Obituaries

Robert L. Pearson
Jun 2, 2008
Mr. Robert L. Pearson, 80, of Mt. Airy died on Monday, June 2, 2008, at College View Center, Frederick. He was the husband of Mary J. Pearson who died on February 16, 2008. Born on February 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Whitey and Alice Wheeler Pearson. He was a draftsman for Minnicks Heating and Air...

Dorothy C. Briggs
Jun 1, 2008
On Sunday, June 1, 2008, Mrs. Dorothy VC. Briggs of Annapolis, MD passed away. Mrs. Briggs was born on April 20, 1916 in West Virginia. Mrs Briggs was the wife of the late Albert G. Briggs; aunt of Dulcie D. Davis, Susan L. Fallon, Marcia D. Fallon, Karen L. Powers, Frederick W. Fallon, Michael M. Fallon, Brian P. Fallon,...

Dolores Burdner Davis
Jun 1, 2008
Mrs. Dolores Burdner Davis, 82, of Emmitsburg, died peacefully on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Gettysburg Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harold Davis who died in 1989. Born on September 8, 1925 in Emmitsburg she was the daughter of the late Grace (Favorite) and Robert Burdner. Dolores was also preceded in life by a brother,...
Jeanette D. Caniford
Jun 1, 2008
Miss Jeanette D. Caniford, 34 of Hagerstown, MD., died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at her mother's home in West Virginia. She is survived by her special friend Frank Boward. Born February 27, 1974 in Frederick, MD., she was the daughter of Patti Hawes Mumaw and husband Donald and the late Robert P. Caniford. Jeannette was a Manager at Citi...
Gary Thomas Moore
Jun 1, 2008
Mr. Gary Thomas Moore, 37, of Upperville, VA died on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Cornwall Hospital, Leesburg, VA. Born on August 23, 1970, in Leesburg he was the son of John B. and Shirley M. Smallwood Moore, Sr. of Upperville, VA. He worked at Ft. Detrick as an animal caretaker. Gary enjoyed music, dancing, collecting DVD's, all sports...

Shelva Milburn
May 31, 2008
Shelva Jean Rhodes Milburn, age 68, of Hagerstown, MD, with her family by her side, went with the Lord on Saturday, May 31, 2008, after a brave and courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 9, 1940, at the home of her grandmother in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Ellis "Buck" Rhodes Sr. of Hagerstown, and the late Myrtle...

Nancy A {Bowers} Tresselt
May 31, 2008
Ms. Nancy A. ( Bowers ) Tresselt, 81, of Frederick, died on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born on September 5, 1926 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Lillian ( Kefauver ) Bowers. Ms. Tresselt was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. For many years she...

Nicholas J. Chaconas, Jr.
May 31, 2008
Mr. Nicholas J. Chaconas, Jr., 66 of Mount Airy died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at his home. Born in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Nicholas J. Chaconas Sr and Margaret Brown Chaconas. Mr. Chaconas owned A1 Crack Repair Inc.and previously owned C & M Foundation Inc., both located in Mount Airy, where he was a...

V. Virginia Ingram
May 30, 2008
Viola Virginia "Jennie" Ecton Ingram, age 82, of 4606 Harpers Ferry Road, Sharpsburg, MD, died Friday, May 30, 2008, at her home. Born Nov. 26, 1925 in Antietam Furnace, MD, she was a daughter of the late Norman Lester and Nina Mae Eversole Ecton. Jennie was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Granvil Everett Ingram Sr. on...
Herman G. Blickenstaff
May 30, 2008
Mr. Herman G. Blickenstaff, 81, of Sabillasville died peacefully on Friday, May 30, 2008 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was the husband of 58 years to Jane M. (Kuhn) Blickenstaff. Born in Frederick County, MD on August 20, 1926, he was the son of the late Mae (Smith) and Hobert Blickenstaff. A veteran...

Roy Joseph Dunavent
May 29, 2008
Mr. Roy Joseph Dunavent, 83 of Frederick, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at the College View Center, after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the late Bonnie Spangler Dunavent, who preceded him in death on July 30, 1989. Born August 25, 1924 in Washington, D. C., he was the son of the late Roy H. and Elizabeth...
Shirley Sarah Dillon
May 27, 2008
Mrs. Shirley Sarah Dillon, 72 of Emmitsburg, MD died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at her home in the care of her loving family. She was the wife of over 50 years to Charles M. Chuck Dillon, III. Born in Pine Grove, PA on April 9, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Annie (Barr) and Harry Bensinger. A...
Doris A. Bowens
May 26, 2008
Ms. Doris A. Bowens, 58, of Frederick, entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 26th, 2008 at her home. Born on December 11th, 1949 in Frederick, she was the beloved daughter of Adaline Diggs Charles Pepe Genius of Frederick. She leaves behind her long-time companion of 40 years, Mr. Alonzia Lonnie Carpenter of Frederick. Doris was a graduate of...
Margaret E. Stanley
May 26, 2008
Margaret E. Stanley, 83 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Monday, May 26, 2008 at the Kline Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Lawrence M. Stanley. Born March 25, 1925 in Frederick she was the daughter of the late Robert Earl Walters and Margaret Walters Allocco. She was a life member of the VFW Auxiliary No....

Sister Doris SND de N Gruber
May 26, 2008
Sister Doris Gruber, SND de N Gruber, Sister, Doris, SND de N (formerly Sister Helen Charles) died Monday, May 26, 2008 at Emmitsburg, MD. Sister Doris taught in Notre Dame Secondary Schools in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. She next served as librarian at Trinity College, Washington, DC for 29 years. She is survived by her sister, Alma...
Debra Fields-Jordan
May 25, 2008
Debra Marie Reed Fields-Jordan, 35, of Childacrest Drive, Boonsboro and formerly of Frederick, Md. died suddenly Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Washington County Hospital. Born August 24, 1972 in Gettysburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Emilie Janey Reed of Martinsville, Va. and the late Eugene Reed, Sr. She was a graduate of Hanover High School and the Computer Learning...
Mickey Zimmer
May 24, 2008
Mr. Mickey Zimmer, 49 of Adamstown, MD, died Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Leslie Gottheit Zimmer. Born February 18, 1959 in Florida he was the son of the late Fritz Karl and Doris Carpenter Zimmer. Mickey was employed as an RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) for the National Institutes of...

Dr. John Spranklin, Jr.
May 24, 2008
Dr. John William Spranklin, Jr., 93, of the Boonsboro area died Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro. Born February 7, 1915 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Marie Louise Luken and John W. Spranklin, Sr. He was a veteran of WWII serving with the United States Army. John graduated with a doctorate...
James Lee {Hoody} Hood
May 23, 2008
Mr. James Lee Hoody Hood, 56, of Mt. Airy passed away on May 23, 2008 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He is survived by Paula A. Hood, his wife of 33 magnificent years together. Born on April 29, 1952 in Marion, Indiana he was the son of James Edward Hood of Wheaton, MD, and Margaret Jean Callen of Charlotte Court...

Isabell R. lowe
May 22, 2008
Mrs. Isabell R. Lowe, 81, of Mt. Airy, died on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson. She was the wife of the late Archie C. Lowe, Sr, who died in 2001. Born on April 30, 1927, in Strasbueg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Lola Ritenour Stover. She was a...