Mary Lowe

CAMBRIDGE - Mary I. Willey Lowe, 81, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Cecil W. Lowe, who died May 17, 1982.

She was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Bucktown, Dorchester County, and was the daughter of the late Medford Willey Sr. and Elizabeth Willey. She lived her entire life in the Cambridge area.

Mrs. Lowe was a devoted member of Bucktown United Methodist Church. She taught adult Sunday school for over 50 years and was president of the United Methodist Women. She was instrumental in organizing the annual bazaar and helped with many church dinners. Mrs. Lowe organized many "class reunion" luncheons for her graduating class.

Mrs. Lowe had been a secretary at Nathan"s Furniture. She also helped her husband with farming and enjoyed gardening and crafts. She was an avid walker and also volunteered at the Lutheran Mission until she became ill.

Surviving are two daughters, Brenda Davis and husband, Gene, of Severna Park, and Bonnie Lennox and husband, Ron, of Frederick; three step-grandchildren, Valerie Dailey, Laura Lennox, and Ronnie Lennox; three brothers, Elmer Willey and Edgar Willey, both of Cambridge, and Medford Willey Jr. of Elliott Island; five step-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death, besides her parents and husband, was her sister, Louise Shockley; two brothers, Melvin Willey and John A. Willey; and two half-brothers, Leon Willey and Earl Willey.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. at the Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, Cambridge. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, at 1 p.m., where family also will receive friends one hour prior. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Mary Ann Farnell and the Rev. Randall Blackman. Burial will follow at the Bucktown United Methodist Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Bucktown Cemetery Fund, c/o Toby Adams, 5005 Bucktown Road, Cambridge, MD 21613, or Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21702, or Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802-1733.

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