Sylvia

On February 13, 2007, SYLVIA GLORIA; devoted wife of David Downer; beloved sister of Carmen and Gail Tucker. She is also survived by two nieces, Heather Fraser and Serita Morgan, two nephew, Shawn Morgan and Omar Fraser, four great-nephews, one great-niece and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, Inc., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Friday after 8:30 A.M. The family will receive friends at Baltimore Central Church of God, 4820 Reisterstown Road on Saturday at 10:30 A.M. Funeral Services will follow at 11 A.M.

On January 28, 2007, HERMAN LYLES; beloved husband of the late Jerelean M. Lyles, and cherished father of Sylvia Harris, Debbie Shropshire and Todd Lyles. Viewing for Mrs. Lyles at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222-26 W. North Avenue, on Friday from 3 to 8 P.M. Wake on Saturday at Judah Worship Center, 2000 Frederick Avenue, from 11 to 11:30 A.M. when funeral service will begin.

Rozalia L. Bobo, 76, restaurateur, cabdriverRozalia L. Bobo, former owner of a Pennsylvania Avenue soul food restaurant and taxicab driver, died Saturday of complications of diabetes at the Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility on Loch Raven Boulevard. The Northwest Baltimore resident was 76.During the 1960s, Mrs. Bobo owned Rose's Soul Food in the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Ave., to which customers flocked for her sweet potato pie, seafood and chitterlings. She sold the business in 1969 and drove a cab for Checker Cab Co. until the early 1980s, when she retired.

THIS YEAR the anniversaries passed without notice. Hiroshima, missing somewhere off the edge of our consciousness. Nagasaki, beyond much American recollection. In her home in northwest Baltimore County, Sylvia Beser, widow of Jacob Beser, the only man who flew both atomic bomb missions over Japan, leafs through old photo albums and wonders about the national memory."The kids don't understand," she says softly. "Even V-J Day this year, there was nothing."In October, surviving members of her husband's old unit, the 509th Composite Group of the 20th Air Force, who gathered anxiously on the island of Tinian in the South Pacific 54 years ago, who ushered in the atomic age with the devastation of two Japanese cities and ended World War II, will reunite in Washington.

A Silver Spring man has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for leading a thriving sports betting ring that once took in $355,000 in a single week of wagering, making it one of the biggest gambling schemes in Maryland history.John David Michael, who used the profits from the bookmaking operation to pay for a mansion and other lavish expenditures, ran the ring during the 1992-1995 football and basketball seasons, federal prosecutors said. He was convicted of gambling, tax and money-laundering offenses.

Patricia A. Teubner, 52, boat captain, yacht managerPatricia A. Teubner, a licensed captain who managed several family-owned yachts, died Monday of cancer at her Annapolis home. She was 52.Known as Trish, she developed her passion for boats and sailing while growing up near the Chesapeake Bay, where she spent summers with her family.The former Patricia Bullock was born in Catonsville and graduated from Woodlawn High School.In 1968, after graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics, she went to work as a computer programmer for the Johns Hopkins University.

Sylvia J. Wesson, 51, teacher, case managerSylvia J. Wesson, a former teacher and case manager for a services agency, died of heart failure Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was 51 and lived in Northeast Baltimore.Mrs. Wesson was a case manager for Progressive Horizons, which serves physically challenged clients, from 1992 to 1994, when she retired for medical reasons. Earlier, she had taught in city elementary schools for 10 years.The former Sylvia J. Goines, who was born in Baltimore and reared in Greenville, N.C., earned a bachelor's degree from Morgan State University in 1973.

* Item: Sylvia's Restaurant canned vegetables* What you get: 3 servings* Cost: About $1* Preparation time: Just a few minutes to heat* Review: Sylvia, founder of the famed Harlem restaurant that bears her name, smiles out from the label of her own line of canned vegetables. The Queen of Soul Food includes a personal note on each can. With such a warm invitation to dine, who could go wrong? Not Sylvia. We tried the Specially-Seasoned Black-Eye Peas, the Specially-Seasoned Mustard Greens and the Specially-Cut Yams.

Just in time for the Maryland Kennel Club show, A.R. Gurney's touching canine comedy, "Sylvia," makes a return visit to Baltimore. AXIS Theatre's all-new production opens tonight, directed by Todd Pearthree.Holly Piachulo plays the adorable poodle-Labrador mix (the gimmick is that she plays the role in human clothing). Tim King is the delighted gent who finds her in Central Park, and Liz Boyer is his less-than-delighted wife. No dog lover can afford to miss this Valentine to man's best friend.

NEW YORK -- Sylvia Woods is 72, old enough to understand how God feels. Oh, sure, he probably wouldn't mind retirement, but instead he ended up just like her, working six days a week. The Almighty and Sylvia have the same problem. Too many mouths to feed.It's not even 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and she's already fed husband Herbert, most of the kitchen staff, Lonnie, the jazz band, Lonnie again, a few early birds all the way up from Richmond, those four crazy hayseeds in from West Texas, the entire crew of a hip-hop video, a pair of nice white folks from down near Washington, a sweet couple from up near 138th Street, and enough Japanese tourists to fill 100 sub-compacts.

Bay Theatre begins its eighth season with A. R. Gurney's 1995 comedy "Sylvia," about a middle-age man who brings home a stray dog to the empty nest he shares with his wife on Manhattan's Upper West Side. If instead of a year earlier, last season had closed with Edward Albee's 2002 play "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?" about another middle-age male in crisis who found an animal irresistible, Bay would have had an amazing segue between seasons. Noting the similarity of themes, playwright Gurney explains on his Web site, "Greg's affection for Sylvia costs him his job and almost his marriage.

On September 21, 2009, SYLVIA ANN GARLAND; devoted mother of Donna Tucker. Friends may visit the FAMILY OWNED MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Friday after 8:30 AM where the family will receive friends on Saturday at 11:30 AM followed by funeral service at 12 PM.

On September 15, 2009, SYLVIA MOORE; beloved wife of William S. Moore. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road, from 4-8 p.m. On Saturday, services for Mrs. Moore will be held at Bethel AME Church, 1300 Druid Hill Avenue, where the family will receive friends 9:30-10:00 a.m. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.

The Beth Tfiloh Congregation deeply regrets the passing of our Member Sylvia Carmel

On Feb. 9, 2009, Sylvia A. Costello, A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church at 10:00 A.M. Interment in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

On April 23, 2009, BETTY LEE (nee Schwartzman), wife of Louis Landay, loving mother of Bruce, Ralph and Larry Landay of Florida, devoted sister of Sylvia (Schwartzman) Kellman and Ron Schwartzman, of Baltimore, and Elayne Sommer, sister-in-law of Nat Kellman and Susan Schwartzman. Adored grandmother of Nicole Landay and Jordan Landay, loving great-grandmother of Keaton Mattox. Interment private.

On April 21 2009, CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH TAYLOR, survived by mother Flora Taylor, brothers William (Ruby) and Otis R. Taylor Jr. (Jacqueline), sisters Patricia A. Taylor, Sylvia Rosebrough (Lawrence) Jean West (Gerald) and Ellen Taylor and a host of other family and friends. Family will receive friends at the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road Saturday from 1-4 P.M. Services Sunday at New Christian Memorial Church, 3525 W. Caton Avenue 4:00 P.M. wake 4:30 P.M. funeral . Interment Monday at Druid Ridge Cemetery.

On February 16, 2009, SYLVIA A. NEWSOME. On Friday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road, from 4:30 to 8 PM. On Saturday, the family will receive friends at Vaughn C. Greene Chapel - Randallstown from 2 to 2:30 PM with services to follow. Inquiries to (410)655-0015.

On February 10, 2009, EDWARD, SR., devoted husband of Sylvia Ashby, Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Ave. on Friday after 8 A.M where the family will receive friends on Saturday at 11. Funeral services will follow

On February 4, 2009 SYLVIA ANN devoted mother of Dorlina Bryant. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Wednesday after 8:30 a.m. where the family will receive friends on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Funeral Services will follow at 12:00 p.m.