Nan

On April 25, 2004 FRANCES "NAN" GALLANT, touched the hearts of many lives. She is survived by Sherry, Larry and Colt Merrifield, Henry and Tammy Thiess and Fran, Debbie, Donna, and Linda. All services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1801 York Rd., Lutherville, MD 21093.

Nan has gone back to work. Her oldest will soon go to college and her youngest can keep track of a house key, so it is time.And while the three boys she has been at home with for 15 years have not missed a beat since she returned to teaching, Nan's friends may never get over the loss.She will not be there for a cup of coffee after the kids leave for school -- her front porch was just the place to postpone the start of your day. And though she will be home after school (as in: "Kids, if Mommy doesn't get home in time, just go to Nan's")

On February 28, 2005, WILMA M. (nee Rogers), beloved wife of the late James Shirley Nott, devoted mother of James Robert Nott and Nan A. Neil, dear mother-in-law of L. Lee Neil, loving grandmother of Misti Leigh Neil, great-grandmother of Caleigh Chrina, Ryan Michael and Christopher Mackenzie Neil and Max Meadows and sister of Kay Wray and Flora Glanville. She was predeceased by grandsons, Richard Lee and Michael Scott Neil, six sisters and five brothers. A funeral service will be held at 10 A.M. Thursday at the Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, (6416 Sykesville Rd)

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Howard County.Town center: Columbia mall: A thief took cash from the Soup Masters safe sometime Wednesday night or Thursday morning. It's not clear if the safe was locked.Town center: Columbia mall: A thief entered Nan's Ice Cream stand and broke doors off locked cabinets sometime Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Nothing was stolen.Pub Date: 1/19/98

On June 16, 2004, JOHN M. SPENCER, SR., of Millville, DE, formerly of Towson, MD; beloved husband of Mary W. "Nan" Spencer; devoted father of John M. Spencer, Jr. and William C. Spencer; loving grandfather of three. Funeral Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions to Delaware Hospice, 600 N. Dupont Highway, Georgetown, DE, 19947. Arrangements by Hastings Funeral Home, Selbyville, DE.

On May 19, 2006, JEROME J. BYLEBYL, beloved son of Laura Bylebyl and the late Dr. Harry J. Bylebyl, loving brother of Patricia Van Verth and her husband James, Carolyn Batt and her husband Thomas, Michael Bylebyl and his wife Judy, Joseph Bylebyl and his wife Nan and the late Thomas Bylebyl, also survived by nieces and nephews. Inquiries may be directed to Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home Inc., 410-889-3735.

Few people would recognize the name of Nan Graham, but almost everyone would know her if they saw her. Nan Wood Graham, the sister of painter Grant Wood, posed for her brother 70 years ago with Byron McKeeby, an Iowa dentist, for "American Gothic" -- a portrait of Americana which has since become a part of artistic folklore.The painting portrays a tight-lipped woman and a dour farmer with pitchfork standing in front of a cottage in Eldon, Iowa. It initially provoked controversy when angry Iowa women protested the drab, sterile image Wood painted of them.

Jessica weeps, Hoyt packs and Marcus threatens in these three new clips for the newest episode. There's only four more episodes left in "True Blood's" uneven (so far) witchy Season 4. And stuff is, well, super-dramatic right now. FYI: There's a bit of NSFW language here,  In the first clip, a brokenhearted Jessica (who broke up with Hoyt and tried unsuccessfully to run to Jason's arms in the last episode) confides in Nan. Nan, in turn, practices her stone-cold bluntness. Ep. 45 Clip - Jessica Unloads to Nan In the second clip, a Taylor Swift album, understandably, motivates Hoyt to start packing up Jessica's things (writing "For You, Monster" on the box. Ouch)

On January 29, 2009, GEORGE JOHNSON ROSS III, beloved husband of Betty Clare Ross (nee Athey), loving father of George J. Ross IV, Sally R. Winter and Nan C. Ross, dear brother of Helen Maddux, dear grandfather of Johnson M. and Tyler B. Ross, Lindsay H., Harrison R. and Ross W. Lockhart. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday 2pm. at St. David's Episcopal Church, 4700 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD. 21210. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Alban's Anglican Church, 1011 Old Joppa Road, Joppa, MD. 21085.