Obituaries

Paula Ann Jensen, 89,

Paula Ann Jensen, 89,

Paula Ann Jensen, 89, of Chesapeake Beach crossed over to Heaven peacefully from Masters Haven Assisted Living in Finksburg on January 5, 2024. She was born October 24, 1934 in Washington, DC to Daniel and Alice Matilda (Stanton) Powell. Paula was raised in foster care in Baltimore and moved to Capitol Heights as a...
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Vivienne Irene Trawick

Vivienne Irene Trawick

Vivienne Irene Trawick, was born in Washington, D.C., on November 27, 1942, and died on January 3, 2024 at Calvert Hospital. She was the Daughter of Julia Irene and James Charles Michaud of Hyattsville MD and a graduate of Regina High School. Vivienne and her husband Michael Trawick moved to Rose Haven, MD in...
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David Carter, 70,

David Carter, 70,

David Carter, 70, of Upper Marlboro passed away January 1, 2024. He was born October 13, 1953 in Prince George’s County to Ernest William and Sarah Rebecca (Sears) Carter. David graduated from Frederick Sasscer High School. He owned and operated Carter Brother’s Electrical with his best friends and brothers, Joseph and Ernest Carter for...
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Beverly Price

Beverly Price

Beverly Price did not chuckle. She didn’t snicker or giggle or titter or cover her mouth. No. This woman laughed. A full-throated, no-holds-barred laugh. You know that laugh that makes a stand-up comic stop mid-routine and point appreciatively at the audience member doing it? Yeah, hers was one of those laughs. Triggering it didn’t...
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Kendall Alexis Rooney, age 20,

Kendall Alexis Rooney, age 20,

A much-loved daughter and sister, Kendall Alexis Rooney, age 20, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at her home in Hollywood, Maryland on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Kendall was born at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland on January 27, 2003, to parents Rick and Sandy Rooney. At 5 months old, Kendall was diagnosed...
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Betty Elizabeth Kitzmiller

Betty Elizabeth Kitzmiller

Betty was called home peacefully on New Year’s Day 2024 at home with family. She was born October 25, 1930, in Freeport, West Virginia to the late Ethel (Bowser) and John Bowman. She was the seventh of nine children, preceded in death by Clinton Bowman, Allen Bowman, Daisy Stiles, Hazel Cage, Gilbert Bowman, Lena...
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Mary Lillian Hewitt, 92,

Mary Lillian Hewitt, 92,

Mary Lillian Hewitt, 92, of Callaway, MD passed away January 10, 2024 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with her loving family at her side. She was born on July 4, 1931 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Joseph Hebb Johnson and Margaret Eleanor (nee: Payne) Johnson. Mary Lillian was a lifelong...
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Barbara Lorraine Robbins, 70,

Barbara Lorraine Robbins, 70,

Barbara Lorraine Robbins, 70, of Hughesville, MD, peacefully passed away on January 7, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Barbara was born on February 14, 1953, to Vincent and Norma Buckler in Washington, DC. After graduation, she worked on the family farm for eight years, she then worked at Pepco for over two years, after,...
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Mary Ann Jenkins (Booty), 89,

Mary Ann Jenkins (Booty), 89,

A much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary Ann Jenkins (Booty), 89, of Waldorf, Maryland, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 1, 1934, in Washington, DC. Mary Ann was the daughter of Stanley George Mahon and Alma Mae Dovell of Warrenton, VA. She...
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Patricia (Pat) Elma Bowles, 82,

Patricia (Pat) Elma Bowles, 82,

Patricia (Pat) Elma Bowles, 82, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on January 4, 2024. Born on September 9, 1941, in Maine. She was the daughter of Stanley and Frances (Frost) Day Sr. and was 1 of 3 children. Pat married her beloved husband, Anthony (Tony) Bowles, on October 14, 1961. Together they had 3...
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Linda Jane Davis, 79,

Linda Jane Davis, 79,

Linda Jane Davis, 79, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, loving wife of the late Robert “Bob” Michael Davis, died Saturday, January 6, 2024. Linda was born March 9, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, the only child of the late Jane O.(Wood) Treadway and George Hare. Linda married Bob, her childhood sweetheart, in 1963. She and Bob lived...
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Joel Wesley Richards, 65,

Joel Wesley Richards, 65,

Joel Wesley Richards, 65, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on December 31, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 10, 1958, to Carroll James Richards and Patsy Jane Sanford in Texas. After Joel graduated from high school, he worked construction for a while and then enlisted in the US Navy. His Navy...
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Geraldine Evar Shipley (Jerry)

Geraldine Evar Shipley (Jerry)

Geraldine Evar Shipley (Jerry), was born on November 22, 1933, to Noel and Elizabeth Jessee. She passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on January 11, 2024, where she had been a resident of Hughesville, MD for the last 55 years. She is survived by her husband Thomas Shipley, daughters Bonnie Gartner and...
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Patrick “Pat” Bennett, 65

Patrick “Pat” Bennett, 65

Patrick “Pat” Bennett, 65, of Greensburg, PA formerly of Charlotte Hall, MD, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. He was born March 16, 1958, in Washington, D.C., a son of Dorothy J. Borza Kukovich, of Greensburg, and the late Lewis Liberty Bennett of Charlotte Hall. Patrick loved working on older cars, especially his 1998 Dodge...
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Raymond William Jackson, Sr., 91,

Raymond William Jackson, Sr., 91,

Raymond William Jackson, Sr., age 91, of Shady Side, MD, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away December 31, 2023 at his residence surrounded by family. Raymond was born January 2, 1932 in Washington, D.C., the youngest of eighteen children born to Ada Cecilia (Dean) and Richard Edward Jackson, Sr. He was raised...
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Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, 94,

Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, 94,

Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, age 94, of Lothian died December 30, 2023 in Manassas, VA. He was born on October 8, 1929 in Palmerton, PA to Malcolm A. Kline and Jennie M. Hoffman. Bill was a 1947 graduate of Slatington High School and enlisted into the United States Air Force in July 1947 in...
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Herbert Carroll Dowell, Jr., 88,

Herbert Carroll Dowell, Jr., 88,

Herbert Carroll Dowell, Jr., 88, of Conway, SC and formerly of Owings, MD passed away December 30, 2023. He was born November 14, 1935, in Paris, MD, now a part Owings, to Herbert Carroll Sr. and Charlotte (Manifold) Dowell. Herbert grew up in Calvert County and graduated from Calvert High School in 1953. He...
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Joseph Wayne “Jody” Carter, 80,

Joseph Wayne “Jody” Carter, 80,

Joseph Wayne “Jody” Carter, 80, of Huntingtown passed away December 29, 2023. He was born March 18, 1943, in Upper Marlboro to Ernest William and Sarah Rebecca (Sears) Carter. Jody owned and operated Carter Brothers Electrical in Upper Marlboro. He also worked on the family farm cutting hay and tobacco and raising crops and...
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Janet Lee Bowen, 59,

Janet Lee Bowen, 59,

Janet Lee Bowen, age 59 of King George VA suddenly passed away on December 28th, 2023 in her home on Berthaville road in King George VA. Janet was born August 15, 1964 to Everett F. Windsor and Muriel C. Windsor (Redmond). Janet graduated from Chopticon high school in Mechanicsville Maryland. Janet Bowen had worked...
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Corey Lynn Buggiani, 40,

Corey Lynn Buggiani, 40,

Corey Lynn Buggiani, 40, of Chesapeake Beach passed away December 27, 2023. She was born February 5, 1983, in Takoma Park to Roy Anthony and Deborah Lee (Steiner) Davis. Corey was raised in Abington, Massachusetts and moved with her family to Chesapeake, Virginia when she was 12. She graduated from Hickory High School and...
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Mary Agnes Pilkerton Graves, 83,

Mary Agnes Pilkerton Graves, 83,

Mary Agnes Graves, 83, of Clements, Maryland, passed away on January 1, 2024, at the residence of her daughter in Grampton. She was born on December 9, 1940, in Leonardtown, Maryland to the late Harry Victory Pilkerton Sr. and Mary Marguerite Quade. She was the loving wife of the late John Edwin “Eddie” Graves,...
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Joseph Duane (Bubby) Knott, 77,

Joseph Duane (Bubby) Knott, 77,

Lifelong resident, Joseph Duane (Bubby) Knott, 77 passed away at Medstar SMH in Leonardtown, Maryland with his beloved family by his side. Bubby was born on September 1, 1946 in Leonardtown, Maryland to Joseph Irving Knott and Hazel Theresa Knott (Dyson).  He was one of nine children.  His parents owned and ran Take It...
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Patricia Ann “Darlene” Russell, 73,

Patricia Ann “Darlene” Russell, 73,

Patricia Ann “Darlene” Russell, 73, of Hollywood, MD passed away January 1, 2024 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born on February 19, 1950 in Leonardtown, MD to the late John Walter “Flug” Norris and Violet Elizabeth (nee: Greenwell) Norris. On May 16, 1970 Darlene married her beloved...
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John (Jack) Weir, 81,

John (Jack) Weir, 81,

John (Jack) Weir, 81, of Lexington Park, Maryland passed away on January 1, 2024. John was born September 6, 1942 to John Henry Weir and Claire Cecile Lessard of the Fairview section of Chicopee, Massachusetts. After graduating from Chicopee High School in 1961, John enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served as...
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Marcus Tyrone Harris, Sr.

Marcus Tyrone Harris, Sr.

Marcus Tyrone Harris, Sr. was born to Joseph Emerick Barnes and Bernezia Elizabeth Harris Green on July 13, 1954, at Leonardtown Hospital in St. Mary’s County. He was raised in St. Mary’s City, MD. He departed this life all too soon, at the age of 69 on December 27, 2023. Preceding him in death...
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