The Ridge Volunteer Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Life Member Joseph “JP” Ridgell. JP started with the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department on April 4, 1968 to May 5, 1986. He returned on February 2, 2007 and continued his service in the Department. During his first 18 years, he was a very...
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Michael Sheldon Cahall, 62, of Lexington Park, MD, formerly of Annapolis, MD, passed away on November 18, 2021 in Koh Samui, Thailand. He was born on Christmas Eve, 1958 to the late Richard Sewell Cahall and Mary Lorna Borsodi Cahall at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. He grew up in Beltsville...
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The funeral service for Chief Michael Cahall will be held at the Bay District Fire Department (BDVFD) on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.; the family will be receiving guests from 12:00 p.m., to 1:00 p.m. A funeral procession to Charles Memorial Gardens, in Leonardtown, will follow for the committal and burial. Following...
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Gregory Alan Dean, 57, of Kensington, MD died suddenly after a very brief illness on November 4, 2021. Greg was born on December 7, 1963, in Leonardtown, MD, to Franklin Wilson (Frank) Dean and Mary Gertrude (Hayden) Dean, both deceased. He grew up as part of a loving family in Hollywood, MD. He is...
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Glenda Sue King, 72, passed away at UM Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland on November 16, 2021. She was born in Pensacola, Florida to James Randolph Harris and Evelyn Christal Cotton on December 16, 1948. She graduated from school at Ballou High School and she went to work many different jobs...
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Dr. Susan Candace “Candy” Guyther, 71, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on November 18, 2021 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD with her brother David and sisters Betsy and Mary Jo at her side. Candy was born on December 6, 1949 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Oliver Robert Guyther and Elizabeth...
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Rebecca “Becky” Estelle Hallman, 73, of Waldorf Maryland, passed away on November 14, 2021 in the Hospice House of Hospice of Charles County with her loving family by her side. She was born on January 23, 1948 to James Elmer Richards, Sr. and Bernice Estelle Richards “DeMarr”. She was one (1) of seven (7)...
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David Raymond “Dave” Hicks Sr., 84, died peacefully at Hospice House in Callaway, MD surrounded by his loving family on November 13, 2021. He was born on October 31, 1937 in Staten Island, New York. He was the oldest of five children of the late Raymond and Dorothy Van Vechten Hicks. Dave entered the...
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AD1 Raymond Anthony Galgano, USN, (Ret,) 64, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully on November 14, 2021 at his home. Raymond was born on July 12, 1957 in Huntington, NY to the late Daniel Anton Galgano and Victoria Marie Henle Galgano. He graduated in 1976 from Miramar High School in Miramar, FL. In 1983...
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Mary Louise Wathen, 62 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on November 11, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown. Mary was born on June 24, 1959 in Leonardtown, MD to John William Vallandingham and Hilda Lucille Morgan Vallandingham. Mary was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, MD. She was blessed to be able...
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Kyle Steven Kidwell, 28, of St. Leonard, MD, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, November 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his devoted family. He was born on September 12, 1993 in Clinton, MD and was the loving son of Debra (Richards) Hale and William Leonard Kidwell, Jr.,...
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On Tuesday, November 16th 2021, Barbara Belinda Grooms, 62, of Hughesville, Maryland peacefully went home to join her loved ones in Heaven. She was born in Washington D.C. on April 2, 1959 to William Elias Habib and Evelyn Helene Habib Abou-Kassim. She was one (1) of four (4) daughters. After Barbara graduated from Potomac...
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Mary Evelyn Goldsborough, “Memom”, “Aunt Mini Muffin”, “Maude”, 89, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on November 13, 2021 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on May 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Violet Norris and the late John Walter Norris. She was the loving wife of the late James M. Goldsborough, whom she...
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Joseph “Cecil” Dorsey, 84, of Charlotte Hall, MD, passed away on November 15, 2021 in Silver Spring, MD. Born on May 27, 1937 in Dentsville, MD, he was the son of the late Carrie Hicks Dorsey and the late Rubin Dorsey. Cecil was the loving husband of Mary Ellen Dorsey, whom he married on...
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Francis Leonard “L.T.” Tippett, 77, of Hollywood, MD passed away on November 14, 2021 in Hollywood, MD. He was born on October 6, 1944 in Leonardtown, MD, and he was the son of the late Catherine Pilkerton Tippett and Webster Tippett. L.T. was the loving husband of the late Theresa Morgan Tippett, whom he...
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Michelle Dorine Pilkerton, “Shelly”, 50, of California, MD, passed away on November 10, 2021 in Leonardtown, MD. Shelly was born on May 10, 1971 in Leonardtown, MD to Joseph and Lequita Pilkerton. She is survived by her one true love Ricky Pierotti, her three furry friends Bella, Shadow, and Muffin, her mom and dad...
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Carole Ann Johnson, 78, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. She was born on October 30, 1943 in Washington, DC to the late James Walter Waters and Helen Inez (Jameson) Waters. Carole Ann met the love of her life, Richard Johnson and...
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Betty Evelyn Hurst Page, 94, went home to be with the Lord on November 9, 2021. Betty was born on May 11, 1927 in Asheville, NC. Having lost both parents, (Lattie Ellis Hurst and Katherine Regina (Watson) Hurst, she was raised by her Aunt Ethel Hurst Massey, Aunt Emily Laurelda and Uncle Jack Edward...
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George Raley “Buster” Payne Sr., 84 of Mathias, WV (formerly of Leonardtown, MD) passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021 with his family at his side. He was born on September 2, 1937 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Joseph Johnson Payne Sr. and Genevieve Beatrice Raley Payne. Buster was born and raised in...
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John Martin Bell, 91, of Bushwood, MD passed away peacefully on November 4, 2021 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s. John was born in Leesburg, VA on February 16, 1930 to the late John B. Bell and Myrtle Irene Gallahan. In addition to his parents, John is preceded in death by his brothers, Roland...
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Barbara Lee (nee Hammett) Marino, 70, of Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on November 2nd, 2021. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, she was born on June 25, 1951 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Joseph Robert “Peter Rabbit” Hammett and Mary Helena “Lena” Hammett. Barbara...
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Yvonne Marie Joy, 72 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on November 8, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Yvonne was born on February 15, 1949 in Limerick, Maine, to the late Lena Keaten Smith and Elias Smith, Sr. Yvonne moved from Woodbridge, VA in 1999 to St. Mary’s County,...
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Richard Earl “Rich” “Dick” Long, 74, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on November 4, 2021 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown. Richard was born on November 11, 1946 in Saugus, MA to the late Earl Truman Long and Dorothy Mae Bursiel Long. Richard graduated from Saugus High School in 1965. He honorably served...
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Sandra Lynn Windsor, 55, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully at her son’s home on Saturday, October 30, 2021. She was born on October 9, 1966, in Cheverly, MD to the late Marvin Columbus Farrell and Mary Josephine (Gray) Farrell. Sandy met the love of her life while she was a student at Gwynn...
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Trina Marie Grantham, 59, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 4, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at UM Charles Regional Medical Center, LaPlata, MD. She was born on February 16, 1962 in Washington, DC to the late Grover Jackson Deese and Geraldine Bertha (Coppage) Deese. Trina was a strong, independent...
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