Dana D. Davis, 86, chemical engineerDana D. Davis, a...

Dana D. Davis, 86, chemical engineer

Dana D. Davis, a retired chemical engineer, died this month from complications after surgery at Harbor Hospital Center. The Linthicum resident was 86.

A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, Mr. Davis graduated from Ohio State University in 1938 and moved to Maryland that year as a chemical engineer for U.S. Chemical Co., which later became the FMC Corp. He retired in 1976. He volunteered for Meals On Wheels and enjoyed gardening, stamp collecting, classical music, and hunting and fishing.

He married Frances Hubbard in 1939. She died in 1991.

A memorial service is planned for this summer.

He is survived by a son, Dana D. Davis Jr. of Baltimore; three daughters, Diane Irene Davis of Glen Burnie, and Iris Kay Davis and Rhonda Arlene Davis, both of Linthicum; a sister, Bernetta Fair of Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren.

Charles R. Geilfuss, 85, railway mail clerk, counselor

Charles R. Geilfuss, a retired railway mail clerk and prison system counselor, died Tuesday of undetermined causes at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 85 and had lived in Ruxton since last year.

From 1967 until he retired in 1978, he was a classification counselor at the Maryland Penitentiary. Earlier, he was a railway mail clerk for the old Railway Postal Service from 1937 to 1967.

Born in Charleston, S.C., and raised in Baltimore, Mr. Geilfuss was a 1930 graduate of City College and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1934. He received a master's degree in criminology from Coppin State College in the 1960s.

The former longtime Hamilton resident was a communicant of St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church for 47 years.

A Mass of Christian burial for Mr. Geilfuss was offered yesterday at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Towson.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, the former Evelyn Bolton; two sons, Tom Geilfuss and John Geilfuss, both of Towson; four daughters, Judy Dobson of Anneslie, Jean Brown of Hunt Valley, Kathy Strine of Arbutus and Mary Beth Harry of Cove Point; a sister, Erna Thomas of Baltimore; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Robert M. Fox, 64, teacher, excursion boat captain

Robert M. Fox, a retired educator and captain of area excursion boats, died Monday of liver and renal failure at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The Annapolis resident was 64.

Known as "Boscoe," he taught for 25 years at Anne Arundel County Community College and retired in 1996. Earlier, he was an engineer at the Naval Ship Research and Design Center in Severn.

Certified by the Coast Guard to pilot 100-ton vessels, he worked summers as captain of the Bay Lady and Lady Baltimore, which are docked in the Inner Harbor, and the Harbor Queen and Annapolitan II in Annapolis.

The Baltimore native was a 1951 graduate of the Polytechnic Institute and earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master's degree in mathematics from Catholic University of America.

His marriage to the former Nancy Avila ended in divorce.

Services were held Thursday. He is survived by his wife of seven years, the former Susan M. Wilkens; three sons, Robert L. Fox of Crownsville, and Michael D. Fox and Andrew B. Fox, both of Annapolis; three daughters, Angela H. Wood of Valdosta, Ga., and Elizabeth M. Fox and Rebecca G. Fox, both of Annapolis; two sisters, Loucille F. Levy of Annapolis and Deborah F. Jacobs of Rockville; and three grandchildren.

Lynne K. Byron, 66, homemaker, volunteer

Lynne K. Byron, a homemaker who was active in numerous cultural organizations, died Wednesday of cancer at Winchester Medical Center in Virginia. She was 66.

The former Hagerstown resident, who moved to Shepherdstown, in 1981, had been chairwoman and a member of the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage, and was chairwoman of the Washington County Committee of the Maryland Historical Trust.

She was a former board member of the Washington County Free Library and a longtime member and former president of the Hagerstown Garden Club.

In addition, Mrs. Byron had served on the board of the United States Pony Club Inc. and the Williamsport Museum and History Board. She was also a docent at the Historic Shepherdstown Museum and secretary of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

Born Lynne Kerwin in Washington, she was a graduate of the Madeira School and attended Sweet Briar College. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1988 from Shepherd College.

She married James Edgar Byron Sr. in 1952 and moved to Williamsport, Washington County, where she lived until 1966. After moving to West Virginia in 1981, Mrs. Byron and her husband resided at Windward Farm.

She was a communicant and co-founder of the Province of Christ the King Anglican Church in Marshall, Va.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of St. James School, on College Road in St. James, Washington County.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, James E. Byron Jr. and Keith A. Byron, both of Alexandria, Va.; two daughters, Sally B. LaBarre of Bel Air and Katharine D. Byron-Jones of Shepherdstown; a sister, Gail K. March of Virginia Beach, Va.; and four grandchildren.

Pub Date: 4/25/98