July 30, 1982 - September 18, 2013

Time of Service: September 24, 2013

Jason Darcel “Jaybird” Smith, 31 of Lusby, MD, formerly of Temple Hills, MD passed away peacefully at his residence on September 18, 2013. He was born on July 30, 1982 in Washington, DC to Karen Elaine Smith Johnson. He attended Maryland School for the Blind and graduated in 1990. Jaybird is survived by his loving parents, Karen and K...

April 21, 1936 - September 18, 2013

Time of Service: September 23, 2013

William Harris Yoe. Billy”, 77, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on September 18, 2013 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He was born on April 21, 1936 in Prince Frederick, Maryland to the late Wilson Harris Holt Yoe and Pauline Elizabeth Rawlings Yoe. Billy is survived by his loving, devoted wife of 42 years, Elaine Hutchins Yoe....

September 4, 1921 - September 17, 2013

Time of Service: October 26, 2013

Paul L. Berry was born in San Jose, CA September 4, 1921, the only son of Elmer G. and Nellie B. Berry. By 1932 the family moved from California to Montgomery County, Maryland with relatives where they remained until Paul's father was killed in an auto accident in 1934. Following this he and his mother moved from Maryland to Washington...

October 25, 1923 - September 17, 2013

Time of Service: September 23, 2013

Raymond Gibson Trott, 89, of Huntingtown, Maryland, died peacefully September 17, 2013 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Raymond was born on October 25, 1923 in the Trott family farm house in Huntingtown, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Priscilla (Gibson) Trott, his father, Allen Gordon Trott (both of Huntingtown...

September 27, 1927 - September 16, 2013

Time of Service: September 20, 2013

Emma Jane Cusick, age 85, of Lothian, MD passed away September 16, 2013 at Crofton Convalescent Center. She was born September 27, 1927 in Washington, DC to Louis and Mae Mildred (Canter) Brady. Emma was raised in Prince George’s County and attended public schools. Emma was married to Ralph Cusick in Upper Marlboro on September 14, 194...

September 24, 1971 - September 16, 2013

Time of Service: September 21, 2013

John Joseph Whitney, 41, of Bethesda, MD passed away suddenly on September 16, 2013. He was born on September 24, 1971 in Silver Spring, MD to Howard Frederic Whitney and the late Ruth Ellen Andre Whitney. John graduated from Calvert High School, and completed one year of college. He was employed as a superintendent of commercial and ...

September 16, 1935 - September 15, 2013

Time of Service: September 19, 2013

Margaret Ann Bowen, 78, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on September 15, 2013 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was born on September 16, 1935 in Lancaster, Kentucky to the late James and Lucinda Holmes. Margaret attended Asbury College and Georgia Baptist Nursing School and Training Hospital. Margaret worked as a nurse a...

April 9, 1917 - September 14, 2013

Time of Service: September 21, 2013

W. B. “Vandy” Vanderford, age 96, a former resident of Huntingtown, MD, passed away at Charlestown Retirement Community on September 14, 2013. Vandy was born to William and Sarah (Mize) Vanderford on April 9, 1917 in Maben, Mississippi. He was the last of 13 children and weighed only 3.5 lbs. at birth. He grew up on the family’s ...

January 9, 1930 - September 12, 2013

Time of Service: September 23, 2013

Robert Leroy Bohn, 83, resident of California, Maryland, passed away suddenly, on September 12, 2013. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, January 9, 1930, the Son of Fred Bohn and Margaret Mason Bohn; Robert (Bob) had three siblings, Melvin, Richard, and Phyllis. He attended Manhattan High School and later graduated from Kansas State Universi...

November 1, 1938 - September 9, 2013

Time of Service: September 21, 2013

Rebecca ‘Becky’ Shemwell Parran, 74, of Prince Frederick Maryland passed away on September 9, 2013 in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She was born on November 1, 1938 in Washington, DC at the Columbia Hospital for Women to the late William Shemwell Parran and Grace (Stuart) Parran. A long-time resident of Prince Frederick, MD, she resided...