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Michael Antonio Hayes, Sr.

Michael Antonio Hayes, Sr.

On Monday, August 21, 2017, at just about the time that the moon eclipsed the sun; the SON chose to perform the eclipse of Michael Antonio Hayes, Sr. Michael (“Big Mike”) was the son of the late Marion Patterson Hayes and James Hayes. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother,...
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John “Sunny” Myers, 69

John “Sunny” Myers, 69

On Friday, August 25, 2017, John “Sunny” Myers, 69, passed away suddenly. Sunny was born in Washington DC and lived his entire life in Clinton, Maryland until two years ago. He moved to Edison, Georgia to live with his daughter on land owned by his sister Gina. Sunny graduated from Surrattsville High School in...
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William G. “Glenn” Nix, Jr., 62

William G. “Glenn” Nix, Jr., 62, of Lusby, MD, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Louisville, KY, on November 18, 1954, to Betty Sue (West) and William G. Nix, Sr. Glenn retired in 2013 from the Calvert County Department of Solid...
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Joseph Timothy Baldwin, 87

Joseph Timothy Baldwin, 87

Joseph Timothy Baldwin returned to the Lord on August 25th at the age of 87. He was the son of Josephine and Andrew Baldwin, born in Mt. Rainier MD. Tim joined the Marines in 1948 and served his country during the Korean War. He married Mary McKnew in 1949 and after discharge from the...
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Allen Robert Reed, Sr., 79

Allen Robert Reed, Sr., 79

Allen Robert Reed, Sr., 79 of Waldorf, MD passed away on August 25, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 4, 1938 in Washington, DC to the late Oral Arlington and Valverdina Mary (DePompa) Reed. Allen was a bus driver training supervisor at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC. He proudly...
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Francis Wayne Winterwerp, 63

Francis Wayne Winterwerp, 63

Francis Wayne Winterwerp, 63, of Leland, NC passed away in Baden, MD surrounded by family and friends on August 24, 2017. Francis was born to Carl John Winterwerp and the late Mary Catherine Winterwerp on June 19, 1954 in Alexandria, VA. Francis worked as a Right of Way Agent for Diversified Property Services at...
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Robert Lewis “Lightning” Owens, 78

Robert Lewis “Lightning” Owens, 78

Robert Lewis “Lightning” Owens, 78, of California, MD died August 24, 2017 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, MD. He was born August 13, 1939 in Leonardtown, MD to the late George Owens and Lillian Pillsbury. Lightning worked as a dedicated rural carrier in Lexington Park for the United States Postal Service...
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Claire Elaine Dillard

Claire Elaine Dillard

Claire Elaine Dillard of California, Maryland, met the angels on August 23, 2017, after a short but relentless illness. Born on July 16, 1937, in Christchurch, New Zealand, she was the daughter of the late Rita Stowell Whyte and Alan Whyte. Claire was the loving and devoted wife of Winston Dillard whom she married...
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Lola Marie Ellinger, 72

Lola Marie Ellinger, 72

Lola Marie Ellinger, 72, of Waldorf, MD passed away at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC with her family by her side. Lola was born in Washington, DC on July 2, 1945. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Gertrude Leizear. Her daughter and grandchildren were her world. She was the most...
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Roy Eugene Goddard, 70

Roy Eugene Goddard, 70

Roy Eugene Goddard, 70, of Valley Lee, MD passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on April 25, 1947 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Thomas Albert Goddard and Grace Elizabeth Smith. Roy attended Great Mills High School. He was employed as a truck...
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Veronica Margaret “Ronnie” Stanley, 94

Veronica Margaret “Ronnie” Stanley, 94, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on August 21, 2017 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Born January 23, 1923 in Canon, TX, she was the daughter of the late Walter T. Beckman and Mary (Hartman) Beckman. Ronnie attended Amarillo Business School. She was the Head Bank Teller at Maryland Bank...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 8/28/2017 to 9/1/2017

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 8/28/2017 to 9/1/2017

During the week of August 28, to September 1, 2017, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High School Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Berry Road at Berry Elementary School Oliver’s Shop Road at T.C. Martin Elementary School Cameras are activated Monday through...
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Two Lexington Park Men Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges

On May 2, 2016, Deputy D. McClure of the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division made contact with Dayshawn Martel Nolan, 24, of Lexington Park, who was an occupant of a vehicle parked in the rear lot of Lancaster Park located on Willows Rd. in Lexington Park. Dep. McClure subsequently placed Nolan under arrest for an...
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Katharina Gessler (née Heim), 88

Katharina Gessler (née Heim), 88

Katharina Gessler (née Heim) of Lothian, Maryland passed away at her home on August 20, 2017. She was 88. Katharina was born in Etyek, Hungary on November 25, 1928 to the late Franz and Maria (née Szabo) Heim. They were part of the ethnic German population in Southeast Europe known as Danube Swabians. As...
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John H. Fogleman, Jr., 74

John H. Fogleman, Jr., 74

John H. Fogleman, Jr., 74, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017. He was born in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Lois (Berger) and John H. Fogleman, Sr. He was the beloved husband of Paula M. (Tippet) Fogleman. They celebrated their thirty seventh wedding anniversary last October. Along with...
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Doyle O. Bigsby

Doyle O. Bigsby

Doyle O. Bigsby was born in Beloit, Wisconsin in the year 1921. On August 19th, at his home, he passed away after 96 years of a loving and accomplished life. Doyle served in the Army Air Corps., then the US Air Force during WWII and the Korean Conflict. After 27 years of service to...
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George James Romero, 86

George James Romero, 86

George James Romero, 86, of Prince Frederick, MD passed away on Saturday August 19, 2017 in Baltimore, MD. George was born in New York in 1931 to Epi and Carmen Romero. He was a veteran who proudly server his country as a member of the United States Air Force and as a U.S. customs...
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Louis B. “Lou” Decolator, Sr., 87

Louis B. “Lou” Decolator, Sr., 87

Louis B. “Lou” Decolator, Sr., 87, of Huntingtown passed away August 23, 2017 at his residence. He was born June 30, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY to John Vincent and Mary (Ferrara) Decolator. Lou was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from St. Anne’s Academy for Boys, now known as Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood,...
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Roland Francis Miller, 90

Roland Francis Miller, 90

Roland Francis Miller, 90, of Deale passed away August 22, 2017 at his residence. He was born January 25, 1927 in Washington, D.C. to Bernard A. and Ruth I. (Goode) Miller. Roland was raised in Anacostia and attended several schools in the D.C. area. He joined the United States Army on May 6, 1946...
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Stephen Harold Smith, 26

Stephen Harold Smith, 26

Stephen Harold Smith, 26, of Lusby, MD passed away on August 22, 2017. He was known to his family as Stephen, to friends as Steve. Born to Stephany (Paduano) and Clarence “Bussie” Smith on October 19, 1990. Stephen was a fun, loving son and a friend to everyone. He had a big heart and...
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Annette Greene, 70

Annette Greene, 70

Annette Greene, 70, of Lusby, MD passed away on August 19, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center. Born April 15, 1947 in Greenock, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late John Carroll and Annie (Boyle) Carroll. Annette graduated from St. Culumba’s High School in 1962 and from Argyll & Bute School of Nursing in...
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Barbara Ann Hardesty, 62

Barbara Ann Hardesty, 62

Barbara Ann Hardesty, 62, of Chesapeake Beach passed away August 21, 2017 at her residence, surrounded by family. She was born July 4, 1955 in Prince Frederick to Charles Ogden and Willie Mae (McDaniel) Flynn. She was raised in Bladensburg, and moved to Calvert County with her family at age fifteen. She graduated from...
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Bobbie L. Mumford, 86

Bobbie L. Mumford, 86

Bobbie L. Mumford, 86, a resident of Bradenton, FL a previous resident of Waldorf, MD found peace on August 23, 2017. Bobbie was born on May 5, 1931 in Hot Springs, Va. Bobbie was a homemaker, and was preceded in death by her husband Alfred C. Mumford who passed in 1999. She is survived...
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Betty Louise Woodburn, 78

Betty Louise Woodburn, 78

Betty Louise Woodburn, formally Betty Louise Menser, of Hollywood, Maryland died on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home. She was born on May 4, 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland and was 78 years old. She graduated from Clara Barton Vocational High School, Baltimore, Maryland in 1958. She was member of the Eastern...
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Ruth M. Breads, 76

Ruth M. Breads, 76

Ruth M. Breads, 76, of California, MD died August 21, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 28, 1941 in Ansted, WV to the late Arthur Clay Mink and Fannie F. Ramsey Mink. Ruth moved to the DC area in 1959 where she worked at the Pentagon for...
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