Malcolm “Mac” Alfred Marquess, age 86, of Owings, MD and formerly of Waldorf, MD passed away at Burnett – Calvert Hospice House on November 23, 2012. He was born June 8, 1926 in Chesapeake Beach, MD to Lawrence and Nora (Cochrane) Marquess. Mac was raised on the family farm and attended local schools. He entered the Army on May 7, 1945 and served in the European Theater. He was discharged September 25, 1946 as a Private First Class with the 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. Upon returning from service he went to work for McGuire & Rolfe, Inc. Asphalt Company and was employed there until his retirement in 1990 as plant foreman.
Mac married Lenore J. Batson on November 15, 1952 at North Beach Union Church. After their marriage they resided in Capitol Heights, then the Coral Hills area of Prince George’s County before moving to Waldorf in 1963. He has been a resident of Owings since 2010. Mac enjoyed hunting and planting and harvesting his large garden in Waldorf.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lenore; son Malcolm G. “Mackey” Marquess: grandson Ryan Marquess Simpson; Sisters Minnie Stinnett, Gertie Mullenax, Louise King and Dorothy Lissau and brother Fielder Marquess. Surviving are daughters Michele A. “Shelly” Nelbach and her husband Bryan of Owings and Noralyn Heisig and her husband Wade of Finksburg, MD; grandson Casey W. Heisig of Finksburg; sister Hilda Mae Buckmaster and brothers Arthur and Donnie Marquess all of Owings.