Carl Allen Stearn

Carl Allen Stearn, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Level, MD, he was the son of the late Leonard Winfield Stearn Sr. and Annie May Hughes Stearn. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and participated in the Berlin Air Lift from 1948 to 1951. He retired after 35 years at Edgewood Arsenal where he was a Clinical Facility Administrator. He was a member, and past master, of the Masonic Lodge, Stephenson Lodge 135, Darlington, a Masonic Veteran of Maryland, and was a member for 30 years at Bel Air United Methodist Church where he was an usher. He served on various committees and enjoyed making bird houses, sports, yard work and gardening. He was also employed at McComas Funeral Home, where he gave ten years of service.

Mr. Stearn is survived by his wife, who he married in 1951, Annie Mae Roope Stearn; a son, Ronald Allen Stearn, of Belcamp, MD; daughter, Linda Jean Blakely and husband, Jack, of Elkridge, MD; brothers, Kenneth M. Stearn of Aberdeen, MD, and Harold S., Vernon K., and Eldon L. Stearn, all of Level, MD; and sisters, Hazel E. Coen, of Level, MD, and Esther Carr, of Boiling Spring, PA; grandchildren, Christopher A. Stearn, of Belcamp, MD, Matthew C. Stearn and wife, Kristin Stearn, of North East, MD, and Heather M. and Heidi M. Blakely, both of Elkridge, MD; and two great-granddaughters, Madelyn Paige Stearn and Caroline Grace Stearn, of North East, MD.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Leonard Winfield Stearn Jr., three sisters, Myrtle Mahan, Mildred Ruth Laye, and Nettie E. Insley, and daughter-in-law, Linda Kay Stearn.

Pallbearers were Chris Stearn, Matt Stearn, Melvin Mahan, Dave Kraus, Doug Schulte, and Jack Blakely.

Honorary pallbearers were C. Dayton Miller, Dean Alban, Robert Farrington, Bud Henry (Ernest), Bob Barker, John Swam, Donald Horton, Donald Knode, and the McComas Funeral Home Staff.

Contributions may be sent to Bel Air United Methodist Church, 21 Linwood Ave., Bel Air, MD 21014.