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Okasha Montre` Hawkins

Okasha Montre` Hawkins

May 17, 2011

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. Matt 5:4 On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Okasha departed this life and entered a life of eternal peace. Okasha was born on March 10, 1989 in Washington, DC to Kathy Keys and Bertrand Hawkins. At the tender age of eight (8), Okasha was baptized at the Good Shepherd Baptist Church...

Griffin Dixon

Griffin Dixon

May 15, 2011

On Sunday, May 15, 2011, Griffin Dixon departed this life at home in Brandywine, MD. Griffin Joseph Dixon was born on March 22, 1917 to the late Joseph and Finette Dixon. He was affectionately called "Beansie" which originated from his mother when he was a child. Griffin grew up in Snow Hill, North Carolina and was the seventh of 16...

Madeline Coby

Madeline Coby

May 12, 2011

COBY, MADELINE (AGE 84) OF MARBURY, MARYLAND. OBITUARY Madeline Coby of Marbury, Maryland, daughter of the late Gilbert Sr. and Daisy Hart, was born on December 17, 1926 in Chicamuxen, Maryland. She departed this life peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Fort Washington Hospital in Fort Washington, Maryland and entered into eternal rest. Madeline was educated in the public...

Charles Henry Swann

Charles Henry Swann

May 12, 2011

Swann, Charles Henry (Age 78) of Marbury, Maryland. Charles Henry Swann, was born on February 3, 1933 in Marbury, MD to the late James Clarence Swann, Sr. and the late Dorothy Mae (Hart) Swann. Peacefully, on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at his home in Marbury, MD, surrounded by his family, Charles transitioned from this earthly life to life eternal. Charles...

Thermon Allen

Thermon Allen

May 10, 2011

Allen, Thermon (Age 64) of Accokeek, Maryland. Obituary Thermon Allen, son of Thomas and Helen Marie Allen was born on Tuesday, May 28, 1946 in Tunica, Mississippi. Thermon graduated from Cregier High School in Chicago, Illinois. He continued his education and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. Thermon entered into holy matrimony with his childhood...

Sarah Bertha Cobey

Sarah Bertha Cobey

May 2, 2011

On September 21, 1942, Sarah Bertha Cobey was born to the late Nellie E. Tibbs and the late James Oliver Tibbs in Charles County, Maryland. Sarah was a lifelong resident of Charles County, educated in the school systems and graduated from Pomonkey High School in 1959. After graduating, she met James E. Cobey and on June 7, 1962 they were...

James Anthony Jackson, Jr.

James Anthony Jackson, Jr.

Apr 25, 2011

Jackson, James Anthony Jr. On Monday, April 25, 2011, James A. Jackson left his beloved home in Waldorf, Maryland to find paradise and a final resting place. James was born on January 12, 1983 in LaPlata, Maryland to Barbara Jean Warren and the late James Anthony Jackson Sr. James attended Henry E. Lackey High School. He was employed by the...

Fred Thomas Herring

Fred Thomas Herring

Apr 24, 2011

Obituary Rev. Fred Thomas "Bishop" Herring A Time And A Season And the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my race, and I have kept the faith. A Time To Be Born Rev. Fred T. Herring was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on April 14, 1931. He is the elder...

Mary Grace Roundtree

Mary Grace Roundtree

Apr 20, 2011

ROUNDTREE, MARY GRACE TRAVERS (AGE 80) OF INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND. Mary "Grace" Roundtree (affectionately known as Grace), was born in Indian Head, Maryland on December 30, 1930 to the late William F. "Billy" Travers, Sr. and the late Irene Brown Travers. She entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at the Forestville Heath and Rehabilitation Center in District...

Sheila E. Marshall

Sheila E. Marshall

Apr 20, 2011

Suddenly on April 20, 2011 at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland, Sheila Elaine Munson Marshall departed this earthly life for life eternal. She was born on July 8, 1957 in Washington, D.C. to Mildred Catherine Ford Munson and the late John William Munson. She started her education attending the District of Columbia Public Elementary School but transferred to...

Larue Everette Johnson

Larue Everette Johnson

Apr 12, 2011

JOHNSON, LARUE, (AGE 79) OF CAPITAL HEIGHTS, MARYLAND Larue Johnson was born on November 9, 1931, in Whitmire, South Carolina to the late Tim Johnson Jr. and the late Lizzie Joyner Johnson and was the fifth child of eight siblings. Larue departed life on April 12th 2011 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland. He united with Flint Hill Baptist...

Francis Vernon Proctor

Francis Vernon Proctor

Apr 9, 2011

Proctor, Francis Vernon (Age 57) of Indian Head, Maryland. OBITUARY Francis "Vernon" Proctor, mostly known as Vernon, departed this life on April 9, 2011 at home in Indian Head, Maryland, to join his mother, father and brothers, Emanuel, James "Milton", Theodore Morris and James Bernard "Billy" in heaven. Vernon was born November 10, 1953 in Charles County, Maryland to Morris...

Ruth Eleine Miles

Ruth Eleine Miles

Apr 5, 2011

Mrs. Ruth Eleine (Brooks) Miles was born October 3, 1931 in Hagerstown, Maryland to the late Mary Virginia (Keyes) Daniels. She entered into heavenly rest on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, Maryland. She relocated to Washington, D.C. and graduated from Gennie Dean Industrial School, Manassas, VA and participated in various team sports, the Choral Group and...

Alice Elizabeth Dorsey

Alice Elizabeth Dorsey

Apr 5, 2011

Dorsey, Alice Elizabeth (Age 80) of Waldorf, Maryland. Obituary Alice was born on October 24, 1930 to the late Dorothy Cecilia Johnson and the late James Bernard Dorsey. Alice was educated in the Charles County Public School System. She worked for Audrey M. Conner, M.D. and the late George A. Kelser, M.D. for over 40 years in Bethesda, Maryland. She...

Shawn King, Sr.

Shawn King, Sr.

Apr 4, 2011

Shawn King, Sr., age 38 of Brandywine, MD went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland. Shawn was born in Franklin, VA on March 11, 1973. At an early age he joined Shiloh Baptist Church in Boykins, Virginia. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.S....

Thelma Marie Gholson

Thelma Marie Gholson

Apr 3, 2011

On Sunday, April 3, 2011, Thelma Marie Gholson, daughter of the late Robert Butler and the late Marie Thomas Butler entered into eternal life. Thelma was born on April 14, 1929 in Marbury, Maryland. Left to cherish many memories is her son, Dwight Gholson, Sr., grandson, Dwight Gholson, Jr., sister, Eleanor Bland, brother, Ellis Butler, and a host of other...

Earl Richard Thomas, Jr.

Earl Richard Thomas, Jr.

Apr 2, 2011

Earl Richard Thomas, Jr., (54), La Plata, MD (Mason Springs) On Saturday, Earl Richard Thomas, Jr., known by most as ("Junior"), of Mason Springs, MD, departed this life to be with the Lord on April 2, 2011, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Earl was born on March 29, 1957, in Washington, D.C. He was the eldest child of...

Robert Archie Barnes

Robert Archie Barnes

Mar 31, 2011

Robert Archie Barnes of Laurel, Maryland, son of the late Charles Henry Barnes, Sr. and the late Janie Elizabeth (Ford) Barnes, was born in LaPlata, MD on September 7, 1932 and departed this life on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the Cherry Lane Nursing Home, Laurel, Maryland. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Adelaide Barnes, and Ann...

Alice Beatrice Hemsley

Alice Beatrice Hemsley

Mar 26, 2011

Hemsley, Alice Beatrice Jones (Age 89) of Newburg, Maryland. Obituary Alice Beatrice Jones, 89 of Newburg, MD departed this Life on Saturday, March 26, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at Civista Medical Center in La Plata, MD. Alice was born on October 10, 1921, in Newburg, MD to the late Azariah and Julia (Silas) Jones. Alice attended school in...

James Wayne Fenwick

James Wayne Fenwick

Mar 21, 2011

Fenwick, James Wayne "Chipmunk", Age 54 of Bryans Road, Maryland. Obituary James "Wayne" Fenwick, 54, of Bryans Road, Maryland died peacefully on March 21, 2011 in La Plata, Maryland at the Civista Medical Center. Born July 13, 1956, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Roy Lee Fox and Lucille Lillian Fenwick Hicks. "Wayne" or "Chipmunk," as...

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