Henry A. Spies Jr., 87

EASTON, Md. - Henry A. Spies Jr., of Easton, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at the Caroline Nursing Home in Denton. He was 87. Born in Cordova, Mr. Spies was the son of the late Henry Alfred Spies, Sr. and Mary Macklem Spies. He grew-up on a farm on Chapel Road and was a graduate of the Cordova High School. Mr. Spies farmed his entire life. Before retiring, he lived and farmed for many years in Lewistown. He belonged to the Talbot County Farm Bureau and the Talbot Rod and Gun Club. He was also a member of the American Soy Bean Association of which he had been the National president and also the Mid-Atlantic and Maryland president. Mr. Spies is survived by his wife of 65 years, Edith M. Spies of Easton; one daughter, Susan S. Sterling and her husband, Joseph, of Seaford, Del.; one son, Henry A. Spies III and his wife, Rosemary, of Lewistown; three brothers: Donald Spies, Sr. of Easton, James Spies of Ingleside, and William Spies of Seale, Ala.; four sisters, Nancy Cummins of Berlin, Maryann Todd of Harmony, Sara Garrett of Easton, and Jane Ewing of Easton; four grandchildren, Karl Sterling and his wife Val, Henry Spies IV and his wife Cindy, Marybeth Fike and her husband Sam, and Vinson J, Spies and his wife Marianna; and 12 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Friday, May 22, at the Moore Funeral Home, 12 S. Second St., Denton, where friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the service. The interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests for friends to send memorial donations to the Caroline Nursing Home, 520 Kerr Ave., Denton, MD 21629.