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JOHN W. APPLING, SR. (Age 83)  
On October 15, 2011. Survived by loving wife Arsonia Appling; children Revonda Gardner, Jennie Walden, Johnnie Pendergrass and John Appling, Jr.; and a host of relatives and friends. Services Saturday, October 22 at Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church, 9010 Frank Tippett Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD, 10 a.m. Visitation, 11 a.m. Service. Arrangements by J.B. JENKINS FUNERAL HOME, INC.

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Published by The Washington Post on Oct. 21, 2011.

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Delores Jackson

October 23, 2011

Dear Sonia, God be with you and your family at this time of sorrow. Mr. John has gone on to a better place, no pain and no sorrow. He will be truly missed. Love you all.
Delores Jackson

Lillian Robinson

October 23, 2011

Sonia and family,
God be with all of you at this time. Mr. John will be missed but you all must try to go on. Take it one day at a time. God will see you through this. Embrace each other with your love, respect, trust and understanding.
Love you, Lillian

Rita Elmore

October 21, 2011

To my friends Johnnie and John, and to Mrs. Arsonia and the Appling family, may you find comfort in knowing that your loved one is at home with the Savior. For those who are in Christ Jesus, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

My love and prayers are with you all.
-Rita Elmore

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