Mary Frances Jewell

MARY FRANCES JEWELL STEVENSVILLE, MD: Mary Frances Jewell of Stevensville, MD died Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at her home. She was 91. Born on July 25, 1914 on Kent Point in Stevensville, MD, the daughter of the late Lillian V. Carter and Marion N. Tanner. In 1932, Mrs. Jewell graduated from Stevensville High School where she was a member of the volley ball team that won the Maryland State Championship her senior year. In 1933, she married Charles Clarke Jewell of Grasonville, MD. They resided in Stevensville where they built and operated the Curfew II, a restaurant they ran on the family farm until WWII began. In the early 1950''s, Mrs. Jewell began working for American Store which is now known as Acme Market. She retired from the meat department in 1979. Mrs. Jewell was a member of the Kent Island United Methodist Church, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 56 and past Den Mother of the Cub Scouts. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed helping people in times of need. Many will remember her for being charitable and her famous chicken pie. Mrs. Jewell is survived by two sons, Charles C. Jewell of Chester, MD and Thomas C. "Bucky" Jewell of Chester, MD; twelve grandchildren, Pat Steiner and John Kaufman of Centreville, MD, Marion Kaufman of Ridgley, MD, Brian Kaufman and Gary Kaufman of Centreville, MD, Tammy Simms of Easton, MD, Steve Kaufman of Phoenix, AZ, Lauren Slattery of Woodbine, MD, Chuck Jewell of Centreville, MD, Christy Ward of Chester, MD, Tom Jewell of Laurel, DE and Greg Jewell of Farmington, CT; seventeen great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Victoria Kaufman in April 2002, a brother, Thomas C. Tanner in 1995 and a half sister, Marguerite Wolfe in 1967. Family and friends may visit on Monday, August 29, 2005 at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Chester, MD from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. Funeral services will be held at Kent Island United Methodist Church on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 11am. Interment will follow in Stevensville Cemetery. Those desiring may make contributions to the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 27, Stevensville, MD 21666.