Bland, Sr. On August 14, 2010 Elton McCoy Bland, Sr.; beloved husband for 49 years to Amanda Bland (nee Dunning); devoted father of Beverly Hoilman, Phyllis, Elton M. Jr., Michael and Lisa Bland; dear grandfather of Austin Hoilman, Brandon E. and Ryan J. Bland; loving son of Marie Bray and her husband Moe and the late Edgar McCoy Bland; brother of Robert and Arthur Bland, Phyllis Lomonico and Joseph Hoffman. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A. 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Route 702 (beltway exit 36) on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. Funeral service on Wednesday at 1 PM. Internment Holly Hill Memorial Gardens.