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Mary Frances Goldring was born on July 27, 1941, in Leonardtown, Maryland to the late Mary Agnes Thompson Barnes and the late William Rhody Barnes, Sr. She was raised in Leonardtown, MD and graduated from Banneker High School in Loveville, Maryland.
Mary married Earl Bernard Goldring on April 28, 1962 in St. Joseph’s Church, Morganza, MD, he preceded her in death March 26, 1991. Mary and Earl had two children, Earl Timothy Goldring and Angela Denise Goldring Dion, who they raised in Loveville, Maryland. Mary was a loving mother and cherished her children. Mary was proud of her children and grandchildren’s accomplishments, and she enjoyed spending time with them. She was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, with the exception of the last eight months, when she was in Charles County.

Mary worked as a teacher’s aide at Banneker School and as a counselor at the Rock Creek Foundation and Freedom Ways. Mary was a dedicated worker and found her positions very rewarding. While at the Rock Creek Foundation Mary took classes and seminars at St. Mary’s College. She retired from the Rock Creek Foundation in 2013.

Mary enjoyed spending time with her siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins and other family members. Mary was very involved in organizing the Barnes Family Reunions. She often held family gatherings at her house. She loved to cook and made wonderful tasty dishes. She also loved playing Bingo and card games, shopping and yard sales. She also liked celebrating the holidays with her family. Mary was a kind, gentle, giving person, who was a source of support for her family especially her younger brothers and sister. Mary was a very religious person and lived according to her Christian beliefs.
Mary died on March 24, 2023 at Sagepoint Senior Living Center in LaPlata, Maryland. Mary’s family mourn the loss of a dear sister, a dear aunt and a dear grandmother whom they love, whom they will miss. She will always remain in their hearts.

Mary was proceeded in death, by her parents, by her husband, Earl, her daughter, Angela, her son Earl Timothy, her brothers, James W. Thompson and Joseph C. Barnes and her sister, Alice Barnes.
Mary leaves to cherish her memory her brother, William Rhody Barnes Jr. (Alice), her sister, Florence Lurinsky (Mark), her aunt Catherine Dorsey, daughter-in-law, Brenda Goldring, son-in-law, Marc Dion, three grandsons Marcel Dion, Andre Goldring and James Thomas, two granddaughters, Shannon Smallwood and Natasha Curtis, and a great grandson, Kyrie Curtis, three nieces, Florence Herndon (Mike), Brenda Barnes and Joy Lurinsky, and nephew, Lester Barnes, her godson, James L. Goldring, James Armstrong and family, and her in-laws, J.C. Goldring and Family, Gwen Strayhorn and Family, Julia Reeves and Family, Mary Jackson and Family, Gertrude Ford and Family, Claudette Holland and Family, Agnes Marie Goldring and Family, Thomas Goldring, Jr. and Family, Vera Goldring & Family, Valerie Pointer and Family, and her grandnieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and close friends.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, P.A., Leonardtown, MD, with a Service held at 10:00 AM with Reverend Roderick McClanahan officiating. Interment will follow in Charles memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Pallbearers will be James L. Goldring, Gregory Goldring, Marc Dion, Marcel Dion, James Armstrong, and Michael Herndon. Honorary pallbearers will be Andre Goldring, Mark Lurinsky, William R. Barnes, and Lester Barnes.