Richard Upshaw Anthony, 93, of Fairlee, MD., died Oct 22, 2019, at Rock of Ages, Rock Hall, MD. Dick was born on Nov 7, 1925 in Chestertown, son of the late Edwin R. and Reva Rigley Anthony.
He was a graduate of Chestertown H.S., entered the Navy at age 17, served in WW II and Korean War. He was honorably discharged and lived in FL. In 1972, he returned to Kent County, where he worked, raised his family and enjoyed carving decoys, hunting, fishing and all the beauty of the Eastern Shore.
Along with his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Jones-Anthony; a son, Michael M. Anthony, and siblings James, Rumsey and Louis Anthony and Betty R. Russell, Kitty Clements and Bobbie Lange.
He is survived by a son Richard P. Anthony (Linda) and step-children Joe Jones and Linda Jones Chaffin, two nephes and sister Patricia Blake; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Full Article in Kent County News (Chestertown MD) 11/7/2019, Thurs.
Contributor: Vicki Crist
He was a graduate of Chestertown H.S., entered the Navy at age 17, served in WW II and Korean War. He was honorably discharged and lived in FL. In 1972, he returned to Kent County, where he worked, raised his family and enjoyed carving decoys, hunting, fishing and all the beauty of the Eastern Shore.
Along with his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Jones-Anthony; a son, Michael M. Anthony, and siblings James, Rumsey and Louis Anthony and Betty R. Russell, Kitty Clements and Bobbie Lange.
He is survived by a son Richard P. Anthony (Linda) and step-children Joe Jones and Linda Jones Chaffin, two nephes and sister Patricia Blake; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Full Article in Kent County News (Chestertown MD) 11/7/2019, Thurs.
Contributor: Vicki Crist
Richard Upshaw Anthony, 93, of Fairlee, MD., died Oct 22, 2019, at Rock of Ages, Rock Hall, MD. Dick was born on Nov 7, 1925 in Chestertown, son of the late Edwin R. and Reva Rigley Anthony.
He was a graduate of Chestertown H.S., entered the Navy at age 17, served in WW II and Korean War. He was honorably discharged and lived in FL. In 1972, he returned to Kent County, where he worked, raised his family and enjoyed carving decoys, hunting, fishing and all the beauty of the Eastern Shore.
Along with his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Jones-Anthony; a son, Michael M. Anthony, and siblings James, Rumsey and Louis Anthony and Betty R. Russell, Kitty Clements and Bobbie Lange.
He is survived by a son Richard P. Anthony (Linda) and step-children Joe Jones and Linda Jones Chaffin, two nephes and sister Patricia Blake; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Full Article in Kent County News (Chestertown MD) 11/7/2019, Thurs.
Contributor: Vicki Crist
He was a graduate of Chestertown H.S., entered the Navy at age 17, served in WW II and Korean War. He was honorably discharged and lived in FL. In 1972, he returned to Kent County, where he worked, raised his family and enjoyed carving decoys, hunting, fishing and all the beauty of the Eastern Shore.
Along with his parents, he was preceeded in death by his wife of 30 years, Mary Jones-Anthony; a son, Michael M. Anthony, and siblings James, Rumsey and Louis Anthony and Betty R. Russell, Kitty Clements and Bobbie Lange.
He is survived by a son Richard P. Anthony (Linda) and step-children Joe Jones and Linda Jones Chaffin, two nephes and sister Patricia Blake; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Full Article in Kent County News (Chestertown MD) 11/7/2019, Thurs.
Contributor: Vicki Crist
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OCT 22 2019
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