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*****Feb. 4, 2004*****
 
 
Jessie Moser Ward
  Jessie Moser Ward, 88, of Mitchellville, formerly of College Park, died Jan. 
13 at Collington Episcopal Life Care Community.
  Mrs. Ward was a noted American glass historian and lecturer, specializing in 
contemporary studio glass.
  She was the wife of the late S. Chester Ward. Born in Smith Field, Penn., she 
was the daughter of the late Lloyd L. Moser and Flora Alice Ramsey Moser.
  She came to the District in the mid-1930s to work as executive secretary to 
the assistant postmaster general. In the District, she met her husband at a 
Unitarian Church youth group. They were married in 1938 and moved to College 
Park eight years later.
  Several years later, Mrs. Ward was named "Mrs. College Park" for her community 
service.
  As an expert in contemporary glass, Mrs. Ward taught at Montgomery College, 
Prince George's County Public Schools and Prince George's Community College. She 
led tours on glass for the Smithsonian Institution and exhibited and lectured at 
the National Geographic Society in the District.
  Mrs. Ward published articles in various glass magazines. She enjoyed glassware 
workshops and traveled extensively collecting glass for lectures, exhibits and 
her personal collection. 
  She was a member of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, the Art Glass 
Alliance of Maryland, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Prince George's Arts 
Council and the Glass Art Society.
  Mrs. Ward earned a bachelor of arts degree in art history from the University 
of Maryland in 1986.
  Her two daughters, Jane Hokis of Basye, Va., and Rosalie Cummings of 
Barrington, R.I. and five grandchildren survive Mrs. Ward.
  A memorial service took place Saturday at the Collington Chapel in 
Mitchellville.
  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Hospice of 
the Chesapeake, 8424 Veterans Highway, Millersville, Md. 21108.
  

Alfred Thomas Bailey
  Alfred Thomas Bailey Sr., 80, of College Park died on Jan. 13 after a long 
battle with lung cancer. He died from complications associated with his cancer 
and pneumonia.
  Mr. Bailey was born on March 8, 1923, in Baltimore, and spent his childhood in 
the Shenandoah area of Mount Jackson, Va. 
  A World War II veteran from the U.S. Marine Corps, he served as a mortar 
crewman during one of the most significant and costly operations of the war, the 
invasion of Okinawa, Japan, in April of 1945. 
  Mr. Bailey received an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps in 1946.
  He worked 46 years for the Washington, D.C. Transit System, and Metro Transit. 
  His first love was gardening. A master gardener, he spent most of the time 
growing a large variety of produce, which he sold both to local grocers and at 
his own stand. Mr. Bailey was also an expert automobile mechanic.
  Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Katherine Ida Bailey, five children, 
11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Mr. Bailey will be buried with 
military honors at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood.
 

Lucille Mary White
  Lucille Mary White, 75, a former longtime Greenbelt resident, died on Dec. 30 
from complications from emphysema.
  Ms. White was born on March 18, 1927, in Wisconsin. She was a retired Bell 
Atlantic employee and enjoyed bowling. She was an active member in the Greenbelt 
Lutheran Church. 
  Her four children survive her: Steven, Karen and Ruth Ann White and Elizabeth 
Barcheski. Seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive her. 



*****Feb. 11, 2004*****
 
 
Gwendolyn Kennedy
  Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene F. Kennedy and family said they would like to thank 
county residents for the support and condolences they received following the 
death of Kennedy's wife in December.
  Gwendolyn Kennedy died Dec. 23, 2003 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the 
District following a long battle with cancer. 
  "We would like to offer our sincere gratitude to the many citizens, family and 
friends who offered their love and support to us during the passing of our 
beloved wife and mother, Gwendolyn," Kennedy said in a statement.
  "Words cannot express our appreciation for the numerous acts of kindness and 
tokens of love offered to us during our time of sorrow. We were indeed comforted 
by the compassion of friends."
  Gwendolyn Kennedy was born on Sept. 29, 1933 in Sumter, S.C., where she 
attended Lincoln High School and met her future husband. 
  The two married in 1952 and had six children. The family settled in Seat 
Pleasant following Eugene Kennedy's retirement from the Army in 1970.
  Gwendolyn Kennedy was a former member of the Seat Pleasant Baptist Church and 
later, the Andrews Air Force Base Protestant Chapel No. 1 in Temple Hills. She 
participated in the senior choir at her former church, and was a member of 
Chapel No. 1's Chancellor Choir. 
  Gwendolyn Kennedy was preceded in death by her eldest son, Dexter Kennedy. She 
leaves behind her husband, Eugene, two sons, three daughters, six grandchildren 
and a host of family and friends.