Obituaries

Charlie Lawhorn, Jr.

Charlie Lawhorn, Jr.

Charlie Lawhorn, Jr. departed this earthly life on Friday, January 11, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Monday, January 28, 2019 from 10:30am until time of service at 11:30am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment immediately following at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD.
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Thomas H. Trudeau, 60

Thomas H. Trudeau, 60

Thomas H. Trudeau, 60, of Huntingtown, MD passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2019. Tom was born on June 22, 1958, to Eugene and Marie Trudeau in Morocco, Africa. Tom will be remembered as a loving and kind husband, son, brother, uncle and friend. Tom received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management...
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Catherine Lee “Bonnie” Howery, 77

Catherine Lee “Bonnie” Howery, 77

Catherine Lee “Bonnie” Howery, 77, of Lusby, MD passed away on January 10, 2019 in Coltons Point, MD. Born February 9, 1941 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Emitt Van Pelt and Catherine Ann (Greaner) Van Pelt. Bonnie was a loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. Her greatest joy was...
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Nancy Campbell Davis, 72

Nancy Campbell Davis, 72

Nancy Campbell Davis, 72, of Prince Frederick passed away January 7, 2019. She was born September 8, 1946 in Washington, DC to John Andrew and Pauline (Brown) Noftsinger. Nancy was raised in DC and has lived in Calvert County for the past 15 years. She was employed as a hairdresser, working in various salons....
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Cheryl Lynn Reid, 70

Cheryl Lynn Reid, 70

Cheryl Lynn Reid, 70, of Arnold, MD passed away December 30, 2018. She was born September 30, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY to Chester Louis and Norma (Schenker) Curlings. Cheryl was raised in Palmer Park, MD. She was employed as a restaurant manager at Schwartz Family Restaurant before going to work as a movie theater...
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Richard Willard “Rich” Dawson, 40

Richard Willard “Rich” Dawson, 40, of Lexington Park, MD passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at his home following a severe gunshot wound to his left thigh. He was born on May 11, 1978 in Urbana-Champaign, IL to David W. and Mary Cramer Dawson of Wappingers Falls, NY. Rich graduated from Stony Brook University...
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Michael Paul Quinn

Michael Paul Quinn passed away after a short illness on January 12, 2019. He was a brave, courageous, and giving man to the end. He was born on March 13, 1969 in Derry, Northern Ireland to Michael and Anne Quinn. He is survived by his parents Anne (McConnell) and Mike Quinn, brother, Terry Quinn...
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Edith M. Tennant

Peacefully on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Edith M. Tennant went home to be with her lord. Family and friends will gather for memorial service on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601.
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Willie J. Hamilton, Jr.

Peacefully on Thursday, January 10, 2019 Willie J. Hamilton, Jr. departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. at First National Baptist Church, 5400 D Street SE, Washington, DC 20019. Interment will be private.
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George Leonard Farr, 67

George Leonard Farr, 67, of Avenue, MD passed away on January 13, 2019 in Callaway, MD. He was born on February 2, 1951 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Marthaleine Ruth Farr and James Samuel Farr. George was the loving husband of Carole Ann Farr whom he married in Holy Angels Catholic Church Avenue,...
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Elizabeth Louise Wynfield, “Liz”, 71

Elizabeth Louise Wynfield, “Liz”, 71

Elizabeth Louise Wynfield, “Liz”, 71 of Chaptico, MD passed away on January 5, 2019 in LaPlata, MD. Born on December 22, 1947 in Cleveland Heights, OH she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Ferguson Hood and Charles Harold Johnson. Liz was the loving wife of the late Joseph John Moraski whom she married...
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Mary Mathilda Mason “Tillie”

Mary Mathilda Mason “Tillie”

On January 7, 2019 Mary Mathilda Mason (aka “Tillie”), the second child of the late Alvin and Lessie Proctor. She was born on October 5, 1926 in Newburg, Charles County, Maryland. She is survived by loving Sisters: Loris Wilson, Bernadette Swann and Doris Proctor and loving Brother: Abraham Proctor. She was preceded by death,...
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Thelma Mae Costa, 73

Thelma Mae Costa, 73

Thelma Mae Costa, age 73 of Mechanicsville, Maryland died January 7, 2019 at her residence. Thelma was a homemaker and a member of St. Dominics in Washington, DC. She loved her kids/grands/great-grands the most. She also loved cooking and holiday decorating. Christmas was her favorite holiday and Spring was her favorite season with Easter...
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Alice Theodora “Teddy” Grey Wagner, 92

Alice Theodora “Teddy” Grey Wagner, 92

Alice Theodora “Teddy” Grey Wagner, 92., Passed away on January 8, 2019 at the age of 92. Born on August 13, 1926 in Washington, DC, Teddy was the daughter of Irving M. and Alice Ellen (Biddle) Grey, who were both raised in St. John’s Orphanage in Washington, DC. The youngest of five children, she...
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Effie Mae Johnson, 69

Effie Mae Johnson, 69

Effie Mae Johnson, age 69 of North Beach, Maryland, died on January 7, 2019 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, Maryland 20714. Effie worked in the Communications Department of Calvert Memorial Hospital for 20 plus years and a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Piney Parish in Waldorf, Maryland. She was also a...
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David Daniel Parady, 60

David Daniel Parady, 60

David Daniel Parady, age 60 of Waldorf, Maryland died January 8, 2019 at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland. David was a self-employed Auto Mechanic. He loved his grand kids and his dogs, working in his yard, and being at home with family. He was the son of Vincent Lee Clark and Wanda...
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Joan Lyon Higgs, 80

Joan Lyon Higgs, 80

Joan Lyon Higgs, 80 of Port Tobacco, Maryland, died January 9, 2019. Joan worked for the F.B.I., Southern Maryland Oil, was an owner and secreatary for 30 years at La Plata Tire Center, and at County First Bank Operation Department for 12 years. She was the daughter of John M. Lyon and Alice Louise...
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James K. Schindler, 70

James K. Schindler, 70

James K. Schindler, 70, of Lancaster, VA passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 7, 1948 to Edward W. Schindler and Mary Aud Schindler in Leonardtown, Maryland. James was born and raised in Hollywood, Maryland and moved...
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Anita Jean Draper, 90

Anita Jean Draper, 90, of Hollywood, MD passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital with her loving family at her side. She was born on April 24, 1928 in Miami, Florida to the late Elmer Leary and Nina May Gardinier Williams. Anita earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music...
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Lena Patsy Grigsby

Lena Patsy Grigsby

Lena Patsy Grigsby of LaPlata, MD passed away on January 4th, 2019 at the Washington Hospital Center. Born in Philadelphia PA on July 23, 1933, survived by her husband of 66 years, Orban Ralph Grigsby as well as her nine children, Orban R. Grigsby, Jr., Concetta P. Turner, Anna M. Lyons, Martin F. Grigsby,...
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Walter David Staley

At age 90, Walter David Staley, who grew up in Chicago, IL slipped the surly bonds of earth on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Growing up in Chicago, he parked cars in a garage managed by his father. After high school, he became a Sargent with the Air Force Military Police and once appeared on...
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Lawrence E Palmer, Jr

Lawrence E Palmer, Jr

Lawrence E Palmer, Jr, of Waldorf, Md passed away on Sunday, January, 6, 2019. Larry was born on March 31, 1957. He attended Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Md, after which he entered the Military (US Army) and served from 1975 thru 1981 as a Radio Teletype Communications Specialist. Through his illness he fought...
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Alice Virginia Guy, “Ginnie”, 94

Alice Virginia Guy, “Ginnie”, 94

Alice Virginia Guy, “Ginnie”, 94, of Bushwood, MD formerly of Clements, MD passed away on January 8, 2019 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on July 9, 1924 in Clements, MD she was the loving daughter of the late Nellie and Lewis Guy. Ginnie is survived by her sister, Elsye Woodburn of Bushwood, MD. She is...
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Priscilla Mae Statesman, 85

Priscilla Mae Statesman, 85

Priscilla Mae Statesman, 85, of Valley Lee, MD passed away on January 1, 2019 at her home. Born on December 23, 1933 in Medley’s Neck, MD she was the daughter of the late Mattie Mae Mason Swailes and Peter Swailes. Priscilla was the loving wife of the late Warren Alexander Statesman, Sr. whom she...
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Joseph Adrian Woodland, 77

Joseph Adrian Woodland, 77

Joseph Adrian Woodland, 77 of Mechanicsville, MD, entered into eternal rest on January 5, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, January 12, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at Immaculate Conception Church, 28297 Old Village Road, Mechanicsville, MD. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial...
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