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Rose L. Brooks
Rose Louise Brooks, 70, of 11 S. Walnut St., Hagerstown, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at her home.
Born Dec. 8, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Roy E. and Carrie E. Poole Turner.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence Peters; her second husband, James Barger; and her third husband, Homer Brooks.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Edna Bigler of Hagerstown; two sisters, Violet Wilson of Hagerstown and Mary Wheat of Houston; two brothers, Donald Turner and Edward Turner, both of Hagerstown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 E. Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown. The Rev. George A. Limmer will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Harry L. Decker
FREDERICK, Md. - Harry Lewis Decker, 88, of Crestwood Village, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Born July 28, 1911, in Keyser, W.Va., he was the son of the late Walter S. and Harriet Quinn Decker.
He was a 1929 graduate of Frederick High School.
In April 1930, he began a career with Potomac Edison Company, retiring in 1975. He worked in the Area Development Office, and at the time of his retirement he was supervisor of records and library. He had been assigned to write a number of historical articles on the company and the Frederick and Washington county areas.
He served in the U.S. Navy, stationed in London, during World War II.
He was a life member of Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Frederick. He also was a member of Saint John's cemetery Restoration Committee and, later, the Saint John's cemetery Committee.
As a historical researcher, he is credited with bringing to light the staging of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Frederick and the involvement of William Ware in the incident which may have sparked the War of 1812. He researched and authored a special edition magazine, "The Valley News Echo," for Potomac Edison Company, which highlighted battles and activities in the company service area during the Civil War. He also was author of the history of the Potomac Edison Company, and published a history of the H&F Trolley System, "End of an Era."
During the bicentennial, he wrote a play, "The Treason Trial of General Wilkerson," which was produced on stage at the Maryland School for the Deaf.
He served as a member of Historic District Commission, and later was appointed as the Frederick City Historian. He also served on the Battle of Monocacy Committee, gave lectures to clubs and organizations throughout the area, and was an instructor in local history at Frederick Community College and lecturer with Saint John's Regional School.
He was a life member of Junior Fire Company No. 2 in Frederick, where he compiled the company's first commemorative fund-raising booklet.
He was a former president and a life member of the Historical Society of Frederick County Inc.
An avid golfer, he started the first senior men's tournament at Holly Hills and became the group's first president.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn M. Kefauver Decker, whom he married
Sept. 7, 1962, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, James S. Decker and Walter Henry Decker, a niece and a great-nephew.
Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 118 E. Second St. in Frederick. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Wayne G. Funk. Burial will be in Saint John's Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St. in Frederick, where a Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, 118 E. Second St., Frederick, MD 21701; Historical Society of Frederick County Inc., 24 E. Church St., Frederick, MD 21701; or Frederick County Chapter, American Cancer Society, 1011 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701.
Bob B. Creager
WILLIAMSPORT - Bob Bentz Creager, 78, of 14241 Falling Waters Road, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born March 19, 1921, in Funkstown, he was the son of the late Rueben S. and Kathryn B. Bentz Creager.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy L. Creager, in 1981.
He retired from the State's Attorney's Office as county investigator.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
He was a life member and past commander of Funkstown American Legion Post 211.
He was a member of Western Maryland Railroad Historical Society, 40th Bomb Group Association, National Humane Society, AARP, and Potomac Fish and Game Club.
He is survived by a daughter, Georgia L. Palmer of Hagerstown; a son, Bob R. Creager of Sarasota, Fla.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a cousin.
Memorial services will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 E. Wilson Blvd. in Hagerstown. James Howard Roby will officiate. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family.
Visitation will follow the memorial service Monday until 9 p.m.
The family requests the omission of flowers.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Inez H. Perry
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Inez Holtsford Perry, 90, of Jacksonville, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000.
She was born Jan. 24, 1909, in Jennings, La.
She was preceded in death by her husband, F. McCarthy Perry.
She was a graduate of Duval High School and attended Jacksonville Junior College, a predecessor of Jacksonville University.
She and her husband managed the family business.
She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church, where she was president of Euzielian Sunday School class.
She was active in local and state volunteer work, serving as chairperson of the Duval County Council of PTAs and as state PTA president.
She was president of Friday Musicale and had been chairperson of its scholarship committee. She was president of Florida Delius Association and served on the Music Committee of the Cummer Gallery and the Board of the Jacksonville Symphony. She served on the boards of the Jacksonville Children's Museum; Garden Club; and Women's Club.
She is survived by a son, Spence W. Perry of Hagerstown; two step-grandsons, Thomas Colihan and Dale Mattingly, both of Hagerstown; a niece and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, MacCarthy C. Perry.
Services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Philanthropic Committee, Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Jacksonville, FL 32204.
Arrangements are by Kyle-McLellan Funeral Home of Jacksonville.
Andrew J. Lewis
FREDERICK, Md. - Andrew Jackson "Andy" "Lew" Lewis, 75, of 6401 Jefferson Blvd., died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at his home.
Born Jan. 26, 1924, in Wilmington, N.C., he was the son of the late Charles Drew and Marion Ottaway Lewis.
He retired from Giant Foods in Frederick.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy in England.
He was a member of Fleet Reserve Association, Francis Scott Key American Legion Post 11 of Frederick, and VFW Post 3285 of Frederick.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Seretha Manuel Lewis; three children, Andrea Davis of Frederick, Bonnie Smith of Littlestown, Pa., and John Peddicord of Glen Allen, Va.; a brother, Charles Drew Lewis of Naples, Fla.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services and burial will be at sea.
Friends may call Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Donald B. Thompson Funeral Home, 31 E. Main St. in Middletown, Md.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702-1799.
