Clara Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dyson
December 15, 1921 ~ March 11, 2013
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bushwood, MD with Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD
Clara Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dyson 91 of Leonardtown, MD and formerly of Bushwood, MD passed away on March 11, 2013 in St. Mary's Nursing Center Leonardtown, MD.
Born December 15, 1921 in Bushwood, MD to the late John Clement and Mary Pearl Butler Dyson, she is survived by her siblings Sara Ann Loretta Somerville of Bushwood, MD and Rev. Richard Clement Dyson of Frederick, MD. Lizzie was preceded in death by her siblings John Alfred Dyson, James Thomas Dyson, Isaac Alexandria Dyson, Mary Lillian Burton, Agnes Josephine Dyson, Susan Gertrude Tyer, Pearl Madeline Beatty and Julia Louise Clement Dyson.
Lizzie was a lifelong resident of St. Mary's County and graduated from Banneker School in 1940. Lizzie was a Home/Child Care Provider for the Burch family for 61 years, retiring in 2003.
Lizzie was a member of the Ladies Auxilary of the Knights of St. John. She enjoyed making quilts and pillows, the Washington Senators Baseball Team, playing bingo and cards. She was noted for her potato salad, yeast rolls and fried chicken.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 9:00AM until 10:00AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 10:30AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Bushwood, MD with Fr. Michael Tietjen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be her nephew's.
Contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Church 23070 Maddox Road Bushwood, MD 20618, St. Mary's Nursing Center P.O. Box 518 Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Friends of Cedar Lane 22680 Cedar Lane Court Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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“I extend my deepest sympathy to Lizzie’s family and to her extended Burch family, Chloe, Peggy, Benton, Howard and their children. I know that each of you have your very own special memories of Lizzie that you will continue to carry in both mind and heart. As for me, although many years ago, I will always remember my many conversations with Lizzie in Fox Burch’s kitchen where just the two of us shared stories and laughed and laughed. Gosh, I can and will always remember her laugh. “
“Lizzie was such an important part of the Burch family, her spunk, her laughter..she will be greatly missed.. RIP Lizzie.. God Bless.”
“Lizzy brought so many happy moments in our lives and left us with a treasure trove of memories. She will always be in our hearts!”
“I know how special Lizzie was to the Burch family. May she rest in peace.”
“My deepest condolences to my Father,Aunts and Uncle, and all my cousins, ~~ Lizzie was a Very Special and Important person/member of our family. The memories will last forever. Loved her Laugh and smile. Love you; Lizbeth, May you now Rest in Peace. “
“May Lizzie rest in peace. I used to enjoy hearing her laugh and talk at St. Mary’s Nursing Center. My deepest sympathy to her loved ones. I send you my thoughts and prayers………”