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Donna Elizabeth  (Davidson)  Busby

Donna Elizabeth (Davidson) Busby

Sep 11, 2012

Donna Elizabeth Busby went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in  Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Born in Portland, Maine on March 29, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Minnie Davidson. Donna was preceded in death by her husband, Louis J. Busby, Sr. and her son, Louise J. Busby,...

John J. Williams

John J. Williams

Sep 8, 2012

John J. Williams, 90 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at his residence. Born August 27, 1922 in Belflower, IL, he was the son of the late John W. and Effie B. Purcell Williams. Mr. Williams is retired pastor of the Community Bible Church of Annapolis, MD, a retired  sergeant of the Hatem Bridge in Perryville, MD,...

Christine Denise (Anderson)  Thomas

Christine Denise (Anderson) Thomas

Aug 30, 2012

Christine Denise Anderson Thomas, 49 yrs, of Edgewood, MD, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, August 30, 2012. Born June 26, 1963 in Albermarle County, VA, she is the daughter of Roger and Judy Macon Anderson of Roanoke, VA. Christine was a member of St. James AME Church of Havre de Grace, MD, and was employed as an...

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Bunting

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Bunting

Aug 27, 2012

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Bunting OSB went home to be with the Lord August 27th after a battle with Cancer. “Reverend C,” as she was fondly remembered, leaves behind a legacy of those she touched with the Love of God be it through pastoral ministry or serving as a Chaplain for the Oxford Maryland Police Department. Carolyn was preceded in death...

Francis Earl Dixon, Sr.

Francis Earl Dixon, Sr.

Aug 19, 2012

Francis Earl Dixon, Sr., age 89, of Colora, MD, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Elkton Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 28, 1923 in Perryville, MD, he was the son of the late Henry William and Mary Janet Harris Dixon. He, older brothers Albert and James H. and several cousins were raised by his grandparents, Samuel and Marion Harris....

Donald "Duck" Kirk Towson

Donald "Duck" Kirk Towson

Aug 9, 2012

Donald “Duck” Kirk Towson, 86 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the University of Maryland Medical Center of Baltimore, MD. Born June 21, 1926 in Castleton, MD, he was the son of the late Harold Kirk and Bessie Irene Poteet Towson. Mr. Towson was a Tool and Supply Specialist employed by the Department of the Army...

Harry J. Welsh

Harry J. Welsh

Aug 7, 2012

Harry J. Welsh, 88 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD.  Born September 21, 1923 he was the son of the late Harry Joseph, Sr. and Rose Huth Welsh. Mr. Welsh was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served as a First Class Gunners Mate during W.W. II. He...

Ronald D. Hixon

Ronald D. Hixon

Aug 3, 2012

Ronald D. Hixon, 77 yrs, of Colora, MD, died Friday, August 3, 2012 at his residence. Born April 13, 1935 in Raymond, MN, he is the son of the late Harlan and Viola Solseth Hixon. Mr. Hixon was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served from September of 1954 until May of 1973, and was a member of the...

Gladys Carson Sentman

Gladys Carson Sentman

Jul 30, 2012

Gladys Carson Sentman, 95 yrs, of Havre de Grace, MD, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at her residence. Born June 22, 1917 she was the daughter of the late James and Millicent Craig Carson. Mrs. Sentman is a former kindergarten teacher having taught at the elementary school once located at the V.A. Medical Center of Perry Point, MD.  She is...

Rhonda Jane (Burlin)  Thomas

Rhonda Jane (Burlin) Thomas

Jul 26, 2012

Rhonda Jane Burlin Thomas, 60 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at her home. Born January 7, 1952 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of the late Roland Clyde, Sr. and Mazie Laberta Weir Burlin. Rhonda was a member of the Perryville United Methodist Church of Perryville, MD, the Ladies Auxiliary to the Susquehanna...

Joan Louise Calm

Joan Louise Calm

Jul 22, 2012

Joan Louise Calm, 63 yrs, of Edgewood, MD, passed Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Johns Hopkins Hospital of Baltimore, MD. Born February 1, 1949 in Port Deposit, MD, she is the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Marie Stewart Calm. Joan was a member of St. James A.M.E. Church of Havre de Grace, MD.  She is also retired from...

Ruby Olabelle (Johnson)  Reynolds

Ruby Olabelle (Johnson) Reynolds

Jul 18, 2012

Ruby Olabelle Johnson Reynolds, 93, passed away on July 18, 2012. She was a beloved mother of three sons, a homemaker, and a Bluegrass musician. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, and was an avid painter and artist.  She played the guitar with several bluegrass bands in Virginia. Mrs. Reynolds was the daughter of the late Walter and Estella Hurley Johnson. In...

Roberta (Webster)  Jones

Roberta (Webster) Jones

Jul 17, 2012

Roberta Jones, 89 yrs, of Havre de Grace, MD, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD. Born September 2, 1922 in Rowlandville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Susan Christie Webster. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Port Deposit, MD. Mrs. Jones is...

Todd Andrews Haley

Todd Andrews Haley

Jul 17, 2012

Todd Andrews Haley, 55 yrs, of Perryville, MD, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his residence. Born May 27, 1957 in Dover, DE, he was the son of the late Robert, Sr. and Vivian Andrews Haley. Todd loved to play golf, it was one of his passions. He was a die-hard Ravens fan, hated to see them lose. He loved...

Mary Margaret Saponaro

Mary Margaret Saponaro

Jul 7, 2012

Mary Margaret Saponaro, 53 yrs, of Conowingo, MD, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 7, 2012. Born September 11, 1958 in Havre de Grace, MD, she was the daughter of Eleanor Sargent Saponaro of Conowingo, MD, and the late Frank Thomas Saponaro. Mary was a homemaker and a member of the Rising Sun Church of the Nazarene of Rising...

Valaida Lee Parker

Valaida Lee Parker

Jul 6, 2012

Valaida Lee Parker, 67 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Friday, July 6, 2012, in Upper Chesapeake Health Center, Bel Air, MD.  Born May 6, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Ella E. Clark Wilson and step-daughter of Daniel L. Wilson of Port Deposit, MD. Mrs. Parker was employed by the Aberdeen Proving Ground of Aberdeen, MD, as...

Joseph Richard Switalski

Joseph Richard Switalski

Jul 3, 2012

Joseph Richard Switalski, 61 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at his residence. Born November 10, 1950, in Nanticoke, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Irene Catherine Sokolowski-Switalski. Mr. Switalski was employed as the maintenance supervisor for Cecil Woods in North East, MD. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Ann Hamrick-Switalski...

Lloyd George Gifford

Lloyd George Gifford

Jun 29, 2012

Lloyd George Gifford, 91 yrs, of Rising Sun, MD, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at his residence. Born May 22, 1921, in Greenhurst, MD, he was a son of the late John K. and Lavenia Edwards Gifford. Mr. Gifford was self-employed owner/operator of the Farmington Garage and Spartan School of Aeronautics. In addition, he was a veteran of the U.S....

Harry Leonard Mcmullen

Harry Leonard Mcmullen

Jun 28, 2012

Harry Leonard McMullen, 86 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Laurelwood Care Center, Elkton, MD.  Born June 15, 1926, in Rising Sun, MD, he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Mary Louisa Alexander McMullen. Upon being discharged from the U.S. Army in 1946, Mr. McMullen went to work for Henkles & McCoy...

Martin Bernard Sice

Martin Bernard Sice

Jun 19, 2012

Martin Bernard Sice, 82 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD.  Born November 6, 1929, in Port Deposit, MD, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Alice T. Bittner Sice. Mr. Sice was formerly employed as an inspector by Chrysler Corporation of Newark, DE. In addition,...

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