Lenore McKenzie-Morris said:   April 23rd, 2009 7:41 am

I am so sorry to hear that Ned is gone. He always had a smile for me. I hope that the weather warms up and dries out for his party. Lenore (Ambrose's daughter) Surfside Beach, SC

 

Fritz Hofman said: April 23rd, 2009 7:21 am

Ned and I spent our teen years together in the 60's...later we both worked at Sears in White Oak in the early 70's. We were tire, battery, muffler, shock, ...everything installers for $2.12 per hr. If I stayed with Sears, I wanted to make the big buck like the front aligment guys who made $5 per hr.!! ....but I moved to Ocean City and started my own Maint/Repair business in the Mid 70's. I owe all of my handman skills I have to what Ned and his father "Daddy Paul" taught me in the 60's and early 70's. I always wanted to visit Ned in West Virginia. Wish I would have gotten there before this.

 

macon said:   April 23rd, 2009 3:49 am

ned was agood freind & tradsmen,musician/ but most all gave all he had to what ever he did/god bless him for taking care of his father .you will be missed

 

Tim Kruzic said:   April 22nd, 2009 3:49 pm

I played in a band with Ned for at least eight years. Ned was the bass player for Drunk and Disorderly (later renamed the D&D Revue) in the late 70s and early 80s. I was a member of Windy Ridge from 1988-1990 with Ned, John, and Caleb Linder. I have fond memories of singing trios with John and Ned out at Nedâ??s farmhouse in Clarksburg, MD. Ned had the most happy-go-lucky personality of almost anyone Iâ??ve ever met. Ned made a friend of virtually every one he met, and it seemed like everywhere we went somebody turned up that knew Ned. Ned was one of those people whose formal education could never reflect how smart he was. Ned was an incredible craftsman with a curious mind. Ned learned to play stand up bass after he retrieved one with a broken neck from a dumpster. Ned repaired and re-finished the instrument and played it for many years. When I bought my house in 1981 and remodeled the family room, Ned rebuilt the hearth and chimney for me. Though it probably sounds weird, I remember Ned every time I talk about that work on my house. Though I saw Ned much less since he moved to West Virginia, he had a great impact on my life. We explored much about bluegrass music together: learning to sing harmonies, going to festivals, learning how a band works, and attending really cool concerts and picking parties together. Ned was a groomsman in my wedding party and did so many things for, and with, me. The world will miss Ned; he was one of a kind. Rest in peace, my friend and bluegrass pal.

 

Mark Delaney said: April 22nd, 2009 10:02 am

The first time I saw Ned I thought, "I want to meet that guy" and when I met him I thought, "I want to be that guy" Ned, your smile was infectious and never failed to calm my nerves when I saw it pasted on your face, which was every time I saw you. When they see Ned walking up to the Gate sportin' that smile they won't even check his ID. He'll just stroll on in. We'll see you a on the other side of the hill.

 

Bill Beeler said: April 22nd, 2009 9:51 am

Ned used to say to me when I was playing mandolin during the Windy Ridge years " Billy, I want to hear you play that flutter" In Ned speak that meant playing tremolo on the mandolin. I will never forget you Ned and will always have great memories of the time I shared with you here on earth. I'll meet you in Heaven some day.

 

David Propst said: April 22nd, 2009 9:26 am

Never knew you, but John O'Dell had told me of what a fantastic person you were. May you be the one that will help usher the rest of us home. Rest easy!

 

John O'Dell said: April 22nd, 2009 9:03 am

Fly swiftly homeward old buddy. I'll see you on the other side. Nothing's changed.

 

greg root said:   April 22nd, 2009 8:30 am

I had the pleasure of playing music with Ned, at gigs and picking parties. I enjoyed his playing, as well as the social time I spent with him. I appreciated his craftmanship, and his philosophy of life. I'll miss him.-Greg Root

 

Joseph K Umstead said:  April 22nd, 2009 8:02 am

We all walk throw this life with the help of friends. Never to be forgeten each act will be remember. May God have mercy on us all.