Douglas Farrington

DELTA Douglas Farrington, 44, died on Monday, August 23, 2010, at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Md. He was the husband of Stacey L. (Hundley) Farrington. Born on October 25, 1965, in Woodbury, N.J., he was the son of Thomas J. Farrington of Delta and the late Betty D. Hanna Farrington. Doug was employed by the Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Department as a fire inspector. He was the current president of the Delta Cardiff V.F.C. and had also served as treasurer, Captain, and Lieutenant. Doug was active with the DABSY where he had served as president. He was currently serving as the chairman of the Mason-Dixon Fair, an office he had held for the past 25 years. He was also an active member of the Whiteford V.F.C. and had worked with the Baltimore Ravens Grounds Crew at the M & T Bank Stadium. He is also survived by three children, Kyle Russell Hinton Hebbel of Delta, Matthew Douglas Farrington of Tampa, Fla., and Kelsey Lynn Farrington of Delta; siblings, Darlene B. Ader and her husband, Donnie of Delta, Dale Litherland of Harrisburg, and Diane Hilsmeier, Marlene Rice, and Rick Farrington, all of Delta; his stepmother, Joyce Davis Farrington of Delta; and many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 3 to 8:30 p.m. at the Delta Cardiff Fire House, 500 Main St., Delta, with a memorial service at 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Mason-Dixon Fairgrounds, 6988 Delta, Road, Delta. Interment will be in Highview Memorial Gardens, Fallston, Md. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kelsey L. Farrington Trust Fund, c/o PNC Bank, 2334 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050; or to the Mason-Dixon Fair Association, c/o Debbie Seling, P.O. Box 10, Delta, PA 17314. Harkins Funeral Home, Delta, is in charge of the arrangements. For directions or to send condolences, please visit www.harkinsfuneralhome.com or call 800-550-5915.