Obituaries

Jun 17, 2013

CSM Billy R. Sanders, US Army (Ret.), age 66, of Churchville, MD, passed away on June 17, 2013 at his home. Born in Ariton, AL, he was the son of the late Ray Raymond and Bessie Catherine Garner Sanders. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served on active duty with the Army Corps of Engineers for 26 years and...

Jun 15, 2013

James Edward "Jim" McDonnell, age 67, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on June 15, 2013 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Diana C. McDonnell; sons, James E. McDonnell Jr. of Abingdon and Aaron Scott McDonnell of Bel Air; grandchildren, Christina Meilhammer, Jaime, Andrew, Ben and Caroline McDonnell; great-grandchildren, Lucy and Lacie Meilhammer; and siblings, Tom McDonnell, Margie...

Jun 15, 2013

Jun 11, 2013

COL David W. Arnett II, USAF (Ret.), age 66, of Forest Hill, MD, passed away on June 11, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Martinsburg, WV, he was the son of the late David William and Anne Virginia Wells Arnett. He retired as a Navigator with the U.S. Air Force after 36 years of...

Jun 11, 2013

On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, Willaim David Harmon, Sr. of Fawn Township, Pennsylvania. Husband of Wanda Harmon, father of George Allen Pase, William David Harmon, Jr., Donna Rae Ross, Edith Mary Ray, Sylvia Ann Goody, David James Harmon, Shannon Louise Harmon, Michelle Claire Harmon, Joseph Jack Harmon, also survived by 28 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, brother of Patricia Eltringham. Visitation will...

Jun 10, 2013

Joanne Beverly Mason Hunt, age 80, of Belcamp, MD, passed away on June 10, 2013 at Lorien Riverside. Born in Colorado, she was the daughter of the late William W. Hunt and Virginia Norma VanHorn Hunt. She graduated from Harford Community College with an AA Degree and was very proud of her time working as an AVON Manager. Ms. Hunt...

Jun 9, 2013

Helen R. Brewer, age 80, of Edgewood, MD, passed away at home on June 9, 2013. Devoted mother of, Deborah Cochran, Barbara Deel, Milton Lee Dennis , Sharon Walsh and the late C. Joe Brewer Jr. Also survived by two brothers, two sisters, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and husband, Colonel Joe Brewer. She was known to many as Granny B....

Jun 7, 2013

Virginia L. Lucas, age 64, of Fallston, MD, passed away on June 7, 2013 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Dorothy Agnes Colbourne Jacobs and the late Kenneth VanDyke. She worked at Oak Crest Retirement Village where she was a nurse. She liked old movies and old music and enjoyed family...

Jun 5, 2013

Marie D. Kraus, age 88, of Dundalk, MD, passed away on June 5, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Benjamin DeMartin and Katherine Laura Webster Bennaman and wife of the late Maynard F. Kraus. An avid reader, she loved crab season and playing...

Jun 4, 2013

Paulette Elizabeth McDougall, age 70, of Bel Air, MD, passed peacefully at her home on June 4, 2013. Born in Chestertown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Shirley Hopkins and wife of the late William S. McDougall. She had owned and operated Paulette's House of Hair in Fallston and Paulette's House of Flowers in Edgewood. She...

Jun 2, 2013

Rose Abercrombie, age 61, of Abingdon, MD passed away on June 2, 2013 at her home. Born in Bromley, County of Kent in England, she was the daughter of the late Wlodzimierz Staszkiewicz and Stefania Gonczarewska Staszkiewicz, and wife of the late Mark Abercrombie. She worked in the banking industry as a secretary and in the collections department. Mrs. Abercrombie...

Jun 1, 2013

F. Philip Smith, age 87, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on June 1, 2013 at Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill, MD. Born October 4, 1925 in Lincoln, IL he was the son of the late Floyd Donald Smith and Grace Ratliff Smith; husband of Edith Smith for 67 years; father of Wendy S. Long and husband, Don...

May 31, 2013

On Friday, May 31, 2013 Virgie Marie Martin of Bel Air, Maryland. Wife of the late Clarence Martin, daughter of late Andrew J. Foster and the late Edith Foster Cave. Sister of the late Aubrey Foster, the late Ella Mae Taylor, the late Dollie Stringfellow, William Foster, Jimmy Foster, Pete Cave, Juanita Alther, Darlene Duncan, Wilma Lee Darnell, and also...

May 31, 2013

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May 31, 2013

Katherine Ferrell Jones, age 78, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on May 31, 2013 at her home. Born in Bel Air, she was the daughter of the late Robert Price Ferrell and Elizabeth Sheldon Maxwell Ferrell. A Registered Nurse, she was a graduate of the University of Maryland and had worked for various doctors and facilities which included Dr....

May 30, 2013

Dorothy Davis Randles, age 87 of Fallston, MD, passed away on May 30, 2013. She supported the work of her husband, Jack C. Randles, who served as a military chaplain and/or pastor for over 60 years. She was an accomplished vocalist, pianist, and organist, and her talents contributed to his ministry and to the lives of those who had an...

May 28, 2013

On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Leo Joseph Barrett of Jarrettsville, Maryland. Husband of Lillian Barrett. Father of Ray and wife Jerri Barrett, Leo and wife Bonnie Barrett, Denise Barrett and her loving friend Susan Ritter; also survived by 3 grandchildren- Leo J. Barrett, III, Zachary Barrett, Brittany Barrett, and one great-grandchild- Jade Barrett. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 30,...

May 27, 2013

Max Ladely of Bel Air, passed away at his home on May 27, 2013. Born in Deep River, Iowa, July 1932 to the late Dewey Ladely and Ona H. Sanders Ladely. Graduated 1951 from New Sharon High School, New Sharon Iowa. Served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955 aboard the USS Pittsburgh (CA-72), the USS Iowa (BB-61) and...

May 27, 2013

Lee Chekey, age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on May 27, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Edith Gibson Treacy. She had worked as a Bank Executive. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Christian Chekey.In lieu of flowers, donations...

May 26, 2013

On May 26, 2013, Ronald Lee Bell, age 64, of Abingdon, MD passed away. Beloved husband of Kay Howell Bell; devoted father of Rev. Andrew Austin Bell and wife, Michelle, April Bell McNicholas and husband, Mark; loving son of Levada Orlando Buff Bell and the late Raymond Bell Jr. Also survived by sister, Vicki Nesbitt and husband, Bruce; and grandchildren,...