Amelia Barbara Bump, 90, of Mechanicsville, MD (formerly of Bensalem, PA), passed away September 11, 2017 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was born January 3, 1927 in Pennsylvania to the late Nicholas Luke and Amelia Zaborski Luke. On February 2, 1946, Barbara married her beloved husband, Charles Bump. Together they...
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Winifred Eugenia Norris, age 99, of Tall Timbers, MD died Saturday, September 9, 2017at Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 16, 1918 in Scotland, MD on the family tobacco farm to the late Joseph Neal Norris and Eva Sadela Mayor Norris. She grew...
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Margaret Anne Fraser, 73, of Hughesville, MD passed away at John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD on September 13, 2017 with her family at her side. Margaret was born to the late Stanley Lee and Margaret Eleanor Cross on April 3, 1944 in La Plata, MD. Margaret was a Secretary for the...
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Agnes Elizabeth Knott, 92, of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed away on September 12, 2017 in Callaway, Maryland. She was surrounded by her beloved family. Agnes was born on November 27, 1924 in Charles County, Maryland to the late Joseph Dudley “Bunk” Cole and the late Alice Campbell Cole. Agnes was a very hard worker and...
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Peacefully on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Harry M. Whitehead went home to be with the Lord. Family and friends will unite on Friday, September 22, 2017 at from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at 2:00 p.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Inurnment will be held at Cheltenham...
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Peacefully on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, Antonio Darrell Jackson departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Le Detroit Baptist Church 5306 Indian Head Highway, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Interment will follow at Heritage Memorial Cemetery, Waldorf, MD.
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Robin Adams departed this earthly life on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Family and friends will unite for visitation on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Funeral services to be held on Friday, September 22, 2017 from 10:00 am until time...
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Peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2017 David Dove passed away in Clinton, Maryland. Funeral arrangements are private.
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On Friday, September 15th, 2017 at approximately 1:45 p.m. SIA Towing of Lanham MD, attempted to repossess a vehicle. SIA towing received repossession paperwork. Tow truck driver Toby was dispatched to the Hobby Lobby parking lot, after GPS tracking had located the vehicle. Toby located the Lexus in the parking lot, and lifted the...
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On Friday, September 15, 2017, at approximately 8:00 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on southbound Route 301 (Crain Highway) north of Smallwood Drive in Waldorf. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack requested...
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In a perfect world, every state would support local jurisdictions in providing pretrial assessments that help courts make better decisions and maximizing release with minimal intrusion (which is both the legal standard and best practice). In the real world, however, creative local officials sometimes have to take matters into their own hands. That’s what...
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Charles County Government is partnering with the Alice Ferguson Foundation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the fourth annual trash clean-up day at Mallows Bay Park (1440 Wilson Landing Road, Nanjemoy) on Saturday, Oct. 7 from noon to 6 p.m. (rain date: Sunday, Oct. 8). Volunteers can walk the shoreline of Mallows Bay...
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Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place September 15- 22, 2017 between the hours of 08:00 AM – 10:00AM. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land safely...
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Maurice “Moe” Tremblay was called to eternal rest on Friday, September 8, 2017. He spent his final days comfortably at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Harwood, MD. He was born in West Warwick, RI on October 2, 1945. He was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Chouinard) Tremblay. He is survived by...
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Margaret D. Hall of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Born on September 21, 1927 to the late Arthur Duley and Irene Downing in Nottingham, MD. Margaret is also predeceased by her husband, Francis M. Hall, Jr., daughter, Margaret Lynn Hall, brothers, John R. Duley (Joyce), and Robert A. Duley (Christina)....
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Donald Eckhart Price, 94, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Burnett Calvert Hospice House in Prince Frederick, MD, after a short illness. Born in Adams City, CO on July 29, 1923, he was the son of the late George and Matilda Rae (Eckhart) Price. Donald enlisted...
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Alice Neenah Gilmer, 74, of LaPlata, MD passed away on September 7, 2017 at the Hospice House of Charles County in Waldorf, MD. Neenah was born on December 9, 1942 in Jacksonville, FL to the late Richard Tidwell and the late Juanita Hicks Tidwell. She is survived by her loving husband, Frank Gilmer; daughters,...
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Barry Clinton McFarland, 65, of Huntingtown passed away September 9, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born May 28, 1952 in Bluefield, WV to Robert and Meldora (Hyder) McFarland. Barry was raised in Maryland and the DC suburbs, graduating from Potomac High School. He then attended the University of Maryland...
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Bill Payne, 88 years young, of Friendship, MD passed away in the morning hours of September 12, 2017. He lived a long life full of love, family, hard work and great memories. Bill’s story starts in Memphis, TN on November 11, 1928. He was the eldest child of Henry and Clara Belle Payne. He...
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Norman Hamilton Rea, III, “Norm”, 63, of St. Leonard, MD passed away on September 8, 2017 in Prince Frederick, MD. He was born on January 19th, 1954 in Pittsburgh, PA to Norman and Barbara Rea. Norm was raised in Pittsburgh, and graduated from Shaler Area High School in 1972 where he met his wife,...
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Laura Evelyn Lorraine (Hopkins) Swindell, 80, of North Beach passed away September 11, 2017, surrounded by family. She was born June 22, 1937 in Beltsville to James Albert and Laura Evelyn (Ridgeway) Hopkins. Evelyn was raised in Bowie and graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1956. She married William Swindell on June 22, 1957....
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Joseph Francis “Joe” Brown, 76, of Chesapeake Beach passed away September 7, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 19, 1941 in Washington, D.C. to Paul Hillman Sr. and Eleanor (O’Donnoghue) Brown. Joe joined the United States Navy in 1958 and was honorably discharged in 1961. Joe married Dorothy Lee “Dottie” Kijewski on...
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Joye W. Berry, age 72 of Waldorf, Maryland, died September 10, 2017. Joye was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In her earlier years, she worked for METRO as a safety inspector. She loved cooking, gardening, camping, going to Myrtle Beach, and taking care of her dog, Nickie. She was the daughter...
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Barbara Lee Richmond Knuckles, 86 of La Plata, Maryland, died September 10, 2017. Barbara was a good homemaker and was of the Methodist faith. In her early years, she worked for 17 years with Woodward & Lothrup Store. She was a member of the Sisters of Heart (breast cancer) and she loved doing crafts....
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Robert (Bob) Michael Fox, 73, of Lexington Park, MD formerly from Huntingtown, MD passed away on September 12, 2017 at his residence. Born on September 19, 1943, he was the son of the late Nettie Elizabeth Fox and William Woodrow Fox. Bob is survived by his wife JoAnn Elizabeth Fox, whom he married on...
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