| Mary Charlotte O'boyle Myers |
Published in The Capital on March 2, 2011
Mary Charlotte Myers, 86, a resident of
Annapolis for 68 years, died February 26 at her
home after a brief illness.
She was born Jan. 15, 1925, in New York City,
N.Y., to the late Katherine and John O'Boyle, and
moved to Washington, D.C. with her mother and
sister shortly after the death of her father. She attended Eastern High
School and made frequent trips to Beverly Beach and Annapolis, where
she met her future husband, Earle F. Myers. They were married Sept. 16,
1942, and lived in Washington, D.C. and briefly in Pensacola, Fla. during
World War II. Towards the end of the war, they relocated to Annapolis.
For several years, she was employed as a bookkeeper for Carr Brothers
which was located at the present site of the Annapolis Westfield Mall.
From 1956 through 1987, she taught kindergarten, first and second grades
at St. Mary's Elementary School. She retired from St. Mary's in 1989
after serving as the Administrative Assistant to the Principal.
A longtime parishioner of St. Mary's Church, she was a regular
volunteer in parish events, especially the annual carnival which was held
each August. She also volunteered her time at the Annapolis Police Dept
for 10 years alongside her friend, Josephine Bembe. From 1987 until her
passing, she was a regular volunteer with the Anne Arundel Medical
Center Auxiliary, both at its former Franklin Street location and at its new
Jennifer Road facility. Along with her volunteer work, she was an avid
reader of contemporary fiction.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Earle F. Myers.
She is survived by her sister, Helen Vickers of Waterford, Conn.; three
children, Barbara McNeill of Kansas City, Mo., Earle D. Myers and his
wife Dottie, and Joanne Myers, both of Annapolis; six grandchildren,
Candace Cole, Erin Wilson, Alexis McNeill, Patrick Myers, Shawn Myers
and Philip McNeill; and four great-grandchildren, Makayla Myers and
Reece, Katie and Emma Cole.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3 at the
John M. Taylor Funeral Home, Inc. 147 Duke of Gloucester St.,
Annapolis. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 4
at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 620 N. Bestgate Rd., Annapolis.
Interment St. Mary's Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel
Medical Center Foundation or St. Mary's School at www.mystmarys.org.
Online condolences may be made at www.johnmtaylorfuneralhome.com
Mary Charlotte Myers, 86, a resident of
Annapolis for 68 years, died February 26 at her
home after a brief illness.
She was born Jan. 15, 1925, in New York City,
N.Y., to the late Katherine and John O'Boyle, and
moved to Washington, D.C. with her mother and
sister shortly after the death of her father. She attended Eastern High
School and made frequent trips to Beverly Beach and Annapolis, where
she met her future husband, Earle F. Myers. They were married Sept. 16,
1942, and lived in Washington, D.C. and briefly in Pensacola, Fla. during
World War II. Towards the end of the war, they relocated to Annapolis.
For several years, she was employed as a bookkeeper for Carr Brothers
which was located at the present site of the Annapolis Westfield Mall.
From 1956 through 1987, she taught kindergarten, first and second grades
at St. Mary's Elementary School. She retired from St. Mary's in 1989
after serving as the Administrative Assistant to the Principal.
A longtime parishioner of St. Mary's Church, she was a regular
volunteer in parish events, especially the annual carnival which was held
each August. She also volunteered her time at the Annapolis Police Dept
for 10 years alongside her friend, Josephine Bembe. From 1987 until her
passing, she was a regular volunteer with the Anne Arundel Medical
Center Auxiliary, both at its former Franklin Street location and at its new
Jennifer Road facility. Along with her volunteer work, she was an avid
reader of contemporary fiction.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Earle F. Myers.
She is survived by her sister, Helen Vickers of Waterford, Conn.; three
children, Barbara McNeill of Kansas City, Mo., Earle D. Myers and his
wife Dottie, and Joanne Myers, both of Annapolis; six grandchildren,
Candace Cole, Erin Wilson, Alexis McNeill, Patrick Myers, Shawn Myers
and Philip McNeill; and four great-grandchildren, Makayla Myers and
Reece, Katie and Emma Cole.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3 at the
John M. Taylor Funeral Home, Inc. 147 Duke of Gloucester St.,
Annapolis. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 4
at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 620 N. Bestgate Rd., Annapolis.
Interment St. Mary's Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Anne Arundel
Medical Center Foundation or St. Mary's School at www.mystmarys.org.
Online condolences may be made at www.johnmtaylorfuneralhome.com
