Visitation
October 4, 2010
2:00-4:00 & 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Funeral Service
October 5, 2010
11:00 A.M.
Location: Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church [Map]
Burial
Location: Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map]
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Gertrude Louise Paddy Trott, 88, of Lothian, MD passed away October 1, 2010 at her residence. Gertrude was born to C. Moody and Frances Amelia Cullember Paddy on February 6, 1922 in Blue Shirt, now part of Lothian. She attended the former McKendree School and Tracey’s Elementary, and graduated from Southern High School in Lothian in 1939. She began working as an operator at the West River Switchboard in Owensville, MD and later worked as a sales clerk at the Upper Marlboro Variety Store and at the G.C. Murphy Five & Dime Store in Annapolis. For many years Gertrude sang duets with her sister Virginia at weddings, hymn sings and religious camp meetings. During WWII she volunteered as a riveter supporting the war effort. She married George Odin Trott, Sr. on September 2, 1944 at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. They lived on her parent’s farm in Bristol until purchasing their own farm in Lothian where they built their own home in 1947. She was a lifelong member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church where she sang in the church choir, was a Sunday-school teacher and member of the Women’s Society, now known as the Ladies Helping Hands. She was also a member of the Chesapeake Ramblers Senior Citizens group where she served as President for ten years. Gertrude enjoyed travel, gardening and canning, and was an excellent cook. She was also fond of watching golf matches on television. She was a devoted homemaker and farm wife and loved spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Odin on August 30, 1977, and by her sister Virginia P. Crandell. She is survived by four children: Albert W. Trott, Sr. and wife Carolyn, Louise Trott and George O. Trott, Jr., all of Lothian, and Carolyn Frances Trott of Annapolis; a grandson Albert W. Trott, Jr. and wife Billie Jo and great-grandchildren Ashley and Albert W. Trott III and Heather and Jason Sylvis, all of Lothian.
Memorial Contributions
Expressions of sympathy in Gertrude’s name may be made to Wesley Chapel U.M. Church, 1010 Wrighton Road, Lothian, MD 20711.
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