Obituaries

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

Lula (Tiny) B. Edwards

Lula (Tiny) B. Edwards

Jun 26, 2006

LULA (TINY) B. EDWARDS, age 91, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 26, 2006 at the Lorien Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Narrows, VA, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Henley and Ida Mae Hare Thomas, and the wife of the late Banks B. Edwards. She had worked in retail sales of jewelry and crafts.Mrs. Edwards...

Richard Lee Robinette

Richard Lee Robinette

Jun 24, 2006

RICHARD LEE “RICH” ROBINETTE, age 35, of Port Deposit, MD, formerly of Havre de Grace, MD, died on June 24, 2006 in Oklahoma City, OK. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of Blaine Richard and Mary Katherine Wisenburg Robinette of Belcamp, MD. He served in the US Navy. He was a truck driver owner-operator for Mariner Transport. According...

Richard Lee Hughes, Sr.

Richard Lee Hughes, Sr.

Jun 23, 2006

RICHARD LEE HUGHES, SR., age 63, of Street, MD, died on June 23, 2006 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Hanover, PA, he was the son of Margaret Ledlich Hughes of Gulf Breeze, FL and the late Raymond Harry Hughes. He was a graduate of Edgewood High School and an employee of the Aberdeen Proving Ground...

William A. Cernik

William A. Cernik

Jun 23, 2006

WILLIAM A. CERNIK, age 71, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 23, 2006 at the Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late John and Marie Stobla Cernik. He was a railroad conductor for 19 years and worked 25 years for Webster’s Citgo and Fallston Citgo as a cashier. He served...

Emylon W. Bodt

Emylon W. Bodt

Jun 22, 2006

EMYLON W. BODT, age 84, of Havre de Grace, MD, formerly of Churchville, MD, died on June 22, 2006 at the Citizens Nursing Home in Havre de Grace, MD. She lived in the Brightview Assisted Living Center in Bel Air, MD for about 4 years before transferring to the Citizens Care Center. Born in Avon, SD, she was the daughter...

Myron Alan Buchanan

Myron Alan Buchanan

Jun 21, 2006

MYRON ALAN BUCHANAN, age 25, of Joppa, MD, died on June 21, 2006 in Joppa, MD. Born in Rossville, MD, he was the son of Philip Alexander and Sheila Denise Cohen Buchanan of Joppa, MD. He was a service technician for Hybrid Communications. Myron’s lovable personality stood for itself. He had such an irresistible charm and whenever you encountered his...

Daniel Vincent Staib

Daniel Vincent Staib

Jun 20, 2006

DANIEL VINCENT STAIB of Joppatowne, MD, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at his home. He was 23. Born in Baltimore on May 15, 1983, he was the son of Donald Faber Staib, Jr. and Linda Ann Baker Staib.Daniel graduated with honors from Joppatowne High School as a member of the Class of 2001. He hoped to pursue a career in...

Claudia Merle Mabe Hawkins

Claudia Merle Mabe Hawkins

Jun 20, 2006

CLAUDIA MERLE MABE HAWKINS, age 78, of Aberdeen, MD, met the Lord on June 20, 2006 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville , VA. Born in Bristol, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Bruce and Mary Virginia Wilson Phillips. She lived in Harford County most of her life and worked at Bata Shoe Company. She...

Andrew Ores Jackson, Jr.

Andrew Ores Jackson, Jr.

Jun 17, 2006

ANDREW ORES JACKSON, JR., age 84, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 17, 2006 at the Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care in Towson, MD after a short illness. He was born in Searight, AL on December 5, 1921, the son of the late Andrew Ores Jackson, Sr. and Mattie Miltida Pope Jackson. He was a WWII veteran serving as...

Walter Leroy Roth

Walter Leroy Roth

Jun 17, 2006

WALTER LEROY ROTH, age 82, of Fallston, MD, died on June 17, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Essex, MD, he was the son of the late Edward and Emma Hartline Roth. He served his country in the US Navy and was a Harford County resident for 40 years. He worked as a line worker at a...

Tommy L. Saylor

Tommy L. Saylor

Jun 16, 2006

TOMMY L. SAYLOR, age 59, of Edgewood, MD, died on June 16, 2006 at his home. Born in York, PA, he was the son of the late Thorton Jerome and Juanita Smith Saylor. For the past four years, he was a security guard for the Harford County Government. Earlier, he worked as a flagman for many years and for the...

Deborah G. Hammond

Deborah G. Hammond

Jun 15, 2006

DEBORAH G. HAMMOND, age 43, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 15, 2006 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. Born in Mt. Holly, NJ, she was the daughter of Carole Ann Borden Harrison and William Harrison of Dover, DE. She worked as a Retail Service Manager in the Retail Food Service industry. She graduated from...

Amanda E. Jackson

Amanda E. Jackson

Jun 14, 2006

AMANDA E. JACKSON, age 75, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 14, 2006 at the Stella Maris home in Timonium, MD. Born in Sparta, NC, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Spurlin and the late Sallie Victoria Williams Smith. She was a homemaker.Ms. Jackson is survived by two sons, Charles E. Jackson of Belcamp, MD and James E....

Benjamin Joseph Smith, Sr.

Benjamin Joseph Smith, Sr.

Jun 14, 2006

BENJAMIN JOSEPH SMITH, age 46, of Whiteford, MD, died on June 14, 2006 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Robert Kenneth Smith and Connie Smith of Edgewood, MD. He was a carpenter who worked in the family firm of Robert K. Smith & Sons. According to his family, he was said...

Barbara Ann Crouse

Barbara Ann Crouse

Jun 13, 2006

BARBARA ANN CROUSE, age 41, of Bel Air, died at Mariner Health of Bel Air on June 13, 2006. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Ruth Lillie Whitaker Crouse of Bel Air and the late Wade Tyre Crouse. She was a graduate of John Archer School and attended the Harford Center in Havre de Grace. In...

Ruth M. Sharrock

Ruth M. Sharrock

Jun 12, 2006

RUTH M. SHARROCK, age 85, of Bel Air, MD, died on June 12, 2006 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Bryan, OH, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Pearl Marie Jones Maneval, and the wife of the late Robert E. Sharrock. She was a homemaker who was a recipient of Maryland’s “Geri” Award as a Maryland...

Deborah Anne Hauck

Deborah Anne Hauck

Jun 11, 2006

DEBORAH A. HAUCK, age 42, of Abingdon, MD, died on June 11, 2006 at her home. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of Suzanne Jane Otto Hartsock of Williamsport, PA and Paul Edward Hartsock of Montoursville, PA. She was dedicated to her job as the executive director of the part-time engineering programs at the Whiting School of Engineering...