Obituaries

Howard Gathagan
Jan 22, 2010
Howard S. Gathagan, 66, of Winfield, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 after a battle with cancer, at his home. Born April 27, 1943 in Huttonsville, WV, he was the son of Mabel and the late Samuel Gathagan. He was the husband of Del Gathagan, his wife of 46 years. Also surviving are sons Michael Gathagan and wife Mary Neil Gathagan,...

William Smith
Jan 22, 2010
William Ronald Smith, 60, of Westminster, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at National Institutes of Health Center, Bethesda, MD, of Melanoma. Born June 14th, 1949 in Baltimore County, MD, he was the son of Ena Smith (nee Roles) of Eldersburg and the late William Robert Smith. He attended Milford Mill High School and graduated in 1967. He joined the Maryland...

Willah Christner
Jan 19, 2010
Willah Jane (Vallance) Christner, 68 of Silver Spring, MD, died Tuesday January 19, 2010 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was the spouse of the late Kenneth James Christner. She was born August 8, 1941 in Gibsonburg, OH the daughter of the late Lennis Eugene Vallance and the late Frances Gwendolyn (Strasel) Vallance. Mrs. Christner was the Department Head of Data...

Josephine Robinson
Jan 15, 2010
Josephine A. (Costley) Robinson 73 of Sykesville, died Friday January 15, 2010 at Brinton Woods Nursing Home. She was the spouse of the late Isaac Jackie Robinson. She was born February 15, 1936 in Sykesville, MD the daughter of the late Raymond Augustus Costley and late Alverta (Myers) Costley. She was employed as a Nurses Assistant with Chapel Hill Nursing...

Frances Bower
Jan 12, 2010
Frances R. Bower (nee Gosnell), age 79, Formerly of Woodbine, died Tuesday January 12, 2010 at Transitions Health Care in Sykesville. She was born July 20, 1930 in Maryland the daughter of the late Robert F. Gosnell and the late Elsie M. Fowble Gosnell. She was a housewife. She attended Mt. Airy Bible Church. She was the wife of the...

Winfield Boyd
Jan 10, 2010
Winfield Conrad Boyd, Jr. 80 of Gaithersburg, MD, died Monday January 10, 2010 at his home. He was the spouse of Jean (Moodispaw) Boyd. He was born July 23, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA the son of the late Winfield Conrad Boyd, Sr. and the late Leota M. (Weeter) Boyd. Mr. Boyd was an Insurance Adjuster for Nationwide Insurance. He was...

Linda Biddison
Jan 6, 2010
Linda Anne Biddison, age 59, of Ellicott City, died Wednesday January 6, 2010 at Howard County General Hospital, Ellicott City, MD. She was born May 11, 1950 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late George Biddison and late Anne Beadles Biddison. She worked for John Hopkins APL in the software department. Dear Sister of Marcy Berilla of Colorado, Nancy...

Martha Wright
Jan 5, 2010
Martha Virginia Wright 96, of Taylorsville, MD, died Tuesday January 5, 2010 at home. She was the spouse of the late Albert B. Wright. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Carrie (Harmen) Barnes. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed good food, Watching Soap Operas and spending time with Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren. She was a member of Taylorsville...

William Nevel
Jan 4, 2010
William V. Nevel, age 48, of Sykesville, died Monday January 4, 2010 at Northwest Hospital Center in Randallstown, MD. He was born February 13, 1961 in Williamsport, PA the son of Barbara Nevel (nee Longenberger) of Sykesville and the late Harry A. Nevel. He was VP of Car-Vel Co. He was the brother of Susan E. Goodlaxson of Towson, Kevin...

Barbara Billin
Jan 4, 2010
Barbara Ann “Boots” Billin, 71, of Frederick, formerly of Beallsville, MD died Monday, January 4, 2010 at Sun Rise Assisted Living in Frederick. She was born May 21, 1938 in Belle Vernon, PA, the daughter of Eugene Francis & Gertrude (Barmore) Billin. She was a loving mother and homemaker. She was an interior designer, and owner of Greenwood Designs, as...

Irene Foster
Jan 3, 2010
Irene C. Foster (nee Clark), age 72, formerly of Baltimore, died Sunday January 3, 2010 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, MD. She was born June 20, 1937 in Orange, New Jersey the daughter of the late William E. Clark and the late Irene Caroline Clark (nee McUin). She was a Teacher at Arlington Baptist Church for over 20 years....

Marian Davis
Dec 31, 2009
Marian Dawn Davis (nee Quinley), age 56, of Mt. Airy, died Thursday December 31, 2009 at her home. She was born June 14, 1953 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late Marian Douglas Quinley and the late Joan Garvin Quinley. She was the wife of David M. Davis of Mt. Airy. She was the mother of Aimee Kawalek and...

Evelyn Rippeon
Dec 27, 2009
Evelyn Mae (Horton) Rippeon, 84 of Mt. Airy, MD formerly of Cheshire, MA, died Sunday December 27, 2009 at Carroll Hospital Center. She was born January 2, 1925 in Libertytown, MD the daughter of the late Harvey Lee Horton and the late Fannie Mae (Fogle) Horton. Ms. Rippeon was a Seamstress for CB Sports in North Adams, MA. She is...

Gladys Ricker
Dec 27, 2009
Gladys Virginia (Caw) Ricker 82 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Sunday December 27, 2009 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the spouse of the late Lawrence E. Ricker. She was born August 4, 1927 in Washington, D.C. the daughter of the late Joseph W. Caw and the late Mary Rose(Barnes) Caw. She was a Retired Cafeteria Worker for Montgomery County...

Virginia Brantley
Dec 25, 2009
Virginia Brantley (nee Witte ) 86 of Granite MD, died Friday December 25, 2009 at Siani Hospital. Beloved Wife of 40 years to the late Lewis S. Brantley. Mrs. Brantley was born September 13, 1923 in Baltimore, MD. The daughter of the late Frederick Witte and the late Emma C. (Hunter) Witte. Mrs. Brantley was a 1941 Graduate of Franklin...

Eva Haines
Dec 19, 2009
Eva G. Haines (nee Magin), age 95, of Westminster, MD died Saturday December 19, 2009, at Ridge Overlook in Westminster. She was the wife of Walter T. ‘Bud” Haines of Westminster. She was a presser for Wrights and English American for 35 years. She was a member of Taylorsville U.M. Church. She Loved Gardening. She was born August 12, 1914...

Charles Widerman
Dec 16, 2009
Charles Leroy Widerman 81 of Randallstown, died Wednesday December 16, 2009 at his home in Randallstown, MD. He was born June 15, 1928 in Randallstown, MD the son of the late Mary and Late Charles L. Widerman, Sr. He was the spouse of Lucille Widerman (nee Subock) of 56 years. Mr. Widerman served in the US ARMY and then began...

Thomas Blunt
Dec 15, 2009
Thomas Ringgold Blunt, Jr., 84 of Granite, MD, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his home in Granite MD. He was born March 11, 1925 in Baltimore, MD the son of the late Thomasine Atherton Blunt and Thomas Ringgold Blunt, Sr. Preceded in death by spouses Nancy and Eva Blunt and Son Bradley R. Blunt. Mr. Blunt served during WWII...

James Kelly
Dec 14, 2009
James E. Kelly 68 of New Windsor, died Monday December 14, 2009 at home after an extended Illness. He was the spouse of Mary Ann ( Morris ) Kelly of New Windsor, MD. He was born May 28, 1941 in Shamokin, PA the son of the late Robert Kelly and the late Veronica (Robel) Kelly. He was retired Stone and...

Carrie Dillon
Dec 12, 2009
Carrie Ellen Dillon 85 of Sykesville, MD formerly of Randallstown, died Saturday December 12, 2009 at the Dove House. She was born December 7, 1924 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late John Edward Myers and the late Hattie Marie (Ruppert ) Myers. She was retired fro the MD State Police after 27 years as an Accounting Manager. She...