Obituaries

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

William Howard Benser

William Howard Benser

Jul 24, 2004

Contributions may be made to:Lung Association of MD1840 York Road, Suite K-MTimonium, Maryland 21093

Alonzo Allen Mccormick

Alonzo Allen Mccormick

Jul 24, 2004

ALONZO ALLEN McCORMICK, age 73, of Edgewood, died at his residence on July 24, 2004. Born in Astoria, Illinois, he was the son of the late Ralph and Fern Marie Derry McCormick and the husband of Juana V. McCormick. A resident of Harford County for 40 years, he served his country in the U.S. Army for 20 years with two...

William Howard Benser

William Howard Benser

Jul 24, 2004

Those who desire may contribute to:Lung Association of Maryland1840 York Road, Suite K-MTimonium, Maryland 21093

James William Norvell, Sr.

James William Norvell, Sr.

Jul 22, 2004

JAMES WILLIAM NORVELL, SR., age 54, of Belcamp, died at his home on July 22, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harold Bertram and Dorothy Bryon Norvell. He worked in sales for a pool supply company. He was an avid gun collector and enjoyed hunting and fishing.Mr. Norvell is survived by one son, James William...

Jane Beverly Hill

Jane Beverly Hill

Jul 22, 2004

JANE BEVERLY HILL, age 77, of Rockville, died at the home of her son in Bel Air, Maryland, on July 22, 2004. Born in Washington, D.C, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Winter, Sr. and Elsie Irene Wollett Payne and the wife of the late Robert Heiskell Hill, Sr. She lived in Washington D.C. and Maryland most of...

Evelyn M. Ruttinger

Evelyn M. Ruttinger

Jul 20, 2004

EVELYN M. RUTTINGER, age 87, of Edgewood, died in Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belcamp on July 20, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Pearl Wickens Taylor and the wife for 54 years, as of 2003 when her husband died, of the late William “Bill” H. Ruttinger. She was a member...

Henry J. Simms, Iii

Henry J. Simms, Iii

Jul 20, 2004

HENRY J. SIMMS, III, age 27, of Perryville, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on July 20, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Henry Julius Simms, Jr. of Port Deposit and Theresa Lee Osborne Simms of Perryville.In addition to his parents, Mr. Simms is survived by his grandmother, Anna L. Osborne of Conowingo.Those who desire may contribute to...

Grace Annie Crouse

Grace Annie Crouse

Jul 20, 2004

GRACE ANNIE CROUSE, age 82, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on July 20, 2004. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Corbett and Verna Brown Cox, and the wife of 57 years of the late Owen William Crouse. A resident of Harford County for 75 years, she had lived in Florida...

Rose Marie Dehart

Rose Marie Dehart

Jul 20, 2004

ROSE MARIE DeHART, age 58, of Havre de Grace, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on July 20, 2004. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Clarence William and Sarah Jane Hensley Taylor. A lifelong resident of Harford County, she attended New Beginnings Church of God in Aberdeen.Mrs. DeHart is survived by one son, Charles Clinton Porter of...

Clifton Reed Johnson, Ltc, Usa Retired

Clifton Reed Johnson, Ltc, Usa Retired

Jul 18, 2004

LT COL (Ret) CLIFTON REED JOHNSON, age 68, of Bel Air, died in Perry Point VA Hospital on July 18, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Reed Clifton and Ruth Bernice Hall Johnson. A resident of Harford County since 1984, he served his country as a career Army Chemical Officer for 28 years earning the...

Frederick Lunt Nelson, Jr.

Frederick Lunt Nelson, Jr.

Jul 18, 2004

FREDERICK LUNT NELSON, JR., age 78, of Perrysburg, Ohio, formerly of Sarasota, Florida and Edgewood, Maryland, died in Lutheran Village at Wolfe Creek, Holland, Ohio on July 18, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Frederick Lunt, Sr. and Hilda Barbara Base Nelson, and the husband of the late Anna Elizabeth Freburger Nelson. He had worked...

Betty L. Messman

Betty L. Messman

Jul 17, 2004

BETTY L. MESSMAN, age 80, of Arlington, Virginia, formerly of Bel Air, Maryland, died in Arlington Hospital on July 17, 2004. Born in Spelter, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Roy Hayward and Letha Hazel Rollins Jones, and the wife of the late Marvin C. Messman. Mrs. Messman is survived by five sons, Jack L. Messman of...

Joan Earline Olszewski

Joan Earline Olszewski

Jul 16, 2004

JOAN EARLINE OLSZEWSKI (nee DAVIES), age 60, of Edgewood, died in Good Samaritan Hospital on July 16, 2004. Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late James Earl and Madalyn Theresa Lavin Davies. She had retired in 1989 as a secretary for the Joint Chief of Staff for the Department of Defense . She was a 1961...

Terrie Ann Moore

Terrie Ann Moore

Jul 13, 2004

TERRIE ANN MOORE, age 41, of Elkton, died in Baltimore on July 13, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Earl Wallace Moore, Sr. of Virginia Beach, Virginia and the late Dorothy Audrey Meneger Riggold. In addition to her father, Ms. Moore is survived by a son, Douglas M. Gardner of Fallston; a daughter, Christina E. Gardner of...

George Franklin Clark

George Franklin Clark

Jul 12, 2004

GEORGE “JR.” FRANKLIN CLARK, age 69, of Darlington, died at his residence on July 12, 2004. Born in Darlington, he was the son of the late George Lewis Clark and the late Cora Elizabeth Reeves Myers and the husband of the late JoAnn Green Clark. He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1990 where he was a test driver. Prior...

Jay D. Duncan

Jay D. Duncan

Jul 12, 2004

JAY D. DUNCAN, age 79, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on July 12, 2004. Born in West Jefferson, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Flake Evans and Gertrude Jones Duncan. He was a skilled cabinet maker and machinist. He helped his father construct a scale model working steam locomotive that operated at...

John Carl Lynch

John Carl Lynch

Jul 12, 2004

JOHN (CARL) LYNCH, age 73, of Bel Air, died at Gilchrist Center, Towson, on July 12, 2004. A life long resident of Harford County, he was born in Fallston the son of the late Paul and Margaret Regina Lynch. In 1947 at the age of 17, he joined the Army Air Corp. He participated in the Berlin Air Lift and...

Doris Creswell Watson

Doris Creswell Watson

Jul 10, 2004

DORIS C. WATSON, age 73, of Bel Air, made her journey from her home to heaven on July 10, 2004. Born in Aberdeen, she was the devoted daughter of the late George John and Martha Elizabeth Fletcher Creswell, and the beloved wife of the late Louden Archer Watson. Mrs. Watson’s spirit lives on through her two sons, L. Blane Watson...

Audrey Faye Good

Audrey Faye Good

Jul 10, 2004

AUDREY FAYE GOOD, age 89, of Forest Hill, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on July 10, 2004. Born in Renick, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Moffitt and Maudie Elizabeth Brown, and the wife of the late Elvin Verl Good who died in 1990. A resident of Harford County for 72 years, she has been an...