Services:
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007 at 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. William McClean officiating. Interment will follow in the Maryland Veteran's Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD at 1:00 PM.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 30, 2007 from 2:00-5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM.
Joseph F. "Joe" Irvin, 73, of Abell, MD died September 23, 2007 at Georgetown University Hospital. Born October 25, 1933 in Sistersville, WV he was the son of the late Harry Martin and Chloe Mae Fluharty Irvin. He was the loving husband of Rachel Ann Irvin whom he married on December 7, 1953 in Westover, WV. He is survived by his children; Sheila Corbin of Waldorf, MD, Joseph M. Irvin of Mechanicsville, MD and Charles R. Irvin of Bel Alton, MD, his sisters; Harryette Frazier of AK, Mary Slivinski of OH, Nancy Thompson of VA, Sally Wenzel of IN, and Lynda Franz of NM as well as 7 grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his siblings Jerry, Paul and Patty Irvin. A graduate of Pine Grove High School, "Class of 1951", Joe also attended McKendree Law School and was employed as a supervisor for Rolls-Royce Aircraft Engines for 14 years, retiring in September 1987. He was enlisted in the Air Force from January 1951 to March 1971 where he served in Korea and Vietnam. Joe moved to St. Mary's County in 1994 from Prince George's County and his favorite hobby and sport was playing golf. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 30, 2007 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007 at 11:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. William McClean officiating. Interment will follow in the Maryland Veteran's Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD at 1:00 PM. Pallbearers will be Mark Corbin, Randy Corbin, Russell Bednarik, Joe Harold Miller and Charlie Corbin. Contributions may be made to the Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.