David Kent Wharton

David “Kent” Wharton of Galena, MD died Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Perry Point Veterans Hospital in Perry Point, MD. He was 79. Kent Wharton was born April 20, 1931 in Golts, MD, the son of the late, Walter Gilbert Wharton and Reba Elizabeth VanSant Wharton. Mr. Kent was a 1948 graduate of Galena High School. After High School he served in the United States Navy when he was medically discharged in 1952. After being discharged, he continued his education and graduated from the University of Memphis in 1956. Mr. Wharton taught school in Clayton, DE for several years where he was also a volunteer firefighter. He then moved to Arkansas and worked at Yale. After living in Arkansas, he moved to Ashville, NC in 1966 where he went to work at Kellwood as an Industrial Relations Manager. He also worked for Rotorex Corp in Frederick. In 1982 he married Linda Louise “Bumstead” Wharton and moved to Golts, MD. Mr. Wharton was a member of American Legion in Millington, MD and the Volunteer Fire Co. in Clayton, DE. He was an avid reader and loved to take walks in the woods just to be out in nature. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one daughter, Diana Lassiter and one brother, Gilbert VanSant Wharton. He is survived by his wife, Linda Louise Wharton of Galena, MD; four sons, Mark Wharton and wife, Joanne of Wheaton, MD, Chris Wharton and companion, Ellen of Arden, NC, George Kirk Wharton and wife, Natasha of Davenport, Iowa, Jason Wharton and his friend, Lynne of Ashville, NC; four daughters, Myriam Wharton of Delmar, MD, Annette Hollingshead and husband, Dave of Jefferson, MA, Shari Wharton of Bainbridge, PA, Ellen Wharton and companion, Dave of Ashville, NC; two sisters, Carol Sethman of Harrisburg, VA, and Julia Blackiston of Robinson, TX; 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A visitation will be held Sunday evening, December 5, 2010 from 6-8 pm at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, 370 Cypress St., Millington, MD. Services will be held Monday, December 6, 2010 at 2pm also at the funeral home. Interment will be held in Millington Asbury Cemetery in Millington, MD following the service. In lieu of flowers contributions can be sent to the Billy Graham Evangelical Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway Charlotte, NC 28201-0001 or to Millington Asbury United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 187, Millington, MD 21651.

David Kent Wharton

April 20, 1931 - November 28, 2010