Sonny Oden

Sonny Oden, 79, of Hollywood, MD Passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 20, 2015 at his residence. Born on August 8, 1937 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Hazeltine Ham Oden and Leonard Oden. Sonny was the loving husband of Catherine Virginia Oden, whom he married on November 20, 1954 in Washington, DC. Sonny is survived by his children: Candy Meyers (Teddy) of La Plata, MD, Terry Russell (Willie) and Stephanie Casselman (Terry) both of Mechanicsville, MD, 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Siblings: Sally Khorn, Betty Glorioso, and Marie Jenkins. He was preceded in death by his siblings; June Zimmerman, and Pat Jordan. Sonny was a Steamfitter, with Sonny's expansive knowledge of Burners of any size or type, it allowed M&M to go after work which was traditionally bid by larger companies only. His knowledge of burners and boilers allowed M&M to be a turnkey operation which was sought after by the likes of GSA, DOD, and The Army Corps of Engineers. Sonny was truly a founding father of M&M and the "GO-TO" guy around town when it came to burners and boilers. Sonny was the original chairman of the board for the HVAC-R division for DLLR, and state of Maryland where he served for many years. He also taught at the UA Mechanical Trade school, local 602. Sonny enjoyed boating, fishing, camping, building cars, and loved his family with a deep passion and was proud of each and every one of them. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 28, 2015 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayer recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM in St. John’s Catholic Church Hollywood, MD with Father Ray Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Doug Beall, Richard Beall, Ryan Casselman, Tony Brensinger, Dennis Jamison, and Donald Nichols. Honorary Pallbearer will be Justin Casselman.