OBIT: Mary Belle (Newman) CHACONAS, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  CHACONAS, Mary Belle 09/26/07   Daily American
  
     Mary Belle (Newman) Chaconas, 85, Fairhope, died Sept. 23, 2007, at her residence.
  Born Oct. 20, 1921, in Salisbury, she is the daughter of the late Frank J. and
  Sally (May) Newman. The last of seven children, she is preceded in death by, Harry James
  Newman, Carl J. Newman, John Wilbur Newman, Josephine May (Newman) LaCavera, Lewis Peter
  Newman and Ruby Katherine Newman. Surviving are two children, Stephany T. Chaconas of
  Chevy Chase, Md., and Ted P. Chaconas and wife, Terry, Woodbine, Md., and two
  grandchildren, Sara Ann Chaconas and Matthew Burk Chaconas. Mary Belle worked in
  Washington, D.C., during World War II for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She later married
  Theodore Peter Chaconas of Washington, D.C. She and her husband owned and operated the
  Beef 'N Bun Restaurant in downtown Washington. She was a member of the Salisbury Church
  of the Brethren. A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Salisbury Church
  of the Brethren. The Rev. Daniel Whitacre officiating. Interment will be in the Salisbury
  Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Salisbury Church of the Brethren
  or ŅIn Touch" Hospice, c/o Newman Funeral Home Inc., P.O. Box 116, Salisbury, PA 15558.
  Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes. com.