Yingling

When John E. Yingling, who died last week, took over as head of Howard County schools in 1949, the only system for making purchases was for the superintendent to reach into his drawer, pull out a check and sign it. The county's rural quality and the handful of schools that existed at the time made such informal procedures possible.By the time Mr. Yingling retired 19 years later, the student population had more than tripled from about 4,000 to 14,000 at a dozen schools.There have been only two superintendents since -- one reason for Howard's steady success -- and explosive growth has increased the student population nearly three-fold again, to 36,000 students.

Ethel M. Yingling, a longtime volunteer whose efforts led to the building of the Carroll Hospital Center and Carroll Lutheran Village, died in her sleep Monday at the Mays Chapel Ridge assisted-living facility in Timonium. She was 96. Ethel M. Abbott was born and raised on her family's farm in Finksburg. She attended Carroll County public schools. She was married in 1933 to David G. Yingling Sr., who was a co-owner of Yingling Bros., a Union Bridge meat-packing firm and purveyor. He died in 1987.

On April 4, 2005, NORMAN H. YINGLING, SR.; beloved husband of Mary E. "Betty" Yingling; devoted father of Mary E. Snyder and Norman H. Yingling, Jr.; loving grandfather of Craig, Brad, Darren Yingling and Greg Snyder; great-grandfather of Lyndsey Yingling; dear brother of Edward H. Yingling, Jr. Friends may call at the family owned Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home, 5305 Harford Road, (at Echodale), on Thursday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, 11 A.M. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery.

At first glance, the western Howard County intersection of Route 32 and River Road looks much like any other along the busy corridor heading toward the nearby Carroll County line. Cars and trucks zoom in both directions, most not heeding the 50-mph speed limit, many not adhering to signs advising headlights for better visibility and nearly every one of them ignoring cars trying to inch into traffic. To those who live in the Howard Lodge neighborhood tucked inside that intersection, the confluence of high-speed driving and a quick turn into traffic was, quite literally and tragically, an accident waiting to happen.

On March 17, 2004, PATSY-ANN MARIE YINGLING, of North Laurel; loving daughter of Marie Beaujean; beloved mother of Laura Yingling; devoted wife of the late Greg Yingling and best friend of Kathy Harris and Donna Thewes. Services will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 10 A.M., at Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, 8420 Brock Bridge Road, Laurel, MD. Interment Union Cemetery, Burtonsville, MD.

On December 5, 2005, THOMAS N. "Byrd" beloved son of Loring Bernard and Mary Lee Crawford Yingling, beloved father of John Thomas Yingling and Laura Brooke Yingling, brother of Carroll Loring "Splinter" and John Bernard Yingling. Also survived by one niece and two nephews. Services at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis Street, Westminster, MD, on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P. M at the funeral home. Use Longwell Avenue entrance.

On March 26, 2006, WILLIAM B. YINGLING of Owings Mills beloved husband of Marion M. (nee Engles) Yingling. Father of Susan Lloyd, Kathy Parrish, Stephen Yingling, Step-Father of Jo Anne Gore, Roxanne Cook, Austin Bailey and George E. Bailey, Jr. Also survived by nine Grandchildren and four Great Grandchildren. Friends may call at the ELINE FUNERAL HOME, 11824 Reisterstown Road(at Franklin Blvd.) Thursday 3-5 & 7-9 P.M. and on Friday 9-10 A.M. Services will be held on Thursday 8 P.M. from the funeral home.

A Sykesville woman has died of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident last week that killed her 13-year-old son and injured her 5-year-old daughter. Kyong Hae Kim, 51, of the 12200 block of Howard Lodge Road died Monday night at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she had been taken in critical condition last Wednesday after the accident near her family's home. Kim, whose friends called her Jennifer, was taking her son, Vincent, and her daughter, Jacqueline, to a riding lesson at a nearby stable when she pulled out of the neighborhood at River Road and was trying to head south on Route 32. A flat-bed tow truck driven by a Westminster man was northbound on Route 32 when it collided with Kim's Mazda van. Vincent was pronounced dead at Howard County Hospital later that day. Jacqueline was taken to Children's Hospital in Washington and was released a couple of days later.

It didn't take long for Vincent Woodward to make his presence felt at Mount View Middle School in Marriottsville. Within months after his arrival as a sixth-grader, Vincent was elected school president. Nor did it matter to the rest of the students that Vincent, who would have entered eighth grade in the fall, had a form of dwarfism. Many who had grown up with him had long been won over by his indomitable spirit and magnetic personality. If they thought of him being different, it was because he was more mature, more grounded and generally more fun to be around than most of his peers.

Sixth-ranked Liberty came within inches several times of taking the lead in last night's Class 2A state championship game against James M. Bennett, but two shots against the crossbar and a few deflections kept the game tied at UMBC. After 100 scoreless minutes, Bennett took advantage of those miscues and won the penalty kick shootout, 5-3, to capture its first state championship. It was the last game for Liberty coach Ed DeVincent, who will focus entirely on being the school's athletic director, but he was more concerned about the fortitude of his players than his legacy on the sidelines.

On May 30, 2008, NORMA KATHLEEN GENTILE (nee Yingling), of Edgewood, MD. Beloved wife of Bernard Gentile. Devoted mother of JoAnn Gentile. Loving sister of William Earl Yingling, Jr. and Shirley King. Also survived by two grandchildren, Danielle and Kyle Ford; and nieces and nephews. Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Tuesday June 3, 2008 at 10:00 AM. Interment will be in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Dundalk, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Monday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at: mccomasfuneralhome.

Folks in Salisbury figure their town is more than just a rest stop for beach-goers. They've got a baseball team to prove it. The kids from West Salisbury have reached the 2007 Little League World Series, which begins today in Williamsport, Pa. One of 16 teams in the international tournament, West Salisbury - the Mid-Atlantic champion - plays Chandler, Ariz., the West winner, in a first-round game at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The game will be televised on Channel 2 (ABC). It's the first trip to Williamsport for West Salisbury (16-4)

As reported April 26, 1967, in The Evening Sun: Howard county will dedicate its new $160,000 public library May 5, ending 21 years of wandering library sites. The structure, built on Route 144 two miles west of Ellicott City, is Howard's first stand-alone library. John Yingling, chairman of the building committee, will formally present the library to Mrs. Neville Arrington, chairman of the Library Board. The library will open for business May 7. Close to $75,000 was raised in public subscription, a response that Mr. Yingling said permitted "a complete package" of landscaping, library equipment and roads.

On March 11, 2007 HELEN MARIE; beloved wife of the late Carroll John Yingling; devoted mother of Carol Albayati, Robert Yingling and friend Patricia O'Melia, Larry, Sr., Dennis and Theresa Yingling and friend Christopher McDermott; loving grandmother of Samia and husband Niko, Nadia, Ramsey, Denise, Larry, Jr., Michelle and husband Brian, Anthony and friend Bethany; dear great-grandmother of Nikolas. Relatives and friends may gather at Charles S. Zeiler & Son Inc., 6224 Eastern Avenue on Saturday and Sunday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Monday 12 noon.