Obituaries

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

Richard W. Sylvester

Richard W. Sylvester

Jun 1, 2007

RICHARD “DICK” W. SYLVESTER, age 77, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 1, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Haverhill, MA, he was the son of the late Charles Wesley Sylvester and Doris Louise Brocklebank Gowan and husband, for 55 years, of the late Helen I. Amos Sylvester. A veteran, he retired as Master Sergeant...

Pearley Maude Ennis

Pearley Maude Ennis

May 31, 2007

PEARLEY MAUDE ENNIS, age 83, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Harford County for many years, died on May 31, 2007 at Lakeshore Meadows Nursing Center, Nashville, TN. Born in Cristobal, Panama, she was the daughter of the late Walter George and Phyllis Ware Evering and the wife of the late Houston Herbert Ennis. Mrs. Ennis is survived by one son,...

Dorothy M. Fristoe

Dorothy M. Fristoe

May 31, 2007

DOROTHY M. FRISTOE, age 89, of Cambridge, MD, died on May 31, 2007, at Easton Memorial Hospital, Easton, MD. Born in Highland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Roberta Merrick Martin and the wife of the late Robert Lee Fristoe. She worked with her husband at Robert Fristoe Builders as his secretary. She loved to read...

Thomas Lewis Riley Iii

Thomas Lewis Riley Iii

May 31, 2007

THOMAS LEWIS RILEY III, age 58, formerly of Abingdon, died on May 31, 2007 in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Catherine D. Riley of Towson, Maryland, and the late Thomas L. Riley Jr. An army veteran, he served our country from 1970-1972 during the Vietnam War. He attended Baltimore Poly Technical Institute and...

Melody L. Marsh

Melody L. Marsh

May 31, 2007

MELODY L. MARSH, age 48, of Belcamp, MD, died on May 31, 2007, at her home. Born in Cromer, England, she was the daughter of the late Harry Eugene and Dorothy Lucille Henshaw Hatch. She was a math tutor at Essex Community College. Mrs. Marsh is survived by her husband, Paul Ernest Marsh of Belcamp, MD; three sisters, Becky Summers...

Gladys Joy Murphy

Gladys Joy Murphy

May 30, 2007

GLADYS JOY MURPHY, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 30, 2007, at the home of her daughter and son in law. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Gladys Crosby and the wife of the late James Gerald Murphy. She was retired from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York....

Martha Davenport

Martha Davenport

May 29, 2007

MARTHA DAVENPORT, age 75, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 29, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Conetoe, NC, she was the daughter of the late James McGibbert and Beulah Marie Coburn Rawls and wife of the late David Ashley Davenport. A Harford County resident for 42 years, she worked at Bata Shoe Company on the sewing...

George William Runyon Jr.

George William Runyon Jr.

May 29, 2007

GEORGE WILLIAM RUNYON JR., age 44, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 29, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD.Born October 23, 1962 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of George W. Runyon Sr. and Cynthia A. Runyon of Forest Hill, MD and Wanda G. Woodal and Tommy A. Woodal of Needmore, PA. Mr. Runyon worked for...

Wanda June Trott

Wanda June Trott

May 29, 2007

WANDA JUNE TROTT, age 85, of Joppa, MD, died on May 29, 2007 at her home. Born in Big Issac, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl George and Nola Fay Thomas Adams and wife of the late Harry Lee Trott. She worked in the cafeteria at Fallston High School and was a lifetime member of Union Chapel...

Rev. Willard P. Dixon

Rev. Willard P. Dixon

May 28, 2007

REV. WILLARD P. DIXON, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died peacefully at his home on May 28, 2007. He was born in Wilkes County, NC, to the late Daniel and Ida Bare Dixon. He was a pastor and preached at Trappe Missionary Baptist Church for 25 years and Hickory Baptist Church for 19 years. He also preached at many...

John William Anderson

John William Anderson

May 27, 2007

JOHN WILLIAM ANDERSON, age 81, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 27, 2007 at Forest Hill Mariner, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Grant, VA, he was the son of the late Ellis L. and Gincy Alberta Tucker Anderson. In his early years, he owned his own dairy farm in Dublin, MD. He was baptized in the Susquehanna River near Conowingo...

Jacob Kane Kuzma

Jacob Kane Kuzma

May 27, 2007

JACOB KANE KUZMA was born on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 5:31 p.m. He died 23 short days later on May 27, 2007, the saddest day of our lives. Kane was born at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Our care was transferred there after our first sonogram revealed that Kane had a condition called a Diaphragmatic hernia. After consulting with...

June Denny

June Denny

May 26, 2007

JUNE DENNY, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 26, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD. Born in Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Maude Neaves Campbell. She retired from Sears Roebuck & Company, where she was a supervisor of catalog sales. She enjoyed watching basketball and was a player...

Brianna Renea Bailey

Brianna Renea Bailey

May 25, 2007

BRIANNA RENEA BAILEY, infant daughter of James Lee Bailey and Donna Renea Ray of Edgewood, MD, died on May 25, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Darrell Ray and Shane Ray, both of Edgewood, MD; a sister, Stephanie Bailey of Edgewood, MD; and grandparents, Gerald and Linda Mason,...

Roy G. Elliott

Roy G. Elliott

May 25, 2007

ROY G. ELLIOTT, age 79, of Darlington, MD, died on May 25, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born on March 28, 1928 in Glenville, MD, he was the son of the late Other Clarence and Georgia Belle Mabes Elliottt. He was a member of Darlington United Methodist Church and the Darlington Volunteer Fire Department, where he...

Fannie P. Mcmillan

Fannie P. Mcmillan

May 23, 2007

Fannie Pennington McMillan, age 87, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 after a lengthy illness at Westminster Nursing Home in Westminster, Maryland. Fannie and her late husband, JC McMillan, had resided in Bel Air, MD for many years. Born in West Jefferson, North Carolina, Fannie was the daughter of the late Carrie Jane and Winfield Pennington.Fannie is survived by a sister,...

Roy Robert Hill

Roy Robert Hill

May 23, 2007

ROY ROBERT HILL, age 88, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 23, 2007, at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, MD. Mr. Hill, a resident of Harford County since 1963, served our country in the Army Air Force, serving in the South Pacific. He worked at Head Ski Co. in Research and Development, developing one of the first...

Helen Virginia Fender

Helen Virginia Fender

May 23, 2007

HELEN V. FENDER, age 71, of Birch Tree, Missouri, formerly of Level, died on May 23, 2007 in Houston, MO. Born on February 7, 1936 in Pylesville, MD, she was the daughter of the late George Douglas and Sadie Heaton Sherman. Helen graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1954. She was united in marriage to her husband, Joseph...

Lenora T. Cullum

Lenora T. Cullum

May 21, 2007

LENORA T. CULLUM, age 80, of Port Deposit, MD, died on May 21, 2007 at Union Hospital, Elkton, MD. Born in Volney, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Donier Jenny Warren Pugh and wife of the late Dallas Randall Cullum. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she worked for Bendix Corporation for over ten years....