Obituaries

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

Jack Prichard

Jack Prichard

Sep 28, 2014

John "Jack" Prichard, age 47 passed away on September 28, 2014 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. Born in Summit, NJ, he is the son of David W. Prichard and Diane M. (Ashfield) Prichard. He was a graduate of C. Milton Wright High School and Towson University. Jack was known for his intelligence, humor, passion for the underprivileged...

Ernest Waybright

Ernest Waybright

Sep 27, 2014

Ernest Waybright, age 85, of Street, MD, passed away on September 27, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Rowslesburg, WV, he was the son of the late Able W. and Zula Bennett Waybright and husband of the late Bessie Marie Price Waybright. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of...

Zelma V. Dorsey

Zelma V. Dorsey

Sep 27, 2014

Zelma V. Dorsey, age 95, of Baltimore, MD, passed away on September 27, 2014 at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, MD. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Curry Sr. and Mary Letcher Williams Curry and wife, for 62 years, of the late James R. Dorsey Sr. She was proud to have attended...

Blanche May "Betty" Earle

Blanche May "Betty" Earle

Sep 26, 2014

Blanche (Betty) May Earle passed away on September 26th at the home of her daughter, Glenna DiBlasi. She was laid to rest on September 29th at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens in Middle River, Maryland. Betty was born on June 2, 1920 in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. She was one of John and Mabel Whitlock's fifteen children. Married to the late Walter Earle...

H. Janice Nelson

H. Janice Nelson

Sep 23, 2014

H. Janice Nelson, age 82, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 23, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Ethel Lochboehler Gies. A 1949 graduate of Seton High School, she retired from the Harford County Government Procurement Office where she worked...

David Wayne Saron

David Wayne Saron

Sep 23, 2014

David Wayne Saron, age 60, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on September 23, 2014 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of the late George Elliott Saron and Betty Jane MacDonald. A 1971 graduate of Polytechnic High School, he moved to Harford County in 1976 and was currently working for Straub's Inventory Control. He was a...

Amanda  M. Hichkad

Amanda M. Hichkad

Sep 23, 2014

Amanda M. Hichkad, age 41, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on September 23, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Greenville, TX, she is the daughter of Robert Joe and Mary Ann Armfield Macy. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother and friend who inspired the community by using her cancer to provide hope...

Mary Margaret Gardner

Mary Margaret Gardner

Sep 22, 2014

On Monday, September 22, 2014, Mary Margaret Gardner of Monkton, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late William Lewis and late Elizabeth Cromwell; husband of the late Henry A. Gardner. Mother of Helen Wilson; Lewis Gardner; Betty Gardner and pre-deceased by William Gardner and Mary Lou Gardner. She is also survived by 8 Grandchildren; 13 Great-Grandchildren; 1 Great-Great-Grandson and sister...

Corey Michael Amos

Corey Michael Amos

Sep 21, 2014

Corey Michael Amos, age 23, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 21, 2014. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Kevin Michael and Deanna Lynn McGuire Amos of Forest Hill. A 2009 graduate of C. Milton Wright High School and an employee at UniSelect Auto Parts, he was known for loving everyone and enjoyed being with...

Brandon Thomas Jones

Brandon Thomas Jones

Sep 21, 2014

Brandon Thomas Jones, age 29, of Middle River, MD, passed away on September 21, 2014. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Thomas Joseph Lantieri of Aberdeen and Melanie Faith Jones-Collett of Middle River. He was a 2003 graduate of Bel Air High School who enjoyed spending time with family and friends. An avid Dallas Cowboys fan, he enjoyed...

Anna Lou Kirk

Anna Lou Kirk

Sep 20, 2014

Anna Lou Kirk, age 86, of Joppa, MD, passed away on September 20, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Hansonville, VA, she is the daughter of the late Oliver Dea and Willie Kate Ferren Lambert and wife of the late John R. Kirk. A sewing machine operator, she worked in several businesses on Main Street...

Lula Mae Melita

Lula Mae Melita

Sep 20, 2014

Lula Mae Melita, age 85, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on September 20, 2014 at her home. Born in Columbia, TN, she is the daughter of the late Lex and Rose Hill Potts and wife of the late Donald Melita. She was a seamstress for Uniflair, Inc. in Baltimore, enjoyed watching the Orioles, and loved spending time with...

Norma I. Crissey

Norma I. Crissey

Sep 20, 2014

Norma I. Crissey, age 93, of Waynesboro, PA passed away on September 20, 2014 at her home. Born in Henry Clay Township, PA, she is the daughter of the late Harvey Milton and Bessie Cathern Klink Hamp and wife of the late Harry E. Crissey Sr. A homemaker, she enjoyed sewing and making crafts. She loved to bake for people...

Carmelita May Bowcock

Carmelita May Bowcock

Sep 20, 2014

Carmelita May Bowcock, age 79, of Bel Air, formerly of Beachwood and Toms River, NJ, passed away on September 20, 2014 at her residence at Brightview Avondell in Bel Air. Born in Lakewood, NJ, she is the daughter of the late Louis C. and Thelma May Perry Beyer and wife of the late James Stanley Bowcock. "Carmie" was a secretary...

Elwood A. Raber

Elwood A. Raber

Sep 19, 2014

Elwood A. Raber, age 81, of Bel Air, MD passed away on September 19, 2014 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. Born in Lebanon, PA, he is the son of the late Allen and Bertha Koons Raber and husband of the late Lois Jane Raber, who he married in 1958. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines Corp...

Robert Lee Crawford Sr.

Robert Lee Crawford Sr.

Sep 19, 2014

On September 19, 2014 Robert Lee Crawford, Sr., son of Oscar Lee and Florence Crawford (nee Tobin) passed away. Father of Robert Lewis Crawford and preceded in death by son Robert Lee Crawford, II, Diana Lynne Dietrich and husband, Albert Lewis Crawford and wife, Mary Sue Gilmer and husband and Katherine Elizabeth Dugan and husband. Grandfather to 11 and Great...

Chief Jim Terrell

Chief Jim Terrell

Sep 18, 2014

Chief Jim Terrell, age 67, of Street, MD passed away on September 18, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William C. and Mildred W. Terrell. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during Vietnam. He was a 1965 graduate of Bel Air High...

Michael James O'Loughlin

Michael James O'Loughlin

Sep 18, 2014

Michael James O'Loughlin, age 56, of Abingdon, MD passed away on September 18, 2014 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, he is the son of Anna Delores Routzahn O'Loughlin of Abingdon and the late James August O'Loughlin. He was a proud iron worker for Local 16 for 25 years. In addition to his mother, Mr....

M. Lucille Meyer

M. Lucille Meyer

Sep 16, 2014

M. Lucille Meyer, age 88, of Baltimore, MD passed away on September 16, 2014 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Mt. Washington, MD, she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Ada Elizabeth Bell Freeland and wife of the late William Auther Meyer. A homemaker, she loved ironing and helping people. Her...

Robert William Betzing

Robert William Betzing

Sep 15, 2014

Robert William Betzing, age 89, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on September 15, 2014 at Brightview Assisted Living in Towson, MD. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Clarence and Eleanor Strang Betzing and the husband of Betty June Betzing. Bob and Betty recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. They met in the summer of...