Madison Brown Bordley Jr.

Madison Brown Bordley, Jr. of Church Hill, MD died at Corsica Hills Nursing Home, Centreville, MD on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. Born in Centreville, MD on October 8, 1915, the son of the late Madison Brown Bordley, Sr. and Helen Elizabeth Brown Bordley. He graduated in the Class of 1933 from Centreville High School and subsequently received a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington College, Chestertown, in 1938, followed by his Master’s degree in education from the University of Maryland in 1952. He married Lydia Ann Mooney of Baltimore, MD on April 15, 1939. She pre-deceased him June 5, 1999. Mr. Bordley later married Ella Mooney of Havre deGrace, MD. Mr. Bordley served in the U.S. Navy on active duty from 1943 to 1946 and Reserve Duty until 1963. He retired with the rank of Lt. Commander. During his term in the Navy, Mr. Bordley served in the Southwest Pacific and Atlantic from 1943 to 1946. When he retired, he was the Commander of the Centreville Naval Composite Unit. During his career as an educator, he worked in Baltimore training people from Glen L. Martin in the aircraft construction industry and as a social studies teacher at the Edison Vocational High School in Baltimore. In 1953, he began teaching in Queen Anne’s County schools and retired as Coordinator of Federal Programs for Queen Anne’s County. Mr. Bordley was a member on the Board of Directors for Centreville National Bank for many years. He was also a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he served on the vestry from 1953 to 1994. Other affiliations included being: a member and past board member of Queen Anne’s County Historical Society; board member of Kent & Queen Anne’s Hospital; Kent County Hospice; Jeff Davis Post of American Legion in Centreville; VFW; past member of Church Hill Lions Club; Retired Officers Association; Naval Reserve Association; Quarterdeck Club of the U.S. Navy Memorial; and U.S. Committee for the Battle of Normandy Memorial Mission. Mr. Bordley is survived by his wife, Ella Bordley of Church Hill, MD; a daughter, Nancy B. Lane of Centreville, MD; two grandsons, William Edward Pinder III of Church Hill, MD and Raymond S. Lane, Jr. of Queenstown, MD and a granddaughter, Suzanne Page Lane of Centreville, MD. The family will receive relatives and friends at St. Luke’s Parish House at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Church Hill on Saturday, March 11, 2006 from 10- 11:00 AM where the funeral services will be held at 11:00 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Church Hill, MD. Burial will be in Chesterfield Cemetery, Centreville, MD. Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Queen Anne’s Inc., 300 Del Rhodes Avenue, Queenstown, MD 21658. Arrangements are by the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Centreville, MD.