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Poge8A MolldllV. THE STAR Man.li 22. I Saturday fun (tfflBD-aHDB- Ptioios by GREG TAfiAILA Blades of Hurlock; four greatgrandchildren, a brother, James Perry of Milford, and several nieces and nephews. Four sisters, seven brothers, and a daughter, Elise C. Blades, are deceased.

Funeral services will be held 11 am, Wednesday, March 24, at Easton; and five greatgrandchildren; Katie Harrel Jennifer Harrell, Sam Harrell, Sarah Chapman and Matthew Chapman Funeral services will be held 2 Wednesday, March 24, at Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Homes, Easton, where' friends may call Tuesday, from 7 to 8 Burial will be a Wood lawn Memorial Park, Easton Memorial contributions may be made to Thawley's Chapel, co Peecv Rice, 23846 Saulsbury Joan T. Bennett WESTMINSTER Joan Tieder Bennett, of Westminster died Saturday, March 20, 1999, at the Genesis Multi-Medical Center in Towson. She was 67. Born Feb 4, 1932 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late John William ana Isabel Tubman Tieder. She was a member of St.

George's Episcopal Church in Hampstead, and was a life master bridge player. She is survived by two sons, Stan R. Bennett of Buckeye, and John W. Bennett of Westminster; and a daughter, Susan L. Bennett of Denton; four grandchildren; and a brother, John Tieder Jr.

of Cambridge. A sister, Betty Adams, is deceased. Funeral services will be held 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, at the Eckhardt Funeral Chapel, Manchester, where friends may call 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be 7 He graduated from Centreville High School.

He then began his life-long career as a barber, working with his father and brother Raymond at the Mears Barber Shop. Mr Mears was a member of the Centreville United Methodist Church, a Chesapeake Ruritan, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, a member of the Farm Bureau and the Sports man Club. He was a founder of the Little League Baseball and the Bull Buster Rifle Club and instructed Hunter's Safety Courses. Mr. Mears is survived by a son, James A.

Mears; four daughters, Charlotte Cain, Ellen M. Welsh, Phyllis M. Boone and Winnie Southworth; two brothers, William H. Mears and Raymond R. Mears; 20 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren.

Two wives, Mae Ellen Brown Mears and Barbara Cos-den Mears; one brother, James A. Mears; and one sister, Verna M. Crowl, are deceased. Funeral services will be held at the Centreville United Methodist Church at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 23. Burial will follow at Chesterfield Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Centreville United Methodist Church Organ Fund, 608 Church Hill Road, Centreville, Md. 21617 or The James E. "Bunny" Mears Endowed Scholarship, Chesapeake College, P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, Md. 21678 Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home, Centreville.

Madge H. Reed EASTON Madge Higgins Reed of Easton died Saturday, March 20, 1999, at Genesis Elder-care, The Pines in Easton. She was 92. Born April 13, 1906 in Denton, she was the daughter of the late William Bradford and Elizabeth Hunter Higgins. In 1925, she married William B.L.

Reed and they made their made to the Carroll County Public Library, 115 Airport Drive, West minster, Md. 21157. Marie Covey EASTON Marie Covey, daughter of the late Charles Emmett and Eva Chambers Per ry, died peacetully Sunday, March 21, 1999 at the Memorial Hospital at Easton. She was 90 years old and residing with her daughter in Easton at the time of her death. Born Oct.

31, 1908 in Choptank, she was the second of 13 children. She attended Poplar Neck School and cared for her many siblings. She married Walter E. Covey on July 3, 1928 and celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary before his death in 1985. Mrs.

Covey worked in the garment industry her entire life and retired from Hurlock Sportswear in 1975. She maintained her membership in Hurlock's Unity Washington United Methodist Church from 1941 until her death. She had been an active member of the Gleaner's Sunday School Class and the Ruth Naomi Circle. At some point during her life, she was also a member of the Junior Order Lodge in Preston, the 20th Century Club of Preston, and the Hurlock Volunteer Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs.

Covey is survived by one daughter, Eloise C. McWilliams of Easton; four grandchildren, Gail McWilliams of Easton, Susan Hickey of Seaford, Shari home in Caroline County, ollow-ing her husband's retirement in 1956, they moved to Easton. Mr. Reed died in March of 1991. Mrs.

Reed was a member of Thawley's Chapel in Denton. Mrs. Reed is survived by a daughter, Shirley Blades of Easton; two granddaughters, Patricia Chapman of Easton and Nancy Harrell of Richmond, two sisters, Helen Theis of Upland, and Betty George of Easton; a brother, Alan Higgins of it Koad, Denton, iwa nun or Mark's United Methodist Church, 100 Peachblossom Road, Easton, Md 21601 Charles G. Robinson CAMBRIDGE Charles G. Robinson of Cambridge died Saturday, March 20, 1999, at his home.

He was 87. Born April 4, 1912 at Church Creek, he was the son of the late George Herbert and Henrietta Gibson Robinson. He attended schools in Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge High School in 1931. He then attended the Ohio Electrical School in Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated. During World War II and into the early 1950s, he worked at the shipyard in Baltimore doing painting and electrical work.

He worked as an electrical contractor in the Cambridge area for many years. Mr. Robinson is survived by a daughter, Barbara R. Glenn of Hudson; a son, Ricki L. Travers of Chesapeake Beach, three grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Two brothers, George H. Robinson II and J. Cator Robinson, are deceased. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, at Green Lawn Cemetery near Cambridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund, co Loraine Dickerson, 10 Harris Drive, Cambridge, Md.

21613. Arrangements are by The Thomas Funeral Home, Cambridge. wiiiiuiiqttMKtiiwii The Star Democrat will publish standard obituaries for families in our area without charge. Only limited information will be included in those obituaries. Families wishing to include additional information, such as names of grandchildren, in-laws, hobbies and the like, may run a "paid" obituary The cost is $1 per line for the first 20 lines; and 80 cents per line thereafter, with total cost based on standard, 1 2-pica column width few.

ialsUn the Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home, where family and friends may call one hour prior to the service. Serving as pallbearers will be members of Mrs. Covey's family; Steven Blades, C. Douglas Mills, Beverly Blades, Ted Hickey, Ryan Killough and Steve Palmer. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a local charity of your choice.

Marjorie G. Jones CHESTERTOWN Marjorie Gertrude Jones of Chestertown died of kidney failure on Saturday, March 20, 1999, at Kent Queen Anne's Hospital in Chester-town. She was 77. Born in Maple Shade, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude Hackett Bedford. She was raised in Philadelphia and later lived in Darby, Pa.

with her husband until 1972. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Landstown, and was a member for 20 years of the Diamond Square Dancing Club in Newtown Square, Pa. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Alfred D.

Jones; two sons, John Robert Jones of Darby, Pa. and Alfred D. Jones of Los Gatos, one daughter, Susan Markow of Chestertown; two sisters, Helen Pettigrew of Venica, and Laura Larson of Pacco, 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. A son, Brian G. Jones, is deceased.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Thursday, March 25, at Fellows, Helfenbein Newnam Funeral Home, Chestertown, where friends may call two hours prior to the service. Burial will follow in Crumpton Cemetery, Crumpton. John E. Mears Jr. CENTREVILLE John Edward "Bunny" Mears of Centreville, died Saturday, March 20, 1999, at the Memorial Hospital at Easton.

He was 90. Born Sept. 21, 1908 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John Edward and Winnie Mae Dutton Mears Sr. 66 4180 A "Saturday for Families" was held in Denton, March 1 3. Top: Anthony in his painting called Forest in the gets another kind of painting put Barry.

Bottom: Pre. J. Foster ot the Denton Police Department puts an Mir honorary sheriff badge on Jasmine Foster, 5, of Denton. Neighbor says Salinger has secret cache of 15 books nun EH CONCORD, il. (AIM J.I).

Salinger, who won international acclaim for The Catcher in the Rye but hasn't published anything since 1965, has written at least 15 unpublished books kept locked up in a safe at his home, a neighbor said. The renowned recluse, who never gives interviews, came out with landmark novel of teen age alienation in 1951 He published only one other novel, Franny and Zooey in 1961, and some short at the Denton Elementary school Taillie, 6, paints the top of his tree Sky. Middle: Qa-dir Thomas, 5, on his arm by volunteer Jackie stories. He lives in seclusion on his estate in Cornish, a town of fewer than 2, (XX) people near the Vermont border. Jerry Burt, of Plainfield, who was friends with Salinger in the 1960s and lives nearby, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Salinger said in 1978 he'd written 15 or 16 other books.

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