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The <strong>County</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
Thursday, March <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2013</strong> 24<br />
The <strong>County</strong> <strong>Times</strong> runs complimentary<br />
obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and<br />
readers. We run them in the order we receive<br />
them. Any submissions that come to news@<br />
countytimes.net after noon on Tuesdays may<br />
run in the following week’s edition.<br />
Robert Hurt, 92<br />
Cdr. Robert M. Hurt,<br />
USNR (ret.), formerly<br />
of Lexington Park died<br />
March 8 in Los Alamos,<br />
N.M. Born Feb. 1, 19<strong>21</strong> in<br />
Dallas, Texas, he was the<br />
son of Robert L. Hurt and<br />
Margaret Turney Hurt.<br />
Cdr. Hurt is survived by<br />
his daughters, Margaret<br />
Hurt Guthrie (spouse Arthur) of Los Alamos,<br />
N.M., and Norma Jane Hurt, Ph.D., of<br />
Clemson, S.C.; stepson Thomas Billingsley<br />
of Lexington Park, Md.; three grandchildren<br />
(and their spouses), one step-granddaughter<br />
(and her spouse), and five great-grandchildren.<br />
Cdr. Predeceased by his parents and sister, his<br />
first wife, Norma Teal Hurt, and his second<br />
wife, Nan Billingsley Hurt, Cdr. Hurt was 92<br />
years old at the time of his death. Cdr. Hurt’s<br />
career as an aviator spanned 44 years, during<br />
which he logged 28,236 hours of flight time.<br />
His 24 years as a Navy pilot began in 1942<br />
when, as a V5 cadet, he started his military<br />
training. He received his designation as a Naval<br />
Aviator in January 1944. He retired from<br />
the Navy on June 30, 1966. The August 1966<br />
issue of Naval Aviation News gave a detailed<br />
account of his Navy career, the last 11 years<br />
of which Cdr. Hurt was known as the CNO’s<br />
pilot. Beginning in 1955 he was assigned to<br />
be the Aircraft Commander for three Chiefs<br />
of Naval Operations: Admiral Arleigh Burke<br />
(1955 to 1961), Admiral George Anderson<br />
(for two years: 1962 and 1963), and Admiral<br />
David M. McDonald (1963 to 1966). During<br />
his career in the Navy, Bob Hurt was involved<br />
in many noteworthy events. Two examples:<br />
while at Patuxent River NAS’ squadron VR-<br />
1, flying the Atlantic leg of the Berlin Airlift,<br />
Operation Vittles in 1945; and while stationed<br />
at Westover AFB, MA (1949-’53), participation<br />
in Operation Bluejay – supplying materials<br />
and equipment to developing defense bases<br />
in Greenland (esp. Thule), as a result of which<br />
Bob Hurt, pioneering, along with his fellow<br />
VR-6 pilots, “...polar navigation techniques<br />
and cold-weather flying doctrine.”(Ens. Paul<br />
K. Brace, USNR, “CNO’S PILOT ENDS<br />
24-YEAR CAREER”, Naval Aviation News,<br />
August, 1966) Bob Hurt continued to fly for<br />
an additional 20 years as Captain (Chief Pilot<br />
and Director of Operations) for the Emerald<br />
Shillelagh Chowder & Marching Society, a<br />
private air travel club based at Dulles International<br />
Airport, in northern Virginia. Beginning<br />
July 1, 1966, he flew the Shillelaghs to<br />
many foreign places including Tokyo, Hong<br />
Kong, Casablanca, and Dakar, Africa (to mention<br />
a few) often revisiting cities he had been<br />
to during his notable Navy career. He retired<br />
in 1986, after having made significant contributions<br />
in both his military and private sector<br />
service (as the Shillelaghs’ pilot by writing<br />
a rebuttal to proposed FAA regulations governing<br />
air travel clubs). In addition, he wrote<br />
a memoir Flying Above All Else that was<br />
published privately. Copies may be obtained<br />
through the family. A Visitation was held on<br />
“Caring is Our Business”<br />
FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THE COUNTY’S MOST<br />
TRUSTED SOURCE FOR QUALITY<br />
Granite & Bronze<br />
Monuments & Engraving<br />
Pet Cremation, Cemetery and Memorials<br />
Charles Memorial Gardens, Inc.<br />
Perpetual Care Cemetery<br />
26325 Point Lookout Road • Leonardtown, MD 20650<br />
301-475-8060<br />
charlesmemorialgardens.com<br />
March 14 at the Brinsfield Funeral Home,<br />
22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. A<br />
funeral service was held at St Andrew’s Episcopal<br />
Church, 44078 St. Andrews Church<br />
Road, California, Md. Interment followed in<br />
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.<br />
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to<br />
any animal rescue groups such as ASPCA or<br />
The Humane Society. Local donation mailing<br />
addresses are: Humane Society, 71 Industrial<br />
Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602 and St.<br />
Mary’s <strong>County</strong> Animal Welfare League, P.O.<br />
Box 1232, Leonardtown, MD 20650.<br />
Condolences to the family may be made<br />
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.<br />
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral<br />
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.<br />
Lizzie Dyson, 91<br />
Clara Elizabeth<br />
“Lizzie” Dyson, 91, of<br />
Leonardtown, Md. and<br />
formerly of Bushwood,<br />
Md., passed away on<br />
March 11 in St. Mary’s<br />
Nursing Center Leonardtown,<br />
Md.<br />
Born Dec. 15, 19<strong>21</strong> in<br />
Bushwood, Md. to the late<br />
John Clement and Mary Pearl Butler Dyson,<br />
she is survived by her siblings Sara Ann Loretta<br />
Somerville of Bushwood, Md. and Rev.<br />
Richard Clement Dyson of Frederick, Md.<br />
Lizzie was preceded in death by her siblings<br />
John Alfred Dyson, James Thomas Dyson,<br />
Isaac Alexandria Dyson, Mary Lillian Burton,<br />
Agnes Josephine Dyson, Susan Gertrude<br />
Tyer, Pearl Madeline Beatty, and Julia Louise<br />
Clement Dyson.<br />
Lizzie was a lifelong resident of St.<br />
Mary’s <strong>County</strong> and graduated from Banneker<br />
School in 1940. Lizzie was a home/child care<br />
provider for the Burch family for 61 years, retiring<br />
in 2003.<br />
Lizzie was a member of the Ladies Auxilary<br />
of the Knights of St. John. She enjoyed<br />
making quilts and pillows, the Washington<br />
Senators Baseball Team, playing bingo and<br />
cards. She was noted for her potato salad,<br />
yeast rolls, and fried chicken.<br />
The family received friends on March<br />
16 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home<br />
chapel. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated<br />
on March 16 in Sacred Heart Catholic<br />
Church Bushwood, Md. with Fr. Michael<br />
Tietjen officiating. Interment followed in<br />
the church cemetery. Pallbearers were her<br />
nephews.<br />
Contributions may be made to Sacred<br />
Heart Church 23070 Maddox Road Bushwood,<br />
MD 20618, St. Mary’s Nursing Center<br />
P.O. Box 518 Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/<br />
or Friends of Cedar Lane 22680 Cedar Lane<br />
Court Leonardtown, MD 20650.<br />
Chester Lynch, 96<br />
Chester Knight<br />
Lynch Jr., 96, of California,<br />
Md., died March 11<br />
at his home in California,<br />
Md.<br />
He was born Feb.<br />
23, 1917 in Philadelphia,<br />
Pa. to the late Chester<br />
Knight Lynch Sr. and Elsie<br />
Sacksenheimir.<br />
On Dec. 3, 1941 he entered the United<br />
States Coast Guard and proudly served his<br />
country until his honorable discharge on June<br />
26, 1946, as a Machinists Mate First Class.<br />
He was employed by the federal government<br />
as an electrician for 30 years until his retirement<br />
in 1972. On April 7, 1950, he married<br />
his late wife, Rose Marie Lynch, who passed<br />
away on Feb. 1, <strong>2013</strong>. Together they enjoyed<br />
62 years of marriage. He was a member of the<br />
Lexington Park Lions Club and the VFW. His<br />
hobbies included fishing, gardening, watching<br />
NASCAR racing, and camping. He travelled<br />
extensively in his retirement with his wife.<br />
Some of his favorite travels include his trips to<br />
China and Australia.<br />
Chester is survived by his children, Denise<br />
M. Farmer (Joe) of California, Md. and<br />
David B. Lynch (Susannah) of Hollywood,<br />
Md.; and his grandchildren, Jacob Lynch of<br />
Hollywood, Md., Benjamin Lynch of Hollywood,<br />
Md., Christopher Farmer of Fort Hood,<br />
Texas, and Nathan Farmer of California, Md.<br />
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded<br />
in death by his sister, Elsie Brady.<br />
Family received friends on March 16 at<br />
the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood<br />
Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A<br />
graveside service and interment will be held<br />
at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery.<br />
Memorial contributions may be made to<br />
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O.<br />
Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653.<br />
Condolences to the family may be made<br />
at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.<br />
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral<br />
Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.<br />
Sarah Dyson, 84<br />
Sarah Rebecca<br />
Gough Dyson, 84 of Lexington<br />
Park, Md. entered<br />
into eternal rest on March<br />
16 in the comfort of Chesapeake<br />
Shores Nursing<br />
Home. Sarah was born<br />
on June 10, 1928 in Ridge,<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong> to the late Julia<br />
Hewlett and William Augus<br />
Gough.<br />
Sarah entered into Holy Matrimony to her<br />
life-long friend and soul mate, James Benedict<br />
Dyson. From this union, they welcomed three<br />
sons-James Herbert Dyson, John Furman Dyson<br />
and Larry Darnell Dyson. Sarah and her<br />
husband resided in the St. Inigoes area, where<br />
they made a home for their family and opened<br />
their doors to many friends, as well.<br />
Sarah dedicated her life to Christ and<br />
her faith in Him kept her going all of these<br />
years. She was a faithful member of St. Luke’s<br />
United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed<br />
attending and receiving the Word, until her illness<br />
made it too difficult for her to endure.<br />
Sarah was a homemaker who enjoyed<br />
cooking, gardening and having children<br />
around her. You could always find five or six<br />
children at her home every day. She loved<br />
children and they loved her. Sarah had such<br />
a good heart and her smile just lit up a room.<br />
She loved to have people come around, just to<br />
visit. There was nothing that she wouldn’t do<br />
for anyone.<br />
Sarah was known as the Queen of baking.<br />
If it went in an oven, she could bake it.<br />
Even when Sarah was using the old-style oven<br />
back in the day (if you can remember), she was<br />
still the Queen of baking. As a matter of fact,<br />
her baked goods tasted even better from that<br />
old oven. Family members were always calling<br />
on Sarah when they needed or just wanted<br />
to taste some delicious, old-fashioned baked<br />
goods. In addition to baking, she enjoyed<br />
canning such things as peaches and pears and<br />
making jelly. Sarah would gather up all of the<br />
children and everyone would be working.