Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Washington, DC
Delores Arlene Offer
Feb 5, 2026
Celebrating the Life of Delores Arlene Offer
Sunrise: April 8, 1944 - Sunset: February 5, 2026
Visitation - 10:00 a.m.
Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Faith Shepard Baptist Church
3233 E. Street SE
Washington, D.C. 20019
Interment: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Grace Elizabeth Newman
Feb 3, 2026
Celebrating the Life of Grace Elizabeth Newman
Sunrise: January 26, 1926- Sunset: February 3, 2026
Visitation - 10:00 a.m.
Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, February 13, 2026
Holy Family Catholic Church
12010 Woodmore Road
Mitchellville, MD 20721
Interment: Maryland National Memorial Park
Barbara Elaine Barnes
Jan 24, 2026
Celebrating the Life of Barbara Elaine Barnes
Sunrise: May 7, 1939 - Sunset: January 24, 2026
Visitation - 9:30 a.m.
Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, February 13, 2026
Tabernacle Baptist Church
719 Division Avenue
Washington, DC 20019
Interment: Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Richard Earl Douglas
Jan 9, 2026
Celebrating the Life of Richard Earl Douglas
Friday, January 30, 2026
Visitation - 10:00 a.m.
Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
First Baptist Church of Deanwood
1008 - 45th Street NE
Washington, DC 20019
Interment: Maryland National Memorial Park
Richard Douglas Home Going Service will be streaming from First Baptist Church of Deanwood's church Facebook page.
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Gladys B. Hardy
Jan 2, 2026
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Gladys B. Hardy
Friday, January 16, 2026
Visitation - 10:00 a.m.
Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
New Commandment Baptist Church
616 -56th Street,
Washington, DC 20019
Interment: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Sarah Gay Neville
Dec 19, 2025
Celebrating the Life of Sarah Gay Neville
Friday, January 23, 2026
Visitation - 10:00 a.m.
Memorial Service - 11:00 a.m.
Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church
#25 -53rd Street NE
Washington, DC 20019
Samuel Lee Wright, II
Nov 26, 2025
Celebrating the Life of Samuel Lee Wright, II
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Shining Star Freewill Baptist Church 5737 Martin Luther King Jr., Highway Seat Pleasant, MD 20743
Interment Private
Jeanne Lenora Carter Dougan
Nov 1, 2025
Jeanne Lenora Carter Dougan
Born April 12, 1933–November 1, 2025
Jeanne is a native Washingtonian, the eldest daughter of George Hayes Carter, Sr. and Lucille Daley Carter. Her older brother, Mike and younger sister, Shirley, predeceased her. Both her father [George, Sr.) and brother (George, Jr.) served distinguished careers in branches of the US Armed...
Larry Davis
Oct 24, 2025
In Loving Memory of Mr. Larry Davis Sunrise: July 10, 1950 - Sunset: October 24, 2025
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, November 7, 2025
First Baptist Church of Glenarden 3600 Brightseat Road Landover, Md 20785
Interment Private
Daisy Rhem
Oct 21, 2025
In Loving Memory of Daisy Rhem Sunrise: January 13, 1916 - Sunset: October 21, 2025
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 1, 2025
First Baptist Church of Deanwood 1008 - 45th Street, NE Washington, DC 20019
Interment: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Frances Isabel Marbury
Oct 16, 2025
In Loving Memory of Frances Isabel Marbury Sunrise: October 20, 1948 - Sunset: October 16, 2025
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
St. Luke's Catholic Church 4925 East Capitol Street SE Washington, DC 20019
Interment - 1:45 p.m. on Monday, November 17,...
Barbara Jean Lawson Wilks
Oct 14, 2025
In Loving Memory of Barbara Jean Lawson Wilks Sunrise: June 5, 1945 - Sunset: October 14, 2025
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, October 24, 2025
Contee A.M.E. Zion Church 903 Division Avenue NE Washington, DC 20019
Interment: National Harmony Memorial Park
Raymond Arthur Duckett
Oct 12, 2025
In Loving Memory of Raymond Arthur Duckett Sunrise: January 30, 1948 - Sunset: October 12, 2025
Visitation - 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial - 11:00 a.m.
Monday, October 27, 2025
Incarnation Catholic Church 880 Eastern Avenue NE Washington, DC 20019
Interment: National Harmony Memorial Park
Gregory C. Thompson, Sr.
Oct 10, 2025
In Loving Memory of Gregory C. Thompson, Sr. Sunrise: October 31, 1954 - Sunset: October 10, 2025
Friday, November 7, 2025
Visiting Hour - 10:00 a.m.
Memorial Service - 11:00 a.m.
From The Heart Church Ministries 5055 Allentown Rd, Suitland, MD 20746
LIVESTREAM: https://memorial.fthcm.org/homegoing-services-stream-page-jk8ab1-lekirm-n_/
James Nicholas Slaughter, Jr.
Oct 9, 2025
In Loving Memory of James Nicholas Slaughter, Jr.
Sunrise: September 9, 1927 - Sunset: October 9, 2025 Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The Miracle Center 591 Hampton Park Blvd Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Kavonne Arlene Foster Lewis
Sep 26, 2025
In Loving Memory of Kavonne Arlene Foster Lewis
Sunrise: July 7, 1969 - Sunset: September 26, 2025
Visitation - 11:00 a.m. Memorial Service - 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Henry S. Washington & Sons Funeral Home Chapel 4927 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave., NE Washington, DC 20019
Gregory Bess
Sep 18, 2025
In Loving Memory of Gregory Bess Sunrise: September 12, 1961 - September 18, 2025
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Henry S. Washington & Sons Funeral Home Chapel 4927 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave., NE Washington, DC 20019
Interment: Private
Helen Edwards-Law
Sep 16, 2025
Helen Edwards-Law was the only child of John Henry Edwards and Pattie Speight-Swinson-Edwards. Both were from Speights Bridge in Greene County, North Carolina. During The Great Migration years, which were from about 1910 to 1970, John and Pattie migrated from North Carolina to Washington, DC sometime before 1934. They purchased a large rowhouse at 2139 L Street, NW, Washington,...
Barbara Jean Bush-Douglas
Sep 12, 2025
In Loving Memory of Barbara Jean Bush-Douglas
Sunrise: October 6, 1938 - Sunset: September 12, 2025
Transitioned peacefully at her home in Mitchellville, MD on Friday, September 12, 2025. She is survived by a devoted daughter, Tanya; son, Kevin; a loyal granddaughter, Kia; three sisters, Norma, Brenda and Yvonne; and host of other relatives and...
Georges Aguehounde
Sep 5, 2025
In Loving Memory of George's Aguehounde Sunrise: November 11, 1951 - Sunset: September 9, 2025
Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Mass is Christian Burial - 11:00 a.m.
Friday, September 19, 2025
Incarnation Catholic Church 880 Eastern Avenue NE Washington, DC 20019
Interment: Resurrection Cemetery


