Obituaries from Gazette.net, March 1997: Montgomery Co., MD Permission has generously been granted by Gazette.net to include these obituaries in the MDGenWeb Archives. This publication is available on-line at http://www.gazette.net. *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** *****Mar. 19, 1997***** Amelia C. Carter Hospital director Amelia C. Carter, executive director of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda for 25 years before retiring in 1976, died March 7. She was the widow of Ferdinand Espey Carter of Bethesda, former president of Parkway Motor Company in Georgetown. Mrs. Carter had a home in Bethesda for 40 years and was living in the Classic Residence in Chevy Chase when she died. She was a fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives, founded in 1922, which is a professional society representing the highest level of achievement in the College. She was a former trustee of the Maryland-D.C.- Delaware Hospital Association. During Mrs. Carter's 25 years at Suburban Hospital, she directed the planning and construction of three new wings. Mrs. Carter was born in New York City. She attended Rutgers University and Columbia Union College. She began her career at St. Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick, N.J., in 1932. From 1944 to 1950, she served as assistant administrator of the former Doctors Hospital in Wash-ington. Mrs. Carter was active in civic affairs as a past president and a trustee of the Chevy Chase-Bethesda Chapter #460 of the American Associa-tion of Retired Persons. She had been a member of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase since 1966 and held memberships in historical and genealogical societies. She was a founding member of the Taxpayers League of Montgomery County and a member of its Board of Directors. She was recognized at the dedication of Suburban Hospital's new Gallery of Honor for contributing to the success of the facility. She is survived by one brother, Fred Schultheiss of South Plainfield, N.J.; one niece, Mrs. Michael Sorrentino of Westlake Village, Calif.; and two nephews, Lawrence DeMatteo of Milltown, N.J., and Kenneth DeMatteo of Da-mascus. Memorial services were held March 10 at Pumphrey's Bethesda-Chevy Chase Funeral Home in Bethesda. Interment was private. Mary E. Evans Homemaker Mary Elizabeth Evans, 76, of Silver Spring died March 7 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. She was a homemaker most of her life. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Young of West Virginia and Linda Sue Patterson of Damascus; and several grandchildren. The family received friends March 9 at the Haight Funeral Home in Sykesville, where funeral services were held March 10. Burial was in Springfield Cemetery in Sykesville. Eulalie K. Hammond CIA analyst Eulalie Keay Hammond, 77, died suddenly of leukemia March 7 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. Born in Boston, she had been a Washington-area resident for more than 50 years. Mrs. Hammond had retired from the Central Intelligence Agency with honors and distinction after more than three decades of service as an analyst. At the time of her death, she was an active member of the CIA alumni organization, the Sigma Society. Her husband of 34 years, Harry C. Hammond Sr., died in 1984, and her second husband, Leonard P. Payne, died in 1994. Mrs. Hammond was a member of Manor Country Club and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. She is survived by two children, Lynn Hammond Linck of Montgomery Village and Harry Colton Hammond Jr. of Silver Spring; four grandchildren; and two nephews. Funeral services were held March 11 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Olney. Burial was in Parklawn Memorial Park in Rockville. Joseph Gawler's Sons funeral home in Washington handled the arrangements. Memorial contributions can be made in her name to the Leukemia Society of America, 2900 Eisen-hower Ave., Suite 419, Alexandria, Va. 22314. Marie I. Leishear Homemaker Marie I. Leishear, 92, of Damascus died March 6 at home. She was the wife of the late T. Miller Leishear. Born in Glenelg, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Jessie Crist Iglehart. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Brighton. Survivors include two daughters, Jane L. Seibel of Damascus and Priscilla L. Roth of Huntsville, Ala.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Elva Hill of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Phelps of Dayton, Ohio. The family received friends March 7 at the Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville where funeral services were held March 8. Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Sunshine. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Leishear's name may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 131, Brookeville, Md. 20832, or to Montgomery Hospice. Albert Meisel Government official and writer Long-time Chevy Chase resident Albert Meisel, a former government official and writer who last year helped create a best-selling children's publication called "City Stickers: What I've Seen in Washington, D.C.,'' died at his home March 6. Meisel, 68, died of congestive heart failure, said his wife of 42 years, Jean Marshall Meisel. Born in Berlin, Meisel moved to New York with his family when he was 10. He graduated from Yale University in 1949 and completed a master's degree in Russian studies from the University of Michigan. After working with Harvard University Press, Medical Economics and the Council for Financial Aid to Education, Meisel came to the Washington area in 1958. He spent the next three years as an assistant to the director of the Association of American Colleges. He worked as a senior training officer with the Peace Corps, from 1961 to 1963, joining the agency on its first day. He spent three years as director of the Council on Leaders and Specialists, returning to government service in 1966 as director of several programs at Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). From 1969 to 1973, Meisel was deputy director and then acting director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. In 1974, he joined the National Archives as assistant archivist for educational programs. He retired from government service in 1982. Meisel was later executive director of the League for International Food Education, retiring in 1986 to become a full-time writer. He wrote plays, short stories and poetry, including a rhyming history of the United States. Last February, Meisel and the artist Francis Luzzatto launched a pet project - - "City Stickers,'' a handy little eight-page booklet holding 36 colorful stickers that portray Washington's many sightseeing destinations. They include the Smithsonian Museums, the Hirshhorn Museum and the Washington Monument, as well as colorful neighborhoods like Georgetown and Adams-Morgan. As children visit each sight, they take stickers from the middle of the red booklet and paste them down into matching destinations listed on the pages. A memorial service was held for Meisel on March 10 in the Renwick Chapel at Oak Hill Cem-etery in Georgetown. In addition to his wife, Meisel is survived by three sons, James A. of Chevy Chase, Benjamin A. of Washington and John S. of Annapolis; and one grandchild.