David Snider Babylon Jr., 82, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, at his home after an extended illness.

Born Sept. 4, 1923, in Westminster, he was the son of the late D. Snider Babylon and Marion Cover Babylon. He was the husband of G. Evelyn Fluck Babylon, whom he married Oct. 16, 1948.

He and his wife were married by her father, the Rev. William A. Fluck, in Hatfield, Pa.

He was a 1941 graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy. He was one of the youngest captains commissioned in the U.S. Army during World War II. He graduated from Gettysburg College in January 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

After graduation, he continued in a business, Cunocar Bookkeeping Service, begun in his college years. Many in Westminster may have memories of his green "office-on-wheels," in which he would travel from business to business. He sold his business in 1986 to retire, travel and enjoy his family and friends.

He enjoyed entertaining family and friends at his home on Willis Street.

Much of his life was dedicated to public service. He joined the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 on June 1, 1949. He served for many years as secretary/treasurer. Some members still recall how he stopped by the station every morning to "match for coffee," flipping a 1923 silver dollar.

He served as a Westminster councilman for 25 years, from 1964 to 1989, at which time he retired. For 16 of those years, he served as the Common Council president.

He was a member of Carroll Post 31 American Legion for more than 60 years, as well as a member of the Westminster Elks Lodge 2277, and a member and past president of the Westminster Lions Club for more than 50 years, for which he was named a Melvin Jones Fellow in 1994. He was a member and past president of Westminster Riding Club, of which his sister, Eleanor Cover Babylon, was a founding member.

He was an active member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminster.

As a business professional, he served as president and board member of the Westminster Hardware Co. for many years. He served as a director and vicechairman of the Board of Carroll County Bank and Trust Co. from 1961 until 1999 as well as Mason-Dixon Bancshares from 1991 to 1999. He was on the Board of Directors of Piney Branch Golf & Country Club, the Raymond I. Richardson Foundation for Bowling Brook School and the Albaugh and Babylon Grocery Co.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughters and sons-in-law Marian Babylon Rognlien and Ronald L. Rognlien of Nokesville, Va., Caroline Babylon and Kevin Dayhoff of Westminster and Sarah Babylon Dorrance; son and daughter-in-law Col. William T. Babylon, U.S. Army (Ret.) and his wife, Lt. Col. Patricia Jean Cronen Babylon, U.S. Army (Ret.); grandchildren Marnie of Nokesville, Va., Franklin Thomas and his fiancée Rosalena Magroski, Elizabeth Anne Babylon and David Snider Babylon III, all of Anchorage, Alaska, and Jamie and Melissa of Mount Airy.

He was predeceased by stepmother Caroline Billingslea Babylon; sister Eleanor Cover Babylon; brother Thomas Cover Babylon; and son-in-law James Dorrance.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster, with the Rev. David B. Helfrich officiating. Entombment will be private at the family mausoleum at Krider's Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster and from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday at the church. The Westminster fire department will hold a memorial service at 8:15 p.m. Friday.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Evelyn and David S. Babylon Community Fund, c/o The Carroll Community Foundation, 255 Clifton Blvd., Westminster, MD 21157.

The area of Bachman Mills lies along Bachman Valley Road where it crosses over the Big Pipe Creek, in an area dominated by large farms on rolling hills. There was a mill in this area as early as 1794, though at that point it was named Bowers Mill and was only renamed Bachman Mills later. Bachman Mills also had its own militia unit, founded in 1838 and named the Washington Blues. Like many of these small towns and named areas that no longer seem to have commerce, Bachman Mills was named for the mill that once was the center of the community, even long after the mill itself stops functioning. The roads named after these old mills are all over the county, reminding us constantly of the old mills and their importance to the development of the county.

One of the early businesses that helped generated economic growth in Carroll County was cigar-making and John T. Myers of Bachman Mills was an early cigar-maker in the area. Nearby Westminster even sprted an Anti-Nicotine Manufacturing Company, organized in 1885 and dedicated to promoting cigars without nicotine. TOther cigar makers sprang up in Manchester and Taneytown, as well as in Westminster.

In 1857, Wingate's Maryland Register shows David Bachman as the postmaster for Bachman Mills, with an annual compensation of $10.46.

Mr. Hallett Pickup Baile, 66, of 2637 Old New Windsor Pike, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Carroll County General Hospital, Westminster, after an illness of several months.

Born June 12,1918, in Carroll County, he was a son of the late John S. and Ethel Johnson Baile.

Mr. Baile was a member of St Paul's United Methodist Church. He served in the Army in World War n. A former member and past president of New Windsor Lions Club, he was. also a charter member and assistant director of the Old Line Statesmen of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of the Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.

Besides his wife, Ruth Parlett Baile, Mr. Baile is survived by two sons, Hallett P. Baile, at home, and John E. Baile, near Westminster; one grand-daughter, Julie E. Baile; one grandson, Jeffrey P. Baile; one sister, Miss Sarah J. Baile, New Windsor; and one brother, Nathan J. Baile, New Windsor.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at St Paul's United Methodist Church, New Windsor. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, at the church. Interment will be in Pike's Creek Cemetery, at the convenience of the family.

The family requests that contributions in Mr. Baile's memory be made to the Old lane Statesmen, in care of William Weir, 901 Candy Lane, Westminster, or the Carroll County chapter of the American Cancer Society, Westminster,Md. 21157.

The New Windsor Funeral Home of D.D. Hartzler is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Herman Calvin Baile, 73, a well-known lifelong farmer of Medford, died Friday, March 13, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Hanover, Pa.

Born Aug. 17,1907, in Frederick County, Mr. Baile was a son of the late Roy and Bessie Nusbaum Baile.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Olive Bitter Baile; two sons, Robert R. Baile, Towson, and Melvin E. Baile Sr., New Windsor; one sister, Mrs. Florence Stultz. Union Bridge; and five grandchildren. Mr. Baile was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Westminster.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, at the New Windsor Funeral Home of D.D. Hartzler. Officiating will be the Rev. George L Melhorn, a cousin of Mrs. Baile's and a retired Lutheran pastor. Interment will be in Keysville Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2- 4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the funeral home.

Mr. Nathan Johnson Baile, 78, of 219 Main St., New Windsor, died suddenly Sunday, Nov. 20, at his residence.

Born July 6, 1910, in New Windsor, Mr. Baile was a son of the late John S. and Ethel Johnson Baile. His wife, Etta Lahner Baile, predeceased him in 1981. Mr. Baile was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church of New Windsor. He served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II, serving with the 29th division. He was a member of the VFW #8806 of Union Bridge and a former volunteer with Meals on Wheels.

Surviving are one daughter, Gertrude M. Barnes of Mount Airy; one granddaughter, Sarah J. Frischrnecht; five grandsons, Tilden Barnes III, Richard L. Barnes, Robert M. Barnes, Paul N. Barnes and Harry H. Barnes; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Sarah J. Baile of New Windsor; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the New Windsor Funeral Home of D.D. Hartzler on Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, at the funeral home with the Rev. Harold Hartley, his pastor, assisted by Bishop Dan Bishop, pastor of the Westminster Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints. Interment will be made in the Meadow Branch Cemetery, Westminster.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.

Mrs. Elizabeth G. Baker, 89, of 204 Lambert Ave., New Windsor, died Monday, April 17, at Carroll County General Hospital, Westminster. She was the wife of the late William C. Baker, who died in 1982. Born June 24, 1905, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Marguerite Sauter Gauche.

Mrs. Baker was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph College of Cincinnati. She was a member of St. Joseph Church of Taneytown. She was a former president of the Reisterstown Senior Center and enjoyed playing bridge. She was the last of her immediate family.

Surviving are one daughter, Jeannne B. Elliott and husband Donald B. of New Windsor, with whom she resided; one son, Joseph E. Baker and wife Jane F. of Parkville; a daughter-in-law, Dorothy Baker of Towson; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, L. Doris Baker, and a son, William S. Baker.

A funeral Mass will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, April 21, at St. Joseph Church, Taneytown, with Mrs. Baker's pastor, the Rev. Martin Feild, as celebrant. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April M, at the New Windsor funeral home of DJ). Hartzler. A prayer vigil will begin there at 8 p.m. Thursday.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church Capital Improvement Fund, 44 Frederick St., Taneytown, Md. 21787; or to Carroll County Food Sunday, P.O. Box 2160, Westminster, Md. 21158.

The Rev. J. Herman Bassler, 80, of West Alexandria, Ohio, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006.

Born Sept. 18, 1926, in Elioak, he was the son of the late John and Hester Wessel Bassler. He was the husband of Marilyn Bassler, his wife of 51 years.

He was a 1943 graduate of Clarksville High School, a 1956 graduate of Capital University and a 1959 graduate of seminary. He was a son of the congregation of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fulton. He served churches in Griffin Mills, N.Y., and Trinity Old Lutheran Church in Buffalo, N.Y. He recently retired from Salem Lutheran Church in West Alexandria, Ohio.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a daughter; four sons; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister Marie Dasher of Taneytown; brother and sisters-in-law Robert and Phyllis Bassler of New Windsor, and Loretta Bassler of Fairplay.

He was predeceased by a brother, Norman Bassler, and a brother-in-law, George Dasher.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 11795 Route 216, Fulton.

The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall.

Funeral services were held at Salem Lutheran Church in West Alexandria, Ohio.

Arrangments by Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home in Westminster.

Louis Victor Beard, 75, of New Windsor died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at Carroll Hospital Center after a month-long illness.

Born March 5, 1932, in Cockeysville, he was the son of the late George Oliver and Sadie Elizabeth Madden Beard. He was the husband of Mae Dorsey Beard, his wife of 49 1/2 years.

He had attended a one-room elementary school in Cockeysville and graduated from Carver High School in Towson. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Morgan State College in Baltimore and his Master of Education degree from Loyola College in Baltimore, majoring in administration and supervision. He also attended science institutes at Morgan State and Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College. He taught science at Robert Moton School until he was drafted into the Army and served from 1955 to 1957 as part of a team that tested and fired the Corporal Missile at White Sands, N.M.

After the service, he returned to his teaching position at Robert Moton, serving as principal from 1959 to 1965, when it no longer existed as a segregated school.

He then became vice principal at Francis Scott Key High School in Union Bridge. After one year at FSK, due to the illness of the principal, he was promoted to principal, the first African-American in Carroll County to hold this position. He retired in 1986, after serving the school for 21 years.

He was formerly a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Sykesville, where he held numerous offices. He was an active member of Strawbridge United Methodist Church in New Windsor, where he was the chair of the administrative board, leader of the men's Bible study, a member of the men's choir and was a former trustee.

He was a past board member of the Carroll County Y.M.C.A., Carroll County Department of Social Services, Bowling Brook Home for Boys and the Carroll County Hospital. He was past chairman of the Carroll County Community Action Agency, past member of the Carroll County Jaycees (receiving the Distinguished Service Award from the Jaycees in 1966), National Association of Secondary School Principals, Carroll County Education Association, Maryland State Teacher's Association and the National Education Association.

In retirement, he enjoyed fishing, bowling, cooking, watching all sports and spending time with his family.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughter and son-in-law Darnella and Kevin Cornick of New Windsor; grandchildren Corey and Kennedy Cornick; a sister, Effie McGhee of Baltimore; and brothers Eugene and Edward Beard, both of Baltimore, John Beard of Cockeysville and Albert Beard of Johnsville.

He was predeceased by sisters Bernice Beard, Hilda Gregg and Catherine Young; and a brother, Oliver Beard.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Wesley-Freedom United Methodist Church, 961 Johnsville Road, Sykesville, with his pastor, the Rev. Blango Ross, officiating. Interment will be in St. Luke Church Cemetery in Sykesville.

The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the church.

Arrangements are by Hartzler Funeral Home in New Windsor.

Orion "Chub" Earl Belt, 83, of New Windsor, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at Carroll Hospital Center.

Born in Hampstead, he was the son of the late George Earl and Ida Helena Lippy Belt. He was the husband of Inez Marie Hill Belt, his wife of 59 years.

He had lived at Carroll Lutheran Village for four years.

Before retirement, he worked in construction as a supervisor and builder. He served in the Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. Thuban in the Pacific Theater as a chief machinist mate. He served from 1942 through 1946 and received nine battle stars.

He was a charter member and past president of the Roaring Runs Lions Club, which honored him with a life membership and induction in the Melvin Jones Fellowship. He was also a member of the VFW Post 467 in Westminster and a lifetime member of Wesley United Methodist Church.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are sons and daughters-in-law Wayne E. Belt and Norma Calhoun of Gettysburg, Pa. and Neill R. and Jane Belt of Beckley, W.Va.; daughters and sons-in-law Sandra E. and Leonard Haines of Kalispell, Montana, Gail M. and Michael Paul of Westminster and Barbara A. and Lou Creel of Toano, Va.; grandchildren Jennifer Belt Blake, Sarah Belt Long, Jill Belt Farrell, Barbara Belt Turner, Jaclyn Weiser, Lindsay Paul, Lauren Paul, Louie Creel, Nicholas Orion Creel, Michael Haines and Lisa Hill; and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by sister E. Louise Long; and brother Marine Belt.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Krug Chapel at Carroll Lutheran Village, 200 St. Luke Circle, Westminster, with the Rev. Jimmie L. Schwartz officiating.

Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of service Friday at the chapel. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Roaring Run Lions Club, c/o The Sight Conservation Project, P.O. Box 190, Finksburg, MD 21048.

Arrangements are by Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, Westminster.

Miss Willie Lovell Benedict, 83, of New Windsor, died Monday, July 6, at Long View Nursing Home, Manchester, after an extended illness. Born May 29, 1909, in New Windsor, she was the daughter of the late Paul G. and Jessie Lovell Benedict. Miss Benedict was a member of St Paul's United Methodist Church in New Windsor and the Faithful Band Sunday school class and the United Methodist Women. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the New Windsor Volunteer Fire Co., where she served as treasurer for many years.

She had been employed as a clerk at the New Windsor Hardware Store for 49 years under the following owners. Clarence Ensor, Charles Bachman, Weller Brothers and Fred Burner.

Surviving are one brother, Albert M. Benedict of New Windsor, three nieces and one nephew.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday. July 9, at the New Windsor funeral home of D D. Hartz1er with her pastor, the Rev Charles H. Acker Jr , officiating. Interment will be in Winters Cemetery, New Windsor. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening, where the Ladies Auxiliary will have a memorial service at 8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the New Windsor Volunteer Fire Co., P 0 Box 247, New Windsor, Md. 21176 or to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 250, New Windsor, Md. 21176.