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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** *****Apr. 7, 2000***** Lee Baker Retired police chief Lee Baker, 75, of Mercersburg, Pa., and formerly of Berwyn Heights, Md., died March 31 at Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Pa. He retired as chief of the Seat Pleasant Police Department in 1972. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was the husband of Jean C. Baker, to whom he was married for 54 years. Mr. Baker was born in Washington, D.C., the son of the late Richard and Eleanor Stokes Baker. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters: Carol Marsh of Mercersburg, and Donna Webb of Germantown; grandchildren Karla (Dorman) Kimble, Michael D. Webb and Robert E. Marsh II, and six great-grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday at Mount Lebanon Fellowship Church, Damascus. The Rev. Donald L. Carpenter officiated. Interment followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Lebanon Fellowship, in care of Rev. Donald L. Carpenter, 9300 Holsey Road, Damascus, Md. 20872. Arrangements were provided by the Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Katherine H. Beardsley Medical secretary Katherine H. Beardsley, 62, of Derwood died March 21 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Ella Jones Hartman. She was the wife of Dennis H. Beardsley. Mrs. Beardsley was a graduate of Marathon High School in New York and of the Cortland Business School, also in New York. She had worked as a medical secretary at Good Shepherd Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y. She was a member of Damascus United Methodist Church and the Damascus "Y" Women. She also was a volunteer at Damascus United Methodist Church's Harwood House. She enjoyed singing in the choir. Her hobbies included flower arranging, needlepoint and crocheting. She crocheted hats for newborn infants and blankets for children with leukemia. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two children, Allison and Lauren O'Boyle, both of Middletown; a sister, Grace Ellis of New York; and two brothers, Gary Hartman of New York and Reginald Hartman of Indiana. A memorial service was held March 27 at Damascus United Methodist Church. Interment was private. The Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home handled the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, National Capital Area Chapter, 5845 Richmond Highway, Suite 630, Alexandria, Va. 22303. Wilmer Kersey Benson Jr. Retired Army Colonel U.S retired Col. Wilmer Kersey Benson Jr. died July 19 at the Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, where he had lived for 14 years. Col. Benson served 31 years in the Army, retiring in 1968. During World War II, he commanded the 1554th Heavy Pontoon Battalion, in North Africa and Italy. The 1554th was one of two Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalions staffed with African-American soldiers in the European Theater. Subsequent assignments included Korea and Panama, where he served as the Command Engineer, U.S. Army Southern Command, and numerous assignments in the Atomic Energy Program. His last assignment was with the Defense Atomic Support Agency. His awards include the Legion of Merit and the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Following his Army retirement in 1968, Col. Benson worked for the Atomic Energy Commission, and later, the Department of Energy, retiring in 1979. He was active many years following, performing volunteer work and serving twice as president of the Olney Lions Club. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, the former Virginia Cabell; two sons, Command Sgt. Maj. Wilmer K. Benson III (USAR NG Retired) and Lt. Col. Morgan Benson (USAR Retired; a daughter, Nancy C. Benson. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery. William French Bond Volunteer fire fighter William French Bond, 84, of Rockville died March 21 at Montgomery Village Care and Rehabilitation in Montgomery Village. Born in Ashton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jessie Johnson Bond. He was the husband of Martha Pauline Bond. Mr. Bond attended Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring. He had been a member of Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department and Rockville Volunteer Fire Department for nearly 65 years. He had owned and operated a plumbing company in Rockville before retiring because of ill health. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Rockville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Martha Bond Bohrer of Rockville; one grandchild and three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Willard "Billy" Bond of Silver Spring. Funeral services were held March 25 at Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville. Interment was at Parklawn Cemetery in Rockville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Margarete Green County resident Margarete Green, 57, of Damascus died April 1 at the Casey House Hospice in Rockville. She was the wife of John D. Luipersbeck. Born in West Germany, she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Rosine Schlagenhauf Schaefer. Surviving her besides her husband are children Annette Carter of Damascus and Billy E. Green of Germantown, brother Rolf Schaefer of Ludwigsburg, Germany and four grandchildren. Services will be held 8 p.m. Thursday at New Apostolic Church, 3200 Norbeck Road, Silver Spring. Interment will be in Germany. Memorial contributions may be made to Casey House Hospice, 6001 Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, Md. 20855. Arrangements were provided by Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Frances Elizabeth Gonchar Homemaker Frances Elizabeth Gonchar, 82, died on March 17 at Randolph Hills Nursing Center in Wheaton from pneumonia. She lived in Wheaton with her daughter, Diane Wilcox. Born and raised in the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., she had been a member of the old West Washington Baptist Church. She lived in Maryland for more than 40 years and spent 65 years of her life as a devoted mother to her six children. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Michael Thomas Gonchar, who died in 1988. She is survived by her children, Diane Wilcox of Columbia, Donald of Vienna, Va., Wayne of St. Augustine, Fla., Barry of Silver Spring, Brian of Oxnard, Calif., and Michael of Poolesville; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Ethel D. Herrmann County resident Mrs. Ethel D. Herrmann, 85, died March 20 at Wilson Health Care Center. A resident of Gaithersburg, Mrs. Herrmann was born in Poolesville to the late Joseph Darby and Mary Chiswell Darby. She is survived by her son, Bill Herrmann and wife Nancy of Gaithersburg; a stepdaughter, Joy Fisher; and a sister, Lutie Culp. Mrs. Herrmann was predeceased by her husband, Ferdinand K. Herrmann, and one son, Joseph F. Herrmann. Funeral services were held March 23 at Interfaith Chapel at Leisure World in Aspen Hill. Burial followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association of Greater Washington, D.C., 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1100, Bethesda, Md. 20814. Thomas H. King Sales manager Thomas H. King, Sr., 69, of Rockville, died March 25. He was a pharmaceutical sales manager. Survivors included his wife, Ann King; children, Joseph J. King, Mary E. Johnson, Sheila A. Blackman, John P. King, Ann E. Smith, David M. King and Paul F. King; brothers and sisters, Jane E. Conlin, Elizabeth Moynagh, John E. King and Francis King. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was held March 30 at St. Patrick's Church in Norbeck. Interment followed in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Missionaries of Charity, 2800 Otis Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20018. Arrangements were handled by Collins Funeral Home in Silver Spring. Dorothy M. Konkel Registered nurse Dorothy M. Konkel, 61, died March 30 at her home in Rockville. She was the wife of Ronald Konkel. Born in Ellsworth, Kan., she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Bertha Terry. She graduated from Montgomery College in Rockville in 1981 with an associates degree n nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda for 16 years, 10 of which she worked in the emergency room. She also worked at GIEA Free Standing Endoscopy Center in Gaithersburg for two years. She was active in Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation Inc. and was an accomplished quilter. She took great pride in her six grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Karen Konkel of Westminster and Julie Tippert of Frederick; a son, Chris Konkel of Westminster; a sister, Patricia Adamek of Winfield, Kans.; a brother, John Terry of Billings, Mont.; and six grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held April 4 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Rockville. Interment was at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Aspen Hill. Memorial donations may be made to Montgomery Hospice Society, 1450 Research Blvd., Suite 310, Rockville, Md. 20850 or the Lord's Table, 201 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg, Md. 20877. Brian Kahn Malmon Columbia University student Brian Kahn Malmon, a former political science major at Columbia University in New York and a 1995 graduate of Winston Churchill High School, died suddenly on March 24. He was 22. Funeral services were held March 26 at Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels in Rockville. Burial was at Judean Memorial Gardens in Olney. Malmon, who lived in Potomac, was an active participant and excelled in numerous activities during his years at Churchill. These included the school's Showstoppers show choir, and the rock 'n' roll ensemble "Blast From the Past," where he was a soloist. He was also captain of the Churchill Debate Team, winner of the 1995 Student Congress award and a member of the National Honor Society. In addition, Malmon was the announcer for Churchill's home football games and reported on the games for The Gazette. At Columbia University, where he was pursuing a degree in political science, Malmon was a member and president of Uptown Vocal, an a cappella singing group, and played the lead in the varsity show in the spring of 1998. He was sports editor of the Columbia daily newspaper, The Spectator, and wrote a column. Malmon was on the dean's list his three years at Columbia. He left the school in the middle of his senior year last year due to his struggle with mental illness. Malmon is survived by his mother and stepfather, Joanne and Stanley Milobsky; his father, Stuart Malmon; and his sister, Alison Malmon, all of Potomac. Expressions of sympathy in Malmon's name can be made to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Colonial Place Three, 2107 Wilson Blvd. #300, Arlington, VA 22201-3042. Virginia L. Pickett County resident Virginia L. Pickett, 81, of Mount Airy, died March 28 at College View Nursing Home in Frederick. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Mount Airy, Prudence Chapter No. 95, Order of Eastern Star, Mount Airy, and was a charter member of American Legion Post No. 191 Auxiliary, Mount Airy. She was the wife of Ralph M. Pickett. Born in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mollie Albaugh Brightwell. Surviving besides her husband are one daughter, Bette Ann Vaughan and her husband, Leonard of Martinsburg, W.Va., grandchildren, Scott, Allison and Michael Vaughn, all of Martinsburg, one brother, Richard Brightwell of Frederick, and two sisters-in-law, Harriet and Hilda Brightwell of Frederick. She was preceded in death by her son, Ralph Malcolm Pickett, in 1996. Private graveside services were held in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Mount Airy. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St., Mount Airy, Md. 21771. Arrangements were provided by Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Carroll A. Wright Shop mechanic Carroll A. Wright, 85, of Rockville died April 1 of cancer at his youngest daughter's home in Rockville. He was born in Farmville, Va., the eighth of 13 children. Mr. Wright retired after 41 years as a shop mechanic for the Potomac Electric Power Co. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 17 years. During World War II he was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London. Mr. Wright was an active member of Seven Locks Baptist Church in Potomac. He was predeceased by his wife, Nan, on Feb. 1, 1991. He is survived by his daughters, Carol Ann Lyerly and husband J. Edward Lyerly Jr. of Mt. Airy and Sue Ormsby and husband Dean Ormsby of Rockville; two sisters, Marguerite Colliflower of Frederick and Elizabeth Best of New York; a brother, Horace Wright of Walkersville; and five grandchildren. Graveside services were held April 3 at Parklawn Memorial Park. DeVol Funeral Home in Gaithersburg handled the arrangements. *****Apr. 14, 2000***** James W. Bell Jr. Medial technician James W. Bell Jr., 32, of Mount Airy died April 3 at his home. He was employed as a medical technician at the National Institutes of Health. He had served in the U.S. Army and was a medical team leader in Desert Storm. Mr. Bell was born in Whittier, Calif., the son of James W. Sr. and Carolyn Jane Milovich Trent Bell of Mount Airy. Surviving besides his parents are sister Christine Marie Bell of Gaithersburg; maternal grandparents Charlotte and Richard Trent of Modesto, Calif. and paternal grandparents Walter and Elizabeth Bell of Whittier, Calif. He was preceded in death by sister Carolyn Jane Bell. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church. The Rev. Peter Sweeney officiated. Interment followed at in Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Catholic Church, 9250 Damascus Road, Damascus, Md. 20872. Frank J. Cifala Lithographer Frank J. Cifala of Union Bridge, formerly of Bethesda, died of heart failure Sunday at Carroll County Hospital. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Salvatore and Maria Constantino Cifala. He married Nola E. Stone on March 21, 1938, and lived in the home he built in Bethesda for 56 years before moving to Union Bridge in 1994. Mr. Cifala was worked as a lithographer for the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, for 37 years. He retired in 1961. He was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church for 60 years, serving on the board of trustees and as properties chairman for 12 years. He was also a member of Kensington Lodge 198 and the former Bethesda Lodge 204 for 47 years. He was a member of the Wally Byam Caravan Club. After his retirement from the federal government, Mr . Cifala was self- employed for a number of years providing home maintenance repairs in Bethesda. He enjoyed traveling with his Airstream trailer, creating stained glass lamps and spending time with his family and friends. For a number of years, he and his wife opened their home to many international researchers and family members of patients at the National Institutes of Health. He is survived by his wife, Nola Stone Cifala; two daughters, Elizabeth M. Sherman of Derwood and Zulienne C. Wolfrey and her husband Clyde of Brookeville; a son, Frank J. Cifala Jr. and his wife Sally of Big Timber, Mont.; a sister, Stella M. Carres of Newburg, Md.; a brother, George C. Cifala of Maryville, Tenn.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by two sisters, Grace Faye Carneggio and Cecelia Galvin. The family will receive relatives and friends at De Vol Funeral Home, 10 East Deer Park Road, Gaithersburg, from 4-7 p.m. Thursday. A Masonic service will be held at 5:30 p.m. The funeral will be at Bethesda United Methodist Church, 8300 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, at 11 a.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Western Maryland Chapter, 1730 North Market St., Frederick, MD 21701. Gertrude O. Foreman Accounts supervisor Gertrude Oakes Foreman, 91, of Sykesville died April 3, at Carroll County General Hospital, Westminster. Mrs. Foreman was a retired accounts supervisor at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. She was the wife of the late H. Clarke Foreman. Mrs. Foreman was born in Clover, Halifax County, Va. She was the daughter of the late Ormand Winfield and Anna Agnes Sneed Oakes. Surviving are daughter Joan F. Finger and husband Brian K. of Damascus; grandsons Douglas A. Finger of Phoenix, Md., and Raymond A. Finger of Baltimore; sisters Kathryn O. Warner of Sykesville and Irene O. Bell of Ariz. Mrs. Foreman was preceded in death by sister Frances O. McKern and brother Robert H. Oakes. Services were held Friday at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Interment followed at Blue Ridge Cemetery, Thurmont. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice. William E. McGraw Jr. Audiovisual specialist William Edward McGraw Jr., 68, of Damascus died April 2, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville. Mr. McGraw was retired after 34 years from the National Institutes of Health where he was an audiovisual specialist. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Damascus and was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher in the Baptist Church. He was born in Cedar Grove, the son of the late William Edward and Mabel Gertrude Vincent McGraw. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia N. McGraw; children Sherry Kay Shull and her husband, Ben of Martinsburg, W.Va., William E. McGraw III of Woodfield, Chris McGraw and his wife Masie of Burnsville, Minn., Sandra E. McGraw of Smithsburg, and Charles Albert McGraw and his wife Melinda of Martinsburg, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren, brother Rev. John McGraw of Vinton, Va. and sister Grace Ecker of Browningsville. He is also remembered by son William E. McGraw's friend, Paulette Pickett, and daughter Sandra E. McGraw's friend, John Miller. He was preceded in death by grandson Russell Baker and sister Margaret Willoughby. Services were held 11 a.m. April 5 at the First Baptist Church, Damascus. The Rev. Jimmy Fox officiated. Interment followed at Montgomery Methodist Cemetery, Damascus. Memorial contributions can be made out to the First Baptist Church of Damascus. Henry Ferris Nichol Environmental advocate Henry Ferris Nichol, retired foreign service officer, church and community leader, and outspoken environmental advocate, died Friday at the Davis Health Care Center in Wilmington, N.C. He was 89. He was born in Charleston, S.C., the son of Alonzo Ferris and Ella Humphrey Nichol. He grew up in Wilmington, N.C., attending New Hanover High School. He graduated from Davidson College Phi Beta Kappa in 1932 and studied law for two years at Georgetown University. Nichol started his government career in 1934 with the Home Owners Loan Corp. and in 1937 transferred to the Farm Security Administration in the Department of Agriculture. He was drafted in 1941 and served in the 260th Anti Aircraft Artillery in Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor he was commissioned in the Naval Reserve and served as a Naval Intelligence officer during World War II. In 1948 Nichol worked in the Department of State Division of International Conferences until 1952, when he was transferred to Geneva, where he lived for six years and served as conference attache and liaison with several international organizations including the World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization and the High Commission for Refugees. In 1957 he was a delegate to the International Refugee Organization. In 1958 he was transferred to Liverpool, England where he served as vice-consul for four years. In 1962 he transferred to the Dept. of Agriculture where he worked for the Soil Conservation Service and was the Department of Agriculture representative to Lady Bird Johnson's Council on Natural Beauty. Nichol initiated the building of bike trails in Potomac and in 1975 was named Citizen of the Year by the Potomac Chamber of Commerce. In 1981 he founded Potomac Clean and Green, an organization comprised of citizens, school and county government reps, to pick up the litter in Potomac and to initiate environmental programs in homes and schools. Nichol is survived by his wife Elizabeth Holmes, and daughter Susan Thompson of Wilmington, N.C.; Elizabeth of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sons David of Marin County, Calif. and Peter of Needham, Mass.; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and sister Kitty Bowman of Canton, Ohio. Donald Payne Water quality inspector Donald Payne, 64, of Gaithersburg, died March 31, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. He had worked for the Montgomery County government for about 17 years as a water quality inspector before retiring because of ill health. Born in Virginia, he was a son of the late John Clark and Lillian Taylor Payne. He was the husband of Pearl V. Payne. Mr. Payne had attended Beaver High School in Virginia. He was a charter member of the Gaithersburg Church of God. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Pamela Campos of Gaithersburg and Donna Payne of Washington. Payne is also survived by five sisters, Bertha Asbury, Ila Fields and Sheryl Reynolds, all of Virginia; Louise Hood of West Virginia; and Mary Sweattes of Georgia. He is also survived by three brothers, Henry Payne, Carl Payne and Richard Payne, all of Virginia; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville April 4. Interment was in Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. Mary B. Phebus Homemaker Mary Briggs Phebus, 87, of Damascus died April 3, at Northhampton Manor Nursing Home in Frederick. She was a homemaker, and an active member of the Montgomery United Methodist Church, Damascus and a member of the Heritage Circle. Twice married, she was the wife for 48 years to the late George Ralph Briggs, who died in 1981, and the late Lloyd Phebus. Mrs. Phebus was born in Olney, the daughter of the late Norman Philip and Mary Louise Finneyfrock Hines. Surviving are daughter Marie Ann Briggs Kisner and her husband Sonny of Mount Airy; grandchildren Tina Veith and her husband Tony of Mount Airy, Alana Barrett of Mount Airy, David Moxley of Pennsylvania, Mark Moxley and wife Lorraine of Mount Airy, Jeffrey Moxley and wife Karen of Thurmont, and Doug Moxley and wife Melody of Hagerstown; brother Wilbur Hines of Gaithersburg; 17 great- grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. Services were held Thursday at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home. Interment followed at Montgomery Methodist Cemetery, Damascus. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery United Methodist Church, 28325 Kemptown Road, Damascus, Md. 20872 or to the Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, Md. 21702. Matthew Ryan Snyder Student Matthew Ryan Snyder, 13, of North Potomac died April 5 at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. of complications from a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia. He received the transplant in January. Born in Montgomery County, he lived in Laurel until he moved to North Potomac at age 6. He was an eighth-grade student at Robert Frost Middle School and a former member of Cub Scout Pack 291. Survivors include his mother and father, Laura and Matthew M. Snyder and brother Kyle Snyder of North Potomac; brothers Josue Garcia Rodriguez of Laurel and Caleb Garcia Rodriguez of Ft. Riley, Kan.; grandparents Marjorie Kreutter of Bowie and the late John Kreutter, Ralph Parlon of Laurel and Joseph and Beverly Snyder of Laurel. Services will be held tonight at 7 at Millian Memorial United Methodist Church, 13016 Parkland Drive, Rockville. The family will greet visitors at the church from 5-7 p.m. prior to the memorial service. Albert S. Tabler Jr. Auctioneer Albert Sydney Tabler Jr., 82, of Rocky Ridge died April 5, at Copper Ridge in Sykesville. He was husband of the late Gwen L. Duvall Tabler. Mr. Tabler was an auctioneer who for many years handled numerous 4-H sales in the Frederick and Montgomery County areas, as well as auctions for charitable organizations, fire companies and churches throughout Frederick, Carroll, and Montgomery counties. He was also a farmer, and a 50-year member of the Registered Angus Association. Mr. Tabler raised and sold registered steers to 4- H over the years. He was a member of Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Department. He was born in Mount Airy Junction, son of the late Albert Sidney Sr. and Eva Elizabeth Care Tabler. Surviving him are brothers Ralph A. Tabler of Frederick and Harvey W. Tabler of Mount Airy; sisters Virginia E. Dayhoff of Dickerson, Eva E. Derr of Frederick and Vivian E. Howes of Damascus, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Tabler was preceded in death by brothers William I. Tabler, Arthur W. Tabler, and Howard L. Tabler, and sisters Edith Irene Tabler and Hazel N. Tabler, who died in infancy. Services were held Monday at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Interment followed at Damascus Methodist Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to 4-H Club, Damascus Cemetery Fund or the Rocky Ridge Fire Department. Florida S. Tabler Board of Education employee Florida "Sis" Sheckels Tabler, 89, of Gaithersburg, formerly of Cedar Grove, died April 4, at Wilson Health Care Center in Gaithersburg. She was employed by the Montgomery County Board of Education from 1954 until her retirement in 1973. She also taught upholstering classes in the adult education program in Montgomery County for several years. Mrs. Tabler was a lifelong member of the Cedar Grove Salem United Methodist Church in Cedar Grove and the Woman's Society as well as a member of the Cedar Grove Homemakers for more than 50 years. She was the daughter of the late Nathan and Edith May Bowen Sheckels. Mrs. Tabler is survived by children James Michael Tabler and wife Hazel of Fayetteville, Pa., and Joyce Tabler Esworthy and husband Charles of Davenport, Fla.; sister Mary Mower of Damascus; grandchildren Jeffrey Tabler of Mount Airy, Monica Tessier of New Park, Pa., and Dustin Esworthy of Davenport, Fla., and several great-grandchildren. She also leaves a devoted niece, Lorraine McBride of Delray, Fla. She was preceded in death by brothers Charles T. Roy W., Smith R., Edward Jim, Paul O., and Nathan Scheckels, and sisters Rena Carter and Anna Shipley. Services were held 11 a.m. April 8 at Salem United Methodist Church, Cedar Grove. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salem United Methodist Church, 23725 Ridge Road, Germantown, Md. 20874. Mary Agnes Terris County resident Mary Agnes Terris, 53, of Gaithersburg died April 1, at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Durham, NC, she was the daughter of Ruth and Del Todd of Akron, Ohio. She was the wife of Dr. James M. Terris. Mrs. Terris was a graduate of the University of Michigan, receiving a degree in history of art. She was involved in art and art museums all of her life. She supported many animal causes. She worked in commercial real estate. A memorial service was held April 4 at the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home in Laytonsville. Memorial contributions may be made to "Second Chance Wildlife Center," 7101 Barcellona Drive, Gaithersburg, Md. 20879-4580. Eva Watkins Homemaker Eva Elizabeth Lethbridge Watkins, 90, of Sandy Spring died April 6 at the home of her daughter in Libertytown. She was the wife of the late Henry Clay Watkins, who died in 1971. Born in Rockville, she was the daughter of the late John and Annie Disney Lethbridge. Mrs. Watkins was a homemaker and an active member of the Spencerville Free Methodist Church in Burtonsville for 80 years. Her lifelong passion was the work of the Maryland Youth Temperance Council and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Surviving are two children, Darlene Crowder and husband Wayne of Libertytown and William Watkins and wife Rhonda of Silver Spring; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandson; a sister, Marie Windsor; three sister-in-laws, Louise Lethbridge, Hilda Lethbridge and Audrey Hobbs. Mrs. Watkins was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles, Richard, Louis (Mike) and Harold Lethbridge; and her sisters, Nellie O'Neale and Violet Richardson. Services were held at Spencerville Free Methodist Church on April 8. Interment is in Union Cemetery, Burtonsville. Contributions may be made to Spencerville Free Methodist Church, 20243 Spencerville Road, Burtonsville, Md. 20868; the Woman's Christian Temperance Union; or Frederick Church of the Nazarene, 7899 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Md. 21702. Arrangements were handled by Stauffer Funeral Home in Mt. Airy. Dwight E. Weston Business manager Dwight E. Weston, 68, of Laytonsville died April 8 at his home. He was a business manager for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Department of Defense in the Washington, D.C. area and overseas, where he retired after 35 years of service. Mr. Weston was also a member of the Damascus Senior Citizens. He attended high school in Maine and received his business degree in Boston, Mass. He served in the U. S. Army from 1951 to 1953. Mr. Weston was born in Maine, the son of the late Herbert Butler and Katherine Elizabeth Gurney Weston. He is survived by his wife, Maria A. Weston; sons Dwight Xavier Weston of Clarksburg, Lee Weston of Laytonsville, Todd R. Weston of Germantown, and Glen R. Weston of Florida; a brother, Russell Weston of Boston, Mass., and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were made by the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home, Laytonsville. Services and interment were private. *****Apr. 21, 2000***** John C. Newman Firm vice president John C. Newman, 56, of Bethesda died of leukemia April 7 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Born June 15, 1943, in Berwyn, Ill., Mr. Newman joined Booz, Allen & Hamilton in Virginia in 1967 and rose to the position of senior vice president and leader of the firm's civilian government business. He served clients such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, General Services Administration, and the Internal Revenue Service. He was also chairman of the board of trustees of the Booz, Allen's Employees Capital Accumulation Plan, which provides profit sharing and retirement benefits for all U.S.-based employees. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1966, and his masters in business administration from American University in 1967. Mr. Newman married Michele Murphy in 1971. They have two sons, John Scott Newman, 17, and Timothy William Newman, 14, all of Bethesda. Mr. Newman was chairman of Bethesda Soccer Club and on the board of the National Capital Soccer League, where he shared his leadership and coaching skills with hundreds of children in around Washington, D.C. He was an avid golfer and played in the Kemper Open Pro-Am Tournament. The Newmans are members of Concord St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Bethesda. In addition to his wife and sons, he is survived by his mother, Marjorie J. Newman of Western Springs, Ill.; a brother, Robert J. Newman Jr. of Western Springs; and a sister, Nancy Mosier of Los Angeles. Arrangements were handled by Gawler's Funeral Home in Washington, D.C. Harriette Geraldine "Jerri" McMahon Area resident Harriette Geraldine "Jerri" McMahon, 78, of Kensington died April 8 of a thoracic aneurysm en route to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. Born Sep. 28, 1921 at Kiowa, Kan., where her father, Harry McGuire, was superintendent of schools. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Emporia, Kan. She studied business administration at Kansas State Teacher's College and graduated from Emporia Business College with a secretarial certificate before going to work at Boeing's B17 factory in Wichita, Kan., at the beginning of World War II. Her marriage to her high school sweetheart and jitter-bug dancing partner, Ray Hill, ended in divorce as did her second marriage to John McMahon, now deceased. There were no children. She has lived in Kensington with her twin brother, Harry Gerald McGuire, and his son, Richard Alan McGuire, since 1990. She previously lived in Los Angeles, where she had been employed as executive secretary to the general manager of BW/IP International, to presidents of Pan-Magnetics International and IMC Magnetics Corporation's Western Division, and to high level managers at Southern California Edison Co., McDonnell Douglas Co. and RCA's West Coast Division. She was recovering from operations in 1996 and 1998 for two aortic aneurysms, and was back playing golf and bridge with her friends again. Prior to her surgeries, she did extensive volunteer work with Meals-On-Wheels and at the homeless shelter in Bethesda. She is survived by an older sister, Frederick "Florence E." Roe of Chicago and Los Angeles. She is also survived by her twin brother's family and their offspring: Pat Sillavan of Pelham, Ala., and her daughter Lynn; Thomas McGuire of Athens, Ohio, and his daughter Heather Youngsteadt; Caroline Antosz of Mt. Airy and her stepson, Matthew. There will be a memorial service at Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church, 10123 Connecticut Ave., Kensington, at 2 p.m. Saturday followed by a reception adjacent to the sanctuary. Stargle E. "Dodge" Fuller Marine Stargle E. "Dodge" Fuller, 77, formerly of Gaithersburg and Rock Hall, died April 15, 2000, in Mount Airy. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and upon his return, started his occupation as an apprentice carpenter at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, working his way up to general foreman, retiring after 46 years of government service. Upon his retirement, he took on the project of restoring and operating the Rock Hall Inn, a restaurant and tavern at Rock Hall, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. Born Jan. 27, 1923, in Dwight, Va., he was a son of the late Lawrence Edward and Ida Meadows Fuller. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Ann Fuller; children Jack Fuller of New Market, Carolyn Jane Gates of Monrovia, and Edward Fuller of Mount Airy. He is also survived by a sister, Lorine Whittaker of Ocean Pines. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Mr. Fuller was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Ellen Gates. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Molesworth Funeral Home, 26401 Ridge Road, Damascus. Interment will be Thursday in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, W.Va. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Frederick County, P. O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702 or to Kent-Queen Ann Hospital, Cardiology, Department, 200 Brown St., Chestertown, MD 21620. Harvey F. Hartman Forklift operator Harvey F. Hartman, 66, of Mount Airy died April 16, 2000, at his home. He was a retired forklift operator at Safeway in Landover. He was a member of Mount Airy Full Gospel Church. Born Jan. 7, 1934, at Watersville Road, Mount Airy, he was a son of the late John and Anna Hatfield Hartman. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Shirley L. Hartman. Surviving besides his wife are a sister, Margaret Fritz of Mount Airy and a godson, Gunnar O. Beale. Mr. Hartman was preceded in death by his two sons, Jerry Wayne Hartman in 1967 and Larry Kevin Hartman in 1988, and his sister, Clara Fleming. Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Airy Full Gospel Church, 13949 Penn Shop Road, Mount Airy. The Rev. Thomas Gue and Rev. Wallace Lusk will officiate. Interment will follow at Poplar Springs Methodist Cemetery, Mount Airy. Arrangements were provided by Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Airy Full Gospel Church or Locust Grove Church of the Brethren, 13356 Glisans Mill Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Melvin Randolph Savage Farmer Melvin Randolph (Dick) Savage, 81, of Knoxville, Md., formerly of Germantown, April 4, 2000, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr. Savage was a lifelong farmer in Montgomery and Frederick counties. He, along with his late brother Leroy and later his two sons, operated Savage Leigh Farms in Germantown. He, along with his children and grandchildren, exhibited their dairy cattle at local, state and national shows. He was a 50-year member of Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers Association, a pioneer member and active volunteer of the Montgomery County Agricultural Center and Fair, former member of the Montgomery County, Maryland and National Holstein Associations, former member of Montgomery County Farm Bureau, and an avid supporter of the 4-H youth program. He, along with his family, was awarded the Maryland Outstanding Senior Breeder Award in 1987 by the Maryland Holstein Association and was selected as 4-H Family of the Year in 1994 by the Montgomery County 4-H program. Mr. Savage was born March 17, 1919, in Montgomery County, a son of the late Harry Randolph Savage and Osie Bertha Poole Savage. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Poffinberger Savage; children Wayne Savage and wife Cindee of Knoxville, Diane Geary and husband Dale of Gaithersburg and Dennis Savage and wife Mandy of Keymar; brothers Charles Savage, George (John) Savage, of Mount Airy, Marshall Savage, of Frederick and sisters Florence Burrier, Evelyn Covell and Betty Rhinecker, of Frederick, and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, two step- grandchildren, and one great- grandchild. He was preceded in death by brothers Leroy, Martin and Kenneth Savage and sisters Virginia Ruby and Lucy Dove. Services were held April 7 at Faith Baptist Church, Knoxville. Interment followed at Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville. Arrangements were provided by Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Baptist Church, 2212 Jefferson Pike, Knoxville, MD 21758, the Montgomery County Agricultural Center, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD 20871, or to a charity of choice. Jennifer C. Schroeder Student Jennifer Catherine Schroeder, 21, of Keizer, Ore., formerly of Germantown, died March 21, 2000, as a result of an auto accident. Born July 2, 1978, in Worcester, Mass, she was a daughter of Jim and Melissa Schroeder, formerly of Germantown. She attended Waters Landing Elementary School. Ms. Schroeder was a third-year student at Pacific University in the physical therapy program. She worked at the Oregon State Fair and the Boys and Girls Club. Surviving besides her parents are one brother, Jason, and one sister, Heather. Memorial contributions can be made to the Jennifer Schroeder Scholarship Fund at the Faith Lutheran Church on River Road in Keizer, Ore. Elizabeth Holmes Nichol Volunteer Elizabeth Holmes Nichol died April 12 in Cape Fear Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, N.C. She was 80. She was born in Rochester, N.Y. on July 12, 1919, daughter of John Robert and Alice Booth Holmes. She was a graduate of Connecticut College, class of 1941. Moving to Washington, D.C., she directed young adult and service men's programs for St. John's Church in Lafayette Square. From 1943 to 1945 she worked at the Red Cross Home Service Department and American Aviation Daily. She married Henry F. Nichol of Wilmington, N.C. in 1944. In 1952, she moved with her family to Geneva where her husband was a foreign service officer. In 1958 they moved to Liverpool, England where Mr. Nichol was U.S. vice-consul. Returning to the United States in 1962, the family settled in Potomac. Mrs. Nichol was active in St. Francis Episcopal Church where she headed the flower guild for several years and served two years as co-chair of the Potomac House Tour. A valued volunteer, she worked at the Potomac Community Library and St. John's Opportunity Shop. She was an avid tennis player, beachcomber, golfer, and ballroom dancer. With her husband, Henry, she was a charter member of the Candlelight Waltzes. Mrs. Nichol is survived by four children, Susan Thompson of Wilmington, N.C., Elizabeth of Colorado Springs, Colo., David of Marin County, Calif., and Peter of Needham, Mass.; grandchildren Kahla Nelson of Hong Kong, Keegan Thompson of New York, and Christopher McConnell of Colorado Springs, Colo.; great-grandsons Wesley and Tristan Nelson of Hong Kong; and a sister Alice Phillips of Rochester, N.Y. Her husband Henry died less than a week earlier, on April 7. A combined memorial service was held in the Chapel of Cornelia Nixon Davis Health Center on Sunday. On May 6, a service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Potomac, where the ashes will be committed. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in memory of Mrs. Nichol to the Child Advocacy Commission, P.O. Box 4305, Wilmington, N.C. 28406. *****Apr. 28, 2000***** Nancy Grace Burnt Mills principal Nancy Grace, who earlier this month retired as principal of Burnt Mills Elementary School, died of cancer at her Calverton home Tuesday. Grace retired after 15 years with the county's public school system. Prior to becoming principal at Burnt Mills, Grace was an assistant principal at Stone Mill Elementary School for two years. Before that, she served seven years as the magnet program coordinator of the county's French Immersion program, which was located at Oak View Elementary School in Takoma Park, and later at the Maryvale Elementary School in Rockville. The French Immersion program teaches the regular school curriculum but in French for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Grace was born in Scranton, Pa. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Marywood College in Scranton. She earned a master's degree in French Language and Literature from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. She is survived by her husband, Donald Grace; sons Geoffrey and Kevin of Melbourne, Fla.; daughter Rebecca, who attends Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.; brothers Robert Lawless of Clarks Summit, Pa., and John Lawless of Scranton; aunt Nancy Speicher of Ft. Myers, Fla.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents J. Robert and Maryclaire Lawless. Relatives and friends may call Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd., West, Silver Spring, Thursday 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Resurrection Church, 3315 Greencastle Road, Burtonsville, Friday at 11 a.m. Interment is private. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, Montgomery County Unit, 11331 Amherst Ave., Silver Spring, Md. 20902. Vernon R. Simpson Assistant principal Vernon R. Simpson, 84, of Mount Airy died April 21, 2000, at his residence. He was the assistant principal at Damascus High School from 1956 until his retirement in 1972. Mr. Simpson was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Mount Airy where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the board of trustees. He was a member of the Damascus Lions Club, American Legion Post 191 in Mount Airy and Four Counties VFW Post 10076. He headed the Mount Airy Bicentennial Committee, volunteered with Senior Overland Service of Carroll County for six years, was on the Commission on Aging of Carroll County and was a member of the Mount Airy Players. Born Oct. 29, 1915, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Charles V. and Sophia Siemon Simpson. Mr. Simpson graduated from Western Maryland College in 1936 and earned a master's in 1958. He taught at Sherwood High School from 1936 to 1940. He entered the U.S. Army in 1940 as a 1st lieutenant, later as a major, took part in the D-Day invasion with the 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion attached to the 4th Infantry Division at Utah Beach and participated in the Battle of France. After the war concluded, he oversaw the repatriation of German POWs. He retired from active duty as a lieutenant colonel in 1946 and then served with the 29th Infantry Division of the Maryland National Guard from 1947 to 1969. After returning from Europe in 1946, he taught at Poolesville High. In September 1946, he went to Damascus High School where he taught history and was the yearbook advisor. In 1956, he became assistant principal at Damascus High. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Helen Leatherwood Simpson; children, Diane Krell of Mount Airy, John Simpson and his wife Leslie of Fredericksburg, Va., and David Simpson and his wife Elaine of Elkton, Va.; 10 grandchildren, Chris Krell, Emily Simpson, Jennifer Simpson, Susanna Simpson, Heather Simpson, Cierra Simpson, Naomi Simpson, Jorge Zavala, Cassie Wills and Amy Dean; one sister, Elizabeth S. Seidler and her husband Alex of Hampstead; two step- sisters, Janet Wallace of Annapolis and Thelma Green and her husband Mac of Florida; a sister-in-law, Alvena Simpson of Buckeystown; and his step-mother, Thelma Simpson of Baltimore. Mr. Simpson was preceded in death by a brother, E. Alan Simpson, and a sister-in-law, Genevieve Wilbur. Services were held Tuesday at Calvary United Methodist Church The Revs. Carol and Dennis Yocum officiated. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main St., Mount Airy, MD 21771, or to WWII Memorial Fund, American Battle Monuments Commission, Attention GR048, P. O. Box 96074, Washington, D.C. 20090- 6074. Arrangements were provided by Stauffer Funeral Home, Mount Airy. Wilma H. Paxton Government secretary Wilma Hunter Paxton, 88, of Frederick, formerly of Damascus, died April 18, 2000, at Citizens Nursing Home, Frederick. Mrs. Paxton was a retired U. S. Government secretary. She was an active member of the Damascus United Methodist Church. Born June 17, 1911, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Hunter Sr. and Olive Gray Hunter. Surviving are one daughter, Diana Robertson and son-in-law Charles Robertson of Poplar Grove, Ill.; a brother, Charles Hunter of Longwood, Fla.; a sister, Naomi Petrie and brother-in-law Graham Petrie of Frederick; two granddaughters; three great- grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Friends called April 21, 2000, at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, 26401 Ridge Road, Damascus, where Services were held Saturday at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. Interment followed Damascus Methodist Cemetery. Donations may be made to Damascus United Methodist Church, 9700 New Church St., Damascus, MD 20872. William D. Mullineaux Area resident William D. Mullineaux, 75, formerly of Mount Airy, died April 17, 2000, at Continuum Care at Sykesville. He was a member of the Howard Chapel-Ridgeville United Methodist Church, Long Corner. Born on Sept. 5, 1924 in Frederick, he was the son of the late Hobart M. and Nellie Watkins Mullineaux. Surviving are five brothers and sisters: Robert Lee Mullineaux of Mount Airy, Emma Jane Herndon and husband, Tyler, of Keymar, James H. Mullineaux of Hagerstown, T. Stanley Mullineaux and wife, Betty, of Mount Airy, and Rose Marie Mullineaux of Clarksville. He was preceded in death by a sister, Elaine Virginia Mullineaux. Services were held Friday at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home, Damascus. The Rev. Stephen White officiated. Interment followed at Montgomery Methodist Cemetery, Damascus. Memorial contributions may be made to the Howard Chapel United Methodist Church, in care of Doris Utz, 1433 Long Corner Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Matthew Hunter Casteel Matthew Hunter Casteel, 3 months old, of Germantown died April 16, 2000, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. He is survived by his mother, Brenda Casteel, a brother, Christopher Casteel and a sister, Katelyn Casteel, both of Germantown. Graveside services and interment were held April 19 at "Baby Land," Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md. The Rev. Randy Miller officiated. Arrangements were provided by Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home in Damascus. Ethel D. Herrmann Mrs. Ethel D. Herrmann, 85, died March 20 at Wilson Health Care Center. A resident of Gaithersburg, Mrs. Herrmann was born in Poolesville to the late Joseph Darby and Mary Chiswell Darby. She is survived by her son, Bill Herrmann and wife Nancy of Gaithersburg; a stepdaughter, Joy Fisher; and a sister, Lutie Culp. Mrs. Herrmann was predeceased by her husband, Ferdinand K. Herrmann, and one son, Joseph F. Herrmann. Funeral services were held March 23 at Interfaith Chapel at Leisure World in Aspen Hill. Burial followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association of Greater Washington, D.C., 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1100, Bethesda, Md. 20814. Frances Bouic Bane Parks Historical society member Frances Bouic Bane Parks, 72, died April 14 in her Rockville home. Mrs. Parks, whose family has been a prominent part of Montgomery County for more than 200 years, was born in the old Bouic home on East Montgomery Avenue. She was the daughter of the late Albert M. Bouic, a Rockville attorney, and the late Frances Peter Bouic. Her paternal grandfather, William Veirs Bouic, was the first mayor of Rockville and her maternal grandfather was Judge Edward C. Peter. She is also descended from Judge William Veirs Bouic and Judge John T. Vinson. Mrs. Parks worked as a teller at the old Farmers Banking and Trust Co., now Allfirst Bank, and the Kensington Bank. She was a member of Rockville Business and Professional Women's Club and received the honor of Woman of the Year from that organization. She was a longtime member of the Montgomery County Historical Society. She was the wife of the late Lyle A. Bane and the late Raymond W. Parks. She is survived by three sons, Lyle A. Bane of Adamstown, Md., Raymond Glenn Parks of Germantown and Francis V. Parks of Rockville. Another son, Albert Bouic "Sonny" Bank, died in 1998. She is also survived by three grandsons and twin granddaughters. Mrs. Parks was interred in the family plot at Rockville Union Cemetery. Services and burial were private on April 19. Pumphrey's Colonial Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Eva Watkins Homemaker Eva Elizabeth Lethbridge Watkins, 90, of Sandy Spring died April 6 at the home of her daughter in Libertytown. She was the wife of the late Henry Clay Watkins, who died in 1971. Born on Sept. 11, 1909, in Rockville, she was the daughter of the late John and Annie Disney Lethbridge. Mrs. Watkins was a homemaker and an active member of the Spencerville Free Methodist Church in Burtonsville for 80 years. Her lifelong passion was the work of the Maryland Youth Temperance Council and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Surviving are two children, Darlene Crowder and husband Wayne of Libertytown and William Watkins and wife Rhonda of Silver Spring; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandson; a sister, Marie Windsor; three sister-in-laws, Louise Lethbridge, Hilda Lethbridge and Audrey Hobbs. Mrs. Watkins was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles, Richard, Louis (Mike) and Harold Lethbridge; and her sisters, Nellie O'Neale and Violet Richardson. Services were held at the Spencerville Free Methodist Church on April 8. Interment is in Union Cemetery, Burtonsville. Contributions may be made to Spencerville Free Methodist Church, 20243 Spencerville Road, Burtonsville, Md. 20868; the Woman's Christian Temperance Union; or to the Frederick Church of the Nazarene, 7899 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Md. 21702. Arrangements were made by Stauffer Funeral Home, Mount Airy. Ethel D. Herrmann Area resident Mrs. Ethel D. Herrmann, 85, died March 20 at Wilson Health Care Center. A resident of Gaithersburg, Mrs. Herrmann was born in Poolesville to the late Joseph Darby and Mary Chiswell Darby. She is survived by her son, Bill Herrmann and wife Nancy of Gaithersburg; a stepdaughter, Joy Fisher; and a sister, Lutie Culp. Mrs. Herrmann was predeceased by her husband, Ferdinand K. Herrmann, and one son, Joseph F. Herrmann. Funeral services were held March 23 at Interfaith Chapel at Leisure World in Aspen Hill. Burial followed at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association of Greater Washington, D.C., 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1100, Bethesda, Md. 20814.