Robert McCardell

Robert Clingan McCardell, 95, of Frederick, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, after a brief illness.

Mr. McCardell was born June 8, 1913, in the house at 301 Rockwell Terrace, where he lived his entire life. He was the son of Adrian LeRoy McCardell and Eleanor Clingan McCardell. He attended North Market Street School, Church Street School, and Frederick High School, all in Frederick, and Washington and Lee University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Mr. McCardell retired in 1980 after 33 years as a national bank examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Treasury Department. Before that, he worked one year at the Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, Va.; seven years at the Frederick County National Bank; and three years with the firm of A.C. McCardell, wholesale confectioner.

Mr. McCardell is survived by a niece, Katherine Claire (McCardell) Webb of Richmond, Va.; and four nephews, Adrian LeRoy McCardell III of Reston, Va., John Malcolm McCardell Jr. of Middlebury, Vt., Charles Lane McCardell of Arlington, Va. and Stephen Gambrill McCardell of Redding, Conn. He was preceded in death by a sister, Claire McCardell Harris, and two brothers, Adrian LeRoy McCardell Jr., and John Malcolm McCardell.

Mr. McCardell was a lifelong member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, United Church of Christ. At the time of his death, he was on the Board of Trustees of the Record Street Home for the Aged and the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. He was also a member of the Frederick Cotillion Club, the Francis Scott Key Post #11, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 3285, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Village Restaurant Coffee Club.

In the past, Mr. McCardell served as a director of the Frederick County National Bank, as board member and chair of the Frederick County Chapter, American Red Cross, as board member and treasurer of the Frederick County Historical Society, and as a member of the Hood College Board of Associates.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, in the Evangelical and Reformed Church, United Church of Christ. Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the McCardell Family Scholarship Fund, Community Foundation of Frederick County, Inc., 312 E. Church St., Frederick, MD 21701.

Arrangements are by Stauffer Funeral Home, Frederick.

Online condolences may be offered to the McCardell family at StaufferFuneralHome.com.