2010 Fairbook in Loving Memory

Mr. Edward “Eddieâ€� J. Allen 

Mr. Allen was born February 24, 1955 in Ritchie, MD.  He was a born farmer, buying his first tractor at age 14.  He partnered first with his father raising obacco, produce, chickens, grain and livestock.  He worked Spider Hall Farm in  Barstow with his wife Jean for  many years.  Mr. Allen served as  Calvert County Farm Bureau president, and as an officer and president at the state level.  Mr. Allen helped to organize the Calvert County Agricultural Land Preservation Program and served as the chairman of the board for two terms. Mr. Allen was a fixture for many years in the Farm and Garden areas of the Fair most recently assisting with registration and judging of the tobacco, grains and hay department.  

Mrs. Anne Z. Cox 

Mrs. Cox was born March 24, 1933. She was raised on her father’s farm in Prince Frederick. She worked as a telephone operator in the early 1950’s

and was a librarian assistant for Calvert County Public Schools in the

1960’s. Mrs. Cox went on to serve as vice president of Finance for the Farm

Credit, Hughesville Branch until her retirement in the early 1990’s.  She

married her husband, Charles R. Cox Jr., on December 8, 1951. She resided her

entire married life of 57 years on her husband’s family farm on Sixes Road

in Prince Frederick.  Mrs. Cox participated in Maryland Farm Bureau and the

Women’s Committee where she carefully planned their annual picnics, banquets,

and legislative dinners for many years. She loved to participate with the Calvert

County Fair in the supervision of the  Agriculture building.

Mrs. E. Jean Dowell 

Mrs. Dowell was born July 19, 1926 and was raised in Prince Frederick. 

She married Henry Wilson Dowell in 1947 and raised a family with him on their farm in Owings, MD.Mrs. Dowell was president of the Maryland Association of American Mothers from 1987-1998.  She was named Maryland Mother of the Year in 1981.  She was an accomplished gardener, loved her flowers and was known for her  baking.  Mrs. Dowell was a Calvert County Fair volunteer for

thirty-five  years, chairing the Homemakers’ Department for a number of years.  She won many awards for her fair entries.