Obituaries

Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.

George William Feldt

George William Feldt

Jan 11, 2009

George William Feldt, age 91, of Joppa, MD died on January 11, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Shovel Lake, MN, he was the son of the late George E. and Louella Elizabeth Dodge Feldt, and husband of the late Edith May Rhodes Feldt. He had worked for Aberdeen Proving Ground as an electronic...

Nathan  Lee ''Stoney'' Tate Jr.

Nathan Lee ''Stoney'' Tate Jr.

Jan 10, 2009

Nathan Lee "Stoney" Tate Jr., age 53, of Aberdeen, MD, died on January 10, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Margaret Mae Maurice Tate of Havre de Grace, MD and the late Nathan Lee Tate Sr. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he had worked...

Chrystal T. Edwards

Chrystal T. Edwards

Jan 9, 2009

Chrystal T. Edwards, age 85, of Havre de Grace, MD, died on January 9, 2009 at Citizens Care Center in Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Oelwein, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Minnie Klotzbach Thornberry and wife of the late Phillip Mabry Edwards. She had worked for Kirk Army Hospital in the administration department. Mrs....

Margaret Bridson

Margaret Bridson

Jan 9, 2009

Margaret Bridson, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 9, 2009 at Rock Spring Village in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late John McDonald and Agnes McDonald McMurtrie Murdoch and wife of the late George Edmund Bridson. A homemaker, she had cared for her mother until her death at the...

Adam ''Mickey'' H. Moore

Adam ''Mickey'' H. Moore

Jan 8, 2009

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Joseph D. Boone

Joseph D. Boone

Jan 6, 2009

Joseph D. Boone, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 6, 2009 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Dunbar, WV, he was the son of the late Hazle Clarence and Macel Paxton Boone. A member of the U.S. Coast Guard in WWII, he served in the South Pacific aboard the LST 884. He...

Ellenmarie Ann Shaw

Ellenmarie Ann Shaw

Jan 5, 2009

Ellenmarie Ann Shaw, age 66, of Abingdon, MD, died on January 5, 2009 at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bridgeton, NJ, she was the daughter of Paul Albert and Winifred Frances Scheckenbach Shannon of Bridgeton, NJ, and wife of the late Alan Shaw. She enjoyed working as a sales associate at Kohl's department store in the Festival Shopping...

William Joseph Moore

William Joseph Moore

Jan 4, 2009

William Joseph Moore, age 69, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 4, 2009 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Cumberland, MD, he was the son of the late Claude Maxwell and Helen Catherine Currthers Moore. A 1956 graduate of Aberdeen High School, he had owned and operated a butcher shop in the Chicago...

Jim Long

Jim Long

Jan 1, 2009

Jim Long, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died on January 1, 2009 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Helen Sweeney Long. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country in the Korean War. Mr. Long was a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School and...

Robbie M. Moore

Robbie M. Moore

Jan 1, 2009

Rob Moore, formerly of Maryland, surrendered to the call of our Lord, ending his battle with cancer, on Thursday, January 1, 2009. Rob is survived by his wife, Denise; son, Terry, and wife, Jamie; daughter, Brandy and her husband, Eric, who have blessed Rob with his beloved granddaughters, Shelbie and Skyler, all residing in Merritt Island, FL. He is also...

Jerry M. Burkins

Jerry M. Burkins

Jan 1, 2009

Jerry was born at the Fountain Green Hospital in Bel Air, MD on November 25, 1944. He was the beloved son of Charles "Buck" and Violet Burkins, and stepson of Roy Tucker, all of Forest Hill, MD. He has unfortunately succumbed to a devastating illness and died peacefully at his home in Port Deposit surrounded by his loving and dedicated...

Winnifred Davis ''Nee Ludt'' Bittinger

Winnifred Davis ''Nee Ludt'' Bittinger

Dec 31, 2008

Winnifred Davis (nee Ludt) Bittinger, age 90, of Street, MD, died on December 31, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late John C. Ludt and Bertha Kingsboro Schearer, and was also preceded in death by her husbands, Hoke Bittinger, who she was married to for 21...

Phyllis  Irene Hartley Himmer

Phyllis Irene Hartley Himmer

Dec 27, 2008

Phyllis Irene Hartley Himmer, age 87, of Fallston, MD, died on December 27, 2008 at her home. Born in Montana, she was the daughter of the late Lewis D. and Callie Hash Hartley, and wife of the late Harold Herget Himmer.Mrs. Himmer is survived by a daughter, Patricia Ann Richardson of Raleigh, NC and a son, Ronald Gordon Himmer, of...

William E. Bryant

William E. Bryant

Dec 26, 2008

William E. Bryant, age 77, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 26, 2008, at his home. Born in Charlottesville, VA, he was the son of the late W. Percy and Ruth Melton Bryant. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He worked in brick and block masonry in residential and commercial construction. He was known...

Ray C. Littleton Sr.

Ray C. Littleton Sr.

Dec 26, 2008

Ray C. Littleton Sr., age 70, of Bel Air, MD, died on December 26, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Ray C. and Myra Harper Littleton. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he had owned and operated his own businesses for over 40 years. He was past Commodore of the Bush...

Henry Harrison Austraw Jr.

Henry Harrison Austraw Jr.

Dec 26, 2008

Henry Harrison Austraw Jr., age 68, of Joppa, MD, died on December 26, 2008 at home in the comfort of his wife and family. Born in Houston, TX, he was the son of the late Henry Harrison Austraw Sr. and Minetta Heiger Simpson. He retired after 20 years from the U.S. Postal Service in Baltimore County. A member of the...

Gene M. Jennings

Gene M. Jennings

Dec 25, 2008

Gene M. Jennings, age 95, of Fallston, MD, went to be with the Lord on Christmas Day, December 25, 2008 at Gilchrist Center in Towson, MD. Born in Independence, VA, he was the son of the late Charles M. and Mary Matilda Hampton Jennings and was the eleventh of twelve children and the last surviving sibling. His family moved from...

Ella Louise Hewitt

Ella Louise Hewitt

Dec 25, 2008

Ella Louise Hewitt, age 102, of Fallston, MD, died on December 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late David Henry and Eva Blanche Spencer Cox, and wife of the late Clarence E. Hewitt. She is survived by long time friends who became her family, the Jones' of Fallston. Mrs. Hewitt...

Joan Loura Durham

Joan Loura Durham

Dec 25, 2008

Joan Loura Durham, age 72, of Edgewood, MD, died on December 25, 2008 at her home. Born in Conowingo, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter Jackson and Molly Delia Jones Taylor. A resident of Edgewood for 42 years, she enjoyed being a grandmother, as well as, playing cards, the slots, and baking. Mrs. Durham is survived by...