Obituaries

Jun 4, 2007

ELLEN MEUSEL, age 99, of Fallston, MD, died on June 4, 2007, at Oak Crest Care Center. Born in Galway County, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Mary Anne McDermott Glynn and the wife of the late Jerome Andrew Meusel. In 1925, she moved to Baltimore and then to Harford County. She was married on November...

Jun 4, 2007

NANCY A. REYNOLDS, age 75, of Bel Air, MD, died at her home on June 4, 2007. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Arlington LeRoy and Margaret Virginia DeMoss Price. From 1963 to 1999, she worked as the office manager for her husband’s dental office. She was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church since 1957...

Jun 3, 2007

ELIZABETH “BETSY” L. GEIS, age 94, of Parkville, MD, died on June 3, 2007, at Oak Crest Village Nursing Home, Parkville, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Krauter Frye and devoted wife of the late Jacob H. Geis. Mrs. Geis, known as Betsy by most people, taught second grade at Churchville...

Jun 3, 2007

SALLY N. ROSS, age 88, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 3, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Abingdon, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Newton and Mary Emiline Orfield Neal. She attended Bible Baptist Church. Mrs. Ross is survived by her older daughter, Polly Archer of Abingdon, MD, two stepdaughters, Betty...

Jun 3, 2007

CHARLENE F. OSBORN, age 84, died in her home town of Bel Air, MD on Sunday, June 3, 2007, during convalescence after surgery. Born in Tuscola, IL, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Charlotte Flanagan. Ms. Osborn graduated from Tuscola Community High School in 1941 after which she went on to serve on the War Price and...

Jun 2, 2007

ROBERTA SMITH, age 85, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 2, 2007, at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Agusta Traphofner Kelly and the wife of the late Ned A. Smith. She was an accountant for the U.S. government and retired after 35 years of service....

Jun 1, 2007

RICHARD “DICK” W. SYLVESTER, age 77, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 1, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Haverhill, MA, he was the son of the late Charles Wesley Sylvester and Doris Louise Brocklebank Gowan and husband, for 55 years, of the late Helen I. Amos Sylvester. A veteran, he retired as Master Sergeant...

May 31, 2007

PEARLEY MAUDE ENNIS, age 83, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Harford County for many years, died on May 31, 2007 at Lakeshore Meadows Nursing Center, Nashville, TN. Born in Cristobal, Panama, she was the daughter of the late Walter George and Phyllis Ware Evering and the wife of the late Houston Herbert Ennis. Mrs. Ennis is survived by one son,...

May 31, 2007

DOROTHY M. FRISTOE, age 89, of Cambridge, MD, died on May 31, 2007, at Easton Memorial Hospital, Easton, MD. Born in Highland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Roberta Merrick Martin and the wife of the late Robert Lee Fristoe. She worked with her husband at Robert Fristoe Builders as his secretary. She loved to read...

May 31, 2007

THOMAS LEWIS RILEY III, age 58, formerly of Abingdon, died on May 31, 2007 in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Catherine D. Riley of Towson, Maryland, and the late Thomas L. Riley Jr. An army veteran, he served our country from 1970-1972 during the Vietnam War. He attended Baltimore Poly Technical Institute and...

May 31, 2007

MELODY L. MARSH, age 48, of Belcamp, MD, died on May 31, 2007, at her home. Born in Cromer, England, she was the daughter of the late Harry Eugene and Dorothy Lucille Henshaw Hatch. She was a math tutor at Essex Community College. Mrs. Marsh is survived by her husband, Paul Ernest Marsh of Belcamp, MD; three sisters, Becky Summers...

May 30, 2007

May 30, 2007

GLADYS JOY MURPHY, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 30, 2007, at the home of her daughter and son in law. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Gladys Crosby and the wife of the late James Gerald Murphy. She was retired from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York....

May 29, 2007

MARTHA DAVENPORT, age 75, of Edgewood, MD, died on May 29, 2007 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Born in Conetoe, NC, she was the daughter of the late James McGibbert and Beulah Marie Coburn Rawls and wife of the late David Ashley Davenport. A Harford County resident for 42 years, she worked at Bata Shoe Company on the sewing...

May 29, 2007

GEORGE WILLIAM RUNYON JR., age 44, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 29, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD.Born October 23, 1962 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of George W. Runyon Sr. and Cynthia A. Runyon of Forest Hill, MD and Wanda G. Woodal and Tommy A. Woodal of Needmore, PA. Mr. Runyon worked for...

May 29, 2007

WANDA JUNE TROTT, age 85, of Joppa, MD, died on May 29, 2007 at her home. Born in Big Issac, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl George and Nola Fay Thomas Adams and wife of the late Harry Lee Trott. She worked in the cafeteria at Fallston High School and was a lifetime member of Union Chapel...

May 28, 2007

REV. WILLARD P. DIXON, age 91, of Bel Air, MD, died peacefully at his home on May 28, 2007. He was born in Wilkes County, NC, to the late Daniel and Ida Bare Dixon. He was a pastor and preached at Trappe Missionary Baptist Church for 25 years and Hickory Baptist Church for 19 years. He also preached at many...

May 27, 2007

JOHN WILLIAM ANDERSON, age 81, of Abingdon, MD, died on May 27, 2007 at Forest Hill Mariner, Forest Hill, MD. Born in Grant, VA, he was the son of the late Ellis L. and Gincy Alberta Tucker Anderson. In his early years, he owned his own dairy farm in Dublin, MD. He was baptized in the Susquehanna River near Conowingo...

May 27, 2007

JACOB KANE KUZMA was born on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 5:31 p.m. He died 23 short days later on May 27, 2007, the saddest day of our lives. Kane was born at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Our care was transferred there after our first sonogram revealed that Kane had a condition called a Diaphragmatic hernia. After consulting with...

May 26, 2007

JUNE DENNY, age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on May 26, 2007 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD. Born in Jefferson, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Maude Neaves Campbell. She retired from Sears Roebuck & Company, where she was a supervisor of catalog sales. She enjoyed watching basketball and was a player...