Elizabeth Gayle Edens
February 9, 1951 ~ September 4, 2013
Services:
A Memorial Mass will be held on September 12, 2013 at 11:00AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bushwood, MD. Interment will be private.
Elizabeth “Gayle” Edens, 62 of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on September 4, 2013 at her residence.Born February 9, 1951 in Washington, DC. She is the daughter of John Dunlap Freeman and Minnia Marie Graves Freeman of Leonardtown, MD. She was the wife of the late Lowell Daniel Edens, Sr. whom she married August 26, 1967 in Spencerville, MD., son; Lowell Daniel Edens, Jr. of Glen Burnie, MD, siblings; Karen Marie Cook of Belair, MD, Ann Hilderbrand of Rockville, MD, Barbara Ellen McDonald of Arroyo Grande, CA, Roselea Arnold of Mechanicsville, MD , and Melody Jane Jackson of Lexington Park, MD. Gayle was preceded in death by a son; David Wayne Edens.
Gayle graduated from Sherwood High School, she was a Hotel Clerk for the Charlotte Hall Motel, retiring in 2009. Gayle enjoyed playing bingo and genealogy. She was in the process of writing a book on genealogy for the Thompson’s and Graves families.
Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
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“Lea Steve and Family, I was just informed today of the passing of your Sister, Daughter, Mom,Aunt, and Friend. So sorry to hear the news.I lost my Mom a year ago this month, so I can somewhat know how you are feeling. I do beleive time heals all wounds,and sadness. With Deepest Respect, Mark Kalmus”
“Where do I start? I was very saddened to receive the news of Aunt Gayle’s passing….yet happy that she was not alone to be greeted in heaven by Uncle Danny, her son David, and her sister Bobbie. Aunt Gayle will be missed by many but remembered by me for her fun and bubbly life… she ALWAYS had a smile on her face and ALWAYS made sure us kids had fun laughing with her… Rest in Peace Aunt Gayle… Love always your Nephew Johnny! PS>.. Give my mother a BIG hug and kiss for me… until we meet again my friend….xoxo”
“My dearest Aunt Gayle, I just want you to know that all these years I have kept “our little secrete”. What no one ever knew was when I was a little girl during one of the many years when grandma and granddad rented the cabins at Piney Point and Point Look Out that you found at the time the biggest sharks tooth I had ever laid my eyes on. It was just the two of us and you grabbed it before the crashing waves could wash it back out into the ocean. You laughed so hard when you showed it to me, you bent over and said here you can have this but don’t tell anyone I gave it to you. I never told anyone all these years. You let me tell everyone that I found the sharks tooth, it was the biggest find of the week between all of the cousins. At the time it felt like it filled the entire palm of my small child sized hand, it was nearly two inches big (I measured it when I got back home). As the years passed on I lost that tooth, but I never lost the memory and for that I thank you. You made this young little girl feel very special with that simple act of kindness. These pictures are how I have always remembered you. You were so much fun! Your laughter was contagious and you were always laughing at being sneaky right out in the open. As I write this I still hear your laughter. Fast forward 20+ years later, we were crabbing at St. Clemmons Shores and you let my daughter help you net a crab. She was so afraid and happy in that very moment and with your laughter she understood that the crab wasn’t going to hurt her. Watching you with my daughter that day I reflected back on the day you gave me that sharks tooth, she had experienced the same happiness and joy that I experienced with you so many years earlier when I wasn’t much older than she is in these pictures. While you will be truly missed here on this earth I know you blessing mother with your contagious laughter, and quite possibly telling her about “our little secrete”. Love Bonnie Anne”
“Sorry to hear the loss of Gayle. Gayle was a very good friend of mine. We have had a lot of good times. We could always talk about anything. We drank a many of Miller High Lights and smoked Marlboro lights. Those were the good old days I will never forget those days Love you Gayle “
“Im sorry about your loss . She was a nice person and she always had a big smile for me or a wave. She will be missed.”