Eulala Jones, 79, longtime Orioles fanEulala Jones, whose...

Eulala Jones, 79, longtime Orioles fan

Eulala Jones, whose devotion to the Baltimore Orioles was reflected in the orange and white fashions she wore, died Thursday at the Inns of Evergreen nursing home on West Belvedere Avenue. She was 79.

She had lived at the nursing home since developing cancer and suffering a stroke in 1992. Previously, she had lived on Garrison Boulevard for many years.

"She wore an Orioles hat all the time. Everybody knew her for her Oriole fashion" during the 1970s and 1980s, said a grandniece, Valerie Elizabeth McRae of Baltimore.

"Everyone at Lexington Market knew of her. She bought bags of peanuts there to give them to the Orioles. She would go to batting practice early. When she couldn't go, she would always listen to her little portable radio so she wouldn't miss anything.

"So many people knew her, but not by name," Mrs. McRae said. "She became the 'Oriole Bird Lady.' "

Born and educated in Winton, N.C., Miss Jones suffered from seizures and was unable to work steadily. She was supported by family members and did baby-sitting jobs.

She moved to Baltimore when she was 27 to live with a sister, Mattie Jones, who died in 1977.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Carlton C. Douglas funeral home, 1701 McCulloh St.

Other survivors include a sister, Annie Pulliane of New Rochelle, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews.

Lucas A. Gonzales-Alaba, 91, longtime merchant sailor

Lucas Albienda Gonzales-Alaba, who was in the merchant marine for many years, died of stroke complications Jan. 17 at Church Hospital. He was 91.

He moved to the United States from his native Philippines as a teen-ager, when he joined the Navy. He settled in the Baltimore area and joined the merchant marine in 1924, serving off and on until his retirement in 1962.

He owned the Three Star Restaurant in Baltimore during the 1930s.

He was married in the early 1930s to the former Annie Reid, who is deceased. In 1940, he married Dorothy Wynn, who died in 1990.

Mr. Gonzales-Alaba was a member of First Apostolic Faith Church and served as president of the Filipino American Society of Maryland Inc.

Services were held Wednesday.

He is survived by a son, Percy Phelps of Baltimore; a sister, Felicidad Albienda Magallanes of Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines; four daughters, Maula Coates and Geraldine Brown, both of Baltimore, and Theodora Hunt and Aquilla Rice, both of Reisterstown; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Mary Selma Beach Evans, 83, homemaker

Mary Selma Beach Evans, a homemaker, died of pneumonia Friday at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del. She was 83 and had moved from Towson to Rehoboth Beach, Del., in 1978.

The former Mary Selma Stalfort, a Baltimore native, was educated in local schools..

In 1935, she married Charles E. Beach Sr., a businessman who died in 1963. In 1965, she married George G. Evans, a food industry executive who died in 1982.

Mrs. Evans was active in the Red Cross and was a former member of Baltimore Country Club, Rehoboth Beach Country Club and All Saints Episcopal Church in Rehoboth.

She also was a member of Towson United Methodist Church, where services were held yesterday.

A son, Charles E. Beach Jr., died in 1992.

She is survived by another son, Thomas E. Beach of Lewes; a daughter, Sandra Beach Newberg of Madison, Conn.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Thomas Moran Carolan Sr., 70, construction executive

Thomas Moran Carolan Sr., a homebuilder and owner of a construction company, died of heart failure Wednesday at his home in Severna Park. He was 70.

The Baltimore native graduated from Mount St. Joseph High School in the early 1940s and served in the Army during World War II.

After the war, he began a career in the building industry, working for several firms before he started his business in the Severna Park area.

Services will be held at 11: 30 a.m. today at Barranco & Sons Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park.

Survivors include his wife, the former Lana Albrecht; a son, Thomas Carolan Jr. of Baltimore; three daughters, Denise L. Carolan of Baltimore and Belinda Frankl and Maggie L. Carolan, both of Severna Park; two brothers, Joe Carolan and Paul Carolan, both of Baltimore; three sisters, Mary Bonner of Baltimore, Peggy Johnson of Savannah, Ga., and Helen Maskell of Baltimore; and one grandson.

Robert M. Florian,75, a Howard County homebuilder since 1954, died of a heart attack Jan. 12 at his Ellicott City home.

The Baltimore native attended Southern High School and served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War.

He was a member of the Howard County Chapter of the Home Builders Association of Maryland and Turf Valley Country Club.

Funeral services were held Jan. 16. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, the former Margaret Hedges; two sons, Robert M. Florian Jr. of Pleasanton, Calif., and John E. Florian of Raleigh, N.C.; and four grandchildren.

Dr. Benjamin Rothfeld,75, a former chief of nuclear medical services at the old Baltimore City Hospitals, who retired in 1985, died in his sleep Jan. 13 at his Bel Air home.

Services for the Newark, N.J., native were held Jan. 17.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, the former Filomena Spiro; a son, Alan Rothfeld of Glendale, Calif.; two daughters, Deborah Smith of Towson and Barbara Marod of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; a brother, Leonard Rothfeld of Orinda, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.

Pub Date: 1/27/97