Obituaries

Jun 7, 2007

SALLY A. FREELAND, age 68, of Aberdeen, MD, died at Gilchrist Center, Towson, MD on June 7, 2007. Born in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Thomas and Lola Anna Forrest Nichols. A resident of Harford County for 30 years, she was a homemaker and enjoyed all types of crafts. She and her husband were raising...

Jun 7, 2007

MELVIN L. FRANTUM, age 84, of Forest Hill, MD, died on June 7, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Samuel Thomas and Edna Elizabeth Kramer Frantum. A Navy veteran, he served our country during WWII. He retired from General Motors after 25 years and worked as...

Jun 5, 2007

DOROTHY STEWART, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 5, 2007 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilition, Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Smith and Frances Kaniecki Wisbeck and wife of the late Samuel T. Stewart. She retired from Johns Hopkins Hospital after 15 years of service where she...

Jun 5, 2007

DORIS M. BABEC, age 79, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on June 5, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Street, MD, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Frederick and Lenora Mae Fadeley Laye and wife of the late Lambert H. Babec. Throughout her life, especially during her illness, she was surrounded by...

Jun 4, 2007

RUTH ANN GULLION, age 65, of Aberdeen, MD, died on June 4, 2007 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Francis Simms Jr. and the late Virginia Lee Edwards Simms. She was a bus driver for Thomas Bus Company in Havre de Grace for 15 years. She...

Jun 4, 2007

ELLEN MEUSEL, age 99, of Fallston, MD, died on June 4, 2007, at Oak Crest Care Center. Born in Galway County, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Mary Anne McDermott Glynn and the wife of the late Jerome Andrew Meusel. In 1925, she moved to Baltimore and then to Harford County. She was married on November...

Jun 4, 2007

NANCY A. REYNOLDS, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died at her home on June 4, 2007. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arlington LeRoy and Margaret Virginia DeMoss Price. From 1963 to 1999, she worked as the office manager for her husband’s dental office. She was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church since 1957...

Jun 3, 2007

ELIZABETH “BETSY” L. GEIS, age 94, of Parkville, MD, died on June 3, 2007, at Oak Crest Village Nursing Home, Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Krauter Frye and devoted wife of the late Jacob H. Geis. Mrs. Geis, known as Betsy by most people, taught second grade at Churchville...

Jun 3, 2007

SALLY N. ROSS, age 88, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 3, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Abingdon, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Newton and Mary Emiline Orfield Neal. She attended Bible Baptist Church. Mrs. Ross is survived by her older daughter, Polly Archer of Abingdon, MD, two stepdaughters, Betty...

Jun 3, 2007

CHARLENE F. OSBORN, age 84, died in her home town of Bel Air, MD on Sunday, June 3, 2007, during convalescence after surgery. Born in Tuscola, IL, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte Flanagan. Ms. Osborn graduated from Tuscola Community High School in 1941 after which she went on to serve on the War Price and...

Jun 2, 2007

ROBERTA SMITH, age 85, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 2, 2007, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Agusta Traphofner Kelly and the wife of the late Ned A. Smith. She was an accountant for the U.S. government and retired after 35 years of service....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

May 30, 2007

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....

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...

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...