Obituaries

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...

Jul 9, 2016

Calvin Gordon Moler of Parkville, MD died on July 9, 2016 at the age of 92 at Oak Crest Village in Parkville, MD. Born to Lloyd Griffith and Maggie (Drager) Moler, he was the husband of the late Connie Wolverton Moler. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, he served our country during WWII as a combat veteran in...

Jul 8, 2016

Thomas David White of Abingdon, MD died on July 8, 2016 at the age of 74 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME. Born to Eugene "Whitey" M. White and Myrtle Marie (Riley) Coale in Bel Air, MD, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a member of VFW Post 0128 of Aberdeen and Mt. Ararat Lodge No....

Jul 8, 2016

James M. Johnson of Joppa, MD died Friday July 8, 2016 at Stella Maris Hospice Care. James was the son of the late James and Necsie Johnson. He was born in Emmorton, MD and was a retired self-employed contractor. James liked hanging out with his friend and enjoying life.He was preceded in death by his wife Rachel Johnson. James is...

Jul 6, 2016

Suzanne J. Petrich a resident of Bel Air, MD died at the age of 83 on July 6, 2016 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air. She was born in Akron, OH to Burton Willard Schell and Thelma Lavina (Sirdefield) Schell and was the wife, for 40 years, of the late Robert R. Petrich. She was a homemaker...

Jul 6, 2016

Linda Lou Parson died at the age of 68 on July 6, 2016 at her home in Abingdon, MD. She was born in Frogtown, WV to Lindsey Ellington and Ernestine (Terry) Ellington and was the wife of the late Mark W. Parson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed watching nature shows and spending time with her granddaughter.Survivors include her son...

Jul 5, 2016

Brenda Joyce Cook (née Ham), a resident of Havre de Grace, MD died on July 5, 2016 at Harford Memorial Hospital. She was 69 years old. She was born in Lansing, NC to Farlie Fred Ham Sr. and Ora Aulsie Ham (née Carpenter). She was blessed with a large loving family and enjoyed spending time with her 4 sisters, 4...

Jul 5, 2016

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Jul 3, 2016

On Sunday July 3, 2016 Richard Donald Espey, Sr. of Forest Hill, Maryland. Husband of the late Ruby Espey - late Gudrun Espey. Son of late Lewis Ernest Espey and the late Catherine Elizabeth Macneal Espey. Father of Donna Taylor; Michele Espey; Melissa Locke; Richard Espey, Jr. Also survived by a brother- William Espey;3 grandchildren Matthew McGinnis; Britney Erb; Hannah...

Jul 2, 2016

Mary Diane Stapleton of Stewartstown, PA, formerly of Edgewood, MD died on July 2, 2016 at the age of 78 in Wellspan York Hospital in York, PA. Born in Baltimore, MD to Matilda Myrh (Ford) Shanahan and the late James Albert Shanahan, she was a Veterinary Assistant and dedicated her life to animals working for the Baltimore County Animal Shelter...