CRISFIELD - Nellie Kate Tyler, 94, of Crisfield, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Manokin Manor Nursing Home in Princess Anne. Born in Accomack County, Va., on Oct. 7, 1916, she was a daughter of the late John William and Millie Blackwell Wolfe. She had been making her home in Crisfield for the past 50 years. Her husband, Lawrence Wesley Tyler died Dec. 31, 1972. She was a seamstress at the former Crisfield Cap Factory, and in her later years, was a foster grandparent for Shore Up at the former Crisfield Elementary School and Marion Sarah Peyton School. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Crisfield. She was very family oriented and enjoyed sewing, crocheting and embroidering. She also had a great love for animals. She rescued many cats and dogs over the years. Her special pet was a dog named Candy. She is survived by her daughter, Shirley Yvonne Sterling and her husband Randall "Tucker" Sterling of Crisfield; a granddaughter, Tempie Bishop Bonaparte of Crisfield; a great-grandson, Jeremy Bishop of Crisfield; a special nephew, Garnett L. Mears and his wife Cecile of Belle Haven, Va., and their daughter, Diane "Lily" Littlefield of Virginia Beach, Va.; a nephew, Larry W. Mears and his wife Linda of Keller, Va.; a dear niece, Lynn Allen of Springfield, N.Y.; and numerous other nieces and nephews; a special grandson, Granville Tyler and his wife Joyce of Spokane, Wash., and their daughters, Jeannine Tyler of Lummi Island, Wash., and Glenda Kappen and her husband Ben and their son Isaac of Spokane, Wash.; a step-grandson, Gary Tyler and his wife Connie and their sons, Dustin and Devon, all of Marion, Ind.; step-granddaughter, Yvonne Darwin of Pennsylvania; numerous other step-great-grandchildren; and close friends, Georgianna Hayman of Crisfield, and Becki White of Pocomoke. Along with her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Robert, Ernest, and Vincent Ewell Wolfe, Lillian Mears, Millie Ring, Virginia Texas Stevens, and Lucille Daisey; and three step-children, Lawrence Tyler Jr., Madeline Smith, and Granville Gene Tyler; a step-granddaughter, Teeny Howard; a step-grandson, Woody Mister; and two nieces, Bertha Stevens and Frances Lafferty. A graveside service was held 2 p.m., Friday, March 25, 2011, at Sunnyridge Memorial Park in Crisfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be sent to Humane Society of Somerset County, P.O. Box 493, Princess Anne, MD 21853; or Crisfield Cat Shelter Fund, c/o Kelly Dize, 26268 Peach Street, Crisfield, MD 21817. Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield.