Obituaries

Jan 18, 2018

On Thursday January 18, 2018 Brenda Kay Hicks of Jarrettsville, Maryland passed away. Daughter of the late William Harry Comer and the late Inez Elizabeth Walbeck Comer. Mother of James Michael Hicks and companion Robert Steele; and Floyd Franklin Hicks III and companion Cathy Branch; also survived by grandson Daniel Christopher Hicks. No services will be held. In lieu of...

Jan 18, 2018

Horace George Shelley III, age 58, of Littlestown, PA passed away on January 18, 2018. Born in Aberdeen, MD, he was the son of Horace George Shelley Sr. and Edith Constance (Turner) Shelley. Born and raised in Harford County, he graduated from Joppatowne High School in 1977 where he played football and was a member of the first State Championship...

Jan 18, 2018

Barbara L. Catlett Wilson, age 73, of Abingdon, Maryland passed away on January 18, 2018 at her home. Born in Stafford County, Virginia and raised in Richmond, VA. She was the daughter of Bernard Carter Catlett and Edith Verne (Dishman) Catlett. She enjoyed being a grandmother, shopping, playing slots and liked to grow her own garden. Barbara is survived by...

Jan 16, 2018

James "Jim" W. Wagg, age 76, of Churchville, Maryland entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on January 16, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. Born in Rocks, Maryland, he was the son of the John Bayse Wagg and Lena Ennice (Cox) Wagg. He was the owner and operator of Jim Wagg Concrete in...

Jan 16, 2018

Jan 16, 2018

Marguerite Annette Palmer, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 16, 2018, at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of William Bernard Geary and Kathryn Clare (McDermitt) Geary, and was the wife of the late Melvin Lee Palmer. Marguerite left Masontown, PA after graduating high...

Jan 15, 2018

George Sann, age 95, of Jarrettsville, MD passed away on January 15, 2018 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Jacob and Williana Roberta (Waterworth) Sann. He started work at Glen L. Martin Company in 1939 and worked there for 48 years. He retired as foreman of facilities engineering...

Jan 15, 2018

Ann "Babe" Tutchton, age 91, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on January 15, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, she was the youngest daughter of Julius and Constance (Stahoviak) Helinski. During her career, she worked at Lockheed Martin and the Aegis newspaper. In her younger days, she enjoyed dancing--friends said she knew...

Jan 15, 2018

Patricia Martha Brauer, age 79, of Fallston, MD passed away on January 15, 2018 at Lorien Bel Air in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Oliver Ross Price and Florence Bell (Collins) Price and was the wife of the late Richard G. Brauer. As a young girl she was a tomboy who loved horses...

Jan 14, 2018

Doris Jean Williams, age 85, of Street, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at Lorien-Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of Fenton Tennyson Shue and Velma Bernice (Hinkle) Shue, and was the wife of the late Oscar Dennis Williams. She moved from Pocahontas County, WV to Harford County when she...

Jan 14, 2018

Charles Franklin Rigsby, age 82, of Street, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at his home. Born in Rennick, WV, he was the son of William Arch Rigsby and Ida Agnes (Cochran) Rigsby. He retired from Chrysler Corporation where he worked as an inspector. He was a member of Cedar Gun Club in Darlington and enjoyed fishing at the...

Jan 14, 2018

Phoebe “Sis” Virginia Riley, age 87, of Abingdon, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at her son’s home. Born in Van Bibber, MD, she was the daughter of Peter C. and Phoebe Virginia (Landers) Landry and was the wife of the late Charles W. Riley. She worked at Edgewood Arsenal for many years, and was a longtime member of...

Jan 14, 2018

Lawrence Joseph Ambrose Sr. "Poppy", age 90, of Middle River, MD passed away on January 14, 2018 at Seasons Hospice @ Franklin Square in Rosedale, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Lorenzo Lawerence Ambrose and Anna Barbara (Gothe) Ambrose and was the husband of the late Regina Lucille Ambrose. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he...

Jan 13, 2018

On Saturday January 13, 2018 Grayson Windel Scarff Jr. of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Son of the late Grayson Windel Scarff Sr. and the late Clara Pettranella Isenock Scarff. Husband of Margaret Avery Scarff; brother of Gilbert Scarff and uncle of Matthew and Stephen Scarff. He is also survived by many cousin and grand neices and nephews. Visitations will...

Jan 13, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

Cleona Irene Brown (nee Miller), age 91, of Bel Air, MD passed away on January 12, 2018 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Watertown, OH, she was the daughter of Charlie Lea Miller and Nora Loella (Stollar) Miller and was the wife of the late Graydon A. Brown. She was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church...

Jan 10, 2018

Michael Ennis Quigley, age 75, of Joppatowne, MD passed away on January 10, 2018 at his home. Born in Palmyra, NJ, he was the son of Dorothy (Holden) Quigley and the late Ennis Francis Quigley . He worked for Toybarn for almost 25 years, Race Track gas station, International Video and Just Cabinets in Aberdeen before retiring in 2007. He...

Jan 10, 2018

Wilson Edward Bailey Sr., age 88, of Forest Hill, MD passed away on January 10, 2018 near his lifelong home in Harford County, MD. Born in Forest Hill, MD, he was the son of Edward and Mildred (Taylor) Bailey, and husband of the late Jean Martin Bailey. A veteran of the U.S. Army, his longtime career in banking was spent...

Jan 9, 2018

Thomas (“Tom”) Louis McCarthy Sr., loving husband, father, and brother, passed away on January 9, 2018 at the age of 69. Born on February 1, 1948 in Philadelphia, Tom served in the United States Marine Corps for over 20 years- was a veteran of the Vietnam War and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Tom worked for the United States Postal...

Jan 9, 2018

Warren F. Kelley, Jr., age 79, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD passed away on January 9, 2018 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Dennisport, MA, he was the son of Warren F. Kelley Sr. and Mary (Speight) Carriero. He retired from the US Army as Staff Sgt. (E6) on 12/31/1976 where he served 21 years....