OBITUARIES

Mar 5, 2023

Our beautiful and loving angel gained her wings on March 5, 2023.  Betty Barron was born in Alliance, Ohio, to Isaac Barron II and Clara Barron on September 14, 1944.  Betty was the second of seven children she had four sisters and two brothers.  Two of her sisters (Florence Tabb and Areta Clemons) and both of her parents preceded her...

Mar 5, 2023

Myrtle Mae (Haven) Weber (88) passed away on March 5, 2023 after enduring a lengthy illness with Diabetes, Parkinson’s disease along with Dementia. Myrtle was born September 24, 1934, to Andrew Havens and Agnes (Trail) Havens in Marion, VA.  Her friends, family, and grandchildren knew her as Mae, Mom, Grandmother, Nani, and Maw Maw.

 

Myrtle moved to Maryland with...

Mar 4, 2023

          Kathleen Anne Lyons was born on December 11, 1942, to Edwin and Anne Kolb in Chestnut Hill, PA. She died peacefully on March 4, 2023, surrounded by her children. Kathleen attended Cabrini College in 1960 and married John Peter Lyons in 1962.

          Kathleen has always been a natural caretaker. She...

Mar 4, 2023

Mary Lowry of Lanham, MD died peacefully on Saturday 3/4/23. She was the beloved wife of the late StanleyTucker, Sr. and Stafford D. Lowry, (Cookie.) Mother of Theresa Woodrum, Stanley Tucker, Debbie Tucker, Bridget Lowry and Angela McKeaver, son and laws William Woodrum and Gerald McKeaver. Sister of Catherine Fox and the late Christopher Whelehan, Jr. Also survived by 10...

Mar 3, 2023

Mar 3, 2023

We are saddened at the death of Mallory Zolyan Schmitt, loving wife of Rev. Charles (Charlie) Schmitt, daughter of Myrna and Barrie Zolyan (deceased). Mallory was recently diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and succumbed rapidly. She died March 3, 2023 at age 67.

 

Mallory grew up in Philadelphia and later moved to Cherry Hill, N.J. She earned a...

Mar 3, 2023

Marietta Mae “Mary” McElligott (née Graves), age 86, of Bowie, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home with her beloved husband by her side on Friday, March 3, 2023.   Mary was born on May 24, 1936, in Tinsley, Kentucky, to Mary LouVada “Vada” (DeBord) Graves and Lloyd Stanley Graves Sr. She was the eighth of nine children.   When she...

Mar 3, 2023

Andrew Eugene Luedtke, 40 , of Odenton, MD, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 after complications from Esophageal Cancer.

Andrew was born on June 8 to Donald & Sharon Luedtke in Washington, DC. After Andrew graduated from Duvall High School in 2000, he went on to study obtain his license in the mechanical trade. Going on to obtain his...

Mar 1, 2023

Feb 27, 2023

Heaven received another angel when Jackson Payne Buckner gained his wings on February 27, 2023. Jackson was a remarkable young man who created an extraordinary life during his twelve sweet years on earth. A gentleman and renaissance youth of many talents, Jackson possessed intellectual, athletic, social, and emotional abilities that made him stand out.

Academically strong, Jackson was a permanent...

Feb 26, 2023

2 John 1 - And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there. 

We were blessed with our most beloved Cana, affectionately called Canaye, in the afternoon of July 16, 1997. Canaye was welcomed by his mom, Beza, his dad Sudan, and his new big sister Leila (Galeila). From the...

Feb 26, 2023

Please click here to view the Live Stream of the Funeral Service.  The Live Stream of the Funeral Service for Mr. Robert Torene will begin at 1:00pm on Friday, March 3, 2023.

 

Avid golfer and belly laugher Robert “Bob” Torene died at the age of 85 on Sunday, February 26, 2023, having achieved his hole-in-one and surrounded by family....

Feb 25, 2023

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our son, James Brady Whitman, 53, of Washington D.C., on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

James was born on December 3, 1969 at Cafritz Hospital, Washington, D.C., to Barry Bartlett Whitman and Barbara Sue Goforth Whitman. He was raised in Camp Springs, Maryland and graduated from Crossland High School. For most of his...

Feb 23, 2023

Charles Michael Doran V, “Big Guy Jr.”, “CB”, our beloved Charlie, joined his mother Kathy Lynn Doran and his Father Charles Michael Doran IV in the afterlife at the young age of 34. He is also preceded by his grandparents Harry and Agnus Doran & Juanita Poff, Uncle Martin F. Lynott, Aunts Judy Poff Rock, Sandra Craven Poff, Pattie Bradshaw,...

Feb 23, 2023

JoAnn was an earnest and committed lifelong learner. She credited this trait to her teachers at Immaculate Conception High School in Washington, D.C. She pursued her interests with enthusiasm, whether it be history, needlecrafts, classical realism oil painting at Schuler School of Fine Arts, gardening or astrophysics.   She was an intrepid traveler, who particularly adored Florence, Italy and even climbed a part of Angel Falls...

Feb 23, 2023

Please click here to view Live Streaming of the Funeral Services for Ms. Mary Elder on Monday, March 6 2023, at 11am https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/8913235134   Mary Magdelene Milton Elder of Bowie, Maryland peacefully joined her Lord and Savior on February 23, 2023 at the age of 97.

 

Mary was born December 20, 1925 in Colliers, West Virginia to the late...

Feb 22, 2023

 

Please click here to view the Zoom video for the Services of Ms. Louisa Oyelese. The Zoom will begin on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:00pm for the Service of Songs and Friday, March 24, 2023 at 10:00am for the Funeral Service.

 

The Meeting ID is 410 340 9952.

The Password is 509881.

 

Louisa Olajumoke Oyelese was...

Feb 21, 2023

Kerry Anthony Gerald, age 20, of Odenton Maryland passed away on Monday, February 21, 2023

 

Kerry was born in Conway, South Carolina on January 13, 2003, to Cornelius Patrick Gerald and Margaret (Beth) Alexander.

He was preceded in death by his Uncle, Kerry Anthony Gerald, Grandparents Laurie Jean and Wade S. Harris, Sr. He is survived by his...

Feb 21, 2023

Ruth was born Rosie Annie Ruth Howell to Benjamin Franklin Howell and Mary Thompson Howell on May 16, 1937 in Lumberton, North Carolina.  She was the youngest of eight children (one brother and six sisters), all preceding her in death.

 

She graduated from J.H. Hayswood High School in Lumberton, North Carolina in 1955.  She married Andrew Lee Hammonds on...

Feb 20, 2023

Please click here to view the Live Streaming of the Funeral Service for Ms. Smothers.  The Live Streaming will begin at 1:00pm on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Barbara on Barbara written about herself around the turn of the is century 2010

Barbara A. Kiah was born and raised in Baltimore City. Being a product if Baltimore’s educational system, she was...