Identifier |
2016.002 |
Creator(s) |
See Nabb Center Staff |
Acquisition |
Donated by Kirk Daugherty. |
Language(s) |
English |
Use |
Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use." |
Preferred Citation |
"Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland." |
Attribution |
Finding aid written by L. McRoberts, November 2015. |
Related Materials |
Crisfield High School Scrapbooks (1935 – 1993) |
Separated Materials |
See Nabb Center Staff |
Abstract Sepia-toned photograph of a group of students gathered in front of Crisfield High School. Hand written on the original frame backing, "Senior Class, Crisfield, 1934, 'A' Academic Course, 'G' General Course, 'C' Comercial Course, John Handy, A; Norman Maddox, C; Alton Cullen, C; William Howard, C; Earl Owens, C; James McGrath, G; Arthur Maddix, C; Richard Crockett, C; Thomas Ward, C; Franklin Ward, C; Lee Roy Carson, G; Ada Sterling, C; Anna Lawson, C, (Mrs. Willie Ford); Pauline Johnson, A; Louise Morris, A; Kathleen Tull, A; Louise Dize, C; Mary Daugherty, C; Mazie Stealing, C; Ruth Elaine Holland, A; Ira Todd, A; Daniel Slager, A; William Byrd, C; Kathleen Cox, C; Nina Byrd, C; Ruth Whelton, C; Vera Peyton, C; Lois Kelly, A; Ewell Daugherty, C; James Tawes, A; Vivian Dixon, G; Frances Hurley, C; Irene Field, C; Julia Holland, C; Gertrude Ford, C; Mary Ruth Sneade, A; Frances Justice, C; Mildred Evans, C; Thomas Landon, A; Stanley Laird, C (Not in Picture); Class Flower: Red and White Roses; Class Colors: Red and White; Class Motto: Don't Stare Up the Step, Step up the Stair; Class Song, Crisfield Pride; Officers of '34: President, Thomas Landon; Vice President, Daniel Slager; Secretary, Ruth Whalton; Treasurer, Ewell Daughtery; Senior Teacher: Miss Adams; Home Room Teacher: Mr. Carrington; Principal: Mr. Coolson."
Biographical History John F. Sterling, (1877-1940), The funeral for John Fulton Sterling, 62, retired seafood merchant, will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Hines funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth street northwest, with burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. He died Friday at his home, 1200 Euclid street northwest, after a long illness. A native of Crisfield, Md., Mr. Sterling came to Washington 18 years ago and established his business at the Old Center Market, where he remained until the market closed about five years ago, when he retired.
He was a thirty-second degree Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Knights Templar. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edith Wilson Sterling; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Jane Lanham and Mrs. Mary Jane Davis, both of Washington; a brother, Aaron Sterling, of Crisfield, and five sisters, Mrs. Ida Horsey and Mrs. Martha Loockerman, of Crisfield; Mrs. Mary Leonard, of Washington; Mrs. Effie Hallberg, of Gainesville, Fla., and Mrs. Carrie Matthews, of Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Edith W. Sterling, 99, died Tuesday in the Salisbury Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Crisfield, she was a daughter of the late George and Nancy Wilson. her husband, James Fulton Sterling, died in 1940. Mrs. Sterling had lived in Washington D.C. for a number of years prior to making her home in Salisbury. She was a member of the fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda and was a life-member of Columbia Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by two daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, 3201 Bladensburg Rd., Washington.
Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff