Obituaries

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

Bradley Michael Bandy

Bradley Michael Bandy

Oct 9, 2005

BRADLEY MICHAEL BANDY, age 28, of Edgewood, died on October 9, 2005. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Richard Lee Dorman of Dundalk and Susan Ann Bandy Dancy of Edgewood. He worked as a carpenter. He loved writing music and poems, and his girlfriend.In addition to his parents, Mr. Bandy is survived by one step-brother, Shawn...

Donald C. Guyer

Donald C. Guyer

Oct 9, 2005

DONALD C. GUYER, age 64, of Abingdon, died at his home on October 9, 2005. Born in Sayre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Carl William and June Esther Swabb Guyer. He had retired from U.S. Army after 22 years of service having served two tours of duty during the Vietnam Conflict. A resident of Harford County for...

Mae Mcreynolds

Mae Mcreynolds

Oct 8, 2005

MAE McREYNOLDS, age 69, of Bel Air, died at Gilchrist Center at Greater Baltimore Medical Center on October 8, 2005. Born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Maude Crisp Griggs. She had retired after 25 years of service as an assistant librarian in the city of Tacoma Park, MD. She was a member...

Jerry Blair Ellis

Jerry Blair Ellis

Oct 8, 2005

JERRY BLAIR ELLIS, age 64, of Bel Air, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on October 8, 2005. Born in Forest Hill, he was the son of the late John Edgar and Winnie Virginia Stout Ellis. He worked for United Container as a machinist. He was a hard worker and enjoyed good food. He was always willing to help others...

Norris B. Martindale

Norris B. Martindale

Oct 7, 2005

NORRIS B. MARTINDALE, of Havre de Grace, MD, formerly of Bel Air, died on October 7, 2005 at Harford Memorial hospital. He was 81.Born in Colora, MD, Mr. Martindale was predeceased by his parents, Violet and Thomas Hayes Martindale, Sr. and brother, Thomas Hayes Martindale, Jr.A longtime resident of Harford County, Mr. Martindale is survived by two daughters, Maureen S....

Francis  X. Ward

Francis X. Ward

Oct 5, 2005

FRANCIS X. �FRANK� WARD, retired pharmacist, died of cancer on October 5, 2005 at his home in Bel Air at the age of 83.Born in Baltimore, he was a 1940 graduate of Calvert Hall College High School and Loyola College before serving in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After his discharge from the service, he married Joyce E. Jones...

Patrick Vincent Gonzalez

Patrick Vincent Gonzalez

Oct 5, 2005

PATRICK VINCENT GONZALEZ, age 64, of Churchville, departed this earth Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Jose Pillar and Josephine Angela Grecco Gonzalez. He was a Harford County resident and business owner for over 35 years. He owned several 7-11 convenience stores and was very involved...

Urgen Elvin Reed

Urgen Elvin Reed

Oct 4, 2005

URGEN ELVIN REED, age 81, of White Marsh, formerly of Harford County for most of his life, died at Franklin Square Hospital on October 4, 2005. Born in Newhall, West Virginia. he had retired from his job at the water treatment plant for the county government. He enjoyed country music, cars and working in his yard. He enjoyed spending time...

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...