Obituaries

Carry May Banks, 56

Carry May Banks, 56

Carry May Banks, 56 of Oakville, MD, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Friday, March 16, 2018 for visitation at 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 29119 Point Lookout Rd, Morganza, MD. Interment to follow at Queen of...
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Michael DeWayne Boseman, 60

Michael DeWayne Boseman, 60

Michael DeWayne Boseman, 60, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was born on March 7, 1957 in Chattanooga, TN to Barbara McCurdy. Barbara was later united in holy matrimony to the late William B. Boseman, who adopted Michael at the age of two years old. Michael was the light of William’s life....
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Minnie Jewel Campbell

Minnie Jewel Campbell

Peacefully on Thursday, March 8, 2018, Minnie Jewel Campbell departed this earthly life in Takoma Park, MD. Family and friends will unite to celebrate her life Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 9:00am until time of service 10:00am at Righteous Church of God 616 56th Street NE Washington, DC 20019. Interment will follow at Washington...
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Janice B. Hite

Peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, Janice B. Hite departed this earthly life in Fort Washington, MD. Family and friends will unite to celebrate her life on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will follow at Trinity...
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Edward Peterson

Edward Peterson

Edward Peterson departed this life Wednesday, March 7, 2018 after a long illness. Born November 16, 1933 in Richmond, VA to the late Edward and Madge Peterson, who preceded him in death. Edward was educated in Caroline County Public School System. He relocated to the Washington DC area in 1956. He worked briefly for...
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Crystal Lea [Ellis] Rivera, 34

Crystal Lea [Ellis] Rivera, 34

Crystal Lea Rivera of St. Leonard, MD, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018, at the age of 34. She was born on April 17, 1983, in Washington, DC, to Sharon K. and David E. Ellis, Sr. Crystal was a graduate of Northern High School, Owings, MD. She had a very strong...
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Melvin Ross Cooke, 86

Melvin Ross Cooke, 86

Melvin Ross Cooke, 86, of Hughesville, MD passed away on March 2, 2018 at Sagepoint Senior Living in LaPlata, MD. Melvin was born in Washington, DC on March 22, 1931 to the late Charles Ross Cooke and the late Mary Frances Cooke.  He is survived by his loving wife, Pauline; sons, Eric Cooke (Tracy)...
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Bret Joseph Gomilla, 60

Bret Joseph Gomilla, 60

Bret Joseph Gomilla of Chesapeake Beach, MD, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the age of 60. He was born on February 5, 1958, in New Orleans, LA, to Patricia Mary and John Gomilla. Bret was a graduate of Bowie Senior High School in 1976. During his high school years,...
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William “Bill” Jackson Claspell, 75

William “Bill” Jackson Claspell, 75

William “Bill” Jackson Claspell, 75, of Port Tobacco, MD passed away on March 3, 2018 at George Washington Hospital Center. Born on December 30, 1942 to the late William J. Claspell, Sr. and the late Florence E. Claspell, Bill is also preceded in death by his sister, Joyce Ross and his son, William J....
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Mary E. Russ, 91

On March 2, 2018, Mary E. Russ of Dunkirk, MD, passed away peacefully at the age of 91. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, William L. Russ and first born, William L Russ, Jr. She was the loving mother of, Karen Bailey (Gary), Roseanna Anderson (Paul), Bob Russ (Sharon), Richard Russ (Debbie), Kevin...
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Doris Evelyn Soper, 86

Doris Evelyn Soper, 86

Doris Evelyn Soper, 86, of St. Leonard, MD. Passed away peacefully on March 2, 2018 at her home. She was born on September 9, 1931 in Washington DC to the late Benjamin A. and Jennie Minto Walls. She is preceded in death by her husband, Francis William Soper, Sr. and her sons David and...
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Allen Bryan Young, 88

Allen Bryan Young, 88

Allen Bryan Young 88, of Dunkirk passed away March 5, 2018 at his residence. He was born February 11, 1930 in War, West Virginia to Joseph Issac and Margaret Gracebelle (Harman) Young. Allen was raised in Grundy, VA and was a coal miner when he was younger. He moved to Washington, D.C. in 1950...
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Ella Lee Winters, 84

Ella Lee Winters, 84

Ella Lee Winters, age 84 of La Plata, Maryland, died March 6, 2018 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Ella was a homemaker and a life-time member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Plata. She enjoyed cooking, word searches, watching cooking shows, baseball, soaps on the...
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Farley Hampton Jenkins, 83

Farley Hampton Jenkins, 83

Farley Hampton Jenkins, 83 passed away on March 4, 2018 at Charles County Hospice House. Farley was born on April 30, 1934 in Washington, DC to the late Farley Lee and Martha Virginia Jenkins. Farley was a retired assistant superintendent in the office of the Sergeant of Arms at the Russell Senate Office Building...
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Claudia L. Barnes

Claudia L. Barnes

Peacefully on Monday, March 5, 2018 Claudia L. Barnes departed this earthly life in Clinton, MD. Family will unite with family on Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 10:00am until time of Memorial Service 11:30am at Zion Methodist Church 21291 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653. Interment will be private.
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Patricia Ann Gustus

Patricia Ann Gustus

Peacefully on Thursday, March 1, 2018, Patricia Ann Gustus departed this earthly life in Lanham, MD. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Ebenezer AME Church 7806 Allentown Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744. Interment will follow at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Suitland, MD.
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Michael Cornell Sawyers, II, 37

Michael Cornell Sawyers, II, 37

On Saturday, March 4, 2018, according to God’s plan, Michael Cornell Sawyers, II, 37 of Bryans Road, MD, departed this earthly life. Michael was born on December 25, 1980, in Presidio, San Francisco, California. He is the son of Michael Cornell Sawyers Sr. and Gloria Sawyers and he is the brother of Letisha Sawyers....
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Helen Garner Ryan, 90

Helen Garner Ryan, 90

Helen Garner Ryan, (90), of Chesapeake Beach, Md, formerly of Clinton, Md, peacefully passed on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Burnett-Calvert Hospice House, in Prince Frederick, Md. Helen was born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and lived her whole life in the area. Beloved wife of the late John Thomas Ryan, Jr.; loving mother of...
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Harley L. Lawrence, 87

Harley L. Lawrence, 87

Harley L. Lawrence of Forestville, MD passed on February 27, 2018 at the age of 87 years. Born in South Hero, Vermont, the son of Ellen Lombard Lawrence and John Lawrence. Harley grew up in South Hero, Vermont. Shortly following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950 and...
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Doris Jane Nowell, 90

Doris Jane Nowell, 90, of LaPlata, MD passed away on March 1, 2018 at Genesis Elder Care in Waldorf, MD. Born on January 26, 1928 in Washington, DC to the late Willard Thomas Harrison and the late Mary Laura Harrison, Doris is also preceded in death by her loving husband, Talmage Dewitt Nowell, Jr.,...
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William C. Waterman, Jr., 86

William C. Waterman, Jr., 86

William C. Waterman, Jr., 86, of LaPlata, MD passed away on February 28, 2017 at the University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Born in New York on July 3, 1931 to the late William C. Waterman, Sr. and the late Irene Waterman, William is also preceded in death by his...
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Chase Bernard Mattingly, 21

Chase Bernard Mattingly, 21

Chase Bernard Mattingly, 21, of Chesapeake Beach passed away February 28, 2018. He was born October 14, 1996 in Prince Frederick to Edward Brett and Sandra Elizabeth (Gordon) Mattingly. Chase was raised in Calvert County and graduated from Northern High School in 2014. As a kid he enjoyed playing sports, especially basketball, lacrosse and...
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Susan Lofland Grote, 68

Susan Lofland Grote, 68

Susan Lofland Grote, 68, of La Plata, Maryland, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2018 at the St. Francis Hospital in Midlothian, Virginia. Born on April 29, 1949, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alice Gillespie Lofland and Harry Briscoe Lofland. Susan earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Frostburg...
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Kathryn Quade

Kathryn Quade

Kathryn Quade passed away on March 1, 2018 at Hospice House in Waldorf. She was born August 25, 1924 in Baltimore, MD to Charles J. and Jennie O (Lehr) Stavros. She was the oldest of three children. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, George and Paul and her daughter, Barbara Ann...
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Ethel Odetta Redman Pilkerton, 86

Ethel Odetta Redman Pilkerton, 86

Ethel Odetta Redman Pilkerton, 86, of Hollywood, MD died on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Ethel was the last surviving child of the late Jesse Andrew and Lucy Madeleine Bean Redman. She was born on March 1, 1931 in Valley Lee, MD and had...
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