Francis C. Satchell

Francis C. "Sally" Satchell, of Easton, died at Genesis Elder Care – The Pines, Easton on Wednesday, February 14, 2002. He was 85. Born in Easton, August 9, 1916, he was the son of the late Curtis C., Sr. and Elizabeth Miller Satchell. After attending public school, he worked on the family farm, in the poultry industry and for a local ice company before serving in the U. S. Army during World War 11. He served in four major European campaigns and was awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action. He also received two Purple Hearts for wounds sustained in action. Following his release from active duty in October of 1945, he returned to Easton where he worked for the Easton Hardware Store. Later in his career, he worked as a truck driver for McMahan Oil Co, Koontz Dairy and Koester Bakery. At the time of his retirement in the late 1980''s, he was a service station attendant at Easton Shell Service Station. A member of the First Baptist Church and the E. E. Streets Memorial Post 5118, V.F.W., he was also a life member, with over 60 years service and three-time Chief of the Easton Vol. Fire Dept. He was honored by being inducted into the Eastern Shore of Maryland Firemen''s Hall of Fame and the State of Maryland Firemen''s Hall of Fame. One of the founders of the Talbot Co. Pony League, he was manager of the Easton Fire Dept. Team in the league for 12 years and manager of the E.V.F.D. softball team. Mr. Satchell is survived by his wife, the former Rowena Spencer whom he married on Oct. 6, 1939; four daughters, H. Hope French of Easton, F. Faye Johnson of Stevensville, Sally S. Allen of Salisbury and S. Susan Chance of Preston; two sisters, Gladys S. Quidas of Trappe, Elizabeth S. Mitchell of Jamesburg, N.J.; two brothers, Lester Satchell of Federalsburg and William Satchell of Savannah, Ga.; five grandchildren, Duane Johnson, Jodi Fornicola, Amanda Chatham, Lindsay Allen and Erin Cole and one great-grandchild, Ethan Fornicola. Another grandson, Greg Johnson, died in 1999. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 2:00 PM at The Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, where friends may call on Monday, February 18 from 7 to 9 PM. Burial, with military honors, will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton. Memorial donations may be made to the Easton Vol. Fire Dept., 315 Aurora Park Dr., Easton, Md. 21601.