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On April 10, 2008, LORI PEDDY SPENCER; beloved mother of Adele Marie Spencer; dear sister of Lynn Peddy Wailes and the late Bruce L. Peddy; wife of William Christopher Spencer. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 19, at St. James Episcopal Church (Monkton) at 10 a.m. Interment Druid Ridge Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Donations may be made through the web via a Memorial Fund set up in Lori's honor at: http://info.avonfoundation.org/ lorispencer or by mailing a check made payable to the " Avon Breast Cancer Crusade" ; Avon Foundation attn: Donations, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

On January 4, 2004, DECIE PAYTON; beloved sister of Stephanie Watts and Theodore Wilkes, Jr. She is also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Thursday at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 101 Avon Beach Road. The family will receive friends 11:30 to 12 noon. Funeral at 12 noon. Entombment King Memorial Park.

Friends may visit the JAMES A. MORTON & SONS FUNERAL HOMES, INC., 311 Main Street, Turners Station, Wednesday 2-7 p.m. Services Thursday at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 101 Avon Beach Road. The family will receive friends 10:30-11 a.m. Funeral Service immediately following.

On July 5, 2007, OLLIE CULLEN; survived by two daughters Frances Thomas Norris, Dorothy O'Guinn and one son, W. Bernard Cullen; eleven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Visitation Wednesday, 10 A.M. Wake 10:30. Funeral 11:00 at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 101 Avon Beach Road, Turner Station, MD 21222.

On May 7, 2007, EDITH E. SANTANA. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2007, in the Sanctuary of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 101 Avon Beach Road, Tuner Station, MD. Family hour 10 to 10:30 A.M. Service will follow. Interment Crownsville Cemetery.

On May 25, 2006, WILLIE MAE FRANKLINThe family will receive friends on Saturday, June 10 at St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 101 Avon Beach Road, Dundalk, MD, where a memorial service will commence at 1 P.M. See

Door-to-door selling isn't what it used to be, even for the companies that still do it.Peter Black, director of sales and marketing for Electrolux, acknowledges the decline in door-to-door business but says Electrolux will stay on the street because that's still what works best.Even so, the Electrolux door-to-door sales force has dropped from 40,000 at its peak in the 1940s to about 10,000 today."Times and people change," he said. "They don't want the hard work and the discipline. People can't handle the strain on their ego."

Azaleas worked hard, deserve attentionNow that your azaleas have finished blooming, it's time to take care of any pruning they may need. It's also a good time to fertilize, although azaleas aren't, as David Clement of the Home and Garden Information Center says, "really nutrient hungry." If you do fertilize, use a granular fertilizer made for acid-loving plants such as Hollytone. And don't overdo it. Azaleas have a shallow root system, which too much fertilizer can damage.Azaleas also benefit from mulching this time of year.

On November 20, 2009, IRENE G. BURRELL. Survived by husband Avon C. Sr., sons Avon C. Jr. and Gary M .Burrell both of CA., Steven L. and David C. Burrell both of MD., daughters Deborah L. Harris and Donna Montgomery, brothers Charles, Milton and Montell Hillery, sisters Rose Jones, Grace Lambert and June Levi and a host of other family and friends. Family will receive friends at the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road Friday from 6 to 8 P.M. Services Saturday at Pennsylvania Avenue, AME Zion Church, 1128 Pennsylvania Avenue 10:00 A.M. wake 10:30 A.M. funeral.