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Agnes Elizabeth Yates
Mar 10, 2016
Agnes Elizabeth Yates (Age 82) of La Plata (Dentsville), Maryland. Obituary As we celebrate the life of Agnes Elizabeth Yates, the Matriarch of the family, we do so with very fond memories. The value of life cannot be measured by longevity alone but in ones love and the impact upon the lives of others. Agnes Elizabeth Yates, the daughter of...
Verstella Bertha Yates
Mar 6, 2016
Verstella Bertha Johnson Yates (Age 83) of Fort Washington, Maryland On Sunday, March 6, 2016, God called another Angel home, Verstella Bertha Yates, departed this earthly life and transitioned to her heavenly home. Verstella was born on August 31, 1932, to the late Charles and Estelle Johnson of Washington, DC, where she was also raised. She was the older of...
Edward William King "Sonny"
Mar 4, 2016
Edward William King "Sonny" (Age 79) of Accokeek, Maryland. Edward William King son of the late Mary Luvenia and Earl William King was born on January 22, 1937. He was called home to be with the Lord on March 4, 2016 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center. Preceding him in death his, son Delvon King and sister Vera...
Paul William Taylor
Mar 3, 2016
Taylor, Paul W. (Age 88) of (Pisgah) Indian Head, MD Paul William Taylor was born December 11, 1927 to the late Joseph and Rosie Taylor in Pisgah, Maryland. At the age of 88, he departed this earthly life on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, Charlotte Hall, MD. At an early age, Paul attended Smith Chapel...
Dorothy "Dottie" Louise Plater
Mar 2, 2016
PLATER, DOROTHY LOUISE (AGE 71) OF FORT WASHINGTON, MD On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, Dorothy Louise Plater quietly entered eternal rest at Med Star Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD. She was born on November 10, 1944 in Charles County Maryland to the late John Lorenzo Greenhow and Carolyn Rosalie Hawkins Greenhow. Dorothy was affectionately called "Dottie" by those who knew...
Zackary Louis Baker, Sr.
Feb 28, 2016
BAKER, ZACKARY LOUIS SR. (AGE 57) OF LEXINGTON PARK, MARYLAND Zackary Louis Baker, Sr. departed this life on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland. "Zack," as he was called by his family and friends, was born on September 22, 1958 in Bryans Road, Maryland to the late Clarence and Rosie Baker. Zack gave his life...
Robin Marie Gray
Feb 26, 2016
ROBIN MARIE GRAY (AGE 53) OF CLINTON, MD. Robin Gray transitioned to eternal life on December 26, 2016 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Viewing, 9:00 am until time of service, 11:00 am on January 3, 2017 at Carolina Missionary Baptist Church, 9901 Allentown Road, Fort Washington, MD. Interment, Resurrection Cemetery, 8000 Woodyard Road, Clinton, MD.
Shirley Elizabeth Brown Rice
Feb 26, 2016
Mrs. Shirley Elizabeth Brown Rice (Age 71) of Waldorf, Maryland. Obituary Shirley Elizabeth Brown Rice was the only child born to the late Viola Brown Queen and the late Walter Leake on Wednesday, March 15, 1944 in Washington, D.C. Shirley was raised by her mother, and the late Henry Queen. She is the oldest of five, Ronald Queen, Leslie Leake,...
Bernice Catherine Patten
Feb 17, 2016
Bernice Catherine (Jackson) Patten, Age 74 of Annandale, Virginia. Bernice Catherine Patten went home to the Lord, Wednesday, February 17, 2016. She was born July 4, 1941 in Washington D.C. to the late Catherine L. Poe and Rosko Jackson. Bernice attended Dunbar High School, graduating with honors and later graduated from Howard University as a Valedictorian and majored in Math,...
Lucille Lillian Shaw
Feb 9, 2016
Lucille Lillian (Williams) Shaw Age 85 of Fort Washington, formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland. PROFILE OF LIFE Lucille Lillian Shaw was born February 2, 1931 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She was the oldest of four children to Mary Williams, father, John Lowe (both deceased). Siblings: Eloise Paul, Frances Wilson and Johnnie Williams (deceased). She also preceded her very close cousin, Juanita...
Darryl Benjamin Minor
Feb 9, 2016
Minor, Darryl Benjamin (AGE 52) of Fort Washington, MD DARRYL BENJAMIN MINOR, son of Helen and (the late) William Minor, was born June 19, 1963 in Georgetown Hospital in Washington, D.C. Darryl departed this life on February 9, 2016. He was educated in Maryland at New Hampshire Elementary Estates, Takoma Park Junior High School (1 year) He transferred and Graduated...
Calvin "Jake" Ignatius Cooper, Sr.
Jan 31, 2016
Calvin Ignatius Cooper, Sr. "Jake" Age 74 of Welcome, Maryland. Peacefully on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Forestville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Forestville, Maryland, Calvin Ignatius Cooper, more affectionately known as "Jake," transitioned to eternal life. Jake was born in Welcome, Maryland on Sunday, November 16, 1941 to the late James Henry Cooper and the late Mary Regina...
Clayvon Miller
Jan 26, 2016
MILLER, CLAYVON (AGE 82) OF FORT WASHINGTON, MARYLAND Clayvon Miller, slipped away from family and friends on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at the home of his beloved daughter, Renee, and son-in-law, Tony King in Oxon Hill, Maryland, who had been caring for him since his brief illness that rendered him unable to stay at home alone. Miller, as he was...
Ricky Johnson
Jan 26, 2016
Johnson, Ricky (Age 61) of Accokeek, Maryland. OBITUARY RICKY JOHNSON, the eldest child of June Elizabeth (Scott) Johnson and the late Ervin Lester Johnson, was born July 7, 1954 in Washington D.C. He went to be with the Lord on January 26, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Ricky received his formal education at Bladensburg High School where he...
Harold Francis Thomas, Sr.
Jan 23, 2016
Thomas, Harold Francis, Sr. (Age 78) of Marbury, Maryland. Obituary The complete story of a man's life cannot adequately be expressed in words, but we do want to salute and celebrate the Life of "Harold Francis Thomas, Sr.", affectionately known as, "Mr. T. – Night Train – Tommy or Tom". Harold departed this life and entered into eternal rest to...
Trevolia "Trudy" Haskins
Jan 10, 2016
HASKINS, TREVOLIA "TRUDY" (AGE 84) OF FORT WASHINGTON, MD Sunrise April 27, 1931 – Sunset January 10, 2016 Beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother; Trevolia Haskins was called from life to eternity on Sunday, January 10, 2016, and now rests in the arms of Jesus. Trevolia, who was affectionately known as "Trudy" was one of identical twin daughters...
Benjamin "Buddy" William Mclendon, Jr.
Jan 10, 2016
MCLENDON, BENJAMIN "Buddy" WILLIAM JR. (AGE 47) OF WALDORF, MD Suddenly, on Sunday, January 10, 2016, Benjamin W. McLendon entered into eternal life. Benjamin William McLendon, Jr. was born October 25, 1968 in Washington, DC. Benjamin nickname is "Buddy he was single but had a girlfriend Jerri who he adored. When Buddy was younger he enjoyed playing football and basketball...
Alfreda Short Slater
Jan 7, 2016
Slater, Alfreda Short (Age 58) of Fort Washington, Maryland. Alfreda "Jewel" Slater Alfreda Short Slater, was born in Washington, DC on April 7, 1957, to the late Alfred and Elizabeth Short. Known to most as Freda and to those closest to her she was affectionately referred to as "Jewel". On April 4, 1981, Freda married the love of her life...
James Thaddeus Proctor
Dec 28, 2015
James Thaddeus Proctor, Age 60 of Waldorf, Maryland. James Thaddeus Proctor also affectionately known to family and friends as "Cotton" at the age of 60, quietly entered into eternity at his mother's home in Fort Washington, Maryland on Monday, December 28, 2015. Thaddeus was born August 27, 1955 to the late James Leo Proctor and Anna Deloris Proctor. Thaddeus was...
Howardine Louise Jackson
Dec 24, 2015
Howardine Louise Jackson, 90, Nanjemoy, Maryland. Howardine Louise Jackson (affectionately known as Mrs. Jackson) departed this life peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC. Howardine was born in Nanjemoy, MD on August 19, 1925 to the late Pearl and Louise Simpson. A native of Charles County, Howardine was educated in the...
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