Monthly Archives: August 2017

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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Donald “Don” Robert Pobst, 80

Donald “Don” Robert Pobst, 80, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, passed away on August 18, 2017. Don was born on December 22, 1936 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to the late Robert Pobst and the late Agnes Scherer Pobst. Don is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith Ann Mindrup Pobst, his sons, Gregory and Kenneth...
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Roy Baden Hollingsworth, 74

Roy Baden Hollingsworth, 74

Roy Baden Hollingsworth, age 74 of Waldorf, Maryland, died August 24, 2017 at Bridgepoint Hospital in Washington, DC. Roy was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served from 1967-1969 (Vietnam era). He worked as a Logistics Specialist with the Department of Defense for 32 years and was a member of First Baptist...
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Lena Dorothy Toder, 94

Lena Dorothy Toder, 94

Lena Dorothy Toder, age 94 of White Plains, Maryland (formerly of New York and Seat Pleasant, Maryland) died August 23, 2017 at her residence with Hospice. Lena was a Retail Cashier with Grand Union Grocery and A&P Grocery for 35 plus years. She was of the Methodist faith who enjoyed gardening, including growing vegetables,...
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Juliann Patricia Leginze, 73

Juliann Patricia Leginze, 73

Juliann Patricia Leginze, age 73 of Brandywine, Maryland, died August 21, 2017 at her residence with Hospice. Juliann was an Office Manager for 25 years at Hawkins Electric Company in College Park, Maryland and was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Waldorf, Maryland. She was the daughter of Steven J. Cabala and...
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Alma Lou Hardin, 89

Alma Lou Hardin, 89

Alma Lou Hardin, age 89 of La Plata, Maryland, died August 20, 2017 at Sagepoint Senior Living in La Plata, Maryland. Daughter of Elbert Shively and Nannie Baird Shively. She is survived by her daughter Nancy Gasparovic. Friends received on Friday, September 1, 2017 from 12:30PM until time of Funeral Service at 2PM at...
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George Thomas Kenney, 76

George Thomas Kenney, 76

George Thomas Kenney, age 76, of Fort Washington, MD, died on August 19, 2017 at Prince George’s General Hospital in Cheverly, MD. George was a D.C. Firefighter for 33 years and a Member of St. Columba Catholic Church in Oxon Hill, MD. He was a lifelong resident of the D.C. metropolitan area and a...
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Logan Wayne McCune, Four Months

Logan Wayne McCune, Four Months

Logan Wayne McCune, age four months, of La Plata, Maryland, died August 19, 2017 suddenly at home. Logan was the son of Steven Paul McCune, Jr. and Hannah Marie McCalla McCune; brother of Natalie Marie, Evelyn Colette, and Madelyn Claire McCune; grandson of Steven P. and Candace McCune, Sr. and David and Sarah McCalla....
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Robert Kermit Hayden III

Robert Kermit Hayden III

Robert Kermit Hayden III, better known as Bobby, left this world on August 19, 2017 the way he lived life, fast and not so gently. He was born on July 8, 1971 in La Plata, Maryland to Mary Ann Hayden and the late Robert Kermit Hayden, Jr. He was a talented diesel mechanic, strong...
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Joseph R. Stotesbury, age 101

Joseph R. Stotesbury, age 101

Joseph R. Stotesbury, age 101, of La Plata, MD, passed away at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home on August 19, 2017 with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born in Pantego (Pike Road), NC, the fourth of nine children born to the late Joseph L. Stotesbury and Annie S. Davis Stotesbury. He...
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Alma Ruth Rawlings, 76

Alma Ruth Rawlings, 76

Alma Ruth Rawlings, 76, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at her residence in Mechanicsville on August 22, 2017. Alma was born to the late Carl E. Williams, Sr. and the late Nelda McMannis-Williams in Bayard, WV on December 20, 1940. Alma was an Ordained Deacon, volunteer with Meals on Wheels, taught Bible School. She...
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Charles Norris

Charles Norris

Charles; lovingly known as poppy passed away on Saturday morning, August 19, 2017 at his home surrounded by his wife and their children. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Kennedy Norris and Mary Hilda Abell-Norris. He is survived by his wife Agnes of 62 years, both were lifelong St. Mary’s County,...
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Philip Alfred “Al” Gatton, 85

Philip Alfred “Al” Gatton, 85

Philip Alfred “Al” Gatton, 85 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on August 19, 2017 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on June 11, 1932 in Bushwood, MD, he was the son of the late Frances Louise Gatton and Philip Dominic Gatton. Al was the loving husband of the late Jeanne Sunderland Gatton, whom he married on...
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Wm. Everett Gatton, 90

Wm. Everett Gatton, 90

Wm. Everett Gatton, 90, of Leonardtown, MD formerly from St. Clements Shores passed away on August 19, 2017 in Callaway, MD. Born on October 26, 1926 in Avenue, MD, he was the son of the late Frances Louise Gatton and Philip Dominic Gatton. Everett was the loving husband of Cecilia Regina Gatton, whom he...
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Mae Esther Bethea

Peacefully on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, Mae Esther Bethea departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Friday, September 1, 2017 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Galilee Baptist Church 2101 Shadyside Ave. Suitland, MD 20746. Interment will follow.
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Carolyn Lorraine Dyson

Carolyn Lorraine Dyson

Peacefully on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Carolyn Lorraine Dyson departed this earthly life. Services for Ms. Dyson are pending. The family would greatly appreciate monetary donations to help with funeral expenses. Donations may be made directly to Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home via cashier’s check, cash or credit card. No personal checks will be accepted.
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Jonathon Matthew Hall

Suddenly on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Jonathon Matthew Hall departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 from 9:00am until time of service 11:00am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will follow.
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Jason Christopher Stapleton

Jason Christopher Stapleton

Peacefully on Sunday, August 20, 2017 Jason C. Stapleton passed away in Anne Arundel, Maryland. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 12:00 noon at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment Private.
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