Obituaries

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

Daniel Kirby Martin

Daniel Kirby Martin

Oct 31, 2003

DANIEL KIRBY MARTIN, age 46, of Aberdeen, died in Joppatowne on October 31, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Raymond Martin and Maxine Sherman Dyer. He was the owner and operator of a truck tire repair service. He enjoyed his pet Rottweiler dogs and target shooting. He also enjoyed Rock State Park.Mr. Martin is survived...

Joyce Roberta Clingroth

Joyce Roberta Clingroth

Oct 30, 2003

JOYCE ROBERTA CLINGROTH, age 69, of Fallston, MD died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 30, 2003. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Helen Trout Clark Delcamp. She was an associate professor and taught math at Harford Community College. She was also a member of the Towson State University Faculty. She graduated...

Rev. John R. Cooper

Rev. John R. Cooper

Oct 30, 2003

REV. JOHN R. COOPERThe Reverend John R. Cooper of Bel Air died October 30 at University Hospital in Baltimore at the age of 90. He had suffered injuries in a car accident on October 26.Born in Baltimore on May 26, 1913, he was the son of Alti Brooks Cooper and Raymond Earle Cooper.Educated at Boys Latin School, St. John's College...

Robert J. Smith

Robert J. Smith

Oct 29, 2003

ROBERT J. SMITH, age 63, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 29, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late George and Lida Catherine Drane Smith. He worked for the Mass Transit Administration of Baltimore as a money vault puller. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Edgewood.Mr. Smith...

Josephine Comer

Josephine Comer

Oct 28, 2003

JOSEPHINE “JOSIE” COMER, age 65, of Abingdon, died in Dundalk on October 28, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Valentine Vincent and Madeline DiMarino Monaco and the wife of the late Howard G. Comer, Sr. A homemaker and a mom, she loved to play Bingo. She had worked for 9 years for the Sofa Shoe...

John H. Klingler

John H. Klingler

Oct 28, 2003

JOHN H. KLINGLER, age 83, of Abingdon, died at his home on October 28, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Klingler and the late Margaret Foye Thompson, and the husband of the late Helen C. Thompson Klingler. He had retired after 37 years of service at Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a line...

Nancy Alice Thompson

Nancy Alice Thompson

Oct 28, 2003

NANCY ALICE THOMPSON, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, formerly of Manchester, Maryland, died in Stella Maris Hospice, Towson, MD on October 28, 2003. Born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Della Belle Gilliam Ferguson and the wife of the late Donald Thompson. She had retired after 15 years of service at Random...

Hazel I. Kelley

Hazel I. Kelley

Oct 26, 2003

HAZEL I. KELLEY, age 97, of Parkville, died in Genesis Eldercare, Baltimore, on October 26, 2003. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Edward Mathias and Lillybell Hurm Householder, and the wife of the late Charles K. Kelley. She had worked in the office at Martin Marietta for about 15 years before retiring. A resident of...

Dewey D. Shortridge, Jr.

Dewey D. Shortridge, Jr.

Oct 25, 2003

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Ruth Hash Price

Ruth Hash Price

Oct 24, 2003

RUTH HASH PRICE, age 90, of Churchville, died at Harford Memorial Hospital on October 24, 2003. Born in Grassy Creek, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Mega Alvina Spencer Hash, and the wife of the late Ellis H. Price. She was a member of the Churchville Golden Age Club and a member of Oak...

Iva Jean Dutton

Iva Jean Dutton

Oct 22, 2003

No Contributions.

Ernest Lee Smith

Ernest Lee Smith

Oct 22, 2003

ERNEST LEE SMITH, age 71, of Bel Air, Maryland, died at Mariner Health of Forest Hill on October 22, 2003. Born in Lord, Maryland, (Near Frostburg), he was the son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth McKee Smith. He graduated from Central High School in Lonaconing, Maryland in 1950 and Frostburg State College in 1954. He completed his Masters Degree...

Carl August Stephens

Carl August Stephens

Oct 21, 2003

CARL AUGUST STEPHENS, age 82, of Upper Falls, Maryland, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 21, 2003. Born in Joppa, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas Herbert and Beata May Anderson Stephens and the husband of the late Ruth Chatterton Stephens. After retiring as an insurance agent, he worked for about 20 years at Kingsville...

M. Marie Crabtree Wilson

M. Marie Crabtree Wilson

Oct 21, 2003

M. MARIE CRABTREE WILSON, age 83, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 21, 2003. Born in Maxwell, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Buckles and Sara Ann Witt Lawson, and the wife of the late Carroll V. Wilson. She was a member of the Emmorton Baptist Church.Mrs. Wilson is survived by three...

William Ruttinger

William Ruttinger

Oct 20, 2003

WILLIAM “BILL” H. RUTTINGER, age 80, of Fallston, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 20, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Henry Herman and Doris Rebecca Harper Ruttinger. He had retired after 30 years of service with General Motors as an inspector. He was a member of Fallston United Methodist Church and the...

Gladys S. Callbeck

Gladys S. Callbeck

Oct 20, 2003

GLADYS S. CALLBECK, age 86, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 20, 2003. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances Jane MacDonald Nedeau, and the wife of the late Earle Callbeck. She was a member of the National Grange in Kennebunk, Maine and owned and operated the Staples Green...

Kipling K. Kenyon

Kipling K. Kenyon

Oct 19, 2003

KIPLING “KIP” K. KENYON, age 44, of Joppa, died in Halifax Medical Center, Daytona, Florida on October 19, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Milton “Mike” Robert Kenyon of Joppa and Leta “Pete” Fae Woodie Kenyon of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He was the owner and operator of a custom contracting home improvement company in Joppa. An...

Jackie R. Pierce

Jackie R. Pierce

Oct 18, 2003

JACKIE R. PIERCE, age 59, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 18, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Edwin LeRoy and Myrtle Charlotte Sparkes Smith. She had worked for the Department of Social Services for 35 years as an administrative assistant and was also a former MVA employee. She enjoyed crocheting,...

Helen J. Atwell

Helen J. Atwell

Oct 16, 2003

HELEN ATWELL, age 70, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, died at her home on October 16, 2003. Born in Burkes Garden, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Anna Marie Burress. She had lived in Harford County in the Emmorton area for about 28 years and in Cecil County for four years. She lived in Kentucky for seven years. She had...