Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home

Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home Owned and operated since 1885. Bradshaw, Jr. According to family history, Mr. During that icy journey, Mr. Aaron's son, John A. Bradshaw, Sr. His wife, Evelyn D.

"A personal family crisis of long ago has resulted in 134 years of caring for the needs of others", states Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Director and Owner Robert H. Bradshaw relates, in 1885 a grief stricken Aaron Bradshaw wanted to provide a fitting burial for his wife, Laura, who had died at the age of 26 from childbirth complications. However, the village of Ewell, as well as all of Smith Island was locked in the jaws of a severe freeze and he had no lumber for a coffin. Fortunately, a waterman in nearby Tylerton had laid in some cedar cypress in preparation for building a new boat in the spring. The man agreed to let Aaron have some wood, and the grieving widower dragged his supplies over the ice to Ewell. Bradshaw had an idea that soon would take shape and continue to grow.

134 years and six generations later, the Bradshaw family continues to serve Smith and Tangier Islands, as well as Crisfield and most of Somerset County, Maryland. Who would have thought that sad journey across the ice 134 years ago would have touched six generations and establish a tradition that would persevere into the Twenty First century. was the second generation of funeral directors. Bradshaw was one of the first women licensed in the state of Maryland. The third generation was John and Evelyn's sons, H. Harvey Bradshaw and John A. The fourth generation was Harvey's son, Robert H. Now actively serving is Robert's son, Robert H. Bradshaw, Jr., which is the fifth generation and Robert Jr.'s daughter, Mary Beth Bradshaw-Pruitt who is the sixth generation.

01/15/2026

View Jane S. Riggin's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

01/12/2026

View Doris Mae Hancock's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

01/09/2026

Stedman Ted Warren Friedley, 61, of Crisfield, Maryland, passed away on January 7, 2026. Born on March 19, 1964, in Newark, Maryland, Ted lived a life defined by creativity, generosity, and an extraordinary ability to make friends and share a laugh. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marie

01/08/2026

Timothy Tim Sterling McDorman, 86, of Crisfield, passed away at TidalHealth McCready Pavilion on Tuesday, January 6, 2025. Born in Crisfield on August 18, 1939, he was a son of the late William Carroll and Vesta Mae Sterling Dorman. Tim was an exceptional welder and diver and took great pride

01/08/2026

John Patrick Hackett, 86, of Crisfield, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2026 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. Born in Salem, New Jersey on April 4, 1939, he was a son of the late Carlton and Jane Patrick Hackett. He had been making his home in Crisfield for the past 20 years.

01/08/2026

Brenda Jean Holland Ward, 77, of Palm Harbor, Florida, passed away on December 28, 2025, surrounded by love. Brenda was born on March 16, 1948, in Bethesda, Maryland, to the late Irma Landing Holmes and Charles John Wesley Holland. She later made Florida her home, where she built a life

01/08/2026

Judy Ann Smith, 75, of Crisfield, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Snow Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Born in Crisfield on October 10, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Charles Frederick Smith and Arelia Roberta Ford Smith. Judy was a graduate of Crisfield High School

01/08/2026

Rommel Joyner, Sr., 71, of Crisfield, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at Hartley Nursing and Rehab in Pocomoke City. Born in Crisfield on October 7, 1954, he was a son of the late Melton and Annabell Townsend Joyner. His wife, Linda Mae Davis Joyner, preceded him in death on

01/08/2026

Kathy Martin Byrd, 68, of Salisbury and formerly of Crisfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at her home. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 23, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Ida Walston Martin. She was a graduate of Crisfield High School class

01/08/2026

Vivian Melanie Guy, 47, of Smith Island, MD, passed away peacefully at Bay Harbor Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. Born in Crisfield on January 21, 1978, she was a daughter of the late Gene Guy and Beverly Rose Tyler Guy. Melanie was a graduate of Crisfield High School

12/18/2025

Donald Wayne Kelley, 74, of Crisfield, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury on January 9, 1951, he was the son of the late Elmer Kelley and Mary Bull Kelley. Don worked as a Superintendent for Gillis Gilkerson General

12/18/2025

Noah Thomas Bradshaw, 80, of Westover, Maryland, passed away on December 15, 2025, at his home on Kingston Lane, the place he loved and carefully tended, surrounded by family and memories of the life he shared with his recently deceased wife, Carolyn. Born on May 15, 1945, in Crisfield, Maryland,

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