Agnes Marie Jewell

Mrs. Agnes Marie Ford Jewell of Centreville, MD, passed away February 23, 2012, with her children by her side. She was 98. Born March 13, 1913, in Kent County, MD, she was the daughter of the late, Olie and Bessie Stradley Ford. She was raised on a farm on Flatland Road outside of Chestertown where she worked side by side with her four sisters and father. She attended a one room school and graduated from the Kent County public school system. She married E.H. “Bo” Jewell August 24, 1939, and lived in Chestertown, Baltimore. and Sudlersville before settling in Centreville to raise her family. They built their home in Centreville Heights in 1946 and remained there until her health would no longer allow it. Her last five years were spent at Corsica Hills Nursing Home. She loved her yard and being outdoors, working crossword puzzles, doing needlepoint and crewel, and spending time at their beach home in Ocean City. She also loved telling stories about growing up on the farm with her sisters. She was very active in the Centreville United Methodist Church, serving 30 years as the Usher Chairman, and was also on the Alter Guild. She also sold tickets for Conquest Beach when it was a private beach. Mrs. Jewell is survived by a daughter, Joan Pinder and her husband, Norman of Centreville, MD; two sons, Donald L. Jewell and his wife, Becky and Ronald H. Jewell and his wife, Rhonda, all of Centreville, MD; three grandchildren, Courtney Sasse and her husband, Jamie, Nicole Starkey and her husband, Ricky and Gavin Rainwater; one great grandson, Cole Starkey and her dearest friend and neighbor of over 50 years, Nancy and Bob Williams. She was pre-deceased by her husband, “Bo” in 1986 and her four sisters, well-known as the “Ford” girls of Chestertown; they are Lillian Price, Violia Everett, Helen Happersatt ,and Hazel Orr; and a grandson, Brian H. Jewell. Funeral services will be held at the Centreville United Methodist Church on Monday, February 27, 2012, at 1 p.m.. Friends may call from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Chesterfield Cemetery, Centreville, MD In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Centreville United Methodist Church, c/o Organ Fund, 608 Church Hill Road, Centreville, MD.

Agnes Marie Jewell

March 13, 1913 - February 23, 2012