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Robert E. Moore Sr., a retired mechanical contractor, died Sunday of cancer at his home in Port Richey, Fla. He was 72.A Mass of Christian burial for Mr. Moore was offered yesterday at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Hudson, Fla.He moved to Florida 10 years ago after retiring as owner of Custom Mechanical Corp. Before starting his business, he worked for Poole & Kent Co.Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of St. Martin's School and attended the Polytechnic Institute.His first wife, the former Marie Dimler, died in 1978.

On April 5, 2004, DUSTIN ANDREW SHELBY, cherished son of Michael and Christina Shelby, loving brother of Marissa and Bennett Shelby; loving grandson of Walter and Patricia Shelby and of Frank and Barbara Pikul, great-grandson of Jane Pikul. He is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME AT MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK INC., 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge (Exit 6 off Route 100), on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, 10 A.M., at St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church, 114 St. Mary's Place, Laurel, MD 20707.

SISTER BARBARA TUCKER, GNSH, 66, formerly Sister Ann Paul, January 30, 2006 at Holy Redeemer Hospital in the 48th year of her religious life. In addition to her religious family, she is survived by her mother Ann Tucker; sister Patricia (Jerry) Bradley; brother Paul (Janet) and nieces Tara and Jenna Tucker. Predeceased by her father Paul and sister Ellen Taylor. Viewing 10 A.M. Friday, February 3 followed by a Funeral Liturgy at 11 A.M. at Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart Motherhouse, 1750 Quarry Road, Yardley, PA, 19067-3998.

On January 5, 2006, ANNE MARIE RITZ of Yardley, PA; beloved mother of Kathleen Marie Ritz and Michael Ian Ritz; beloved sister of Charles Stewart, Paul, Lawrence, Philip, Timothy and Christopher Imwold, Alice Spencer, Patricia Clay, Muriel Crabbs, Kathleen Pollard, Mary Hirsh and Judith Jackson. Also survived by 28 nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to call at the STERLING-ASHTON-SCHWAB-WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue (1 mile west of Beltway exit 14)

On July 2, 2004, GLADYS L. BROPHY (nee Lewis), of Yardley, PA, formerly of Sinking Spring, PA; beloved wife of the late John A. Brophy; devoted mother of Robert P. Brophy and wife Sherry, Kevin L. Brophy and wife Laura, Nancy Brophy Oberreit and husband Douglas, Karen Brophy Elbert and husband Michael, and the late Ronald A. Brophy; devoted sister of George W. Lewis and wife Betty. Also survived by sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services will be in the family owned Mc Comas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD, on Monday, July 5, 2004, at 12 noon.

MY LIFE AS AUTHOR AND EDITOR. By H. L. Mencken. Edited by Jonathan Yardley. Knopf. 450 pages. $30.WELL, well, well. What have we here? Another racist, antisemitic broadside on the order of Henry Louis Mencken's explosive 1989 diary? Or perhaps a carefully edited (and excised) account of Mencken's reign as editor (with George Jean Nathan) of the zTC Smart Set (1914-1923) and later as founder and editor (again with Nathan) of the American Mercury (1924-1933)?A lot of both, as it turns out, although, happily, the editing by Jonathan Yardley, a columnist and book reviewer for the Washington Post, is well-done.

Marjorie Young Gilmore, a former Baltimore homemaker, died of cancer Nov. 21 at her home in Naples, Fla. She was 87 and before retiring to Florida had lived in Guilford. Born and raised in Boston, the former Marjorie Ellen Young moved to Baltimore shortly after her 1940 marriage to Dr. William Epperson Gilmore, a surgeon who practiced at Johns Hopkins and Union Memorial hospitals and at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Mrs. Gilmore served on the boards of the Children's Aid Society, Traveler's Aid Society and GBMC.

What do Robert E. Lee, Jayne Meadows and Vivian Leigh have incommon? Their last name means a grassland or a clearing in the woods, also known as a lea. Dozens upon dozens of English names ending in ''ley'' come from some kind of meadow or nearby woods where ancestors lived.A broad lea produced Bradley; a long one, Langley; a high one, Healey; a black one, Blakeley; a gray one, Greeley; a red one, Raley or Raleigh; a west one, Wesley; an acre's worth, Ackerley; a royal one, Kingsley; a public one, Manley; one belonging to the shire, Shirley; one for hunters, Huntley; the edge of one, Brinkley.

Emaroy S. Warner, a homemaker who loved to travel and collect antiques, died Thursday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 77 and had suffered a stroke. She and her husband, William S. Warner, lived in the Pinehurst section of Baltimore County for 38 years. Emaroy Soulsby was born and raised in Baltimore and was a graduate of Forest Park High School. She briefly worked for Hutzler's department store before marrying Mr. Warner, who was finishing his stint as a Navy flier. "She was a very warm, caring person, very open and gracious," said Mr. Warner, who had a long career as a stockbroker.