Visitation
December 22, 2011
2:00-4:00 & 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Funeral Service
December 23, 2011
11:00 A.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Interment
Location: Smithville U.M. Church Cemetery [Map]
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Brenda Dixon Perry, 70, of Lothian, MD passed away December 20, 2011 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD. She was born September 24, 1941 to Agnes (Smith) and Sewell W. Dixon, Sr. at the old Annapolis hospital, and was raised in Galesville, MD. Brenda graduated in 1959 from Southern High School in Lothian, MD and then attended the University of Maryland in College Park. She married Thomas C. Perry of Bristol, MD in 1961, and they made their home, their living, and raised their family on the tobacco farm in Lothian. Besides raising her five children and nurturing her thirteen grandchildren, her hobbies included quilting, Eastern Shore shopping, gardening, reading and corresponding with family and friends.
Brenda was preceded in death by her husband of forty years, Thomas Chaney Perry, Sr., her parents, a brother Sewell W. Dixon, Jr., and a brother-in-law John C. Hines, Sr. She is survived by four daughters, Dale P. Clark (Leslie), Heidi P, Meginnis (Mark) all of Severn, MD, Laura P. Brown (Scott) of Pasadena, MD, and Heather P. Jones (Charles) of Lothian, MD, and by a son Thomas C. “Tommy” Perry, Jr. (Stacy) of Reston, VA. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, Trey, Oliver and Hudson Perry, Jay and Perry Clark, Savannah and Will Meginnis, Elizabeth and Morgan Brown, Addisen, Adelle, Charles and Ada Jones. Also surviving are her sisters Betty Jane Moreland, Sue D. Hines both of Galesville, MD, and Dotty Chaney of Lothian, MD, and a brother Chuck Dixon also of Galesville. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Family and friends will be received Thursday December 22, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD, where services and a celebration of Brenda’s life will be held Friday December 23, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Smithville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dunkirk, MD.
Memorial Contributions
MPT (Maryland Public Television)
11767 Owings Mills Blvd.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
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