Sylvia Jo Chidester

Sylvia Jo Chidester, age 75,  of Frederick passed on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. She was born in Frederick on January 22, 1947 and was the daughter of Boyd Vernon Doody and Sara Clara Doody (nee Wilhide).

Sylvia worked at Fairchild Space & Electronics Co. from 1968 to 1995 advancing to the position of Quality Control Supervisor prior to her retirement. She loved her family, cooking, travel, gardening, pets, flowers and searching for antiques. Sylvia also served on the Board of Directors for the Humane Society for several years.

She is survived by her loving husband Roger C. Chidester. They would have been married this coming October 47 years. She was also survived by a son, James Alfred Underwood, III, grandchildren, Heather Lynn Underwood, James A.Underwood, IV, and Katherine Blair Underwood, great grandson Matthew Dominguez, sisters Shirley A. Fells and Gloria Jean Appelbaum. Sylvia is predeceased by her sisters, Jerry Marie Thornley and Carol Lee Hemseri. Sylvia also has a large extended family.

Family will receive friends at Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701, on Friday, April 1, 2022 from 11 AM to 12 Noon. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 12 PM. Interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org ( 800.272.3900 ) or The Frederick County Humane Society www.fchs.org. Online condolences can be made at www.Keeneybasford.com