Obituaries

Leonard F. Pugh, Jr.

Leonard F. Pugh, Jr.

Apr 21, 2009

Leonard F. Pugh, Jr., age 69, of Ireland, WV, formerly of North East MD, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at his home. Born in Elkton, MD on October 26, 1939, Leonard was the son of the late Leonard F. Pugh Sr., and Angelina Pugh. He served in the US Air Force as an electronics technician during the...

Marvin Ely Reynolds

Marvin Ely Reynolds

Apr 20, 2009

Marvin Ely Reynolds, 69 of Colora, MD, died Monday, April 20, 2009 in the Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Howard, PA, on April 26, 1939, he was the son of the late Robert Gayley Reynolds and the late Opal Reatha Graybeal Pritchard. He was an Assisted Living Home Operator. Mr. Reynolds enjoyed reading and gardening....

Thelma Gladys Letts

Thelma Gladys Letts

Apr 19, 2009

Thelma Gladys Letts, 94 of North East, MD, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at home. Born in Patterson Creek, WV, on April 12, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Harry and the late Bessie Pearl Patton Fraley. She was the wife of the late Ralph T. Letts, who died in 2003. She retired as an accountant from...

Barbara Ann Grier

Barbara Ann Grier

Apr 18, 2009

Barbara Ann Grier, 72 of North East, MD, died Saturday, April 18, 2009 in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in West Chester, PA, on March 28, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Sam and the late Pearl Gentry Phillippe. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Grier who died on Aug. 1,...

Walter K. 'Jimmy' Long, Sr.

Walter K. 'Jimmy' Long, Sr.

Apr 16, 2009

Walter K. "Jimmy" Long, Sr., 87 of Rising Sun, MD, died suddenly Thursday, April 16, 2009. Born in Kent County, MD, on September 14, 1921, he was the son of the late William Beck and the late Florence Fithian Long. He was the husband of the late Doris Long who died in 2001. Mr. Long retired in 1981 from...

Eddie L. Basham

Eddie L. Basham

Apr 14, 2009

Eddie L. Basham, 76 of Perryville, MD, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in the Laurelwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, Elkton, MD. Born in Farmington, MD, on March 10, 1933, he was the son of the late Edgar and the late Aldine Starkey Basham. He was a farmer in Rising Sun, MD, a member of the North East Fire Company, serving...

Rev. Ralph Sherwood Young

Rev. Ralph Sherwood Young

Apr 10, 2009

Rev. Ralph Sherwood Young, 80, of Rising Sun, MD, went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 10, 2009 in Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, on July 26, 1928, he was the son of the late Ralph W. and the late Dorothy V. Storey Young. He retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground where he was...

Lila Kinsey Sanders

Lila Kinsey Sanders

Apr 8, 2009

Lila Kinsey Sanders, 82 of North East, MD, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Hillside Rehabilitation Center, Wilmington, DE after a short illness. Born in Frederick, MD, on June 20, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ridley and the late Alice Russell Young Kinsey of Petersburg, VA. She attended Petersburg High School and was a 1947...

Peter M. Ferguson

Peter M. Ferguson

Apr 7, 2009

Peter M. Ferguson, 68 of North East, MD, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on September 13, 1940, he was the son of Helen Kubiak Ferguson of Mt. Holly, NJ and the late Paul Ferguson. He was the beloved husband of Audrey A. Ferguson of North East, MD. Peter was a...

Evelyn Kellum

Evelyn Kellum

Apr 7, 2009

Evelyn Kellum, 77 of Navarre, FL, formerly of Charlestown, MD, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in the Baptist Hospital, Pensacola, FL. Born in NC, on April 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Veldon and the late Sina Bowers. She was the wife of the late William N. Kellum who died on March 13, 1992. Mrs. Kellum...

James Aubrey Martin, Sr.

James Aubrey Martin, Sr.

Apr 6, 2009

James Aubrey Martin, Sr., 71 of Charlestown, MD and Vero Beach, FL, died suddenly Saturday, April 4, 2009 at home. Born in Wilmington, DE, on September 23, 1937, he was the son of the late John Aubrey and the late Gertrude Barryman Martin. Mr. Martin was the 2nd generation owner and operator of Charlestown Manor Beach, Charlestown, MD. He...

Lilly M. Williams

Lilly M. Williams

Mar 31, 2009

Lilly M. Williams, 78 of Conowingo, MD, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD, on September 24, 1930, she was the daughter of the late James and the late Frances Jester Patterson. She was the wife of the late Eugene B. Williams, Sr. who died on Aug....

Donald C. Potter, Sr.

Donald C. Potter, Sr.

Mar 29, 2009

Donald C. Potter, Sr., 66 of Elkton, MD, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at home. Born in Grundy, VA, on June 12, 1942, he was the son of the late Clarence and the late Marie Phillips Potter. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and most recently worked for the State of Delaware. He enjoyed baseball, bowling and golf....

Phyllis M. Renninger

Phyllis M. Renninger

Mar 29, 2009

Phyllis M. Renninger, 77 of North East, MD, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 in Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in McClure, PA, on November 7, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John A. and the late Elma L. Snyder Romig. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church. Phyllis was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Norma Logan

Norma Logan

Mar 28, 2009

Norma Logan, widow of Howard A. Logan fell asleep in Jesus on March 28, 2009. Awaiting the resurrection at the second coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I Thessalonians Ch. 4-16. A lifelong resident of Cecil County, she was born in Port Deposit, MD, on February 19, 1921, the daughter of the late Morris J. and the...

Dana Jean Kirkley

Dana Jean Kirkley

Mar 22, 2009

Dana Jean Kirkley, 53 of Elkton, MD, died Sunday, March 22, 2009 in the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Dana was born in Havre de Grace, MD, on April 15, 1955. She was a Budget Analyst, employed at Aberdeen Proving Ground. She loved her family and enjoyed Walt Disney World. Survivors include her loving husband: B. David Kirkley of...

Walter Edward Winters

Walter Edward Winters

Mar 13, 2009

Walter E. Winters, 73 passed away, Friday, March 13, 2009 at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD surrounded by family and friends who loved him. Born in Beckley, WV, on July 19, 1935, he was the son of the late Daniel Raymond and the late Lillian D. Grayson Winters. Walter was a very generous and fun loving person...

Thayer Libby Cole

Thayer Libby Cole

Mar 11, 2009

Thayer Libby Cole, of Elkton, MD, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009 in the Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Portland, ME, on June 14, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Ralph G. Libby, II and the late Vivian Blauvelt Libby. She was a Disc Jockey. She started her career at WAMD in Aberdeen, MD then moved to...

Mary Alice Cheadle

Mary Alice Cheadle

Mar 9, 2009

Mary Alice Cheadle, 83 of North East, MD, died Monday, March 9, 2009 at home. A lifelong resident of North East, she was born on February 24, 1926, the daughter of the late David and the late Blanche Mahoney. She worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground during World War II, and also had previously worked at the North East Acme....

Lorraine R. Snekenberg

Lorraine R. Snekenberg

Mar 6, 2009

Lorraine R. Snekenberg, 86 of Elkton, MD, died Friday, March 6, 2009 in the Union Hospital of Cecil County, Elkton, MD. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on January 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Fred and the late Myrtle Goodhue Thomas. She was the wife of the late John Leonard Snekenberg who died on January 25, 2001....