Obituaries

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

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

No Contributions.

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...

Marcelle Aline O'Neill

Marcelle Aline O'Neill

Oct 15, 2003

MARCELLE ALINE O’NEILL, age 83, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 15, 2003. Born in Paris, France, she was the daughter of the late Marcelle and Gabriel Graul, and the wife of the late William Joseph O’Neill. Her family says she loved people, animals, France, and being in the U.S.A. She was an excellent wife,...

Charles W. Martin, Sr.

Charles W. Martin, Sr.

Oct 15, 2003

CHARLES W. MARTIN, SR., age 61, of Joppa, died at Franklin Square Hospital on October 15, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Calvin Martin and Charlotte May Carrick Hardesty. He had worked as a truck driver for Sysco Food Service for 12 years and John Gibbons for 18 years. He had also worked at...

Henry Mcray Easter, Sr.

Henry Mcray Easter, Sr.

Oct 15, 2003

HENRY McRAY EASTER, SR., age 81, of Aberdeen, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 15, 2003. Born in Roane County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Fred and Fanny Cox Easter. He was retired from Cytec Engineering as a maintenance mechanic. A 55 year resident of Harford County, he was a member of the Aberdeen Post...

Sandra Lee Baker

Sandra Lee Baker

Oct 14, 2003

SANDRA LEE BAKER, age 61, of Bel Air, died at her home on October 14, 2003. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of William Woodrow Baker of North East, MD and Ruth Virginia Smith Baker of Bel Air. She worked for the District Court, Bel Air, as a probation officer for 30 years.In addition to her parents, Ms. Baker...

Anna Kowall Willis-Foultz

Anna Kowall Willis-Foultz

Oct 14, 2003

ANNA KOWALL WILLIS FOULTZ, age 86, of Kernersville, North Carolina, formerly of Joppa, died in the Winston Salem Health Rehabilitation Center on October 14, 2003, Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Jenny Lazaruck Kowall, and the wife of the late George B. Willis and the late Charles W. Foultz. Mrs. Foultz is survived...

C. Ridgely Cullum

C. Ridgely Cullum

Oct 14, 2003

C. RIDGELY CULLUM, age 89, of Bel Air, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on October 14, 2003. Born in Bel Air, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Mattie Ball Cullum, and the husband of the late Dora L. Cullum. He ran a dairy farm on Cullum Road and lived there most of his life. He enjoyed eating...