Covington

On March 5, 2006, DUVORIA M. FORD-COVINGTON; beloved wife of James T. Covington. On Friday, friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd., from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Saturday, Mrs. Covington will lie instate at Colonial Baptist Church, 9411 Liberty Rd., where the family will receive friends from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M., with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.

A large waterfront parcel in Port Covington sold for $2 million at foreclosure auction Thursday to an investor who declined to identify himself. The site contains 5.2 acres of land and about five additional acres on two piers that jut into Winan's Cove. It is assessed for tax pursposes at $521,000. The site's previous owner, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, defaulted on a multimillion-dollar mortgage, resulting in the trustee-ordered sale. The now-defunct developer owed more than $10.7 million for the land in South Baltimore off East Cromwell Street.

On July 27, 2005, HELEN R. COVINGTON; beloved wife of the late Charles P. Covington, Sr.; devoted mother of Charles P. Covington and Carol C. Eckstein. Also survived by six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City. Funeral Service, Monday 10:30 A.M. at Bethany United Methodist Church. Interment Parkwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethany UMC Memorial Fund, 2875 Bethany Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042.

A large chunk of waterfront property in Port Covington is set to go on the auction block in June after its previous owner, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, defaulted on a multimillion-dollar mortgage. The now-defunct developer owed BB&T Bank more than $10.7 million for the roughly 10-acre parcel in South Baltimore off East Cromwell Street. A trustee-ordered sale is scheduled June 14. The foreclosure sale brings new hope to an area filled with weedy lots — an area where developers have struggled for decades to get a foothold.

On August 21, 2004, WILLIAM EDWARD COVINGTON, beloved brother of Gladys Bush and Audrey Wharton (Benjamin). He also leaves to cherish his precious memory two nephews Hollis L. Bush and Jay E. Wharton, five nieces Lillie M. Watkins, Joni M. Wharton, Benita L. Harmon, Glenda Jones (Curtis) and Signe Spragins (Vincent) and a host of other relatives and friends Friends may call at the family owned Howell Funeral Home, 4600 Liberty Heights Ave. on Wednesday 3 to 7 P.M. The family will receive friends at the Howell Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday from 10:30 to 11 A.M. Services to follow.

On Thursday, April 3, 2003, STANLEY "Jack" COVINGTON, 83, died at his home in Norfolk, VA. A retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, Jack served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He is survived by his loving family, including his wife Margaret Bullock Covington; his daughter Jackie Hewitt and her husband Bill of Baltimore; two stepsons, Donald Jackson of Norfolk; Larry Jackson and his wife Sherry of North Carolina; nine step grandchildren; and eight step great-grandchildren. A Service will be held at 2 P.M. in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk, VA Chapel, on Sunday April 6. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. Burial will be on Monday at Pinewood Memorial Park in Greenville, NC. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Jack's memory be made to the American Cancer Society, 2730 Ellsmere Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23513.

Janet Covington, a Baltimore television broadcasting pioneer who became a producer and director for the city's oldest station, died of a heart attack May 17 at Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 80 and formerly resided in North Baltimore's Tuscany-Canterbury section. Born and raised in Catonsville, Janet Lee Baugher was a 1941 graduate of Catonsville High School and earned a bachelor's degree from what is now McDaniel College. She was named a distinguished alumna in 1978. After working on The Catonsville Shopper publication, she joined the staff of WMAR-TV (Channel 2)

A woman walking through Riverside Park in South Baltimore early Sunday was attacked and sexually assaulted, and city police are asking for help in locating a suspect, authorities said on Tuesday. The incident occurred 10 days after a couple was robbed at gunpoint at East Clement and Covington streets, a few blocks south of the park which runs along East Randall Street, between Johnson and Covington streets. City police released scant details of the latest attack, and only after inquiries from The Baltimore Sun. The police then issued a news release to all the city's media.

Lauren Spates, a 27-year-old former cheerleader for the Ravens, says she knows who attacked her and her husband early Saturday at South Baltimore's Clement and Covington streets. She looked long and hard, she said, knowing her identification "would be the only thing that would get them. " In an interview on Tuesday, Spates said, "Believe me, I'll never forget that man's face when he asked me to take my rings off my finger. " The attack early Saturday in which Spates and her new husband were robbed at gunpoint -- she of her engagement ring and wedding band, worth a combined $22,000 -- has stunned the residential neighborhood north of Fort Avenue.

A jazz club owner who was with Kenneth N. Harris moments before the former Baltimore City Council member was shot to death said in court Tuesday that when a gunman approached them outside the club and ordered them back inside, Harris blurted out an expletive and then his wife's name, Annette. Harris, who was spending the evening with another woman, disregarded the gunman's commands and "broke off to get back to his car," where the woman was sitting, said the club owner, Keith A. Covington.

On January 9, 2010, DARIUS R.; devoted son of Shawnterse "Pixie" Brooks and Robert "Guy" Covington; brother of Dominc N. White; and grandson of Emily Brooks- Nesbit. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Thursday after 8:30 a.m. where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. The family will also receive friends on Friday at the Leadenhall Baptist Church, 1021 Leadenhall Street at 11 a.m. follow by funeral service at 11:30 a.m.

On December 19, 2009, HELEN NEOMI COVINGTON. Survived by a host of family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 9. Family Hour 3 P.M. Memorial service 3:30 P.M., at the Howell Funeral Home, 3331 Brehms Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21213. 410-485-3500.

On November 21, 2009, BETTY LOU COVINGTON. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC, 4300 Wabash Avenue, TODAY after 10:00 A.M. The family will also receive friends on Monday at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 2201 Garrison Blvd at 10:00 A.M. followed by a funeral service at 10:30 A.M.

Raynor Leslie "Bill" Ayers Jr. A family graveside service is planned for Covington, Va.

Police are searching for two youths who robbed two teenagers at knifepoint in Glen Burnie on July 23. The victims, ages 16 and 17, were walking on Parke West Drive near Covington Avenue about 3:15 p.m. when two youths who appeared to be about their age approached them, demanded that they empty their pockets and threatened them with a knife, Anne Arundel County police said. One of them had a bicycle. The robbers fled on Covington Avenue toward Quarterfield Elementary School. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-2587 or text to Crimes, 274637.