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Friends may visit with the family Saturday, October 11th from 10 am until time of funeral service at 11 am at Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 3385 Metropolitan Church Road Indian Head, MD 20640. Interment immediately to follow at Trinity Memorial Gardens Cemetery Waldorf, MD.
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Upcoming Events
Oct
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Visitation
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Metropolitan United Methodist Church
3385 Metropolitan Church Road, Indian Head, MD 20640
Send FlowersOct
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Funeral service
11:00 a.m.
Metropolitan United Methodist Church
3385 Metropolitan Church Road, Indian Head, MD 20640
Send FlowersOct
11
Services provided by
Thornton Funeral Home, P.A. - Indian Head