OBITUARIES

Hilda E. Stinchcomb

Hilda E. Stinchcomb

Apr 12, 2026

A Catholic funeral mass will be celebrated on June 11, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church located at 109 Duke of Gloucester Street in Annapolis, Maryland.

Raymond Ritter Smith, III

Raymond Ritter Smith, III

Apr 8, 2026

Raymond Ritter Smith III, 29, of Bowie, Maryland, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Raymond was born on March 5, 1997, in Annapolis, Maryland, to Raymond Smith Jr. and Gina (Eubanks) Smith. Ray grew up in Bowie, where he formed lifelong friendships and was known for making the people around him feel included and for always keeping things light, making...

Moji Kudi Salako Smith

Moji Kudi Salako Smith

Apr 4, 2026

Service information is pending.

Shirley S. Meier

Shirley S. Meier

Apr 3, 2026

Shirley Stinchcomb Meier was born to Theodore Ranier Stinchcomb and Hazel Sinsky Donaldson on September 23, 1933 in Davidsonville, MD. She graduated from Summerville, PA High School in 1951. Shirley married Barney Meier in 1955 and they lived together in Greenbelt, then Berwyn Heights, MD. They moved to Bowie, Md in 1968. Together they raised three children.

Shirley leaves as her...

Comfort Yvioma Omori

Comfort Yvioma Omori

Apr 3, 2026

Please click here to view the services for Ms. Comfort Omori on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12pm.

Ronald James Berg

Ronald James Berg

Apr 3, 2026

Ronald James Berg of Bowie, MD passed away quietly on April 3, 2026 at the age of 88. He was the son of Gustave and Elizabeth, the brother of Gustave Jr. (Marguerite), the husband of Carol Zaremba for almost sixty-four years, the father of Ron Jr. (Laura) and Rebecca Brophy (Chuck), the grandfather of Sean (Sarah) and Connor (Kate) Brophy,...

Patricia Ann Murphy Stamato

Patricia Ann Murphy Stamato

Apr 2, 2026

Patricia Murphy Stamato, age 87, of Crofton, Maryland, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2026, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born on September 24, 1938, in Bronx, New York, Patricia was the daughter of Peter Murphy and Irene Sweeney Murphy.

Patricia, better known to her friends and family as “Pat,” was a woman of warmth, strength, loyalty, and adventure. Throughout her...

Marilyn Y. Taylor-Jones

Marilyn Y. Taylor-Jones

Mar 29, 2026

Please click here to view the services for Ms. Marilyn Taylor-Jones on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 6pm.

Arthur Richard Craytor

Arthur Richard Craytor

Mar 29, 2026

Arthur Richard Craytor, 83, of Catonsville, Maryland, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026. Born on February 17, 1943, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Elsie Romer and James Craytor.

Arthur proudly served his country for two decades in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1981. Following his distinguished military career, he pursued higher education and...

James David Harris, Jr.

James David Harris, Jr.

Mar 28, 2026

James David Harris Jr., known to everyone as Jimi, passed away on March 28, 2026, at the age of 74. He was a steady, generous presence in the lives of many, a man who showed up, lent a hand, and took pride in supporting the people and projects he cared about. He was a natural storyteller, often so convincing that...

Dolores E. Galen

Dolores E. Galen

Mar 22, 2026

Dolores “Dee Dee” Ellen Grimes Lancaster Galen was born on February 18, 1944, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In her own words, she was “just a small-town girl” from West Alexander, Pennsylvania, a quaint but mighty town south of Pittsburgh, less than a mile from the West Virginia border.

Dee Dee spent her childhood exploring the countryside from Washington and Claysville, Pennsylvania, to...