Archive for November, 2016

HOWARD WATSON PHILLIPS, JR. (Age 90)

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, of Kensington, MD. Beloved son of the late Howard Watson Phillips, Sr. and Marie M. Barth Phillips. Survived by his cousins Rosemary Hartley, Kathleen Wills, Lawrence Garrett, and many loving friends. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), on Friday, November 25 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Redeemer Church, 9705 Summit Ave, Kensington, MD, on Saturday, November 26 at 10 am. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Paulette Irene Burt (Age 72)

On Wednesday, November 23, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Emery L. Burt, Sr.; mother of Emery L. Burt, Jr., Paulette N. Burt, and Stephen L. Burt (Veronica); grandmother of Stephenie, Alexus, Johnathen, Kingsley, Jake, Jason, Grisel and Cherisse; great grandmother of Joshua, Ta’Lori, Charlei and Christopher; and sister of Shelley (Duffy), Melodye (Billy), George (Zinash), and late Nicole (Walter). Relatives and friends may call at  Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, Wednesday, November 30, 2016, from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

William Franklin Clark (Age 81)

On Thursday, November 17, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. He is survived by Daughters Joyce A Clark, Deloris V Lundy, Annette M Kingsberry and Son William F Clark Jr and one Sister Margaret Rose. In honor of Mr. Clark a visitation will be held at McKendree-Simms Brookland United Methodist Church, 3321 24th Street, NE, Washington, DC, Tuesday, November 29, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the Funeral Service following at 11 a.m. Interment Fairview Cemetery in Culpepper, VA.

Merton O. “Mickey” Meade, Jr.  (Age 77)

On Saturday, October 29, 2016, of  Wheaton, MD.  Beloved husband of the late Frances A. Meade; loving father of William F. “Billy” Martin, Sr.; father-in-law of Angela “Angie” Martin;  grandfather of Michelle, Stephanie, Shannon, Tiffany and B.J.  Also survived by ten great-grandchildren. Mickey was a U.S. Marine and a member of  the American Legion.  His hobbies included making leather products.  Memorial Service will be private.

ANN POTOSKY SHERIDAN (Age 67)

On Friday, November 18, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved daughter of the late Melvin and the late Geraldine Potosky; loving mother of Kathleen Ann Sheridan and Nathaniel Lee Sheridan; devoted grandmother of Magayon Rose Sheridan; cherished sister of Melvin Potosky, Jr., Alice Potosky, Mary Albert, Bryant Potosky and Arnie Potosky. Also survived by five nieces and one nephew. Ann graduated from the University of Maryland, had a long successful career as a Medical Technician and retired from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Catherine Laboure Church, Veirs Mill and Claridge Roads, Wheaton, MD on Friday, November 25 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association.

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Barbara Mae Cook (Age 91)

On Friday, November 18, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Roland H. Cook; mother of Linda Vaughan and Kathryn Smith; grandmother of Michelle Rhodes, Michael Whitley, William Smith, Joseph Smith and Katelyn Richards; great-grandmother of Chase Whitmore, Madalyn Rhodes, Wyatt Rhodes, Tolson Smith and Cadence Smith. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral Service and Interment in Preble, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.

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HELEN B. WERNER (Age 92)

On Friday, November 18, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Irving J. Werner; mother of Janice Kern and Mark Werner; grandmother of Katherine and Caroline Kern; great-grandmother of Kinsley; sister of Ilah Parker. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, on Tuesday, November 22, beginning at 10 a.m. where Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Private Interment Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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RONALD B. WILLIAMS (Age 81)

On Thursday, November 17, 2016, of Berlin, MD. Beloved husband of Mary Ellen Williams; father of Catherine Williams, Jennifer (Michael) Dolan and Valerie Williams; grandfather of Lucas and Bevan Roberts Williams. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Bernadette’s Church, 72 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, MD, on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 12 noon. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Maria De Jesus Molina (Age 85)

On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, of Washington, DC. Loving Mother of Maria Estela, Jorge, Maria Concepcion, Oscar, Jilma, Rosalina, Antonio, Gladys, Mauricio, Yesenia, Nidia; Sister of the late Andrea Molina. Also survived by 28 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and other loving family and friends. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, November 20, 2016, from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Where Funeral Service will be held, on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 11 AM. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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ELIZABETH ANN BAYNE CONNELLY

Elizabeth Ann Bayne Connelly, 82, formerly of Jamestown, RI died on November 8, 2016 after a long illness following a stroke in 2006. She was born on August 15, 1934 in San Francisco, CA to Robert Harrold Bayne, an officer in the U.S. Army Cavalry and Garnette Brown Bayne. She was a granddaughter of W. H. Brown, former mayor of Manassas, VA. During her childhood, Mrs. Connelly lived in the Philippines, Germany and Ecuador, and graduated from Penn Hall Junior College in Chambersburg, PA in 1952. That year she married Robert Bailey Connelly, a submariner in the U.S. Navy who predeceased her in 2010. Among other locations they were stationed in Honolulu, HI, Norfolk, VA, Groton, CT, Charleston, SC and Newport, RI where they retired. Mrs. Connelly was president of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, chairwoman of the Swinburne School in Newport, RI, and a founding member of the retail partnership, Newport Needleworks. She was a volunteer with the Navy Relief Society and president of the Virginia Beach chapter of the U.S. Navy’s Dolphin Scholarship Foundation. She was vice president of the Jamestown Historical Society, served on the Executive Committee and the Building and Publications Committees of the Newport Historical Society, and was active with Trinity Church, Newport RI where she was a volunteer with the Altar Guild. She leaves her beloved children Cathleen Connelly of Washington, D.C., Robert Bailey Connelly, Jr. of Arlington, VA and Thomas Bayne Connelly of Mansfield, MA and their spouses, two grandchildren, Matthew Gordon Connelly and Samson Bailey Connelly, and a brother, Robert H. Bayne, Jr. of New Canaan, CT. A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Church, One Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI 02840 on Saturday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery on a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to Trinity Church or to the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation.A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Church, One Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI 02840 on Saturday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery on a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to Trinity Church or to the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation.

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