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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On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Annie Elizabeth Edelen (affectionately known as Snooks or Ann) departed this life and entered into a new life of eternal peace at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Annie was born July 27, 1934 in Charles County, Maryland to the late Mary Edna Miles and Arthur Mills. Annie married James Francis...
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Barbara Lee Gallegos, age 55, of Lexington Park, MD, entered into eternal rest on April 19, 2020. Barbara was born June 23rd 1964 in Ogden, Utah to John E and Martha Gallegos. She attended Clearfield High School and graduated with the class of 1982. As a young adult, she traveled out of Utah and...
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Thelma Althea Henson, age 85, departed this earthly life on April 21, 2020. She was born May 30, 1934 to the late Herbert and Grace Young, of Brandywine, MD. Thelma married William Thomas Henson in 1950, and the two remained together until his death in 2018. Three children were born to their union. Thelma’s...
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Michael B. Wilkinson, 57, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away on April 14, 2020, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Mike resided in Myrtle Beach for 4 years after growing up and raising his family in Waldorf, Md. He was born on July 18, 1962, and is the beloved father of...
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Rose Dolores Clement, age 79, a former longtime resident of Brandywine, MD and of LaPlata, MD, passed away on April 8, 2020 at Sagepoint Senior Living. Rose was born on January 13, 1941 in Washington, DC to George and Lillie (Reeves) Kendall. She was a devoted stay at home wife and mother. After raising...
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Shirley Mae Dorsey, 65, of Mechanicsville, MD departed this life on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD. She was born May 24, 1954 in Mechanicsville, MD. She was the loving daughter of the late William Braxton and Clara (Woodland) Braxton. Shirley married the love her life and best friend,...
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Christina Marie Maier, 30 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on March 19, 2020. She was born on September 14, 1989 in Washington, D.C. to Timothy Paul Cundiff of Mechanicsville, MD and Michelle Carpenter of Valley Lee, MD. A former student of Leonardtown High School, Christina worked as...
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Sandra Justine Paul, 71, of Great Mills, MD (formerly of Glasgow, KY) passed away April 15, 2020 at her home with her loving husband and son at her side. She was born on September 14, 1948 in Glasgow, KY to the late Herbert Junior Merideth and Betty Jean Vibbert Merideth. On August 7, 1970...
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Joseph F. Stine, Jr., 64 of Newburg, MD passed away on April 7, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Joe was born in LaPlata, MD on March 30, 1956 to the late Joseph and Lydia Stine. He is also predeceased by his brother-in-law Freddie Robertson and niece Shannon Murphy. He is survived...
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Betty Ann Penn, 76, of Cobb Island, Maryland passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Sagepoint Nursing Home. She was born December 17, 1943 to the late William Earl Penn and Ethel Clara Beyer. Betty was a lifelong resident of Southern Maryland, and was well-known and well-loved within her community. She enjoyed putting together...
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John Eugene Bibb, 92 of LaPlata, MD passed away on Saturday April 4, 2020. John was born on November 13, 1927 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to the late John and Marie Bibb. He is also predeceased by his loving wife Helen Bibb (nee Magill) of 35 years. He is survived by his sons, Don E....
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Carol Lee Halstead, 86, of Hollywood, MD died peacefully on March 27, 2020 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born on December 24, 1933 in Virginia Beach, VA to the late John Strange and May Lee Joynes Strange. On November 30, 1952, Carol married her beloved husband, Kenneth...
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Macy Ann Briscoe, 81, of Lexington Park, MD entered into eternal rest on March 26, 2020 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Center in Lexington Park, MD. She was born on August 17, 1938 in Leonardtown, MD to Roger Curtis and Annie Evangeline Hebb of Leonardtown, MD. Macy was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County....
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Florence Marie “Sis” Battenfield, 94, of Colton’s Point, MD passed away peacefully at the Hospice House of Charles County, on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Sis was born on December 7, 1925 in Baltimore, MD to the late Aloysius Hammond and Lillian (Nugent) Hammond. She met her best friend and forever love, Joseph R. Battenfield...
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Paul William Barton, 60, of Lusby, Maryland, passed away on March 21, 2020. Born September 6,1959 in North Carolina, he was the son of the late Charles Barton and the late Margaret Barton. Paul served as caretaker for his parents for the past ten years. Paul was preceded in death by his loving wife,...
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After 74 years of meaningful service on earth, Harold Vincent Evans was called by the Lord on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Harold was born in 1945 in Washington, DC – the second of eight children born to Andrew and Elizabeth Evans. After graduating from Phelps Architecture and Engineering High School in 1963, Harold went...
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Charles Butler “Bucky” Johnston, 95, of Tracy’s Landing passed away March 25, 2020. Born August 4, 1924 in Washington, D.C., one of eight children, to Charles W. and Virgie (Butler) Johnston. Bucky attended Eastern High School and left during his senior year to join the United States Army Air Corps during World War II....
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Alice Marguerite Sweeney, 89, of Chestertown passed away March 23, 2020 at her home. She was born January 13, 1931 in Leeland, MD in Prince George’s County to William Joshua and Amy Isabell (Simpson) Dean. Alice was raised in Upper Marlboro and attended public schools. She married Joseph M. Sweeney on July 10, 1954...
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Robert E. Berry (Bob) of Lusby, Maryland, 101, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020. He was preceded in death by his father Edward P. Berry and his mother Mary S. Sasse and brother Donald Berry and by his beloved wife Mildred in 1989. He is survived by Linda P. Matthew (Richard), cousin, of...
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Mary Ann Adkins, “MeMaw”,76, of Great Mills, MD formerly from California, MD passed away on March 13, 2020 surrounded by her loving family in Leonardtown, MD. She was born on June 6, 1943 in Great Mills, MD,and was the daughter of the late Evelyn Annamae Armsworthy and William I. Armsworthy. Mary was the loving...
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