Obituaries

A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he also was active in the group Lawyers Against the War during that era.

In 1980, Mr. Earle bought one-acre Bodkin Island in Queen Anne's County, Md., which he donated to the state in 1995 as a nesting ground in the Chesapeake Bay for migrating black ducks.

He enjoyed sailing and fishing.

His marriage to Janice Halperin Earle ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Nancy Nikkenen Earle of Galesville; three children from his first marriage, Jonathan Earle of Lawrence, Kan., Karen Earle-Lim of San Francisco and Geoffrey Earle of Washington; and two granddaughters.

Dr. W. Dabney JarmanUrologist

Dr. W. Dabney Jarman, 99, a urologist and the first chairman of the urology department at the Washington Hospital Center, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 13 at his daughter's home in Hume, Va.

He was born in Greenville, Tenn., and received a bachelor's degree from Hampton Sydney College in 1927. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School in 1932 and trained in urology at the University of Rochester. He began practicing in the District in 1937.

Dr. Jarman served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946 and then returned to his Washington practice. He played a central role in bringing together the medical staffs of the three predecessor hospitals of the Washington Hospital Center -- Garfield Memorial; Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat; and Central Emergency and Dispensary -- and served as president pro tem of the new medical staff when the hospital opened in 1958. For 20 years, he was chairman of the hospital center's urology department and the founder of its urology residency training program.

He was a past president of the American Board of Urology, the Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Urological Association and the Washington Urological Society. He was co-founder of the Needy Sick Fund, which helps patients experiencing financial burdens after a major illness or injury. He retired in 1987.

Dr. Jarman was a member of the Chevy Chase Club, the Metropolitan Club, the Alfalfa Club and the Alibi Club.

His wife, Margaret Brandon Jarman, died in 1976. A son, Capt. William Dabney Jarman, died in 1969.

Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Gantner of Pasadena, Calif., and Wiley Grosvenor of Hume; four grandsons; and one great-granddaughter.