Obituaries

Jul 25, 2016

Margie (Granny) L. Lowe passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91 on July 25, 2016 at her home in Forest Hill, MD. She was born on January 17, 1925 in Delhart-Galax, VA to Nadine Chappell and moved to Bel Air during WWII where she went to work at Edgewood Arsenal. She later worked for Acme Markets until...

Jul 24, 2016

Mary Cordell Brinkley of Bel Air, MD passed suddenly on July 24, 2016 at the age of 74 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Hixon, TN to James Burnice and Una Marie (VonRohr) Cordell, she was an army wife and homemaker who enjoyed scuba diving, sailing with her brothers and gardening, especially Bonsai trees. She...

Jul 22, 2016

Emily Theresa Fiorucci, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 94 on July 22, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA to John Zakrowski and Emily Zakrowski and was the wife of the late Herman J. Fiorucci. Survivors include her son Armand J. Fiorucci and wife, Beverly,...

Jul 22, 2016

Eleanor Ruth Dillon, a resident of Aberdeen, MD, died at the age of 74 on July 22, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. She was born in Perry Hall, MD to Norman Edison Parlett and Sabina Summers (Burton) Parlett and was the wife of the late Oscar Lee Dillon Sr. She had worked for the Independent...

Jul 22, 2016

George Addison Harkins, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 81 on July 22, 2016 at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Addison Norman Harkins and Effie Viola (Gunther) Harkins and was predeceased by his first wife Anne Rutledge Harkins. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...

Jul 21, 2016

James Wilford Brushe Sr., a resident of White Marsh, MD, died at the age of 84 on July 21, 2016 at Perry Point VA Medical Center in Perryville, MD. He was born in Baltimore, MD to William Hyatte Brushe and Marie Louise (Dehn) Brushe and was the husband of the late Ruth Elizabeth (Holden) Brushe. He served our country in...

Jul 20, 2016

Charles "Bennie" Miller, a resident of Bel Air, MD, died at the age of 68 on July 20, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. He was born in Johnson City, TN to Monroe Blaine Miller and Pauline Marie (Milsaps) Miller. He was employed by Harford Systems for 39 years where he was a truck driver and...

Jul 19, 2016

On Tuesday July 19, 2016 Glenn Oran Lesley of White Hall, Maryland passed away. Son of the late John Oran Lesley and the late Beulah M. (Fuquay) Lesley. husband of Joan Estelle Lesley and father of Glenn A. Lesley and Elizabeth Lesley and also survived by 2 grandchildren Dalton and Savannah Lesley. Visitation will be held Friday July 22, 2016...

Jul 19, 2016

Dorothy Lee Blevins a resident of Edgewood, MD, died at the age of 71 on July 19, 2016 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. She was born in Emmorton, MD to Jacob Henry Sills and Margaret May (Lawson) Sills and was the wife of the late James Douglas Blevins Sr. She had worked at Belco Corporation for...

Jul 19, 2016

John G. deBey of Whiteford, MD died at the age of 74 on July 19, 2016 at Dacota Broadcreek Assisted Living in Whiteford. He was born in Orange City, IA to Albert Lee Gerard deBey and Clarice Victoria (Brown) deBey. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a Computer Analyst for the government.Survivors include his sons Michael G....

Jul 18, 2016

Fay M. Gorsuch of Abingdon, MD died on July 18, 2016 at the age of 89 at Awakenings of Bel Air. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the wife of the late Thomas Stuard Gorsuch. A homemaker, she was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Baltimore, loved drinking coffee, reading, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.Survivors...

Jul 18, 2016

Patience Mable Harrison died at the age of 93 on July 18, 2016 at her home in Rosedale, MD. She was born in Oglethorpe, GA to Frank Henen Harrison and Eppie (Harris) Harrison and was the wife, for 56 years, of the late Leonard Harrison. She was a homemaker who loved her family and was a member of the Eastern...

Jul 17, 2016

Paul E. Snidow died at the age of 74 on July 17, 2016 at his home in Joppa, MD. He was born in Elizabeth City County, VA to Paul Forrest Snidow and Margaret Louise (Wooldridge) Snidow. He served in the U.S. Marines, was a member of the United Auto Workers and for nine years, worked for Dillon Bus Service. He...

Jul 15, 2016

Jul 12, 2016

Robert Seaman of Aberdeen, MD died on July 12, 2016 at the age of 75 at his home. Born in Havre de Grace, MD to Charles H and Clara S. (Scarff) Seaman, he was a Master Plummer and member of the Master Plumbers Association. He was a trustee at Tabernacle Baptist Church and a Maryland Waterman who loved reading.Mr. Seaman...

Jul 12, 2016

Jose Neftali Campos Castillo died at the age of 39 on July 12, 2016 at his home in Abingdon, MD. He was born and raised in Llano Las Rosas, San Miguel, El Salvador the son of Jose Valentin Campos and Josefina Castillo De Campos. A devout Catholic, he was a former resident of New York and had recently worked at...

Jul 11, 2016

Thomas H. Driver Sr. of Bel Air, MD died on July 11, 2016 at the age of 91 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Joppa, MD to William Daniel and Mary Cathleen (Morgan) Driver, he was the husband of 56 years to the late Doris M. Glenn. He graduated in 1942 from St. Stephen Catholic...

Jul 10, 2016

Troy Lee Boone, 85, of Joppa, MD, passed away on July 10, 2016 at his home. Born in Winters, TX he was the son of the late Ray Hubbard and Olive (Newby) Boone, and the late husband of Mary Elizabeth Boone. He was a native of Texas and lived there for most of his life. Affectionately known as "Boopa" by...

Jul 10, 2016

Mary Jane Dancy of Joppa, MD, died on July 10, 2016 at the age of 84 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Reddies River, NC to Dewey L. Dancy and Jessie Ellen (Johnson) Dancy Spurlin, she worked on the assembly line at Bata Shoe Company for 32 years. Survivors include her daughter, Edith E. Findley...

Jul 10, 2016

Joseph Wilson Doran, Jr., 68, of Abingdon, MD, died July 10, 2016 at home. He was born in Baltimore, MD on October 13, 1947 to the late Joseph Wilson Doran, Sr and Doris Mary Reifsnyder Doran. He graduated from Bel Air High School in 1965 and received a Bachelors of Science from Towson State College in 1971. He married Joyce...