Maryland State Archives

Died 18 September 1996. Buried 21 September. Service at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium. Military honor guard; attended by Pat Buchanan, Helen Delech Bentley, Thomas D'Alesandro III. Twenty-one gun salute. Most accounts described funeral as small and low-key.

Fesperman, Dan and Larry Carson. "Agnew recalled as 'regular guy'." The Sun (Baltimore), 21 September 1996.

"Agnew laid quietly to rest." Evening Capital (Annapolis), 22 September 1996.

Died 25 October 1985. Funeral 29 October 1985. Service at Grace Episcopal Church, Silver Spring. Buried Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Eulogy by son Blair Lee IV.

Spolar, Chris. "A Service for a Son of History." The Washington Post, 30 October 1985.

Died 25 June 1979; funeral 27 June at Immanuel United Methodist Church, Chrisfield. Buried at Sunnyridge Memorial Park.

"Ex-Gov. Tawes Dies." The Evening Capital (Annapolis), 25 June 1979. Gov. Hughes ordered flags flown at half-mast. Funeral attended by numerous officials from all branches of government, including Gov. Hughes, Blair Lee III, Marvin Mandel, Senators Matthias and Sarbanes. Board of Public Works meeting canceled so that Goldstein and James could attend. Honor guard of 35 State Troopers and 35 volunteer firemen.

"Politicians eulogize Tawes." Evening Capital (Annapolis), 26 June 1979.

Wilson, Randy. "Top Political Leaders Attend Tawes' Funeral." The Evening Capital (Annapolis), 27 June 1979.

Corddry, Mary. "Tawes Eulogized at Funeral: 'He Served Maryland Well'." The Sun (Baltimore), 28 June 1979.

"County Mourns Death of First Citizen." Marylander and Herald (Chrisfield), 28 June 1979.

Died 10 August 1974; funeral 13 August. Service at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Burial at Greenmont. Lay in state at church for two days. No eulogies. Attended by Gov. Mandel, Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.

Joynes, J. William. "McKeldin Rites Tuesday; Body Lies in State." The Baltimore News American, 11 August 1974.

"McKeldin's Service, Leadership Recalled." The Baltimore News American, 11 August 1974.

"McKeldin Buried After Simple Rites." The Sun 14 August 1974.

Died 7 February 1967, funeral 12 February. Service at St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown; burial at Rosehill Cemetery. Honor guard of State Troopers, WWI veterns. Long funeral procession. House of Delegates and Senate adjourned in honor of his death and Senate passed resolution honoring him. Letter of sympathy from Gov. Agnew to Mrs. Lane. Funeral attended by Gov. Agnew, McKeldin, Rep. Mathias, Louie Goldstein, two Court of Appeals judges, and a number of legislators from Western Maryland.

"Ex-Governor Lane Dies of Heart Attack." The Sun, 8 February 1967.

"Free State Pays Tribute to a Governor's Courage." The Sun, 8 February 1967.

"William Preston Lane. The Sun, 12 February 1967.

"Governor Lane Laid to Rest." The Daily Mail (Frederick), 13 February 1967.

Died 4 March 1960; funeral 8 March at Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Buried New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore. Attended by several U.S. Senators and Congressmen, as well as Maryland legislators and judges, Gov. Tawes, Lane, Thomas D'Alesendro, Jr. Eighty-two honorary pall bearers, listed in Sun article. Service conducted by Archbishop Keough; sixty clergy members attended.

"O'Conor, 63, Succumbs at Hospital." The Sun, 5 March 1960.

"O'Conor Rites Tomorrow." The Sun, 7 March 1960.

"Rites Today for O'Conor." The Sun, 8 March 1960.

"2,000 Attend O'Conor Funeral." The Sun, 9 March 1960.

Died 22 October 1946 in Baltimore. Service in Baltimore at his son's house on 24 October, followed by one at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church in Cambridge later that day. Burial at the church. Gov. O'Conor ordered that flags be flown at half-staff for fifteen days. Gov. O'Conor, Sen. Radcliffe, Mayor McKeldin, Judge Soper and other notable figures attended (unclear which service they attended).

"Rites Arranged for Ex-Governor." The Sun, 23 October 1946.

"Philips Lee Goldsborough." The Sun, 23 October 1946.

"Goldsborough Funeral Held." The Sun, 25 October 1946.

Died on 9 November 1869 in Baltimore. Gov. Bowie suspended all executive business and ordered flags lowered. Service held in Baltimore (at his residence in Baltimore?) on 11 November 1869, after which body was transported by special train to Annapolis for funeral and burial at St. Anne's. Funeral was attended by a number of state dignitaries.

Account of Pratt's funeral appeared in the Annapolis Gazette of 18 November 1869. Unfortunatly most of the article about it is missing from the film of that issue; only a small portion of someone's eulogy seems to be survive. Currently unable to find other papers that copied the account.

"Death of Ex-Gov Pratt." The Sun, 10 November 1869.

"Governor Bowie--respect to the Late Ex-Governor Pratt &c." The Sun, 11 November 1869.

"Funeral of Ex-Governor Pratt." The Sun, 12 November 1869.