Genevieve Neville Howell

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 9:30 AM in St. Francis Xavier Church, Compton, MD with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Friday, January 8th, 2010 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Compton, MD, where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. Genevieve Handley Howell, 91, of St. Clement’s Shores, formerly of Silver Spring, MD died Jan. 6, 2010 peacefully at home. Born May 2, 1918, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Genevieve Gannon and Robert F. Handley Sr. She is survived by her children, Herbert M. Howell III (Ann) of Prescott, AZ, Leo Edward Howell of Annapolis, MD and Genevieve Howell Taylor (Richley) of St. Clement’s Shores. She had twelve grandchildren and eighteen great-children. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert F. Handley, Jr.(Ellen) and Leo E. Handley and a sister, Mary A. Handley. She was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1936. She moved to St. Mary’s County from Silver Spring in 1981. She was employed by the US Government at Walter Reed Army Medical Center until her retirement in August 1974. Besides her family she leaves behind special friends, Dorothy White, Jane Rupprecht, Amy Bentley, Debbie Kane and two special Daughters-in-law, Denise Farrell and Dolores Reidy. “Mom-Mom” Howell loved to dance, go for golf cart rides and being around her children, grandchildren and especially her great grandchildren. She found comfort in her Catholic faith, the Blessed Mother and saying her Rosary. The family will receive family from 3 to 5 p.m. January 8th, 2010 at St. Francis Xavier Church and friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with prayers being said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 9:30 AM in St. Francis Xavier Church with Fr. John Mattingly officiating. Pallbearers will be Brian Taylor, Kevin Howell, Tim Howell, Chris Howell, Colin Howell and Brenden Howell. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or St. Francis Xavier Church, 21370 Newtown Neck Rd, Compton, MD, 20627 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD, 20650.