Lillian Washington

Lillian (Bee Bee) Juanita Washington entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 11 at her residence in Crofton, Maryland. She was born on June4, 1953 in Annapolis, Md. Bee Bee received her education in the Anne Arundel County public school system, Fleet Business School of Annapolis, Anne Arundel Community College and the University of Maryland. She started her professional career in 1974 at Westinghouse Ocean Research and Engineering Center, now Northrop Grumman Underseas Systems, in Annapolis. She retired in 2009 as a contract software engineer for the federal government in Crystal City, Virginia. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of thirty seven years Deacon Strother Lee Washington, Jr.; daughter, Keyana Latrice Washington, of Owings Mills, Maryland: two uncles, Jerome D. McGowan, Sr. and Charles C. McGowan (Shirley), both of Annapolis; two aunts, Shirley M. Turner and Lillian McGowan, both of Annapolis; one brother, Oracius S. Brunson, Sr., of Annapolis; three sisters, LeVora P. Tanouye, of Chesterfield, South Carolina, Juanita Georgette Lindsey (James) and Nellie T. Young, both of Annapolis; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Eugene Young and Lillian Young Brown; and one brother, Juan R. Woods. A visitation will be held on Monday, May 18 at Lasting Tributes Cremation & Funeral Care, 814 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 from 6:00-8:00 pm. A Christian Wake will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at First Baptist Church, 31 West Washington Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 from 11:00 am until the start of the funeral service at 12:00 pm. Burial will take place on Wednesday, May 20 at Nazareth Baptist Cemetery in Boston, VA at 12:00 pm.