Obituaries

Charles Randolph Thompson (Randy)

Charles Randolph Thompson (Randy)

Charles Randolph Thompson (Randy), born July 12, 1959 in Charles County, Maryland, departed unexpectedly on Monday December 3, 2018 @ 9:02 pm at his home. Randy leaves to cherish his wife of 37 years, Agnes Darlene Thompson; three sons, Charles Randy, Carl Maurice, and Roger Lee Thompson; three brothers, James Ernest (Cherry), John Hugh...
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Ernest Floyd Coombs, 59

Ernest Floyd Coombs, 59

Ernest Floyd Coombs, 59, of Loveville, Maryland, died on December 1, 2018 at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Fondly known as Ernie and Ernest T., he was born on August 5, 1959 in La Plata, Maryland to the late Mayme Elizabeth Collier Coombs and James Walter Coombs Sr. Ernie worked in the construction...
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Michael Charles Strotkamp, 72

Michael Charles Strotkamp, 72, of Waldorf, Maryland passed away on November 26, 2018. Born on March 23, 1946 in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of the late Hortney G. Embry Strotkamp and Frederick E. Strotkamp. Mr. Strotkamp served in the U. S. Army during Vietnam until he was Honorably Discharged in 1970. While...
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Barbara Ann Cain, 76

Barbara Ann Cain, 76

Barbara Ann Cain, 76, of Dunkirk passed away surrounded by family on Monday, November 26, 2018. Born in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1942 to Robert E. Tayman and Helen L. (DeWitt) Tayman Croutcher. She was raised in Prince George’s County and graduated from Frederick Sasscer High School. In 1970, she met and married...
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Larry Andrew Grierson, 65

Larry Andrew Grierson, 65, of Martinsburg, WV and formerly of Chesapeake Beach passed away December 4, 2018. He was born March 20, 1953 in Prince Frederick to Andrew Lawrence and Betty Ruth (Stallings) Grierson. Larry was raised in “The Beach” and attended Calvert County public schools. He joined the United States Army in 1971...
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Brian James Crayton, Jr

Brian James Crayton, Jr

Suddenly on Saturday, December 1, 2018, Brian James Crayton, Jr. departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Sunday, December 9, 2018 from 2:00pm until time of service 2:30pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601.
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Richard “Dickie” DeSales Murphy, 68

Richard “Dickie” DeSales Murphy, 68

Richard “Dickie” DeSales Murphy, 68, of LaPlata, MD, passed away on November 27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Dickie was born in LaPlata, Maryland, on February 24, 1950, to the late George “Henry” Murphy, Jr. and the late Cora “Madeline” Goldsmith Murphy. Dickie was the Lead Carpenter for G.H. Murphy Construction and Farmer for a...
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Kirk McJay Williams

Peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2018, Kirk McJay Williams departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Liberty Baptist Church 527 Kentucky Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003. Interment will follow at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
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Peter Paul Mozick, 97

Peter Paul Mozick, 97

Peter Paul Mozick 97 of Leonardtown MD passed away at St. Mary’s Nursing Center on November 29, 2018. He was born on June 10, 1921 in Phillips Wisconsin the son of the late Frank & Anna Mozick. The family relocated to Delaware where he graduated from Harrington High School. After graduation, Peter served several...
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David Floyd Graham, “Dave”, 81

David Floyd Graham, “Dave”, 81, of Mechanicsville, MD formerly from Glen Burnie, MD passed away in Leonardtown, MD on November 27, 2018. Born on July 1, 1937 in Allegheny County, PA, he was the son of the late Opal May Conrad Graham and Floyd Fleming Graham. Dave was the loving husband of Barbara Dicus...
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Nelson Garman Martin, 54

Nelson Garman Martin, 54 of Mechanicsville, MD formerly of Lancaster, PA passed away on November 25, 2018 in Cheverly, MD. Born on September 6, 1964 in Ephrata, PA he was the son of late Erma W. Garman Martin and Mahlon S. Martin of Manheim, PA. Nelson was the loving husband of Greta J. Sensenig...
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William Edward Dixon, Jr., “Bill”, 96

William Edward Dixon, Jr., “Bill”, 96

William Edward Dixon, Jr., “Bill”, 96 of California, MD formerly of Great Mills, MD passed away on November 24, 2018 in Prince Frederick, MD. Born on August 28, 1922 in Great Mills, MD he was the son of the late Johanna Feldman Dixon and William Edward Dixon. Bill was the loving husband of the...
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Hilda Elizabeth Stillwell, 95

Hilda Elizabeth Stillwell, 95

Hilda Elizabeth Stillwell, 95, of Leonardtown, MD formerly of Stafford, VA passed away on November 24, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on May 12, 1923 in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late Carrie Mae Lamp Garner and William Raymond Garner. Hilda was the loving wife of the late Samuel R. Stillwell...
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CAPT Zachary “Bo” Adolphus Henry, Jr., 63

CAPT Zachary “Bo” Adolphus Henry, Jr., 63

CAPT Zachary “Bo” Adolphus Henry, Jr., 63, lifted off for his last flight into the heavens when he died peacefully at his home in Leonardtown, Maryland, on November 23, 2018, after a long battle with myelodysplastic syndrome. A retired Captain of the United States Navy, he held two commands over the course of his...
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Linda Davis Reno

Linda Davis Reno

Linda Davis Reno was born in Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County on March 20, 1946. She was one of those rare people who loved her community and was involved in everything. Reno was a retired Federal Government employee serving as the Executive Director, Office of Post Secondary Education, Department of Education in Washington, D. C....
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Helen Elizabeth McGurk, 76

Helen Elizabeth McGurk, 76

Helen Elizabeth McGurk, 76 of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on November 18, 2018 at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. Helen was born to the late Raymond Johnston and the late Elizabeth Kelly on July 1, 1942 in Diamondville, PA. Helen was a homemaker. Helen babysit for many kids from the time her own...
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Joyce N. Ballou, 79

Joyce N. Ballou, 79

Joyce N. Ballou, 79, resident of WPB, Florida, passed away on November 18, 2018 at the home of her daughter in California, Maryland. She was born and raised in the Washington, DC area before moving to West Palm in 1979. She was an extremely skilled legal secretary. In 1981, she began working at St....
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Theresa Marie Seeger, 86

Theresa Marie Seeger, 86

Theresa Marie Seeger, 86 of Prince Frederick, MD died on November 24, 2018 at the Calvert Hospice House in Prince Frederick, MD. Theresa was born to the late Frank Piccione and the late Dorothy Lumia in Buffalo, NY on October 4, 1932. Theresa worked as a secretary for the P.G. Board of Education prior...
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Mary Katherine Murphy -O’Neill, 87

Mary Katherine Murphy -O’Neill, 87

Mary Katherine Murphy -O’Neill, age 87 resident of Hughesville Maryland passed away on November 24, 2018 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. Wife of Ralph Harrison (Jim) Murphy (deceased) and Thomas T. O’Neill. In traditional Irish manner Mary had a large family, both growing up, and of her own. Mary was the mother of Shane, (Patricia)...
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Edward Russell Mullican, Sr., 78

Edward Russell Mullican, Sr., 78

Edward Russell Mullican, Sr., 78 of Hughesville, MD, passed away on November 24, 2018 at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. Russell was born to the late Spencer Mullican and the late Cora Wentz on April 22, 1940 in Suitland, MD. Russell worked as a Grocery Manager at Giant Food for 34 years prior...
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Catherine Violetta Shegogue (Kitty), 82

Catherine Violetta Shegogue (Kitty), 82

Catherine Violetta Shegogue (Kitty), 82, of Summerfield, FL, passed away on Friday November 16, 2018 in Waldorf, MD surrounded by family. Catherine was born in Washington D.C. at Sibly Hospital to William and Violetta Carr on February 2, 1936. She was married to Thomas J. Shegogue. She worked at Navy Federal Credit Union for...
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Robert David Maloney, 81

Robert David Maloney, 81

Robert David Maloney, 81, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on November 16, 2018 in Baltimore, MD. Robert was born in Lost Creek, Pennsylvania, on December 21, 1936 to the late James Maloney and the late Catherine McCauley Maloney. Robert proudly served his country in the US Army and was a Police Officer with the...
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Robert David “Dave” Myers, 88

Robert David “Dave” Myers, 88

Robert David “Dave” Myers, 88., of Waldorf, MD, passed away on November 23, 2018. Dave was born on July 23, 1930, in Cheltenham, MD. He was the son of the late Cecil Gideon Myers and Lilly Catherine (Ellis) Myers. Dave is preceded in death by his sisters Carolyn Myers and Jean Myers. Dave is...
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Doris V. Wilkerson

Doris V. Wilkerson

Peacefully on Thursday, November 27, 2018 Doris V. Wilkerson went home to be with the lord in Waldorf, MD. Family and friends will gather on December 10, 2018 for visitation from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. at New Macedonia Baptist Church, 4115 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 20019. Interment will...
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Thomas Marvin Burroughs, “Pop” 71

Thomas Marvin Burroughs, “Pop” 71

Thomas Marvin Burroughs, “Pop” 71 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on November 23, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on August 11, 1947 in Leonardtown, MD and was the son of the late Clara Thompson Burroughs and George Burroughs. Pop is survived by his children Melissa Anne Burroughs Alvey of Mechanicsville, MD, Andrea...
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