Obituaries

Jan 24, 2009

Christina "Chricket" M. Smith, age 27, of Port Deposit, MD, died on January 24, 2009 at Union Hospital in Elkton, MD. Born in Gettysburg, PA, she was the daughter of Ronald William Smith Sr. and Kim Michelle Rawlings Smith of Port Deposit, MD. As a baby, her Poppy nicknamed her "Chricket" and was forever known as "Chricket" by all family...

Jan 23, 2009

Forest D. Byroade, age 78, of Aberdeen, MD, died on January 23, 2009 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Forest Harold and Mary Catherine Eckstine Byroade. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served our country during the Korean Conflict. He worked over 30 years at...

Jan 23, 2009

Shirley Louise Jones, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 23, 2009 at her home. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the oldest of ten siblings of the late Gilman E. Schulz Sr. and Anna Snyder Schulz, and wife of the late Lester V. Jones. During the 1950's she worked for Eastern Airlines where she loved being a...

Jan 21, 2009

Stuart Bruce Kennedy, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 21, 2009, at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium, MD. Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late William and Anna Marie Bilodeau Kennedy, and husband, for 38 years, of the late Ruth Eleanor Rivett Kennedy. A career soldier, he served in the U.S. Army for...

Jan 21, 2009

Leo A. Hoshal, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died January 21, 2009 at his caretaker's home. Born in Marble, Minnesota, he was the son of the late William S. and Stella Provost Hoshal. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country during WWII with his three brothers and father. A very hard working and energetic man,...

Jan 19, 2009

Alma Louise Thach Whaley was born on November 19, 1933 in Los Angeles, CA, raised in San Diego, CA and departed on January 19, 2009. She was a resident of Bel Air MD. She was an avid sports fan (football) and was also a member of the Mason Dixon Train Club, and the Chesapeake Allegheny Blue Ridge model train clubs....

Jan 18, 2009

Raymond William "Hollywood" Merling, age 69, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 18, 2009 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late George and Vera Ann Holiday Merling. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the Perry Hall V.F.W. He retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1990 after 30 years service....

Jan 18, 2009

Jan 16, 2009

Wilbert Francis Bullock Jr., age 64, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 16, 2009 at his home. Born in Edgewood, MD, he was the son of the late Wilbert Francis and Margaret Louise Ruppert Bullock. A life long resident of Harford County, he worked as a plumber for 40 years and was the 2nd generation owner of Bullock Plumbing. He...

Jan 16, 2009

Belford Russell Jones, age 75, of Joppa, MD, died on January 16, 2009 at his home. Born in Magnolia, MD, he was the son of the late Belford Russell and Dorothy Elizabeth Timmons Jones and husband of the late Eleanor Mae Severns Jones. A veteran of the U.S. Army he served our country in the Korean War. He was a...

Jan 15, 2009

John Lawson Crothers, Jr., 82, resident of Charlestown (Catonsville, MD), peacefully went home to his Savior on Thursday, January 15, 2009. John Crothers is survived by his loving wife of fifty-three years, Betty I. Browne (formerly of Cumberland and Laurel, MD and Fenwick Island and Bethany Beach, DE), his daughter, Holly Anne, and her husband, The Reverend Barry Hidey, of...

Jan 15, 2009

Jan 14, 2009

Lois May O'Neill of Springwood Farm, Forest Hill, MD, wife of the late John H. O'Neill, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Born May 14, 1925, at Edgewood Farm, she was the daughter of the late Elsa Clara Merkel Schnepfe and Norman John Schnepfe. She was predeceased by her sister Mary Ann Schnepfe Price and...

Jan 13, 2009

Jan 13, 2009

Margie Louise "Pat" Swearingen, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, went home to be with the Lord on January 13, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Rugby, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joe Cline and Lula Mae Pendry Mikel. A resident of Bel Air for 59 years, she married Rev. Wayne Swearingen...

Jan 12, 2009

Helen E. Kelley Brackins, age 93, of LaPlata, MD, died on January 12, 2009 at Charles County Nursing Home in LaPlata, MD. Born in Maynard, IA, she was the daughter of the late Hiram Arthur and Edna Mildred Winters Fay, and wife of the late Edward S. Kelley and Wayne Brackins. Formerly of Edgewood and Aberdeen for many years, she...

Jan 11, 2009

Jean Louise Zimmerman, age 78, of Edgewood, MD, died on January 11, 2009 at her home. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Allyn and Regena Leonard Holcomb. She loved reading, crossword puzzles, court tv and bowling on the MS League.Mrs. Zimmerman is survived by her husband of 57 years, Kenneth Lee Zimmerman Sr. of Edgewood,...

Jan 11, 2009

Joseph Anthony Gonzalez, age 73, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Shalimar, FL, died on January 11, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Pilar and Josephine Angela Grecco Gonzalez and husband of the late Helen C. Gonzalez. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force,...

Jan 11, 2009

Charles Elvin Williamson, age 82 of Bel Air, MD, passed away on January 11, 2009. Born in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Lloyd Glend and Edith Hunter Williamson. He was a biochemist at Edgewood Arsenal receiving a doctorate from Johns Hopkins in 1971 and retiring in 1979. He led a research team in early cancer chemotherapy...

Jan 11, 2009

Elizabeth Caudill Rhodes passed away at her home on January 11, 2009.She is survived by siblings Robert Caudill, Mae Stancill, Thelma Rhodes, Brady Caudill Jr.; and nieces and nephews. Elizabeth was predeceased by husband, son, and parents.