Mamie S. Turlington, 90, La Plata

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Mamie S. Turlington, 90, of La Plata, formerly of Waldorf, died Nov. 17, 2009, at Charles County Nursing Center.

She was a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Waldorf.

Born July 17, 1919, in Mammoth, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Andrew Marshall and Louisa Bradshaw Spurlock.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Douglas Turlington Sr.; her sisters, Mable Snezek and Willena Wade; and her brothers, Charles, William and Homer Spurlock.

She is survived by her sons, James Douglas and his wife, Judy, of Stafford, Va., Andrew Alden and his wife, Shirley, of Annapolis, Arthur Edward and his wife, Linda, of Colonial Beach, Va.; her daughter, Janet Lynn, and her husband, Lemuel P. Carpenter Jr. of Bryantown; her grandchildren, Andrew Douglas and his wife, Christina, Amberly and her husband, Brian, Melissa and Lemuel Douglas, Scott Ward and his wife, Rachel, Traci and her husband, Jay Johnson, and Erin Ward and Rebecca De Vanney; and also her great-grandchilden, Aiyanna, Meagan, Briella, Julia, Skylar, Justin, Taylor and Cassidy.

The family received friends and prayers were said Nov. 19 at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today, Nov. 20, at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bushwood.

The Rev. Eamon Dignan will officiate.

Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Maryland Chapter, 415 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201.