Obituaries

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

Ronnie C. Hooper

Ronnie C. Hooper

Apr 16, 2015

Ronnie C. Hooper, age 68, of Street, MD passed away on April 16, 2015 at his home. Born in Blackhorse, MD, he is the son of the late James Marion Hooper and Virginia May Phillips Haugh. He was a 1964 graduate of Bel Air High School. He worked for a family-owned business, Harford Sanitation Services, Inc., as a supervisor, for...

Earl "Bud" G. Pumphrey

Earl "Bud" G. Pumphrey

Apr 16, 2015

Earl "Bud" G. Pumphrey, age 74, of Edgewood, MD passed away on April 16, 2015 at his home. Born in the Forest Park area of Baltimore on August 1, 1940 to Jean Lentz and Gorman Pumphrey, he graduated from Bel Air High School in 1959. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country from 1961 to 1964. He...

Wiley Cornett "Reds" Williamson

Wiley Cornett "Reds" Williamson

Apr 14, 2015

Wiley Cornett "Reds" Williamson, 93, formerly of Edgewood, MD, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home in Pinnelas Park, FL in the company of family and friends. He was born in Fries, VA, on Nov. 30, 1921 to the late Luther R and Dela Maye (Robinson) Williamson. He was predeceased by his wife Charlotte (McCarthy) Williamson and his...

Eugene Rocha Fitta Jr.

Eugene Rocha Fitta Jr.

Apr 14, 2015

Eugene Rocha Fitta Jr., 85, of Bel Air, MD passed away on April 14, 2015 at his home. Born in East Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Eugene Rocha Fitta Sr. and Rosa DeSantos (Machedo) Fitta. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Electrical and...

Michael Dennis Blount

Michael Dennis Blount

Apr 14, 2015

Michael Dennis Blount (Mike), 66, of Bel Air, MD, peacefully passed away on April 14, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. Born in Hahira, GA, he is the son of Faye Nelson Blount of Bel Air, MD and the late William Smith Blount. Mike graduated Harford Junior College and he began work at the US Army Ordnance Center and...

Alice Genieve Hintenach

Alice Genieve Hintenach

Apr 14, 2015

On Tuesday April 14, 2015, Alice Genieve Hintenach of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Wife of Lawrence Hintenach. Daughter of the Late Homer Cohee and the late Lucia Daniels Cohee. Mother of Joann DeGroot; Lucia Bell and Debbie Mancuso. Also survived by 5 grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday April 16, 2015 from 2-4 PM - 7-9 PM at the Kurtz...

William Carroll Ryan Iii

William Carroll Ryan Iii

Apr 13, 2015

William Carroll Ryan III, 57, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on April 13, 2015 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Margaret Elizabeth Gunther Gunning of Ocean Pines, MD and the late William Carroll Ryan Jr. In addition to his mother, William is survived by his brother, Dave Ryan.

George Harvey Dill

George Harvey Dill

Apr 13, 2015

On Monday, April 13, 2015, George Harvey Dill of Baltimore, Maryland passed away. Husband of Debora Dill, son of the late Donald E. Dill and the late Virginia Willey Dill. Father of Alison Dye (Daniel), Courtney Dill (Mike); step-father of Rob Diff (bring), Scott Edwards (Nicole) and Sean Edwards (Tiffany). Grandfather to Nathan Dye and Mye Wadsworth; step-grandfather to Robert...

Elaine B. Edwards

Elaine B. Edwards

Apr 11, 2015

Elaine Bryant Edwards, 95, formerly of Fallston, passed away in Snow Hill, Maryland on April 11. She was the daughter of the late Jasper E. Bryant and Maud Bollinger Bryant and the widow of Richard W. Edwards. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards lived on Harford Road in Fallston for more than 40 years and were members of St. Michael Lutheran Church...

Robert Allen Brooks

Robert Allen Brooks

Apr 11, 2015

Robert Allen Brooks, 59, of Perry Hall, MD passed away on April 11, 2015. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Charles Edward Brooks and Virginia Lane Robinson Brooks. He was a graduate of Northern High School in Baltimore. Mr. Brooks is survived by his brother, John Brooks and wife, Diana; of Forest Hill; niece and...

Robert Stanley Stevens

Robert Stanley Stevens

Apr 10, 2015

On Friday April 10, 2015 Robert Stanley Stevens of Joppa, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Gorman H. Stevens and the late Gladys Marguerite Ash Fruhling. Loving Companion of Velma Noonkester; Half-Brother of Tom Fruhling and predeceased by brother Charles Stevens. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from 10-11 AM from the...

Stacy Lissette Rivera Somner

Stacy Lissette Rivera Somner

Apr 9, 2015

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Joseph G. Boegner Ii

Joseph G. Boegner Ii

Apr 9, 2015

Joseph G. Boegner II, 70, of Edgewood, MD passed away on April 9, 2015 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph G. Boegner and Ruth E. (Sadler) Boegner. He retired from Bethlehem Steel where he was a welder and enjoyed fishing.Mr. Boegner is survived by his daughter, Renee Bures; son, Joseph G....

Hazel Combs

Hazel Combs

Apr 7, 2015

Hazel Combs, 94, of Darlington, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Elk Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Emory Gleaves Copeland and Laura Elizabeth Hall Copeland and wife of the late Lewis H. Combs. During WWII she worked at BATA and later, along with her husband, she owned...

Mark A. Hawkins

Mark A. Hawkins

Apr 7, 2015

Mark A. Hawkins, 60, of Bel Air, MD passed away on April 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Elmyra, NY, he was the son of the late Frederick Guy Hawkins and Juanita Dawn Merrick Hawkins. He was employed in the automotive industry for over 30 years. He had a love of cars and people and had built and raced...

Patricia A. Vela

Patricia A. Vela

Apr 7, 2015

Patricia A. Vela, 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alma Robinson Cooney and wife, for 39 years, of the late Dr. Cristobal Vela. Early in her career, she was employed by Maryland General Hospital as a...

Dolores Kathryn Barker

Dolores Kathryn Barker

Apr 7, 2015

Dolores K. Barker (nee Merriken), 83, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at Little Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville, MD where she received loving care during her last few months before going home to the Lord. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy B. Merriken Sr. and Marie Anna...

James L. Reedy

James L. Reedy

Apr 7, 2015

James L. Reedy, 67, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on April 7, 2015 at his home. Born in Tower Hill, IL, he was the son of the late Jack Stanley Reedy and Alta Kathryn Ireland Reedy. He retired from the U.S. Navy and, for 15 years, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he was looked upon as...

Clara Mae Warner

Clara Mae Warner

Apr 4, 2015

Clara Mae Warner, 61, of Joppa, MD passed away on April 4, 2015 at Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in LaVale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Victor Kisselovich and Evelyn Elizabeth (Fike) Kisselovich and wife of the late Larry William Warner Sr. She received her Masters Degree from the University of Maryland and in...

Jim Cage

Jim Cage

Apr 4, 2015

Jim Cage, 83, of Rising Sun, MD, passed away on April 4, 2015 at his home. Born in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late Harvey Franklin Cage and Laura Belle (Durham) Cage. He was a musician and had his own band for several years named Sugar Creek. In Nashville he played backup to several singers which included...