Carroll Caldwell Parham
Sep 16, 2026
Carroll Caldwell Parham was born on July 21, 1940, in Rixeyville, Virginia, to James Parham and Louise Hill Buttler. He was raised in the Virginia countryside alongside his brothers, Stephen Parham and Jerry Hill, where the values of faith, family, hard work, and service took root early in his life.
As a child, Carroll was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church. He...
Eric Michael Springs
Sep 9, 2026
Eric Michael Springs of La Plata, MD transitioned September 9, 2026.
A kind, genuine, devoted, forgiving, and resourceful man has rested his natural existence, transcended time on earth, and entered into eternity.
Our Eric was the youngest of three children born to Thomas and Helen Springs in Washington, D.C. He was not only a son, but the youngest brother to Darryl and...
Christian Kofi Attigah
2026
Christian Kofi Attigah (73) of Fort Washington, Maryland.
Christian Kofi Attigah, age 73, of Fort Washington, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving wife and two sisters-in-law. He was born June 25, 1953, in Accra, Ghana. Christian was the son of the late Stephen Akakpo Atali Attigah and Grace Ama Ativon. He lived with quiet...
Dorcas Olubukola Moradeyo
Sep 2, 2026
Dorcas Moradeyo of Waldorf, Maryland transitioned on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
Dorcas Olubukola Moradeyo passed away on September 2, 2026. She will be remembered as a woman filled with the love of Jesus, whose joy, laughter, and steadfast faith touched the lives of many. She was known as a prayer warrior with a heart full of love, and people called her...
Bobby Adams
Aug 29, 2026
Bobby Adams 81 of Accokeek, Maryland, Transitioned on Saturday, August 28, 2026. Viewing 11 am until time of Service at 12 noon on Saturday, September 5, 2026, in the chapel of Thornton Funeral P.A., 3439 Livingston Road Indian Head, Maryland, 20640.
James Curtis, Jr.
Aug 27, 2026
James Curtis 83, of Fort Washington, Maryland, Transitioned on Friday, August 27, 2026.
James Curtis, Jr. (affectionately known as “Man” and “Curtis”) was born on January 28, 1943 in Marion Junction (near Salem), Alabama to the late James, Sr. and Jennie Curtis as the oldest of six children. He attended public schools in Dallas County, Alabama. Upon graduating from high school,...
Adelia U. Cardoso
Aug 27, 2026
Adelia Lukondo Urbano Cardoso lived a life rooted in faith, family, service, learning, and love. She was a devoted wife and mother, an accomplished professional and educator, a trusted counselor, a gifted writer and singer, and a woman whose influence reached far beyond the walls of her own home.
Adelia was born on November 19, 1936, in Santa Rosa, Andulo, Angola,...
Delores Mathis Manigan
Aug 27, 2026
Delores Mathis Manigan was born on June 25, 1935, to the late Rebecca and George Mathis. She passed away peacefully at Morningside House of Laurel Maryland, where she received loving care and support. She was 91 Years old.
Delores was a beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She lived a life of dignity, grace, joy and generosity. She...
Lauren D. Russell
Aug 25, 2026
Lauren DeMorris Russell was born on February 20, 1947, in Washington, D.C., to the late Velma Beatrice Minor and Lewis Claudious Minor. She entered eternal rest on August 25, 2026. At an early age, Lauren was baptized and became a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Deanwood. The faith nurtured there remained a source of strength, guidance, and comfort throughout...
Roberta Louise Turner
Aug 20, 2026
TURNER, ROBERTA LOUISE (AGE 92) OF ZEBULON, NC (PREVIOUSLY OF SUITLAND, MD)
Roberta L. Turner was born on April 8, 1934, in Washington, D.C., to the late Nathaniel Wadsworth Bates, Sr. and Deborah Elizabeth Peaks Bates. Raised in Washington, D.C., Roberta grew into a strong, intelligent, loving, and accomplished woman whose life was shaped by family, faith, education, perseverance, and service.
Roberta...
Hosea Ernest Dyson, Jr.
Aug 18, 2026
Hosea Ernest Dyson, Jr., was a proud and deeply devoted United States Marine whose love for the Corp and its values of honor, courage, and commitment shaped the way he lived his entire life, the beloved husband of Dorothy "Mike" Hawkins was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 15, 1946. He was the only son of the late Hosea and...
Wanda Cecelia King
2026
Wanda Cecelia King was born on March 21, 1971, in La Plata, Maryland, to Edna Johnson and the late Ralph Wayne Butler. Wanda was raised in Charles County, Maryland, where she grew up surrounded by family, love, and memories that would remain with her throughout her life.
On August 12, 2026, Wanda peacefully departed this life at the age of 55....
Henry Van Dyke Lewis
Aug 10, 2026
Henry Van Dyke Lewis of Nanjemoy, MD quietly departed this earth for eternal life August 10, 2026, at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, MD at the age of 92. Van Dyke as he was affectionately known was born along with his twin Harold Vernon Lewis on March 22, 1934, to the late Dorothy and James...
Thomas Edward Dashiell, Sr.
Aug 4, 2026
DASHIELL, THOMAS EDWARD SR. (AGE 85) OF POMFRET, MARYLAND
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Thomas Edward Dashiell, Sr. of Pomfret, Maryland quietly entered eternal rest while at the University of Maryland Critical Care Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Mary Evelyn Dashiell, two sons and a host of other loving family and friends.
His viewing will be...
Sharon Marie Anderson
Aug 2, 2026
Sharon Marie Burgess-Anderson of Waldorf, MD transitioned August 2, 2026.
Sharon Marie Burgess-Anderson was born October 16, 1949 in Chicago IL. The first daughter of Ottawa D. Burgess and Lillie O. Burgess. She attended Chicago Vocational High School and Dominican University where she received her Master’s Degree.
Sharon married the love of her life, Jerrold Anderson Sr. who preceded her in death....
Derek Williams
Jul 31, 2026
Derek Tamarus Williams, who we affectionately called “Black,” “Snoop,” and “Dancing D,” was born in Hawaii on December 15, 1976, to Theodore and Linda Williams. He was the older brother of two children and was raised in Germany, North Carolina, and Maryland. Derek graduated from Suitland High School in Maryland in 1995.
As a child, Derek was a member and was...
Rodney Bernard Hunter, Sr.
Jul 30, 2026
Rodney Bernard Hunter, affectionately known as “Rod,” passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the age of 58 in Pomfret, Maryland.
Rodney was born on March 1, 1968, in Tampa, Florida, to Cal and Marian Hunter. He attended Therrell High School in Atlanta, Georgia, before answering the call of duty to serve his country by joining the United States...
Roy Lee Grant
Jul 27, 2026
GRANT, ROY LEE (AGE 79) OF UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND
Minister Roy Lee Grant, son of the late James Grant and Rosetta Grant, was born on June 22, 1947, in Jones County, North Carolina. After a courageous battle, he peacefully entered eternal rest at home on Monday, July 27, 2026. While our hearts grieve his passing, we rejoice knowing that he is...
Deacon Charles Owen Bland
Jul 27, 2026
Deacon Charles Owen Bland, son of Owen Harry Bland and .Mary Rita Yates-Bland entered into his eternal life of glory on July 24, 2026, at Heigh Hope Assisted Living Facility in Clinton, MD. Deacon Bland also affectionately known as “Big Jr.” was raised and spent his entire life in Bryans Road, Maryland. Being an only child, his cousins were his...
