Carl Leon Fluharty

FEDERALSBURG - Carl Leon Fluharty, 66, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 after a lengthy illness at the Caroline Home for Hospice in Denton.

He was born Aug. 1, 1941 to the late Lawrence Fluharty Sr. and Roberta Handy Fluharty.

Mr. Fluharty was a graduate of Preston High School Class of 1960. He drove a tractor-trailer for Tri-Gas and Oil and Preston Trucking for several years before going part-time for Central Redi-Mix Concrete. He worked for C&D concrete prior to Central Redi Mix. He retired five years ago.

Mr. Fluharty was a member of Easton Moose Lodge 1520 where he received the Legion degree and served as treasurer for one year. While his children were young he was involved in many of their activities including football, softball, band boosters, Girl Scout troop camping and other activities. One of his favorite activities was camping with his family.

Recently, fishing and crabbing were his favorite activities which he enjoyed with his buddies. For the last 10 years, he and his family and friends had a team to raise money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Caroline County. He is presently registered as a member of the 2008 "Beside the Still Waters 4H Relay for Life Team." His family will continue to raise money in his name for the year.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Elizabeth Ann "Libby" Towers Fluharty, whom he married on Aug. 13, 1960 at the Harmony United Methodist Church in Preston; a son, Frank Curtis Fluharty Sr. and his wife, Valerie, of Federalsburg; daughters, Robin Lynn Simmons of Federalsburg and Susan Beth Corbitt and her husband, Alan of Hillsboro, Texas; seven grandchildren, Eric William Simmons Sr., Amy Elizabeth Simmons, Lawrence Edward Fluharty, Frank Curtis Fluharty Jr., Devin Nicole Corbitt, Kristen Amber Fluharty and David Alan Corbitt; great-grandson, Eric William "Will" Simmons Jr.; a brother, Lawrence F. Fluharty Jr. and his wife, Mildred; sisters, Evelyn Cummings and her husband, David, and Margaret "Maggie" Rogers and her husband, William; brother-in-law, Charles McNeal and his wife, Jan, and sister-in-law, Blanche Fluharty.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Lee Fluharty in 1991; a brother, Charles W. Fluharty and a sister, India Ruth McNeal, and his wife's parents, Frank and Grace Towers.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg with the Rev. Denzil Cheek and the Rev. Howard Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Junior Order Cemetery in Preston.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Friday from 1 -2 p.m.

Serving as pallbearers will be Joseph Voshell, Dinky Scurto, Skip Pierce, Donald Willoughby, Frank Fluharty Jr., Larry Fluharty, Eric Simmons Sr., and James Mowbray. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank C. Towers, Ben Feyl, Amy Simmons, Devin Corbitt, Kristen Fluharty, David Corbitt and Will Simmons Jr.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Caroline Hospice Building Fund, P.O. Box 362, Denton, MD 21629 or Relay for Life, 3469 American Corner Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632.