Doris Virginia McLaren 85, met her Lord and Savior surrounded by family and friends Dececember 31, 2009 at her residence in Lexington Park, Md.
Born May 7 1924 in Washington DC she was the first daughter of the late Roland Samuel Kent and Pauline Frances Headley Kent.
She graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. with intentions of becoming a nurse. She worked at Sibley Hospital before she began her Civil Service career at the Treasury Department. In February 1944, she met her late husband, William T. McLaren, a sailor at Patuxent River, MD while ice skating at Uline Arena. They were married September 28, 1944. She transferred to the Supply Department at Patuxent River Naval Air Station where she worked for several years. She had three children, the late William T. McLaren, Jr., Marleen McLaren McDaniel (Jack) of Byron, GA and the late Sheila Joy Katzberg (Robert).
Doris loved working with children and also worked at the Daycare Center near the Flat Tops then at the Lexington Park Library where she became a Librarian, specializing in Children books. She loved entertaining children. She was honored in 2006 as one of the top 10 Sunday School Teachers in the United States. She taught the 4 year old class at the Lexington Park Baptist Church for over 53 years, retiring just a few years ago. She was always involved in church. She volunteered her services whenever there was a need or she simply knew she would enjoy working at the church or in the community.
She loved her church families and had many wonderful friends in St. Mary's County. She never in her life met a stranger. She was an active member of the Red Hat Society, NARFE, Office on Aging, TOPS/KOPS and volunteered at the yearly Health Fair and many other organizations. She and her late husband loved traveling to visit family in the United States as well as abroad, going to the Scottish Games, The Oyster Festival and many other county functions. She was the woman behind the man who became a life time member of the then Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, who helped build the Rod and Gun Club at Pax and a life time member of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad.
She was the matriarch of the Kent family and was adored and will be terribly missed by all her family and all who knew her. She spent many hours keeping close contact with her brother and sisters and sisters-in law as well as their children and friends. She was like a mother and grandmother figure, to a sister and nieces. She loved her sunroom, the home of pictures and gifts from family and friends. She enjoyed sharing her many picture albums, video tapes and telling visitors about the items in the sunroom. It was her favorite room as she was surrounded by so many memories.
Doris loved being in her back yard, watching the birds and wondering where she would find the room to plant new flowers. She had plants from her husband's mother home in Buffalo, NY, The Country in Virginia, neighbors, and many friends. Her fellow gardener Joe Gough also made sure her yard was always groomed while taking the time to visit her. She took joy in sharing her plants with anyone and loved to hear if they survived. If the plants did not transplant well she had no problem taking the time to figure out if they were planted as she instructed.
In addition to her daughter she is survived by her adored siblings, brother, Roland Samuel Kent, of Ashtabula, NY, her sisters, Rose Lee Randall (Gene) of Chesapeake, VA, Phyliss Irene Watkins of Charleston SC, and Sandra Louise Huett of Lusby, MD; sisters-in-law, Pat McLaren of Salamanca, NY, Louise Davis of Richmond, VA, and Doris Gerber of Buffalo, NY; daughter-in-law Cheryl McLaren of Ashtabula, OH; grandchildren., Kara Lynn Jones (Bryan) Lexington Park, MD, William Thomas McLaren (Bridgette) Newberry, FL, Michael Kent McLaren (Colleen) Fredericksburg, VA and Robert (Robbie) Lee Katzberg of California, MD, and Scott, Melissa, and Shaun McDaniel Byron, GA.; great-grandchildren, Jon Thomas Mattingly, Charlize Joy McLaren, Kristofer Edward, Will Thomas, Jasmine and Sheila McLaren.; and many, many beloved and cherished nieces, nephews, grand and great-grand nieces and nephews all over the US and abroad.
The family will receive friends at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Her Celebration of Life Service will be held January 7, 2010 at 1PM in the Lexington Park Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Garrett officiating. A eulogy will be given by her grand nephew Mark Clements, Jr. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Cemetery. Friends are invited to enjoy fellowship with the family at the church after interment. Pallbearers will be Glenn Davis, Bob Katzberg, Mike McLaren, Will McLaren, Randy Morris, Ed Tabor and Mike Watkins. Honorary Pall Bearers will be Robbie Katzberg, Jon Thomas Mattingly and Glenn Young.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Born May 7 1924 in Washington DC she was the first daughter of the late Roland Samuel Kent and Pauline Frances Headley Kent.
She graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. with intentions of becoming a nurse. She worked at Sibley Hospital before she began her Civil Service career at the Treasury Department. In February 1944, she met her late husband, William T. McLaren, a sailor at Patuxent River, MD while ice skating at Uline Arena. They were married September 28, 1944. She transferred to the Supply Department at Patuxent River Naval Air Station where she worked for several years. She had three children, the late William T. McLaren, Jr., Marleen McLaren McDaniel (Jack) of Byron, GA and the late Sheila Joy Katzberg (Robert).
Doris loved working with children and also worked at the Daycare Center near the Flat Tops then at the Lexington Park Library where she became a Librarian, specializing in Children books. She loved entertaining children. She was honored in 2006 as one of the top 10 Sunday School Teachers in the United States. She taught the 4 year old class at the Lexington Park Baptist Church for over 53 years, retiring just a few years ago. She was always involved in church. She volunteered her services whenever there was a need or she simply knew she would enjoy working at the church or in the community.
She loved her church families and had many wonderful friends in St. Mary's County. She never in her life met a stranger. She was an active member of the Red Hat Society, NARFE, Office on Aging, TOPS/KOPS and volunteered at the yearly Health Fair and many other organizations. She and her late husband loved traveling to visit family in the United States as well as abroad, going to the Scottish Games, The Oyster Festival and many other county functions. She was the woman behind the man who became a life time member of the then Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, who helped build the Rod and Gun Club at Pax and a life time member of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad.
She was the matriarch of the Kent family and was adored and will be terribly missed by all her family and all who knew her. She spent many hours keeping close contact with her brother and sisters and sisters-in law as well as their children and friends. She was like a mother and grandmother figure, to a sister and nieces. She loved her sunroom, the home of pictures and gifts from family and friends. She enjoyed sharing her many picture albums, video tapes and telling visitors about the items in the sunroom. It was her favorite room as she was surrounded by so many memories.
Doris loved being in her back yard, watching the birds and wondering where she would find the room to plant new flowers. She had plants from her husband's mother home in Buffalo, NY, The Country in Virginia, neighbors, and many friends. Her fellow gardener Joe Gough also made sure her yard was always groomed while taking the time to visit her. She took joy in sharing her plants with anyone and loved to hear if they survived. If the plants did not transplant well she had no problem taking the time to figure out if they were planted as she instructed.
In addition to her daughter she is survived by her adored siblings, brother, Roland Samuel Kent, of Ashtabula, NY, her sisters, Rose Lee Randall (Gene) of Chesapeake, VA, Phyliss Irene Watkins of Charleston SC, and Sandra Louise Huett of Lusby, MD; sisters-in-law, Pat McLaren of Salamanca, NY, Louise Davis of Richmond, VA, and Doris Gerber of Buffalo, NY; daughter-in-law Cheryl McLaren of Ashtabula, OH; grandchildren., Kara Lynn Jones (Bryan) Lexington Park, MD, William Thomas McLaren (Bridgette) Newberry, FL, Michael Kent McLaren (Colleen) Fredericksburg, VA and Robert (Robbie) Lee Katzberg of California, MD, and Scott, Melissa, and Shaun McDaniel Byron, GA.; great-grandchildren, Jon Thomas Mattingly, Charlize Joy McLaren, Kristofer Edward, Will Thomas, Jasmine and Sheila McLaren.; and many, many beloved and cherished nieces, nephews, grand and great-grand nieces and nephews all over the US and abroad.
The family will receive friends at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Her Celebration of Life Service will be held January 7, 2010 at 1PM in the Lexington Park Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Garrett officiating. A eulogy will be given by her grand nephew Mark Clements, Jr. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Cemetery. Friends are invited to enjoy fellowship with the family at the church after interment. Pallbearers will be Glenn Davis, Bob Katzberg, Mike McLaren, Will McLaren, Randy Morris, Ed Tabor and Mike Watkins. Honorary Pall Bearers will be Robbie Katzberg, Jon Thomas Mattingly and Glenn Young.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Doris Virginia McLaren 85, met her Lord and Savior surrounded by family and friends Dececember 31, 2009 at her residence in Lexington Park, Md.
Born May 7 1924 in Washington DC she was the first daughter of the late Roland Samuel Kent and Pauline Frances Headley Kent.
She graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. with intentions of becoming a nurse. She worked at Sibley Hospital before she began her Civil Service career at the Treasury Department. In February 1944, she met her late husband, William T. McLaren, a sailor at Patuxent River, MD while ice skating at Uline Arena. They were married September 28, 1944. She transferred to the Supply Department at Patuxent River Naval Air Station where she worked for several years. She had three children, the late William T. McLaren, Jr., Marleen McLaren McDaniel (Jack) of Byron, GA and the late Sheila Joy Katzberg (Robert).
Doris loved working with children and also worked at the Daycare Center near the Flat Tops then at the Lexington Park Library where she became a Librarian, specializing in Children books. She loved entertaining children. She was honored in 2006 as one of the top 10 Sunday School Teachers in the United States. She taught the 4 year old class at the Lexington Park Baptist Church for over 53 years, retiring just a few years ago. She was always involved in church. She volunteered her services whenever there was a need or she simply knew she would enjoy working at the church or in the community.
She loved her church families and had many wonderful friends in St. Mary's County. She never in her life met a stranger. She was an active member of the Red Hat Society, NARFE, Office on Aging, TOPS/KOPS and volunteered at the yearly Health Fair and many other organizations. She and her late husband loved traveling to visit family in the United States as well as abroad, going to the Scottish Games, The Oyster Festival and many other county functions. She was the woman behind the man who became a life time member of the then Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, who helped build the Rod and Gun Club at Pax and a life time member of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad.
She was the matriarch of the Kent family and was adored and will be terribly missed by all her family and all who knew her. She spent many hours keeping close contact with her brother and sisters and sisters-in law as well as their children and friends. She was like a mother and grandmother figure, to a sister and nieces. She loved her sunroom, the home of pictures and gifts from family and friends. She enjoyed sharing her many picture albums, video tapes and telling visitors about the items in the sunroom. It was her favorite room as she was surrounded by so many memories.
Doris loved being in her back yard, watching the birds and wondering where she would find the room to plant new flowers. She had plants from her husband's mother home in Buffalo, NY, The Country in Virginia, neighbors, and many friends. Her fellow gardener Joe Gough also made sure her yard was always groomed while taking the time to visit her. She took joy in sharing her plants with anyone and loved to hear if they survived. If the plants did not transplant well she had no problem taking the time to figure out if they were planted as she instructed.
In addition to her daughter she is survived by her adored siblings, brother, Roland Samuel Kent, of Ashtabula, NY, her sisters, Rose Lee Randall (Gene) of Chesapeake, VA, Phyliss Irene Watkins of Charleston SC, and Sandra Louise Huett of Lusby, MD; sisters-in-law, Pat McLaren of Salamanca, NY, Louise Davis of Richmond, VA, and Doris Gerber of Buffalo, NY; daughter-in-law Cheryl McLaren of Ashtabula, OH; grandchildren., Kara Lynn Jones (Bryan) Lexington Park, MD, William Thomas McLaren (Bridgette) Newberry, FL, Michael Kent McLaren (Colleen) Fredericksburg, VA and Robert (Robbie) Lee Katzberg of California, MD, and Scott, Melissa, and Shaun McDaniel Byron, GA.; great-grandchildren, Jon Thomas Mattingly, Charlize Joy McLaren, Kristofer Edward, Will Thomas, Jasmine and Sheila McLaren.; and many, many beloved and cherished nieces, nephews, grand and great-grand nieces and nephews all over the US and abroad.
The family will receive friends at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Her Celebration of Life Service will be held January 7, 2010 at 1PM in the Lexington Park Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Garrett officiating. A eulogy will be given by her grand nephew Mark Clements, Jr. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Cemetery. Friends are invited to enjoy fellowship with the family at the church after interment. Pallbearers will be Glenn Davis, Bob Katzberg, Mike McLaren, Will McLaren, Randy Morris, Ed Tabor and Mike Watkins. Honorary Pall Bearers will be Robbie Katzberg, Jon Thomas Mattingly and Glenn Young.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Born May 7 1924 in Washington DC she was the first daughter of the late Roland Samuel Kent and Pauline Frances Headley Kent.
She graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, D.C. with intentions of becoming a nurse. She worked at Sibley Hospital before she began her Civil Service career at the Treasury Department. In February 1944, she met her late husband, William T. McLaren, a sailor at Patuxent River, MD while ice skating at Uline Arena. They were married September 28, 1944. She transferred to the Supply Department at Patuxent River Naval Air Station where she worked for several years. She had three children, the late William T. McLaren, Jr., Marleen McLaren McDaniel (Jack) of Byron, GA and the late Sheila Joy Katzberg (Robert).
Doris loved working with children and also worked at the Daycare Center near the Flat Tops then at the Lexington Park Library where she became a Librarian, specializing in Children books. She loved entertaining children. She was honored in 2006 as one of the top 10 Sunday School Teachers in the United States. She taught the 4 year old class at the Lexington Park Baptist Church for over 53 years, retiring just a few years ago. She was always involved in church. She volunteered her services whenever there was a need or she simply knew she would enjoy working at the church or in the community.
She loved her church families and had many wonderful friends in St. Mary's County. She never in her life met a stranger. She was an active member of the Red Hat Society, NARFE, Office on Aging, TOPS/KOPS and volunteered at the yearly Health Fair and many other organizations. She and her late husband loved traveling to visit family in the United States as well as abroad, going to the Scottish Games, The Oyster Festival and many other county functions. She was the woman behind the man who became a life time member of the then Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, who helped build the Rod and Gun Club at Pax and a life time member of the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad.
She was the matriarch of the Kent family and was adored and will be terribly missed by all her family and all who knew her. She spent many hours keeping close contact with her brother and sisters and sisters-in law as well as their children and friends. She was like a mother and grandmother figure, to a sister and nieces. She loved her sunroom, the home of pictures and gifts from family and friends. She enjoyed sharing her many picture albums, video tapes and telling visitors about the items in the sunroom. It was her favorite room as she was surrounded by so many memories.
Doris loved being in her back yard, watching the birds and wondering where she would find the room to plant new flowers. She had plants from her husband's mother home in Buffalo, NY, The Country in Virginia, neighbors, and many friends. Her fellow gardener Joe Gough also made sure her yard was always groomed while taking the time to visit her. She took joy in sharing her plants with anyone and loved to hear if they survived. If the plants did not transplant well she had no problem taking the time to figure out if they were planted as she instructed.
In addition to her daughter she is survived by her adored siblings, brother, Roland Samuel Kent, of Ashtabula, NY, her sisters, Rose Lee Randall (Gene) of Chesapeake, VA, Phyliss Irene Watkins of Charleston SC, and Sandra Louise Huett of Lusby, MD; sisters-in-law, Pat McLaren of Salamanca, NY, Louise Davis of Richmond, VA, and Doris Gerber of Buffalo, NY; daughter-in-law Cheryl McLaren of Ashtabula, OH; grandchildren., Kara Lynn Jones (Bryan) Lexington Park, MD, William Thomas McLaren (Bridgette) Newberry, FL, Michael Kent McLaren (Colleen) Fredericksburg, VA and Robert (Robbie) Lee Katzberg of California, MD, and Scott, Melissa, and Shaun McDaniel Byron, GA.; great-grandchildren, Jon Thomas Mattingly, Charlize Joy McLaren, Kristofer Edward, Will Thomas, Jasmine and Sheila McLaren.; and many, many beloved and cherished nieces, nephews, grand and great-grand nieces and nephews all over the US and abroad.
The family will receive friends at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Her Celebration of Life Service will be held January 7, 2010 at 1PM in the Lexington Park Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Garrett officiating. A eulogy will be given by her grand nephew Mark Clements, Jr. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Cemetery. Friends are invited to enjoy fellowship with the family at the church after interment. Pallbearers will be Glenn Davis, Bob Katzberg, Mike McLaren, Will McLaren, Randy Morris, Ed Tabor and Mike Watkins. Honorary Pall Bearers will be Robbie Katzberg, Jon Thomas Mattingly and Glenn Young.
Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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