Brigitte Emmy Weber Powell, 90, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 6, 2021. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah A. Powell of Falls Church, Virginia, her daughter, Cristine Powell Homburg (Chris) of Frederick, MD, and her son, Mark D. Powell (Meredith) of Annapolis, Maryland, and four grandchildren, Danielle Homburg, Kyle Homburg, Caitlin Powell, Olivia Powell and great-grand child, Salem Homburg. Born in Zurich, Switzerland on June 13, 1930, Brigitte...

Michael Keith Smith November 19, 1963 - April 15, 2021 On April 15, 2021, we lost a vital member of our family, Michael Keith Smith.  Michael was the youngest of three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton and Ruthann Smith.  He leaves to mourn his loss two children, Malcom E. Smith and Veronica M. (Bobby) Smith; three grandchildren; a devoted fiancé, Helena Foreman; a brother, Carl Smith; one sister, Cheryl Smith; two aunts, Marriann Payne and Suzanne Griffith;...

Louise Jeanette Guyton, 78, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at her home in Middletown.  She was the wife of the late Donald W. Guyton.  Born April 3, 1943 in Middletown, she was the youngest daughter of the late Arch Grayson Toms and Mildred Brandenburg Toms. Louise graduated in 1961 from Middletown High School and from Washington County School of Nursing in 1964.  In 1965, she and her husband founded Donald W. Guyton, Inc., an electrical contracting company that has been in...

V. Nadine Bunce Sanders Ogburn, 90, of Point Of Rocks, Maryland formerly of Oregon, California and Hawaii passed from this life on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. She was born November 8, 1930, in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of Chester Pope Bunce and Grace Evelyn (Strout) Bunce.  She grew up with her paternal grandparents,  Ava "Bud" and Madge Bunce in Clatskanie, OR. and graduated high school in Portland, OR. She married Harold M. Sanders in 1949, they later...

Jeffrey Scott Faulkner, 50, of Union Bridge, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, May 2, 2021 after a brief illness.  Born on June 12, 1970, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Roland R. "Buddy" Faulkner and Dorothy Jean (Shannon) Faulkner of Mt. Airy, MD.  Jeff was a graduate of South Carroll High School. In 1988, he joined the United States Army to proudly serve our country. Basic training was at Fort Dix, New Jersey. From basic training, he was...

Joseph C. Riffle, 89, of Thurmont, Maryland passed from this life into his eternal home on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 at Genesis HealthCare - Glade Valley Center in Walkersville, MD, while rehabbing from injuries due to a recent fall. Joe was the loving husband of Lois M. (Stitely) Riffle for over 68 years, prior to her passing in March, 2019.  Born on October 11, 1931, in Thurmont, he was the son of the late Charles C. and Mary K. (McCarney) Riffle.   Joe was a U.S. Air...

  Live streaming link for the service: https://vimeo.com/event/933864   Malakai Tyrelle Cooke, 17, of Brunswick died unexpectedly on Friday, April 16, 2021. Born July 17, 2003 in Frederick, he was the son of Kathryn "Katey" Lynch Cooke of Brunswick and Joseph Cooke of Lanham. Malakai was an 11th grader at Brunswick High School. He had a beautiful, one of a kind smile that would brighten anyone's day. Malakai was very athletic and he enjoyed fishing, video...

Ms. Sally Ann Simpson, 72, of Brunswick died Friday, April  30, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born April 7, 1949 in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late John and Ann Randlett. Sally was a frequent bingo player, especially at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Mt. Airy for many years prior to her illness. She loved her family and her dog, Kiki. She is survived by three children, Stephen Fitzgerald Simpson, Andrew Cody Simpson, and Jennifer...

H. George Moss, 74, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, formerly of Brunswick, MD passed from this life on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Martinsburg VA Medical Center in Martinsburg. Born on July 8, 1946, in Brunswick, he was the son of the late Paul M. and Margaret Isabella (Dunn) Moss. His loving wife of 48 years, Lois Ann Moss, preceded him in death. George was a 1964 graduate of Brunswick High School. Right after high school he joined the Navy. In 1967 he was honorably discharged from the...

David Burdis Tear Jr., 82, of New Market, Maryland, passed peacefully from this life, surrounded by his wife and family on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. He was born on May 22, 1938, in Washington, DC and was the son of the late David Tear and Grace Tear Lewis.  He graduated in 1957 from Roosevelt High School in Washington DC, where he was a Captain in the ROTC and Color Guard.   David was a US Marine Corp veteran. He was honorably...