Carroll Strailman

Carroll Guy "Jerry" Strailman, 84, of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on June 18, 1927, in Brunswick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles Guy and Helen (Allen) Strailman Moberly

He was a 1945 graduate of Frederick High School in Frederick, Maryland. After high school, Jerry furthered his education at the University of California and North Carolina State University.

Jerry was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II in Reims, France and Darnstadt, Germany.

He was a member of Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church in Boonsboro.

Mr. Strailman was employed by Ft. Detrick and later by the Internal Revenue Service , retiring in 1989.

Jerry was the co-founder of the Boonsboro Little League.  He loved basketball and had supported the Boonsboro Junior Basketball league and St. James basketball teams in a variety of ways.  He also served as the chairman of the Washington County Recreation and Parks Advisory Board and was a member of the Clopper-Michael American Legion Post 10 in Boonsboro.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia (House) Strailman, a daughter, Denise and her husband, Doug Gouker of Sharpsburg, Maryland; two grandchildren, Adam Kerns and his wife, Valerie of Sterling, Virginia; and Jennifer Kerns and her fiancee, Scott Calhoun of Baltimore.  He is also survived by a niece, Kim Ridenour of Thurmont, Maryland.

In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Culler and a nephew, Ricky Culler.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church, 134 South Main Street, Boonsboro.  The Rev. Dr. Ray Roberson will officiate.  Final resting-place ceremonies will follow at Boonsboro Cemetery.

A public viewing will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and family will be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at the Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home, 7606 Old National Pike, Boonsboro, Md.

For those who wish, memorial donations may be made in memory of Jerry to the American Heart Association, 322 East Antietam Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 or Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church, 134 South Main Street, Boonsboro, Maryland 21713.