Beatrice ''Bea'' A. Pearce

BEATRICE “BEA” A. PEARCE, age 87, of Frederick, MD, formerly of Wilna, died at the Homewood Crumland Farms in Frederick on April 19, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Bertram and Severn Diana Schmidt Leight and the wife of the late Harry W. Pearce. She had been a bank clerk at the First National Bank in Bel Air. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 282 in Woodsboro, MD and a past guardian of Job’s Daughters Bethel # 35 in Bel Air.

Mrs. Pearce is survived by one son, Raymond B. Pearce and his wife, Eunice B. Pearce of Herndon, Virginia; two daughters, Karen D. Slenkamp and her husband, David Slenkamp of Arlington, Virginia, Valarie L. Pearce of Frederick; two grandchildren, R. Josh Ensor of Frederick and Adrienne C. Cantler of Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Those who desire may contribute to Frederick County Hospice, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702.