Joseph Raymond Pilkerton

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 10:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Fr. Alliata officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Visitation: Prayers will be said on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 PM. Joseph "Joe" R. Pilkerton, 90, Mechanicsville, MD died April 24, 2007 in St. Mary's Hospital. Born May 15, 1916 in Mechanicsville, MD he was the son of the late Alfred R. and Catherine Adams Pilkerton. He was the loving husband of Mary Lee Pilkerton, whom he married on June 2, 1973 in Mt. Zion Church, Hillville, MD. He was also the loving husband of the late Dot Smith Pilkerton who preceded him in death in 1966. He is survived by his daughter; Rosie Thompson of Avenue, MD, his brother Mike Pilkerton of Mechanisville, MD, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Christine Raley and his siblings; Amanda Hendley, Helen Higgs, Ethel Wheatley, Archie Pilkerton, Cecelia Smith, Morgan Pilkerton, Richard Pilkerton, Jessee Pilkerton and Wilson Pilkerton. He was a lifelong St. Mary's County resident and in his early career he farmed and plastered houses and later he was known for managing the Half Way House Restaurant and Bar for approximately 20 years, retiring in 1970. Joe enjoyed gardening and fishing. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 27, 2007 at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM with Msgr. Paul Gozaloff officiating. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 10:30 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Fr. Peter Alliata officiating. Interment will follow in Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. Pallbearers will be Wayne Raley, Michael Raley, Brian Thompson, Billy Smith, Jimmie Harris and Ronnie Smith. Contributions may be made to Mechanicsville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.