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Russell Pinckney
Retired Army Master Sgt. Russell Irvin Pinckney Sr., 61, of Annapolis, a highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, died of lung cancer Nov. 8, 2002 at his home.
Born Aug. 2, 1941, in Niles, Ohio, Master Sgt. Pinckney was the son of the late Michael J. and Erma E. Gray Pinckney. He was educated in Trumbull County, Ohio, public schools and as a youth attended Mount Olive Baptist Church in Masury, Ohio.
A career soldier, he served for 24 years in the Army, including two tours of duty in Vietnam. Among his numerous awards and honors were two Bronze Star medals, the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with four oak leaf clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with palm.
Upon retiring from the Army, he began working for the Postal Service in 1988.
His hobbies included an array of word games, bowling, watching sports on television and computer technology.
Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Mary Hall Pinckney; three sons, Russell I. Pinckney Jr., Raymond Hall Pinckney and Rodell Hall Pinckney, all of Annapolis; one grandson; four sisters, June Gamble, Marlene Johnson and Beverly Williams, all of Warren, Ohio, and Phyllis Bolling of Farrell, Pa.; one foster sister, Paula Williams of Cleveland, Ohio; and three brothers, Richard Owens of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Stanley and Robert Owens of Warren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and James Owens, and one sister, Loretta Mitchell.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Reese and Sons Mortuary, 821 West St. A Christian wake will begin at 6 p.m. tomorrow with the funeral at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 31 W. Washington St. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville.
James Bramble Jr.
A funeral Mass for James Lloyd Bramble Jr. of Severna Park was offered this morning at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Severna Park.
Mr. Bramble, 61, died suddenly of a stroke Nov. 8, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Born and raised in Norfolk, Va., he served in the Marine Corps and was a retired sales manager of construction equipment.
His hobbies included hunting, fishing, woodworking, reading and coaching youth basketball.
Surviving are his wife of 41 years, Margaret Q. Bramble; three sons, James L. Bramble III of Severna Park, J. Michael Bramble of New Orleans, La., and Thomas J. Bramble of Millersville; two daughters, Margaret McCallister of Marietta, Ohio, and Hilda Evans of Pasadena; his mother, Nancy E. Bramble of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; one brother, Vincent Bramble of Annapolis; four sisters, Sharon Majka of Dillsburg, Pa., Joyce Conrad of Chestertown, Rosemary Bramble and Nancy Lewis of Bowie; and 13 grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home. Burial will be private.
Harold Wierenga
Harold Wierenga, 91, of Annapolis, a retired mathematics professor at the Naval Academy, died of natural causes Nov. 7, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Born in Cawker City, Kansas, Mr. Wierenga graduated from Kansas State University and taught in Kansas high schools for several years before moving to Philadelphia, Pa., and teaching at Drexel University.
During World War II, he worked at Westinghouse in Philadelphia and after the war, moved to Oklahoma to become chairman of the math department at Central State College in Edmond.
He arrived in Annapolis in 1948 where he taught at the Naval Academy until he retired after 27 years.
A lifelong naturalist, he was a longtime member of the Maryland Ornithological Society and the Anne Arundel Bird Club. He spent many happy years exploring Anne Arundel County, and traveled widely with his family throughout the United States as he pursued his hobby of photographing birds, wildflowers, butterflies and other aspects of nature. He enjoyed the numerous slide shows he gave to local garden clubs and bird clubs.
He was a longtime member of the Naval Academy Golf Club, and an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, serving as treasurer of the Sunday school for many years.
In 1939 he married Vivian Snapp, of Salina, Kan., who died Dec. 23, 1996.
Surviving are two sons, John R. Wierenga of Odenton and Harold L. Wierenga of Arnold; a daughter, Susan Zotter of Portland, Ore.; and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Blvd. Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606; or to Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland Inc., 17 Cypress Creek Road, Severna Park, MD 21146.
Karen Disney-Lippa
Karen Disney-Lippa, 45, a longtime resident of Annapolis, died Nov. 9, 2001, from complications of Lou Gehrigs Disease.
Mrs. Lippa was born July 14, 1956 in Saigon, Vietnam, the daughter of Raymond and Dottie Disney and granddaughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth Westphal and Ethel Disney.
She enjoyed extensive travel as a child and later with her husband Michael. She lived in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
She was a dedicated 23-year employee of Air Cargo, Inc. and had worked her way up to Director of Human Resources, working until she was no longer able.
In 1999 she graduated from the University of Maryland with a master's degree in management. She served for a time on the board of Aero Federal Credit Union and was a founding member and past officer not only of the Sunday Afternoon Investment Club, but also of the Annapolis Quilt Guild.
She had a passion for learning and life and enjoyed walking, biking, reading, skating and quilting.
She is survived by her husband, Michael Joseph Lippa of Annapolis; and her parents, Raymond and Dottie Disney of Annapolis.
Visitation will be tomorrow and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1300 West St., Annapolis. Interment services will follow at the cemetery adjacent to St. Margarets Episcopal Church, 1601 Pleasant Plains Road, Annapolis.
Flowers may be sent to the Taylor Funeral home and memorial contributions may be sent to the Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203.
Russell Lowman
Russell Elzie Lowman, 71, a longtime resident of Annapolis, died Nov. 9, 2001, at Hospice House in Linthicum, of brain cancer.
Mr. Lowman was born in Anne Arundel County on Dec. 6, 1929. He was a graduate of South County High School and attended numerous classes at Johns Hopkins University. He had a lifelong career in the field of surveying and was a registered land surveyor. He also served on the Board of Registration for the State of Maryland, was elected Surveyor of the Year in 1998 and wrote magazine articles, in addition to teaching and giving lectures throughout the state on land surveying. He continued to work in the field, most recently with Harms and Associates.
He was a fervent member of the Methodist Church throughout his life, serving on different church boards and he was active in various ministries. He was a humanitarian, helping many people throughout his life and was an advocate of animal rights.
His hobbies included karate, motorcycle riding, piloting small aircraft, photography and listening to jazz music.
He is preceeded in death by his daughter, Michele Annette Lowman, who died in 1989.
He is survived by his wife M. Patricia Mitchell-Lowman of Annapolis; one brother, Edward L. Lowman of Severna Park; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvery United Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, where funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will immediately follow at Loudon Park Cemetery, 3801 Frederick Ave., Baltimore.
Arrangements are by John M. Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church c/o Bench/Plaque Fund in honor of Russell E. Lowman, 301 Rowe Blvd. Annapolis, 21401.
Robert Semones
Robert "Bob" K. Semones, 67, of Crownsville and previously Chandler, Ariz., died Nov. 9, 2001 at his home of leukemia after a nine-year illness.
Mr. Semones was born Nov. 24, 1933 in Kerens, W. Va. He served in the U.S. Air Force, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He worked as a maintenance controller for Northwest Airlines until he retired in 1992 after 17 years of service.
In his spare time he enjoyed boating, fishing and woodworking.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Fredrica Buschell Semones of Crownsville; three sons, Stephen Mark Semones of Las Vegas, Nev., Anthony J. Janda of Paw Paw, Mich., and Donald Hazzard of Mesa, Ariz.; three daughters, Jean Marie Semones of Scottsdale, Ariz., Margaret Uprichard of Sherborn, Mass. and Jeanne Hazzard-Ray of Austin, Texas; three brothers, Carl Semones of Cincinnati, Ohio, James Semones of Dundalk and Elmer Semones of Albuquerque, N.M.; four sisters, Virginia Harris of Kenova, W.Va., Rosalie Wilson of Albuquerque, N.M., Joann Gainer of Kerens, W. Va. and Ruth Boyd of Philadelphia, Pa.; and 5 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at the John M. Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Lake Linden, Mich.
Charles Pack
Retired Army Col. Charles Manley Pack, 89, a highly decorated military veteran, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 2, 2002 at the Belvoir Woods Health Care Center in Fort Belvoir, Va.
Born May 5, 1913, in Suwanee Springs, Fla., Col. Pack received his bachelor's degree in 1936 from the Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. He took additional graduate studies at Yale University in 1946 and received his master's degree in math education from the University of Virginia in 1966.
He graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., the Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pa. In addition, he studied Spanish at the Defense Language Institute.
His military career included serving with the 45th Infantry Division in the Philippines, the 1st Infantry Division in Puerto Rico and the 16th Infantry Division in Fort Benning, Ga.
During World War II he participated in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge with the 362nd Infantry, 83rd Division, in France and Germany.
Col. Pack served as senior defense attache in Bogota, Colombia. He was stationed in Vietnam during Dien Bien Phu and at the Army Intelligence School, Commander in Chief--Pacific and Headquarters, 4th Army.
Among his awards were the Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, French award of the Croix de Guerre, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Orden de Boyaca from Colombia.
After retiring from the Army in 1964, he taught math and physics at Walt Whitman Junior High School in Fairfax County, Va.
He was a member and officer in the George Mason Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Association of Graduates of the Military Academy. His interests included golf.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Marjorie Young Pack; one daughter, Lesley Pack Bender of Edgewater; and one grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Army Retirement Residence Foundation-Potomac, 9140 Belvoir Woods Parkway, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.
John Pumphrey
John Henry Pumphrey, 87, of Severna Park, died Nov. 8, 2002 at North Arundel Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born Oct. 6, 1915, in Baltimore, Mr. Pumphrey was the son of the late James Garrett and Helen Brooke Pumphrey. He graduated from Anne Arundel Community College in 1967.
During World War II he served at Fort Holabird in Baltimore. He began his career as a marble apprentice with the Hilgarten Marble Co. of Baltimore, working on the National Cathedral and the Federal Reserve Bank. He continued as a semi-professional catcher and then chief engineer for the DuPont Baltimore plant.
After he retired he worked for the Anne Arundel County zoning hearing office. He also taught organ and acted as a Hammond organ demonstrator at local churches.
Mr. Pumphrey was a past master of Monumental Masonic Lodge 96. He loved music, boating, model railroading and baseball.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Elsie K. Pumphrey; one daughter, Janet Kay Pumphrey of Severna Park; an adopted daughter, Carol H. Sewell of Gainesville, Fla.; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson.
He was the father of the late Joann Pumphrey and brother of the late Joseph G. Pumphrey and Margaret Brittian.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and Tuesday at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, where services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Glen Haven Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a favorite charity or to the Charlotte Dunham Music Scholarship, Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD 21012.
William Brodes
William Lennon Brodes, 69, a longtime resident of Annapolis, died Nov. 7, 2002 at his home. The cause of death was unavailable.
Born Dec. 12, 1932, in Easton and raised in Beulah in Dorchester County, Mr. Brodes was a 1949 graduate of Hurlock High School. He was considered the unofficial mayor of Beulah, his family said.
He served as a private first class in the Army from 1952 to 1955.
He was a retired truck driver of Preston 151 Line Trucking Co., with more than 40 years of service.
He was of the Methodist faith and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 5246 in Federalsburg, the American Legion in Hurlock and Teamsters Local 557. He enjoyed fishing, boating and traveling to the Florida Keys.
Surviving are his wife, Anne Franklin Brodes; three daughters, Carole A. Hugg, Cheryle L. Lopez and Billie A. Ellis, all of Annapolis; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Frances Hugg.
Visitation will take place from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave. Further visitation will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Williamson Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Federalsburg, immediately followed by funeral services. Burial will follow at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock.
Donations may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD 21108.
Ellen Bryant
Ellen Gertrude "Peggy" Bryant, 93, of St. Margarets died after an illness of several months on Nov. 5, 2002 at her home, where she had lived for 71 years.
The former Ellen Gertrude Evans was born in Baltimore on Dec. 22, 1908, to William Stewart Evans and Laura Abbott Evans. In her younger years she experienced the loss of her mother and soon moved to Arnold, where she lived with her father and stepmother.
Following her graduation from high school at age 16, she attended the former Anne Arundel General Hospital's nursing school and became a registered nurse. From the late 1920s until retiring in 1978, she worked at the hospital and as a private-duty nurse.
She showed an early gift for art and left many oil paintings as heirlooms. She also was an unpublished writer of mystery novels, an avid gardener and an accomplished seamstress and pianist.
On April 25, 1931, she married William Gaither Bryant, a builder, and they lived in the home he constructed that same year. Mr. Bryant died Sept. 29, 1988.
She was the sister of the late Stewart and Allen Paul Evans.
Surviving are three sons, Barry Wayne Bryant of Lynnfield, Mass., David Allen Bryant of Annapolis and William Richard Bryant of Prince Frederick; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31 Rowe Blvd.
Donna Gorman
Donna Louise Gorman, 51, a resident of Glen Burnie for 34 years, died of cancer Nov. 7, 2002 at North Arundel Hospital after a brief illness.
Born Oct. 30, 1951, in Baltimore, Mrs. Gorman was the mother of the late Frank Thompson and Kay Thompson, who died Nov. 8 at the Crofton Convalescent Center.
She attended Baltimore public schools. In the late 1970s she was a manager of a gym in Towson and an aerobics instructor. She continued teaching aerobics in the Glen Burnie area at the Daniel Berry Figure Salon until becoming a full-time mother.
She was known for her wit and thriftiness, her family said. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Glen Burnie and a soccer mom.
In 1977 she was married to Robert H. Gorman Jr. Also surviving are her children, Robert H. Gorman III and Samantha Louise Gorman of the home and Melinda Kaye Phillips of Glen Burnie; and two siblings.
A service of remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, 7606 Quarterfield Road, Glen Burnie. Arrangements are by Adams Funeral and Memorial Care of Annapolis. Online testimonials for Mrs. Gorman may be made to www.adamsfuneralcare.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Maryland Affiliate, 200 E. Joppa Road, Suite 403, Towson, MD 21286.
Florence Groves
Florence Doris Groves, 80, a 50-year resident of the Annapolis area, died of natural causes Nov. 7, 2002 at the Heritage Harbour Health and Rehabilitation Center in Annapolis.
Mrs. Groves was born April 19, 1922, in Long Beach, Calif. She was a real estate agent for more than 40 years in the Annapolis area before she retired in 1996. She enjoyed birdwatching.
Surviving are two sons, Robert Groves of Friendship and Steven Groves of Edgewater; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, Roy C. Groves, died in 1984. She was the mother of the late Roy Groves.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. James' Episcopal Church, 5757 Solomons Island Road, Lothian. Arrangements are by Kalas Funeral Home in Edgewater.
