“Traveling the road of life creates many memories…memories that lives forever in the minds and hearts of those whose lives were touched during the journey and when the journey on earth is completed, we find peace in the belief that a new and better journey begins.” Mr. Emanuel Gipson and his twin brother, Nathaniel,...
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John Clement Guy, Sr. “Jackie”,85, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on May 25, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 27, 1935 in Clements, MD, and was the son of the late Genevieve Johnson Guy and Norman A. Guy, Sr. Jackie was the loving husband of Margaret...
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Life Member Jackie Guy. Jackie passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. John C. “Jackie” Guy, Sr. joined the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department on April 7, 1951. He held the office of Assistant Chief from 1961 to...
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Naval District Washington Fire Department and NAS Patuxent River – It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely loss of our brother, Inspector Walter Taylor. Walter began his career with Naval District Washington, as a Firefighter at the NAS Patuxent River Battalion, in the year 2000. Walter promoted to a Fire Inspector...
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Judith ‘Judy’ Dean, 79, of Huntingtown, MD passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family, on May 18, 2020. Born to Harry and Floda Alt in Smoke Hole, WV on December 21, 1940, she was the youngest of 8 with 5 sisters and 2...
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Michael Leonard Closner, 77 of Park Hall, MD passed away on May 16, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 8, 1942 in Eugene, OR to the late Leonard David Closner and Doris Louise Weaver. Michael married the love of his life, Marna Gayl Closner on March...
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Marshall Sheridan Fenwick, 70, of Lexington Park, MD went home on Monday, May 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born on October 25, 1949 in Park Hall, MD. He was the son of the late Louis Marshall Fenwick and the late Queenie Jeanette Fenwick. He was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County....
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James Carroll Farrell of Chaptico, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, May 12 surrounded by his family. Jamie was born Sunday, March 16 in Oakley, Maryland and was a lifetime resident of St. Mary’s County. He is preceded in death by his parents Benjamin Thomas Farrell and Blanche Elizabeth (Graves) Farrell, his mother Mary Elizabeth...
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Harold Nathaniel Owens, “Shorty”,83, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on May 12, 2020 in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on June 9, 1936 and was the loving son of the late Mary Lillian Pillsbury Owens and George William Owens. Shorty was the loving husband of Bernice Owens of Mechanicsville, MD whom he married in...
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Mary Clare Gibson Gibb (“Mom”, “The Mother”, “Gram”, “Big Clare”, “Aunt Clare”, “friend”) was born Oct. 13, 1935 to Catherine and William Gibson. On May 15, 2020 after a brief fight with COVID-19, she joined her two brothers and four sisters, as well as countless other relatives in Heaven. Before she passed, she saw...
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Timothy Oscar McKimmie, 73, of Huntingtown passed away May 18, 2020. Timothy was born on December 26, 1946 in Washington, D.C. to Elmer G. McKimmie and Lucille G. Gentzler. He attended public schools in Prince George’s County, graduated class of 1964 from Northwestern High School in Adelphi, and attended the University of Maryland for...
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Mary Louise Faunce, 91, formerly of Leonardtown, Maryland died at Asbury Solomons, in Solomons, MD. Louise was born on January 15, 1929 in Middletown, Virginia. She married the love of her life, Charles R. Faunce, in November 1959. They spent 49 wonderful years together, until his death in March 2009. Private memorial service and...
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Barbara, a resident of Ft. Washington, MD, passed away at Calvert Hospice on May 19, 2020. Barbara was born and raised in New York City, NY, the only child of Daniel F. and Mabel A. Lee. She attended Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York for 2 years before transferring to Trinity College in Washington,...
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John Thomas Barolet, 67 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on May 14, 2020, at his residence. He was born on June 17, 1952, in Leonardtown, MD, to the late John A. Barolet and Margaret (Barron) Barolet. John grew up in St. Mary’s County where he attended St. Mary’s Ryken High School and St. Mary’s...
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Mary Genevieve Bailey, 89, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on May 16, 2020, at her residence with her family at her side. She was born on September 17, 1930 in Baltimore, MD, to the late Lawrence H. McKim and Mary E. O’Brien. Mary travelled the world as a civilian nurse with the Army. On...
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Anthony Steven DiMichele Sr. (Big T, Coach Tony, Tony) passed away on Sunday, May 10th, 2020 unexpectedly at his home in Hughesville, MD after a long fought battle with heart disease. He was born on August 25, 1957 in Washington, DC to Albert Christopher DiMichele and Diane Patricia (Tayman) DiMichele. As a native to...
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Bobby Donald Boutwell, Jr., 55 of Dameron, MD passed away suddenly on May 14, 2020 on his property. Bobby was born on November 6, 1964 in Cheverly, MD to the late Bobbie Donell Boutwell and Diane Cecil. On March 21, 1997, Bobby married the love of his life, Christine Mae Atwell in Brandywine, MD....
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Tina Lea (Stewart) Braziel, 50, of Brandywine, MD departed this life unexpectedly on Monday, May 11, 2020. She was born on January 12, 1970 in Eden, North Carolina to the late Milton Ray Stewart and Teresa Lee (Lester) Stewart. Tina met and fell in love with her best friend, husband and soulmate, Robert “Shane”...
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Carol Alethea Mason, 71, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on May 17, 2020 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born on March 5, 1949 in Baltimore, MD to the late Vernon Harris and Frances Armstrong. On September 16, 1996 she married her husband, James Sidney Mason, Jr. Together...
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Richard Allen (“Dick”) Haas, 84, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, passed to eternal life on May 17, 2020. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ruth Haas and his sister, Barbara Jones. He is survived by a large and loving family, who will miss him dearly. His very heartbeat,...
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Matthew Leo Wade (Mack), was born on January 27, 1953 in Hughesville, Maryland to Ambrose Leo and Mary Elizabeth Wade. He departed this life on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Fort Washington Health Center. Mack attended St. Mary’s Bryantown Catholic School and Thomas Stone High School. He later went on to work with Pepco...
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Marrion O. Ainerua was born on the morning of Thursday, February 24, 1977, at the University College Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria to Pastor Martins and Patience Ainerua. He started kindergarten at Aikhoje Elementary school and later attended Ibadan Polytechnic Primary School, Nigeria. He attended Abadina College Secondary School then Ambrose Ali University in Ekpoma,...
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The La Plata Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Past Fire Chief John Matthews, ID #1. Chief Matthews is a legend within our department and exemplified fire service leadership; the camaraderie he built and encouraged within the station is unsurpassable (those talks around the kitchen table, hanging out on the front...
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Veronica Marie (Combs) Johnson “Boots”,88, of Great Mills, MD passed away on April 24, 2020 in Lexington Park, MD. She was born on September 18, 1931 in Great Mills, MD to the late Martha Mary Combs, and Thomas Leonard Combs. Boots was the loving wife of the late Benjamin Perry Johnson, Sr., whom she...
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Marco Jerome Thomas, 57, of Washington, DC departed this life on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the Veterans Hospital in Washington, DC. He was born on October 14,1962 in Leonardtown, MD. He was the son of the late Mildred Ann Thomas-Spriggs and Robert Henry Chesley. Marco was the grandson of maternal grandparents John A....
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