Walter Francis Marshall

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 11:00 AM in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 22800 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650 with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, 26325 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Visitation: Viewing/Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., 41590 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Walter Francis Marshall was born on July 31, 1938. He slowly made his departure on January 3, 2008 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Walter was the son of the late William X. and Elizabeth E. (Curtis) Marshall. Walter was preceded in death by his siblings: Gladys Marshall Johnson, Anne E. (Boogie) Marshall, James Joseph, John (JB) and Richard Marshall. He received his education in the St. Mary's County public system at Banneker School. Walter worked construction and maintenance at St. Aloysius Church and for 18 years he was employed by the St. Mary's Pharmacy (formerly People's Drug Store, now CVS Pharmacy). In the early 1970's he moved to Baltimore and worked in security at Lexington Market and the Greater Medical Center Hospital in Laurel MD until his illness caused him to stop working. Walter, known to all as "Cap", enjoyed family gatherings and cooking. He loved showing off his culinary skills. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of twenty-nine years Nancy, daughter Sandra D. Marshall of Leonardtown, MD, son Emmanuel Marshall of Baltimore, MD, Step-daughter Donzella Townes also of Baltimore, MD, sister Dorothy A. Wise of Great Mills, MD and a brother Peter I. Marshall of Clements, MD as well as three grandchildren. A host of family and friends will also hold his memory dear. Services were held on January 9, 2008 in St. Alyosius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD where an interment followed at the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Thomas, David Herbert, Frankie Bannister, Adrian Young, Lawrence Hatton and Earl B. Neal. Services provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.