Marilyn Raker, 80, the wife of the Rev. William “Bill” Raker, a retired Elder in the BWC, died Sept. 5, 2018 after a long illness of dementia and related ailments. A Memorial Service was held Sept. 15, at Towson UMC with the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating. Inurnment was in...
The Rev. Herbert L. D. Doggett, 92, a retired Elder and a District Superintendent, died Sept. 3, 2018, at Homewood Frederick where he received care over the past year. A Service of Resurrection was held Sept. 16 at Middletown UMC with the Rev. Sarah Dorrance officiating. Born June 25, 1926, in...
The Rev. Mary W. Conaway, 75, a retired Elder, died Aug. 30, 2018, from cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia. A Celebration of Life Homegoing Service was held Sept. 7 at Huber Memorial Life Center in Baltimore. The Rev. Marlon Tilghman officiated and the eulogy was given by the Rev. Mamie...
Margaret E. Lovejoy, 91, the wife of the late Rev. John A. Lovejoy, died Aug. 22, 2018, at the Homewood at Plum Creek Retirement Community in Hanover, Pa. Funeral services were held Sept. 1 at the First United Methodist Church, 200 Frederick St. in Hanover. Margaret Elizabeth Hummer was born...
Lillian Frazier, 97, the widow of the late Rev. Kirklin Frazier, died Aug. 5, 2018, two days before her 98thbirthday. A funeral service was held Aug. 13 at Franklin P. Nash UMC, in Washington, D.C. The Rev. Charles Philips officiated and the Rev. Allen Stewart gave the eulogy. Bishop Forrest...
Janice Sheesley, 81, the widow of the Rev. Dwight Sheesley, died Aug. 10, 2018, at her home in Littlestown, Pa. A service was held Aug. 16 in the chapel at Singleton & Cremation Services in Glen Burnie. Janice Kemp Sheesley was born Nov. 15, 1936, the daughter of the late Evelyn Wolf, the...
Pastor Walter Morris "Wally" Bosman Jr., 67, a retired Local Pastor, died Aug. 2, 2018. A Celebration of Life Service was held Aug. 8 at Deer Park UMC, which he had made his home church. The service was officiated by the Rev. John Dean. Walter Morris “Wally” Bosman Jr. was...
The Rev. Yusef Ahmed, 71, a retired Elder no longer a member of the conference, died July 27, 2018. A funeral service was held Aug. 4, at Sharp Street Memorial UMC in Baltimore. Yusef Joseph Ahmed, the son of the late Elizabeth “Judie" and Hassan Ahmed, was born Jan. 6, 1943, in...
LaRue Eva Manhart, 93, the wife of the late Rev. George M. Manhart, died July 8, 2018, in her home. A funeral service was held July 17, at Jacob's United Church of Christ in Weissport, Pennsylvania, with Pastor Eunice Hearn officiating. LaRue E. Stout was born in Lehighton, Pa., March 31, 1925...
Lucy Belle Haynes Harrell, 84, died June 18, 2018. She was the wife of the Rev. Stanley Harrell and mother of the Rev. Charles Harrell. A funeral service was held at the Eline Funeral Home in Hampstead June 22. Lucy Belle Haynes was born June 26, 1934 in High Point, N.C., the daughter of the...
