Marsha Ann Downs Guy
June 8, 1950 ~ June 24, 2020
Marsha passed away peacefully at her home in Leonardtown, MD on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Lillian Alice Guy and James Richard Downs.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie, her brother, Ricky Downs of Mechanicsville, MD and her sister, Tere Vallandingham (Joe) of Clements, MD.
She graduated from Chopticon High School in 1968. She began working at Patuxent River Naval Air Station for the Naval Air Warfare Center. She retired after 37 years receiving many awards and accolades.
She married her husband, Donnie on June 17, 1972 at Holy Angels Catholic Church. They celebrated 48 years of marriage.
Her passion was softball – playing on Anderson’s Bar and other teams in the St. Mary’s Women’s League. She received the Budweiser Sportsmanship award in 1992. She was inducted into the Women’s Softball Hall of Fame in 1999.
She also enjoyed playing in the Pool League. She was a high scoring shooter for the Pennies team for many years.
Besides softball and pool – she enjoyed playing the slots, weekly card games with friends and getting together with the “Pennies Girls.”
She had a love of cars and kept them meticulously clean.
She enjoyed the company of family, good friends and her puppies – Preppie and Blackie.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 10 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. With A Private Funeral Service in the Funeral Home Chapel,with Father Stephen Wyble officiating. Interment will be private. Serving as Pallbearers will be her nephews, Robby Williams, Bobby Vallandingham, David Vallandingham, Wayne Guy, Nick Guy, David Williams, her 1st cousin, Donald Guy, and a family friend, Eric Poole. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers are: Harry Poole, Tony Beakes, Joe Vallandingham, Diane Delahay, Christy Morgan, Cindy Beakes, Alice Bailey, Diane Norris, Ginny Taylor, Faye Burroughs, Mary Kay Myers, Jannie Woods, and Lisa Oliver.
In Lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church P.O. Box 37 Bushwood, MD 20618.
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Helen and I are so sorry to hear about the passing of our dear friend Marsha. Will always have memories of the good old days at Pennie’s and all the softball games, also the great Pennie’s lunches. Sending our thoughts and prayers to Donnie and Marsha’s family. RIP dear friend!!! Love the twins
So sad to hear of old friend from Pennies days passing away. Donnie and family remember the good times. God bless.
My condolences Donnie , Ricky, and Tere I will not say goodbye to Marsha . only ” Catch You Later ” , so many memories a million laughs and tens of thousands of shenanigans. Remember the good times,love Diane !!!!!
Donnie and Family, My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this very difficult time. May the fond memories of Marsha comfort you in the days ahead,I will cherish her memories and many years of friendship and our good times together, you fought a hard and brave battle and heaven has gained another Angel,you will be missed my friend. God Bless Rest In Peace!
Donnie, We are so sorry to hear about Marsha. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please let us know if we can do anything for you during this difficult time.
RIP my friend. One of the nicest people I’ve ever known. Say hi to Evil for me. I’m sure there are some laughs up there.❤️
Donnie. I’m so sorry to hear of Marsha’s passing.She fought a hard battle but God had a special space for another 7th District Angel. God Bless
Donnie, Ricky, and Tere I extend my sympathy to all of you and your families. Marsha was a fun person and I had some good times with her on the ball field and at a Pennies Bar. May she rest in eternal peace.
Sorry to hear of Marshas passing .we were in grade school together at Father Andrew White .Marsha was a quiet but very good student. One day in 5th grade she brought to school a baseball glove.it was strange to see a girl with a glove back in those days. She was so proud of that glove.i lost touch with Marsha over the years so I was delighted to hear that she played ball in her adult years .think it was her calling .just thought you might want to hear this little story of Marsha in her early years .
Donnie and family,
So sorry for your loss. May you find comfort in knowing that we care. Sending you our love, thoughts and prayers.
Condolences to Donnie & the family. Marsha was a go getter. Rest in Peace my friend. Carol & Roger Murphy.
Teri and family, I am so sorry for your loss. I know she will be missed. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Barbara and Bobby.
Donnie,Ricky and Tere and family,My sincerest condolences on the passing of my dear friend, Marsha. My heart is broken. We had many wonderful times on the ballfield and off..She had such a big heart and never met a stranger and was just fun. I love her and will miss seeing her smiling face. God Bless you all and I will keep you all in my prayers. Play Ball! ❤
Family, sorry for your loss. I enjoyed playing softball against Marsha for many years! We may have been on different teams but always was friends on and off the field. Marsha always knew you know matter where you would run into her. RIP Marsha and you will never be forgotten!
Donnie and family, sorry to hear of Marsha’s passing..hopefully you all can take comfort in knowing she is in a much better place..
Donnie, So sorry to hear about Marsha. Marsha was one of a kind, that’s for sure. Marsha was all in and gave 100% in everything she did. Whether she was falling down catching the ball or just drinking a few, she always came back smiling and ready to roll. Marsha, we will miss you. Say hello to Frankie for us 🙂
All our love — Debbie Russell and all the girls from the Over 30 Anderson’s ball team — past and present.
Beautiful soul! Heaven will never be the same with Marsha and Evil running the show! Fly high, Marsha