Ada Zimmerman

Ada L. Gurney Marshall Zimmerman Easton, MD: Ada L. Gurney Marshall Zimmerman of Easton died at Genesis Healthcare The Pines on Sunday March 29, 2009. She was 86. Born in Capitol Heights, MD on September 26, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Willie George Gurney. While growing up in Jessup , she attended public schools in Elkridge, MD, where she graduated in 1939. On September 7, 1943, she married William “Ray” Marshall, Jr. Her marriage to Mr. Marshall ended in divorce. She then, in October 1964 married Vincent Zimmerman. They made their home in Glen Burnie. Mr. Zimmerman has been deceased since 1966. Mrs. Zimmerman worked for the Employment Security Administration for the State of Maryland, retiring in June of 1984 after 30 years of service. Mrs. Zimmerman was a resident of Easton since 1992. She was an inspiration to her family. The church was a very important part of her whole life. She was a member of the Easton Church of God as well as the Daughters of the American Revolution, General Perry Benson Chapter. She is survived by a daughter Lynda L. Marshall of Preston; a daughter in law Robin P. Marshall of Easton; a brother Charles Gurney of Linthicum; two grandchildren, Cherie L. Wroten and her husband Dwayne of Preston; a grandson, William R. “Billy Ray” Marshall, IV of Duncan, SC; three great grandchildren, Brandon Gowe, Brennen Wroten and Lanie Marshall. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son William Ray Marshall, III who died in December of 2008 and a brother, John Gurney, Jr. and a sister Marilyn G. McKisson. Friends may call Sunday April 5, 2009 at the Easton Church of God from 2-4:00pm. Graveside Services will be held on Monday April 6, 2009 at 11:00 am at Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD. Memorial donations may be made to the Easton Church of God, 1009 N. Washington St., Easton, MD 21601 or the Daughters of the American Revolution “DAR”, General Perry Benson Chapter. Serving as pallbearers will be Billy Ray Marshall, Dwayne Wroten, Brandon Gowe and John Gurney. Arrangements made by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. www.fhnfuneralhome.com

Ada Zimmerman

September 26, 1922 - March 29, 2009