Jody Anne Willoughby, 63, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away at home on April 20, 2019. She was born on October 12, 1955 in Washington D.C. to Charles Sherwood Willoughby and the late Patricia A. Willoughby.
Jody was a woman of deep Christian faith, and served as a youth rector in her church. She showed Christs love by seeing what needed to be done, and then doing it. It didn’t matter what the job or who it was for, people or animals Her favorite bible verse was Proverbs 12:10, “A righteous man regards the life of his animals”, and she lived by this, having rescued many different animals from horses, dogs, cats, turtle and even snakes.
She is survived by her husband, John Pesch, father, Charles Sherwood Willoughby, sister, Terry Bjornson and her husband Douglas, her brother, Patrick Willoughby and her sister in law, Wendy Sievers. She is also survived by nieces. Samantha Koch, Sandra Sievers-Somerville, and nephews, Nicholas, Jesse, and Steven Frame and Scott Sievers.
A Memorial service will be held on Saturday April 27, 2019,11 AM, at the Healing Place Church, 2106 Crane Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment is private. Memorial contributions may be made to Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, 19344 Innes Market Road, Bend, Oregon 97703.