Ray Toms, 85, of Sabillasville, MD died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on September 23, 2020. Born on December 6, 1934 in Foxville, MD, he was the son of the late Glenn. E. and Maude Toms, and the husband of Betty Hahn Toms. Ray graduated from Emmitsburg High School, class of 1953. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He began working for the State of Maryland, Department of Natural Resource Police, where he eventually attained rank of Captain and Commander of the...

Mr. Michael Patrick Partyka, 47, passed away on September 22, 2020 at Kline Hospice House. He was the older son of Ronald Michael Partyka and Sharon Grounds Partyka. Mike spent most of his life in Frederick County, MD. He was a 1990 honors graduate of Brunswick High School. He earned a degree in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (now University of Sciences) in 1995 and subsequently worked as a pharmacist his entire career.  As a very young boy, Mike fell in...

James B. "Jim", "JB", "Seamus" Rice of Walkersville, MD, 74, died unexpectedly September 19, 2020 at Frederick Health Hospital. JB was born March 18, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY, and served proudly in the US Navy as a Gunner's Mate aboard the USS Boston CAG1 during the Vietnam War. He then joined the US Park Police in Washington, DC, and served for 23 years; most of his career as a K-9 Officer. He enjoyed travel any time and place, was a voracious reader of...

Mark Robinson Grubb, 57, of Keymar, MD passed away at home on September 19, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with Throat Cancer. Mark was born in Olney, MD to parents Howard and Elizabeth Grubb. Mark attended Damascus High School and graduated in 1981. He was the longtime owner/operator of L & L Skidloader & Lowboy Service in Keymar, Maryland; a business he and his wife shared for over 25 years. Mark loved heavy equipment, trucks of all kinds, and most of all, he loved to work and...

Mrs. Doris Allene Carter, 86, of Germantown, passed away on September 16, 2020 at Ballenger Creek Center in Frederick. She was the wife of the late Roy Carter Sr., who passed in February of this year after 69 years of marriage.    Born April 8, 1934, Doris was the daughter of the late William and Nellie Burdette. She was a devoted and loving mother. In addition to her husband and her parents, Doris was preceded in death by two sons, Roy Carter Jr., and Charles A. Carter; one...