Obituaries

Christian W. Smith

Mar 9, 2012

Christian Wiley Smith, 28, of Laurel died March 9, 2012. He was born April 9, 1983 in Silver Spring, MD to Thomas Edward and Anne Smith. He graduated from Pallotti High School in 2001. He worked for J.T. Bowles Electrical Company as an electrician for the last 4 years. He had just completed electrician school. In addition to his...

Susan Mary Devine

Mar 9, 2012

Susan Mary Devine, 51 of Laurel, Maryland died on Friday, March 9, 2012, at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, Maryland.

Born Friday, August 12, 1960 in Staten Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Richard Trombetta and the late Dorothy (nee Van Name) Trombetta.

She was a graduate of Madison Central High...

Elizabeth Anne "Bobo" Mccloud

Mar 8, 2012

Elizabeth Ann "BoBo" McCloud, 69 of Laurel, Maryland died on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at her residence in Laurel, MD.

She was born Saturday, February 20, 1943.to the late Marvin and Adie (nee Chase) Wilson.

Mrs. McCloud graduated from Coudersport High School in 1960. After High School she went to the Humboldt Institute in Minneapolis,...

James Jay Semmel

Mar 7, 2012

James Jay Semmel, 70, of Clarksville, MD since 1978 died suddenly on March 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born on April 29, 1941 to the late Ruby H. Herrington in New York. He attended Hemlock High School in New York. He served in the U.S. Army for 4 years. He worked for A.E. Davies Distributor for about...

William Harrison Wall

Mar 6, 2012

William Harrison Wall infant son of Treven P. and Alison M. Wall died on March 6, 2012 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is also survived by his brothers Peter and Ian Wall.

Graveside Service

March 10, 2012 11:00 AM

Columbia Memorial Park 12005 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD

Norman Foster Bates

Mar 4, 2012

Norman Foster Bates, age 78, of Hanover, MD, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Baltimore-washington Medical Center. Mr. Bates was born on October 22, 1933 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Mr. Bates moved to Maryland as a young man and was empolyed on the assembly line for General Motors. After leaving General Motors Mr. Bates worked as a teacher for...

Doris Hedley

Mar 1, 2012

On Thursday March 1, 2012, Doris Hedley passed away peacefully at the Madarin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Mrs. Hedley is survived by her daughters Irene Gamboa and Mary Jo Hoffman and her son Frank Hedley. She is also survived by her 8 grandchildren and her 11 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hedley was predeceased by her parents John and Mendie Surrency...

George Odus Klies

Feb 28, 2012

George O. Klies, Jr., 80 of Clarksville, MD passed away February 28, 2012

George was born on his parent's farm in Chandlersville, OH. Graduated from Ohio University (Athens) and served in the Army during the Korean War. After the Army he became an employee of the National Security Agency headquarters in Ft. Meade, MD. He retired as...

Lester Allen Tayman

Feb 25, 2012

Lester A. Tayman, 85, of Fulton, MD died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. He was born October 10, 1926 in Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland to the late William M. and Mary Jane Bryant Tayman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 47 years...

Viola Inez Whipps

Feb 25, 2012

Viola Inez Whipps, age 88, of Sykesville, MD, died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Hillside House in Clarksville, MD. Mrs. Whipps was born on May 1, 1923 to the late William and Ellen (nee Bowman) Semones. Mrs. Whipps moved to Barbersville, MD (now Maryland City) and then to West Laurel where she spent the majority of her life. She...

Hazel Irene Michel

Feb 23, 2012

Hazel Akers Michel died February 23, 2012 at the Brooke grove Nursing Home in Sandy Spring, Maryland. She was 93 years old.

Mrs. Michel was born on March 27, 1918 and lived in Savage and Columbia, Maryland for most of her life.

Mrs. Michel was trained as a printer and worked for many years at...

Dore Kamali

Feb 22, 2012

Services will be private

Ralph "C" Stone

Feb 19, 2012

Ralph "C" Stone of Laurel, MD, died on Sunday, February 19, 2012, in hospice care at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD at the age of 91. Ralph was born on June 17, 1920 in Baldwin Park, CA to the late Ralph C Stone and Inez Hopkins

Ralph is survived by his wife Dorothy Louise (Eliot) Stone...

Patrick R. Ashby

Feb 18, 2012

Patrick R. Ashby, age 73, of Oakland, MD (formerly of Laurel, MD) died at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Born May 28, 1938, he was the son of the late Alice Hurd Ashby and Turner Ashby.

He is survived by his wife Patricia Ann Ashby; daughters Tina (Tom) Gennity, Monica (Tony) Morales, Sharon...

Akram Gill

Feb 18, 2012

Mr. Akram Gill passed away at his home in Highland, MD on Saturday, February 18, 2012. A visitation will be held at the Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A., 313 Talbott Ave., Laurel, MD on Tuesday from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 pm. afuneral service will be held on Wednesday, 11 am, at the First Presbyterian Church of Howard...

Janice Ellen Beeching-Pieper

Feb 15, 2012

Janice Ellen Beeching-Pieper was born on Friday the thirteenth, September 1950 to Adriana Jane and the late Edwin Stine Beeching in Shelby Ohio. She has one brother, Fredric Edwin. Janice graduated from Shelby High School in the class of 1968 and went on to collegeat Valparaiso University receiving a BA in December 1971 and an MS from Peabody/Vanderbilt seven...

Dolores G. Lietz

Feb 11, 2012

Dolores G. Lietz, 86, died February 11, 2012 at Laurel Regional Hospital. She has been a Laurel resident for 50 years. She was born on June 9, 1925 to the late Harry and Helen Gartland in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Hallahan High School. She was a member of Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church and Black Thorn Ceili...

Paul L. Winters

Feb 3, 2012

Mr. Paul L. Winters passed away at his home in Laurel on February 3, 2012. He was born on January 31, 1934, in West Virginia, to the late Freeman and Edna Winters. Mr. Winters was builder of bridges and enjoyed hunting. He is survived by his sister Gretia Reynolds and brothers Ronald Winters and Truman Winters. He is also...

Frances Lorraine Grier

Feb 2, 2012

Frances Lorraine (Butler) Grier, age 73, of Laurel, MD died on February 2, 2012. Born August 14, 1938. Daughter of the late Mary Catherine and Robert Preston Butler. Loving wife to Philip Lamar Grier, Jr. whom she married on January 19, 1959. Mother of David Alan Grier of Nashville, TN and Lisa Lorraine Perna of Hollywood, MD; grandmother of...

James E. Rakes

Feb 1, 2012

James E. Rakes "Jim", 59, of Bel Air died on February 1, 2012 at his residence. He was formerly a resident of Laurel for 28 years. He was born on December 26, 1952 to Roy J. and Ann P. Rakes in Java, VA. He graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1971. He attended University of Maryland and received a...