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Diane Denise King

Diane Denise King

Sep 6, 2016

Diane Denise King, 45 of Bryans Road, Maryland. On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, our Lord and Savior welcomed home one of his angels, Diane Denise King. Diane was born on April 22, 1971 in Charles County, Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Ruth Ann Washington and Edward Harold King. Diane received her education through the Charles County Public...

Donald Alexander Turner

Donald Alexander Turner

Sep 4, 2016

Turner, Donald A. (Age 63) of Waldorf, MD TURNER, DONALD ALEXANDER On January 20, 1953, Donald Alexander Turner, affectionately known as "D.T." was born to Shirley Duckett in Washington, D.C. He was educated within the Charles County school system, graduating from La Plata High School in 1971. He was employed as a Security Guard by SOS Security working at the...

Francis Allen Spriggs

Francis Allen Spriggs

Sep 3, 2016

SPRIGGS, FRANCIS ALLEN (AGE 58) OF WALDORF, MD Francis Allen Spriggs known as "Peanut" departed his life on September 3, 2016 at Providence Hospital Washington, DC in the Capital Caring Hospice Unit. He slipped quietly into the arms of God. Born on February 28, 1958 to the late George Francis & Shirley Ann Spriggs. Peanut was educated in the Charles...

Sara Ann (Proctor) Morris

Sara Ann (Proctor) Morris

Sep 1, 2016

Sara Ann (Proctor) Morris, Age 87 of District Heights, Maryland. "Ms. Redskins" Sara was born in Washington, DC to Nicholas & Lena Proctor; She had eleven siblings (all but two preceded her in death): Lawrence, Camilla, Louis, Paul, Sylvester, Milton, Mary Ella, Florence, (Sara), Francis Augustus, Oscar, & Katheryn. Sara's parents lived in Southwest DC at the time of her...

John Adrian Savoy

John Adrian Savoy

Aug 31, 2016

JOHN ADRIAN SAVOY (58) OF INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND. John Adrian "Eddie" Savoy was the eighth born of 15 children to Richard "Ray" Savoy and the late Elizabeth A. "Hazel" Savoy on September 4, 1957 at Freemont Hospital in Washington, DC. He slipped into eternal rest on August 31, 2016 at his home in Indian Head, Maryland. Eddie was baptized at...

Mamie Laurinda Stewart

Mamie Laurinda Stewart

Aug 29, 2016

Mamie Laurinda Stewart, affectionately known as "Nana", was born on January 25, 1921 to Charles Henry and Sinthy Mae Lowe. On Monday, August 29, 2016, Mamie transitioned from this life at Crescent Cities Center in Riverdale, Maryland. From Bridgette, her only child Mamie had four grandchildren: Cheraun, Tiffany, Tylisa and Teon and four great grandchildren: Deja, Dane, Dean and Jaden....

Helen Marie Taylor

Helen Marie Taylor

Aug 29, 2016

Helen Marie (Smith) Taylor, 86 of Indian Head, Maryland. OBITUARY Helen Marie Smith Taylor was born on May 17, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only child of Victoria Baugh Purnell. She was educated in the schools of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating from Simon Gratz High School in January 1948. She majored in commercial subjects, desiring to become a secretary, which was...

Mary Jeannette Posey

Mary Jeannette Posey

Aug 27, 2016

Mary Jeannette Posey, 75 of Nanjemoy, Maryland. Mary Jeannette Posey, affectionately known to many as "Jeannette or Jeanne" was born to the late Edward and Zelda Posey on September 30, 1940 in Nanjemoy, MD. She peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Myrtle Beach, SC, at Grand Strand Medical Center. Mary Jeannette Posey was baptized at...

Ellen Louise Briscoe

Ellen Louise Briscoe

Aug 27, 2016

BRISCOE, ELLEN LOUISE (AGE 70) OF WALDORF, MD Ellen Louise Briscoe, affectionately known as "Sally" by family, friends, and loved ones, was born November 21, 1945 to the late Charles "Eddie" Hemsley and Louise Eldridge in Mt. Victoria, Maryland. She peacefully transitioned to eternal life on August 27, 2016 at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. Ellen was educated in...

John Cecil Ford

John Cecil Ford

Aug 24, 2016

John Cecil Ford, Age 61 of Indian Head, Maryland. Obituary John Cecil Ford, 61 departed this life on August 24, 2016 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, Maryland. Cecil was born on October 16, 1954 in Charles County Maryland, to the late Leo and Viola Ford. He was the baby boy of twelve siblings. Cecil was educated in Charles County...

Diann Cooper Alston

Diann Cooper Alston

Aug 23, 2016

Alston, Diann Cooper (Age 50) of Capitol Heights, Maryland Diann Cooper Alston was called home to glory suddenly on August 23, 2016 at the George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC. She was the love of William "Billy" Alston's life. Diann was born on December 17, 1965 in Sumter, SC, to the late Josephine Cooper and the late Rufus Prince. In...

Velma Valerie Thrasher

Velma Valerie Thrasher

Aug 22, 2016

Velma Valerie Thrasher, Age 58 of Herndon, Virginia Velma V. Thrasher peacefully entered eternal rest on Monday, August 22, 2016 at Envoy Healthcare Center, Woodbridge, Virginia. She was born to the late Elizabeth Thrasher on August 27, 1957 in Marion County, Florida. Velma was disabled her entire life. She lived with her mother Elizabeth until her mother passed away in...

Robert Warren Hill, Jr.

Robert Warren Hill, Jr.

Aug 21, 2016

Robert Warren Hill Jr. (Age 49) of Fort Washington, Maryland. Obituary On Sunday, August 21, 2016, Robert Warren Hill Jr. peacefully transitioned to be with family and GOD in Heaven above. Robert was born December 7, 1966 in Washington DC to Robert Warren and Delores Elaine Hill. At an early age, Robert accepted Christ as his personal Savior while attending...

Ada B. Gray

Ada B. Gray

Aug 20, 2016

Mrs. Ada B. Gray, 96 of Bryans Road, Maryland. Peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Hospice House of Charles County, Waldorf, Maryland, Ada Elizabeth Brawner Gray transitioned to eternal life. Obituary Ada Elizabeth Brawner was born on July 7, 1920 in Charles County, Maryland to the late Robert Clinton Brawner and Bertha Lee Toye. She was one of...

Laverne Gwendolyn Yates

Laverne Gwendolyn Yates

Aug 18, 2016

LaVerne Gwendolyn (Johnson) Yates, 84 of La Plata, Maryland. LaVerne Gwendolyn (Johnson) Yates, daughter of the late Lucille and McAllister Johnson, passed away peacefully at her home in LaPlata, MD, on Thursday, August 18, 2016, after a short illness. LaVerne was an awesome, extraordinary woman, affectionately called "Gandy" by her family. She was admired by all and had an endless...

Theresa Ann Hannon

Theresa Ann Hannon

Aug 17, 2016

Theresa Ann Hannon (68) of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the residence of her son in Capitol Heights, Maryland, Theresa Ann Hannon, peacefully transitioned to eternal life. Theresa, affectionately called "String Beans" was born March 8, 1948 at Gallinger Municipal Hospital in Washington, D.C. to Thomas and Virginia Brown. Theresa was educated in the Charles County...

Callie Lou Gilchrist Brown

Callie Lou Gilchrist Brown

Aug 3, 2016

Callie Lou Gilchrist Brown (Age 81) of Indian Head, Maryland. Callie Gilchrist Brown 81, of Pisgah, MD, departed this life Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Genesis Health Care Center in La Plata, MD. Callie Brown was born on January 16, 1935 in Edge Field, South Carolina to Sam and Liza Gilchrist. Callie departed this life Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at...

Jewel Mae Spivey

Jewel Mae Spivey

Aug 2, 2016

Jewel Mae Spivey (Age 72) of Clinton, Maryland. On August 2, 2016 at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Jewel Mae Spivey quietly and peacefully transitioned to eternal life. Jewel was born on September 16, 1943 to the late John Roundtree and Zellia McLeish in Hawkinsville, Georgia. There she received her early education. She also met the love of her life,...

Mildred Bernice Blair

Mildred Bernice Blair

Jul 30, 2016

Mildred Bernice (Marshall) Blair, 99 of Pomfret, Maryland. OBITUARY Mildred Bernice Blair (a.k.a Bernice, Mildred, Ma, Mama, Mother, Grandma, Granny, Great Grandma, Sister, Aunt Bernice, Cousin Bernice and many more) eldest daughter of the late James and Viola Marshall peacefully made her heavenly transition on Saturday, July 30, 2016 after a glorious life of ninety-nine years and almost eleven months....

Gertrude Daisy Mae Davis

Gertrude Daisy Mae Davis

Jul 28, 2016

Davis, Gertrude Daisy Mae (Age 81) of Marbury, MD Gertrude Daisy Mae Davis, 81, departed this life on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at her home in Marbury, Maryland. Gertrude was born on June 13, 1935 in Harris, North Carolina where she was also educated. At age 20, she married her husband, Norman Davis (deceased 2004) and moved to Washington, D.C....

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