1924
Carrol
2015
Carrol Edward Kline
August 10, 1924 — July 4, 2015
Carrol Edward Kline, 90, of Martinsburg, WV., died on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Berkeley Medical Center.
Born August 10, 1924 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Harvey Denton and Francis Jane Lucretia (Moats) Kline.
Carrol was a graduate of Hagerstown High School. He also graduated from Shepherd College, Indiana State University and Shippensburg University, where he received a master's degree. He retired in 1984 as a social studies teacher at South Hagerstown High School.
Carrol was a veteran of the United States Army Aircorp during WWII, where he was a fighter and bomber pilot.He was a member of the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. He owned his own airplane and would take students for rides, who later became pilots themselves.
Carrol was a civil war buff and participated in reenactments of the Battle of Antietam as a Confederate Colonel. He participated in the Cavalry honor ride on horseback from Martinsburg to Mercersburg. Another passion of his was writing poetry. He was a published poet and the co-founder of the poetry club, Athens on the Opequon.
Carrol was a very active man. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown; Funkstown American Legion; Ali Ghan Shrine of Cumberland; Hagerstown Forest #95 Tall Cedars of Lebanon; AF&AM Masonic Lodge in Hagerstown #217; and the Middle Atlantic Region Skirmishers in Winchester, VA.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Mary Ellen "Tudy" (Wareham) Kline, whom he married August 15, 1953; two nephews, Thomas Alexander, Keith Kline; three nieces, Linda Golden, Arlene Alexander, Rebecca Kline; a brother-in-law, Edward A. "Bud" Wareham; and several other extended family and friends.
Carrol was the last of his immediate family. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Robert Kline; and a sister, Phyllis Alexander.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00pm on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Friends will be received one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Carrol E. and Mary Ellen Kline Shepherd College Scholarship, P.O. Box 5000, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
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Born August 10, 1924 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Harvey Denton and Francis Jane Lucretia (Moats) Kline.
Carrol was a graduate of Hagerstown High School. He also graduated from Shepherd College, Indiana State University and Shippensburg University, where he received a master's degree. He retired in 1984 as a social studies teacher at South Hagerstown High School.
Carrol was a veteran of the United States Army Aircorp during WWII, where he was a fighter and bomber pilot.He was a member of the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. He owned his own airplane and would take students for rides, who later became pilots themselves.
Carrol was a civil war buff and participated in reenactments of the Battle of Antietam as a Confederate Colonel. He participated in the Cavalry honor ride on horseback from Martinsburg to Mercersburg. Another passion of his was writing poetry. He was a published poet and the co-founder of the poetry club, Athens on the Opequon.
Carrol was a very active man. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown; Funkstown American Legion; Ali Ghan Shrine of Cumberland; Hagerstown Forest #95 Tall Cedars of Lebanon; AF&AM Masonic Lodge in Hagerstown #217; and the Middle Atlantic Region Skirmishers in Winchester, VA.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Mary Ellen "Tudy" (Wareham) Kline, whom he married August 15, 1953; two nephews, Thomas Alexander, Keith Kline; three nieces, Linda Golden, Arlene Alexander, Rebecca Kline; a brother-in-law, Edward A. "Bud" Wareham; and several other extended family and friends.
Carrol was the last of his immediate family. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Robert Kline; and a sister, Phyllis Alexander.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00pm on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Friends will be received one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Carrol E. and Mary Ellen Kline Shepherd College Scholarship, P.O. Box 5000, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
www.rsthvn.com
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