Doris S. Marth

Doris S. Marth of Preston, MD, died Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Easton Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. She was 79. Doris was born in New York City on January 26, 1933. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Pauline Sump. She graduated from Cordova High School in 1950 and Goldey-Beacon College in 1952. On July 19, 1953, she married William C. Marth, Jr., of Preston and worked for Beneficial Finance Company in Easton. A couple of years later, Doris and Bill moved to Massachusetts as Bill began to serve in the U.S. Air Force. When he finished serving in the Air Force, they returned to Preston, where they began to grow not only crops, but children and grandchildren as well. Doris was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She touched many children’s lives while driving a school bus for the Caroline County Schools for 32 years. She enjoyed traveling with her children and grandchildren, crafting, gardening, and baking. Her cheesecakes will be missed by many. Doris was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s Dinner Committee, St. Paul’s Sit and Stitch, Treasurer of the Cordova High School Alumni Association, St. Paul’s Angel Relay for Life Team, and served on the board of the Caroline County School Bus Contractors Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William, who died February 1, 2011, and her daughter, Charmaine, on July 21, 1959. She is survived by her son, Conroy Marth and his wife, Connie of Preston; her daughters, Letitia Marth and her husband Paul Bishop of Ottawa Hills, OH, and Deneen Rickwood and her husband, Shannon of Preston; her grandchildren, Chad of Los Angeles, CA, Chase and Cayce of Preston, Ben, Connor and Nikolas Bishop of Ottawa Hills, OH, and Colby and Preston Rickwood of Preston; and her brother, Richard Sump and his wife Claire of Cordova. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newman Funeral Home, P.A. in Easton. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cordova. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with Chad Marth, Chase Marth, Bennett Bishop, Darian Sump, Mark Sump, Curtis Payne, Edward Overington and Rex Bateman serving as pallbearers. Memorial donations may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 368, Cordova, MD 21625; or Adopt America Network, a charity committed to improving the lives of special children in the foster care system by placing them with permanent loving families, 1500 North Superior St., Suite 303, Toledo, OH 43604.

Doris S. Marth

January 26, 1933 - June 6, 2012