All Obituaries

Ms. Gloria Emily Olfus Sunrise: May 18, 1932 Sunset: March 10, 2023 Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Contee A.M.E. Zion Church 903 Division Avenue N.E. Washington, DC 20019 Interment: National Harmony Memorial Park

Norman Williams Sunrise: September 19, 1947 - Sunset: March 1, 2023 Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023 Salvation Outreach &Deliverance Ministries 4598 Beech Road  Temple Hills, MD 20748  Inurnment: Monday, April 10, 2023 @ 11:15am  Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery  11301 Robert S Crain Hwy Cheltenham, MD 20623

Daisy Dell Thompson  Sunrise: May 24, 1938  Sunset: February 24, 2023 Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Salvation Outreach & Deliverance Ministries  4598 Beech Road  Temple Hills, MD 20748 Interment Private

Clara Jane Thompson  Sunset: April 23, 1928 Sunrise: February 29, 2023 Memorial Service - 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023 Friendly Church 9700 Old Allentown Road Fort Washington, MD 20744

Joyce R. Smith Sunrise: July 29, 1946 Sunset: February 19, 2023 Visitation- 10:00 a.m. Service - 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2023 First National Deliverance Center  5400 D. Street SE Washington, DC 20019 Interment - Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

Samuel Young, Sr. (Age 90)   Sunrise: April 1, 1932 Sunset: February 9, 2023   Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.   on Saturday, February 18, 2023   at Faith Temple #2 Church  211 Maryland Park Drive Capitol Heights, MD 20743 (Mask and Temperature Checks Required)   Interment: Washington National Cemetery

JOSEPH BERNARD EDELIN, SR. (90 Years of Age) - Passed on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.  He is survived by his four children: daughters, Debra C. Edelin, Linda M. Randle and Barbara A. Harris; and son, Joseph B. Edelin, Jr.  Visitation 10:00 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church, 320 - 21st Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002.  Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.       ...

Norman R. Evans, Sr. (Age 91)   Sunrise: June 1, 1931 Sunset: February 7, 2023   Visitation - 10:00 a.m. Celebration of Life - 11:00 a.m.   on Friday, February 24, 2023   at Woodstream Church  9800 Lottsford Road Bowie, MD 20721   Interment: National Harmony Memorial Park

PATTIE PAULINE MATHIS (Age 97) - Passed on Saturday, February 4, 2023.  On Thursday, February 16, 2023, family will receive relatives and friends from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m. at Henry S. Washington & Sons Chapel, 4927 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20019.  Interment National Harmony Memorial Park.

Ray Keels was born in Lynchburg, South Carolina on May 2, 1937 to the late James Ivory Keels and Ethel Mae Nelson Keels. He was the youngest of 10 children. He was called home to join our Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 29, 2023. He passed away peacefully in his home. Ray leaves behind two children, Tawanda Alette Keels and Dwayne Douglas Keels; daughter-in-law, Vivian Melara-Keels; four grandchildren, Antonio Wayne Melara, Toni Alexis Bullock, Daejah Denise Melara-Keels, and...