Laymon Myers - Obituary

aymon June Myers, Jr., a resident of Arnold since 1964 passed away on September 21, 2013 surrounded by his family at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. Laymon was born at home to the late Laymon June and Gertrude Gay Myers on March 11, 1936 in the town of Covington in southwestern Virginia. The second oldest of nine children, Laymon decided in 1956 to join the Navy and see the world. And see the world he did. After boot camp he was stationed aboard the USS Casa Grande LSD-13 assigned to the Fifth Fleet. His many tours of duty took him to the Mediterranean Sea, the Rock of Gibraltar, Italy, and Greece to name a few. His ship also traveled the Atlantic Ocean as far north as Greenland and as far south as Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While stationed at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, he met his future wife on a blind date, Janice Marie White, a long distance telephone operator for the C & P Telephone Company from Edgewater. The two were married October 26, 1957 in Davidsonville. Laymon received an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1962 and took a job as the assistant manager at Southern Maryland Lumber as well as a part time job with Edgewater Liquors, both in Edgewater. In 1967 before the birth of their fourth child Laymon accepted a job with Arundel Gas & Water Conditioning in Edgewater; working in the water division for the next 46 years. In 1991 upon Laymon’s semi-retirement he and Janice spent their summer months over the next 17 years traveling; enjoying the sites of all of the 50 states including Canada. In addition to his parents, Laymon was predeceased by his brother William “Bill” Myers. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Janice M. Myers; his children, Jay (Cindy) of Arnold, Jan Fischer of Crofton, Rick (Carrie) of Ridgely and Barb (Donald) Hildebrand of Annapolis; six grandchildren, Eric Myers of Arnold, Marissa Fischer of Crofton, Jeffrey and Kevin Myers of Ridgely, Rachael and Brad Hildebrand of Annapolis; a great-grandson, Andrew Myers of Ridgely; five sisters, Shirley Persinger of Covington, VA, Charlotte Rinehart and Brenda Vickers both of Clinton, IN, Linda Tucker of Covington, VA and Debbie Barker of Syracuse, UT and two brothers, Gerald Myers of Bellevue, IA, and Steven Myers of Elgin, IL. A memorial service will be held at 3 pm. on Saturday, September 28 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater. Interment will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made, in Laymon’s name, to a favorite charity of one’s choice. An online guestbook is available by clicking the link on this page.