WORCESTER COUNTY–Charlotte Kerbin Cathell, register of wills for Worcester County, has filed for re-election.
She has served the citizens of Worcester County for four terms and takes pride in the knowledgeable, professional and friendly constituent service provided by her office. When asked why she has filed for re-election, Cathell said, “I love my job – I love people, and I love helping the citizens of Worcester County.”
As register of wills, she oversees the administration of the estates of people who reside in Worcester County – whether they had a will or not – to assure the timely and proper execution of a decedent’s estate. In addition to other duties, the register of wills serves as the Clerk to the Orphans’ Court, collects inheritance taxes and audits administrative accounts of personal representatives and guardians.
In addition to her full-time position, Cathell feels it is important to give back to her community and does so by being a member of the Ocean Pines/Ocean City Kiwanis Club, the Worcester County Commission for Women, the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation, Atlantic General Corporate Board and was recently elected first vice president of the Republican Women of Worcester County. She is also a member of the Taylor Bank Board of Directors.
For three years, she was the president of the Maryland Register of Wills Association and was a founder and president for 10 years of Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity).
Cathell, a resident of Ocean Pines, is married to Dale R. Cathell, judge for Maryland Court of Appeals (retired) and they have two sons, Will, an attorney with Williams, Moore, Shockley and Harrison in Ocean Pines and Ocean City, and Dale, an attorney with DLA Piper in Baltimore, daughters-in-law, Emily and Audra and four grandchildren.
She has served the citizens of Worcester County for four terms and takes pride in the knowledgeable, professional and friendly constituent service provided by her office. When asked why she has filed for re-election, Cathell said, “I love my job – I love people, and I love helping the citizens of Worcester County.”
As register of wills, she oversees the administration of the estates of people who reside in Worcester County – whether they had a will or not – to assure the timely and proper execution of a decedent’s estate. In addition to other duties, the register of wills serves as the Clerk to the Orphans’ Court, collects inheritance taxes and audits administrative accounts of personal representatives and guardians.
In addition to her full-time position, Cathell feels it is important to give back to her community and does so by being a member of the Ocean Pines/Ocean City Kiwanis Club, the Worcester County Commission for Women, the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation, Atlantic General Corporate Board and was recently elected first vice president of the Republican Women of Worcester County. She is also a member of the Taylor Bank Board of Directors.
For three years, she was the president of the Maryland Register of Wills Association and was a founder and president for 10 years of Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity).
Cathell, a resident of Ocean Pines, is married to Dale R. Cathell, judge for Maryland Court of Appeals (retired) and they have two sons, Will, an attorney with Williams, Moore, Shockley and Harrison in Ocean Pines and Ocean City, and Dale, an attorney with DLA Piper in Baltimore, daughters-in-law, Emily and Audra and four grandchildren.