Delores Marion Price of White Plains, MD transitioned January 31, 2023.

A Time to Be Born: Delores M. Price who was affectionately called "Lois" by her family, was the youngest of a set of twins born in Washington, D.C. to the late Sidney JF Hemsley and Ella M. Hemsley.

A Time to Be Educated: Delores received her formal education in the D.C. Public School system, graduating from Armstrong Adult Education Center and furthered her education at the U.S.D.A. Graduate School and the University of the District of Columbia.

A Time to Embrace: Delores was blessed to have two beautiful daughters, Angela L. Ford and Cheryl R. Ford-Johnson. In 2001, she met who would one day become her husband, Clinton L. Price. They confirmed their love for one another and were married in 2012, and he has been by her side for this journey. Along with her two step-children, Tonya Bakers and Allen Johnson, Jr., she opened her heart to three more step-children, Jackie Nance, Clinton Williams and William Price.

A Time to Serve: Raised in a Christian home, Delores loved the Lord. At an early age, she accepted Christ and dedicated her life to serving God and was baptized in Mount Bethel Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., by the late Rev. Lemon White, Pastor. She later moved her membership to the Fort Foote Baptist Church in Fort Washington, MD and served faithfully for over 28 years. She loved being at the Fort and was eager to do whatever she could to feel like she was a part of a growing church. She attended the Adult II Sunday School Class, was a member of the Fellowship and Social Committee by serving the bereaved families during Repasts and helped prepare food for other church functions, including the CDC and Vacation Bible School. She was a dedicated member of the Senior Usher Board, the Kingdom Women's Ministry, and the Primetimer's Ministry. She was a loving, kind and generous person to everyone she met. Her quiet demeanor and sense of humor brought joy to everyone around her.

A Time to Build and Work: After a brief career at the U.S. Navy Department, Delores transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare which is now the Department of Education, where she found her niche in the General Counsel's Office as an Ethics Program Specialist. Even though she loved her job she was very happy to begin a new phase in her life, and after rendering over 37 years in the Federal Government, she finally decided to retire on January 4, 2004.

A Time to Play: Delores loved to bowl, she took swimming lessons, piano lessons, tennis lessons, and she enjoyed spending time with family. She had a special talent for baking. She loved baking Sweet Potato Pies, 3 layered Red Velvet cakes, 2 layered Chocolate cakes for her sister, Black Walnut Cookies, and Carrot cakes. She also loved to travel especially with her husband. She was the proud grandmother to three granddaughters and one grandson. The love of her life were her three great-grandchildren, Liam and Loryn McCrae and Faith Alston. When Liam and Loryn were born, she became a part-time babysitter when she wasn't traveling.

A Time to Mourn: Delores leaves to cherish her memory her devoted husband, Clinton Price, and her two daughters, Angela Ford-Cook (Marlon) and Cheryl Ford-Johnson (Michael); four grandchildren, LaTiva Jones, Toniesha Cook, Edwin Jones, II and Tyree Cook; three great-grandchildren, Liam and Loryn McCrae and Faith Alston; step-children, Jackie Nance, Clinton Williams, William Price, Tanya Baker and Allen Johnson, Jr., foster-son Marlo Waugh, god-daughter, Lisa Boggs; two god-sons James (Jimmi) May and Peter (Lucky) Hemsley; two sisters Brenda Thomas and Connie Brown (Joshua); foster-sister Stephanie Anderson, and one brother Vernon Hemsley (Irene); nieces Carol Jean Ross, Mary Eloise Ross, Janice Williams (Kenneth), Beatrice Johnson (Wayne), Lynnette Jeffers, Tayia Jeffers, Leyia Jeffers, Jannell Brown and Jacqueline Brown; and nephews James Barry Ross, Rodney Ross, Tony Ross, David Thomas (Cheryl), D'Angelo Hemsley, Vernon Hemsley, Jr.; ten step-grandchildren and nine step-great grandchildren and a HOST of other relatives and friends and her Fort Foote Baptist Church family.

Delores was preceded in death by her parents Sidney and Ella Hemsley, sisters Doris Hemsley (twin) and Beverly Bordeaux, brothers James Ross and Verlin Hemsley and nephew Calvin Ross.

Friends may visit with the family Thursday, February 16 from 10am until time of service at 11am at Fort Foote Baptist Church, 8310 Ft. Foote Road Ft. Washington, MD.  Interment immediately following at Harmony Memorial Park, Landover, MD.