Ernest Leo Trimble

Ernest Leo Trimble, 79, of Bay View, MD died Friday, September 4, 2009 at his home. He was born in Elkton, MD, July 16, 1930, the son of the late Harry Lawson and the late Harriet Amelia Davis Trimble. He married his wife, the former Doris Marie Taylor on Feb. 11, 1956. He graduated from North East High School, class of 1948, and following graduation enlisted in the U. S. Navy. He served aboard the USS Midway prior to his discharge in 1949, and was placed on inactive reserve. He went to work for Delaware Power & Light and later worked at the Bainbridge Post Office. He was recalled to active naval duty and served aboard the seaplane tender USS Greenwich Bay AVP-41, from 1952 to 1953. Upon this discharge he worked at the hosiery mill in Elkton before returning to the post office as a letter carrier in Wilmington and Marshallton, DE, retiring on June 1, 1987 from the North East Post Office. Ernie later went to work for eight years at the Petro Truck Stop in Elkton, finally retiring in 1995. He has enjoyed his lawn care and gardening over the years, skiing in New Hampshire and Vermont, as well as attending Navy reunions of the Greenwich Bay. Ernie attended the Zion, MD United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife Doris Taylor Trimble of Bay View; a daughter Melissa A. Gould and husband Bryan of Woodsville, NH, and two grandsons Scott T. and Kyle B. Gould, both of Woodsville, NH. The funeral service will be held Friday, September 11, 2009 at12:00 Noon at Crouch Funeral Home, 127 South Main Street, North East, MD, where visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday evening, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. The Rev. Hal Owens of the Zion Methodist Church will officiate. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, DE. It is preferred that memorial contributions be made to Rising Sun American Legion Honor Guard or to Seasons Hospice, in care of the funeral home. Family and friends are invited to sign an online guest register at www.crouchfuneralhome.com For further information, please contact the funeral home.