Obituaries

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

Martha Susan Martin

Martha Susan Martin

Oct 27, 2002

MARTHA SUSAN MARTIN, age 92, of Bel Air, died in Mariner of Forest Hill on October 27, 2002. Born in Terra Alta, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Dority and Louisa Browning Whetsell, and the wife of the late Wade Hampton Martin. She retired in 1972 after 20 years of service as a registered nurse with...

Mary Belle Dickerson

Mary Belle Dickerson

Oct 25, 2002

MARY BELLE DICKERSON, age 76, of Edgewood, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 25, 2002. Born in White Hall, she was the daughter of the late William Bryan and Mary Elizabeth Adams Neal, and the wife of the late Ralph A. Dickerson. She retired after 32 years of service at Bata Shoe Company where she worked as a...

Frank Robert Gill

Frank Robert Gill

Oct 24, 2002

FRANK ROBERT GILL, age 55, of Havre de Grace, died in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore on October 23, 2002. Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Helen Dorothy Gill Williams of Bel Air and the late Frank Joseph Gill. He graduated from Essex Community College with a business degree with highest honors and first in his class at...

Evelyn Jane Carroll

Evelyn Jane Carroll

Oct 23, 2002

EVELYN JANE CARROLL, age 80, of Towson, died in Dulaney Towson Health Care Center on October 23, 2002. Born in Baltimore City, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Lula Mae Alder Carroll. She was a member of the Edgewood Golden Age Club, the Presbury Methodist Church of Edgewood, and the People of Loch Raven United Methodist...

Robert (Bob) Blake

Robert (Bob) Blake

Oct 21, 2002

ROBERT (BOB) BLAKE, age 68, of Forest Hill, died at his residence on October 21, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Robert Blake and Frances Novak Ludwig. For 35 years, he worked for Western Electric which later became AT& T. He was the supervisor for cable splicing. He traveled a lot with his job, laying...

Patsy Nehez

Patsy Nehez

Oct 21, 2002

Patsy J. Bentley-Nehez of Abingdon died Oct 21 at the Gilchrist Hospice Center. She was 52. Born in Jenkins, KY., she was the daughter of the late Davis Solomon and Anna Thomas Bentley. She is survived by two daughters, Victoria Anjelica and Briana Katheryn of Abingdon; two brothers, Davis Bentley, Jr., and wife, Christine, of Ennis, Texas and James Bentley...

Donald Battele Shoff, Jr.

Donald Battele Shoff, Jr.

Oct 20, 2002

DONALD BATTELE SHOFF, JR., age 46, of Bel Air, died in Salisbury, England on October 20, 2002. Born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Donald Battele Shoff, Sr. of Apache Junction, Arizona and Joyce Elaine Powell Shoff of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He worked as an engineering technician with the U.S. Army. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, home projects, hiking, and...

Otis Lundy Cook

Otis Lundy Cook

Oct 20, 2002

OTIS LUNDY COOK, age 69, of Havre de Grace, died in St. Joseph Hospital, Baltimore, on October 20, 2002. Born in Marion, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles McKinley and Blanche Sexton Cook. He had retired after 20 years with General Motors where he worked as an electrician. He enjoyed horse racing and the outdoors. He served...

Joshua Michael Thompson

Joshua Michael Thompson

Oct 19, 2002

JOSHUA MICHAEL THOMPSON, 5 ½ month old son of Jorge Michael, Jr. and Charlene Louise Presberry Thompson of Joppa, died in Sinai Hospital, Baltimore on October 19, 2002. In addition to his parents, Joshua is survived by grandparents, Dorothy M. and Richard C. Presberry of Bel Air; Christal J. and Jorge M. Thompson, Sr. of Forest Hill; great grandfather, James...

Grace Eunice Kilgore

Grace Eunice Kilgore

Oct 19, 2002

GRACE EUNICE KILGORE, age 86, of Joppa, died at Ivy Hall Geriatric and Rehabilitation Center in Middle River on October 19, 2002. Born in Sparta, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William Walter, Sr. and Isabella Thom Winning Kilgore. A graduate of Williamsburg College, she was an elementary school teacher in Kentucky and Maryland. She worked at Mars...

Gary Cornette Nelson

Gary Cornette Nelson

Oct 17, 2002

GARY CORNETTE NELSON, age 61, of Edgewood, died at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, on October 17, 2002. Born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, he retired after 33 years at Broening Highway General Motors car manufacturing plant. He also worked part time for Pep-Boys in Bel Air, MD, delivering auto parts. A resident of Harford County for 23 years, he was a member...

James C. Dunn, Sr.

James C. Dunn, Sr.

Oct 17, 2002

JAMES C. DUNN, SR., age 84, of Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, died at his residence on October 17, 2002. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late James L. and Catherine A. Hiob Dunn. He worked as an electrician for 47 years and belonged to the I.B.E.W. Member Local #28. A resident of Harford County for 35 years, he...

Dorothea Marie Carr

Dorothea Marie Carr

Oct 16, 2002

DOROTHEA MARIE CARR, age 87, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air, Bel Air, Maryland, on October 16, 2002. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Orien and Margaret Goodwin O’dell, and the wife of the late Henry J. Carr. She had worked for the Philadelphia Electric Company as a saleswoman for...

Ambrogio Ambrosi

Ambrogio Ambrosi

Oct 15, 2002

AMBROGIO AMBROSI, 93, of Edgewood, died at Lorien Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on October 15, 2002. Born in Fiuggi, Italy, he was the son of the late S. and Rosina Allesandri Ambrosi and the husband of the late Maria Ludovici Ambrosi. He came from Italy and has resided in Harford County since 1938. He retired as a barber after...

Mary A. Strong

Mary A. Strong

Oct 15, 2002

MARY A. STRONG, 67, of Aberdeen, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on October 15, 2002. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Minnie Orine Wilson Strong. She was retired from Bata Shoe Company after 35 years of service. She was a very kind and generous person who would give to...

Gail Ann Frank

Gail Ann Frank

Oct 14, 2002

GAIL ANN FRANK, age 52, of Joppa, died at her home on October 14, 2002. Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of LaVerne Ravenscroft Frank of Essex and the late Edward Forrest Yoder. She worked as a seamstress for the Aetna Shirt Company. She was a resident of Harford County for 14 years. In addition to her mother,...

Arthur E. (Art) Bradshaw

Arthur E. (Art) Bradshaw

Oct 13, 2002

ARTHUR E. (ART) BRADSHAW, age 73, of Edgewood, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 13, 2002. Born on Smith Island, he was the son of the late Curtis and Ruby Marshall Bradshaw. He worked as a correctional officer at the Maryland State Penitentiary for 23 years. He also worked as a security officer on the night shift at...

Leo George Demellier

Leo George Demellier

Oct 11, 2002

LEO GEORGE DeMELLIER, age 82, of Bel Air, died at his home on October 11, 2002. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late George Alexander and Kathleen Agnes Forestal DeMellier, and the husband of the late Athleen Hoppers DeMellier. He served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was awarded numerous metals, including...

Patricia Ann Burgess

Patricia Ann Burgess

Oct 11, 2002

PATRICIA ANN BURGESS, age 57, of Churchville, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 12, 2002. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Lawrence Joseph Kline of Essex and the late Helen Ann Wentworth Lee. She had worked at the APG Federal Credit Union for 25 years as a support services clerk. She was a member of Bel...

Bentley Garland Jones

Bentley Garland Jones

Oct 9, 2002

BENTLEY GARLAND JONES, of Jarrettsville, died on October 9, 2002 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. He was 69. Born August 24, 1933 in Jarrettsville, Maryland, he was the son of the late Dewey and Emma Powers Jones. Mr. Jones was retired from the Gurvis Jones Well Drilling Co. He was a graduate of North Harford High School...