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Arnett Taylor
Services for Navy Capt. Arnett Bernard Taylor, 80, of Fairfield, Calif., and formerly of Annapolis from 1971 to 1998, were held Oct. 6, 2002 at Grace Episcopal Church in Fairfield.
Capt. Taylor died Oct. 2, 2002 at Laurel Creek Health Center at Paradise Valley Estates, Fairfield, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Capt. Taylor was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Tampa, Fla. He and his parents spent the first two years of his life on Merritt Island, Fla., living in a simple wooden house built by his father on land given to World War I veterans to homestead.
In 1964, Capt. Taylor was the skipper of the nuclear submarine USS Tecumseh, submerged in the waters off Merritt Island, now named Cape Kennedy, and launched a Polaris A-3 missile to a target area more than 2, 000 miles away.
He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1944. Upon completion of Submarine School, he reported to USS Chub and in 1945 made two successful war patrols in the Southwest Pacific. He then served aboard the USS Sarda, USS Quillback, USS Sea Poacher and USS Grampus, which he commanded in 1958 and 1959.
He was an instructor at Submarine School in 1951 and 1952 and a torpedo project officer for two years at the Naval Ordnance unit, Key West, during the development and evaluation of the MK-37 torpedo.
Capt. Taylor attended the Armed Forces Staff College and received nuclear power training at the Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington.
In 1961 he reported to the USS Thomas Edison, under construction at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, and served as executive officer through its first patrol. He then reported as prospective commanding officer of USS Tecumseh, also under construction and served as commanding officer of the Blue Crew for four patrols out of Guam.
Subsequently he served as NATO and Mideast Current Operations Officer in the Strategic Plans Division in Naval Operations, followed by two years as head of the nuclear operations branch in the Operation Division of the Commander in Chief Pacific. His final tour returned him to the Naval Academy as director of the Division on Mathematics and Science from l971 to 1974.
Captain Taylor's decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal. He wore the Submarine Combat insignias, with one star and the Polaris Patrol insignia with three stars.
Following retirement from the Navy, he worked for seven years with Nuclear Associates International in Rockville, developing a computerized management system for use in commercial nuclear power plants.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Mary Batt Taylor; one daughter, Robin Taylor of San Francisco, Calif.; one son, Kenneth Taylor of Oakland, Calif.; one sister, Jouett Taylor Prisley of Sterling, Va.; and three grandchildren. His son, James Arnett Taylor, died in 1972.
Inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 25 at the Naval Academy Columbarium. Memorial contributions may be made to the Maryland Episcopal Cursillo, 224 12th St., Chelsea Beach, Pasadena, MD 21122.
Raymond Barnes
Raymond Oswald Barnes, 75, a resident of Lothian since 1991 and previously of Annapolis and Shady Side, died of heart failure Oct. 17, 2002 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Mr. Barnes was born Feb. 17, 1927, in Washington, D.C. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II.
He worked as a civilian aircraft mechanic at Andrews Air Force Base until retiring in 1983. Subsequently, he worked as a chauffeur at the Pentagon and a school bus driver.
His memberships included the Odd Fellows, the Annapolis Moose, the Rebeccas and the Colonial Retiree Bowling League.
His hobbies were bowling, painting and collecting Matchbox model cars.
In 1948, he married
Martha Jane Barnes, who died in 1977. In 1981 he married
Louise Rogers Barnes who died in 1991.
Surviving are one son, James E. Barnes of Delmar, Del.; one daughter, Christine Robles of Cleveland, Ohio; one sister, Nan Ray of Damascus in Montgomery County; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 tonight at First Baptist Church of Edgewater, Route 2 and Central Avenue. Burial will be private. Arrangements are by Hardesty Funeral Home.
Ernest Jones
Funeral services for Ernest Oden "Sonny" Jones, 52, of Annapolis, will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at First Christian Community Church, 1800 Hall Brown Road. A Christian wake will precede the service at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Bestgate Memorial Park.
Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Reese and Sons Mortuary, 821 West St.
Mr. Jones died Oct. 15, 2002 from injuries suffered during a construction accident at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Born April 15, 1950, in Lothian, he was a graduate of Southern High School in Harwood.
Mr. Jones was employed by Whiting-Turner Construction.
He was a member of Union Memorial United Methodist Church and Local Union 516, and a former member of the Truetones and Golden Star Quintet. His hobbies included listening, singing and playing Gospel music.
Surviving is his wife of 16 years, Gaylee P. Jones; three daughters, Elvira Putnam of Lothian, Demetria Jones of Annapolis and Monique Willard of Laurel; six sisters, Margaret Harris and Ida Hicks of Annapolis, Martha Creek of Friendship, Hester Pack of Baltimore, Ella Galloway of Glen Burnie and Sarah House of Washington, D.C.; and two grandchildren.
Richard King
Retired Army Maj. Richard George King, 90, of Edgewater and previously of Denver, Colo., died of natural causes Oct. 18, 2002 at his home.
Maj. King was born Sept. 30, 1912, and educated in Denver. He attended the University of Denver for a year, and worked at the Denver Dry Goods Co. until joining the Army in 1940. He served as an artillery officer in the European Theater until 1945. He re-entered the Army in 1947 and served with distinction, receiving the Bronze Star medal during the Korean conflict and several Army commendations and achievement medals before his retirement in 1968.
His hobbies were wood carving and square dancing.
Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Josephine King; two daughters, Jodi K. Temple of Chester Springs, Pa., and Sara A. King of Edgewater; and one grandchild.
All services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Heart Association, Memorials and Tributes Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5216.
Mildred Little
Mildred Louise Little, 77, a resident of Annapolis since 1953, died Oct. 17, 2002 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Little was born Aug. 6, 1925, in Wilson, N.C. She worked at the former Britt's department store in Parole Plaza from 1964 until its closing and then worked at the former Woodward & Lothrop store until retiring.
She enjoyed travel.
In 1944, she married
Jack Little Sr., who died in 1984.
Surviving are two sons, Jack Little Jr. of Annapolis and Michael W. Little of Prince Frederick; one brother, George Mitchell of Annapolis; one sister, Christine Carter of Arnold; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave. Burial is private.
Alma Lopez
Alma Margaret Lopez, 88, a native and longtime resident of Grasonville, died Oct. 18, 2002 at her home.
Born on March 19, 1914, Mrs. Lopez was the daughter of the late William Alexander and Viola Winifred Parks. She graduated from the former Stevensville High School and from the Middletown Hospital School of Nursing in New York.
On June 18, 1935, she married
Jose Modesto Lopez and returned to Grasonville.
Mrs. Lopez was a homemaker and did volunteer work throughout the community as a personal nurse and with the Hospice of Queen Anne's.
She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grasonville and was the recipient of the Outstanding Citizen Award in 1972 for community service to the sick.
Mr. Lopez died in 1981.
She is survived by one son, William Ricardo Lopez of Grasonville.
Family and friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 106 Shamrock Road, Chester. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Grasonville. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery in Easton.
Memorial contributions may be sent to the Hospice of Queen Anne's Inc., 300 Del Rhodes Ave., Queenstown, MD 21658.
