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On July 19, 2005, EDMUND J. EISENMEIER of Carney, MD, died after a long illness. He is survived by one son, Joseph; wife, Dianne Eisenmeier and one granddaughter, Melissa. His body is being donated to the anatomy board. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 23 at 11 A.M. at Aisquith Presbyterian Church, 7515 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21234. Donations may be made to the church.

Edith D. Conley, a community volunteer and former nurse, died of pneumonia Dec. 28 at Charlestown Retirement Community, where she had lived for the past 13 years. The former North Baltimore resident was 91. The former Edith Martina DeYoung said in a biographical sketch she prepared several years ago, "I was born in a log house in Appalachia where my father was an itinerant minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, serving three stations at Grayhawk, McKee and Annville, Ky., the area of the Hatfields and McCoys."

Amid the scrutiny given to America's post-war exodus to the suburbs, the increase in the number of churches and synagogues beyond city boundaries tends to be overlooked. Just as homebuilders and retailers acted swiftly to capitalize on a burgeoning suburban clientele, religious groups moved to establish places of worship for former city-dwellers. A bishop knows as well as a businessman that survival means being where the people are.Now more Americans are leaving the increasingly urban suburbs for the more rural exurbs, and they are again being trailed by homebuilders, retailers and, as evidenced by a current handful of cases in Baltimore County, religious groups.

The Harundale-Oakwood Park Civic Association will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Harundale Presbyterian Church to introduce its new administration and address community concerns about the neighborhood. Incoming President Michael Jennings promises coffee, cookies and information on planned improvements to streets, sidewalks and the two community parks. The outgoing president, Calvin Emge, who has been a member and officer for close to three decades, will be honored, and the association will discuss plans for holiday activities.

On January 20, 2004, JOSEPH BRYAN OSBORNE. A viewing will be held on Saturday, January 24 from 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. at the Osborne family homeplace, 1914 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, MD. An additional viewing will be held at Zion Methodist Church, on Sunday, January 25 from 1 to 2 P.M., with funeral services beginning at 2 P.M. Interment will be at the West Nottingham Presbyterian Cemetery in Colora, MD. www.rtfoard.com

Richard "Dick" Nelson Rollings A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the Ocean View Presbyterian Church, 67 Central Ave., Ocean View, DE 19970. Interment will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions in Dick's name to VFW Post 7234, P.O. Box 91, Ocean View, DE 19970 or to a charity of choice. Arrangements by Melson Funeral Services.

VIRGINIA TAYLOR ROLLISON, 76, of Clifton Forge, Virginia, died Tuesday, August 17, 2004. She is survived by her son, James David Rollison of Baltimore, MD. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 11 A.M. Friday, August 20, 2004 from the Chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, Virginia. Interment will follow in the Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor. The family suggests that memorial tributes take the form of contributions to the Clifton Forge Presbyterian Church, 544 Church Street, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 11, Clifton Forge, Va. 24422.

On April 19, 2005, RUTH LEE (nee Fisher), devoted mother of Karen E. and her husband Anthony Rock, and son Gary W. and his wife Darlene; dear grandmother of Jeremy Itzel, Charles Shupe III and wife Elke; great-grandmother of Christopher and Stephanie Shupe. Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2 P.M., at Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Rd., Catonsville MD. Reception will immediately follow Services at the Church. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Joseph Richey Hospice, 838 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore MD 21201 or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

D.J. Humphries Position: Wide receiver College: Presbyterian (S.C) Who he is: A two-year standout at the Division II school, Humphries played in all 11 games and had 95 receptions for 1,340 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior year. He played forward on the Presbyterian basketball team for four seasons. As a senior, he earned All-South Atlantic Conference and All-Region in basketball. He finished his career ranking third in rebounds and 11th in scoring. Ravens mentor: "I look to the older receivers - Brandon [Stokley]

A freezing Christmas ushered thousands to Baltimore's churches for joyful worship and a day of giving.Volunteers served more than 200 ham and turkey dinners to the homeless at midday yesterday at the Light Street Presbyterian Church in Federal Hill.Members of Catonsville Presbyterian, Chestnut Grove Presbyterian in Phoenix and Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian churches and the staff of the Presbytery of Baltimore worked shifts to prepare food and gifts given to all the guests."Yes, Virginia, there's poor beyond the harbor and we have them here," said Jaye Burtnick, director of the South Baltimore Emergency Relief Center.