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May 29, 2026

Roger Wayne Midgette was born in Newport News VA to Lether Pearl Midgette and Garland Kitchen Midgette. His father died in a house fire when Roger was five. His mother married Raymond Floyd Lumpkin years later. Roger joined the army in 1964 and served in the Air Defense Artillery in Germany, Okinawa, El Paso TX, Buffalo NY, Washington DC and...

May 28, 2026

May 28, 2026

Kenneth Cleatus Baird, born on March 27, 1929, in Blountville, TN, passed away on May 28, 2026, at the age of 97.

He was the loving Father of Kenneth Baird and Daughter, the late Donna Baird.

He is also survived by three grandchildren, Michele Baird, Melissa (Brett) Thorpe, and Stacy (Dave) Phillippi.

Six great-grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends at the...

May 25, 2026

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May 22, 2026

Robert Mason Underwood, Sr., of Clinton, Maryland, passed peacefully Friday, May 22, 2026, at Med Star Southern Maryland Hospital with his family by his side.

Robert was born December 24, 1946, in Washington D.C. to the late George Albert Underwood, Sr., and Katherine Means Underwood.

Robert and his wife Deborah were happily married for 51 years and together shared three children; Bobbie...

May 21, 2026

May 17, 2026

After a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, Jeffrey R Fraher, 64, of Owings, MD passed away in the early hours of May 17, 2026, at home, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in 1962 in Fairbury, Illinois, Jeff spent much of his childhood on the Bergan family farm, where he learned the value of hardwork, humor and resilience. He...

May 16, 2026

Norma Marie McDaniel, 83, of St. Leonard passed away on May 16, 2026.

Born on January 3, 1943, in Washington, DC, Norma was the daughter of the late Earl Virgil Sisk and Helen Agnes Lekas. Norma was raised in Boulevard Heights, Maryland and later spent many years in Suitland and Bowie before moving to Calvert County in 1997.

With limited education and...

May 14, 2026

Ralph William Liberati Jr. passed away on May 14, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on December 10, 1960, in Pittsburgh, Ralph lived a life defined by service, leadership, devotion to family, and unwavering love for those around him.

Ralph was preceded in death by his beloved parents, Alberta Zapf Liberati and Ralph William Liberati Sr.

He is survived by his...

May 13, 2026

It is with great sadness that the family of Wanda Faye Jones (Craven) of Huntingtown, Maryland, announces her peaceful passing on May 13, 2026, at the age of 80.

Wanda was born on March 23, 1946, in High Point, North Carolina, to Doris (Swaim) and Everette Craven. Raised on a family farm, she developed a lifelong dedication to helping others, which...

May 10, 2026

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made in his honor to the Wounded Warrior Project at https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=10043&ovr_acv_id=5246

May 8, 2026

Howard Morgan Blackford III was born on May 25, 1949, in Washington, D.C. to the parents of Howard M. and Edith Tanner Blackford Jr. He departed this life on May 8, 2026 at the family's residence located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Howard was baptized at Bethlehem - Upper Room Baptist Church where he was later a member of the Christian Teens...

May 7, 2026

Esther Ann Ritchie of Neeld Estate, Huntingtown, Maryland passed away peacefully on May 7, 2026 with family by her side. Esther Ann was born November 7, 1935 in Washington, DC to Kenneth Henry Hammerman and Daisy Nola Valentine Hammerman. Being their only child, she achieved independence at an early age and would walk to DC neighborhood movie theaters after school...

May 6, 2026

Joyce Dolores Hurder "Nana", beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Huntingtown, Maryland, on May 6, 2026, at the age of 101. Joyce was born Joyce Dolores Sinyard on August 23, 1924, in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania. She lived a life filled with love, family, and dedication. 

Joyce married the love of her life, William James Hurder,...

May 6, 2026

John M. Birckhead, 74, a 42-year resident of Owings, MD and previously of Oxon Hill, MD, passed away on May 6, 2026. Born on March 17, 1952, in Bethesda, MD, he was raised by his parents, Robert E. Birckhead and Lynn Dyer Schumm. John graduated from Oxon Hill High School in 1970 before proudly attending the University of Maryland, College...

May 4, 2026

Mason Gourly Weems was born on August 22, 1933, to Philip and Mattie Yoe Weems of Port Republic, Maryland. He was preceded in death by his brothers Gardner Weems (Violet) and Robert Weems (Betty), his sister Rebecca Weems Angelella (Rocky), his nephews Gordon Douglas Weems (Eileen) and Stuart Weems, and his grand-niece Katherine Curran (Rossow) Martin. He is survived by...

May 4, 2026

The obituary is forthcoming.

In Lieu of flowers donation may be made in Anna's name to https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/giving/donate-now/

May 3, 2026

Joyce Y. Williams, born September 19, 1944, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2026, at the age of 81.

She was a woman of strength, grace, style, and character-a woman of deep faith who loved Jesus and was known for her enduring love of family, resilience, and kindness. A devoted mother and a caretaker to many in her Northeast Washington, DC...