Obituaries

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

Donald Benson Downs

Donald Benson Downs

Oct 3, 2005

DONALD BENSON DOWNS, age 72, of Edgewood, died in Perry Point Veterans Hospital on October 3, 2005. Born in Maryland, he was the son of the late Clarence and Byola Parks Downs, and the husband of the late Carolyn Virginia Hook Downs. He worked as a heavy equipment operator in general construction. He was a loving father, devoted husband, and...

Booker Deboard, Jr.

Booker Deboard, Jr.

Oct 3, 2005

BOOKER DeBOARD, JR., age 75, of Delta, Pa., formerly of Harford County, died at his home on October 3, 2005. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late Booker Lee, Sr. and Virginia Anna Grace DeBoard. A self-employed painter, he had painted several offices and businesses in the Bel Air area. He also worked for a tree...

Mary V. Riley

Mary V. Riley

Sep 29, 2005

MARY VIRGINIA GRAFTON RILEY, of Bel Air, MD, died September 29, 2005 of cardiac arrest at her home. She was 92, Born August 21, 1913 in Forest Hill, MD she was the daughter of the late Elwood and May Ward Grafton. Her mother died in the influenza epidemic of 1918.Before retiring at the age of 75, she was a housekeeper...

Goldie Z. Crouse

Goldie Z. Crouse

Sep 29, 2005

Goldie Z. Crouse, age 89, of Forest Hill, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 29, 2005. Born in Grayson County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Ogever and Bell May Brooks, and the wife of the late A. Lee Crouse. She enjoyed country music and her grandsons. Mrs. Crouse is survived by one son, Charles...

Bette Jean Burk

Bette Jean Burk

Sep 28, 2005

BETTE JEAN BURK, age 61, of Belcamp, died at her home on September 28, 2005. Born in Edgewood, she was the daughter of the late Charles Alexander and Dolly Elizabeth Whitten Frey. She was a life long resident of Harford County and a member of St. Paul’s Church. Mrs. Burk is survived by two sons, Brian A. Burk of Hillsborough,...

Emmett Fletcher Stanley

Emmett Fletcher Stanley

Sep 27, 2005

EMMETT FLETCHER STANLEY, age 76, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, formerly of Joppa, MD, died in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2005. Born in Coalwood, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Lawerence and Ida Eva Adline Brown Stanley. He had worked as a mechanic supervisor for the Department of Public Works. He had also worked...

Skip Strong

Skip Strong

Sep 26, 2005

SKIP STRONG, age 38, of Bel Air, died from injuries sustained in a car accident in Louisiana on September 26, 2005. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Wilson Edward Strong, Sr. of South Carolina and the late Barbara Jean Leizear Strong. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he graduated from Fallston High School in 1984. He...

Joseph ''Sonny'' E. Lewellyn, Jr.

Joseph ''Sonny'' E. Lewellyn, Jr.

Sep 25, 2005

JOSEPH “SONNY” EDWARD LEWELLYN, JR., born March 22, 1934. After a long battle with lung cancer, Mr. Lewellyn died in his home in Abingdon, Maryland on September 25, 2005. Beloved husband of Jeanette Adkins Lewellyn for over sixteen years, devoted father of Pamela Lewellyn Nunan of St. Cloud, Florida and Amy Lewellyn of Plantation, Florida: and son-in-law, Brian Nunan of...

Rose Mcconnell

Rose Mcconnell

Sep 25, 2005

ROSE McCONNELL, age 93, of Bel Air, formerly of Glendora, New Jersey, died in Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center on September 25, 2005. Born in Edison, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Ruggiero and Anna Peruicfana Samartino and the wife of the late John J. McConnell. She grew up and lived in New Jersey most of...

Russell Maxwell

Russell Maxwell

Sep 25, 2005

RUSSELL MAXWELL, age 83, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 25, 2005. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William Rex and Janet Neoma Russell Maxwell. He had worked for the U.S. Army as a management analyst and a cryptographer at Aberdeen Proving Ground for over 30 years. He had...

Marie Jeffers

Marie Jeffers

Sep 25, 2005

MARIE JEFFERS, age 85, of Joppa, died at her home on September 25, 2005. Born in Old Town, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Roy David and Clittis Albertia Sparks Moxley, and the wife of the late Elwood C. Jeffers who died in 1975. She had retired after 30 years of service from her job with the government...

Elsie Marie Teague

Elsie Marie Teague

Sep 24, 2005

ELSIE MARIE TEAGUE, age 63, of Bel Air, died in University of Maryland Medical Center on September 24, 2005. Born in Havre de Grace, she was the daughter of Odill Oscar Crouse of Conowingo and Gladys Marie Anderson Crouse of Bel Air. She had worked as a sales lady at Arnold TV and Appliances. After she had retired she worked...

Scott M. Shea

Scott M. Shea

Sep 24, 2005

SCOTT M. SHEA, age 8, of Forest Hill, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 24, 2005. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Michelle Lynn Shea of Forest Hill and the late Erik Scott Nagrabski. He was a second grade student at Forest Hill Elementary School. In addition to his mother, he is survived by...

Helen F. Johnson

Helen F. Johnson

Sep 23, 2005

HELEN F. JOHNSON, age 81, of Joppa, died at her home on September 23, 2005. Born in Bradshaw, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Frances Sutosh Szukievitz, and the wife of the late Harry F. Johnson. She enjoyed collecting movie star dolls. She crocheted baby hats for local hospitals and pregnancy centers, and made slippers and afghans...

Ray Miller

Ray Miller

Sep 22, 2005

RAY MILLER, age 52, of Port Deposit, Maryland died in University of Maryland Medical Center on September 22, 2005. Born in New Haven Connecticut, he was the son of Walter Duffy Miller of Bel Air and the late Helen Dorothy McKiernan Miller. He worked for the Maryland State Department of Health as an addictions counselor for 20 years. He was...

Norman Allison Heck

Norman Allison Heck

Sep 22, 2005

NORMAN ALLISON HECK, age 51, of Joppa, died at the Baltimore VA Medical Center on September 22, 2005. Born in Townsend, Delaware, he was the son of the late Earl Allison and Clytie Arica Heck. He worked as an operating engineer of heavy equipment. He was a member of the American Legion and had served his country in the U.S....

Allen Junior Crouse

Allen Junior Crouse

Sep 21, 2005

ALLEN JUNIOR CROUSE, age 75, of Aberdeen, died at his home on September 21, 2005. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Thomas Allen Crouse and the late Nora Combs Holloway. He was a logger all his life, a job he enjoyed. He also worked for Harford Metal and Bata Shoe Company. He enjoyed camping,...

Kathy Ann Davis

Kathy Ann Davis

Sep 21, 2005

KATHY ANN DAVIS, age 60, of Forest Hill, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on September 21, 2005. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Katherine Lauer, and the wife of the late Joseph Maurice Davis. She worked for NSA as a transcriber when she was younger. She attended nursing school at Harford Community College....

Walter Joseph Swiderski

Walter Joseph Swiderski

Sep 18, 2005

SONNY SWIDERSKI, age 65, of Colora, Maryland, died at his home on September 18, 2005. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and one of eight children, he was the son of the late Walter Alexander and Stella Barbara Parduski Swiderski. He worked as an operations research analyst with the Army Material Systems Analysis Activity and Army Evaluation Center for the U.S. Government....

Viola J. Wilson Wingfield

Viola J. Wilson Wingfield

Sep 16, 2005

VIOLA J. WILSON WINGFIELD, age 86, of Ormond Beach, Florida, formerly of Randallstown, MD, died in Coquina Nursing Center in Ormond Beach, Florida on September 17, 2005. Born in Marion County, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mamie Burrell Hamontree and the wife of the late George Wingfield and the late Cordie Wilson. She had worked...

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