Benjamin

DONNA MICHELLE MORTON, age 52, of Birmingham, AL, and a native of Baltimore, Maryland, passed on January 20, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin P. and Willie Mae Morton. She is survived by two sisters, Patricia Hayes (Gene), Yvette Morton (Daniel); two brothers, Benjamin and Leslie Morton; four nephews, two nieces, and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Davenport & Harris Funeral Home, Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held in the Davenport & Harris Chapel on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. with burial at Zion Memorial Gardens.

On December 20, 2009, JAMES BENJAMIN POWELL. Beloved husband of Frances Welch Powell. Children: Charnita White and J. Kevin Powell; siblings: Doretha P. Paige, Clara O. Edmonds, Lynford Powell; parents: the late James Raymond Powell and Pearline Burgess Powell. On Thursday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (EAST), 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 1 to 5 PM. On Saturday, Mr. Powell will lie in state at Fountain Baptist Church, 1215 E. Monument Street, where the family will receive friends from 11:30 to 12 noon with services to follow.

On December 6, 2009, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DOTY III; beloved husband of Mary Doty; devoted father of Randy Maddox; cherished son of Benjamin Doty Jr. and his wife Gladys, Betty Lou Wible and her husband Robert; dear brother of Terry Doty, Dawn Boyer, and Marjorie McBernie; loving grandson of Lucy Doty. Ben is survived by other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Funeral Service to celebrate Benjamin's life will be held on Wednesday evening 8:15 PM at the funeral home.

On October 20, 2009, BENJAMIN E. WORTMAN, JR.; beloved husband of Roberta C. Wortman; loving father of Angela Tucker, Benjamin, David, Jeff and Lizzy Wortman; dear brother of Doris Wortman and Lisa Barnabae. Also survived by many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at the family owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME OF LANSDOWNE, 2719 Hammonds Ferry Road, Lansdowne, MD, 21227, on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where funeral service will be held on Saturday beginning at 9 A.M. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.

On October 13, 2009, HUBERT C. BROADWATER, beloved husband of the late Evelyn L. Broadwater, devoted father of Ronald L. Broadwater, loving grandfather of Rhonda B. Newbert and Jeffrey D. Broadwater, great-grandfather of Benjamin D. Newbert. A Graveside Service and Interment will be held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery on Friday at 1 P.M. www.ruckfuneralhomes.com

On September 10, 2009, Benjamin Lawrence Eller, Sr Services will be held at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Bel Air, MD on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Interment will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air, MD. Friends may call at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A. in Abingdon, MD on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM and on Monday at Oak Grove Baptist Church from 10 to 11 AM. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Oak Grove Baptist...

Benjamin Franklin Perry, a retired Black & Decker Corp. test engineer who assisted in the development of the drill that was carried by the astronauts aboard the Apollo 11 moon mission, died of heart failure July 29 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 87. Mr. Perry, the son of a Pennsylvania Railroad tower operator and a homemaker, was born and raised in an Ashland, Baltimore County, rowhouse. "It was called Stone Row, and there were no indoor plumbing facilities or electricity," said his son, Michael S. Perry of Phoenix, Baltimore County.

Benjamin C. Castro, a former businessman and Northwood resident, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, Mass. He was 81. Mr. Castro was born and raised in Pampanga province in the Philippines. He attended the University of the Philippines, where he studied medicine. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted as a second lieutenant in the Philippine army, which fought alongside U.S. forces. The Philippines eventually fell to the Japanese. In 1944, Mr. Castro was part of the Philippine army that regrouped under U.S. forces under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.