Richard Renshaw

1930 - 2012

Richard Paige Renshaw

SALISBURY — Richard Paige Renshaw, 81, of Salisbury died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Herman Renshaw and Helen Bounds Renshaw.

He attended the Rockawalkin UMC and was a member of Centennial Lodge 221, Wicomico Lodge 91, Tall Cedars Eastern Shore Forest 53, Eastern Shore Scottish Rite, Eastern Shore Shrine and the Boumi Temple Shrine. He was a lifelong farmer but also had worked for various companies including Showell Poultry, Wicomico Soil Conservation, Wicomico County Weed Control and Deputy Sheriff for 25 years with Wicomico County and also drove a truck for Gary Renshaw Trucking.

He is survived by his wife, Rada Adkins Renshaw, whom he married on Jan. 7, 1977, at the Rockawalkin UMC in Hebron; two sons, Glen Renshaw and his wife, Pamela, of Salisbury and Gary Renshaw of Allen; three stepchildren, Diane Kress of Salisbury, Delores DeVage and her husband, Craig, of Salisbury and Daniel Couch Jr. of Cambridge; five grandchildren, Kevin S. Renshaw and his wife, Jessica, Christopher DeVage, Ryan DeVage and his wife, Jen, Amanda Chambers and her husband, Rob, and Daniel Couch, III; and great-grandchildren, Hailey and Hanna Renshaw, Kameron Stowell and Avery Chambers.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Norma Twigg, and a brother, Jack Renshaw.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Officiating will be the Rev. Patty Frick. Entombment will follow at the Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury.

Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058 and or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Va. 22312.

Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home Professional Association at 501 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. Please visit www.hollowayfh.com to express condolences to the family.