Obituaries

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

Quentin David Blevins

Quentin David Blevins

Aug 28, 2004

QUENTIN DAVID BLEVINS, 25 day old son of Amy Nicole Blevins of Felton, Pennsylvanis, died at his home on August 28, 2004.In addition to his mother, Quentin is survived by his sister, Ashlee R. Blevins of Felton, PA; grandparetns, David A. Blevins of Bel Air; Donna A. Edwards of Felton, PA; Arthur F. Edwards of Felton, PA; uncle Clifton A....

Steven D. Price, Sr.

Steven D. Price, Sr.

Aug 27, 2004

STEVEN DOUGLAS PRICE, SR. age 36, of Port Deposit, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on August 27, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Howard William, Jr. And Patricia Ann Sturgill Price. He worked in construction as a carpenter. He was an avid hunter, football fan and coach. He enjoyed NASCAR.Mr. Price is survived by two...

A. Edward Snodgrass, Jr

A. Edward Snodgrass, Jr

Aug 24, 2004

A. EDWARD SNODGRASS, Jr. , a lifelong Bel Air resident died on August 24, 2004from complications due to a pituitary tumor followed by a stroke. He was 64. He retired after a long and successful career as Chief, Research and Development Division within the Directorate of Contracting at Aberdeen Proving Ground.Born October 27, 1939, he was the beloved son of...

Emma Louise Robinson

Emma Louise Robinson

Aug 23, 2004

EMMA LOUISE ROBINSON, age 79, of Bel Air, died at Lorien of Bel Air on August 23, 2004. Born in Bradshaw, she was the daughter of the late Russell Elfonzo and Edith Isbelle Ward Zealor and the wife of the late Thomas Hayward Robinson. She was a long time member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Joppa.Mrs. Robinson is survived...

Terry L. Murray

Terry L. Murray

Aug 23, 2004

TERRY L. MURRAY, age 52, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 23, 2004. Born in Cumberland, Maryland, he was the son of Duane Sidney and Helen Louise Ashenfelter Murray of Hanover, Pennsylvania. A resident of Harford County since 1991, he worked for the Baltimore City Police for over 20 years serving in the Northwest and...

Patsy Anne Sapp

Patsy Anne Sapp

Aug 23, 2004

PATSY ANNE SAPP, age 67, of Aberdeen, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on August 23, 2004. Born in Mayo, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James Leonard and Thelma Ross Stallings, and the wife for 35 years of the late Herman Arthur Sapp, Jr. A resident of Harford County for 36 years, she worked at the Edgewood McDonalds...

Richard Clarance Claycomb

Richard Clarance Claycomb

Aug 23, 2004

RICHARD CLARANCE CLAYCOMB, age 84, of Abingdon, Maryland died in Tender Loving Care of Edgewood, Maryland on August 23, 2004. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Russell and Viola Mae Horner Claycomb. He worked for Bethlehem Steel’s Johnstown location for 30 plus years in Franklin, Pennsylvania doing wheel manufacturing. Formerly of Johnstown, PA for 78...

Paul Howard Barben

Paul Howard Barben

Aug 19, 2004

PAUL HOWARD BARBEN, age 82, of Churchville, died at his home on August 19, 2004. Born in Graceton, Maryland, he was the son of the late Harry Mordecai and Dora May Thompson Barben. He had retired from his job at Bethlehem Steel in 1984. He served his country in the Civil Conservation Corps and was a member of the Maryland...

Richard Dale Cochran

Richard Dale Cochran

Aug 18, 2004

RICHARD DALE COCHRAN, age 73, of Joppa, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on August 18, 2004. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Andrew Mack and Annie Caroline Reed Cochran. He retired in 1987 after 38 years of service with Black & Decker as a machine operator. He enjoyed outside work and gardening. Mr. Cochran...

Herman Leroy Creswell

Herman Leroy Creswell

Aug 17, 2004

HERMAN LEROY CRESWELL, age 75, a resident of Harford County for 65 years before moving to Orange City, Florida, died in Florida Hospital Fish Memorial on August 17, 2004. Born in Baldwin; he was the son of the late Herman Rosco and Martha Kerr Creswell. He had worked at Bata Shoe Co. for 20 years, at Grumman Co. in Glen...

Myrtle G. Timmons

Myrtle G. Timmons

Aug 16, 2004

MYRTLE G. TIMMONS, age 81, of Havre de Grace, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on August 16, 2004. Born in Perryman, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Bertha Emma Coulter Griffith and the wife of the late Howard Lee Timmons. She was a cashier clerk at A&P grocery stores working in Aberdeen, Bel Air, and...

Dorothy S. Corder

Dorothy S. Corder

Aug 16, 2004

DOROTHY “DOT” S. CORDER, age 73, of Aberdeen, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on August 16, 2004. Born in Upper Cross Roads, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Iva Howell Greer, and the wife for 41 years of the late William Edward Corder, whom she married in 1952. Born and raised in Harford County, she was a...

Margaret F. Washington

Margaret F. Washington

Aug 15, 2004

MARGARET F. WASHINGTON, 84, of Bel Air, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on August 15, 2004. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late George Banks and Mary Alberta Frisby and the wife of the late Charles Washington. She retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground after 30 years of service. A housekeeper, she had worked for...

Karen E. Anderson

Karen E. Anderson

Aug 14, 2004

KAREN “HONEY” E. ANDERSON, age 59, of Edgewood, died in Lorien Bel Air Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on August 14, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Roland William, Sr. and Harriet Elizabeth Morgan Larkin. She was a factory worker in a bakery. She was a member of the American Legion Post 17. Her family said...

George D. Curry, Sr.

George D. Curry, Sr.

Aug 14, 2004

GEORGE D. CURRY, SR., AGE 67, OF Aberdeen, died at his residence on August 14, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he wass the son of the late Charles Melvin, Sr. and Marie Frances Dudok Curry. He worked as a service manager at Plaza Ford for 13 years at Hinder Lincoln Mercury in Aberdeen for 28 years and then as...

Thomas A. Amoss

Thomas A. Amoss

Aug 14, 2004

THOMAS A. AMOSS, age 83, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on August 14, 2004. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late James Martin and Nellie May Burton Amoss. He worked for AIR Co. at Sparrows Point making welding rods. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. He...

Martin Millard Purcell

Martin Millard Purcell

Aug 13, 2004

MILLARD PURCELL, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company’s Fire Chief Emeritus Martin Millard Purcell, of Bel Air, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 88 years old. Millard was the son of the late Clarence and Mabel Purcell.Chief Purcell was an active member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company for 65 years. Even up until...

Frank G. Messina, Sr.

Frank G. Messina, Sr.

Aug 12, 2004

FRANK G. MESSINA, SR., age 71, of Edgewood, died in Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on August 12, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Anthony Joseph and Julia Barbara Dennis Messina, and the husband of the late Lois Little Messina. He worked as a helicopter mechanic for the government. He served his country in the...

John Sowa

John Sowa

Aug 11, 2004

JOHN SOWA, age 94, of Abingdon, died at his residence on August 11, 2004. Born in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Jacob and Kunegunda Dziubacka Sowa, and the husband of the late Virginia B. Hoover Sowa. A resident of Harford County since 1989, he served his country in the U.S. Army for over 20 years during...

Doris P. Monks

Doris P. Monks

Aug 10, 2004

DORIS P. MONKS, age 71, of Bel Air, died in St. Joseph Medical Center on August 10, 2004. Born in West Grove, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James Clay and Anna Mae Locke Adams. She had retired after 45 years of service with Brown, Brown, and Brown as a legal secretary. She was a member of the...