Leona B. Aaron, 93

CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Leona B. Aaron, of Cambridge, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, in Chesapeake Woods Center. She was 93.

She was born on March 22, 1914, in Cambridge and was a daughter of the late Leland and Alice LeCompte Beckwith.

Mrs. Aaron graduated from Cambridge Seminary.

On Oct. 28, 1933, she married Vernon A. Aaron, who passed away on July 1, 2005.

They were married for 73 years.

In her earlier years, Mrs. Aaron had worked at a sewing factory, then worked at Whitey's and finally Life'O'Gen, from which she retired.

Some of her hobbies were cooking, canning, crocheting and flower gardening.

She was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Robert D. Fleischer; and a sister, Clara Spedden.

Mrs. Aaron is survived by a daughter, Marian A. Fleischer of Dover, Del.; grandchildren, Debbie L. Waldron of Dover and Scott L. Waldron and wife Joanne of Hunt Valley; a great-grandson, Scott L. Waldron Jr.; a sister, Rachel Mayne of Cambridge and a brother, Leland Beckwith of East New Market; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Thomas Funeral Home, P.A., in Cambridge, where friends may call one hour prior.

The Rev. A. Delmer Willey Jr. will officiate.

Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Humane Society of Dorchester County, P.O. Box 132, Cambridge, MD 21613.