JOSEPH S. HANDLEY
Joseph Sterling Handley, 86, of Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, passed away
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1985 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was the husband of
the former Mary Blanche Leonard, to whom he was married on July 23,1971.
Born Sep 15, 1898, in Cambridge, he was the son of the late James P. and
Sara Seward Handley. Mr. Handley was educated in Dorchester County and had been
associated with Raskob Estate of Pioneer Point Farms, Centerville, since 1929.
He was an avid hunter, sportsman and skeet shooter.
On Oct. 30, 1919, he married the former Mary Lewis, who died on May 21,
1969 In his earlier years he was a member of Friendship Methodist Church and
since 1971, had been a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in
Cambridge. He was a member of Cambridge Lodge BPOE, the Cambridge Yacht Club
and a charter member of the Sportsman's Club of Queen Anne's County.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Handley is survived by a daughter, Virginia
Handley Matthews, Cambridge; three grandchildren, Mary Jo German, Oxford,
Sewell Matthews, Jr., Cambridge and Terry Lewis Matthews, of Chester; two great-
grandchildren, Jason and Mary Matthews of Cambridge; two step daughters, Frances
Flowers of Cambridge and Barbara Stevens of Easton; six stepgrandchildren, Ann,
Jane and Dean Flowers, Christina Perry, Kevin Stevens and Kenny Kreiser, and
several nieces and nephews Preceding him in death were two sisters, Nellie
Fooks and Bertha Sherman and three brothers, Charles, Raymond and William
Handley.
There will be no viewing. Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Buford
Painter officiating. Interment will follow in Dorchester Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sewell Matthews Jr., T.L. Matthews, Howard German Jr.,
Dean Flowers, Dr. Thomas Flowers and Kevin Stevens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Paul's UM Church Memorial Fund,
P.O. Box 615, Cambridge, MD 21613 or to the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Curran Funeral Home.
Joseph Sterling Handley, 86, of Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, passed away
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1985 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was the husband of
the former Mary Blanche Leonard, to whom he was married on July 23,1971.
Born Sep 15, 1898, in Cambridge, he was the son of the late James P. and
Sara Seward Handley. Mr. Handley was educated in Dorchester County and had been
associated with Raskob Estate of Pioneer Point Farms, Centerville, since 1929.
He was an avid hunter, sportsman and skeet shooter.
On Oct. 30, 1919, he married the former Mary Lewis, who died on May 21,
1969 In his earlier years he was a member of Friendship Methodist Church and
since 1971, had been a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in
Cambridge. He was a member of Cambridge Lodge BPOE, the Cambridge Yacht Club
and a charter member of the Sportsman's Club of Queen Anne's County.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Handley is survived by a daughter, Virginia
Handley Matthews, Cambridge; three grandchildren, Mary Jo German, Oxford,
Sewell Matthews, Jr., Cambridge and Terry Lewis Matthews, of Chester; two great-
grandchildren, Jason and Mary Matthews of Cambridge; two step daughters, Frances
Flowers of Cambridge and Barbara Stevens of Easton; six stepgrandchildren, Ann,
Jane and Dean Flowers, Christina Perry, Kevin Stevens and Kenny Kreiser, and
several nieces and nephews Preceding him in death were two sisters, Nellie
Fooks and Bertha Sherman and three brothers, Charles, Raymond and William
Handley.
There will be no viewing. Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Buford
Painter officiating. Interment will follow in Dorchester Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sewell Matthews Jr., T.L. Matthews, Howard German Jr.,
Dean Flowers, Dr. Thomas Flowers and Kevin Stevens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Paul's UM Church Memorial Fund,
P.O. Box 615, Cambridge, MD 21613 or to the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Curran Funeral Home.
JOSEPH S. HANDLEY
Joseph Sterling Handley, 86, of Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, passed away
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1985 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was the husband of
the former Mary Blanche Leonard, to whom he was married on July 23,1971.
Born Sep 15, 1898, in Cambridge, he was the son of the late James P. and
Sara Seward Handley. Mr. Handley was educated in Dorchester County and had been
associated with Raskob Estate of Pioneer Point Farms, Centerville, since 1929.
He was an avid hunter, sportsman and skeet shooter.
On Oct. 30, 1919, he married the former Mary Lewis, who died on May 21,
1969 In his earlier years he was a member of Friendship Methodist Church and
since 1971, had been a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in
Cambridge. He was a member of Cambridge Lodge BPOE, the Cambridge Yacht Club
and a charter member of the Sportsman's Club of Queen Anne's County.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Handley is survived by a daughter, Virginia
Handley Matthews, Cambridge; three grandchildren, Mary Jo German, Oxford,
Sewell Matthews, Jr., Cambridge and Terry Lewis Matthews, of Chester; two great-
grandchildren, Jason and Mary Matthews of Cambridge; two step daughters, Frances
Flowers of Cambridge and Barbara Stevens of Easton; six stepgrandchildren, Ann,
Jane and Dean Flowers, Christina Perry, Kevin Stevens and Kenny Kreiser, and
several nieces and nephews Preceding him in death were two sisters, Nellie
Fooks and Bertha Sherman and three brothers, Charles, Raymond and William
Handley.
There will be no viewing. Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Buford
Painter officiating. Interment will follow in Dorchester Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sewell Matthews Jr., T.L. Matthews, Howard German Jr.,
Dean Flowers, Dr. Thomas Flowers and Kevin Stevens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Paul's UM Church Memorial Fund,
P.O. Box 615, Cambridge, MD 21613 or to the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Curran Funeral Home.
Joseph Sterling Handley, 86, of Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, passed away
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1985 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was the husband of
the former Mary Blanche Leonard, to whom he was married on July 23,1971.
Born Sep 15, 1898, in Cambridge, he was the son of the late James P. and
Sara Seward Handley. Mr. Handley was educated in Dorchester County and had been
associated with Raskob Estate of Pioneer Point Farms, Centerville, since 1929.
He was an avid hunter, sportsman and skeet shooter.
On Oct. 30, 1919, he married the former Mary Lewis, who died on May 21,
1969 In his earlier years he was a member of Friendship Methodist Church and
since 1971, had been a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in
Cambridge. He was a member of Cambridge Lodge BPOE, the Cambridge Yacht Club
and a charter member of the Sportsman's Club of Queen Anne's County.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Handley is survived by a daughter, Virginia
Handley Matthews, Cambridge; three grandchildren, Mary Jo German, Oxford,
Sewell Matthews, Jr., Cambridge and Terry Lewis Matthews, of Chester; two great-
grandchildren, Jason and Mary Matthews of Cambridge; two step daughters, Frances
Flowers of Cambridge and Barbara Stevens of Easton; six stepgrandchildren, Ann,
Jane and Dean Flowers, Christina Perry, Kevin Stevens and Kenny Kreiser, and
several nieces and nephews Preceding him in death were two sisters, Nellie
Fooks and Bertha Sherman and three brothers, Charles, Raymond and William
Handley.
There will be no viewing. Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Buford
Painter officiating. Interment will follow in Dorchester Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sewell Matthews Jr., T.L. Matthews, Howard German Jr.,
Dean Flowers, Dr. Thomas Flowers and Kevin Stevens.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Paul's UM Church Memorial Fund,
P.O. Box 615, Cambridge, MD 21613 or to the charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Curran Funeral Home.
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