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Linwood “Pop” Richard Bennett, 72

Linwood “Pop” Richard Bennett, 72

Linwood “Pop” Richard Bennett, age 72 of Mechanicsville, Maryland, died December 22, 2019 at his residence with his loving family at his side. Pop was a self-employed painter for 35 years at El/Bees Painting. He enjoyed going to Potomac Speedway to watch his grandson, Dale, race. He enjoyed going to Ocean City, Maryland with...
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Meghan Noel Reid

Meghan Noel Reid

Suddenly on December 17, 2019 in Leonardtown, Maryland, we lost Meghan Noel Reid, precious daughter of Denise Lancaster and the late Richard Reid; step-daughter of Danny Carroll; sister of Ashley and Brian Reid and Angie Anderson; mother of Gabriel and Savannah Murphy. She was a seafood manager at Safeway and a restaurant server. She...
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Anthony P. Givens, Sr.

Anthony P. Givens, Sr.

Peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019, Anthony P. Givens, Sr. entered into eternal rest. He was preceded in death by his son, Anthony and siblings John, Lolitha, Dollean and Thelma. He is survived by his devoted wife, Sylvia; loving daughter, Sophia; daughters-in-law, Danielle and Aiyare; grandchildren, Julian, Joshua, Isabella and River LeeAnn; siblings, Brenda...
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Marylene Harris

Peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2019, Marylene Harris departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Monday, December 30, 2019 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Faith Temple No. 2 211 Maryland Park Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. Interment will take place in Snow Hill, NC.
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Virgil Arthur Dickens, 77

Virgil Arthur Dickens, 77

Virgil Arthur Dickens, 77 of Great Mills, MD, peacefully entered into eternal rest on December 15, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, December 28, 2019 for visitation at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at St. Mark UAME Church, 45685 Happyland Rd, Valley Lee, MD 20692. Interment to follow...
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Francis Paul Bonds, Jr., 51

Francis Paul Bonds, Jr., 51

Francis Paul Bonds, Jr., 51, of Great Mills, MD, entered into eternal rest on December 20, 2019. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, December 28, 2019 for visitation at 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at St. Peter Claver Church, 16922 Saint Peter Claver Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684....
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Nacola McFadden

Nacola McFadden

Nacola McFadden entered into eternal life on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Family and Friends will unite on Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of Homegoing Celebration10:30 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment immediately following at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, MD.
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Willie Austin, Jr.

Peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Willie Austin, Jr. departed this earthly life in Clinton, MD. Family and friends will unite on Friday, December 27, 2019 from 9:00am until time of service 10:00am at Evergreen Baptist Church 325 55th Street NE, Washington, DC 20019. Interment will follow at Heritage Memorial Cemetery.
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Juliet Veronica Ross

Juliet Veronica Ross

Juliet Veronica Ross, affectionately known as JC, Aunt Jet, Julie and Jule by family and friends, was born on August 18th, 1944 at Litchfield Village West Coast Berbice in Guyana, to deceased parents Clement and Katie Cummings. Juliet was one of twin girls joining the Cummings family on that August day. Juliet received a...
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Janet B. Janosik

Janet B. Janosik

Janet was born in 1939 in Belsano, Pennsylvania to the late Russell and Grace Altimus. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital with her family at her side. Janet enjoyed playing bingo, playing slot machines, spending time with her family and friends, and listening to her favorite...
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Robert L. “Bob” Anthony, 85

Robert L. “Bob” Anthony, 85, of Rose Haven, MD passed on Thursday December 19, 2019 in Annapolis, MD. Born in Washington, DC he was a son of the late Harry and Irma B. (Harper) Anthony. He was the beloved husband of the late Virginia (Fritz) Anthony who preceded him in death in 2003. He...
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Jerrold Eugene “Gene” Edwards, Jr. 76

Jerrold Eugene “Gene” Edwards, Jr. 76

Jerrold Eugene “Gene” Edwards, Jr. 76 of Port Republic, MD, formerly of Olivet, MD, passed away on December 17, 2019 in Prince Frederick, MD. He was born on April 21, 1943 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Thelma and Jerrold E. Edwards, Sr. He was the loving husband to Donna Marie Edwards whom he...
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Nancy P. Haydon, 81

Nancy P. Haydon, 81

Nancy P. Haydon, age 81, died at home in Indian Head, Maryland on December 12, 2019. Nancy was born May 19, 1938, the daughter of Joseph Brown Pearson and Helen Minnie Dusenberry. She attended Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. She retired in 1993 after 37 years of service at Naval Sea Systems Command....
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Patricia Dorothy Payne

Patricia Dorothy Payne

Before we had commercially available sliced bread, before Henry Ford released the Model A and before penicillin was discovered, Joe and Mary Shaeffer brought the ever spunky and unstoppable Patricia Dorothy (Shaeffer) Payne into this beautiful world. She was known as Pat or Patsy by those who knew her, known as Mom, Nanny or...
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John Ridgely Cameron, Sr., 80

John Ridgely Cameron, Sr., 80

John Ridgely Cameron, Sr., 80, of Piney Point, MD, passed away on December 9, 2019 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, with his loving family at his side. Born on November 19, 1939, he was the son of the late George Edgerton Cameron and Josephine Ridgley Cameron. On June 23, 1962, John married his high...
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Rosemary Eileen Gray, 84

Rosemary Eileen Gray, 84

Rosemary Eileen Gray, 84 of California, MD passed away on December 10, 2019 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s with her family at her side. She was born on July 19, 1935 in Rocky Grove, PA to the late Calvin A. Mouck and Mary Ewing Mouck. In August 1958 Rosemary married her beloved husband,...
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Peggy M. Jones, 74

Peggy M. Jones, 74

Peggy M. Jones, 74, of Great Mills, MD passed away peacefully on December 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Peggy was born on May 16, 1945 in Kensington, Maryland to the late Audrey (Turner) Mallick. Peggy met her best friend and life partner, Carl Dean (Buddy) Jones over 57 years ago. He was...
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Catherine Rosalie Somerville, 84

Catherine Rosalie Somerville, 84

Catherine Rosalie Somerville, 84, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on December 16, 2019 at Chesapeake Shores in Great Mills, MD. She was born on September 10, 1935 in Maddox, MD to the late Benjamin Nelson and Rosalie Short Nelson. Catherine was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She was employed for her...
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Mary Josephine Farrell, 79

Mary Josephine Farrell, 79

Mary Josephine Farrell, 79, of Brandywine, MD passed away on December 17, 2019. Born on December 30, 1939 in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late Martin G. Gray and the late Josephine Quade Gray. She married her beloved husband, Marvin on May 28th, 1960 and together they raised 4 children. They...
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Stephanie C. Raynor, 71

Stephanie C. Raynor, 71

Stephanie C. Raynor, age 71, of Great Mills, MD passed away on December 14, 2019, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with her daughter Sandra by her side. She was born February 12, 1948 in Columbus, Oh on February 12, 1948 to the late Charles Warth and Starr Cutler Warth. On September...
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Pacha A. Butler

Pacha A. Butler

Peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2019 Pacha A. Butler departed this earthly life in Landover, MD. Family and friends will unite on Monday, December 30, 2019 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Mt. Paran Baptist Church 6413 Old Alexandria Ferry Road Clinton, MD 20735. Interment will follow service at National Harmony Cemetery,...
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Barbara (Barbie) Jean Pellegrino

Barbara (Barbie) Jean Pellegrino

Barbara (Barbie) Jean Pellegrino of Myrtle Beach, SC, beloved wife of Robert (Bob) Pellegrino and mother of Rodney Fleegle, Sr. passed away on December 10, 2019. Barbara was born November 15, 1945 in Frostburg, MD and raised in Mount Savage, MD. She graduated from Mount Savage School and retired from JCPenney as an Office...
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Miles L. Davis

Miles L. Davis

Peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, Miles L. Davis departed this earthly life in Fort Washington, MD. Family and friends will gather on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 10:30 a.m. at Allen Chapel AME Church, 2498 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020. Interment will follow at MD...
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Richard Samuel Quigg, Jr. “Rick”, 53

Richard Samuel Quigg, Jr. “Rick”, 53

Richard Samuel Quigg, Jr. “Rick”, 53, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on December 15, 2019. Richard was born on March 29, 1966, and was the loving son of Vivian & Rudolph Worch and the late Richard Samuel Quigg, Sr. He was the loving fiancé of Renee Reining. Richard survived by his children Lauren Oliver...
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Gertrude M. Hammett, “Gerty”, 84

Gertrude M. Hammett, “Gerty”, 84 of Waldorf, MD formerly from St. Mary’s County, MD passed away on December 15, 2019 in Berlin, MD. She was born on January 24, 1935 in Oakley, MD and was the loving daughter of the late Carrie Frances Graves Farrell and Charles B. Farrell. Gerty was the loving wife...
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