Obituaries
Local obituaries for Laurel and surrounding areas.
Earson "Butch" Raymond Brookman
Oct 15, 2015
Earson “Butch” Brookman, age 67, of Ellenboro, NC, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC.
Earson was born on May 6, 1948 in Covington, VA to the late Earson Brookman and the late Dorothy (nee Hand) Brookman. Butch lived the majority of his life in Laurel, MD and attended Howard...
Roland Brownlee Jr.
Oct 14, 2015
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Mary Patten
Oct 14, 2015
On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Mary C. Patten of Scaggsville, Md. Beloved wife of 63 years to the late John A. Patten Sr.; devoted mother of Sharon M. Patten, John A. Patten Jr. and his late wife Vicki, Debra A. Light and her husband Dwayne; loving grandmother of Jason Patten and his wife Amanda and great grandmother of Taylor...
Doris Jeanne Skidmore
Oct 13, 2015
Doris Jeanne Skidmore (nee Poorbaugh) , 85, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at her home in Laurel.
Jeanne was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Lee “Bud” and Jeannette (Bishop) Poorbaugh. She is preceded in death by her sister Jo Ann and the love of her life,...
Ralph Romaine
Oct 11, 2015
Ralph Romaine, age 55 years old, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL surrounded by his family.
Ralph was born on July 18, 1960 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Gerard and the late Marie Izane Romain. He was raised in Washington, DC and attended Woodrow Wilson High...
Larry Eugene Snyder, Sr.
Oct 11, 2015
Larry Eugene Snyder, Sr., a 40 year resident of College Park, passed away on Sunday October 11, 2015 at his residence. He was 63 years old. He was a former resident of Laurel. He was born on July 5, 1952 in Pennsylvania to the late James and Rosy Snyder. Larry worked over 40 years for MD/VA Milk Producers and...
Linda Frances Simpson
Oct 10, 2015
Linda Frances Simpson of Laurel passed away on Saturday October 10, 2015.
Linda was born on November 2, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York the daughter of Cyril and Louise Jones.
She attended George Washington High School in Virginia where she meet Roger Simpson, they were married on March 16, 1968. Linda and Roger moved to...
Bill D Fellers
Oct 8, 2015
On October 8, 2015 Bill D. Fellers; beloved husband of the late Della Mae Fellers (nee Bennett); devoted father of Joyce Mullins and her significant other Donald Emery, Deborah J. Metter, Billy D. Fellers Jr. and his significant other Sheila Schwing, Thomas E. Fellers and his wife Angel; loving grandfather of Ashley, Christopher, Timothy, Amanda, Kristen, Mary Beth, Cassidy,...
Patricia Hands Speake Stavely
Oct 7, 2015
On October 7, 2015 Patricia Hands Speake Stavely, was the beloved wife of Gregory Allen Stavely, devoted mother of Traci and Brooke Speake, Carly and Keaton Stavely and Stepmother of Julie and Mark Stavely, loving daughter of Donald and Georgine Hands, dear sister of Pamela Gouws and David Hands, dear aunt of Chantell and Tanya Gouws and Michael Hands....
Christopher Michael Reed
Oct 6, 2015
Chris was born in Montgomery County MD to Mary Catherin Murphy Reed & Paul DeSales Reed on February 7, 1963. He grew up in Laurel MD attending DO Eisenhower Jr High & Laurel High Schools where he played baseball.
Chris was an avid sports fan who loved the Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals & Maryland Basketball. He had...
Charles Russel Giddings, Jr.
Oct 5, 2015
Charles R. Giddings, Jr., Master Plumber, 59 years of age, passed away on Monday, October 05, 2015 at his home due to complications from diabetes. Born and raised in Laurel, MD, and a longtime resident of the city, Charles was a fun loving, hard-working man who enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing at the family cabin near Knox, PA....
Ellen Wagner
Oct 4, 2015
Ellen Douglas Coffey Wagner (May 21, 1931- October 4, 2015) of Highland, Maryland died on Sunday, October 4, 2015. She was the wife of Robert D. Wagner and mother of William J. Wagner and David D. Wagner. She was the mother-in-law of Lisa (Coleman) Wagner and grandmother of grandson Ian Johnson and grandaughter Sydney Wagner. She was...
Elizabeth Eastham
Oct 1, 2015
Elizabeth M. Eastham, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Jamestown, KY. Mrs. Eastham was born in Baltimore, MD on May 2, 1937 to the late Frederick Schmidt and the late Anna Catherine (nee Hinkleman) Schmidt.
Elizabeth and her husband (the late) Don Eastham moved into their home in Maryland City in 1962 and were the...
Sonja M. Wilson
Sep 24, 2015
This story is short and full of LOVE. So what I do know, is that on April 1, 1941 the exquisite and stunning Sonja Mae Wilson (Sandi) was born and was raised in Philadelphia, PA. She met and married the handsome Harlan Harry Wilson and during their union was born a beautiful and delightful daughter named Nandi Louise Wilson....
Mark A. Thompson
Sep 22, 2015
Mark A. Thompson, 50 years old, a resident of College Park, MD passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. He was born April 17, 1965 in Takoma Park and grew up in Kensington, MD. He received his high school diploma from the Rock Terrace School in Rockville, Maryland. He enjoyed practical jokes, loved watching sports and most of all...
Vira L. Olivito
Sep 22, 2015
Vira L. Olivito, a longtime resident of Laurel, passed away at Lorien Elkridge on September 22, 2015. She was 94. She was born on July 13, 1921, in Carson, Virginia to the late Harry and Carrie Edwards. Vira loved to be out in her yard and garden and also liked sewing, crochetting, playing cards and was just a wonderful...
Jeffry Alan Brown, Sr.
Sep 18, 2015
Jeffry Alan Brown, Sr. born November 26,1954 passed away on Friday September 18, 2015 in Laurel.
Jeff was born in Laurel to Marion and Mary Lou Brown. He grew up in Ilchester, he attended OLPH School where he was in the top 10% in Math in the State of Maryland. He graduated from Howard High School in...
Clarence "Frankie" Whiting
Sep 18, 2015
Clarence “Frankie” Whiting of Woodstock, MD and formerly of Laurel passed away on September 18, 2015 at his residence. He was 71. Frankie was born on January 24, 1944 in West Virginia to the late James and Pauline Whiting. He attended Glenelg High School in western Howard County. He retired from the Union in Washington D.C. as a Carpenter...

