Elmer Vance Lounsbury, Sr.

Elmer Vance Lounsbury, Sr., 85 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Saturday, November 26, 2011, at his residence. Born December 5, 1925, in Berkley, MI, he was the son of the late Elihu L. and Edna Holbrook Lounsbury. Mr. Lounsbury is retired from Price Brothers of Perryman, MD, where he was employed as a crane operator. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Oxford Church of God, Oxford, PA.  Mr. Lounsbury is survived by his sons, Robert Lounsbury of Texas and E. Vance Lounsbury of Fort White, FL; daughters, Thelma Luse of  Conway, SC, and Nancy Patrick of Port Deposit, MD; 25 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; brother, Joseph Lounsbury; and sister, Genevieve Boyd. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lounsbury was preceded in death by his wife, Emma F. Reed Lounsbury; brothers, Nile Lounsbury, Jerry Lounsbury, Bruce Lounsbury, Richard Lounsbury; and sister, Virginia Brown. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Indian School in care of Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., P.O. Box 766, Perryville, MD 21903-0766. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, December 1, 2011, 1 PM, at the Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD. Visitation for family and friends will be held Thursday, December 1, 2011, 12 Noon until 1 PM, prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. Rev. Mary Browne of St. John’s United Methodist Church of Charlestown, MD, will officiate. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, MD. Arrangements by Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD.