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James, 73, of Germantown, died Feb. 24 at the home of her daughter in Germantown. Born July 21, 1929, in Charlottesville, Va., she was a daughter of the late Prentiss and Vessie Shifflett. She was the wife of the late Claude James. Mrs. James was a homemaker and loved to visit with her family and go to their family reunions. She had attended the Clarksburg Church of God. She is survived by seven children: Allen D. James of Fallingwaters, W. Va., Linda M. Delph of Gaithersburg, Carolyn M. Edge of White Oak, N.C., Norma J. Minters of Germantown, Michael R. James of Knoxville, Md., Diane Price of Damascus and Claudia R. Ramey of Fall Branch, Tenn.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive her. Mrs. James was predeceased by a son, Roger Lee James. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Clarksburg Church of God in Clarksburg. Burial was in Forest Oak Cemetery in Gaithersburg. John H. Grimes Jr. John H. Grimes Jr., 79, of Rockville died March 1 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born Feb. 14, 1924, in Brookeville, he was a son of the late John H. Grimes Sr. and Ethel Groshon Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a 1942 graduate of Rockville High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until 1946. He worked for the U.S. Secret Service and retired as an inspector after approximately 30 years of service. He was of the Protestant faith. Mr. Grimes was a member of Rockville American Legion, the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Retirement Association, the Association of Retired Police of the District of Columbia, the Federal Criminal Investigators Association, the Association of Former Agents of the U.S. Secret Service and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Survivors include two sisters, Doris I. Hill and husband Cliff of Clarksburg, and Grace E. Howard and husband James of Monrovia; special friends, Tommy Arnold and Jerry Nicholson of Rockville, and Rose Roberts of Gaithersburg; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond L. Grimes. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home, 21525 Laytonsville Road in Laytonsville. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Laytonsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice. Marjorie F. McBain Marjorie F. McBain, 73, of Gaithersburg, died Feb. 26 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born June 16, 1929, in Cleveland, she was the wife of George W. McBain. Mrs. McBain had worked as chief operator for the old C&P Telephone Company for 10 years before retirement to raise a family. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg. Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, George G. McBain of Gaithersburg, Joan C. Searcy and husband Larry of Clarksburg, Joyce C. McBain of Gaithersburg and Bruce W. McBain and wife Penny of Germantown; and three grandchildren, Heather and Lauren McBain, both of Frederick and Aaron McBain of Germantown. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Church of the Redeemer, Gaithersburg. Burial was in Parklawn Cemetery, Rockville. Ronald B. Johnson Ronald B. Johnson, 69, a retired executive of the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology), died of a heart attack Feb. 21 in Prince Frederick, Md. He was a resident of the Washington metropolitan area for 30 years before moving to Solomons. Mr. Johnson retired from NBS in 1988 as deputy director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory. He was employed by NBS for 26 years. He served as executive officer for the Institute for Materials Research and National Measurement Laboratory from 1965-84. In 1984, he became executive officer of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory and in 1985, the deputy director. After retirement, Mr. Johnson was active in the Standards Alumni Association at NIST, serving as treasurer, auditor and vice president, before being named president of the association in 1998 and 1999. Mr. Johnson was an active volunteer in Rotary International, rising to the position of District Governor of District 7620 in 1988-89. During his tenure, he and the president of Rotary International were received by President George Bush in recognition of Rotary's role in promoting world understanding and peace. He also represented Rotary International at a White House Rose Garden ceremony recognizing the major voluntary charitable organizations in the U.S. He came to the Rotary Governorship after 10 years of service. A member of the Rotary Club of Potomac, which he served as president from 1983-84, he helped to found and charter the Rotary Club of Germantown in 1985. After serving as District Governor, he remained active on the District 7620 Council of Governors, and was chairman of the 2000 District Conference, held in Solomons Island. A native of Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. Johnson studied political science at Santa Monica College and the University of Maryland, from which he graduated in 1964. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the European theatre in intelligence during the Cold War. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Bette Johnson of Solomons; a son, Bill Campbell of Solomons; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchilden. A memorial service was held on Feb. 26 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Prince Frederick. Donations may be made in Mr. Johnson's name to the American Cancer Society or to a charity of choice. Ronald B. Johnson Ronald B. Johnson, 69, a retired executive of the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology), died suddenly Feb. 21, 2003, of heart attack in Prince Frederick, Md. He was a resident of the Washington metropolitan area for 30 years before moving to Solomons. Mr. Johnson retired from NBS in 1988 as deputy director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory. He was employed at NBS for 26 years. He served as executive officer for the Institute for Materials Research and National Measurement Laboratory from 1965-84. In 1984, he became executive officer of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory and in 1985, the deputy director. After retirement, Mr. Johnson was active in the Standards Alumni Association at NIST, serving as treasurer, auditor and vice president, before being named president of the association in 1998 and 1999. Mr. Johnson was an active volunteer in Rotary International, rising to the position of District Governor of District 7620 in 1988-89. During his tenure, he and the president of Rotary International were received by President George Bush in recognition of Rotary's role in promoting world understanding and peace. He also represented Rotary International at a White House Rose Garden ceremony recognizing the major voluntary charitable organizations in the U.S. He came to the Rotary Governorship after 10 years of service. A member of the Rotary Club of Potomac, which he served as president from 1983-84, he helped to found and charter the Rotary Club of Germantown in 1985. After serving as District Governor, he remained active on the District 7620 Council of Governors, and was chairman of the 2000 District Conference, held in Solomons Island. A native of Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. Johnson studied political science at Santa Monica College and the University of Maryland, from which he graduated in 1964. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the European theatre in intelligence during the Cold War. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Bette Johnson of Solomons; a son, Bill Campbell of Solomons; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchilden. A memorial service was held on Feb. 26 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Prince Frederick. Donations may be made in Mr. Johnson's name to the American Cancer Society or to the charity of your choice. Richard T. Secreto Richard "Dick" T. Secreto, 64, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Gaithersburg, died Jan. 21, 2003, at Sun Coast Hospital in Largo, Fla. He had been hospitalized due to complications from diabetes and suffered a heart attack while in the hospital. He was born in Teaneck, N.J. Mr. Secreto's golf career in the Washington, D.C., area included Woodmont Country Club in Rockville and Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. He also worked at various other venues in new Jersey and Florida. Mr. Secreto was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, having served on Okinawa during the late 1950s. Survivors include his former wife, four daughters and a granddaughter. A service at Arlington National Cemetery is pending. Edith O. James Edith O. James, 73, of Germantown, died Feb. 24 at the home of her daughter in Germantown. Born July 21, 1929, in Charlottesville, Va., she was a daughter of the late Prentiss and Vessie Shifflett. She was the wife of the late Claude James. Mrs. James was a homemaker and loved to visit with her family and go to their family reunions. She had attended the Clarksburg Church of God. She is survived by seven children: Allen D. James of Fallingwaters, W. Va., Linda M. Delph of Gaithersburg, Carolyn M. Edge of White Oak, N.C., Norma J. Minters of Germantown, Michael R. James of Knoxville, Md., Diane Price of Damascus and Claudia R. Ramey of Fall Branch, Tenn.; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive her. Mrs. James was predeceased by a son, Roger Lee James. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Clarksburg Church of God in Clarksburg. Burial was in Forest Oak Cemetery in Gaithersburg. F. Gordon Barry F. Gordon Barry, 81, of Leisure World died Jan. 6. He was the husband of Joan Notre Dame Morrison Barry. Mr. Barry was born, raised and educated in Baltimore City. He graduated in 1938 from Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, where he was an outstanding tennis player. Mr. Barry was Maryland table tennis champion in 1939, 1940 and 1941. For a while he traveled with the Harlem Globetrotters, playing exhibition matches during halftime of their games. He also played exhibition matches in Baltimore. He opened a table tennis shop with a friend in downtown Baltimore to teach table tennis and prepare players for competition. At that time the world-famous Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore still featured vaudeville acts, and many actors would play table tennis between acts. During World War II, Mr. Barry was employed with the U.S. Signal Corps Repair Shop in Baltimore. In 1945 he won a competitive scholarship to Johns Hopkins University, and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1949. He also completed graduate work at Johns Hopkins and George Washington University in administrative engineering and operations research. He then worked as an electronic engineer at the U.S. Signal Corps Depot in Baltimore and Monmouth, N.J., for a short time. Mr. Barry worked for 12 years at Bendix Radio in Towson, where he developed and taught a management development course based on case studies. Harvard University requested that he write an article about the course for the "Harvard Business Review." He did so and appeared on Boston Public Television in connection with it. He left Bendix Radio to go to Bendix Field Engineering in Timonium, and then joined Sunbeam Avionics in Wisconsin and Florida. Mr. Barry returned to Maryland in 1967 as a management consultant with ORI and Planning Research Corp. From 1971 until retirement in 1987, he worked with the U.S. Army Concepts Analysis Agency in Bethesda in operations research involving army readiness and mobilization. He was particularly proud of the U.S. Army Commander's Medal he received for civilian service. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one sister, M. Kathleen Johnson of Catonsville; and two nieces. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church at Leisure World. Lillian N. Fitch Lillian N. Fitch, 75, of Rockville died Feb. 20. Mrs. Fitch was born April 24, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of 12 children of Vincenzo and Madelena Zito Guadagno. In 1946 she graduated from Bowen High School in Chicago and attended Wilson City College, studying psychology. She was a classically trained ballet dancer, studying with Olga Tamarov in Chicago and later with Louise Hesler in Washington, D.C. In 1949 she married Arthur Fitch while both were employed at Argonne National Laboratories, working on the postwar Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago. Mrs. Fitch was a military wife and mother and moved with her husband and family to many duty stations in the United States. After settling in the Washington area in 1958, she became active in her community, founding and acting as president of the Sycamore Citizens Association. She served as an official hostess for the City of Rockville, and had her own radio show on Sunday mornings, giving tips on beauty, fitness, etiquette and entertaining. Through the 1960s and 1970s, she operated Montgomery Models, a modeling agency specializing in informal fashion shows. In 1992 Mrs. Fitch retired from a 25-year career in banking, assisting in the development of the credit card departments of First National Bank of Maryland, Suburban Trust and Riggs National Bank. After retirement Mrs. Fitch co-founded the Professional Hula Ohana Dance Troupe, performing dances of the Pacific Rim. Until the time of her death, she remained a principal dancer with the troupe. Mrs. Fitch was a Roman Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Fitch Jr. of Rockville; one son, James Fitch of Pawleys Island, S.C.; two daughters, Kathleen Weiss of Miami and Leslie Meyers of Winchester, Va.; a sister, Madeline Siciarz of Lansing, Ill.; a brother, Daniel Guadagno of Calumet City, Ill.; a special niece, Constance Goymerac of Redlands, Calif.; four grandchildren; and many other nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Feb. 28 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olney. The family suggests memorials to The Rice Museum, 633 Front St., Georgetown, S.C. 29440. John H. Grimes Jr. John H. Grimes Jr., 79, of Rockville died March 1 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born Feb. 14, 1924, in Brookeville, he was a son of the late John H. Grimes Sr. and Ethel Groshon Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a 1942 graduate of Rockville High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until 1946. He worked for the U.S. Secret Service and retired as an inspector after approximately 30 years of service. He was of the Protestant faith. Mr. Grimes was a member of Rockville American Legion, the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Retirement Association, the Association of Retired Police of the District of Columbia, the Federal Criminal Investigators Association, the Association of Former Agents of the U.S. Secret Service and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Survivors include two sisters, Doris I. Hill and husband Cliff of Clarksburg, and Grace E. Howard and husband James of Monrovia; special friends, Tommy Arnold and Jerry Nicholson of Rockville, and Rose Roberts of Gaithersburg; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond L. Grimes. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home, 21525 Laytonsville Road in Laytonsville. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Laytonsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice. *****Mar. 14, 2003***** Margaret W. Johnson Margaret W. Johnson, 77, of Ocean City, formerly of Laytonsville, died March 2, 2003, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md. Born May 8, 1925, in Laytonsville, she was a daughter of the late Mowatt and Bessie Barber Windham. She was the wife of Charles T. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Gaithersburg High School and a life member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Laytonsville. She was also a life member of the Women's Christian Society. She was a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Laytonsville Volunteer Fire Department. Mrs. Johnson had worked as a dictaphone operator for the Veterans Administration and also had worked at Armstrongs Inc. in Laytonsville. Besides her husband, Mrs. Johnson is survived by a son, Dale T. Johnson and his wife Karin of Laytonsville and a step-grandson, Tyler Heim of Laytonsville. She is preceded in death by a sister, Mary Frances Richards. Funeral services were held at the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home on March 7. Burial was in Laytonsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Members Welfare Benefit Fund, in care of Montgomery County Career Firefighters Association, 939 Hungerford Drive, Suite 33-A, Rockville, MD 20850-1713. E. Brooke Lee III Huston H. Thompson Sr. Huston Harriman Thompson Sr., 65, of Germantown, died March 1 at his home. Born Nov. 9, 1937, in Blythedale, Pa., he was a son of the late George and Beatrice Thompson. In 1954 Mr. Thompson enlisted in the Navy, where he served his country proudly and received an honorable discharge. He later met and married Maxine Worthy and in 1963 moved to Detroit, where he worked briefly with a variety of bands in hopes of embarking on a singing career. In 1965 he moved to Minneapolis where he worked at Hitchcock Industries as a factory worker creating aluminum castings. He retired in 2000 and moved to Maryland in April 2001. Survivors include one daughter, Anita Baker and her husband, John; one son, Huston Thompson Jr. and his wife, Kim, of Germantown; a stepson, Frederick A. Bray of Laurel; six sisters, Charlita Williams, Phyllis Hudson, Eloise Thompson of Minneapolis, Patricia Cox of Pittsburgh, Mildred Green of Mt. Rainer and Barbara Forman of Texas; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by one son, Shondell Thompson, and two brothers, George Thompson and Horace Thompson. Margaret Dooley Margaret Louise Carter Dooley, 85, of Damascus and formerly of Kensington, died March 5 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Twice married, she was the wife of the late Benjamin Dooley and the late Richard Simler. Born Oct. 12, 1917, in Washington, D.C., she was a daughter of the late Phillip Thomas and Mattie B. Hughes Carter. Surviving her are two daughters, Diane Ferguson of Damascus and Nancye Hill; 13 grandchildren, Thomas, Anne, Michael, Robin, Benjamin, Dawn-Marie, Kristen, Christopher, Bonnie, Clayton, Chelsea, David and Christopher; and four great- grandchildren, Kaylee, Trevor, Greyson and James. Three sons preceded Mrs. Dooley in death: Carter Dooley, Thomas Dooley and Nathan Dooley. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Chapel, 10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington. Burial will be private. Expressions of sympathy may be in the form of memorial contributions to Veterans of Foreign Wars, P.O. Box 8911, Topeka, KS 66608 or to WETA, P.O. Box 96100, Washington, D.C. 20090-6100. *****Mar. 26, 2003***** Marion L. Thomas Marion Louise Thomas, 80, of Williamsport and formerly of Damascus, died March 21 at Homewood at Williamsport Health Care Center after an extended illness. Born Sept. 30, 1922, in Rome, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lula Smith Moore. She was the wife of Frank B. Thomas Sr. of Williamsport. She and her husband moved to a cottage there two years ago and were former residents of Damascus. Mrs. Thomas was a lifelong saleswoman. She volunteered for the American Red Cross and loved to ice skate. She was a lover of music and art. She was a real people person, and her greatest joy was being a mother and calling her children her chickens. Survivors in addition to her husband include three children, Cheryl Orengo and her husband, Ruben, of Asheville, N.C., Tina Flannery and her husband, Jerry, of Mount Airy, and Cindy Day and her husband, the Rev. Basil Day Jr., of Westminster; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Frank B. "Sonny" Thomas Jr. Donald Charles Miller Donald Charles Miller, 71, died March 12, 2003, at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, Fla. Prior to moving to Florida he had been the organist and choir director at Epworth United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg for nine years. Dr. Miller was a retired Professor Emeritus at Montgomery College in Rockville. He served the college for 30 years. He is listed in Who's Who in Music for his many accomplishments. He was a member of the American Guild of Organists. Dr. Miller is survived by his wife, Christine, of 18 years; two sisters, Ann Arnold and Janis Engel, both of New York; three daughters, Vickie Fry, Janiece Jaffee, both of Indiana, and Michelle Miller of Centreville, Va.; two sons, Kent Miller of Michigan and Karl Kreger of Germantown; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Clyde Miller. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Epworth United Methodist Church, Gaithersburg. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Donald Miller Memorial Fund at Epworth United Methodist Church, 9008 Rosemont Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Arrangements were made by Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home in Lake City, Fla. Zelda J. Paulsen Zelda J. Paulsen, 82, died March 23, 2003, at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Newark, N.J., before moving to Nutley, N.J., from 1968-86. In 1986 she moved to Montgomery Village. She was a telephone operator for P.S.E. & G. in Newark for more than 20 years before retiring. She was a longtime member of the Third Presbyterian Church in Newark. She was the first chairwoman for the P.S.E. & G Union. She served on New Jersey's Blue Shield Committee for many years. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by a daughter, Joan Harding; a son, John Paulsen; and eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at S.E. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 267 Centre Street, Nutley, N.J. Burial will be at the Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, N.J. Wayne W. Rives Wayne W. Rives, 81, of Gaithersburg died March 25, 2003, at his home. Born Nov. 27, 1921, in Walnut Springs, Texas, he was the son of Joel Andrew and Annie Lee Rives. Mr. Rives was a graduate of the University of Texas and a veteran of World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Career Service Award upon his retirement from the Department of Energy in 1984. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mabel B. Rives of Gaithersburg; two sons, Mark Wayne and Jim Edward Rives; two grandchildren, Regina Ann Margeson and Joel Andrew Rives; and two great-grandchildren, Katie and Aly Margeson. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; a sister; and his daughter, Diann Kay Litvin, formerly of Washington, D.C. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, 200 W. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or a favorite charity. Louis Douglas Seek Louis Douglas Seek of Mt. Airy, formerly of Laytonsville, died March 17, 2003, at his home after a long illness with cancer. Born Oct. 6, 1949, in Olney, he was a son of Walter and Helen Taylor Seek of Jefferson. He was the husband of Sharon Heflin Seek. Mr. Seek was a graduate of Kennedy High School and attended Nashville Diesel College. He was an owner/operator of Seek's Septic Service in Laytonsville before retirement, after 15 years of serving the community. Besides his parents and wife, he is survived by six sons, Adam Douglas Seek of Germantown, Walter Randolph Seek of Wheaton, Samuel Seek of Oklahoma, Louis Douglas Seek Jr. of Derwood, Taylor Heflin Seek and Corey Seek of Wheaton; two stepchildren, Luke Reigel of Frederick and Jessica Ann Seek of Gamber; a sister, Mary Alison Cramer of Jefferson; and two brothers, Walter G. Seek of Tennessee and John Finley Seek of Laytonsville. His former wife, Venessa Silver of Flintstone, also remembers him. A memorial service was held March 21 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Laytonsville. Burial was in Laytonsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to HomeCall Hospice Services Inc., 10200 Old Columbia Road, Suite MN, Columbia, MD 21046. Arrangements by the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home, Laytonsville. Carol Ann Shipe Carol Ann Shipe, 67, of Union Bridge, formerly of Damascus, died March 18 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. Born Feb. 26, 1936, in Washington, D.C., she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Cathryn McCullough Utterback. She was the wife of Ellis Frank Shipe, with whom she had just celebrated their 50th anniversary. Mrs. Shipe had attended Gaithersburg High School. She was a cafeteria manager and later a media assistant at Laytonsville Elementary School, where she retired after approximately 33 years of service. She enjoyed crafts, camping and raising miniature horses. She had attended the Harriet Chapel Episcopal Parish in Catoctin. Besides her husband, she is survived by four children: Michael F. Shipe of Hagerstown, Thomas P. Shipe of Poolesville, Linda Shipe Schuck of Damascus and Janet M. Shipe of Rockville; a brother, Lawrence Utterback of Rockville; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday. Burial was in Goshen Cemetery in Goshen. A. J. Maness A. J. "Jake" Maness, 68, of Wheaton, died March 20 at Casey House in Rockville. Born July 3, 1934, in Virginia, he was a son of the late Roy and Macie Lunsford Maness. Mr. Maness worked for Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and retired in 1973 after many years of service. He liked to play cards and enjoyed horse racing. He belonged to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union No. 70 and was a previous member of the Rockville Fraternal Order of the Moose. He is survived by three children, Patricia Hargett and husband Luther of Boonsboro, Wanda Biser and husband George Biser Jr. of Hagerstown, and Marty Maness of Needmore, Pa.; eight grandchildren, Clara Jo Adams, Carrie Hargett, Brandy Hargett, Mandy Hargett, George Biser IV and Sara Biser, all of Hagerstown, Amy Hargett of Martinsburg, W.Va., and Michael and Tony Hood of Emmitsburg; and one great-grandson, Matthew Moles of Germantown. He is also survived by siblings Dorothy Rodgers of Kingsport, Tenn., Taylor Maness and wife Helen of Rockville, Celia Ann Stidham and husband James of Wheaton, Joseph Maness and wife Fern of Jasper, Va., and Eula Mae Powers and husband David of Chincoteague, Va. A funeral will be held at the Gilliam Funeral Home in Big Stone Gap, Va. Burial will be in Powell Valley Cemetery in Dryden, Va. Marion Caflisch Marion Stephenson Caflisch, 80, of Silver Spring died March 14, 2003, at the Brooke Grove Nursing Home in Sandy Spring. Mrs. Caflisch retired in 1983 from the Maryland -National Capital Park and Planning Commission in Silver Spring, where she was an administrative assistant to the director. Mrs. Caflisch was born in Winfield, La., and moved to Washington with her parents about 1935. She was a 1939 graduate of Eastern High School. From 1940 to 1950, she worked as a secretary for the U.S. Postal Service in Washington before going to Park and Planning. She was a former member of Montgomery Hills Baptist Church in Silver Spring, where she founded and taught a Bible class for young adults. Later she joined Christ Congregational Church in Silver Spring where she was a deacon and served on the sanctuary committee. She was also a Girl Scout leader. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Frank A. Caflisch of Silver Spring; a son, John Stephen Caflisch of Chevy Chase; a daughter, Carol Lynn Caflisch of Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; a sister Frances S. Stambaugh of Rockville; and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to For the Love of Children, 1816 12th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009, or the Children's Hospital Foundation, 111 Michigan Ave., NE, Suite 2700, Washington, D.C. 20010. A service will be held 2 p.m. April 19 at Christ Congregational Church, 9525 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Collins Funeral Home of Silver Spring provided the arrangements.