OBITUARIES

Betty Jo Gentry

Betty Jo Gentry

Dec 4, 2012

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Maryann Steinbauer

Maryann Steinbauer

Dec 4, 2012

Maryann Steinbauer, 70, Bowie, Md., formerly of Altoona, died Tuesday. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter W. Steinbauer; loving mother of Michelle Goodier (Martin), William (Jodi), Christopher and Kevin; and dear grandmother of Jessica, Tyler, Nicole and Kaitlyn. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Beall Funeral Home, 6512 NW...

John Wesley Crossley

John Wesley Crossley

Dec 3, 2012

CPO John W. Crossley, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Of Crofton, MD, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012. Son of the late Clarence and Emma Crossley; brother of Audrey Brooks, Lewis Crossley, and the late Arthur, Thomas Crossley, Mary Harper, Anna Mahan, and Helen Moore. Family will receive friends at the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL HOME, 6512 NW Crain Hwy. (Rte. 3...

Felisa Deasis

Felisa Deasis

Dec 2, 2012

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Vera Sweeney Brereton

Vera Sweeney Brereton

Dec 1, 2012

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Richard L. McElwee

Richard L. McElwee

Dec 1, 2012

On December 1, 2012, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Bowie, MD and Baltimore, MD. Beloved father of Sharon Barnes (John), Pamela Stevens, and Cathleen Barba (Gregory); son of the late Warren W. and R. Geraldine McElwee; and devoted grandfather to Jacob, Ryan, Zachary, Jordan, Kyle, Caroline, Brooke and Maxwell. Relatives and friends may celebrate his life on Saturday,...

Leomar De Asis Valle

Leomar De Asis Valle

Nov 26, 2012

"Leomar De Asis Valle, 32, of Bowie, MD, died Monday, November 26th, 2012 as a result of a long-term illness .He was born April 13, 1980 in Cheverly, MD, the son of Mario and Leonides Valle. He attended Parkdale High School and graduated from the Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) in Baltimore, MD. Leomar is survived by his parents...

Virginia A. Brown

Virginia A. Brown

Nov 24, 2012

Virginia A. Brown Suddenly on Saturday, November 24, 2012, Virginia A. Brown, of Lanham, beloved wife of Howard W. Brown; mother of Kathleen (Tony) Koziana , Michael (Cynthia) Brown, Craig (Lorrie) Brown, and Maureen Brown; sister of Joseph P. (Rosemarie) Connors and the late Charles Connors; grandmother of Jessica, Anthony (Brittany), Warren, Daniel, Keith (Jessica), and Cristina; great grandmother of...

Ruby L. Bell

Ruby L. Bell

Nov 24, 2012

On Saturday evening, Ruby Lee Bell, widow of Donald B. Bell, departed this life for another. She leaves behind two sons, Wallace and Lance Bell and a daughter, Hilda Strehle; ten grandchildren, Jody, Judy, Wallace II, Allen; Lance, Nathan, Andrea; Laura, Lynette, and Lydia. Nine great-grandchildren; Deana, Emily, Mitchell, Ruby II, Aidan, Chloe; Joshua, Sofia, and Ava. Contributions in her...

Madonna Martin

Madonna Martin

Nov 24, 2012

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Gerard Clayton Bogart

Gerard Clayton Bogart

Nov 23, 2012

Gerard Clayton Bogart, 88, of Cranberry Lake, New York, died Friday, November 23, 2012 at his son and daughter-in-law's home in Bowie, Maryland. He was born to the late Frank and Freida Bogart on September 23, 1924 in Rochester, New York. He had two older brothers, Frank and Wesley, now deceased. Gerard graduated from Edison Technical High School in 1942....

Marjorie Linder

Marjorie Linder

Nov 22, 2012

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Sharon E. Holder

Sharon E. Holder

Nov 21, 2012

On Wednesday, November 21, 2012, Sharon E. Holder, of Shady Side, MD, beloved wife of Larry L. Holder, daughter of the late William and Lucille Parker, sister of Sandra Parker and the late Susan Parker. The family will receive friends at the family-owned Beall Funeral Home, 6512 NW Crain Hwy, Bowie, MD, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, from 10 -...

Carlene Romaine Ferguson

Carlene Romaine Ferguson

Nov 21, 2012

Minister Carlene Romaine Swinney Ferguson,63,was born in Washington D.C. She peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Carlene was married to the late Lawrence J. Ferguson. She leaves to cherish her memory, her sons Lawrence (Trina), and Terrence (Eve), grandchildren; Christian, Lillian, Caylin, Emerald and Sage Ferguson. Also survived by her devoted parents Carl and Annette Swinney, siblings Linda...

Paul Leroy Boldon

Paul Leroy Boldon

Nov 19, 2012

PAUL LEROY BOLDON (Age 63) Passed away at home, with his family by his side, on Monday, November 19, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Joan Boldon; daughters, Lauren Boldon and Jessica Martin (Florian); parents, Leroy and Claudia Boldon; sister, Ruth Kneer (Tom) and brothers, John Boldon (Alyson) and Bruce Boldon (Dawn). He is also grandfather of Jaiden Martin....

Benjamin E. Brew

Benjamin E. Brew

Nov 19, 2012

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Diana Marie Stewart

Diana Marie Stewart

Nov 18, 2012

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Edgar Jackson Swisher, Jr.

Edgar Jackson Swisher, Jr.

Nov 17, 2012

Edgar "Jack" Swisher, Jr. On Saturday, November 17, 2012, of Mitchellville, MD. Beloved husband of Linda G. Swisher; devoted father of Steven Swisher and his wife Denice, Richard Swisher and his wife Jill, David Swisher, and John Swisher; dear brother of Rosemary Salata; loving grandfather of 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends at the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL...

Wanda Barker

Wanda Barker

Nov 17, 2012

Wanda spent her life in pursuit of helping others find God and find themselves. For eleven years she was a counselor at Crownsville State Mental Institution in Crownsville, MD; helping young men and women fettered with alcoholism, drug abuse, kleptomania, schizophrenia and other manner of problems. She would even open her own home to some as a halfway house. Shortly...

Beatrice Pearl Hibbard, Ph.D.

Beatrice Pearl Hibbard, Ph.D.

Nov 13, 2012

At thirteen minutes after the eleventh hour, during the evening of the thirteenth day of the eleventh month, of the year two-thousand twelve, my mother, Pearl finished her time here with us and went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven above. It was said by someone to Pearl's son Timothy, that God wanted for...