Peacefully on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Kenneth Maxie Brown departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Monday, April 30, 2018 from 11:00am until time of service 12:00pm at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will be private.
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Cecelia Elizabeth “Betty” Thomas, 87, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Hospice House of St. Mary’s, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 13, 1930 in Hollywood, MD to the late James Shorts and Mary Stevens. Betty was a lifelong resident of Southern Maryland and enjoyed...
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H.G. Hatcher, 83, died at home April 11, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. H.G. was born Feb. 2, 1935 in Floyd, Virginia. He married Marie Tolbert December 22, 1955, and they moved to Huntingtown, Maryland in 1956. They ran family-owned businesses in Calvert County including the Texaco gas station in Barstow, and Hatcher...
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Oliver Franklin “Frankie” Bowen, 68, of Lusby, Maryland passed away at his home on April 12, 2018 surrounded by family and friends. Born on June 22, 1949 in Huntingtown Maryland, he was the son of William Hamilton “Billy” Bowen, Sr. and Irvine Catterton Bowen. Born and raised on White Oak Farm, he carried his...
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Peter John “Pete” Facchina, 57, of Lusby, MD, and formerly of Hyattsville, MD, passed away on April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Born March 9, 1961 in Cheverly, MD, he was the son of Joan (Kruger) Facchina and Charles B. Facchina, Jr. Pete graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School in 1979 and moved to...
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Selma Elizabeth Doctrow, age 76 of Nanjemoy, Maryland, died April 11, 2018 at her residence. Selma was a Meeting Planner for 25 years with the Earnst & Young Accounting Firm and was of the Baptist faith. She liked going to movies and traveling. She loved spending time with grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also...
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Harold Dee Herron, age 89 of Waldorf, Maryland, died April 10, 2018 at his residence. He was born June 30, 1928 in Arkansas and raised in Oklahoma. He was the son of Theodore M. Herron and Marcie E. Johnson. Harold was a retired U.S. Army Sgt. Major as well as Verizon Communications. He was...
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Myrtle McCoy Taylor passed away on April 9, 2018 at Sagepoint Nursing Home in La Plata, Maryland. She was born in Weeksbury, Kentucky on December 16, 1919 (98 years old) to Finnie Harrison Mc Coy and Nora Johnson Mc Coy. Myrtle was the second oldest of 9 siblings (six sisters and two brothers). Myrtle...
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Faith Grace Campbell, 75, of Great Mills, MD, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with her loving family at her side. She was born September 11, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to the late John Garish and Mary Fenning Garish. On May 27, 1967, Faith married her beloved husband, William...
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Marvin Columbus Farrell, 82, of Brandywine, Maryland passed away on April 11, 2018. Born in Croom, Maryland on March 3, 1936 he was the son of the late Charles Farrell and the late Elanor Boswell Farrell. Marvin is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary J. Farrell, his sons, Robert Farrell (Cheryl), Keith...
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John James Kilroy, III, 39 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on April 4, 2018 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. John was born in Washington, DC on July 18, 1978 to John James Kilroy, Jr. and Debra Jean Hamilton Smith. John was a member of Southern Maryland Mustangs, Blue Oval Gang...
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Dr. Arthur Lee Poffenbarger, 84, of Charlotte Hall, MD, formerly of Charleston, WV, passed away surrounded by his family on Easer Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Lorien Healthcare in Mt. Airy, MD. Bill was born August 9, 1933, the son of Leonard Franklin and Virginia Jarrett Poffenbarger. In addition to his parents, he was...
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Louis Philip Cole, 61 of Mechanicsville Maryland, Passed-away on April 4, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Leonardtown, MD. Louis was born on August 15, 1956 in LaPlata Maryland, to James Queen and Alice “Cecelia” Cole-Hicks. Louis spent his life on the farm. He was “well” received by ALL who knew him. Louis loved...
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Robert ‘Rob’ Scott Murphy, age 53, of California MD, passed away unexpectedly at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD, on Friday, April 6th, 2018 due to a medical emergency. Born in Lansdale, PA, to Grace M. Hill (Houpt) of Kempton, PA, and Robert W. Murphy of Albuquerque, NM, Rob displayed an early love for...
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William “Melvin” Pilkerton, Jr., 91, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on April 13, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on February 28, 1927 in Mechanicsville, MD he was the son of the late Mary Blanche Pilkerton and William Melvin Pilkerton, Sr. Melvin was the loving husband of Agnes Cecelia Quade Pilkerton whom he married on...
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Jo Ann Moore “Jo”, 73, of Mechanicsville, MD formerly from Seaford, DE passed away on April 12, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on May 20, 1944 in Milford, DE, she was the daughter of the late Ella Mae Cannon and Emera Painter Cannon. Jo was the loving wife of the late Clyde David Moore...
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THE Wylie “Chandler” Johnson, Jr., age 73, departed this life on Friday, April 6, 2018. A lifelong resident of West Point, Virginia, Chandler is well known to many as the consummate farmer and friend. His charm, wit and sense of humor have been the source of many adventures and memories that will be remembered,...
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Carol Marie Whetzel, 62, of Piney Point, MD passed away in Leonardtown, MD on April 8, 2018. Born on January 23, 1956 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Mary Catherine Jennings Jackson and Robert Francis Jackson. Carol is survived by her children; Eddie Richardson (Melissa) of Severn, MD, Cathy Richardson...
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James “St. Clair Hill”, 90, of Leonardtown, MD formerly from Mechanicsville, MD passed away on April 8, 2018. Born on August 6, 1927 in Mechanicsville, MD, he was the son of the late Lucy Belle St. Clair Hill and Joseph Jefferson Hill. St. Clair was the loving husband of Mary R. Hill “Dollie” and...
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Gertrude Elois Lloyd, passed away on April 11, 2018. Visitation will be at 9:00 am until time of Homegoing Service at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church, 9010 Frank Tippett Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. Interment to follow at Resurrection Cemetery, 8000 Woodyard Road, Clinton, MD 20735....
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Hubert “Hugh” Cummings, Jr., 74, of Great Mills, MD passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Veteran’s Administration Community Living Center/Hospice in Washington, DC after a courageous battle with cancer. Hubert was born in Jacksonville, FL on August 12, 1943, son of the late Hubert Cummings, Sr. and Lillian Osborne Cummings. Hubert attended Florida...
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On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, Guy Moreau, of Capitol Heights, MD suddenly passed away. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the BRISCOE-TONIC FUNERAL HOME located at 2294 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, Maryland. Inurnment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date....
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On April 3, 2018, at approximately 6AM, William Edward Bailey lost his long battle with cancer. Bill was a retired US Army Special Forces officer, combat veteran of Panama and Operation “Just Cause”, recipient of the 4th award of the MSM, 5th Award of the AACOM, and 6th Award of the AAM. His final...
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James Steven “Mickey” Lancaster II, age 31 of Waldorf, Maryland, died April 3, 2018. Mickey was an auto mechanic and a general handyman fixer-upper for almost anyone. He loved basketball, the Dallas Cowboys, going to MIR Raceway, and fast cars. He was always known for helping others. He was the son of James Steven...
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