Obituaries

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

Esther I. Smith

Esther I. Smith

Nov 9, 2006

ESTHER I. SMITH, age 93, of Street, MD, died on November 9, 2006, at Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Harmony, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wade and Sarah Frances Hodge Crouse and the wife of the late Thomas Smith. She was a homemaker, an avid cook and gardener, and loved to can. She...

Edgar ''Ed'' C. Soly Jr.

Edgar ''Ed'' C. Soly Jr.

Nov 7, 2006

EDGAR “ED” C. SOLY, JR., age 73, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 7, 2006 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of the late Edgar Charles Soly, Sr. and the late Florence Theresa Lambert Soly. He retired from the U. S. Navy after 22 years of service and worked as...

Meg E. Griffith

Meg E. Griffith

Nov 7, 2006

MEG GRIFFITH-BIGGS, age 50, of Aberdeen, MD, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Meg was the daughter of the late Charles Leroy and Fern Phipps Griffith. Meg was a graduate of Aberdeen High School, Class of 1973, and had been employed at Aberdeen Proving Ground for over thirty-three years. She was an active bowler, enjoyed cooking, riding roller coasters,...

William H. Davis Jr.

William H. Davis Jr.

Nov 6, 2006

WILLIAM H. DAVIS JR., age 95, of Aberdeen, MD, died on November 6, 2006 at Seeds of Compassion Assisted Living, Aberdeen, MD. Born in New Castle, Alabama, he was the son of the late William Henry Davis Sr. and the late Gussie Alberta Williams Davis and the husband of the late Nannie Etta Fullen Davis. He worked for the Department...

Harold Andersen

Harold Andersen

Nov 6, 2006

HAROLD ANDERSEN, age 85, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 6, 2006, at his home. Born in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Halfdan and Ingeborg Eide Andersen. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp during WWII. He was a regional manager in the construction business. He was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church...

Emily Mitchell Hanson

Emily Mitchell Hanson

Nov 6, 2006

EMILY MITCHELL HANSON, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, formerly of Churchville, MD, died on November 6, 2006, at Hart Heritage Assisted Living, Street, MD. Born on February 26, 1913 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late McHenry and Laura Perry Dreschler Mitchell and the wife of the late W. Franklin Hanson. She was a longtime active...

 Dr. Brennie E. Hackley Jr., Ph.D

Dr. Brennie E. Hackley Jr., Ph.D

Nov 5, 2006

Brennie E. Hackley Jr., Ph.D of Joppa, MD died on Sunday, November 5, 2006. Dr. Hackley was Chief Scientist and Scientific Advisor to the Commander of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. He authored or co-authored more than75 publications and 15 U.S patents. Dr. Hackley’s publications and patents contributed significantly...

Betty Jean Mick

Betty Jean Mick

Nov 5, 2006

BETTY JEAN MICK, age 75, of Jarrettsville, MD, died on November 5, 2006, at her home. Born in Orlando, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Marie Palmer Barnett. After high school, she went to Parkersburg Business College. After graduating from Business College, she married her high school sweetheart in1950. They had been born two houses...

Phyllis R. Tallon

Phyllis R. Tallon

Nov 5, 2006

PHYLLIS R. TALLON, age 63, of Rising Sun, MD, formerly of Aberdeen, died on November 5, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Tazwell, VA, she was the daughter of Sally Beatrice Hall Bandy of Aberdeen, MD and the late James Maxwell Bandy. A homemaker, she enjoyed walking, reading and going to work at Bata Shoe...

Helen L. Crouse

Helen L. Crouse

Nov 5, 2006

HELEN LOUISE CROUSE, age 73, of Joppa, MD, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD, on November 5, 2006. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roy W. and Dorothy L. Tracey Ayers. She retired in 1996 from the US Army Ordinance Center and School at APG where she was a library technician. She...

Fred C. Smith

Fred C. Smith

Nov 4, 2006

FRED C. SMITH, age 76, of Edgewood, MD, died on November 4, 2006 at his home. Born in Chatham Hill, VA, he was the son of the late James Edmonson and Annie Mae Wyatt Smith. He was a carpenter in the construction business. A U.S. Army veteran, he served his country during the Korean war. A long time member of...

Elmer C. Jarusek

Elmer C. Jarusek

Nov 4, 2006

ELMER “ANDY” C. JARUSEK, age 80, of Abingdon, MD, died on November 4, 2006 at Perry Point VA Hospital, Perry Point, MD after a long term battle with Parkinsons Disease. Born in Abingdon, MD, he was the son of Francis Elmer and Helena Pacholik Jarusek. He worked at LWL (Limited War Labs) at Aberdeen Proving Ground and then became Chief...

Lester V. Jones

Lester V. Jones

Nov 3, 2006

Lester V. Jones died November 3, 2006 at Gilchrist Center at GBMC, Towson, MD from complications of lung cancer. Born October 18, 1932 in Kingsville, MD, he grew up and lived most of his life in Baltimore County. He attended Bradshaw and Raspeburg public schools and graduated from Kenwood High School. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1952 to...

Carlos Goncalves

Carlos Goncalves

Nov 3, 2006

CARLOS GONCALVES, age 57, of Abingdon, MD, formerly of New Bedford, MA, died on November 3, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Covas De Barroso, Portugal, he was the son of the late Venancio and Maria Celeste Goncalves. He had worked for Valley Crest Landscaping in Boston, MA. He enjoyed gardening, traveling and reading and...

Elva Elizabeth Dukes

Elva Elizabeth Dukes

Nov 2, 2006

ELVA ELIZABETH DUKES, age 80, of Joppa, MD, died on November, 2, 2006 at Upper Chespeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Perryville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Cooley and Mary Elizabeth Flood Weaver and the wife of the late Edward Jesse Dukes Sr. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her family and was loved...

Robert M. Keefer Sr,

Robert M. Keefer Sr,

Nov 1, 2006

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Bonnie L. Wilson

Bonnie L. Wilson

Nov 1, 2006

BONNIE L. WILSON, age 68, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 1, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Bristol TN, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maggie Louise South. She was a clerk in the grocery business. She enjoyed bowling both ten pins and duckpins, in Middlesex and Forest Hill. Mrs....

Helen Hopkins Spicer

Helen Hopkins Spicer

Nov 1, 2006

HELEN “BOBBY” HOPKINS SPICER, age 83, of Bel Air, MD, died on November 1, 2006 at Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Belcamp, MD. Born in Bel Air, MD, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Howard and Cora Estelle Day Hopkins and the wife of the late J. Lester Spicer. She was a procurement supervisor for the U. S....

Robert Franklin Acker Jr.

Robert Franklin Acker Jr.

Oct 31, 2006

ROBERT FRANKLIN ACKER JR., age 46, of Abingdon, MD, died on October 31, 2006 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of Robert Franklin Acker Sr. of Cononwingo, MD and the late Nancy Lou Miller Acker. He worked as a concrete finisher for Ronnie Cage and Foltz Enterprises and...

Michael Bruce Whitt

Michael Bruce Whitt

Oct 31, 2006

MICHAEL BRUCE WHITT, son of Lorraine Sayers Bush of Bel Air, MD, and the late Wilson E. Whitt of Radford, VA, died of heart failure, October 31, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He was 51.Mr. Whitt was the father of Jessica Whitt Murphy and Natalie Whitt, and grandfather of Ashton J. Murphy, all of Springfield, Missouri. He is survived by his...