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Genevieve L. Burdette, 80, of Brandywine
Genevieve Lane Burdette, 80, of Brandywine, died Jan. 26 in Lanham.
She was born Aug. 25, 1921, in Laurel Branch, W.Va. Prior to retirement, she worked as a bookkeeper for Columbia Iron Works in Washington.
Survivors include a daughter, Shelvie Tayman of Bryans Road; a grandson, David W. Tayman of Freeland; and two greatgrandchildren, Jessica and Jakob Tayman of Freeland. She was predeceased by her husband, Earl.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Gospel Church, 11150 Berry Road, Waldorf.
Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Arrangements by Eberwein Funeral Services, Waldorf.
Karen L. Moran, 45, formerly of Riverdale
Karen Linda Moran, 45, of Lothian, died in Upper Marlboro.
She was born Nov. 27, 1956. She attended Northwestern High School and was a hairstylist. She enjoyed camping, hiking, whitewater rafting, skiing and the beach.
Survivors include her parents, Robert and Norma; three brothers, John of Denton, James of Springfield and Robert of Bowie; three sisters, Jacquelyn Pullman of Lothian and Martina Clayton and Byrul Watson, both of Chesapeake Beach; 10 nieces; eight nephews; one great-nephew; and a goddaughter, Michelle Brown.
She was predeceased by a brother, David.
A memorial service was held Saturday at Raymond-Wood Funeral Home, Dunkirk.
Burial was private.
C. Neal Fleming Sr., 79, Clark Construction exec
C. Neal Fleming Sr., 79, retired senior vice president of The Clark Construction Group, died of cancer on Dec. 3, 2000, at Sibley Hospital in Washington.
Mr. Fleming attended Western High School in Washington. He was a graduate of Duke University School of Engineering, class of 1942. While at Duke University, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the Duke Swim Team.
Mr. Fleming served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, Civil Engineering Core, during World War II.
After the war, he returned to Washington and began his 50-year career with George Hyman Construction Co., now known as The Clark Construction Group. He was a registered professional engineer in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Fleming was an active scout master for Boy Scout Troop 225 and established an honorary award, which is given to an outstanding scout each year.
Mr. Fleming also served as deacon and elder at Bethesda Presbyterian Church. In these roles he acted as property manager, overseeing and directing major renovations to the church narthex and to other buildings.
As an active participant in the community, he served as past president of Edgemoor Club and was a member of the American Legion Thad Dublin Chapter and the Kenwood Country Club.
He was a pilot and enjoyed flying his own plane for recreation.
Mr. Fleming is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and by three children, Neal Jr., Jeff and Jane; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Priscilla H. Saxton, 84, volunteer
Priscilla H. Saxton, 84, of Gaithersburg, formerly of Fredericksburg, Va., died Monday March 5, 2001, at Wilson Health Care in Gaithersburg.
Born Jan. 22, 1917, in New London, Conn., she was a daughter of Frank and Marion Brown Hammel.
She graduated from the Williams Memorial Institute in New London and attended the Connecticut College for Women.
She was married
to Donald H. Saxton, who survives.
Mrs. Saxton enjoyed volunteering at the many places where her husband was assigned during service in the Army and Air Force Reserve.
Over the years, she was a Sunday School teacher; superintendent, vice chairwoman and member of the Vestal New York school board; vice chairwoman and member of the United Way of Broome County, N.Y.; an active member and president of the United Methodist Women; and a Grey Lady hospital volunteer.
Mrs. Saxton worked as a Welcome Wagon hostess before moving to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where she became the administrative assistant to the psychiatrist, psychologist and study counselor of Vassar College.
She became the Guild Co-chairwoman of the Ashland District for the Hermitage Home in Richmond, Va., and was active in the Cancer Society, driving patients to treatments.
Mrs. Saxton also trained in the Lauback Literacy Program and translated articles into Braille. She was an active Methodist until she was struck with Alzheimer's disease; most recently she was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg.
She played the organ, trombone, violin and piano and enjoyed needlework, gardening, cooking, entertaining and bridge.
She also was a member of the Woman's Club and the Business and Professional Women's Club in Poughkeepsie and Beta Sigma Phi.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Saxton is survived by a daughter, Priscilla Lee DeLong and her husband, Dr. Edwin DeLong of Laurel; a son, Donald Ralph Saxton, and his wife, Marie of New Jersey; two granddaughters, Priscilla Suzanne DeLong Young and Elizabeth Betsy DeLong Howie; four great-grandchildren, Brett and Noah Young and Meghan and Anna Howie; and two sisters, Mildred Stube and Lillian Ross.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home, 21525 Laytonsville Road in Laytonsville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Grace United Methodist Church, 119 N. Frederick Ave. in Gaithersburg, where friends may visit one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 7910 Woodmont Ave., No.1100, Bethesda, 20814.
William J. Gibbons, 89, judge
William J. Gibbons, 89, a retired federal administrative law judge, died June 1, 2001, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington.
Born in Woodford County, Ill., Gibbons graduated from Georgetown University Law School and St. Viator's College in Illinois. He held a master's degree in law from the University of San Francisco.
Following retirement from the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission in 1976, Mr. Gibbons became a consultant to the U.S. Small Business Administration and was an adjunct professor of business law at Montgomery College. In the mid-1980s, Mr. Gibbons represented indigent clients before the District of Columbia courts in both criminal and civil cases.
In 1988, he testified as an expert witness before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources in support of long-term health care proposals Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. He was active and interested in law until his death.
In the 1990s, he traveled to South Texas to represent detained immigrants seeking political asylum before the Immigration Court.
Mr. Gibbons was also a noted singer of obscure but humorous songs of the 1920s, an outstanding collegiate football player at St. Viator's College and Washington University in St. Louis, where he played for the legendary coach Jimmy Corzelman in the 1930s. After graduation during the Depression, he became the athletic director at Pontiac State Prison.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife Rita; four daughters, Anne Marie, Therese, Joan Delaney and Kelly Koepenick; son, Michael; brother Thomas; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; his first wife, Lucille, died in 1989.
Services will be held today at 11 a.m. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Norbeck. Visitation has been held.
In lieu of flowers, his family asks that donations be made to the Lombardi Career Center at the University of Georgetown or the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.
Lucile N. Soper, 92, of Bethesda, died May 28, 2001, at her home.
Born July 9, 1908, in Spencer, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Demarcus and Maude Kale Nantz.
Mrs. Soper was educated at the College of Charleston and the College of William and Mary. She had worked as a social worker with the Social Service League in Montgomery County before retirement. She was a member of the Bethesda United Methodist Church in Bethesda and the Charleston, S.C. chapter of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Leroy B.; her sons William ``Bill" Soper and Robert Donald Soper; and granddaughter Stephanie. She was predeceased by brothers James W. Nantz and John E. Nantz.
Services have been held. Arrangements were handled by Muriel H. Barber Funeral Home.
