Memorial Episcopal

After 29 years as rector of Memorial Episcopal Church in Bolton Hill, the retired Rev. F. Lyman Farnham is finding that life isn't any slower on the other side of the altar rail.Farnham, known to just about everyone as "Barney," had become synonymous with urban ministry in the Episcopal Church. He left the pulpit earlier this year, but he is not leaving Baltimore."My heart is in the city," he said.And he is not sitting still. "I have to continue to do ministry in some way, whatever that might be. God never stops calling," said Farnham, 65.So, instead of moving to the suburbs, he and his wife, Suzanne, restored a dilapidated rowhouse in Ridgely's Delight in the shadow of Camden Yards.

On March 19, 2005, HARRY LAIRD STALLINGS; beloved partner of Charles L. Sponseller; devoted brother of Richard L. Stallings. Also survived by nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, April 3, at Memorial Episcopal Church, immediately following the regular 10:30 Church Service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Memorial Episcopal Church Renovation Fund, 1401 Bolton Street, Baltimore, MD 21217. Arrangements by the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc.

On March 19, 2005, HARRY LAIRD STALLINGS; beloved partner of Charles L. Sponseller; devoted brother of Richard L. Stallings. Also survived by nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, April 3, at Memorial Episcopal Church, immediately following the regular 10:30 Church Service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Memorial Episcopal Church Renovation Fund, 1401 Bolton Street, Baltimore, MD 21217. Arrangements by the family owned Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc.

Irma "Henny" Mooney, a former interior decorator who was devoted to city life, died in her Bolton Hill home Sunday after a long battle with respiratory disease. She was 84. Born Irma Elizabeth White Pointer in Ocean City in 1915, Mrs. Mooney was the daughter of George Pointer, a farmer, and his wife, Laura. As a young girl, she worked in Dolle's candy on the Boardwalk and later attended Buckingham High School in Berlin. She graduated in 1931, finishing first in her class at age 16. After graduating, she married a classmate, D. Collins Ayres.

A memorial service for Theodora Fenton Brooks, retired assistant director of admissions at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, will be held at 11:15 a.m. today at the Memorial Episcopal Church, Bolton Street and Lafayette Avenue.Miss Brooks, who was 80 and lived on Reservoir Street, died Monday of heart failure at the Meridian Nursing Center-Long Green.She retired about 15 years ago after working at the hospital for about 40 years.Born in Baltimore, she graduated from the Bryn Mawr School and Goucher College.

Eleanor Cranz DeMuth, a teacher in Baltimore for 30 years, died in her sleep Friday at her home in Roland Park. She was 86.Services for Eleanor Cranz DeMuth, a schoolteacher in Baltimore for 30 years, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Memorial Episcopal Church, West Lafayette Avenue and Bolton Street.She belonged to the Mount Vernon Club, Baltimore Country Club and the National Association of Colonial Dames in America.A devoted gardener, she was noted for her prize-winning daffodils.Mrs.

Services for Nancy DeWolf West, a former production editor at the Johns Hopkins University Press, will be held at 4 p.m. today at Bolton Hill's Memorial Episcopal Church, where she was an active member.Mrs. West, 46, died Wednesday at her home in Original Northwood from a heart attack that was a complication of multiple sclerosis.The disease forced her retirement in June 1988, after five years with the university publishing house.Born and reared in Rolfe, Iowa, the former Nancy DeWolf received a bachelor's degree in government and education from the University of Iowa and a master's in elementary education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969.

A memorial service for Donald Craig Arenth, an interior and industrial designer whose work included yachts, offices and hotels, will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Memorial Episcopal Church, Lafayette Avenue and Bolton Street.Mr. Arenth, who was 57 and lived in Bolton Hill, died after a long illness Wednesday at the Kingsville home of a friend. He had been a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital until Monday.After operating Donald C. Arenth Ltd. since 1986, Mr. Arenth returned in September to H. Chambers Co., where he had been vice president from 1977 until 1986.

Donald Craig Arenth, 57, a highly regarded interior designer who created spaces as diverse as the Center Club when it was at 1 Charles Center, the Kuwaiti Sheraton Hotel and the Foreign Affairs Building of Brunei, in Southeast Asia, died yesterday after a long illness.Mr. Arenth, of Bolton Hill, died at the Kingsville home of a friend, Frederick C. Petrich, a voice teacher with whom he had studied. He had been a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital from Oct. 22 until Monday.A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at Memorial Episcopal Church, Bolton Hill.

Robby Cicero Robinson, a teacher who prepared students in Anne Arundel County for careers in business, died Wednesday of pneumonia at his home in Baltimore. He was 45.Mr. Robinson took an early retirement because of illness last year from Arundel High School, where he had taught business education for 10 years. Before that, he taught at Andover, Meade, Glen Burnie and Old Mill senior highs.He worked a total of 24 years at the four schools, teaching computer science, typing and calculating skills.

After 29 years as rector of Memorial Episcopal Church in Bolton Hill, the retired Rev. F. Lyman Farnham is finding that life isn't any slower on the other side of the altar rail.Farnham, known to just about everyone as "Barney," had become synonymous with urban ministry in the Episcopal Church. He left the pulpit earlier this year, but he is not leaving Baltimore."My heart is in the city," he said.And he is not sitting still. "I have to continue to do ministry in some way, whatever that might be. God never stops calling," said Farnham, 65.So, instead of moving to the suburbs, he and his wife, Suzanne, restored a dilapidated rowhouse in Ridgely's Delight in the shadow of Camden Yards.

Robby Cicero Robinson, a teacher who prepared students in Anne Arundel County for careers in business, died Wednesday of pneumonia at his home in Baltimore. He was 45.Mr. Robinson took an early retirement because of illness last year from Arundel High School, where he had taught business education for 10 years. Before that, he taught at Andover, Meade, Glen Burnie and Old Mill senior highs.He worked a total of 24 years at the four schools, teaching computer science, typing and calculating skills.

Patricia Tate Weant, a retired secretary who made quilts, died Tuesday of cancer at her home in the St. Margarets area near Annapolis.Mrs. Weant, who was 65, retired a year ago as a secretary for an Annapolis consulting firm, Native American Consultants, where she had worked for nearly 10 years.Before that, she had worked for a typesetting company, Fishergate Inc., for a short time.As a young woman, she was a draftsman for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.She was a member of the Annapolis Quilt Guild.

Reuben LeeWestinghouse engineerReuben Lee, a retired engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corp., died March 24 of a respiratory illness at his Catonsville home. He was 92.Mr. Lee, who lived for many years on Bolton Hill, retired in 1965 from the Westinghouse plant at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. He transferred to the Baltimore area in 1938 from a Westinghouse plant in Springfield, Mass.Born in England, he was raised in West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia University.

Kenneth Wayne Turney, a tax attorney who was active in Epis- copal church affairs, died Sunday of acquired immune deficiency syndrome at his Homeland residence. He was 42.Since 1978, he had been employed by Commercial Credit Corp., where he was senior tax attorney. Earlier, he had worked in Hawaii.He was a member of Memorial Episcopal Church, Lafayette Avenue at Bolton Street in Baltimore, where he was a lay reader, chalice bearer and member of the vestry. He also had served as junior and senior warden at the church, the highest position a lay person can hold in the Episcopal Church.

Benjamin LeSueurCivil engineerBenjamin Wilmar LeSueur, 88, a civil engineer, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at his residence on Bolton Hill, where he had lived since the 1920s.A vice president of Greiner Inc., he retired in 1984 from the company where he began his career in 1927."His knowledge and expertise led him to manage or consult on many diverse projects in Pakistan, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, British Guiana, Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal," said his wife of 34 years, the former Helen Motter Barber.

Irma "Henny" Mooney, a former interior decorator who was devoted to city life, died in her Bolton Hill home Sunday after a long battle with respiratory disease. She was 84. Born Irma Elizabeth White Pointer in Ocean City in 1915, Mrs. Mooney was the daughter of George Pointer, a farmer, and his wife, Laura. As a young girl, she worked in Dolle's candy on the Boardwalk and later attended Buckingham High School in Berlin. She graduated in 1931, finishing first in her class at age 16. After graduating, she married a classmate, D. Collins Ayres.

Kenneth Wayne Turney, a tax attorney who was active in Epis- copal church affairs, died Sunday of acquired immune deficiency syndrome at his Homeland residence. He was 42.Since 1978, he had been employed by Commercial Credit Corp., where he was senior tax attorney. Earlier, he had worked in Hawaii.He was a member of Memorial Episcopal Church, Lafayette Avenue at Bolton Street in Baltimore, where he was a lay reader, chalice bearer and member of the vestry. He also had served as junior and senior warden at the church, the highest position a lay person can hold in the Episcopal Church.

Eleanor Cranz DeMuth, a teacher in Baltimore for 30 years, died in her sleep Friday at her home in Roland Park. She was 86.Services for Eleanor Cranz DeMuth, a schoolteacher in Baltimore for 30 years, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Memorial Episcopal Church, West Lafayette Avenue and Bolton Street.She belonged to the Mount Vernon Club, Baltimore Country Club and the National Association of Colonial Dames in America.A devoted gardener, she was noted for her prize-winning daffodils.Mrs.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Frank Alexander Grashl of Severn tookplace Nov. 20 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial followed at Glen Haven Memorial Park.Mr. Grashl, 76, died Nov. 16 at Kimbrough Army Hospital.Born in Vienna, Austria, he retired in 1971 as a sergeant major after more than 30 years in the Army. He served during World War II and earned a Good Conduct Medal with a silver clasp and four loops, as well as a National Defense Services Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Sharpshooter Badge.