Kenneth George Ervin, “Ken,” 67 of Hollywood, MD passed away March 20, 2015 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD from colon cancer. He was born on June 26, 1947, in Leonardtown, MD, to the late Sterling F. Ervin and Mildred Violet Ervin. Ken lived with his mother all of his life and faithfully cared for her until her passing on July 2, 2014 at the age of 96. He graduated from Leonardtown High School in 1965. Having a brilliant mind and a photographic memory he could converse intelligently on many subjects. He loved to read biographies of famous people and our presidents. He enjoyed the history of our country and county, especially about the civil war. A master carver and craftsman of wood and metal, he often designed many of his projects and even the tools to make them. He made a canon using a fire hose nozzle that actually fired. He also made grandfather clocks, furniture, wooden bowls, ducks, geese and swans. He won Honorable Mention for one of his ducks at the Ward Foundation on the Eastern Shore. He was a gourmet cook and could also bake the best pies. He loved tea and often ordered […]
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