Obituaries

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

Evan Belfrage

Evan Belfrage

Nov 8, 2008

Evan Belfrage, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 8, 2008 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Hartford, SD, he was the son of the late DeWalt and Beatrice Bender Belfrage. He was a mechanist for Kirchner Medical. Mr. Belfrage is survived by his wife, Christine Elizabeth Belfrage of Bel Air, MD; sons, Joseph...

Elmer Ray Hendrix

Elmer Ray Hendrix

Nov 8, 2008

E. Ray Hendrix, age 55, of Perryville, MD, died on November 8, 2008 at his home. Born in Sparta, NC, he was the son of Lena Faye Holbrook Parthree of Aberdeen, MD and the late Herbert Clifford Hendrix. A veteran of the U.S. Marines, he was a member of the American Legion in Perryville and the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed...

Frances I. Easter

Frances I. Easter

Nov 7, 2008

In lieu of flowers a contribution may be made to:Bel Forest Christian Academy603 Vale RoadBel Air, MD 21014

Ira Lawrence Simpson

Ira Lawrence Simpson

Nov 6, 2008

Ira Lawrence Simpson, age 80, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 6, 2008 at his home. Born in Harwich, MA, he was the son of the late Albert L. and Lillian G. Buck Simpson. He served our country in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Churchville, MD, where he enjoyed playing the...

Det. 1St Class Margaret ''Peggy'' Pfarr-Miller

Det. 1St Class Margaret ''Peggy'' Pfarr-Miller

Nov 5, 2008

Margaret Balmos "Peggy" Pfarr-Miller, age 55, of Belcamp, MD, died on November 5, 2008 at her home. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Earl Robert and Mary Elizabeth Kahl Balmos. Margaret attended and graduated from the Overlea Senior High School in Baltimore, MD in 1971. She began employment with the Social Security Administration in...

Willy Lou Stearns

Willy Lou Stearns

Nov 4, 2008

Willy Lou Jones Stearns died in her Bel Air home on November 4, 2008. She was 94. Born on December 11, 1913 in Grassy Creek, NC, she was the sixth of Charles A. and Alevia L. Jones' eight children. In 1917, the family moved to Sharon, MD, where her father purchased a 150 acre farm. A graduate of Highland High...

Sheron Couch Munro

Sheron Couch Munro

Nov 3, 2008

SHERON COUCH MUNRO, age 60, of Baltimore, MD, died on November 3, 2008 at her home. Born in Winchester, MA, she was the daughter of Franklin L. Couch Jr. and Alice Eileen Longley Couch of Abingdon, MD. She was an honor student at Edgewood High School class of 1966. She went on to graduate from St. Mary's College in 1968...

Dorothy Hawkins Starr

Dorothy Hawkins Starr

Nov 3, 2008

Dorothy Hawkins Starr, age 99, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Fallston, died on November 3, 2008 at Victorian Estates, Bel Air, MD. Born in Churchville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Stanton and Georgia Foard Hawkins and wife of the late Walter Russell Starr. A resident of Harford County all her life, she was a member...

Frank R. Cullum Sr.

Frank R. Cullum Sr.

Nov 2, 2008

Frank R. Cullum Sr., age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 2, 2008 at his home. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of the late Corthel Frank and Betty Ruth Wilson Cullum. He was the owner/operator of J&F Painting. A member of the Bel Air Moose Lodge for many years, he was an avid gardener and...

Wayne F. Miller

Wayne F. Miller

Nov 2, 2008

Wayne F. Miller, age 62, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 2, 2008 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he worked as a heavy equipment mechanic. He loved the outdoors, especially boating, hunting, and fishing, and enjoyed working with wood, leather and guns. Mr. Miller was the beloved husband of Sharon M. Miller; dear son of Dorothy Miller-Brahin and...

Rosie Theresa Sebree

Rosie Theresa Sebree

Nov 1, 2008

Rosie T. Sebree died peacefully at her home in Bel Air on November 1, 2008. She was 83 years of age. Born on January 15, 1925 in Morgantown, WV, she graduated from Monongahela Township High School in Mapleton, PA in 1943. She traveled to Baltimore in 1946 and became a seamstress. She contributed 21 years of service at Blue Cross...

Barbara Anne Overbeck

Barbara Anne Overbeck

Nov 1, 2008

BARBARA ANNE OVERBECK, age 61, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 1, 2008 in Elkton, MD after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born January 28, 1947 in Denison, TX, she was the daughter of the late Willard Hickman and Rose Adele Bruno Overbeck. During her 25 plus year career with the Internal Revenue Service, Barbara served as a...

Margie T. Lytle

Margie T. Lytle

Nov 1, 2008

Margie T. Lytle, age 82, of White Marsh, MD, died on November 1, 2008 at Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Fawn Grove, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Anna Mary Brown Heaton. Mrs. Lytle is survived by her husband, James F. Lytle Sr. of White Marsh, MD; daughter, Patricia A. Rogers and husband,...

W. David Elliott

W. David Elliott

Oct 31, 2008

W. David Elliott, age 59, of Darlington, MD, died on October 31, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, he was the son of Betty Lethia Liddle Elliott of Darlington, MD and the late Roy Glenn Elliott. He retired, after 31 years, from Chrysler Motors in Newark, DE. A past member of...

Cheryl Blake

Cheryl Blake

Oct 31, 2008

Cheryl Blake, age 38, of Bel Air, MD, died on October 31, 2008 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Betty Lou King Blake of Bel Air, MD and the late Robert Patrick Blake. Pallbearers were Wayne King Jr., David King, Bernard King Jr., Chris Ludwig, Gregory Ludwig, and...

Kathryn ''Kay'' Jarusek Smith

Kathryn ''Kay'' Jarusek Smith

Oct 31, 2008

Kathryn "Kay" Jarusek Smith, age 80, daughter of the late Elmer and Helen Jarusek, and a lifetime resident of Abingdon, passed away at home on October 31, 2008 after a long illness. She enjoyed bingo, cards, dancing, and going out with friends and family. She had worked for Bata Shoe Company for 28 years as a supervisor and ran a...

Edward Perry

Edward Perry

Oct 29, 2008

Edward Perry, age 87, of Whiteford, MD, died on October 29, 2008 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Jessey Perry and Celena M. Doucette. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served our country during WWII. He enjoyed bowling, horseshoes, and drawing, as well as, playing...