Clyde Spencer Beebe, 79, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away April 1, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. Born December 2, 1931 in Warren, PA, he was the son of the late Susie and Orrie Beebe.

Clyde was an accomplished chef having worked in Massachusetts, Maryland and the D.C. area. In recent years, he lived at Broomes Island, MD. He enjoyed being near the water where he could enjoy his first love - fishing.

Since May, 2008, he had been living at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home.

Clyde is survived by his sister, Joyce E. Parreco of Silver Spring, MD and Maxine B. Hufnagel of Lancaster, PA; also five children by his former marriages.

Private services are being handled by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD.