Roger L. Hubbard
July 26, 1922 — October 31, 2008
Roger L.
Hubbard, 86 0f Cambridge, passed away at the Dorchester General Hospital on Friday October 31, 2008. He was born at Cassons Neck on July 26, 1922 and was a son of the late Charles Albert and Sarah Frances Hubbard Hubbard.
Roger attended schools in Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge High School in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army from January 18, 1943 until he received his Honorable Discharge on January 1, 1946. While serving in the Army he had served in New Guinea and the Southern Philippines. He was awarded the American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, World War II Victory Ribbon as well as the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with s Bronze Star. As a young man he had worked For the Phillips Packing Co. after World War II Roger worked at the Cambridge Wire Cloth Co. for 43 years until he retired in July of 1984. He was a member of Dorchester Post # 91 American Legion as well as Choptank Memorial Post # 7460 V.F.W. For many years Roger was a champion pool player as well as checker player. He had been in failing health for the past
two years and had been a patient at the Mallard Bay Care Center for the past month when he passed away on Friday.
Survivors include three daughters Susie Kahl Smith and her husband Charlie Smith of Crapo, Rita A. Turri
and her
husband Ralph
Turri
of Easton and Tina R. Travers and her husband Eugene Travers , Jr., of Cambridge, two sons R. Keith Hubbard of Savannah, Georgia, Stephen E. Hubbard
and his wife Kim Hubbard of Cambridge and 11 grandchildren Brian Cannon, Missy LeCompte, Kevin Kahl, Amanda North, Kaitlyn Turri, Alex Turri, Rachael Harrison, Christopher Hubbard, Brittany Hubbard, Tyler Hubbard, Nicholas Hubbard and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter Linda M. Cannon and a son Roger L. Hubbard, Jr. and two sister and five brothers.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge with the Rev. Pardee Bramble officiating. Interment will follow at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery near Hurlock. The family will receive friends during the hour preceding the service. Pallbearers will be Charlie Smith, Christopher Hubbard, Brian Cannon, Eugene Travers, Jr.
Kevin Kahl and Jody LeCompte.