Obituaries
Karen Calvert
Oct 30, 2024
Karen (Rice) Calvert, beloved mother, sister, veteran, and community leader, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2024, at the age of 73. Born on November 3, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, Karen was the youngest child and only daughter of Odell Rice, a WWII U.S. Army veteran, and Evelyn June Rice. She grew up alongside her brothers, Alan Eugene Rice...
William Upperman
Oct 30, 2024
William Travis Upperman July 25, 1943 - October 30, 2024
Our hearts are heavy with sadness at the sudden passing of William Travis Upperman (Bill) on Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia. A kind, gentle and honest soul, he was the beloved husband of Eileen Upperman (Shourds) for sixty years; the devoted father of Carol Kocot...
Sylvia A Newman
Oct 28, 2024
Sylvia Newman peacefully passed away on Oct. 28, 2024 at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph, their four children and their spouses, Denise (Bill), Monte (Linda), Robin (Buddy) and Diana (Tom). She has the love and admiration of fourteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her...
Mildred Sarah Stubbs
Oct 27, 2024
Mildred, affectionately and fondly known to some, as Sarah Mae. Mildred was born July 10, 1934 to Ashby Rawlings. Jr. and Frances Kent in Owings, Md. Mildred joyfully celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family. God called her from labor to reward on October 27, 2024 after a short illness.
Mildred spoke often of her upbringing on the farm. She...
Patrice Kirkland
Oct 26, 2024
Patrice Ann Kirkland passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 26, 2024, just shy of turning 91 Years Young.Patrice "Pat" Ann Kirkland was born in Washington, DC on November 3, 1933 to Henry Otis Kirkland Sr. and his wife, Josephine Cave Kirkland. Her father was in the army and they traveled from base to base but came back to...
Darrell Bush
Oct 22, 2024
Darrell Bush of Camp Springs, MD died on October 22, 2024. Darrell was born September 21, 1925 in Hyndman, PA, one of 15 children. He moved to Camp Springs, MD when he was young and met his future wife, Dorothy. They were married in October 1943 shortly before he reported to basic training in the Army. He deployed to Europe...
James Powers Beasley
Oct 22, 2024
James Powers Beasley, a beloved husband, father, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2024, at his home in Lothian, MD. Born on November 15, 1944, in Washington D.C.
James retired after 33 years as a dedicated journeyman mailer at the Washington Post.
He is survived by his loving wife Linda Beasley. His children James and Patricia Beasley, as well as his sister...
Joseph Anthony DeChello
Oct 21, 2024
DeChello, Joseph “Joe” Anthony, 90, of Solomons, MD passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024 at his residence. He was the loving husband of the late Marjorie Golder DeChello whom he was married to for 64 years. He is also preceded in death by his son Anthony DeChello.
He is survived by his son Steven and his wife Penny, grandchildren Crystal...
Ellen Lorraine Perna
Oct 12, 2024
Ellen “Peggy” Shannon Perna, 1926 - 2024
Ellen Shannon Perna was born on August 7, 1926 in Colonial Beach, VA to Ray Garner Shannon and Laurence Preston Shannon. Laurence unexpectedly died before Peggy was born, so she never knew her father. She was one of what would eventually be seven siblings who grew up in Washington, DC and Maryland. She was...
Charles Allen Gorday
Oct 12, 2024
Charles Allen Gorday was born on the first day of Winter, December 21, 1925, in Jackson, Mississippi, to John Coleman Gorday and Alice Thelma Harwell Gorday. As a youth, he camped and fished on the Pearl River, chopped cotton and contributed to other daily chores on his Uncle John and Aunt Velma Howse’s family farm, rode in Model T’s, watched...
Raymond Thomas Jones, Sr.
Oct 7, 2024
Raymond Thomas Jones Sr, 80, of Suitland, MD, passed away on October 7, 2024.
Tom was born on March 12, 1944 by his father Harry Jones Sr. and mother Grace Jones in Salem, NJ. After Tom graduated from High School, he enlisted in The United States Navy. He served almost 30 years in the Navy and retired on April...
MaryEllen Barton
Oct 2, 2024
To add to the tragedy of a death is that often the very person who would have most enjoyed the tributes, the memorials, and the laughter at old jokes and weird nicknames is the person who is gone. And in this case Mary Ellen Barton, who passed away on October 2, could have written this obit so much better (and...
James Eugene Simms, Jr.
Oct 1, 2024
James Eugene Simms Jr, age 66, of Burgess Virginia, passed away on October 1, 2024.
He was born in Washington DC in 1958 to James E. Simms Sr, and Helen Simms. He grew up in District Height, MD, graduated from Suitland high school, and in his teens, joined the District Heights Volunteer Fire Department where he provided service to his community...
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