Obituaries

Jan 1, 2009

Jim Long, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 1, 2009 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Helen Sweeney Long. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Korean War. Mr. Long was a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School and...

Jan 1, 2009

Rob Moore, formerly of Maryland, surrendered to the call of our Lord, ending his battle with cancer, on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Rob is survived by his wife, Denise; son, Terry, and wife, Jamie; daughter, Brandy and her husband, Eric, who have blessed Rob with his beloved granddaughters, Shelbie and Skyler, all residing in Merritt Island, FL. He is also...

Jan 1, 2009

Jerry was born at the Fountain Green Hospital in Bel Air, MD on November 25, 1944. He was the beloved son of Charles "Buck" and Violet Burkins, and stepson of Roy Tucker, all of Forest Hill, MD. He has unfortunately succumbed to a devastating illness and died peacefully at his home in Port Deposit surrounded by his loving and dedicated...

Dec 31, 2008

Winnifred Davis (nee Ludt) Bittinger, age 90, of Street, MD, died on December 31, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late John C. Ludt and Bertha Kingsboro Schearer, and was also preceded in death by her husbands, Hoke Bittinger, who she was married to for 21...

Dec 27, 2008

Phyllis Irene Hartley Himmer, age 87, of Fallston, MD, died on December 27, 2008 at her home. Born in Montana, she was the daughter of the late Lewis D. and Callie Hash Hartley, and wife of the late Harold Herget Himmer.Mrs. Himmer is survived by a daughter, Patricia Ann Richardson of Raleigh, NC and a son, Ronald Gordon Himmer, of...

Dec 26, 2008

Dec 26, 2008

William E. Bryant, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 26, 2008, at his home. Born in Charlottesville, VA, he was the son of the late W. Percy and Ruth Melton Bryant. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He worked in brick and block masonry in residential and commercial construction. He was known...

Dec 26, 2008

Ray C. Littleton Sr., age 70, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 26, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ray C. and Myra Harper Littleton. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he had owned and operated his own businesses for over 40 years. He was past Commodore of the Bush...

Dec 26, 2008

Henry Harrison Austraw Jr., age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on December 26, 2008 at home in the comfort of his wife and family. Born in Houston, TX, he was the son of the late Henry Harrison Austraw Sr. and Minetta Heiger Simpson. He retired after 20 years from the U.S. Postal Service in Baltimore County. A member of the...

Dec 25, 2008

Gene M. Jennings, age 95, of Fallston, MD, went to be with the Lord on Christmas Day, December 25, 2008 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Independence, VA, he was the son of the late Charles M. and Mary Matilda Hampton Jennings and was the eleventh of twelve children and the last surviving sibling. His family moved from...

Dec 25, 2008

Ella Louise Hewitt, age 102, of Fallston, MD, died on December 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late David Henry and Eva Blanche Spencer Cox, and wife of the late Clarence E. Hewitt. She is survived by long time friends who became her family, the Jones' of Fallston. Mrs. Hewitt...

Dec 25, 2008

Joan Loura Durham, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Conowingo, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Jackson and Molly Delia Jones Taylor. A resident of Edgewood for 42 years, she enjoyed being a grandmother, as well as, playing cards, the slots, and baking. Mrs. Durham is survived by...

Dec 24, 2008

Dec 23, 2008

Phillip Steven Hom Jr., age 55, of Belcamp, MD, died on December 23, 2008 at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, VA. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Mabel Charlotte Wendler Hom of Baltimore, MD and the late Phillip Steven Hom Sr. He was the owner and operator of Criterion Electric in Belcamp. He enjoyed family...

Dec 21, 2008

Norman Paul Rose, age 89, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on December 21, 2008. Born in Perman, KY, he was the son of the late John Franklin Rose and Amy Lou Pruitt Rose. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving our country during WWII. He was the owner and operator of Rose's Body Shop in Churchville, from...

Dec 19, 2008

David Franklin Howell Jr., age 35, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on December 19, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of David Franklin Howell Sr. of Port Deposit, MD and Vickie Lynn Pillsbury Trojanowski of Abingdon, MD. A graduate of Perryville High School class of 1991, he worked for Mark Trece Inc. in...

Dec 18, 2008

William Caldwell, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 18, 2008 at the Gilchrist Center @ GBMC in Towson, MD. Born in Harford County, MD, he was the son of the late Betty White and husband of the late Ellen Alice Thomas Caldwell. He faithfully attended Edgewood Assembly of God Church and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Mr. Caldwell is...

Dec 18, 2008

LeRoy Beatley, age 89, of Aberdeen, MD, died on December 18, 2008 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Charles L. and Margaret Gross Beatley and husband of the late Lottie H. Beatley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had earned his Doctorate Degree...

Dec 18, 2008

John Michael "Jack" Rill, age 45, of Abingdon, MD, died on December 18, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Ronald Tilden Rill of White Hall, MD and the late Carol Elaine Cochran. He attended Bel Air High School and worked at Commercial Bank in Bel Air for 15 years. He enjoyed building and...

Dec 17, 2008

Lenore M. Pfeiffer, age 85, of Joppa, MD, died on December 17, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Slatington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Paul and Marion Irene Bailey Peters. She was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Abingdon since 1962.Mrs. Pfeiffer is survived by her husband of...