Ardeth Marie Pennington Lloyd, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at her home. She was born in Elliott County, Kentucky on September 22, 1923 and was a daughter of the late John and Bertha Pennington.
She attended high school in Ashland, KY where she excelled in secretarial work and was proud of her typing skills and the ability to type 100 words per minute. When WWII began, she went to work in Baltimore as a secretary at Penn Station. Later she worked for several area automobile agencies as a title clerk until she retired in 1970. Ardeth loved to sew and cook. She also enjoyed collecting cook books that reached over 4000 books.
She is survived by her husband of 40 years Otis Lloyd Jr. of Cambridge, a brother Herman Pennington and wife Nilfa of Las Vegas, NV, a niece Cathleen Meech and husband John of Street, MD, a nephew Donald Pennington of Sykesville and a sister in law Josiephine Pennington of Sykesville. Besides her parents, Mrs. Lloyd is preceded in death by two brothers John Pennington and Gene Pennington.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 1p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Rev. Randall Blackmon officiating. The interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Doris Weber, 5163 Maple Dam Road, Cambridge, MD 21613.
