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On March 4, 2004, JOAN MARBURY BARTON EASON; loving daughter of the late John M. and Ada M. Beall Barton; beloved wife of Richard K. Eason; devoted mother and mother-in-law of Martin and Robin Eason and Rick and Kim Eason; sister of Jack Barton, Jon Barton, June Engelskirch and Jane Wood; grandmother of Bridget, Emily, Colin and Ricky. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 A.M. at PRITTS FUNERAL HOME AND CHAPEL, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M.

The line of football fans seeking autographs snaked out the door, down the spiral staircase and into the lobby at Martin's West. At the Ed Block Courage Awards banquet Tuesday night, hundreds of people waited as long as 45 minutes for NFL players to sign helmets, jerseys, balls and programs. Among those signing was Nick Eason of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ravens fans gave him the business — and Eason gave it right back. "I like your smile, but that quarterback of yours [Ben Roethlisberger]

A Baltimore jury acquitted Kion Marcus Eason yesterday of killing City Cafe owner John P. Darda, but found him guilty of attempted robbery, conspiracy and handgun crimes. If he receives the maximum penalty for those crimes, he could be sentenced to 60 years in prison. Assistant State's Attorney Sheryl A. Atkins said through a spokeswoman that jurors, who were questioned after the verdict, said the state proved its felony murder case against Eason "to the letter of the law," but that they did not convict him because "he did not pull the trigger."

A 26-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced yesterday to 16 years in federal prison for helping to rob two banks in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney's office. The man and three others were arrested in Severna Park after a pursuit, prosecutors said. Gregory Eason pleaded guilty to charges of bank robbery with a dangerous weapon and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, prosecutors said. When he is released, he will have to serve five years of probation.

Three Baltimore men pleaded innocent yesterday to the killing of City Cafe co-owner John Patrick Darda, who was shot in February during a botched robbery attempt. Lawyers for the men, Kion Marcus Eason, 20; his brother Jamaha Eason, 17, known as Jamal; and Derrick Bernard Quarles, 20, entered their pleas during an arraignment in Baltimore Circuit Court. Relatives of the victim and of the accused men filled much of the courtroom. Some people cried as they left. Although Jamaha Eason has been identified as the shooter, all three men are accused of first-degree murder.

Crofton resident Stacia Hyde-Eason says she won't change much about her life after winning a $4.2 million lotto jackpot with a ticket she bought nearly two weeks ago.Hyde-Eason picked up her first annual $136,740 check yesterday in a ceremony at the Giant Food store in Crofton, where she bought her winning ticket May 8. She will receive the same amount each year for the next 19 years."

In a tearful and joyous reunion, a Harford County art teacher who survived a horrific plane crash in August is being visited by "angels" -- the Georgia couple she credits with saving her life."

Admitting yesterday that he shot City Cafe owner John P. Darda, Jamaha Eason apologized for what he termed an "accident" as a Baltimore Circuit Court judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison. Three people are charged in the killing Feb. 5 of Darda, 43, as he walked to a bank carrying $3,000. Also charged with first-degree murder are Eason's older brother, Kion Marcus Eason, and Derrick Bernard Quarles, a cafe employee whom Darda asked to accompany him for protection. Quarles and the elder Eason are awaiting trial.

Crofton resident Stacia Hyde-Eason says she won't change much about her life after winning a $4.2 million lotto jackpot with a ticket she bought nearly two weeks ago.Hyde-Eason picked up her first annual $136,740 check yesterday in a ceremony at the Giant Food store in Crofton, where she bought her winning ticket May 8. She will receive the same amount each year for the next 19 years."

Three Northeast Baltimore men have been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and attempted robbery in the fatal shooting of a Mount Vernon restaurant owner, city prosecutors said yesterday. Jamaha Eason, 18, and Kion Eason, 20, brothers who live in the 4600 block of Marx Ave., and Derrick Quarles, 20, of the 3800 block of Echodale Ave. were charged in the Feb. 5 killing of John P. Darda, a co-owner of City Cafe at West Eager and Cathedral streets. Darda, 43, was shot on the way to the bank to deposit $3,000 in weekend receipts.

1978: PASSING OF AN EDUCATOR A girl born in Glen Burnie in 1898 grew up to become the supervisor of Anne Arundel County schools by the age of 27. Ruth Parker Eason died Nov. 28, 1978, leaving behind a legacy as an educator that included winning the Pioneer Woman in Education Award in 1956. Eason started her career in a long-lost era, teaching in one-room schoolhouses for 10 years. She showed her talent early as a principal in those same small rural schoolhouses. She later served as the county's supervisor of schools from 1925 to 1947.

On March 4, 2004, JOAN MARBURY BARTON EASON; loving daughter of the late John M. and Ada M. Beall Barton; beloved wife of Richard K. Eason; devoted mother and mother-in-law of Martin and Robin Eason and Rick and Kim Eason; sister of Jack Barton, Jon Barton, June Engelskirch and Jane Wood; grandmother of Bridget, Emily, Colin and Ricky. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 A.M. at PRITTS FUNERAL HOME AND CHAPEL, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M.

NEW YORK - His name may seem better suited to a hip-hop magazine than to a movie marquee, but Franky G. is no budding rap star. "The only thing I wrap are presents," he says. Franky G. is a film actor who embraced the initial years ago when he found that there were too many actors in the Screen Actors Guild named Gonzalez. He has no regrets. "They love it in Hollywood," he says. And they apparently love more than just the name. In less than a year, Franky G., who reluctantly revealed he is in his "late 30s," has gone from a no-name actor kicking around "off-off-Broadway," as he put it, to a promising new talent sharing screen time with big names in the movies.

A Baltimore jury acquitted Kion Marcus Eason yesterday of killing City Cafe owner John P. Darda, but found him guilty of attempted robbery, conspiracy and handgun crimes. If he receives the maximum penalty for those crimes, he could be sentenced to 60 years in prison. Assistant State's Attorney Sheryl A. Atkins said through a spokeswoman that jurors, who were questioned after the verdict, said the state proved its felony murder case against Eason "to the letter of the law," but that they did not convict him because "he did not pull the trigger."

As teachers at Ruth Parker Eason School in Millersville began eating lunch in a school workroom yesterday, a torrent of rain burst through the ceiling, soaking the carpet and their turkey club sandwiches. They screamed, jumped up and ran for empty trash cans to catch the waterfall. Meanwhile, Kenneth P. Lawson, associate superintendent of schools, was in a nearby classroom evaluating whether the school would be able to open Tuesday, its delayed opening date. Until the downpour, indications were that Ruth Parker Eason, a special education school, would open next week.

In tearful testimony, a former City Cafe employee admitted in court yesterday his role in the shooting death of owner John P. Darda and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. In pleading guilty to first-degree murder yesterday, Derrick Bernard Quarles, 20, apologized to Darda's family for the killing before Circuit Judge Wanda K. Heard sentenced him. "I just want to say I'm sorry about what happened," Quarles said, crying. "To my family and theirs just, I just got ... caught up with the wrong people.

A Baltimore judge denied bail yesterday to three Northeast Baltimore men charged in the fatal shooting of Mount Vernon restaurant co-owner John P. Darda during a Monday morning robbery attempt. Only one of the men, Derrick Bernard Quarles, 20, of the 3800 block of Echodale Ave., had legal counsel at the separate District Court hearings, held at the Central Booking and Intake Center. Retired Judge Paul Alpert denied assistant public defender Dawn Marie Nee's request for $200,000 bail for Quarles, a former employee of the City Cafe.

Three Baltimore men pleaded innocent yesterday to the killing of City Cafe co-owner John Patrick Darda, who was shot in February during a botched robbery attempt. Lawyers for the men, Kion Marcus Eason, 20; his brother Jamaha Eason, 17, known as Jamal; and Derrick Bernard Quarles, 20, entered their pleas during an arraignment in Baltimore Circuit Court. Relatives of the victim and of the accused men filled much of the courtroom. Some people cried as they left. Although Jamaha Eason has been identified as the shooter, all three men are accused of first-degree murder.