Iona T. Courtney

Iona Thompson Courtney of Aberdeen died Jan. 17 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Havre de Grace. She was 95. Born in Grassy Creek in Ashe County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Wilborn and Zollie Greer Thompson and was the wife of the late Benjamin S. Courtney. Mrs. Courtney moved to Maryland in 1918, when she was 6 years old. She retired from Bata Shoe Co. in 1977. She was also employed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Deane's Apparel and Hamilton Park. A member of Smith's Chapel United Methodist Church for her entire life, she held various offices. A member of the Churchville Golden Age Club, she bowled into her 80s with the club. She also enjoyed canning, cooking and feeding others. Mrs. Courtney is survived by two sons, Gene Murray and his wife, Margaret, of Bel Air, and Alvin B. Courtney and his wife Sue, of Finksburg; a daughter, Mary Lou Gallion and her husband, Lewis, of Aberdeen; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Courtney was predeceased by a son, Neil Murray; four sisters, Ruby Dixon, Dean Osborne, Clyta Weaver and Thelma Greenfield; and two brothers, Milton Thompson and Greer Thompson. The viewing and funeral services were Jan. 21. Interment was in Harford Memorial Gardens in Aldino. Pallbearers were Gene Murray, Alvin Courtney, Lewis Gallion, Jason Gallion, Jim Lawhon and Bob Connolly. Contributions may be made in memory of Mrs. Courtney to Smith's Chapel United Methodist Church, 3109 Churchville Road, Churchville, Md., 21028. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001