All Obituaries

William D. Alder, 64, of Silver Spring, MD passed away on August 4, 2020. Son of the late William R. Alder and Barbara Ray Alder.  Survived by his sister, Betsy Alder of Lusby, MD and his brother, James Alder of Silver Spring, MD. Services will be announced at a later date.

Noreen D. Fessenden, 82, of Brookeville, MD passed away on August 4, 2020. Daughter of the late Regis and Nora Dougherty. Wife of the late Franklin E. Fessenden. Survived by her two children, Eric Fessenden (Kristine) of Poolesville, MD and Kathleen Bishop (Paul) of Nottingham, MD. Also survived by nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A private funeral will take place on Friday August 14, 2020. In lieu of flowers please send donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital or...

Randolph Allen Kennedy age 91, passed away from oral cancer on July 29, 2020 in Olney, MD. Born February 24, 1929 to Roy Lee Kennedy and Ada Loretta Cochran Kennedy in Clifton Forge, Virginia. Randy spent much of his childhood working at his father’s store, McCormick Street Grocery Store, in Clifton Forge, Virginia.  Randy graduated from Clifton Forge High School early with honors in 1946 and then enrolled as a student at Lynchburg College.  He married Rebecca Joyce Watts...

Donald Warren Wayne, 91, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2020.  He was the husband of the late Augusta Mae King Wayne to whom he was married for almost 60 years. Donald was born and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland and graduated from Gaithersburg High School in 1948, after which he served in the U.S. Army in Korea. He worked for Peoples Life Insurance Company for 40 years until retirement. He was an active member of Epworth United Methodist Church as a child, and Wesley Grove...

Georganne Maria Linthicum “Georgie” 78, of Middletown Md. was called by God on July 20, 2020. Georganne was born December 6, 1941 in Washington D.C. to the late Thomas C.  Charuhas and Isabelle McDonald Charuhas . Georgie grew up in Sliver Spring Md. and was a graduate of Montgomery Blair High School. She also worked for Montgomery Country Public Schools in the guidance office for 40 years.  Georgie is survived by sons...

Norman K. Queen Sr., 82, of Damascus, MD passed away on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020. Son of the late James E. Queen and Mary Kent Queen. Survived by his wife, Phyllis Royce Queen, and two sons, Robert Queen (Alison) of Mt. Airy, MD and Norman Queen Jr. of Mt. Airy, MD. Also survived by sister, Mary Ruhl of Chevy Chase, MD and two grandchildren. Upon graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Okinawa After leaving the Air Force, he joined the Montgomery County...

Ellis "Frank" Shipe, 90, of Union Bridge, MD passed away on July 8, 2020. Son of the late Soley and Etta Shipe. Husband of the late Carol Ann Shipe. Survived by his four children, Michael Shipe (Dottie) of Hagerstown, MD, Thomas Shipe (Jeanine) of Poolesville, MD, Linda Schuck of Union Bridge, MD, and Janet Shipe-Stanek (Robert) of Brookeville, MD. Also survived by 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and his sister, Cammy Sell of...

LOIS RUTH KUBU, age 86, passed away peacefully at Montgomery Medstar Medical Center in Olney, MD on July 6, 2020.  She was born in New York City on January 13, 1934 to William and Ella Cramer.  She is predeceased by her parents, husband Richard (“Dick”) John Kubu, and sister, Eleanor (Cramer) Fisher.  Lois graduated from Flushing Medical School in New York City with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in 1954.  During her career, she worked as a delivery...

Anne Wasson, 86, passed away on July 4, 2020 in Olney, Maryland. Her husband Al, her brother Richard, sons David and Douglas, and two grandchildren Diana and Corinne survive her. Anne grew up in Danielson, Connecticut.  After graduating from Killingly High School, she earned a bachelors degree from Mount Holyoke College and a masters degree from Cornell University.  She then began a career as an elementary school teacher in New Haven, Connecticut. During this time, she met and...

Virgil E. Johnson, Jr., 93, of Alexandria, VA passed away on July 1, 2020. Son of the late Virgil E. Johnson, Sr. and Flossie Opal Harper Johnson. Survived by his three daughters, Cynthia Latimer (Randolph) of Virginia, Lynn Langer (Eric) of Maryland, and Shirley Brott (Fred) of Virginia. Also survived by eight grandchildren, one step-grandchild, and seven great-grandchildren, as well as his brother, Hugh Johnson of Florida. Predeceased by his sister, Dorothy Suber.  A Graveside...