Imes

On November 25, 2008, THOMAS HENRY IMES, JR. On Sunday, December 7, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (WEST), 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 3:00-8:00 P.M. On Monday, December 8, Mr. Imes will lie instate at Vaughn C. Greene West Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 10:00- 10:30 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

Monique Imes was never one to shun the spotlight. That was true back in the day, when she was just a little girl growing up in Baltimore County. And it's even more true today, now that she's become famous as Mo'Nique, BET talk-show host and Oscar-nominated actress. "Oh yeah, I was maybe four, and I just liked to shake myself in front of everybody," Mo'Nique, 42, recalls with a laugh, just minutes before heading into an Atlanta television studio to tape an episode of her nightly talk show.

On July 2, 2006, UNIS A., wife of Timothy Imes. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Thursday after 8 A.M. The family will receive friends at Central Church of Christ, 4301 Woodridge Rd on Friday at 11 A.M. Funeral Services will follow at 11:30 A.M.

A 28-year-old Columbia man serving a 40-year prison sentence for attempted murder was given another five years in jail Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbery in an unrelated case. Gregory Imes Jr., formerly of the 5700 block of Harper's Farm Road, robbed another Columbia man in June 2008 of his wallet and cell phone after the man turned down Imes' offer to buy drugs. Imes was convicted of two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other charges last June after breaking into the home of a former girlfriend and assaulting her mother and another person.

On December 21, 2007, KENNETH A. IMES. Friends may visit at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 8:30 A.M. The family will receive friends on Saturday at United Church of Jesus Christ, 934 Gorsuch Avenue at 11:30 A.M., followed by funeral service at 12 noon.

Family is the basic unit of our social existence. Strong family tiesare the glue of modern society.A remarkable example of this was recently displayed when the community of Pumphrey witnessed the firstSparrow-Imes family reunion.More than 300 family members attended the all-day affair at Patapsco State Park. Four generations were represented at the reunion; many of their descendants still live in Pumphrey and other family members traveled from as far as Los Angeles to attend.Proclamations were read from Gov. William Donald Schaefer, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke and County Executive Robert L. Neall setting aside Aug. 17 as Sparrow-Imes Day.John and Joanna Imes-Sparrow settled in the county in1880.

A Howard County judge sentenced a Baltimore man Thursday to 40 years in prison for a 2008 break-in and attack on his estranged girlfriend's mother and the mother's then-fiance at a Columbia townhouse. Judge Richard S. Bernhardt sentenced Gregory S. Imes Jr., 27, formerly of the 4900 block of Parkton Court, to two consecutive 20-year sentences. Imes was convicted in June of two counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and burglary. Assistant State's Attorney Maurice Frazier asked Bernhardt to exceed the sentencing guidelines of 15 to 50 years in prison, saying that the guidelines "do not reflect the terror, the horror and the mayhem" of the attack.

A 28-year-old Columbia man serving a 40-year prison sentence for attempted murder was given another five years in jail Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbery in an unrelated case. Gregory Imes Jr., formerly of the 5700 block of Harper's Farm Road, robbed another Columbia man in June 2008 of his wallet and cell phone after the man turned down Imes' offer to buy drugs. Imes was convicted of two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other charges last June after breaking into the home of a former girlfriend and assaulting her mother and another person.

A 28-year-old Columbia man already serving a 40-year prison sentence for attempted murder was given another five years in jail after pleading guilty to robbery in an unrelated case. Gregory Imes Jr., formerly of the 5700 block of Harper's Farm Road, robbed another Columbia man in June 2008 of his wallet and cell phone after the man turned down Imes' offer to buy drugs. Imes was convicted of two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other charges last June after breaking into the home of a former girlfriend and assaulting her mother and another person.

A 27-year-old man was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree attempted murder for stabbing an ex-girlfriend's mother and her fiance in their Columbia home last year. Gregory Imes Jr., who has no fixed address, had smashed a glass door and repeatedly stabbed the couple Sept. 27, 2008, after becoming distraught over the breakup of his relationship. He will be sentenced Oct. 8. Imes' sister testified against him, saying he wanted a confrontation with police so they would kill him. He deliberately returned to the neighborhood the day after the attacks, mixing with police and residents at another crime scene, but no one confronted him, Melinda Allen, Imes' sister, testified Wednesday in Howard County Circuit Court.

A 28-year-old Columbia man already serving a 40-year prison sentence for attempted murder was given another five years in jail after pleading guilty to robbery in an unrelated case. Gregory Imes Jr., formerly of the 5700 block of Harper's Farm Road, robbed another Columbia man in June 2008 of his wallet and cell phone after the man turned down Imes' offer to buy drugs. Imes was convicted of two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other charges last June after breaking into the home of a former girlfriend and assaulting her mother and another person.

A Howard County judge sentenced a Baltimore man Thursday to 40 years in prison for a 2008 break-in and attack on his estranged girlfriend's mother and the mother's then-fiance at a Columbia townhouse. Judge Richard S. Bernhardt sentenced Gregory S. Imes Jr., 27, formerly of the 4900 block of Parkton Court, to two consecutive 20-year sentences. Imes was convicted in June of two counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and burglary. Assistant State's Attorney Maurice Frazier asked Bernhardt to exceed the sentencing guidelines of 15 to 50 years in prison, saying that the guidelines "do not reflect the terror, the horror and the mayhem" of the attack.

Robert Imes, a painter and mechanic at Johns Hopkins Hospital, had been too sick to work for nearly a year. When he came back, he ran into Pamela Paulk, the hospital's vice president for human resources, outside her office. "I said, 'Robert, I really missed you. Is there anything I can do for you?' " she recalls. "He said, 'I need a kidney.' And I said, 'You can have mine.' " Turns out, she meant it - and she has been sharing the entire experience, blogging about the days leading up to the June 22 surgery and the days since (www.

A 27-year-old man was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree attempted murder for stabbing an ex-girlfriend's mother and her fiance in their Columbia home last year. Gregory Imes Jr., who has no fixed address, had smashed a glass door and repeatedly stabbed the couple Sept. 27, 2008, after becoming distraught over the breakup of his relationship. He will be sentenced Oct. 8. Imes' sister testified against him, saying he wanted a confrontation with police so they would kill him. He deliberately returned to the neighborhood the day after the attacks, mixing with police and residents at another crime scene, but no one confronted him, Melinda Allen, Imes' sister, testified Wednesday in Howard County Circuit Court.

On November 25, 2008, THOMAS HENRY IMES, JR. On Sunday, December 7, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (WEST), 5151 Baltimore National Pike, from 3:00-8:00 P.M. On Monday, December 8, Mr. Imes will lie instate at Vaughn C. Greene West Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 10:00- 10:30 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

A Columbia man has been indicted on a charge of attempted first-degree murder, accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy in the head during a robbery attempt. Dominique Davon McDonald, 18, was arrested in the incident, which police said occurred in the area of Clock Tower Lane in Columbia about 1 a.m. Aug. 27. McDonald is being held without bond. He also was indicted on first-degree assault and reckless endangerment charges. Also last week, the grand jury indicted Gregory Imes Jr., a Columbia man accused of breaking into the home of his ex-girlfriend's mother and stabbing her and her fiance.

On Sunday, February 16, 2003, SARAH BARBARA BURNS, of Baltimore, MD; loving wife of the late Ernest Burns, Sr.; beloved mother of Ernest Burns, Jr. (Margaret), Paul S. Burns and Tina L. Burns; grandmother of Marty Imes, Jennifer Burns, Heather Burns, Nichole Miller, Ashley Bowings, Sandra Burns, Amanda Burns and Morgan Burns; great-grandmother of Brandon Burns and Corey Imes; sister of Chuck Meushaw, Jimmy Stewart, Howard Stewart, Joseph Stewart, Frankie Stewart, and John Stewart and many, many nieces and nephews.

A Columbia man has been indicted on a charge of attempted first-degree murder, accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy in the head during a robbery attempt. Dominique Davon McDonald, 18, was arrested in the incident, which police said occurred in the area of Clock Tower Lane in Columbia about 1 a.m. Aug. 27. McDonald is being held without bond. He also was indicted on first-degree assault and reckless endangerment charges. Also last week, the grand jury indicted Gregory Imes Jr., a Columbia man accused of breaking into the home of his ex-girlfriend's mother and stabbing her and her fiance.

Hearing delayed for man charged in kids' drowning A competency hearing for a Rockville man accused of drowning his three children in a Baltimore hotel has been postponed. Prosecutors and defense attorneys met with Baltimore Circuit Judge Gale Rasin in her chambers for nearly an hour yesterday morning before the hearing was to take place. No new hearing date was announced. Attorneys are under a gag order. Mark Castillo was to be evaluated at a state forensic psychiatric hospital to determine whether he's competent to stand trial and competent to represent himself.

Police seek suspect in home invasion, attack Howard County police are seeking a Columbia man after a home invasion yesterday morning resulted in a stabbing that left two people in critical condition. Police said Gregory Imes of Columbia broke into a home in the 10300 block of Twin Rivers Road about 6:15 a.m., confronted residents Reginald Crudup and Maria Elana Cokely, both 51, and stabbed them multiple times. The victims were taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Imes gained access to the home through a sliding door, according to police.