Obituaries

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

Clinton Bratton

Clinton Bratton

Dec 15, 2003

CLINTON BRATTON, 58, of Bel Air, died at his home of complications of lung cancer, on December 15, 2003. Born in Churchville, he was the son of the late Raby James Bratton and the late Elsie Stella Smith Wright. A lifelong resident of Harford County, he had worked with horses all his life. He was a race horse trainer at...

William Francis Weyant

William Francis Weyant

Dec 14, 2003

WILLIAM FRANCIS WEYANT, age 70, of Abingdon died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 14, 2003. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Vesta Theresa Shank Weyant of Kingsville and the late Bernard Francis Weyant. He had retired after 14 years from Eddie’s Supermarket in Baltimore where he worked as a clerk. He had worked at McLellan’s...

Gentry Glenn Phipps

Gentry Glenn Phipps

Dec 14, 2003

GENTRY GLENN PHIPPS, age 94, of Darlington, died at his home on December 14, 2003. Born in Alleghany County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Joseph Thomas and Myrtle Lee DeBord Phipps, and the husband for 34 years of the late Notra Elizabeth Phipps and he was the husband for 20 years to his first wife, Grace...

Darlene Kay Cheek

Darlene Kay Cheek

Dec 14, 2003

DARLENE KAY CHEEK, age 56, of Bel Air, died at her residence on December 14, 2003. Born in Oakland, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Ray and Prema Clara Friend Bowman. She and her husband Larry of 34 years owned and operated a Crown Station in Bel Air, Maryland and an Exxon station in Havre de Grace,...

Winnie Leona Bloyd

Winnie Leona Bloyd

Dec 12, 2003

WINNIE LEONA BLOYD, age 90, of Street, died in Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore on December 12, 2003. Born August 7, 1913 in Montague County, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Willie Henry and Lottie Pearl Arledge Ely. She married Steve Jefferson Bloyd on June 24, 1931 in Brownfield. They lived in Brownfield, Seagraves, Lubbock, and moved...

Mary Virginia Heaps

Mary Virginia Heaps

Dec 11, 2003

MARY VIRGINIA HEAPS, age 89, of Forest Hill, died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 11, 2003. Born in Culpepper, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Henry Basye and Bertie Virginia Barret Read, and the wife for 50 years of the late John Francis Heaps. She had retired from Edgewood Arsenal where she worked as a procurement...

James Edward Mason

James Edward Mason

Dec 11, 2003

JAMES EDWARDS MASON, of Abingdon, MD died December 11, 2003 at his home in Abingdon. He was 59. Born in Baltimore, February 23, 1944, he was the son of the late James William Mason and Thelma Alzinna Mason. Mr. Mason was a lifetime resident of Harford County and graduate of Bel Air High School in the class of 1964. He...

Mario John Mauro, Jr.

Mario John Mauro, Jr.

Dec 10, 2003

MARIO JOHN MAURO, SR., age 82, of Perryville, died in Florida on December 10, 2003. Born in New York City, New York, he was the son of the late Thomas and Carmela Aufiero Mauro. He was a member of the Local 16 Iron Workers Union in welding structural steel. A resident of Cecil County for 20 years, he was a...

David Allen Johnston

David Allen Johnston

Dec 10, 2003

DAVID ALLEN JOHNSTON, age 22, of Edgewood, died in Long Bar Harbor on December 10, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Rigo, Sr. and Donna M. Navarro of Edgewood. He worked for Gentry’s Tree Expert, Inc. He enjoyed fishing and boating.In addition to his parents, Mr. Johnston is survived by two brothers, Adam Johnston of...

Cleo H. Burgin

Cleo H. Burgin

Dec 10, 2003

CLEO H. BURGIN, age 75, of Bel Air, died in Mariner Health of Bel Air on December 10, 2003. Born in Old Fort, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Rommey R. and Nettie Pritchard Burgin. He had retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he had been a mechanical instructor for 11 years. He had also retired from...

Anne Dale Sprong

Anne Dale Sprong

Dec 10, 2003

ANNE DALE SPRONG, age 83, of Abingdon, died in Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore on December 10, 2003. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Agnes Spillane Gibney. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, traveling to Atlantic City and playing poker.Mrs. Sprong is survived by her husband, Donald James Sprong; two daughters, Deborah Ann...

Willard Dale Barker, Sr.

Willard Dale Barker, Sr.

Dec 10, 2003

WILLARD DALE BARKER, SR., 60, of Bel Air died at his home on December 10, 2003 from a short illness of Mesothelioma. Born in Fountain Green, Maryland, he was the son of Ina Ruth Testerman Barker of Bel Air and the late Lester Ovid Barker. He retired from Chrysler Corporation in December 1994 after 30 years of service. A native...

Elizabeth Margaret Crawford

Elizabeth Margaret Crawford

Dec 9, 2003

ELIZABETH MARGARET CRAWFORD, age 79, of Bel Air died in Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 9, 2003. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Mary Rehack Koncer, and the wife for 35 years of the late William D. Crawford, Sr. She was especially fond of antiques. A resident of Harford County...

Stanley L. King

Stanley L. King

Dec 8, 2003

STANLEY L. KING, age 74, of Abingdon, MD, formerly of Adelphi, MD, died in Lorien Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Belcamp, MD on December 8, 2003. Born in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Cones and Evelyn King and the husband of the late Elsie L. King. He had retired after 20 years of service as a...

Irene Spicer Choate

Irene Spicer Choate

Dec 7, 2003

IRENE SPICER CHOATE, age 83, of Street, died in Country View Eldercare, Darlington on December 7, 2003. Born in Cherry Lane, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Arlie Washington and Attie Beatrice Caudill Spicer, and the wife of the late Paul C. Choate. She retired from the Harford County Board of Education where she worked as a...

Jean M. Cheslock

Jean M. Cheslock

Dec 7, 2003

“JEAN” M. CHESLOCK, age 76, of Edgewood, died at her residence on December 7, 2003. Born in Buchannon, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elsie Viola Wilde. She was a past coordinator and member of the Neighborhood Crime Watch for over 20 years. She was a resident of Edgewood since 1978.Mrs. Cheslock is survived by...

August James Kimpel, Sr.

August James Kimpel, Sr.

Dec 6, 2003

AUGUST JAMES KIMPEL, SR. age 78, of Belcamp, died at his daughter’s residence in Parkville on December 6, 2003. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late August James and Mary Rita Trainor Kimpel. He had retired from Bethlehem Steel after 39 years of service as a roller in the 68 mill. A Harford County resident for 30...

David Wayne Hagan

David Wayne Hagan

Dec 6, 2003

DAVID WAYNE HAGAN, age 40, of Bel Air, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on December 6, 2003. Born in Havre de Grace, he was the son of Iona Mae Davis Hagan and the late James Earl Hagan. He worked as a carpenter. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed sports and his family.In addition to his mother, Mr. Hagan is...

Jennie Watson Roth

Jennie Watson Roth

Dec 5, 2003

JENNIE WATSON ROTH, age 79, of Gerrardstown, West Virginia, died in Western Maryland Hospital, Hagerstown, MD on December 5, 2003. Born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Elizabeth Smith Watson, and the wife for 37 years of the late Frederick Charles Roth, Sr. She was a resident of Harford County for 12...

Edward B. Davis, Sr.

Edward B. Davis, Sr.

Dec 5, 2003

EDWARD B. DAVIS, SR., age 94, of Forest Hill died at Rock Spring Village on December 5, 2003. Born March 28, 1909 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as an infant, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Elizabeth Gothee Davis, and the husband for 66 years of the late M. Thelma Winchell Davis, who...

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