Hampstead

On May 12, 2008, MAXEY IRBY ABERNATHY, beloved husband of Hilda (nee Latleif) Abernathy, devoted father of Donald and Betty Abernathy and Larry and Denise Abernathy, all of Hampstead, dear brother of Pauline Bishop of Blackstone, VA., loving grandfather of Debbie Fiackos and her husband Greg and great-grandfather to Emily and Andrew. Friends may call at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main St., Hampstead, on Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9pm. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, May 15 at 12 noon at St. Georges Episcopal Church, 2423 Cape Horn Road, Hampstead.

On April 20, 2008, CALVIN MAC of Hampstead, MD; beloved husband of Sophia Breeden (nee Zafires); devoted father of Michael, Emilie, Diane and Lovena and step children Sunny, Danny and Karen; brother of Helen and Buckey. Also survived by numerous grandchildren. Friends may call Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074. Interment private. Contributions to Carroll County Beekeepers Association, 4964 Wentz Road, Manchester, MD 21102-1228.

Yesterday, Anne Arundel County police recovered a volunteer fire company ambulance stolen Thursday night in Westminster, Maryland State Police said. An arrest has been made in the case, but Anne Arundel County police were not available last night to identify the suspect. County police found the 2003 Ford ambulance, belonging to the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company, shortly before 2 p.m. in a wooded area off Shady Lane and North Shore Drive near Pasadena, state police said. The vehicle had been stolen late Thursday, when it was parked outside Carroll Hospital Center's emergency room entrance.

On December 13, 2007, RICHARD CARROLL of Hampstead; beloved husband of Dorothy A. Matthews (nee Hale); brother of Joan M. Bair; predeceased by brothers, William J. and Calvin A. Matthews. Services at St. John's United Methodist Church, 1205 N. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074, Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment in Hampstead, Cemetery, Hampstead,MD Friends may call Sunday, December 16, 2007, 7 to 9 P.M. and Monday, December 17, 2007, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.

On Tuesday, December 4, 2007, KATHRYN WENTZ of Lutherville and formerly of Hampstead, beloved wife of the late Bernard L. C. Sieverts, loving mother of Mary Ann Ensminger and her husband Robert, John W. Sieverts and his wife Donna and Louis B. Sieverts and his wife Martha; devoted grandmother of Christian Sieverts, Amanda Cash, Jenna Sieverts and Jeremy Sieverts; dear sister of Miriam Wentz, Mary Ellen Hines and George Wentz. Memorial service will be held 11 A.M, Saturday, December 8 at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hampstead, MD., where the family will receive friends Saturday from 10 A.M until time of service.

On November 11, 2007, WILLIAM KENNETH of Hampstead; beloved husband of Helen J. Montour (nee Abbott); devoted father of George William Montour, Alan Gregory Montour, Margaret Anna Shearn and the late Andrew Wilson Montour, brother of Russell S. Montour, Margaret Forbes and the late Robert Montour. also surivived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074, Thursday 11 A.M. Interment in Lorraine Park Cemetery.

On November 3, 2007, JAMES DEWEY THOMPSON of Ocala, FL; beloved husband of Kathleen H. Thompson (nee Henthorn); son of the late William C. and Mary Marie Baublitz Thompson; devoted father of sons, James David and Theodore Edward Thompson; daughter, Joy Michelle Eagan; brother of Mary Jane Seipp. Also survived by two grandchildren. Services, Salem United Methodist Church, 18221 Falls Road , Hampstead, MD 21074, Thursday, 10 A.M. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Finksburg, MD. Friends may call Tuesday, from 7 to 9 P.M. and Wednesday, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. at Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD 21074.

On Thursday, October 18, 2007, JAMES NICHOLAS, 78, of Hampstead and formerly of Middle River, died at Carroll Hospice Dove House in Westminster. Beloved husband of Betty L. (nee Pugh) Giordano; loving son of Elsie (nee Drake) Stokey of Lansing, MI and the late John Stokey; loving father of Gary J. and Barbara F. Giordano of Frederick and Deborah L. and Brian Moore of Hampstead; devoted grandfather of Nathan J. Giordano, Allise E. Giordano, Jeffrey A. Giordano, Cole B. Moore and Kaitlin M. Moore; dear great-grandfather of Isabelle L., Nicholas J. and Anthony W. Giordano.

On October 16, 2007, KATHERINE (nee Lynch), of Hampstead, MD; beloved wife of the late Jack Stuart; daughter of the late Willis Keyes Lynch and Katrine Lynch (nee Lovell); devoted mother of Michael David and Katherine Stefansson, Brandee Stuart; sister of Patrick Lovell Lynch and Mary Lynch Simmers. Also survived by companion Charles Shifflet and four grandchildren. Arrangements by the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main Street, Hampstead, MD, 21074. Services at a later date. Additional information at; simmersml aol.com.

Robert Jefferson is prepared to vindicate his title. Four of the past five years, he won the Best of Show in an amateur winemaking competition. Last year, he tied with Greg Sliviak. Although it didn't start out that way, Jefferson has become the man to beat. "I never know how I'm going to do when I get there, but I guess I've managed to do OK," said Jefferson, 65, of Hampstead. "I think everyone wants to beat me now." The competition is part of a 24-year-old tradition - the Maryland Wine Festival - that will be held Saturday and Sunday in Westminster at the Carroll County Farm Museum.