Kimberley A. Blades, 49

DENTON, Md. - Kimberley A. Blades of Denton, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in her home. She was 49. Born in Easton, Mrs. Blades was the daughter of the late Ross A. Allen Sr. and Leona Mae George Allen. Mrs. Blades was a 1976 graduate of North Caroline High School near Denton. She has been an employee of Caroline County Public Schools since 1993 as a Driver/Instructor in the transportation department. She and her husband, Lee T. (L.T.) Blades Jr. of Denton, were married in Thawley's Chapel in Tuckahoe Neck on Jan. 20, 1979. She was a member of the Caroline Post 29 American Legion Auxiliary, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hillsboro-Queen Anne Volunteer Fire Company, the Maryland School Bus Contractor's Association, the Caroline County LLC, and also the Gold Wing Rider's Association. She loved cooking, baking, and motorcycles. She was always concerned about the welfare of others. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Blades is survived by her two sons, Joshua A. Blades and Jordan B. Blades, both of Denton; one sister, Rhonda A. Johnson and her husband Willis of Lewes, Del.; two brothers; her father-in-law, Lee T. Blades Sr. of Denton; a niece, Karen Matthews and her husband Tony and their son Conor, of Laurel, Del.; and her sister-in-law, Editha Towers and her husband Russell of Ridgely. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Jane D. Blades. The funeral service will be noon Wednesday, in the Queen Anne-Hillsboro United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Friends may call from 6 until 9 p.m. on Tuesday in the Moore Funeral Home, P.A., 12 S. Second Street in Denton. Burial will be in the Denton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that friends send memorial donations to Thawley's Chapel, C/O Mrs. Oliver L. Smith, 23164 Thawley Road, Denton, MD 21629 or to the Hillsboro-Queen Anne United Methodist Church, PO Box 267, Queen Anne, MD 21657.