Pauline Carey

Pauline White Carey SALISBURY, Md. - Pauline White Carey, 92, widow of retired broadcaster Samuel Sidney Carey, passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at Wicomico Nursing Home following a stroke. Born in Salisbury June 25, 1917, Polly was the daughter of Martin Bowles White and Stella Dykes White. A graduate of Washington High School, Princess Anne, she graduated first in her RN class at the Peninsula General Hospital School of Nursing in 1937. After earning her registered nursing degree, she taught nursing arts at Peninsula General. The Careys moved to Richmond, Va., during World War II, where Polly taught at Grace Hospital and worked briefly as a public health nurse. After raising their family, the Careys returned in 1969 to Salisbury, where she worked for the Wicomico County Health Department, first as a visiting nurse in Allen District and later as a mental health nurse. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Roger Neill Carey (Nancy Temperly) of Salisbury, Sidney Lee Carey (Donna Tapper) of Olive Branch, Miss., and Jane Carey Gardner (Gary Hale Gardner) of Norfolk. She is also survived by a granddaughter, Lisa Childers Dickerson of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister-in-law, Sara Carey Eaton of Seaford; and nieces, Catherine McAlister of Ocean Pines, Mary Lee Winters of Salisbury and Roy Carey and Allison Higgins, both of New Jersey. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and past corresponding secretary of the Samuel Chase Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Polly was preceded in death by her husband in 1994, and her younger brother, Calvin Martin White, in 2004. Polly's family was vitally important to her. She and Sam traveled the world together. After his death, she spent many enjoyable hours with neighbors, old friends and colleagues. A funeral will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, Division Street at Route 50, Salisbury, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Friends may call at Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, Monday, Aug. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Polly to Trinity United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society. To send condolences to the family, visit www.hollowayfh.com.