Obituaries

Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.

Marguerite Annette Palmer

Marguerite Annette Palmer

Jan 16, 2018

Marguerite Annette Palmer, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 16, 2018, at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of William Bernard Geary and Kathryn Clare (McDermitt) Geary, and was the wife of the late Melvin Lee Palmer. Marguerite left Masontown, PA after graduating high...

George R. Sann

George R. Sann

Jan 15, 2018

George Sann, age 95, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on January 15, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Jacob and Williana Roberta (Waterworth) Sann. He started work at Glen L. Martin Company in 1939 and worked there for 48 years. He retired as foreman of facilities engineering...

Ann ''Babe'' Tutchton

Ann ''Babe'' Tutchton

Jan 15, 2018

Ann "Babe" Tutchton, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 15, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, she was the youngest daughter of Julius and Constance (Stahoviak) Helinski. During her career, she worked at Lockheed Martin and the Aegis newspaper. In her younger days, she enjoyed dancing--friends said she knew...

Patricia Martha Brauer

Patricia Martha Brauer

Jan 15, 2018

Patricia Martha Brauer, age 79, of Fallston, MD passed away on January 15, 2018 at Lorien Bel Air in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Oliver Ross Price and Florence Bell (Collins) Price and was the wife of the late Richard G. Brauer. As a young girl she was a tomboy who loved horses...

Doris Jean Williams

Doris Jean Williams

Jan 14, 2018

Doris Jean Williams, age 85, of Street, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at Lorien-Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of Fenton Tennyson Shue and Velma Bernice (Hinkle) Shue, and was the wife of the late Oscar Dennis Williams. She moved from Pocahontas County, WV to Harford County when she...

Charles Franklin Rigsby

Charles Franklin Rigsby

Jan 14, 2018

Charles Franklin Rigsby, age 82, of Street, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at his home. Born in Rennick, WV, he was the son of William Arch Rigsby and Ida Agnes (Cochran) Rigsby. He retired from Chrysler Corporation where he worked as an inspector. He was a member of Cedar Gun Club in Darlington and enjoyed fishing at the...

Phoebe "Sis" Virginia Riley

Phoebe "Sis" Virginia Riley

Jan 14, 2018

Phoebe “Sis” Virginia Riley, age 87, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at her son’s home. Born in Van Bibber, MD, she was the daughter of Peter C. and Phoebe Virginia (Landers) Landry and was the wife of the late Charles W. Riley. She worked at Edgewood Arsenal for many years, and was a longtime member of...

Lawrence Joseph Ambrose Sr. "Poppy"

Lawrence Joseph Ambrose Sr. "Poppy"

Jan 14, 2018

Lawrence Joseph Ambrose Sr. "Poppy", age 90, of Middle River, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Lorenzo Lawerence Ambrose and Anna Barbara (Gothe) Ambrose and was the husband of the late Regina Lucille Ambrose. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he...

Grayson Windel Scarff Jr.

Grayson Windel Scarff Jr.

Jan 13, 2018

On Saturday January 13, 2018 Grayson Windel Scarff Jr. of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Grayson Windel Scarff Sr. and the late Clara Pettranella Isenock Scarff. Husband of Margaret Avery Scarff; brother of Gilbert Scarff and uncle of Matthew and Stephen Scarff. He is also survived by many cousin and grand neices and nephews. Visitations will...

Cleona Irene Brown

Cleona Irene Brown

Jan 12, 2018

Cleona Irene Brown (nee Miller), age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 12, 2018 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Watertown, OH, she was the daughter of Charlie Lea Miller and Nora Loella (Stollar) Miller and was the wife of the late Graydon A. Brown. She was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church...

Michael Ennis Quigley

Michael Ennis Quigley

Jan 10, 2018

Michael Ennis Quigley, age 75, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on January 10, 2018 at his home. Born in Palmyra, NJ, he was the son of Dorothy (Holden) Quigley and the late Ennis Francis Quigley . He worked for Toybarn for almost 25 years, Race Track gas station, International Video and Just Cabinets in Aberdeen before retiring in 2007. He...

Wilson Edward Bailey Sr.

Wilson Edward Bailey Sr.

Jan 10, 2018

Wilson Edward Bailey Sr., age 88, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on January 10, 2018 near his lifelong home in Harford County, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of Edward and Mildred (Taylor) Bailey, and husband of the late Jean Martin Bailey. A veteran of the U.S. Army, his longtime career in banking was spent...

Thomas Louis Mccarthy

Thomas Louis Mccarthy

Jan 9, 2018

Thomas (“Tom”) Louis McCarthy Sr., loving husband, father, and brother, passed away on January 9, 2018 at the age of 69. Born on February 1, 1948 in Philadelphia, Tom served in the United States Marine Corps for over 20 years- was a veteran of the Vietnam War and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Tom worked for the United States Postal...

Warren F. Kelley Jr.

Warren F. Kelley Jr.

Jan 9, 2018

Warren F. Kelley, Jr., age 79, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD passed away on January 9, 2018 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Dennisport, MA, he was the son of Warren F. Kelley Sr. and Mary (Speight) Carriero. He retired from the US Army as Staff Sgt. (E6) on 12/31/1976 where he served 21 years....

E. Joan Kress

E. Joan Kress

Jan 8, 2018

E. Joan Kress, age 86, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 8, 2018 at Forest Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of John Francis Duerr and Ethel (Waters) Duerr and was the wife of the late Edwin Morris Kress. Joan was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother...

Thelma May Robinson

Thelma May Robinson

Jan 8, 2018

Thelma May Robinson, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 8, 2018 at her home. Thelma was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She worked at the Bata Shoe Factory, Safeway, and was a bus driver for Harford County Public Schools for more than 30 years. Thelma devoted her life to her children and grandchildren and was known for...

Lloyd "Tom" Thomas Porter

Lloyd "Tom" Thomas Porter

Jan 7, 2018

Lloyd "Tom" Thomas Porter, age 84, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 7, 2018 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Harold Porter and Gladys Naomi (Dawson) Hruby. He served his country in the Army National Guard for 38 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant. After...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Jan 6, 2018

Betty Jane Smith, age 78, of Churchville, MD passed away on January 6, 2018 at her home. Born in Grayson County, VA, she was the daughter of DeWitt and Jincy (Sheets) Billings and was the wife of the late Herbert Wayne Smith. She came to Maryland when she was seventeen years old where she worked at Phil’s Restaurant on Main...