Dorothy Elizabeth Thomas

Services: A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Christ Episcopal Church, Chaptico, MD with Fr. William Jessee Neat officiating. Visitation: A Viewing/Visitation will be held on Friday, May 18, 2007 from 5:00-8:00 PM at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. Dorothy Elizabeth Thomas, 92, of Mechanicsville, MD formerly of Washington, DC died May 14, 2007 in Bayside Nursing Center. Born January 15, 1915 in Everett, WA she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Mary Caroline Parvianen Gustafson. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilbur Smith Thomas whom she married on February 28, 1942 in Washington, DC. She is survived by her children; Wilbur S. Thomas Jr. of Alexandria, VA, Stephen Ernest Thomas and John Edward Thomas, both of Mechanicsville, MD, as well as 4 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her siblings; Evelyn M. Richmond, Louise E. Berry, William J. Thomas, Harry C. Thomas, Alfred Hjalmar Gustafson, Jack H. Thomas and Nellie V. Berry. Dorothy was employed as a secretary for the Naval Research Laboratory. She enjoyed needlework and reading and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Ladies of the Moose. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 18, 2007 from 5:00 â?? 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers being said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Christ Episcopal Church, Chaptico, MD with Fr. William Jessee Neat officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Stephen Thomas, Wilbur S. Thomas, Jr., John E. Thomas and Mitchell J. Thomas. Contributions may be made to the Christ Church Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 8, Chaptico, MD 20621 and or Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.