Trinity Episcopal Church

On September 4, 2007 Oliver A. Lothrop, A Memorial Service will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday September 8th at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church 120 Allegheny Ave. Towson, Md. 21204 or the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, 57 Prospect St., Nantucket, Mass. 02554

Katharine C. Fausel, 91, real estate agentKatharine C. Fausel, a homemaker and former real estate agent, died Monday of respiratory failure at the Blakehurst Life Care Community in Towson. She was 91.A longtime Ruxton resident who had also resided in Winter Park, Fla., she sold real estate in Baltimore during the 1950s. While living in Florida during the 1980s, she worked as an interior decorator.The former Katharine Conklin was born and raised in Waverly. She was married in 1928 to E. Edgar Thompson Jr., a chemical company sales representative who died in 1950; and in 1957 to Robert W. Fausel, a Curtiss-Wright test pilot who died last year.

SARAH SHANNON, WHO has lived for three-quarters of a century, is beginning a 1999 Countdown Celebration at her church.She has been a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, now on Washington Boulevard, for 63 years. Her grandmother was confirmed at the church in 1876.Shannon has ordered a cake for the last Sunday of each month. After the 10 a.m. services, she plans to "tear the calendar off the wall" and serve cake.February's cake will be decorated with hearts; in March, the cake will have shamrocks; in April, umbrellas.

Robert Vincent Bates, 67, dentist in RuxtonRobert Vincent Bates, a retired dentist who practiced in Cockeysville and Ruxton for nearly 40 years, died Thursday from heart failure in his Lutherville home. He was 67.Born and raised in Baltimore, Dr. Bates graduated from the Gilman School in 1950. He attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and received his doctor of dentistry degree in 1956 from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland Dental School. He later served in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps in Camp Lejeune, N.C.He began his dental career with his father, Dr. John O. Bates, and opened his own practice in 1960 in Cockeysville.

ABOUT 60 pilgrims beat drums and waved flags as they walked down U.S. 1 on July 11.They walked boldly in the steps of those who fled through our area on the Underground Railroad more than 100 years ago.The pilgrims began their journey in Leverett, Mass., on May 30. They are retracing slavery's roads "consciously and prayerfully" to bring healing from the legacy of racism.They will walk to New Orleans, travel to the Caribbean and South America, and walk down the west coast of Africa, ending their pilgrimage in Cape Town, South Africa, in May.The idea for the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage originated with the Nipponzan Myohoji, a Buddhist religious order that holds peace walks as part of its spiritual mission.

Ronald L. Richards, 56, construction foremanRonald L. Richards, a retired Army sergeant and construction foreman, died Wednesday of heart failure at his Cockeysville home. He was 56.The Manchester native graduated from North Carroll High School in 1960 and served in the Army until 1980. He then worked for several general contractors and retired in 1995.Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Lemmon Funeral Home, 10 W. Padonia Road in Timonium.He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Roberts, whom he married in 1978; three sons, Ronald L. Richards II of Owings Mills, Edward L. Richards of Orlando, Fla., and Bruce E. Covahey of Cockeysville; two daughters, Rhonda J. Sullivan of Orlando and Brenda Beall of Cockeysville; his father, Lewis C. Richards of Manchester; two brothers, Lewis Richards of Manchester and Wayne Richards of Hanover, Pa.; a sister, Jane Dietz of Manchester; and 11 grandchildren.

Coats for needy children and families will be distributed this week through Coats for Kids.The donated coats will be available from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church, 2700 Washington Ave. in Lansdowne; from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow at Epworth United Methodist Church, 3317 St. Lukes Lane in Woodlawn; and from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bannaker Community Assistance Center, 163 Wesley Ave. in Catonsville.Distributions will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday during Thanksgiving dinner in the "E" building cafeteria at Lockheed Martin, on Eastern Avenue in Middle River; from noon to 4 p.m. Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Allegheny Ave. in Towson; and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Dundalk, Dundalk and St. Helena avenues.

A proposal by a waste-management company to build a new waste-transfer facility off U.S. 1 has so inflamed the Elkridge community that the ethics of the leaders of a historic church are being called into question.At issue is the rumor that the 140-year-old Trinity Episcopal Church on U.S. 1 received funds from Browning-Ferris Inc. for a recent rectory renovation.BFI and church officials say that this is not true and that the story is being promoted by residents who are against the proposal.

Despite a stroke more than 10 years ago that left him unable to speak and in a wheelchair, the Rev. Frank Riley Sandifer learned how to use a computer, continued playing bridge and attended the symphony and the theater."

Samuel J. Talbot Jr., 78, Housing Authority officialSamuel J. Talbot Jr., a former city Housing Authority supervisor and train buff, died Feb. 25 of congestive heart failure at his home in Bradshaw. He was 78.He was a member for many years of the Kenwood Presbyterian Church where he was an elder, taught Sunday school and was active with the youth group.In addition to riding steam trains, he was a member of Bykota where he enjoyed wood carving, especially ducks.He was born and raised in Chester, Pa., and graduated from schools there.

Katherine C. Turner, a former registered nurse and Towson neighborhood activist, died Monday of heart failure at Oak Lodge Senior Home in Pasadena. She was 85. Katherine Clemson, who was also known as "KC" or "Kitty," was born and raised in Westminster. She was a graduate of Westminster High School and attended what was then St. Mary's Female Seminary, now St. Mary's College, and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1944 from the old Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College.

Virginia B. Poole, a homemaker and active church member, died Feb. 26 of respiratory failure at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. She was 88. Virginia Brown was born in Baltimore and raised in Homeland. She was a 1938 graduate of Girls Latin School and Eaton-Burnett Business School. She was married in 1942 to Victor Harriman Poole, a civil engineer, who was vice president of J.E. Greiner & Co. The couple, who lived in the Hampton section of Baltimore County for many years, moved to Dennis Port, Mass.

On February 1, 2009, MARY ELIZABETH (nee Woollen) HUGHES,; age 90 years and two days; beloved wife of the late Adrian Hughes, III,; devoted mother of Mary E. Becker and her husband Paul and Adrian Hughes, IV and his wife Deborah; dear grandmother of Charles E. Becker and his wife Debra, Susan B. Myers and her husband Wayne, Rebecca M. Hughes and Adrian Hughes V.; dear great-grandmother of Will and Timothy Austin. Interment private. Memorial service will be held Saturday, February 14, 11 A.M at Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Allegheny Avenue, Towson, MD, 21204.

Robert onald WALLACE, A memorial concert and service is planned for Sunday, March 8th at The Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to a Memorial Vocal Scholarship at Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA. Additionally, a memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Allegheny Avenue, Towson, MD 21204 on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 3:00 P.M....

Carole Clay Shewbridge, a speech pathologist and early-childhood educator, died of ovarian cancer Saturday at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Monkton resident was 60. Born in Baltimore and raised in Towson, she was a 1965 Towson High School graduate. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at St. Mary's College and had a master's in speech pathology from Loyola College. She joined the Baltimore County Department of Education in 1970 and taught at the Rolling Road School until moving to Hawaii for a year in the mid-1980s.

On March 29, 2008, RITA L. GEMMILL, beloved wife of Robert M. Gemmill. A memorial service will be held at The Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Allegheny Avenue, Towson on Tuesday, April 8 at 11 a.m. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, Division Headquarters, 814 Light St., Balt., MD 21230. Arrangements by the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

On September 4, 2007 Oliver A. Lothrop, A Memorial Service will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday September 8th at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church 120 Allegheny Ave. Towson, Md. 21204 or the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, 57 Prospect St., Nantucket, Mass. 02554

On Friday, June 1, 2007 at his home M i Friends may call Wednesday, June 6, 2007 2-4 and 7 -9 PM at BURRIER-QUEEN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, P.A., 1212 W. Old Liberty Rd. Winfield, MD 21784, Funeral Services will take place on Thursday June 7, 2007 2 PM at Holy Comforter Church, 130 W. Seminary Ave. Lutherville, MD 21093. Interment will be in Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Long Green, MD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to American Cancer Society, Esophageal Cancer Research, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123, MD Special Olympics, 513 Progress Dr. Suite P Linthicum MD 21090-2256, Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 4001, 12400 Manor Rd., Glen Arm, MD 21057.

When Philip Hall unlocked the doors one recent morning at Calvary Baptist Church and its affiliated school, he found a violin in the hallway. Hall, a deacon at the Dundalk church and principal of the school, knew then that something was not right. He walked upstairs and found shattered glass in the hallway. Calvary Baptist had become another target in a recent rash of burglaries at Baltimore County churches. Yesterday, county police said three men have been arrested and charged in two of those burglaries, including the break-in this month at Calvary Baptist.

24 faith communities support Grassroots Twenty-four faith communities have pledged support and contributed to the Grassroots Renovation and Expansion Campaign. Linden-Linthicum United Methodist Church has pledged $47,500 and St. John Baptist Church has committed $20,035. Five churches have pledged $15,000 each: Bethany United Methodist Church, Glen Mar United Methodist Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and St. Louis Roman Catholic Church.