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Richard Wallace
Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Richard H. "Hardy" Wallace, 83, of Hanover and formerly of Arnold for 29 years, died of heart failure Aug. 11, 2001 at North Arundel Hospital.
Chief Wallace was born Jan. 12, 1918, in Chattanooga, Tenn., and settled in Maryland after his military career. He served during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars with the Army Air Defense Command. He also worked in the U.S. space program with Bendix Corp.
Chief Wallace was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Temple Lodge 430 in Chattanooga.
His wife, Mary Lusk Wallace, died in July 22, 1991. The couple was married
on Aug. 15, 1942.
Surviving are one son, retired Army Lt. Col. Richard T. Wallace of Toms River, N.J.; one daughter, Mary Rebecca Soutar of Silver Spring; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway, where services will follow. Burial will be private.
Edna Booth
Edna Adams Booth, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died Sept. 29, 2001 at her home after a long illness. She was 99 years old.
Mrs. Booth was born July 28, 1902, on Clay Street in close proximity to her last residence and attended Catholic schools in Annapolis. She was affectionately called "Nana" by family and friends.
The widow of Walter Booth, she retired as chief housekeeper from the Naval Hospital nursing quarters in December 1959.
She enjoyed taking trips. A highlight of her life was traveling by train to California to see her brother, the late George Adams.
Mrs. Booth was a life member of Asbury United Methodist Church. She loved good preaching and singing, so she traveled to many churches, locally as well as in Baltimore and Philadelphia, to hear God's message proclaimed in word and song, her family said.
She received many awards from local civic, social and religious organizations. Most recently she received a commendation from the Naval Academy Dean of Admissions for her outstanding service to the midshipmen through the years.
Mrs. Booth held the unique title as the oldest Neighborhood Block Captain Coordinator in the United States, locally sponsored by the Annapolis Police Department, and proudly wore her cap identifying her as such.
Surviving are two daughters, Beatrice Marshall Smith of Annapolis and Edna Marshall Richards of Arnold; one sister, Isabelle Jackson of San Jose, Calif.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild.
Viewing will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Asbury United Methodist Church, 87 West St., where a Christian wake will be at 10 a.m. Friday followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Annapolis Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Miller Metropolitan Chapel funeral home.
Marie Gartner
Marie Kathleen Gartner, 81, a 19-year resident of Odenton and formerly of Jessup, died of respiratory failure Oct. 1, 2001 at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia.
Mrs. Gartner was born in New Haven, Conn., on Oct. 15, 1919. During World War II, she was one of the first 100 women in the Marine Corps, serving as a sergeant.
She worked as a school teacher in Weathersfield Township in Ohio until her retirement.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Odenton, the Annapolis Quilt Guild and the Great Circle Quilt Bee. She also enjoyed travel and reading.
Her husband, Thomas Gartner, died in 1982.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas A. Gartner of Medway, Mass., and Paul J. Gartner of Sod, W.Va.; two daughters, Joanne Beahm of Ipswich, Mass., and Kathleen Baker of Severn; two brothers, Walter J. and Paul Telford of Connecticut; three sisters, Evelyn Gannon of Arizona and Lillian Reeder and Rita Hill of Connecticut; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday followed by the funeral service at Hardesty Funeral Home, 851 Annapolis Road in Gambrills. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans cemetery in Crownsville.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, 1840 York Road, Suite M, Timonium, MD 21093.
Mary Gross
Mary Evangeline Gross, 51, a lifelong resident of Annapolis, died of renal failure Sept. 27, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Mrs. Gross was born Jan. 18, 1950, in Annapolis and attended the former Adams Park Elementary School and the former Wiley H. Bates High School.
She was a nurse's aide.
She loved to greet people and enjoyed gospel music, cooking, and spending time with her grandson.
She is survived by her parents, Aristine E. Simmons of Annapolis and Jack Dennis of Baltimore; one daughter, Nacole Gross of Annapolis; four brothers, Arthur Lewis of Denton and Wayne Lewis, Gordon Simmons and Chris Wiley, all of Annapolis; four sisters, Joyce Cole, Carolyn Robinson and Doris Powell, all of Annapolis, and Edith Cooper of New York, N.Y.; and one grandson.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow, with a Christian wake at 10:30 a.m. and funeral services at 11 a.m. at Christ is the Answer Deliverance Center, 445 Fourth St. in Eastport. Burial will follow at Annapolis Memorial Gardens, 814 Bestgate Road. Arrangements are by Reese and Sons Mortuary.
Katherine Lamb
Katherine Lamb, 89, of Edgewater, died of heart failure Oct. 1, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Born on May 2, 1912, in Washington D.C., to the late Bishop Whittingham and Christine Elizabeth Feige Davis, Mrs. Lamb graduated from Central High School in Washington.
She had lived in the Selby on the Bay area of Edgewater since 1988 and previously in Beltsville.
She was married
on May 6, 1931, to Roy Gale Lamb who died in 1990.
She retired in the 1970s after working more than 40 years. She was a secretary at the Washington Insurance Clinic, and then for Ellett and Short Insurance Co. in Washington.
Mrs. Lamb was a member of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Washington.
She enjoyed crossword puzzles and reading.
Surviving are two sons, Roy G. Lamb Jr. of College Park and Robert Thomas Lamb of Encino, Calif.; one brother, Thomas T. Davis of Port Orange, Fla.; one sister, Betty D. Pell of Edgewater; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Eleanor D. Cady.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to noon tomorrow, followed by the funeral service at Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans cemetery in Crownsville.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice.
Mildred Palmer
Theresa Mildred Fuss Palmer, 78, of Annapolis, died of complications of emphysema Oct. 2, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
A homemaker, Mrs. Palmer was born March 24, 1923, and raised in Baltimore. She was married
in 1949 to Gordon E. Palmer Sr., who died in 1997.
The couple lived in South Baltimore and then moved to the Waverly area of Baltimore. For the past five years Mrs. Palmer resided with her daughter, Sue Stauffer, in Annapolis, and was an active member of the Arnold Senior Center.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Palmer is survived by two sons, Rodger M. Palmer of Hanover, Pa., and Gordon E. Palmer Jr. of Arnold; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Highway. A chapel service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church, 701 College Parkway, near Cape St. Claire Road. Burial will be in Loudon Park cemetery in Baltimore.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 1850 York Road, Suite D, Timonium, MD 21093-5142.
