Macpherson

On October 8, 2003 WALTER FRANCIS MACPHERSON of Abingdon, MD, beloved husband of Doris Ruth MacPherson (nee Seidel); devoted father of Walter G. MacPherson, Robert F. MacPherson, Michael D. MacPherson and Judith E. MacPherson; loving brother of John Gerald MacPherson. Also survived by nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Abingdon, MD on Monday October 13 at 3 p.m. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

An adverse reaction to a vaccine sent Erin MacPherson crashing face-first onto the floor, cutting her neck, fracturing her jaw and cracking six teeth - two months before her Miss Teen America competition. For two weeks in April, MacPherson, the current Miss Teen Maryland, couldn't talk because a compression bandage wound tightly around her chin clamped her jaws shut. The Bel Air teen swallowed pureed bananas and chicken-vegetable mush, and drank lots of milkshakes. She scribbled on a whiteboard to communicate with her friends.

On January 30, 2004 DORIS RUTH SEIDEL MACPHERSON, of Bel Air, MD., beloved wife of the late Walter FrancisMacPherson, devoted mother of Walter G. MacPherson, Robert F. MacPherson, Michael D. MacPherson and Judith E. MacPherson. Also survived by nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Abingdon, MD., on Friday February 6, 2004 at 1 P.M. Entombment will be in the church cemetery.

On July 5, 2004, ELVERA B. Mac PHERSON beloved wife of the late John R. Mac Pherson Sr., devoted mother of John Robert Mac Pherson Jr., Andrew Joseph Mac Pherson, Elizabeth Louise Scott, Meggan Marion Walsh, David Walter Michael Mac Pherson and Christopher Ryan Mac Pherson, dear sister of Mae Tillery, Aline Boudreaux, Yvonne Bullock, Angela Jones, Joann Holcomb and the late Sidney Boudreaux Jr. Also survived by 13 grandchildren. Family will receive friends Saturday, 9:30 to 1030 A. M at HARRY H. WITZKE'S FAMILY FUNERAL HOME INC., 4112 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City.

PHILADELPHIA -- Dick MacPherson seems almost embarrassed that so many people are pushing him for NFL Coach of the Year.MacPherson points to Joe Gibbs with his 14-1 record in Washington and Wayne Fontes with his turnaround season in Detroit and Dan Reeves, who is once again riding mile high in Denver."

Syracuse coach Dick MacPherson has accepted the job as coach of the New England Patriots and could be named to the position today, according to reports yesterday.MacPherson would become the Patriots' fifth coach in 10 years, replacing Rod Rust, who was fired Friday after one season. The team went 1-15, tying a National Football League record for most losses in a season, and lost its last 14 games.Late yesterday afternoon, the Patriots scheduled a "major press conference" for 10 a.m. today.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots made it official yesterday -- they have chosen to rejuvenate themselves by hiring an old-time coach with old-time values.The Patriots' choice of Dick MacPherson as their head coach happened so quickly and surprisingly that when it was announced yesterday, even MacPherson did not seem completely prepared.But MacPherson, 60, was his genuine, unprepossessing self as he survived a news conference and then departed to explain his circumstances to his former associates and players.

Wendy Macpherson was nearly speechless as she accepted the $9,000 check for winning the Ladies Professional Bowlers Tour Baltimore Eastern Open at AMF Country Club Lanes in Rosedale last night."

The Carolina Dynamo's owner is to meet Monday night with businessmen in High Point, N.C., interested in keeping his A-League team there and blocking its proposed move to the Baltimore area next season.Neil Macpherson, the Dynamo's sole owner, said late Wednesday night he had met with a group of 14 people who are trying to put together a proposal and would talk with them again on Monday.A sound financial package might mean Macpherson would keep the five-year-old team, which plays in pro soccer's highest minor league, in North Carolina's "Triad" area -- Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem.

On October 8, 2003 WALTER FRANCIS MACPHERSON of Abingdon, MD, beloved husband of Doris Ruth MacPherson (nee Seidel); devoted father of Walter G. MacPherson, Robert F. MacPherson, Michael D. MacPherson and Judith E. MacPherson; loving brother of John Gerald MacPherson. Also survived by nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Abingdon, MD on Monday October 13 at 3 p.m. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

Navy's beleaguered football team will have two major battles to fight when it ends this unproductive season in two weeks at PSINet Stadium. Not only will the Midshipmen have to contend with Army in one of college football's most storied rivalries, but they will be also trying to avoid their first winless record in 52 years. That was guaranteed yesterday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium when improving Wake Forest administered the team's 10th consecutive defeat, 49-26, before a chilled gathering of 30,370.

Carroll County spokeswoman Maggy MacPherson is leaving her job for a post in the private sector. MacPherson, 41, of Gettysburg, Pa., has accepted a job as government/public relations executive for Cavalier Mid-Atlantic LLC, a Richmond, Va.-based telecommunications company that is expanding into Maryland. MacPherson has been with the county for 11 years. She was hired as a public information coordinator in 1988 and was promoted to communications manager in 1991. She has been the county's public information officer since 1995.

Imagine a county meeting where you can voice your opinion on a tax proposal, new school or development from the comfort of your own home. Or picture an online community college course where you're never asked to step foot in a classroom. Or how about commuting to work by walking from your bedroom to your study?New technology may soon make these and other once futuristic ideas a part of everyday life in Carroll County, say government, education and business leaders."We want more information.