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Ruth Catherine [Roylance] Pyles, 87

Ruth Catherine [Roylance] Pyles, 87

Ruth Catherine Pyles of Solomons, MD, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the age of 87. She was born in Capitol Heights, MD, June 13, 1930 to William G. and Caroline Shumaker Roylance and grew up in Clinton, MD. Ruth married Calvin C. “Hap” Pyles on October 10, 1953, at Bells...
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Linda Darlene (Thomas) Betts, 67

Linda Darlene (Thomas) Betts, 67

Linda Darlene (Thomas) Betts, 67, of Waldorf, MD died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Fairfax Inova Hospital. Daughter of the late Rodrick E. Thomas and Annabelle Thomas, Linda was born in Spangler, Pa and raised in Bradbury Heights, Md. She was a graduate of Suitland High School and had completed some coursework from the...
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Margaret Frances Thomas, 84

Margaret Frances Thomas, 84

Margaret Frances Thomas, 84, of Upper Marlboro passed away September 25, 2017 at her residence. She was born March 19, 1933 in Croom, MD to James Rudolph and Mildred Gertrude (Vermillion) Brady. Margaret was raised in Croom and attended school in Upper Marlboro. She married John Thomas on July 19, 1952 and they lived...
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Anthony Wayne “Tony” Drum, 56

Anthony Wayne “Tony” Drum, 56

Anthony Wayne “Tony” Drum, 56, of Owings passed away September 25, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. He was born December 16, 1960 in Washington, D.C. Tony was raised in Kentland, MD and graduated from Largo High School in 1978. He married Eva Kiss on May 23, 1987 and they lived in College...
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Anna Edwina Branan, 93

Anna Edwina Branan, 93

Anna Edwina Branan, 93, of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed away on September 24, 2017 in Callaway, Maryland. Edwina was born on August 13, 1924 in Clements, Maryland to the late Edwin P. Johnson and the late Agnes F. Raley Johnson. Edwina was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. Edwina is predeceased by...
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Elizabeth “Carola” Estevez, 96

Elizabeth “Carola” Estevez, 96

Elizabeth “Carola” Estevez, 96 of Waldorf, Maryland, died September 23, 2017. Carola a housewife and mother who enjoyed sewing, quilting, and was a master flower gardener. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Waldorf, Maryland. She prayed the Rosary daily. She also donated to charities all over the world. She was...
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Richard Haines “Pete” Breck, 85

Richard Haines “Pete” Breck, 85

Richard Haines “Pete” Breck, 85, of Leonardtown, MD passed away September 26, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 19, 1932 in Springfield, MA to the late Wilfred Ray Breck, Sr. and Esther Cynthia Burleigh Breck. Pete is a graduate of Western New England College where he earned...
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Dr. Christopher Mogan Wilson, Sr, 92

Dr. Christopher Mogan Wilson, Sr, 92

Dr. Christopher Mogan Wilson, Sr, 92, passed on to his eternal rest in the early hours of Friday, September 22nd, 2017. Born August 6th 1925, in Nashville, TN to Felix Mizell Wilson, Sr and Eleanor Mogan Wilson, he grew up in White Plains, NY Husband, Father, Grandfather, Doctor of Philosophy, Project Manager, Student, Teacher,...
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Dr. Roger G. Winn, PhD

Dr. Roger G. Winn, PhD

Roger Winn, of Waldorf, MD, passed away on September 22, surrounded by his loving family. He is now home with the Lord. He was the son of Ursula Mary and Roy Winn and born in Washington, DC. He was an active member of the Moose, belonging to the Mechanicsville Lodge and receiving the Fellowship...
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Fiorino “Tony” D’Onofrio, 86

Fiorino “Tony” D’Onofrio, 86

Fiorino “Tony” D’Onofrio, 86, got called to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 23, 2017. He succumbed to Alzheimer’s/ Dementia in his home in Mechanicsville, MD surrounded by his loving family. Survivors include his devoted wife of 59 years, Maria; his 2 daughters: Lucia Curtis (Paul); and Ida Horn (Robert); 2 grandchildren and 4...
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Laura Jane Watson, 38

Laura Jane Watson, 38

Laura Jane Watson, daughter of Wendy Milone and Desmond Watson passed away unexpectedly at her residence, on 23 Sep 2017, aged 38 yrs. She was born in Kings Lynn, England on July 24, 1979 and moved to the United States in 1994, along with her mother, sisters and step-father. Laura was an employee of...
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Terry Anthony Clarke, 54

Terry Anthony Clarke, 54

Terry Anthony Clarke, 54, of Lothian, MD formerly of California, MD passed away on September 19, 2017 at his home. Born on June 11, 1963 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of Robin Marie Mcleod Clarke and Claude Mitchel Clarke of California, MD. Terry was the loving husband of Lisa Kay Clarke and...
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James “Herb” Herbert

James “Herb” Herbert

On Friday, September 22, 2017, James “Herb” Herbert, of Temple Hills, MD, went home to be with the Lord. He is survived by his loving wife, Karen Jones Herbert;a devoted daughter, Debra Wyatt; siblings, Joseph Armstrong, Richard Herbert, Mary Holt, Rosetta Holt, Helen Jefferson and Grace Bush; son-in-law, Kevin Wyatt, two grandchildren, 3 great...
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William Hamilton Freeman, Sr

William Hamilton Freeman, Sr

Suddenly on Saturday, September 23, 2017, William Hamilton Freeman, Sr. of Silver Spring, Maryland, entered into eternal rest. He is survived by three loving children, Karen R. Carrington, Kristie G. Freeman and William H. Freeman, Jr.; three grandchildren, Herbert D. Carrington, IV, Gwendolyn M. Carrington and Frances Love A. Pitt-Adabie; one brother, Daniel W....
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Doris Jeanne Smith, 81

Doris Jeanne Smith, 81

Doris Jeanne Smith, 81, of Chesapeake Beach passed away September 23, 2017 at the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House. She was born November 17, 1935 in Plymouth, MA to Joseph Urban and Bertha Bernadette (Boulais) Roy. Doris was raised in Rhode Island and attended Catholic boarding schools. She married Bernard L. Smith, Sr. on November 22,...
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Linda Darlene (Thomas) Betts, 67

Linda Darlene (Thomas) Betts, 67, of Waldorf, MD died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Fairfax Inova Hospital. Daughter of the late Rodrick E. Thomas and Annabelle Thomas, Linda was born in Spangler, Pa and raised in Bradbury Heights, Md. She was a graduate of Suitland High School and had completed some coursework from the...
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Pauline O’Neill Tilley, 90

Pauline O’Neill Tilley, 90

Pauline O’Neill Tilley, 90, of Lothian passed away September 14, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was born November 15, 1926 in Floyd County, VA to Vander Bilt and Elizabeth (Shelton) Cox. The family moved to Calvert County and Pauline graduated from Calvert High School in 1945. After graduating, Pauline worked at...
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Joan Marie Cituk, 67

Joan Marie Cituk, 67

Joan Marie Cituk, 67, of Hollywood, MD passed away September 21, 2017 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. She was born March 14, 1950 in Pittston, PA to the late Vincent and Dorothy Kolmansberger. Joan loved going to country music concerts, spending time in her pool, and had a love for playing...
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Dolores Ann Jackson, 73

Dolores Ann Jackson, 73

Dolores Ann Jackson, age 73 of White Plains, Maryland, died September 22, 2017 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home in Lexington Park, Maryland. Dolores was a retired Accountant with 33 years of service with Heller Electric in Brandywine, Maryland. She was the daughter of George W. Petty and Ethel Suthard Petty. Friends received on Friday,...
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Roy Eldon Clark, 87

Roy Eldon Clark, 87

Roy Eldon Clark of Accokeek, Maryland, died on September 19, 2017 at BridgePoint Hospital National Harbor in Washington, DC. He was 87 years old. Born July 31, 1930 in Pender County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Fannie Mae Wells Clark and the late Alec Clark. Mr. Clark was a carpenter...
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Jean F. Laxsus, 71

Jean F. Laxsus, 71, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away on September 20, 2017 in Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, MD. Born August 14, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ida M. Pritchard Hyneman and Thomas H. Hyneman. She was the loving wife of Thomas H. Laxsus, whom she...
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Charles Vincent Long, Sr., 85

Charles Vincent Long, Sr., 85

Charles Vincent Long, Sr., 85 of Lexington Park, MD departed this life and met his first Angels on September 22, 2017, surrounded by love ones at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Born in Leonardtown, MD on August 28, 1932, he was the seventh of nine children born to the late Willard Biscoe Long, Sr. and...
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Stella K. Vones, 94

Stella K. Vones, 94

Stella K. Vones, 94 of Leonardtown, MD formerly of Newark, Delaware, passed away on September 20, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born August 27, 1923 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Mary Pawagakis Koronakos and Peter Koronakos. Stella is survived by her daughter Debbie (Bill) Okoniewski of California, MD, sibling; Terry...
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Mary Madeline “Sis” (Carter) Davis, 85

Mary Madeline “Sis” Davis, 85 of Clements, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on September 22, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Madeline was born on December 31, 1931 in Bushwood, MD to the late Francis C. Carter and Mary Green Carter. Madeline was always a dedicated, hard worker. As a young girl,...
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Donna Jean Conner

Donna Jean Conner

Peacefully on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, Donna Jean Conner passed away in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, September 23, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD 20601.
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