Florence Gwyndola Hill

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Father Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. Florence Gwyndola Hill, 73, of Waldorf, Maryland died on October 14, 2012 at her home. Born on December 17, 1938 in Oakley, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Myrtle Virginia Knott and Leonard Hall. Florence was the loving and devoted wife of the late William Haverman Hill, Jr. whom she married on December 30, 1960. Florence is survived by her brother Harold Rodney Hall (Judy) of Avenue, Maryland, and Theresa Ann Hall Lacey of Brandywine, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her sisters: Virginia Attaway Nelson (Albert, Deceased), Mary Margaret Cross (Tom), Doris Jean Hall Lawrence (Bernard, Deceased), Harriet Elizabeth Bailey (Mac, Deceased), Agnes Lorraine Farrell (Charles) and Delores Hall Guyer (Jerry, deceased). She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Charles Henry Hall (Mary Ann, deceased), James Leonard Hall (Louise, deceased), and Delbert Raymond Hall. Florence was a 1957 graduate of Margaret Brent High School. Florence held many administrative positions for the Department of Navy, Naval District Washington, DC, for 37 years before her retirement in 1994. Florence and Bill enjoyed many years traveling domestically and abroad with her husband, siblings, and close friends. Throughout the years, Florence and Bill would be seen at many local dances, and always enjoyed music. They both had a sense of adventure and enjoyed a fun-loving life together until his passing. In her later years, Florence continued an active lifestyle with many of her close friends, and could often be seen as one of the “mall walkers” early in the mornings. Florence always made time for her family. She was the rock many leaned upon in time of sickness and always volunteered to help when possible. Florence had quite a sense of humor and she was known as a prankster. She loved to make people laugh with a good joke. She was an avid bowler and enjoyed movies, and gambling with friends. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 259 and Moose Chapter 1350. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Father Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Memorial contributions can be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923.