Robert Henry Price

Robert Henry Price of Easton, Maryland died Monday, June 8, 2009 at the Memorial Hospital in Easton. He was 75. Born in Easton, MD on June 10, 1933, he was the son of the late, John H. and Clara Mae Price Townsend. Mr. Price attended Easton High School where he graduated in 1951. On December 23, 1954 he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Ann Callahan. Due to his military career, they then resided in Fort Worth, Texas, Dover Air Force Base for six years, Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa for four years, Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan for three years and did a tour of duty in the Far East in Taiwan. He returned to the states in 1969 and resided in Tucson, Arizona where he retired from the Air Force. He then returned to the Eastern Shore in 1971, making Trappe his home for 30 years, then moving to Easton in 2000. He worked for Hallowell Chevrolet for 17 years working in the body shop. In 1988 he started as a rural mail carrier, retiring in 2000. He was a member of the American Legion serving various positions including past commander twice. He was also a member of the VFW, 40/8 and national and local AARP’s. As a proud veteran, Mr. Price serviced in the Color Guard in the 1970’s and volunteered to drive the veterans to Walter Reed Medical Center. Mr. Price enjoyed fishing and meeting with the coffee crew at Wal-Mart. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Laura Kennedy from Trappe, MD, Catherine Jones from Preston, MD, and Patricia Miller from Easton, MD; three sons, Steven Price and Richard Price both of Easton, and Joseph Price of Magnolia, DE; a sister, Mary Lou Bridges and a step-brother, James Townsend, both of Easton; two nephews, Daniel Bridges and Jeffrey Bridges, both of Easton; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandson, Samuel Robinson Leonard IV. Services will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home in Easton on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. where friends may call one hour prior. Burial will follow at the Eastern Shore Veteran’s Cemetery in Hurlock. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601 or at www.talbothospice.org. Donations may also be made to the American Legion Post 70, 29511 Canvasback Dr., Easton, MD 21601.

Robert Henry Price

June 10, 1933 - June 8, 2009