Alexander Stowell Elder

Alexander "Stowell" Elder, age 93 of Aberdeen, on December 31, 2008. Beloved husband of Barbara L. Elder for 62 years. Proud father of David S. Elder and wife Betty of Millersville and Jonathan S. Elder and wife Michele of Catonsville. Cherished grandfather of granddaughter Christine R. Elder of Catonsville and great-grandson Jeremiah D. Sacks of Catonsville. Mr. Elder was born in Concord, Mass to the late Edward E. Elder and Alice E. (Stowell) Elder. "Stowell" was the brother of Alice E. Woodbridge of Morristown, N.J. and the late Elizabeth Elder and Helen E. Sackett. Uncle of Charles A., Grace E. and Stephen D. Woodbridge, and Robert A. Sackett. He served in the Army during WWII with 1 year spent in the Philippines. "Stowell" received a BA degree from Harvard in 1938, an M.Ed degree from Boston University in 1940, and a MA degree from the University of Delaware in 1956. He loved his work on Aberdeen Proving Ground as a mechanical engineer and mathematician with the Ballistic Research Lab. Family received friends in the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home, P.A. in Aberdeen on Friday, January 2. A funeral service officiated by Dr. Robert T. Clipp was held on Saturday, January 3 in Grace United Methodist Church in Aberdeen. Donations may be made to Grace United Methodist Church in Aberdeen. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001