Obituaries

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

Margaret P. Dennis

Margaret P. Dennis

Mar 2, 2004

MARGARET P. DENNIS, age 97, of Bel Air, died at Calvert Manor Health Care Center, Rising Sun, Maryland on March 2, 2004. Born in Towson, November 16, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Edmund George and Martha Virginia Lyons Prince and the wife of the late Wayne E. Dennis. She worked at Getz Jewelry Store for a number...

Robert Earl Grafton

Robert Earl Grafton

Mar 2, 2004

Contributions may be made toRockfield Manor501 Churchville RoadBel Air, Maryland 21014

Norman Hill

Norman Hill

Mar 2, 2004

NORMAN “BUCK” HILL, age 77, of Monkton, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on March 2, 2004. Born in Bel Air (Frogtown), Maryland he was the son of the late Floyd and Frances Walton Hill and one of nine children. He worked as a farmer all of his life and raised beef cattle. He was an avid hunter and...

Thelma M. Mumich

Thelma M. Mumich

Mar 2, 2004

ROBERT EARL GRAFTON, age 73 of Bel Air died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on March 2, 2004. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Ellwood E. and Bettie Ennis Toliver Grafton and husband of the late Elizabeth Theresa Maenner Grafton. He worked for the State Highway Administration in the maintenance shop. A life time...

Warner Marion Richter, Iii

Warner Marion Richter, Iii

Mar 1, 2004

WARNER “SONNY” MARION RICHTER, III, age 66, of Frederick, died at his home on March 14, 2004. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of Mary Marcia Huson Richter of Carpenters Point, MD and the late Warner Marion Richter. He had retired from Harford County where he worked as a Chief Plumbing Inspector. He lived in Harford County all...

Howard F. Childers, Sr.

Howard F. Childers, Sr.

Feb 29, 2004

HOWARD F. CHILDERS, SR., age 86, of Aberdeen, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on February 29, 2004. Born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Joseph Cephas and Susann Caudill Childers, and the husband of the late Frances N. Graybeal Childers. He worked as a harvest manager for Paul Harlan in Churchville. He also worked...

Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

Feb 28, 2004

Elizabeth Bowen, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away at her home on February 15, 2004 at the age of 87.Mrs. Bowen was born in Washington, DC to the late Carrie Elizabeth Marion Maddox and Benjamin Elkins Maddox. She was the wife of the late William Bowen to whom she was married for 33 years and with whom she had 6...

Manhart Latci Galambos

Manhart Latci Galambos

Feb 28, 2004

LES GALAMBOS, age 76, of Joppa, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belcamp on February 15, 2004. Born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stephen and Julia Toth Galambos. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service where he retired in 1992. A resident of Joppa for 38 years, he was a member of Trinity...

Elizabeth Mason Hoopes

Elizabeth Mason Hoopes

Feb 28, 2004

ELIZABETH MASON BLACK HOOPES, a loved and respected first grade teacher at Forest Hill Elementary School, died on February 20, 2004 at Broadmead Retirement Home in Cockeysville. She was 89.Born October 11, 1914 in Forest Hill, she was the daughter of the late Barnet Harper Black and Laura Mason Black.She attended Forest Hill Elementary School and Bel Air High School....

Ernest Edward Walters

Ernest Edward Walters

Feb 25, 2004

ERNEST EDWARD WALTERS, age 76, of Joppa, an artist and writer whose paintings have been shown in museums, universities and commercial galleries in the U.S. and Europe, died at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Bel Air, MD on February 25, 2004. Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on November 11, 1927, he was the son of the late William Paul and...

Mickey Citraro

Mickey Citraro

Feb 24, 2004

MICKEY CITRARO, age 52, of Abingdon, died at his home on February 24, 2004. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of Grace Perry Citraro of Akron, Ohio and the late John F. Citraro. A Harford County resident since 1995, he had worked for AGFA Corporation for 19 years as a field service technician. He enjoyed NASCAR, football,...

Charlotte Chalone Taylor

Charlotte Chalone Taylor

Feb 22, 2004

CHARLOTTE CHALONE TAYLOR, age 84, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 22, 2004. Born in Churchville on October 2, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie Cerney Chalone, and the wife for 52 years of the late Claude Taylor. She was a member of the Otter Point Women’s Auxiliary, Eastern Star, a...

Norman Lee Curry

Norman Lee Curry

Feb 20, 2004

NORMAN LEE CURRY, age 73, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of February 20, 2004. Born in Decatur, Georgia, he was the son of the late Pembroke Roland and Norma Mary Elizabeth Kershaw Curry. He had retired after 30 years of service from AT&T where he worked as a district manager. A resident of Bel Air’s Glenwood...

Irvin (Goodie) Goodman

Irvin (Goodie) Goodman

Feb 20, 2004

IRVIN “GOODIE” GOODMAN, age 68, of Abingdon died at his residence on February 20, 2004. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the son of the late Irvin Chester, Sr. and Katie Mae Wimbish Goodman. He worked in construction. He enjoyed walking and riding his bicycle and visiting with his neighbors. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force.Mr. Goodman...

William E. Brown

William E. Brown

Feb 19, 2004

WILLIAM “BILL” E. BROWN, age 83, of Forest Hill, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 19, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry Payne and Mabel Hanlon Brown. He was a cabinetmaker by trade and enjoyed restoring antiques. After working in real estate, he built and operated Churchville Golf and Baseball from 1977-1987....

Nathan Kambarn

Nathan Kambarn

Feb 17, 2004

NATHAN KAMBARN, age 72, of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 17, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Nathan Henry, Sr. and Margaret Louise Bateman Kambarn. He had retired from the Washington Post where he worked as a print and type setter. He was an Eagle Scout, an avid wood carver,...

Nelson C. Gibson

Nelson C. Gibson

Feb 17, 2004

NELSON C. GIBSON, age 75, of Forest Hill, died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on February 17, 2004. Born in McColl, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Alexander Thomas and Selena Cecile Higgins Gibson. He had retired from Black & Decker where he worked as a corporate tax director. He was a 32 Degree Mason in...

Peggy Hyer

Peggy Hyer

Feb 17, 2004

PEGGY HYER, age 63, of Fallston, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 17, 2004. Born in Rome, Georgia, she was the daughter of Arline “Granny” Weaver of Sutton, West Virginia, and the late Joe Weaver. She had retired after 23 years from Johns Hopkins University where she worked as a hospital administrator. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Scott Allen Perkins

Scott Allen Perkins

Feb 16, 2004

SCOTT ALLEN PERKINS, age 41, of Abingdon, died at University of Maryland Hospital on February 16, 2004. Born in Baltimore City, he was the son of Ronald Collins and Carole Lynn Gilbert Perkins of Abingdon. He worked as a dispatcher for Catons Plumbing, Heating and Cooling for many years. He enjoyed participating in Girl Scouts. He was a trumpet player...

George T. Gray

George T. Gray

Feb 15, 2004

GEORGE T. GRAY, age 74, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 15, 2004. Born in Lithicum, he was the son of the late Theodore Gray and Catherine Nash. He had retired after 32 years as the head of the State License Bureau for the State of Maryland. He was a member of the American Legion...