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Friday, June 2, 2000 TAXES: County Council has 'gut-wrenching experience' requests 58.7 and 17.9 percent, TAXES, from Page 1 respectively. ready to be presented. More The Board of Education work is needed to look at areas requested $49,645,648, an where the cuts could be made, increase of $11,501,860. The look at areas that were not given adopted budget designated proper discussion and look at $43,794,788 for education, areas where more information $8,167,797 million more than last given to us in a timely manner year. could have affected the out- Public safety requests came to come." $17,863,590.

The Detention CenIn her statement, Prettyman ter at $8,553,825 and Sheriff's said she would not have voted for Office at $3,924,590 were the bulk the budget. of the requests, with salaries as "It has been a gut-wrenching the big ticket item. Councilman "After education and public Adkins said. "We have safety, we will pretty well hold to live within our means and I the line next year on other feel there are still areas where spending except for implementwe could cut." ing our new pay plan for county Budget requests submitted employees," Molnar said. April 4 totaled more than More than $2 million is up almost $18.6 ted for employee raises a 10 million from last year's budget.

percent increase. County revenues for 2000-2001 Council raised the property are projected at $81,274,329, down tax rate to fund the adopted from last year. get. We went right down to the The current tax rate is $2.25. 11th hour to find ways to pare it per $100 of assessment, a rate down," Council Vice President that has held since fiscal year Rebecca Taylor White said.

1995-96. The budget is an $11.1 million A 46-cent increase brings the increase from last year's budget. rate to $2.71 per $100 of a pretty good bite to adopt ment starting July 1. At that this budget almost in full," Mol- rate, a $100,000 home would gennar said. "As always, the top pri- erate $1,084 in yearly property orities of the County Council are taxes.

education and public safety." A property tax increase of Education and public safety $1.10 would have funded the made up 74.8 percent of budget entire $100 million budget. Death Notices ELIZABETH L. BAILEY, 84, of Savageville died Friday, May 26, 2000, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Gaskins Chapel AME Church in Savageville.

Interment will be held at the church cemetery. Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Home in Accomac. LESTER G. BONNETT, 83, of Seaford died Friday, May 26, 2000, at Nanti- coke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

A memorial service will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Seaford. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Seaford Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Joseph Hinks, Route 4, Box 925, Laurel, Del. 19956. Arrangements are being handled by Framptom-Hawkins-Eskow Funeral Home in Federalsburg.

ELDRED W. CRESS, 80, of Frankford died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. A funeral service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Melson Funeral Services in Frankford, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Oak Hall Riverside Cemetery in Libertytown, near Berlin.

PHILLIP DEFELICE, 76, of Laurel died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Short Funeral Home in Laurel, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Laurel. JAMES M.

DYKES, 84, of Salisbury died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Salisbury Center: Genesis ElderCare. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron. Arrangements are being handled by Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. MABEL L.

STANLEY FRIEND, 82, of Federalsburg died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Caroline Nursing Home in Denton. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Framptom-Hawkins-Eskow Funeral Home in Federalsburg, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will be held at Federal Hill Cemetery in Federalsburg. JAMES LEO N.C., died Duke A memorial a later date.

being handled Service in GOSS, 73, of Wingate, Monday, May 29, 2000, at University Medical Center. service will be held at Arrangements are by Gordon Funeral Monroe, N.C. MELVIN ELZY JERNIGAN, 63, of Salisbury died Friday, May 26, 2000, at CHEAPER POCOMOKE! SNOW LONG SHORT TERM TERM Jeep PREDICTED FORECAST FORECAST ARE SALES SKYROCKET JEEPS ON SAVE EVERY GRAND $5,011 CHEROKEE Salisbury, Md. THE DAILY TIMES Rocco Phillip DeFelice LAUREL Rocco Phillip DeFelice, 76, of Laurel died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Delmar, he was the son of Paolo and Laura DeFelice.

He was retired from Delmarva Power and Light Co. He was an Army World War II veteran and served in the Battle of the Bulge, where. he received the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. He was a member of American Legion Post 19 in Laurel and Portsville United Methodist Church in Portsville, a He is survived by his wife, Annabelle L. DeFelice of Laurel; four sons, Wayne DeFelice of Hershey, Dennis DeFelice of Laurel, Terrance "Chip" DeFelice of Seaford, and Steve DeFelice of Elkton, two brothers, Thomas DeFelice of Glassboro, N.J., and Paul DeFelice of Laurel; three sisters, Isabelle Robinson of Laurel, Roslyn Hensley of Laurel, and Joanne Cone of Marmora, N.J.; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Short Funeral Home in Laurel, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Laurel. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 228C N. Dupont Highway, Georgetown, Del.

19947. Donavon L. Orth GREENWOOD Donavon L. Orth, 57, of Greenwood died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the VA Hospital in Washington of heart failure. Mr.

Orth was a self-employed electrician. He was a Navy veteran and was active in the American Legion in Seaford. He served as state commander for the American Legion from 1983 to 1984. His wife, Mildred Shackleford Orth, died in March. He is survived by one son, Steve Orth Sr.

of Newark; one daughter, Donna Ralston of Nashua, N.H.; his mother, Marjorie Orth of Richland Center, four stepsons, David Alberts of Newark, Wayne Humphrey and Keith Humphrey, both of Salisbury, and Bryan Humphrey of Aynor, S.C.; and one stepdaughter, Katherine Price of Laurel. He is also survived by one brother, Gary Orth, and two sisters, Carla Husted and Barbie Garfoot, all of Richland Center. Twelve grandchildren also survive him. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Cranston Funeral Home at 300 Shipley St.

in Seaford, where friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial will be in Delaware Veterans Cemetery in Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the American Legion, 230 Front Seaford, Del. 19973. James M.

Dykes SALISBURY James M. Dykes, 84, of Salisbury died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Salisbury Center: Genesis ElderCare. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late S. Kent Dykes and Ethel F. Dykes.

Mr. Dykes worked as a truck mechanic for 35 years for International Truck, and retired in 1980 from what is now known as Barr International. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the American Legion Post 218 in Sharptown. He attended Grace United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Lucy M. Dykes, and his stepchildren, Earl Dorsey, Wallace Dorsey and Raymond Dorsey, all of Salisbury; and two sisters, Lola Dykes and Frances Dykes, both of Salisbury. Eight stepgrandchildren and 11 great-stepgrandchildren, two nieces and one nephew also survive him. He is survived by a very good friend and army buddy, Ronald Bowden and his wife, Nettie, of Seaford. Four sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday at Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron at 11 a.m. The Rev. Theodore Day will officiate. Arrangements are being handled by Holloway Funeral Home at 5012 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. DISCOUNT LIST 24,924 99,935 4,511 500 2001 21411 MSRP 6 TO 1800 Discount 19,611 ALL NEW 9000 Trim AWD AM-FM WHEEL DRIVE LOCKS, TILT, CRUISE, KEYLESS ENTRY POCOMOKE CITY Florence E.

Smith, 91, of Pocomoke City died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Hallwood, she was the daughter of the late Jerry William Hart and the late Flissie Gibbs Hart Mareno. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pocomoke City. She was generous in sharing of her God given gifts and blessings, and sharing the love of her Lord and Savior with the youth of the church. She i is survived by two sisters, Catherine Weaver of Chester, and Mildred Turnbull of Pensacola, two special cousins, Helen Mears of Onancock and Margaret Soulis of Pocomoke City; and several other nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was also survived by a very special adopted family, Carol and K.W. Rantz and their sons, Ryan and Jamie; and dear friends, Pam and Jennifer Downs, Fran Wolf and Carole Evans, all of Pocomoke City. She was preceded in death by a brother, J. Wesley Hart; a sister, Hilda Hart; and two half-brothers, Jimmy Mareno and Tommy Mareno. A graveside service will be held Saturday at the Pitts Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Pocomoke City.

Pastor Johnny Long will officiate. If desired, contributions can be made in her memory to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 497, Pocomoke City, Md. 21851. Arrangements are being handled by Holloway Melson Funeral Home at 103 Linden Ave. in Pocomoke City.

Florence E. Smith Della Powell Massey SALISBURY Della Powell Massey, 80, of Salisbury died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown. Born in Powellville on Feb. 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Mary W.

Brittingham Powell. Mrs. Massey and her husband, Edwin Joseph Massey, were married for 56 years. They owned and operated Strabane Manor produce and poultry farm in Willards for 50 years before retiring to their home in Salisbury. She attended Christ United Methodist Church in Salisbury and Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Willards.

She was a member of the Happy Timers and AARP. In addition to her husband, Edwin, she is survived by a son, L. Bruce Massey of Hagerstown; three brothers, John R. Powell Jr. of Fruitland, Billy Powell of Pittsville and Brownie Powell of Salisbury; five sisters-in-law; and many nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews.

Two sisters, Lemuel P. Dryden and Polly P. Burton, and two brothers, W. Wilson Powell and Elton A. Powell, preceded her in death.

A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury. The Rev. Thomas W. Hurley will officiate.

Interment will follow in Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury. Family and friends may call at Bounds Funeral Home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. James Leo Goss WINGATE, N.C. James Leo Goss, 73, of Wingate, N.C., died Monday, May 29, 2000, at Duke University Medical Center. He was born in Louisville, on June 10, 1926, the son of the late Alphonse J.

and Veronica Kleber Goss. He was a retired employee of Armour Co. He is survived by his wife, Patricia "Pat" Roos Goss; one son, Jay Goss of Marshville, N.C.; four daughters, Becky Schwartz of Salisbury, Terry Nichols of Matthews, N.C., Gina Goss of Charlotte, N.C., and Lori Hartis of Locust, N.C.; two brothers, Richard M. Goss of Louisville, and Allan J. Goss of Waddy, Ky; and eight grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be sent to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Building Fund, 725 Deese Monroe, N.C. 28112, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are being handled by Gordon Funeral Service in Monroe, N.C. FORESTERS CHOOSE FROM Pkg, AWD, Pwr.

Windows, locks, Cass, Keyless entry, security system, SUBARU The Beauty Richard Philip Wheatley CAMBRIDGE Richard Philip Wheatley, 41, of Cambridge died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at University of Maryland Hospital. Born Aug. 5, 1958, in Salisbury, he was the son of the late William W. and Christina Elzey McGlaughlin. Mr.

Wheatley was a member of Cambridge High School's class of 1975. He formerly had worked for C.K. Lord, and most recently worked for Custom Welding and Fabricators of Cambridge. Mr. Wheatley was a member of Jubilee Christian Fellowship Church in Cambridge.

He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion. Mr. Wheatley was also an avid Baltimore Orioles baseball fan and Washington Redskins football fan. Surviving are four siblings, Yvonne C. Yockey of East New Market, the Rev.

Leonard H. Wheatley Jr. and his wife, Joan, of Preston, Terry Edwards and her husband, Harry, of. Willards, and Michael Wheatley and his wife, Janet, of Cambridge; three nieces, Sara E. Wheatley of Cambridge, Krista B.

Wheatley Preston, and Teri Hubbard of East New Market; four nephews, Samuel Yockey, Kevin Yockey and David Yockey, all of East New Market, and Barney Edward of Willards. Preceding him in death besides his parents was a niece, Rhonda Cordrey. The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home in Cambridge. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.

at Jubilee Christian Fellowship Church in Cambridge. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. George Wheatley, assisted by the Rev. Randall Blackmon. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Memorial offerings may be made in Mr. Wheatley's memory to Jubilee Fellowship Church, PO Box 202, Cambridge, Md. 21613. Emily L. Tilghman CRISFIELD Emily L.

Tilghman, 92, of Crisfield died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. She was born in the Daugherty Town section of Crisfield on Oct. 10, 1907, a daughter of the late Alfred J. and Alida Ward Lawson. She attended the former Towson State Normal School in Baltimore and later received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Maryland in College Park.

She taught elementary school first in Prince George's County, then later in Somerset County for 35 years. Following her retirement in 1973, she taught adult Bible literature for several years. In Crisfield, she was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church and the Chesapeake Chapter 28 Order of the Eastern Star, and a volunteer for McCready Memorial Hospital and Tawes Nursing Home. She was a member of the Maryland Retired Teachers Association. She is survived by a daughter, Anne B.

Muller and a granddaughter, Julia D. Berch, both of Baltimore; and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Simmons P. "Sim" Tilghman, died in 1977. A brother, Alfred J.

"Tut" Lawson and a sister, Vivian McCready, are both deceased. Graveside services and interment will be held noon Saturday at Sunnyridge Memorial Park near Crisfield. The Rev. Jim Riley will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.

at Bradshaw and Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. Memorial donations are requested to be sent to the McCready Foundation, 201 Hall Highway, Crisfield, Md. 21817. The Family of James "Jimmy" Andrew Collins would like to thank everyone for their prayers, flowers, cards, donations, phone calls and all other acts of kindness while Jimmy was ill and at the time of his passing. Thanks to PRMC.

Doctors, Coastal Hospice and Lewis N. Watson Funeral Home. May God Bless You. The Collins Family WE WILL BEAT ANY US Jeep cruise, ABS FIVE STAR of Drive. Melvin Elzy Jernigan SALISBURY Melvin Elzy Jernigan, 63, of Salisbury died Friday, May 26, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Elzy Melvin and Cecilia Cooper Jernigan. He was a member of Melvin Elzy Melvin Elzy St. Paul AME Jernigan Zion Church in Salisbury, a member of the Senior Choir, and past member of the trustee board. He attended public school in Sollers Point, and graduated from Bowie State University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in school education. He completed further advance studies to earn both a master's and doctorate in elementary education.

He taught in the public school system for 33 years. He served in the community as a member of local PTAs, Parks and Recreation, Wicomico Sheriff's Department, One Hundred Good Men, Westside Revitalization Partnership, Wicomico' Partnership for Families and Children and Circuit City. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Joyce Williams Jernigan of Salisbury; one son and daughter-in-law, Edwin and Verjuanne Cooper-Jernigan of Randallstown, one grandson, Greg Smith of Randallstown; one great -granddaughter, Kaviah Briana Smith; one brother, Kevin "Pee Wee" Wright of Baltimore; two sisters-in-law, Esther Martha Dashields of Salisbury and Clementine Williams Conway of Salisbury; three aunts, Mildred and Elaine of Randallstown, and Henrietta "Tiny" Williams of Norfolk, one uncle, Willie Cooper of Virginia Beach; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St.

Paul, AME Zion Church in Salisbury, where friends may call two hours prior to the service. The Rev. John Kennedy will officiate. Interment will be held at. Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.

Arrangements are being handied by Stewart Funeral Home in Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul AME Zion Church in Salisbury, where friends may call two hours prior to the service. Interment will be held at Springhill Memory Gardens near Hebron.

Arrangements are being handled by Stewart Funeral Home in Salisbury. DELLA POWELL MASSEY, 80, of Salisbury died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Western Maryland Hospital Center in Hagerstown. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bounds Funeral Home in Salisbury, where friends may call Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will follow in Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury.

DONAVON L. ORTH, 57, of Greenwood died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the VA Hospital in Washington of heart failure. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Cranston Funeral Home in Seaford, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held at Delaware Veterans Cemetery in Millsboro.

FLORENCE E. SMITH, 91, of Pocomoke City died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. A graveside service will be held Saturday at Pitts Creek Presbyterian Cemetery in Pocomoke City. Arrangements are being handled by Holloway Melson Funeral Home in Pocomoke City. HERMAN CARROLL SMITH 67, of Parksley died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

A funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Williams-Onancock Funeral Home in Onancock, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. Flowers are accepted or memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 5349 East Princess Anne Road, Norfolk, Va. 23502. EMILY L.

TILGHMAN, 92, of Crisfield died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Graveside services and interment will be held Saturday at noon at Sunnyridge Memorial Park near Crisfield. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Bradshaw and Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. RICHARD PHILIP WHEATLEY, 41, of Cambridge, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at University of Maryland Hospital.

The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at CurranBromwell Funeral Home in Cambridge. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jubilee Christian Fellowship Church in Cambridge. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.

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