Connor, Madison, Kailynn, Jack and Grace; and a great-great grandson, Isaiah.. Also a brother Rev. John E. married to Doris Lee Shettel, Rifle, CO and a sister Joyce married to Dr. Donald Snyder, San Francisco, CA.
He was preceded in death by a sister Viola Crites and two great-granddaughters: Emily and Allison McGinnis.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Ranck’s United Methodist Church, 700 Ranck Rd., New Holland, Pa., 17557. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. If desired, memorials may be sent to Ranck’s United Methodist Church, address above. The Groff-High Funeral Home, New Holland is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be posted at www.groffeckenroth.com.