Obituaries
Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.
Z. Warren Reeves
Aug 20, 2014
Z. Warren Reeves, age 92, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 20, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Hillsville, VA, he was the son of the late Edward E. and Callie Choate Reeves and husband of the late Martha Virginia Reeves. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving our country during WWII....
Kenneth "Kenny" R. Grafton
Aug 19, 2014
Kenneth, "Kenny" Grafton, (93), of Bel Air, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. He was born on January 21, 1921 in Forest Hill, MD to Willard and Dorothy Grafton (Redfern). He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Iryl (Copeland-Shields), of 43 years who died July 21, 2009 and three brothers, Keith, Darrell, and Richard and a son, Jay...
Doris Wann
Aug 18, 2014
Doris Wann, age 85, of Glen Arm, MD, passed away on August 18, 2014 at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, MD. Born in Wilna, MD, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Bertha Rebecca Shriner Wann. A 1946 graduate of Kenwood High School, she was employed, for 40 years, at Belko as an Associate Controller....
Cailean L. Gomez
Aug 18, 2014
Cailean L. Gomez, age 19, of Joppa, MD passed away suddenly on August 18, 2014. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Gilbert and Dale Marie Cate Gomez of Joppa. He was a 2013 graduate of Joppatowne High School where he played sports and enjoyed lacrosse, football and baseball. A very compassionate person, he loved his family and...
James C. Mentzer Sr.
Aug 18, 2014
James C. Mentzer Sr., age 97, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 18, 2014 at his home. Born in Chester, PA to the late John Clarence and Clara Lillian Jones Mentzer, he was the oldest of seven children. He was the husband, for 67 years, of the late Margaret W. Mentzer who died in 2010 and with who...
Ann M. Mcmillan
Aug 18, 2014
Ann M. McMillan, age 92, of Darlington, MD, passed away on August 18, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin C. and Margaret Fisher Housekeeper and wife of the late George Thomas McMillan. She had been employed as a Nurse's Aide. Mrs. McMillan is...
Ruth Elizabeth Minnick
Aug 16, 2014
Ruth Elizabeth Minnick, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 16, 2014 at her home. Born in Delta, PA, she was the daughter of the late Milford Garfield McGrady and Lula Fay Walthal McGrady and wife of the late Millard Franklin Minnick Sr. She has been a resident of Bel Air since 1942, living in the house...
Ruth Rebecca Byus
Aug 15, 2014
Ruth Rebecca Byus, age 64, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on August 15, 2014 at her home. Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of Joseph and Ruth Lewis. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and enjoyed being with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed keeping her house inside and out. Mrs. Byus is survived by her husband, Edward O....
Edna W. Morris
Aug 13, 2014
Edna W. Morris, age 84, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on August 13, 2014 at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Boone, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wingate Bailey Hamby and Lula Lee Miller Abrams. For 40 years she was a Traveling Evangelist and a resident of Hamilton before moving to Harford County in 1999....
William "Bill" Norris
Aug 13, 2014
William "Bill" Norris, age 79, of Fallston, MD, passed away on August 13, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George William Norris and Elizabeth McAuliffe Shea. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Marines and applied the words Semper Fi (Always Faithful) to all of the relationships...
Howard Thomas Espey
Aug 10, 2014
On Sunday, August 10, 2014 Howard Thomas Espey of Forest Hill, Maryland passed away. Husband of late Arlene Brock Espey. Father of Nancy Yeager; Wendy Day; and the late Lucinda Knapp. Grandfather of Kirby and Thomas Day; Abby Yeager; and Lucas Knapp. Also survived by one great- grandchildren Hudson Day; and 2 brothers Richard and William Espey. Visitation will be...
David Louis Quinn
Aug 10, 2014
David "Dave" Quinn, 74, of Pasadena, MD passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2014, with his wife, Dorie and daughter Heather by his side. Born on July 14, 1940 in Joppa, MD, he was the son of the late William "Bill" and Myrtle (Moxley) Quinn. He was known best as Dave by his friends, DaDa by his sister and...
Jessie Mcmillan
Aug 9, 2014
Jessie McMillan, age 80, of Street, MD passed away on August 9, 2014 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill. Born in Mouth of Wilson, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Emory and Polly Jane Dowell Smith and wife of the late Gilbert Greek McMillan, who she married on July 10, 1948. A homemaker, she...
Helen Gill Williams
Aug 8, 2014
Helen Gill Williams of Bel Air, MD, daughter of the late Frank and Stella Savitsky was born on July 16, 1925 in Brandonville, PA and departed on August 8, 2014. A graduate of Sheppton High School and received her nursing degree from The Nursing Cadet Corps, Philadelphia General Hospital. She retired from the Kirk Army Hospital at Aberdeen Proving Ground,...
Anna Marie Hughes
Aug 7, 2014
Anna Marie Hughes, age 86, of Aberdeen, MD and formerly of Bel Air, passed away on August 7, 2014 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Gerald and Alice Marie Haughey Wells and wife of the late Anthony "Tony" W. Hughes. A homemaker, she had also previously worked for the Bata Shoe...
Mary E. Bair
Aug 7, 2014
Mary E. Bair, age 90, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 7, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Floyd, VA, she was the daughter of the late John William and Gladys Marcina Hylton Thomas and wife of the late William H. Bair. An avid Bingo player, she was a member of the...
Dorothy Jones Horn
Aug 6, 2014
Dorothy Jones Horn, age 96, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 6, 2014 at her home. Born in Pleasant Mount, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul McGinley and Lillian Gertrude Arthur Jones and wife of the late Donald Day Horn. An avid Bridge player, she did a lot of traveling with AARP. She also volunteered,...
Frank Joseph Mattes Sr.
Aug 6, 2014
Frank Joseph Mattes, Sr., age 45, passed away suddenly at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is survived by his loving son Frank J., Jr., his father Frank Louis Mattes, Jr., his mother Patricia Sophie (Carnes) Mattes, his devoted brother, Michael P. Mattes, his sister in law, Tanya (Pavlitsa) Mattes, and his two nephews Michael and Alex Mattes.He is the owner of...
John C. Haupt
Aug 6, 2014
John C. Haupt, P.L.S. age 84, of Street, MD passed away on August 6, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John and Flora K. Kirwan Haupt. A graduate of Polytechnic Institute in 1949, he served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War on the USS...
Doris Mary Doran
Aug 5, 2014
Doris Mary Doran, age 92, of Fallston, MD, passed away on August 5, 2014 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert Kenneth and Amelia Anastasia Failkovski Reifsnyder and wife, for 38 years, of the late Joseph W. Doran Sr. She graduated from Patterson High School in Baltimore City and...
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