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Chris Donaldson
Chris Michael Donaldson, 44, of Cape St. Claire and previously of Washington, D.C., died of liver disease July 10, 2002 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after a six- year illness.
Mr. Donaldson was born Aug. 24, 1957, in Washington and attended Severna Park High School. He worked in the construction field until being disabled.
An avid sports fan, he especially enjoyed softball and played in many Cape St. Claire leagues.
Surviving are his parents, Leonard and Patricia Donaldson, and one brother, Steven Donaldson, all of Annapolis; and his grandfather, Leonard Donaldson Sr. of Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., where services will be at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
William MacDermott
William Price MacDermott, a retired mechanical engineer with the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, died of natural causes July 10, 2002 at his daughter's home in Severna Park after a brief illness. He was 101.
Mr. MacDermott was born Sept. 7, 1900, in Darby, Pa., and raised in Baltimore. While working for the railroad he was at the Mount Clare Station in Baltimore.
He was a member of Arbutus United Methodist Church and attended Severna Park United Methodist Church. He enjoyed raising tropical fish, photography and the Orioles.
In 1928 he was married
to Merle Strong MacDermott, who died in 1990.
Surviving are his daughter, Mary Lee MacDermott Sexton of Severna Park, with whom he resided for the past 12 years; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, where services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Lakeview cemetery in Sykesville.
John Painter
Dr. John Harold Painter, a retired Army colonel, died July 10, 2002 at his home in Opelika, Ala. He was 81 and formerly lived in Crofton.
Born Oct. 5, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minn., Dr. Painter served during World War II, commanding a resupply tugboat for United States forces in the Aleutian Islands. During the Korean Conflict, he served six months in Guam at the medical hospital. In 1961 and 1962, he served for short periods of time in Somalia for humanitarian medical relief. He retired from military service in 1970 at First Army Headquarters, Fort Meade.
While in the Army Medical Corps, Dr. Painter was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. His assignments included tours in Guam, India, England, Germany, California, Washington State, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
He was the medical director for the United Mine Workers Union in Knoxville, Tenn., prior to moving to Crofton and becoming medical director for the Montgomery County Health Department, a position he held until his retirement from medicine.
He is survived by seven children, Mary Frances Painter, Mavis Painter and Michele Painter Hendricks, all of Seattle, Wash., Dr. Corinne A. Painter of Opelika, Elizabeth Shumate of Fallston in Harford County, retired Army Maj. Lorraine Fleenor of Fort Bragg, N.C., and John H. Painter Jr. of Crofton; two sisters, Nell Sikkora and Ruth Wingeter, both of Seattle; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marjorie Frances Painter; two children, Gerry and Loretta Painter; and his second wife, Lorraine Nichols Painter.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, 1500 Frederick Road, Opelika. Funeral services will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.
Contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108.
Lee Phillips
Leone Schulte "Lee" Phillips, 84, a longtime resident of Harwood and previously of Millersville, died July 9, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Born Nov. 29, 1917, in St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Phillips was the third child of Josef and Helen Schulte. On May 8, 1945, she married
Navy Lt. Wendell Codding Phillips Jr. They moved to Maryland in 1947.
Beginning in the 1950s she became secretary of the Anne Arundel County Fair Board, serving for almost 20 years. She was chairman of its hunter breeding division.
An accomplished horsewoman, she wrote the "Boots and Saddles" column for The Evening Capital for 11 years and was a longtime volunteer in the pressroom of the Washington International Horse Show.
In 1956 she started the kindergarten at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Severna Park and later operated the Children's Garden out of her home.
A member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in West River, she had been active in its annual dinners in her earlier years.
She enjoyed animals and bred miniature donkeys and exotic birds. As an aviculturist, she was the successful breeder of an endangered species of macaw. She was elected to two terms as president of the American Federation of Aviculture.
Other interests were plants, especially trees, gardening, cooking, reading and music.
Mrs. Phillips was an active member of the Republican Women of Anne Arundel County. In 1995 she was honored as Anne Arundel County's Republican Woman of the Year.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Thomas W. Phillips of Annapolis and Jane C. Phillips Tillman of Lothian, and one grandson.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Hardesty Funeral Home, 905 Galesville Road, Galesville. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Building Fund, 101 Owensville Road, West River, MD 20778.
Dennis Thomas
Dennis R. Thomas, 55, of Baltimore, died July 7, 2002 at the VA Medical Center in Perryville after a brief illness.
Born in Greensburg, Pa., June 7, 1947, Mr. Thomas moved to Annapolis in 1967 while serving in the Marine Corps.
He spent four years at the Elks' Camp Barrett in Crownsville as caretaker before moving to the Baltimore area in 1998. He was a member of American Legion Post 7.
He enjoyed gardening, fishing, canning, working puzzles, NASCAR racing and spending time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his life partner, Margaret Graybeal; his first wife, Linda Thomas of Lothian; six children, Dennis, Gary, Angela and Roy Thomas, all of Baltimore, Timothy Thomas of Glen Burnie, and Christopher Thomas of Edgewater; three stepchildren, Dora Benfield of Glen Burnie, Tracy Henderson of Pasadena, and Glen Graybeal of the Eastern Shore; his father, Roy C. Thomas of Greensburg, Pa.; two brothers, Ronald and Edward Meyers; two sisters, Martha Milligan of Youngwood, Pa., and June Bell of Greensburg; 12 grandchildren; and eight step-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Ambrose Funeral Home of Lansdowne, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road, Lansdowne, where funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be private.
Frank Welling
Frank Joseph Welling, 72, of Severna Park and formerly of Stuart, Fla., died of renal failure July 3, 2002 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Severna Park after a two-year illness.
Born July 9, 1929, in New Rochelle, N.Y., Mr. Welling graduated from the State University of New York Maritime College. He served in the Navy during the Korean War.
Subsequently, he was employed by the Department of the Navy as an engineer in ship design.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
He also had lived in Hyattsville and Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
His wife, Katherine Darden Welling, died in 1989.
Surviving are one son, Scott Welling of Baltimore, and one brother, Oscar J. Welling of St. Augustine Beach, Fla.
Services and burial are private. Arrangements are by Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108, or the Maritime College at Fort Schuyler Foundation Inc., 6 Pennyfield Ave., Bronx, NY 10465, with Class of 1950 in the check memo line.
