Obituaries

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

Herschel F. Bailey

Herschel F. Bailey

May 19, 2004

HERSCHEL F. BAILEY, age 86, of Forest Hill, died at University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore on May 19, 2004. Born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ferdinand Willard and Cleta Swartz Bailey. He had worked as a sales executive for Wapakoneta Machine Co. He was a member of the American Legion of Bel Air, a charter...

Donald Lee Harward, Sr.

Donald Lee Harward, Sr.

May 18, 2004

DONALD LEE HARWARD, SR., age 81, of Abingdon, died of congestive heart failure in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 18, 2004. Born in Aberdeen, he was the son of the late William George and Myrtle May Price Harward. A life long resident of Harford County, he had retired from Baltimore Gas and Electric after 38 years of service as...

Roy Byrd Staton

Roy Byrd Staton

May 17, 2004

ROY BYRD STATON, age 76, of Belcamp, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on May 17, 2004. Born in Amherst County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Walter Loving and Lelia Petrice Gordon Staton. He had retired after 28 years of service with the U.S. Army. He was a Master Sergeant serving his country during the Korean Conflict and...

Donald Kemmel Hyatt

Donald Kemmel Hyatt

May 16, 2004

DONALD KEMMEL HYATT, age 82, of Abingdon, died Shepherd’s Choice Nursing Center, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on May 16, 2004. Born in Confluence, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Delmar Allen and Angie Maude Hyatt, and the husband of the late Juanita Pearl Bremer Hyatt. He worked in maintenance. Mr. Hyatt is survived by one son, Bruce Hyatt and his...

Jocelyn Raye Harry

Jocelyn Raye Harry

May 15, 2004

JOCELYN RAYE HARRY, 2 month old infant daughter of Dean Andrew and Amanda Gail Pazdersky Harry of Abingdon, died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore on May 15, 2004. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Donald K. and Susan H. Pazdersky of Joppa; Stephen R. and Betty W. Harry of Parkville; great-grandmothers, Lorraine M. Whitely of...

Sandra Louise Robusto-Figgins

Sandra Louise Robusto-Figgins

May 15, 2004

SANDRA LOUISE ROBUSTO-FIGGINS, age 58, of Aberdeen, died at her home on May 15, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Robert and Dorothy S. Cudnik Robusto of Abingdon. She worked as a bus driver for nearly 7 years for Almost Family, an adult handicap transportation service. She was the former owner of Second Hand Plus and was...

Stanley L. Laye, Sr.

Stanley L. Laye, Sr.

May 14, 2004

STANLEY L. LAYE, SR., age 79. of Churchville, died in Citizens Care Center, Havre de Grace, on May 14, 2004. Born in Street, he was the son of the late Randolph Frederick and Lenora Fadeley Laye, and the husband of the late Margaret Jane Harris Laye. He had worked as a moving inspector for the U.S. Government. A life long...

Alexander Miller

Alexander Miller

May 14, 2004

ALEXANDER MILLER, age 71, of Joppatowne, passed away suddenly in Franklin Square Hospital on May 14, 2004. Born December 30, 1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of the late William and Ina Stewart Miller. He married the girl next door, Ann Cunningham on March 26, 1960. They spent their first year of marriage in Hong Kong where he...

William Ulrich Saneman, Iii

William Ulrich Saneman, Iii

May 13, 2004

WILLIAM U. SANEMAN, III, age 72, of Bel Air, died in St. Joseph Hospital in Towson on May 13, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Ulrich, Jr. and Violet Bausch Saneman. He retired from Baltimore Machine and Equipment where worked as a supervisor. He had also worked for his son, William Timothy Saneman, Sr....

Nannie Belle Edwards

Nannie Belle Edwards

May 12, 2004

NANNIE BELLE EDWARDS, age 91, of Santa Maria, California, died in Marian Extended Care in Santa Maria, California on May 12, 2004. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Addison and Love Alice Pugh Suitt and the wife of the late Carl John Edwards. She was a resident of Harford County from 1951-1996 and had worked...

Juanita B. Simpson

Juanita B. Simpson

May 12, 2004

JUANITA “RITA” B. SIMPSON, age 82, of Jarrettsville, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 12, 2004. Born in Canada, she was the daughter of the late Hershel and Beaulah MacDonald Lilly. Her whole life was her family. She was kind and gentle and always put herself last. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and playing solitaire. She shared a home...

Gayle Ault Holmes

Gayle Ault Holmes

May 12, 2004

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to:Gayle Holmes Memorial FundCommerce Bank2502 Marsh RoadWilmington, DE 19810

Clementine H. Frazier

Clementine H. Frazier

May 12, 2004

CLEMENTINE H. FRAZIER, age 78, of Colora, died at her home on May 12, 2004. Born in Smyth County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nanny May Haga Blevins, and the wife of the late Claude F. Frazier. She retired in 1981 after 25 years of service with C&P Telephone Company where she worked as an...

Victor Fitzhugh Reynolds, Jr.

Victor Fitzhugh Reynolds, Jr.

May 11, 2004

VICTOR FITZHUGH REYNOLDS, JR., age 45, of Bel Air, died in Towson on May 11, 2004. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Victor Fitzhugh Reynolds, Sr. of Essex and the late Helen Missos Reynolds. He worked as an engineer with Raytheon Co. in Towson. He was an avid mountain biker, riding at state parks and other area parks...

Effie Rae Robinson

Effie Rae Robinson

May 7, 2004

EFFIE RAE ROBINSON, age 83, of Bel Air, died at her home on May 7, 2004. Born in West Jefferson, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late David Edward and Jettie Vera Lewis Teague, and the wife of the late Paul W. Robinson. She had moved to Harford County in 1939. She took great pride in her gardening...

Edna Barnes Vinson Coen

Edna Barnes Vinson Coen

May 7, 2004

EDNA BARNES VINSON COEN, age 80, of Aberdeen, Maryland, died in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD on May 7, 2004. Born in Archer Lodge Community, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Edmond and Ivie Green Vinson. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.Mrs. Coen is survived by...

Deborah Elaine Thomas

Deborah Elaine Thomas

May 5, 2004

DEBORAH ELAINE THOMAS, age 49, of Bel Air, formerly of Merced, California, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Riverside on May 5, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mae Norris Thomas of Bel Air and the late Clifton William Thomas, Sr. A Harford County resident for the past three years, she attended Harford Community...

Richard Donald Bodt

Richard Donald Bodt

May 5, 2004

RICHARD DONALD BODT, 57, of Belcamp, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on May 5, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Emylon Weddell Bodt of Bel Air formerly of Churchville and the late Norual Taylor Bodt. Born and raised in Harford County, Mr. Bodt and his family were founding members of ARC Harford County in...

Kenneth Nichols Knight

Kenneth Nichols Knight

May 4, 2004

KENNETH NICHOLS KNIGHT, age 47, of Forest Hill, died in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky on May 4, 2004. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Dorothy Pauline Nichols Knight of Forest Hill and the late Wilson Walker Knight, Sr. He worked for Graefe Builders. He was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, the Maryland Boxer Club and...

James Joseph Loughrey

James Joseph Loughrey

May 4, 2004

JAMES JOSEPH LOUGHREY, a retired manufacturing production supervisor, died on May 4, 2004 in Mariner Health, Bel Air, where he had lived since 1999. He was 88. Born in the Bronx, New York, he lived most of his life in New Jersey before moving to Bel Air in 1986. He was a communicant of St. Margaret Catholic Church. Mr. Loughrey...

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