The Daily Times from Salisbury, Maryland • Page D3

DAILY TIMESDELMARVANOW.COM|3D MarionStation-BillySolomon thisearthlylifeonMonday, home.HewasbornonMay LouiseHannah-Burgessand thelateJohnnyBurgess. Billyreceivedhiseduca- tionintheSomersetCounty SchoolSystemandgradu- atedfromCarterG.Woodson in1967.Hematriculatedto theUniversityofMarylandof EasternShoreandgraduated in1971.Hiscareerpathled himtobecomeanArtInstruc- torintheWicomicoCounty SchoolSystemwherehe retiredafter35years. Inadditiontohismother, (April)andCharles(Doreen) otherrelativesandfriends. Aviewingwillbeheld6-8 2016atAnthonyE.Ward,Jr. FuneralHomeinPrincess Anne.FuneralServiceswill BethlehemBaptistChurch, beinRestlawnMemorialPark inLakeCity.

Furtherarrangements HomeinLakeCity. BillySolomonBurgess Plant City, FL-Berta Wilson, 84, of Plant City, FL, formerly of Salisbury Ocean City, passed away at her home on Friday, November 18, 2016. Born in Munich, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Berta A rbinger. was a retired waitress, working for Restaurant in Ocean City and Johnny Alpine Room in Salisbury. She is survived by 3 brothers, Egon Gurster his wife, Edda, Helmuth Gurster and Teodor Arbinger, all of Germany; a sister in law, Bonnie Wendlandt her husband, Hans of Parsonsburg; a caretaker for the past few years, Mary Barr of FL, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by her husband in 1992, Robert Lee Wilson and a brother, Josef Gurster. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at at Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury. Contributions may be made in her memory to St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church in Salisbury. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home, PA, 501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804.

Please visit www. hollowayfh.com to express condolences to the family. Berta Wilson anearlyyear-and-a-half-long passedaway.Borninthetown fromWicomicoCountyHigh andgraduatedegreesfrom (then)SalisburyStateUni- fouryearsintheUnitedStates A irForce.Atayoungage,Phil nisandenjoyedbothactivities evenlongafterhebecame ill.Andfromhisfather,Phil alsolearnedatayoungage thevalueofhardworkand andthecouplemarriedin herhometownofFrederick, beforereturningtoSalisbury wheretheirsonanddaughter weresoonborn.In1976,Phil’s worktookhimandhisyoung familyfromMarylandtoStone livedwhiletheirchildrengrew up.Andin1998,thecouple builtahomeinLilburnand movedtheresoonafter. Describinganindividualas someonewhonevermeta strangeriswellworn---some- timestrite---butanyonewho knewPhilwouldagreethat thephrasecouldhavebeen coinedwithhiminmind.Phil knewthelifestoryofevery everylocalgrocerystore Route50Bridge.Andifthose derthatjustgotaway.It’s beensaidthatthingsoftrue wortharenotmeasuredin goodkarmaoneputsoutinto theworld.Bythatmeasure, Philwasatrulyrichman.He issurvivedbyhisbrother, whohemetintheAirForce, withinashorttimeofmeeting himwerenolongerstrangers. Afuneralmasswillbeheld licChurch(600MountainView thefamilyasksthatthose interestedmakeadonation ConservationAssociation.

PhilipEdwinElzey Salisbury-JohnSinclair thelatePaulFearsonGraham andEvelynSinclairGrahamof Nanticoke. Johnwasagraduateof WicomicoSeniorHighSchool inSalisbury.Forover36 ingwiththecloseofhisown A utoCare.Johnthenworked forHollowayFuneralHomefor Heissurvivedbyhiswife Shulaw(Matthew)ofSturgis, LauraJaneThomas(Lamont) andalifetimeofwonderful friends. ACelebrationofLifeService willbeheldonTuesday, BaptistTabernacleonTilgh- PastorLouBradleyandPastor tionsmaybemadeinhis memorytoCoastalHospice P.O.Box1733Salisbury,MD. 21802 Arrangementsareinthecare ofHollowayFuneralHome, 501SnowHillRoadSalisbury, MD.21804.Pleasevisitwww. hollowayfh.comtoexpress condolencestothefamily.

JohnSinclairGraham CoastalHospiceattheLakein Salisbury.BorninBerlin,she wasthedaughterofthelate LeonardNickJonesandEdith MaeRayneJones.Sheissur- vivedbyhercousinsAmanda TullandherhusbandRonald nieMasonofSalisburyand manyextendedcousins.Also survivingarespecialfriends irginiaVanHovenandBetty Tustinaswellasherspecial penpalfriendsJohnRussell KoomanofConnecticutand othersinNorthCarolinaand WashingtonState.AddieBelle wasagraduateofStephen DecaturHighSchoolClass of1956.Shehadworkedin bookkeepingandaccounting attheBankofOceanCity.She wasalsoacollectorofhand- Afuneralservicewillbe heldonTuesdayat11amat theBurbageFuneralHome inBerlin.Friendsmaycallon neralhomeandalsoonTues- to11ampriortotheservice. IntermentwillbeinSunset MemorialParkinBerlin. Donationsmaybemadeto theWorcesterCountyHumane SocietyatP.O.Box48,Berlin, MD21811ortoCoastalHos- piceattheLakeatP.O.Box Amostlovingandsincere thanksareextendedtothe nursesandstaffatGullCreek RetirementCommunityin AtlanticGeneralHospitalin Berlinforalltheirkindness, careandcompassion.Letters ofcondolencemaybesentto thefamilyatwww.burbagefu- neralhome.com AddieBelleJones Salisbury-CharlesM. LakesideAssistedLiving, diedpeacefullyinhissleepon hisfamily. ofWilburandGraceHedrick andbrotherofHarryHedrick.

HewasthehusbandofDoris marriedin1946. HeservedinWorldWarIIin ThePhilippinesandNewGuin- eainaRadarUnitthattracked ers.Afterthewar,heworked forAAICorpinCockeysville whereheworkedontechnol- ogyforemergencyejection seatsformilitaryplanesand fortheTelstarIsatellitethat televisionbroadcastsbetween EuropeandtheUnitedStates andholdsseveralpatents.He movedhisfamilytoSalisbury in1970toworkwithDresser Industries.Later,hebecamea residentialrealestateagent, servingSalisburyandOcean Pines.Hewasanavidwalker andloggedthousandsof milesattheoriginalSalisbury MallandatTheCentre.After movingtoMallardLanding Deewelcomedmanyprospec- tiveandnewresidentsto MallardLandingasResident Ambassadors.Healsoserved asavolunteerbartenderfor theresidentHappyHourson Wednesdayafternoons. andsons-in-lawKathleenand AndreaandStephenWilliams Thefamilywillholdaprivate ceremony.Inlieuofflowers, memorialcontributionsmay Arrangementsareinthecare ofHollowayFuneralHome, P.A.,501SnowHillRoad, condolencestothefamily, pleasevisitwww.hollowayfh. com. CharlesM.Hedrick OceanPines-William(Bill) peacefullywithhiswife, courageousbattlewithheart diseaseonNovember24, 2016.

Heissurvivedbyhis belovedwifeof57years, ofwhichhewasextremely proudofandlovedvery much.CynthiaRolleston, WilliamRollestonandwifeJill, TimothyRollestonandwife Cathy.Hehad7grandchildren A ndrewAtkinsonandwife Britney.Alsosurvivingishis brotherRonaldRollestonof in-lawRosemaryNicholsof BillwasborninPhiladelphia andgrewupinsuburban Philadelphia.Hegraduated fromUpperDarbyHSanden- listedintheUSMarineCorps. Hestartedhislongcareer inretailwithGimbelsin MarylandtoworkforSuper GiantasaMerchandiseMan- agerandwasinchargeofthe PantsCorraldivision.After clothingstoresfor15years, hethenwenttoworkforthe USMCExchangeSystemin fromin1998andmovedto atEaglesLandingGolfCourse forthelast14years. BillwasamemberoftheOC gardening. Amemorialservicewillbe DE.Friendsmaycallpriorto Condolencesmaybesent byvisitingwww.bishophast ingsfh.com ofSalisburypassedaway PeninsulaRegionalMedical Centersurroundedbyherfam- ily.BorninSalisburyshewas thedaughterofthelateWalter andHenriettaDykes. MattieworkedinLawnand GardenatWalmartinFruitland andwaswellknownbyher customers.Sheenjoyed spendingtimewithfamily, friendsandherneighborsat EastgateVillage.Shealso enjoyedplayingBINGOand lunchingwiththeladies.

Sheissurvivedbyherfour WalterWilhelmiandhiswife nephews. Agravesideservicewill beheldTuesdayat12pmat SpringhillMemoryGardens. Visitwww.boundsfuneral- home.comtosendlettersof condolence. MattieLouiseWilhelmi OBITUARIES OBITUARIES The Accomack County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to send a letter requesting that the Virginia State Corporation Commission hold a public hearing on a proposed rate increase by the water utility company that provides services to the Captains Cove community near Greenbackville. Tim Getek, a Captains Cove resident, said during a public comment period at the board of supervisors meeting that the recently announced increase a reasonable rate increase with regards to what we might expect, but one issue that we have is that, because it is a small utility in the state of Virginia, they are not required to have a public hearing to discuss the rate No detailed explanation for the increase was given to customers of Aqua, the utility that serves Captains Cove, Getek said in a Nov.

3 letter to Board of Supervisors Chairman Ron Wolff. The State Corporation Commission allows for a hearing if residents petition for one, he said. Aqua Virginia acquired the Captains Cove public water and sewer system in December 2015, according to a letter sent to customers on Dec. 8, 2015. Another Captains Cove resident, John Ward, said around 150 of the required 250 signatures have been obtained on a petition asking for a hearing.

He spoke about the reason he said some residents want to talk to the State Corporation Commission. Ward said he talked to an Aqua executive around 6 months ago about the matter. a little convoluted, but what happened was the old utility company, Captains Cove Utility Company bought from our board the rights to use some land it was going to be a second nine- hole golf he said. The land was appraised at around $35,000 at the time, he said. The president of the former utility company was also the president of the Captains Cove board, Ward said.

bought these rights for $34,500, knowing he was going to sell those rights to Aqua for $300,000, which he he said. got the members of the Cove, the only rate payers, going to pay an extra $30,000 a year for ten years $300,000 and going to be a $270,000 profit in it for somebody Ward said, adding, something wrong Ward also said Captains developer owes Accomack County back taxes. developer of Captains Cove owes the county taxes. They never paid a dime since they took over four years ago. They owe the county $600,000 or $700,000 The thing that really questioning is, suing the county.

He owes the county $700,000 and suing the he said. In the lawsuits filed Dec. 30, 2015, CCG Land, LLC and CCG Note, LLC, asked the court to adjust by $400,000 the real estate taxes, interest and penalty due the county between 2011 and 2015 for more than 1,300 parcels at Captains Cove. The lawsuits alleged the county had valued the properties at more than their fair market value or not uniformly. Water proposed rate hike for Captains Cove draws petition CAROL VAUGHN.