Eurith Fluharty Harper

Eurith Fluharty Harper, of Easton, formerly of St. Michaels, died at the William Hill Manor on Thursday, August 6, 2009. She was 83. Born in Easton, Maryland on June 3, 1926, she was the daughter of the late, George W. and Florence Trax Fluharty. She was a 1943 graduate of Easton High School. In April of 1948, she married James D. Harper, Jr. They made their home at the Harper family farm in Bozman. Mrs. Harper was a school bus driver for the Talbot County Board of Education for 17 years. In 1993, she and her husband retired and moved to St. Michaels. Following Mr. Harper’s death in March of 2007, she moved to Easton. Mrs. Harper was a member of the Bozman United Methodist Church, Riverview Charge. In addition, she was a member of the Bozman Homemakers Club for 45 years and an active member of the Talbot West Chapter #3301 AARP in St. Michaels for 21 years. Mrs. Harper served two three-year terms on the Women’s Committee of Southern States Cooperative, Easton, and two three-year terms on the Women’s Committee of the Talbot County Farm Bureau. Mrs. Harper is survived by five grandchildren, James A. “Jay” Harper of Ft. Myers, Florida, Lisa L. Smith of St. Michaels, Daisy Harper, Faye Hopkins and Ann Harper, all of Isleford, Maine; three great-grandsons, Hunter Kearns of Ft. Myers, FL, Brodie Harper and Codie Hopkins of Isleford, Maine; and seven great-granddaughters, Pheobe A. Harper, Alyssa B. Harper, Olivia Harper, Victoria Harper and Peyton Harper of Ft. Myers, Florida and Ashley R. Harper and Amber N. Harper of St. Michaels, Maryland. She is also survived by two brothers, Holton Fluharty of Easton, and Ralph B. Fluharty of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Dale E. Harper; three brothers, George W. Fluharty, Jr., John T. Fluharty and Harry R. Fluharty; and three sisters, Helen E. Embert, Frances F. Carmine and Betty J. Fluharty. Friends may call on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Easton from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home in Easton on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be at Spring Hill cemetery in Easton, Maryland. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Michaels Fire Company, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663 or the Bozman United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 310, Bozman, Maryland 21612.

Eurith Fluharty Harper

June 3, 1926 - August 6, 2009