Obituaries

Bobby Bowman
Feb 21, 2016
Bobby Bowman, 81 of Taylorsville, MD Died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at home. He was the companion of Nannie Arnold. Born March 28, 1934 in North Carolina the son of the late Bill Bowman and late Maude (Campbell) Clark. He was retired from Springfield State Hospital. Mr. Bowman was a Life Member of Mt. Airy American Legion Gold Star Post...

Walter "Skip" Thrift
Feb 21, 2016
Walter Everett “Skip” Thrift III, age 55, of Carroll County, MD, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at home. He was born April 24, 1960 in Texas, the son of the late Walter Everett Thrift, Jr. and the late Edwina A. Thrift (nee Schwarting). He was a Corporal E-4 serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a Foreman for Design...

Sharon Davis
Feb 16, 2016
Sharon Lynn Davis, 55 of Sykesville, MD Died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Dove House. She was the spouse of Dale A. Davis She was born June 4, 1960 in Gettysburg, PA the daughter of Mary G. (Plaine) Klein of Taneytown and the late Adam J. Klein. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant for Brinton Woods. Mrs. Davis loved...

Gene Hoffman
Feb 14, 2016
On Saturday, February 14, 2016, Gene E. Hoffman, Sr. 79 of Mt. Airy, MD passed away at the Dove House. Mr. Hoffman was born March 18, 1936 in New Market, MD, the son of the late Frank Hoffman, Sr. and the late Bertha A. (Bussard) Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman was a pressman for 46 years with the Baltimore Sun. He graduated...

Annabelle Bales
Feb 13, 2016
Annabelle Thompson Bales, 87, formerly of Baltimore, MD passed peacefully on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Village at Cross Keys Brethren Home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Nathan Bales for 48 years who died in 2008. Annabelle was born on May 27, 1928 at the family home on Lime Plant Road in Frederick County,...

Portia Hood
Feb 12, 2016
Portia Ann Hood, 62 of Buffalo Rd. Mt. Airy, MD Passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 after dancing with cancer since 2009. Born August 6, 1953 in Mt. Airy, MD the daughter of the late Carl Richard Hood and Late Wilma Bernice (Etzler) Hood. She is survived by one sister, Vicki Lynn Hodgkins and husband Denis of Mt. Airy,...

Edward Jason
Feb 11, 2016
Edward Louis Jason, Jr., 82, of Sykesville passed away at home on Thursday, February 11, 2016. He was a loving husband of 39 years to Barbara Jean (Garvick) Jason of Sykesville. Born July, 11, 1933 in Winfield, he was the son of the late Edward Louis Jason, Sr. and Sophia Louise (Myers) Jason. Edward was a graduate of Robert Moton...

Helen Wallace
Feb 9, 2016
Helen C. Wallace, 95 of Winfield, MD Died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Carroll Lutheran Village. She was the spouse of the late Donald Joseph “Whitey” Wallace. Mrs. Wallace was born June 6, 1920 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of late Ferdinand I. Muth and later Florence (Peddicord) Muth. She was a Beautician when younger and later retired from the...

Raymond Ritter
Feb 8, 2016
Raymond F. Ritter, age 87, of Woodlawn, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at Summit Park Health & Rehab Center in Catonsville, Maryland. He was born September 27, 1928 in Woodlawn, MD the son of the late Lawrence T. Ritter and the late Naomi C. Ritter (nee Little). He was the husband of Helen E. Ritter (nee Marr) for 65 years....

Brenda Pennington
Feb 7, 2016
Brenda Gail Pennington, age 67, of Woodstock, Georgia passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on February 7, 2016. Brenda’s legacy is demonstrated by the outpouring of support that has been given to her family. Her "Sweetness, Smile, Fun Lovingness, and Radiant Eyes" made such an impact on those who knew her. Brenda was preceded in death by...

Elizabeth Jones
Feb 5, 2016
Elizabeth (Betsy) Leota Ross Jones died peacefully at Transitions Health Care in Sykesville Maryland at the age of 96 on February 5, 2016. Betsy was born about 100 miles south of Chicago in Champagne Illinois on November 23, 1919. Her family then moved to Tacoma Park, MD. Her maiden nick-name was Betsy Ross, and she was in the Takoma Park...

William Thompson
Feb 1, 2016
William “Bill” Murray Thompson, 72 of Sykesville, MD Died Monday, February 1, 2016 at Carroll Hospital Center He was the spouse of 46 years to Beth (Booth) Thompson. Mr. Thompson was born November 29, 1943 in Oceanside, CA the son of the late Murray Thompson and late Frances Dee (Rossell) Thompson. Bill served in the US Navy as a Helicopter...

Harvey Tabler
Jan 29, 2016
Harvey Woodrow Wilson Tabler age 96 of Mt. Airy, quietly slipped into the Lord’s presence on January 29, 2016, at Martinsburg VA Medical Center in West Virginia. He was born June 21, 1919 near Plane #4 right outside Mt. Airy. Harvey was the 8th of the 11 children of the late Albert Sidney Tabler, Sr. and Eva Elizabeth Care Tabler....

James Mudgett
Jan 28, 2016
James R. Mudgett, Sr., age 80, of Sykesville, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Seasons Hospice in Randallstown, MD. He was born June 19, 1935 in New York, the son of the late James A. Mudgett and the late Dorothy Kreidler Mudgett. He was a retired LCDR USCG Reserve. He was a Retired Maryland Attorney. He was the husband of...

Jane Mcgrath
Jan 27, 2016
Jane McGrath, age 67, of Catonsville, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at her home. She was born January 9, 1949 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late William E. McGrath, MD, and the late Doris Walking Wagner. Dear sister of Ellen Weetenkamp, Ann Macin, Kevin McGrath, Mary Storch, Tim McGrath, Tom McGrath and Brigid Shifflett; also survived by Loving...

Hamilton Snowden
Jan 26, 2016
Hamilton P. “Hambone” Snowden, age 82, of Sykesville, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. He was born May 26, 1933 in Sykesville, MD, the son of the late Preston “Sonny” Snowden and the late Mary T. Snowden (nee Milligan). He was the husband of Estelle E. Snowden (nee Lowman). He worked for Springfield State...

Alyce Chiarito
Jan 25, 2016
Alyce M. Chiarito, 92, of Marlboro, NJ (formerly from Westminster, MD) died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Sunrise of Marlboro Assisted Living. Born February 13, 1923 in York, Nebraska, daughter of the late John and Anna (Carlson) Johnson. She was the widow of Emil Chiarito after 67 loving years of marriage. She was a former long standing member of Holy...

Phyllis Hare
Jan 25, 2016
Phyllis Marie (Suter) Hare, age 90 of Eldersburg, MD, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at Dove House. She was born August 23, 1925, in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late Arthur G. Suter & the late Marie Agnes (Park) Suter. Loving wife of 70 years to Charles P. Hare. She was a homemaker. She was a great-cook, she loved...

William Brown
Jan 25, 2016
William A. “Brownie” Brown, Sr., age 85 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Monday, January 25, 2016, at Kline Hospice. He was born March 3, 1930, in Baltimore, MD, the son of the late Harry & Mary Nellie (Markey) Brown. Loving husband of 68 years to Helen Belle (Rhoton) Brown . He worked for the Montgomery County School System as a...

Shirley Fox
Jan 25, 2016
Shirley (Irwin) Fox , 88 of Sykesville. Died unexpectantly January 25, 2016 at her home. Beloved spouse of the late John David Fox. She was born July 16, 1927 in Baltimore, MD the daughter of the late William E. Irwin and the late Lorraine B. (Berry) Irwin. She was a homemaker. Prior to retiring she had many years of experience...