William Edwin Cole

William Edwin Cole of Queenstown, MD died at Christiana Hospital, Christiana, DE on Sunday, December 3, 2006. He was 87. Born August 28, 1919 in Church Hill, MD, he was the son of the late William and Emma Burchard Cole. He attended Church Hill School and at the age of 15 began working with his father on the farm. Mr. Cole married the former, Ellen Thomas of Chester, MD on September 21, 1939. He worked for Reedburn Farms in Centreville, MD C. J. Langenfelter, Stevensville, MD, the State Highway Administration in road building and R.B. Baker in Queenstown, MD. In 1962 he started Bloomingdale Construction and operated it until he retired in 1991. While running Bloomingdale Construction he received several awards from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and from two governors for his outstanding accomplishments on saving the bay. He bred, raised and trained Standard Bred horses, racing from New York to Florida. In the mid 1970’s he was named owner of the year with the horse named “Quick Tommy”. He was a member of Church Hill United Methodist Church, a former member of Kent Island Yacht Club, Crisfield Elks Lodge and Bay Country Moose. He also enjoyed camping, fishing, boating and hunting. In addition to his wife, Mr. Cole is survived by two sons, E. Lane Cole of Queenstown, MD and W. Edwin Cole of Elkton, MD; two daughters, Margaret Ann Dodd of Queenstown, MD and Faye Ellen Anderson of Severna Park, MD; a sister, Virginia Anthony of Chestertown, MD; a brother, John E. Cole of Clearwater, FL; nine grandchildren, Daphne Fluharty of Cordova, MD, Stephanie Ivory of Harrington, DE, Tom Dodd of Queenstown, MD, William Dodd of Odenton, MD, Len Anderson, Jr. of State College, PA, Taylor Cole, Madison Cole, Allie Cole and Jack Cole, all of Elkton, MD and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 1:00 PM at the Carmichael United Methodist Church. Friends may call at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Centreville, MD on Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 PM. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton, MD. Memorial donations may be made to the Wye of Carmichael United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1022 Carmichael Road, Queenstown, MD 21658 or the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 118, Queenstown, MD 21658