Harry T. Carson Jr.
Harry T. Carson Jr., 74, who owned the old Dundalk Police Station, a building where his father, Harry T. Carson Sr., had served as constable, died of a heart attack Jan. 19, 2000 at his home in Pasadena, Md.
He attended Colgate Elementary School and graduated in 1943 from Sparrows Point High School.
He served with the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division during World War II and was promoted to staff sergeant before his discharge in 1946.
After learning masonry in night school, he worked his way up from apprentice bricklayer to executive vice president during his career with Sorenson Construction Co. In 1973, he and Alfred Gray started Carson and Gray Inc., a masonry contracting business. He retired in 1989.
He was past president of the Pikesville Lions Club and the Masonry Institute of Maryland. He was a great storyteller, an excellent artist, an avid golfer and bowler and a talented musician.
Survivors are children Gregory and Debra Carson, sister Rose C. McCarthy, three grandchildren and many other family members.
Following services at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home, Mr. Carson was buried Jan. 24 at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Gail W. Dishon
Longtime Dundalk resident Gail Walker Dishon, 65, died of complications of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) March 3, 2000 at Riverview Care Center.
Mr. Dishon was a Baltimore County firefighter from 1987 to 1993 after working with the Sparrows Point Fire Department from 1969 to 1987. For many years, he worked at the Wise Avenue Volunteer Fire Co.
Born in Matoka, W.Va., he his wife lived in West Inverness for about 10 years before they moved to Eastfield in the early 1970s. He moved to Riverview in 1998.
Predeceased by two brothers, he is survived by his wife of 44 years, the former Margie Brookman, and two sons, Robert and Thomas Dishon, five grandsons, three brothers and four sisters.
Services were held March 5 at Duda-Ruck Funeral Home. On March 7, services were held in Pulaski, Va., followed by interment the next day in the family cemetery in Snowville, Va.
George W. Fields
Longtime Eastwood resident George Werner Fields died March 1, 2000 at his daughter’s home in Berkshire. He was 81.
Mr. Fields retired from Maryland Drydock Co. after a long career as a welder.
During daily walks with his pet dogs, Bandit and Raggs, Mr. Fields enjoyed stopping along the way to talk with his neighbors.
He served aboard the USS Little Rock during his U.S. Navy service.
Predeceased in 1997 by his wife, Carolyn C. (nee Connor), he will be missed by daughter Sharon Witkowski of Berkshire, son Edward D. Fields of Essex, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services were held March 4 at C. S. Zeiler and Son Funeral Home. Interment followed at Oak Lawn Cemetery.
James Findley
Charlesmont resident James Emory Findley, 72, died suddenly Feb. 20, 2000 at home.
He retired after a long career as manager of Apcoa Parking in Baltimore.
In addition to his wife, the former Irene Harcarik (Lucas), he is survived by a daughter, Theresa Foreman, sister Betty Reeves and stepsons Ernest Lucas, Steven Lucas, Kenneth Lucas and six step-grandchildren. He was predeceased by stepson John Glenn Lucas.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Feb. 23 at Our Lady of Hope Church. Interment followed at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.
Alma Heflin
Alma Grace Heflin, 86, who worked at Stone’s Grocery Store in Edgemere for 33 years, died Feb. 10, 2000 at Heritage Nursing Center.
Born May 30, 1913, in Kegley, W.Va., the former Alma Walker graduated from high school in Earlysville, Va. She and her husband lived on North Point Road for a year before moving to Edgemere in 1935.
She belonged to Hughes Memorial Presbyterian Church for 65 years and, in her later years, served as church elder.
In addition to her husband of 67 years, Earl James Heflin Sr., she is survived by son Earl James Heflin Jr., sister MacaLee Wimmer of Orlando, Fla., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held Feb. 14 at Hughes Memorial Presbyterian Church. Interment followed at Gardens of Faith Cemetery.
Glenwood F. Jones
Glenwood Frank Jones, a former Dundalk resident and Bethlehem Steel general foreman, died of cancer Feb. 23, 2000 at age 67. He lived in Columbia, Md.
Mr. Jones was a 1951 Dundalk High School graduate and, at 6-foot-8, was a star basketball and lacrosse player.
After graduating from Gettysburg College in 1954, he worked in Bethlehem Steel’s open hearth as general foreman, then for North Point Cab Co. and Drug City Pharmacy.
He is survived by mother Elizabeth Jones, daughters Terri Carr and Lori Woodley, sister Nancy Hayes, niece Rhonda Keagy, nephew Quinton Hayes and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 10689 Owen Brown Road, Columbia, MD 21044.
L. Dolores Joynes
L. Dolores Joynes of Joppa died Feb. 12, 2000 in Stella Maris Hospice. She was 67.
Born and raised in Sparrows Point, she was the daughter of Edward G. and A. Evelyn Sharron. She had lived in Harford County for 30 years and enjoyed gardening and being outdoors.
Mrs. Joynes is survived by her husband of 31 years, Ray Lintz Joynes, sons Edward G. Lindemann of Baltimore and Robert Glenn Lindemann of Gray, Ga., sisters Jean Parker and Sally Demanovich, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by daughter Janet Marie Joynes and brother Robert E. Sharron.
Services officiated by the Rev. Harold L. Hubble were held Feb. 15 in Abingdon. Interment followed at Meadowridge Memorial Park.
Frank Mecler
Retired steelworker Frank Martin Mecler, 84, died Feb. 22, 2000 at his home in Edgemere.
Mr. Meclar was born in Sparrows Point and raised in Baltimore. He and his wife moved to Edgemere about 52 years ago.
He was a crane operators foreman when he retired after a 42-year career with Bethlehem Steel.
He was a longtime member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society. He volunteered at the church for about 40 years.
In his younger years, he enjoyed bowling and neighborhood pickup baseball games.
Survivors are his wife, the former Rose Vincent, whom he married in October 1941, sons Francis J. and John M. Mecler, brothers Gus, Rudy and Ben Mecler, sisters Ernestine Guldan and Margaret Stahle, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.
The Rev. Joseph Lizor conducted a Mass of Christian Burial on Feb. 25 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Interment followed at Bel Air Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Parkinson’s Disease, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4-B, Staten Island, N.Y. 10305-1946.
