Freemasonry

Baltimore was in danger of losing many of its most precious documents several years ago. A rented building near Druid Hill Park that was used to house the city's historic archives failed to meet even minimal standards for proper records storage. It was...

Olive Ann Evans, a retired federal employee active in Masonic orders, died of a heart attack March 13 at her daughter's Walbrook home. She was 86. Born Olive Ann Dillard in Sharon, Pa., she was the daughter of Thomas Dillard, a steel worker, and...

Joseph Emeric Hannah (Colonel, USAF, retired), 95, of Rohrersville, Md., passed peacefully from this life Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at his home while surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 22, 1916, in Windfall, Ind., he was the son of the late Howard...

Faulkton: Charles Hadrick, 79, of Faulkton passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 15, at the United Church, Faulkton, with Pastor Bill Hoffman officiating. Burial...

Frank Alexander Dell, 84, of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed this life Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, under the care of hospice at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 13, 1927, in Mapleton Depot, Pa., and was the son of the late Adam Clinton...

James W. Lovell, 80, died Feb. 16 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Betsey, the son of the late Robert and Jessie Lovell. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sheila; a daughter, Jessica Bowers of Wilmore; a son, J.T. Lovell of...

Harry Reese Gamber, a high school dropout who became a successful businessman specializing in drywall and painting, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. The Owings Mills resident, who had lived in Catonsville for many years,...

W. Lee “Mike” Gosnell, 97, of Ravenwood Lutheran Village and formerly of Trego, Md., passed from this life on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Ravenwood Lutheran Village. Born May 5, 1914, in Brunswick, Md., he was the son of the late Alonzo and Anna...

Mr. John Harvey Rinehart, 85, of Smithsburg, Md., died Friday evening, Feb. 3, 2012, at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Fla. He had been in failing health for the past three years.  Born Sept. 23, 1926, in Ringgold, Md., he was the son of...

Richard S. “Rebel” Holmes, 69, of Donegal, formerly of Somerset and Greensburg, passed on Feb. 6, 2012, at the In Touch Hospice House in Somerset. Born Sept. 11, 1942, in Greensburg, he is the son of the late Kenneth and Stephanie “...

Earl B. Kline, 90, of Fayetteville, Pa., passed away Feb. 6, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 27, 1921, in East Waterford, Pa., to Frank and Eva (Henry ) Kline.  He was married to Sylvia Pauline Alleman Kline on March 28,...

James Azell Patrick, 68, of Campton, beloved father of Todd Patrick, departed this life Sunday, Jan. 8.   He was the son of Pearl Edith Taulbee Vance and the late Ace Patrick, born at Lee City on Dec. 17, 1943.   He was a retired barber. Azell was...