C. Edgar Shenton Jr., 70 SEAFORD - C. Edgar Shenton Jr., formerly of Cambridge, Md., passed away at his home Tuesday, December 29, 2009. He was 70. He was born in Cambridge, Md. May 29, 1939, and was a son of the late Charles Edgar and Florence Virginia Geib Shenton Sr. He attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1957. As a teenager, he had been active in the Boy Scouts and had earned his Eagle Scout. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force November 13, 1957. While serving in the Air Force, he had been stationed in Japan. He was Honorably Discharged November 9, 1961. Ed had worked at the Dorchester County Department of Social Services for a number of years. For many years he worked with antiques and had owned and operated Seaford Antiques, and also managed Camelot Antiques in Easton for several years. He had made his home in Seaford for the past 20 years. Ed was a member and Past Master of Cambridge Lodge No. 66 A.F. & A.M., as well as Chesapeake Forest 115 Tall Cedars of Lebanon, where he was a past scribe. He was a member of Choptank Memorial Post 7460 VFW, National Eagle Scout Association and the New York State Snowmobile Association. He had been in failing health for the past year, when he passed away at his home on Tuesday evening. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joan K. Steele. Survivors include a daughter, Julie A. Peters and her husband, Daniel Peters of Salisbury, Md.; one son, David A. Shenton and his wife, Nicole Shenton of Midlothian, Va.; four grandchildren, Trevor Peters, Conor Shenton, Laurel Shenton and Sophia Peters; one aunt, Helen Haske; several cousins; and a brother-in-law, Robert F. Steele of East New Market, Md. Members of Cambridge Lodge No. 66 A.F. & A.M. conducted a Masonic Memorial Service at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge, Sunday, January 3, 2010, at 2:00 PM, which was followed by a memorial service conducted by David W. Tolley. Honorary pallbearers were David Shenton, Daniel Peters, Trevor Peters, Kenneth R. Thomas Jr., Stanley Place, Scott Moreau, Malcom Bahrenberg, Sandy Blackwell, Joe Shenton, Conor Shenton and Steve Anstine. In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions may be made to the National Eagle Scout Scholarship Endowment, P.O. Box 152079, Irving TX 75015-2079.