About Us
With two locations in Abingdon and Bel Air, Maryland, McComas Funeral Home is proud to be among the best-known and respected funeral homes in Maryland.
Unlike funeral homes that are part of large corporations, McComas Funeral Home is owned and managed by the McComas family, just as it has been since 1808. Today the sixth consecutive generation of the family continues its tradition of serving families just like yours with care and professionalism.
Certainly, the range and nature of services provided by McComas Funeral Home has grown and changed throughout its two hundred-year history. Yet, the McComas family remains committed to respectfully honoring those who have died and compassionately meeting the emotional needs of family and friends. It is the goal of everyone at McComas Funeral Home to carry out each family’s wishes and pay attention to every detail, so that after your experience, you will feel that you and your family have received the finest assistance available.
Howard K. McComas III
Howard K. McComas III was born on December 6, 1943 in Harford County, Maryland. He is the son of Howard Kennard McComas, Jr. and Nena Sewell McComas. Howard was raised in Abingdon at the old McComas Funeral Home, one block from the present McComas Funeral Home building. Howard graduated from Edgewood High School in June 1961 and began serving his funeral director and embalmer apprenticeship under his father at the McComas Funeral Home. He attended Eckles College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia and graduated in March 1964.
Howard is very active in his community. He has been a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church since 1954 and currently serves on the Board of Trustees. In 1959 Howard became a member of the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company where he is still a member and served as Assistant Chief for five years in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Howard married Alma V. Valcik in October of 1964 and they have three children, Howard IV, Holly, and Michael.
In 1971, Howard and his mother Nena, formed the Howard K. McComas III Funeral Home at the present location.
Email: howard@mccomasfuneralhome.com
Howard K. McComas IV
Born and raised in Abingdon, Maryland, Howard K. McComas IV is part of the sixth generation of the McComas family in the funeral business. He is a 1985 graduate of Edgewood High School. After high school Howard attended Lynchburg College and Appalachian State University in North Carolina, where he received his B.S. degree in Business Administration.
Howard is active in the community, serving on the Board of Trustees of Harford Community College, the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club and the Advisory Board of Harford Hospice.
Howard is Vice-President of the McComas Funeral Home, P.A. He lives in Bel Air, Maryland with his wife, Cheryl, and his sons, Howard V (Quentin) and Reagan.
Email: howardk@mccomasfuneralhome.com
Holly McComas Pennington
Holly McComas Pennington has been around the family business all of her life and has been a licensed funeral director since 1994. Holly is a 1988 graduate of Edgewood High School and a 1992 graduate of Salisbury State University with a B.S. degree in Business Management. In 1994, she graduated from Catonsville Community College with an A.A. degree in Mortuary Science.
Holly finds joy in helping others through difficult times, and she is committed to carrying on the McComas tradition of her family serving your family. She strives to do so with the compassion instilled in her by her ancestors, especially her late grandmother, Nena S. McComas.
Holly married Steve Pennington in November 1998. They live in Abingdon, Maryland with their black lab, Roxanne, who enjoys the occasional boat ride in the summer and long car rides in the winter.
Email: holly@mccomasfuneralhome.com
Stephen A. Hughes
Stephen A. Hughes was born, and grew up in, Harford Co., and graduated from Edgewood High School. Steve began his employment with the McComas Funeral Home, P.A. in 1972. He has earned his license as an Embalmer and Certified Funeral Service Practitioner. He graduated from Catonsville Community College, with a degree in Mortuary Science, where he has served on the Advisory Board. Steve attends St. Francis Catholic Church and is a member of the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company. He and his wife, Laureen, have raised two sons, Adam and Ryan, and one daughter, Shelby. They have been very active in Youth Community Activities with the Emmorton Recreational Council, serving in various capacities in Baseball, Softball, Swimming, and Basketball. Steve has also served as a Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Cub Scout Den Leader, and as a Harford County 4-H Assistant Leader. Steve is also a member of the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association
Since 1996, Steve has assisted families in selecting and designing monuments and memorials to be placed at the site of their family members.
Email: steve@mccomasfuneralhome.com
Charles A. Emge, Jr.
Charles A. Emge, Jr. is a 1985 graduate of Edgewood High school. He worked at the Panasonic Warehouse in Glen Burnie, Md for a few years and then moved on to work with the United Parcel Service in Dundalk, Md. After working at UPS, Charlie then began working for the Klein's Grocery Store chain as an Assistant Manager for a few years.
These different career backgrounds never would have pointed in the direction of funeral service; if it was not for the opportunity given by long time friend Howard K. McComas IV. Charlie has been employed with the funeral home since 1994. Graduated in 1997 from Catonsville Community College with a Mortuary Science Degree.
In October, 1998 Charlie married Lisa Ann Siptroth. They reside in Bel Air with daughter, Kelly Ann, and sons Eric Michael and Matthew James. When not spending time with his family he enjoys drawing and painting.
Email: charles@mccomasfuneralhome.com
Russell A. Sliger
Russell A. Sliger was born and raised in Harford County where he was a 1995 graduate of North Harford High school. He then went to Lynchburg College in Virginia and graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications.
After taking some time after college to travel, Russell began working at McComas Funeral Home in the summer of 2002. Shortly after beginning work at the funeral home, Russell enrolled in the Mortuary Science Program at the Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville.
In May 2005 Russell graduated from CCBC Catonsville and is now a licensed Funeral Director. One of his additional responsibilities at the funeral home is to create Video Tribute DVD's of family photos to be played during the visitation.
During Russell's free time he enjoys traveling and outdoor activities. He also enjoys going to sporting events as well as playing lacrosse in his spare time.
Email: russell@mccomasfuneralhome.com
Ryan M. Hughes
Ryan M. Hughes is a life long resident of Harford County. Ryan began working at McComas Funeral Home in the spring of 2000 washing cars. In his senior year at Bel Air High School, Ryan participated in the Work Study program working at McComas Funeral Home. After graduating from Bel Air High School in 2002, Ryan attended Harford Community College taking business classes until changing his major to mortuary science in the spring of 2003. After enrolling in the mortuary program at CCBC Catonsville in 2004, Ryan graduated with an associate of arts degree in mortuary science in the spring of 2006.
Ryan also assists his father, Stephen Hughes, in helping families select memorials for their loved ones.
Email: ryan@mccomasfuneralhome.com