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Bernice M. Jones
EASTON - Bernice M. Jones, 82, formerly of Woolford, passed away at the William Hill Manor on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001 after a lengthy illness. She had been a resident at the Manor since February of 1998.
She was born July 24, 1918 at Frederick, Wis., the daughter of the late Charles Albert and Anne Lundquist Martinson.
Mrs. Jones was raised in Chicago, where she attended schools. She had attended the Chicago Normal School. She moved to Anne Arundel County in 1940 and later received her B.S. degree at Johns Hopkins University in education. Mrs. Jones had taught in the public schools in Chicago and Maryland.
On June 10, 1939 she married Hugh M. "Mac" Jones. They had made their home at Woolford since 1980. Mr. Jones passed away on June 9, 1996.
Mrs. Jones was a member of Flotilla 42 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Mid Shore Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
She is survived by two sons, John M. Jones of Cambridge and Franklin C. Jones of Denver, Colo. and two granddaughters, Megan and Laura Lee Jones.
A memorial serivice will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the William Hill Manor at Easton with the Rev. Rhoda C. Harris officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mid Shore Alliance for the Mentally Ill or to Flotilla 42 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Arrangements are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.
Margaret L. Lowe
CAMBRIDGE - Margaret Layton Lowe, 89, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001 at the Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge after a lengthy illness. She had been in failing health for several years and a resident at the center for the past two years.
She was born Aug. 7, 1911 in Cambridge, the daughter of the late William and Maude Cook Layton.
Mrs. Lowe had attended schools in Cambridge, having graduated from Cambridge High School in 1928. On April 3, 1937 she was married to Hubert Carroll Lowe. He passed away on July 13, 1994.
Some years ago she had worked at the Phillips Packing Co. in Cambridge. Mrs. Lowe had been a homemaker for most of her life. She had enjoyed gardening for many years.
Mrs. Lowe is survived by a daughter, Peggy A. Wroten of Cambridge; two granddaughters, Teresa Orndorff of Wilmington, Del., and Leah Siderman of Easton; four great-grandchildren: Rowan Gallagher of San Francisco, Calif., Eve Siderman and Jan Siderman, both of Easton and Grace Orndorff of Wilmington, Del.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Reese Layton.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Greenlawn Cemetery near Cambridge with the Rev. Shirley A. Evans officiating. There will be no viewing.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Neck District Volunteer Fire Company, 945 Cooks Point Road, Cambridge, MD 21613.
Arrangements are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.
Katherine D. Lewis
CAMBRIDGE - Katherine D. "K.D." Lewis, 71, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001 at the Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge.
Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge.
Dorinda Elms
CAMBRIDGE - Dorinda Elms, 82, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at the Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge.
Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge.
Carl Green
HURLOCK - Carl Green, 74, passed away at the Perry Point VA Hospital in Perryville.
Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home.
William B. Porter
LAUREL, Del. - William "Billy" Bruce Porter, 20, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
He loved school and music. In school he was awarded various achievement awards. He was to graduate in 2003 from the Seaford O H Program.
He is survived by his father, Bruce Porter of Laurel, Del.; mother and stepfather, Leigh A. Murtagh and Donald of Laurel, Del.; three sisters, Jenna L. Murtagh and Donna McGinnis, both of Laruel and Christine Jefferson of Seaford, Del.; a brother, Tony Murtagh of Laurel, Del.; grandparents, Bill and Carol Travers of East New Market; grandmother, Carmella Porter of Laurel; great-grandmother, Elizabeth Travers of Cambridge; stepgrandparents, Bill and Helen Swartz of Georgetown, Del.; uncle and aunt, Ken and Claire Porter of Charlotte, N.C.; aunt and uncle, Margaret and Paul Glavina of Australia; uncle, Jon Travers of Las Vegas, Nevada; nana, Nancy Howard of Laurel, Del. and several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Eldridge S. Porter; great-grandfather, William B. Travers Sr.; great-grandmother, Nellie Dalious.Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Oak Grove, Del. with Pastor Diane E. Melson officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the Short Funeral Home in Laurel, Del.
Katherine L. Moore
REISTERSTOWN, MD. - Katherine L. Moore, 94, passed as on Thursday, January 23, 2003.
She was born on June 3, 1908,at Bishops Head, the daughter of the late Winfield Pritchard and Glennie Flora Murphy.
Mrs. Moore was raised and attended schools at Bishops Head. She moved to Baltimore in 1932 and worked as a telephone operator for the C&P Telephone Company for 38 years. She retired in the late 1960's or early 1970's. After retirement, she returned to Bishops Head.
In 1991, she moved to Randallstown, MD. For the past two years, she was a resident of the Future Care Nursing Home where she passed away on Thursday.
She married Albert Paul Moore on March 31, 1932. Mr. Moore died on died on October 21, 1979.
Mrs. Moore was a member of St. Thomas United Methodist Church in Bishops Head. She was a member of VFW Post #521 Auxillary of Owings Mills, MD., and a member of the C&P Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include a grandson, William J. Moore Jr. of Pikesville; a grand daughter, Barbara Dailey of Reisterstown; a daughter in law, Kathyrn Moore of Randallstown; four great grandchildren, Shannon Dailey, Jessica Dailey, Athena Farmer, and Amber Flueford. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Moore was preceeded her in death by a son, William J. Moore, fours sisters and five brothers.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge with the Rev. David Kreek officiating.
Interment will follow at Dorchester Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Monday during the hour preceding the service. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas United Methodist Church, C/O Mrs. Phyllis Mills, 1817 Crocheron Road, Bishops Head, MD. 21672
Helen Jean Bigio
Helen Jean Bigio, 70, died on Friday, January 24, 2003.
She was born April 19, 1932 at Hudson in Cambridge, Maryland, the daughter of the late Russell and Helen Spedden Everhart.
Helen Bigio was a 1949 graduate of Cambridge High School, where she graduated first in her class. In 1952, she graduated from Church Home Hospital School of Nursing, Baltimore. She attended Johns Hopkins University for a year.
Ms. Bigio was the Assistant Director of Nursing Service at Union Memorial Hospital, from where she resigned due to poor health.
Ms. Bigio had previously been married to Jules Bigio of Boca Raton, Florida. When she was younger she was a member of Spedden United Methodist Church.
Ms. Bigio loved cats. She enjoyed art, reading dry English mysteries and watching English movies on MPT (Maryland Public Television).
She is survived, in addition to her previous husband, by her sister, Doris McClain and brother in law, Jack McClain, of Hudson; an aunt, Myrtle Spedden of Cambridge; one niece, Sharon Sweet of Bowie, MD; two nephews, Kenneth M. Frosch, Jr., of Alexandria, Va., and John Frosch of Laurel, MD; two grand nieces and one grand nephew.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27, at the gravesite at Spedden-Sweard Cemetary, Hills Point, Cambridge. Officiating at the service will be the Reverend Don A. Schell.
Memorial offerings may be made to the Dorchester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 132, Cambridge, MD., 21613 or to Spedden United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Carolyn Wright, 507 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613.
Arrangements are being handled by Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, P.A.
Reverend Arthur Franklin Bebee
The Reverend Arthur Franklin Bebee, 89, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2003. He was born at Lancing, Mich., the son of the late Matthew and Winnifred Burdick Bebee.
He was a graduate of Anderson College, Anderson, Ind. The Rev. Bebee had worked as a substitute teacher in Salisbury public schools for many years. He also began the Assateague State Park seashore ministry. Since 1969, the Rev. Bebee resided in Salisbury, when he moved there from Federalsburg
To build a new church in the Salisbury community, now known as Sonlife Community Church. The Rev. Bebee pastured the First Church of God in Federalsburg from 1952 until 1969.
In 1938, me married Myrtle Kaefer Bebee. She died in Sept. 2000.
The Rev. Bebee was an active member of Rotary International, having a perfect attendance record for nearly 50 years, he served as President of the Federalsburg Rotary Club and was a member of the Salisbury Rotary Club, where he received the Rotarian of the Year Award, and was given a Life Membership. He was a past president of the Tri-State Ministerial Assembly of the Church of God.
The Rev. Bebee served on many boards in the Salisbury community. He was a charter member and President of the Pine Bluff Village Board. He was a resident of the village at the time of his death. The Rev. Bebee served on the Board of Dove Pointe and was active with the Holly Center. He was a volunteer chaplain at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center for many years, and began the chaplaincy program at Deer's Head Hospital in Salisbury.
Survivors include three sons, Dr. Richard F. Bebee of Chillicothe, Ohio, and his wife, Mary Lynne of Salisbury, Douglas K. Bebee and his wife Patricia, of Indianapolis, Ind., and David A. Bebee of San Francisco, Calif; three grandchildren, Bradley R. Bebee of Arlington, Va., Scott D. Bebee of Indianapolis, and Christina K. Bebee of Washington, D.C.; two brothers, the Rev. Carlton Bebee of Anderson, Ind., and Samuel Bebee of Salisbury; five sisters in law, Marion K. Bebee of Lockport, N.Y., Opal Bebee of Anderson, Ind., Millie Schwalenburg of Orchard Park, N.Y., Arleen Kaefer of Sierra Madre, Calif, and Doris Bebee of Salisbury; one brother in law, Al Kaefer of Colden, N.Y.
The Rev. Bebee was preceeded in death by a brother, James Bebee.
A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 27, at Sonlife Community Church, 6975 Grenada Drive, Salisbury, with the Rev. Marshall Wise officiating.
Burial will be at Duell Cemetery in Orchard Park, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arthur F. and Myrtle K. Bebee Scholarship Fund, Anderson University, 1100 E. Third St., Anderson, Ind., 46012-3462; or the Sonlife Community Church, 6975 Grenada Drive, Salisbury, MD. 21801.
Arrangements are being handled by Holloway Funeral Home, P.A. Salisbury, MD.
George H. Hamel
CAMBRIDGE - George H. Hamel, 59, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2003, at the Dorchester General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Alfreda "Butchie" Hamel of Madison.
Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge.
Kiambrae L. Parker
CAMBRIDGE - Kiambrae Le'Mar "Squirm" Parker, 23, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2003 in Virginia.
He was born Feb. 2, 1979 in Cambridge and graduated from Harrington High School in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Mr. Parker is survived by his mother, Linda Parker King; father, Clarence Garnett; a fiancée, Monica Flores; two children, Kiambrae Jr. and Simone'; grandmothers, Okrie Young and Mattie Parker; several aunts and uncles and numerous cousins.
The viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Bennie Smith Funeral Home in Cambridge.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Baptist Church, 600 Cross St., Cambridge.
Kathleen L. Moore
REISTERSTOWN - Kathleen L. Moore, 94, formerly of Bishops Head, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 at the Future Care, Cherrywood in Reisterstown. She had been a resident at the Future Care Nursing Home for the past two years.
She was born June 3, 1908 at Bishops Head, the daughter of the late Winfield Pritchard and Glennie Flora Murphy Murphy.
Mrs. Moore was raised and had attended schools at Bishops Head. On March 31, 1932 she was married to Albert Paul Moore. Shortly after they were married they moved to Baltimore where Mrs. Moore worked as a telephone operator for the C&P Telephone Co. for 38 years. She retired in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
After her retirement they moved back to Bishops Head. Mr. Moore passed away on Oct. 21, 1979. In 1991 she moved to Randallstown.
Mrs. Moore was a member of St. Thomas United Methodist Church at Bishops Head and was also a member of the VFW Post 521 Auxiliary of Owings Mills and a member of the C&P Telephone Pioneers.
Her survivors include a grandson, William J. Moore Jr. of Pikesville; a granddaughter, Barbara Dailey of Reisterstown; a daughter-in-law, Kathyrn Moore of Randallstown; four great-grandchildren, Shannon Dailey, Jessica Dailey, Athena Farmer and Amber Blueford. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by a son, William J. Moore and four sisters and five brothers.
A funeral service was held 1 p.m. Monday at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge with the Rev. David L. Kreek officiating. Burial followed at Dorchester Memorial Park. The family received friends on Monday during the hour preceding the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Thomas United Methodist Church, c/o Phyllis Mills, 1817 Crocheron Road, Bishops Head, MD 21672.
Mary Lee Pritchett
CAMBRIDGE - Mary Lee Pritchett, 83, passed away Sunday night, Jan. 26, 2003 at the Mallard Bay Care Center. She had resided at Mallard Bay for several years. She was the wife of the late J. Preston Pritchett.
Mrs. Pritchett was born Jan. 17, 1920 at Wingate, the daughter of the late Thelma Irene Jones Pritchett. She was raised at Wingate and attended public schools at Crapo.
For many years Mrs. Pritchett worked at the Meredith and Meredith Seafood Co. at Toddville, picking crabs and shucking oysters. She was married to Mr. Pritchett on Oct. 11, 1941 and made her home at Toddville until moving to Cambridge in February of 1992. Mr. Pritchett passed away on April 26, 1965.
She was a member of Zion United Methodist Church at Toddville, the Toddville Homemakers and she enjoyed sewing.
Mr. Pritchett is survived by two daughters, Shirley Tolley of Cambridge and Irene Seigfried of Bernville, Pa.; five grandchildren, Eugene Tolley Jr., Linda Marshall, Michael Tolley, Robert S. Reed and Sherry Mengal and 10 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas Funeral Home by the Rev. Pardee Bramble. Burial will take place in Dorchester Memorial Park. Friends will be received at the funeral home during the hour preceding the service.
Memorials may be made to Zion United Methodist Church, c/o Peggy Pritchett, 2513 Toddville Road, Toddville, MD 21672.
George H. Hamel Sr.
MADISON - George H. Hamel Sr., 59, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003 at the Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge. He had been in failing health since September.
He was born March 20, 1943 at King of Prussia, Pa., the son of the late Harold and Elizabeth Buler Hamel.
He attended schools at St. Augustus in Bridgeport, Pa. and also schools in Norristown, Pa. Some years ago he had worked for the Fine Grinding Co. in Pennsylvania and also worked as a contractor building houses.
He had been a member of the Friendship Hook and Ladder Co. in Boyertown, Pa. and had also been a member of the Liberty Volunteer Fire Company in New Berlinville, Pa.
On Feb. 10, 1962 he married the former Alfreda Malloy. They moved to Madison in 1986. Mr. Hamel had worked as a commercial waterman since living here.
His survivors include his wife, Alfreda "Butchie" Hamel of Madison; one daughter, Shirley A. Hilbert of Bechtelsville, Pa.; one son, George W. Hamel Jr. of Madison; four grandchildren, Jeremy Hilbert, Heather Hilbert, Crystal Hamel and Randy Hamel. He is also survived by one brother, Edward Hamel of Norristown, Pa.; one sister, Elizabeth VanDehaar of Wilmington, N.C.; two stepbrothers, Warren Slough of Norristown, Pa. and James Slough of Pottstown, Pa. and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Madison United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert G. Kirkley officiating. The family requests that flowers be omitted.
Arrangements are being handled by the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.
Russell J. Woolford
CAMBRIDGE - Russell James Woolford, 73, passed away Friday, Jan. 23, 2003 after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Woolford was born Feb. 18, 1929 in Dorchester County, the son of the late George and Elizabeth Cornish Woolford. He was educated in the Dorchester County public school system and graduated from F.D. St. Clair in 1946.
In 1949 he joined the United States Army where he served in the Korean War as Sgt. 1st. Class in 1951.
Mr. Woolford was a 30-year member of Cpl. Herman Hughes American Legion, Post 87 of Cambridge where he served as Post and County Commander for several years. He was a member of Soul Outreach Christian Center in Cambridge.
Mr. Woolford was employed at Bumble Bee Seafood in Cambridge as a refrigeration engineer. He also worked for approximately 30 years at Button Neck Farm as an equipment operator. He retired from Black and Decker in Easton as a machine operator in 1996 after nine years of employment.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael; a daughter, Linda and two brothers, Harvey and Calvin Woolford.
Mr. Woolford is survived by his wife of 23 years, Mary; seven sons - Russell (Vandolia), Eugene (Margaret), Rodney (Tanya), Leslie, Anthony and Tyron (Shantae) of Cambridge and Gerald (Jennie Lee) of Vallejo, Calif.; two daughters, Constance Woolford of Salisbury and Charise Ross of Cambridge and one special daughter, Mary Green (William) Ennals of Cambridge; one sister, Sarah Woolford Foster of Cambridge and two brothers, George Woolford of Beulah and Emerson of Temperanceville, Va. He is also survived by five sisters-in-law, Helen Molock, Thelma Green and Joyce Green of Cambridge, Mary Woolford of Beulah and Thelma Woolford of Temperanceville, Va.; four brothers-in-law, Thomas Foster, Bishop J. J . Green, Robert Green and Calvin Molock of Cambridge; two uncles, Fred Cornish and Ormes Conaway of Cambridge; six aunts, Essie Mae Woolford, Geraldine Cornish, Louise Pinder, Bertha Pinkett, Margaret Molock of Cambridge and Isadore Brown of Newark, N.J.; a special cousin, Silas Woolford of Cambridge; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and a number of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the United Missionary Baptist Church, 1006 Phillips St., Cambridge. Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Maryland Veterans' Cemetery, Eastern Shore at Beulah.
A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 tonight at the Bennie Smith Funeral Home in Cambridge and during the hour preceding the service at the church on Wednesday.
