James Vernon Mattingly

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, May 21, 2007 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Visitation: A Viewing/Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 20th, 2007 from 2:00-5:00 PM in the Mattingley Gardiner Funeral Home where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM. James Vernon Mattingly, Sr., 92, of Hollywood, MD died May 16, 2007 in Bayside Care Center. Born June 4, 1914 on the Sotterley Plantation in what is now known as the Mattingly House in Hollywood, MD. He was the son the late James Henry and Clara Mae Wallace Mattingly, Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Ellen Mattingly who preceded him in death on December 23, 1985. He is survived by his sisters; Alberta Mae Hare, Sister Eleanor, SCN, Eileen Barmer, Betty M. Hill, Peggy Keller, and many grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy Hope Vallandingham; his children Elsie Mae Mattingly Johnson, James Vernon Mattingly, Jr. and Thomas S. Mattingly as well as his siblings; Clara E. Mattingly, James Henry Mattingly Jr., George F. Mattingly, Wallace A. Mattingly, Mervell Mattingly, Andrew Mattingly, Leonard Mattingly and Chester Mattingly. He was employed with Safeway as a truck driver for 26 years and also owned a lawn mower repair shop for 35 years. His father James, Sr. was a master carpenter who built many homes in Leonardtown. James was known by many people for his love of clocks, which he collected and built. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 20, 2007 from 2:00-5:00 PM at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, May 21, 2007 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be L. Michael Johnson, John N. Johnson II, Vernon Hare, William McGill, Robert McGill and Randy Miedzinski. Honorary pallbearers are his grandson Gerald Blair Mattingly Johnson and Jimmy Knott. Contributions may be made to Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636.