Saturday, April 1, 2023
Visitation: 9AM-10:00 AM
Service: 10:00 AM
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A. 41590 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Order of Service
Musical services provided by St. Peter Claver Gospel Choir under the direction of Roy Johnson.
Prelude .................................................................................St. Peter Claver Gospel Choir
Opening Hymn ................................................................................ “How Great Thou Art”
Scripture ..........................................................................................................................
Old Testament .......................................................... Psalm 23 - Rev. Roderick McClanahan
New Testament ..................................................... John 14:1-6 - Rev. Roderick McClanahan
Prayer of Comfort .............................................................................................................
Selection ............................................................................. “Rough Side of the Mountain”
Obituary ............................................................. “Remembering Mary” - Florence Lurinsky
Remarks and Acknowledgements .............................................................. Florence Lurinsky William R. Barnes
Selection .............................................................................“Just a Closer Walk with Thee”
Proclamation of the Word .................................................................................................
Recessional ........................................................................................ “Blessed Assurance”
BURIAL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SERVICE AT: Charles Memorial Gardens, 26325 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650
REPAST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING BURIAL AT: Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Hall, 27108 Mt. Zion Church Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 (It is less than a 15-minute drive from Charles Memorial Gardens.)
Mary Frances Goldring was born on July 27, 1941 in Leonardtown, Maryland to the late Mary Agnes Thompson Barnes and the late William Rhody Barnes, Sr. She was raised in Leonardtown, Maryland and graduated from Banneker High School in Loveville, Maryland.
Mary married Earl Bernard Goldring on April 28, 1962. Mary and Earl had two children, Earl Timothy Goldring and Angela Denise Goldring Dion, who they raised in Loveville, Maryland. Mary was a loving mother and cherished her children. Mary was proud of her children and grandchildrenʼs accomplishments, and she enjoyed spending time with them.
Mary worked as a teacherʼs aide at Banneker School and as a counselor at Freedom Landings and the Rock Creek Foundation. Mary was a dedicated worker and found her positions very rewarding. While at the Rock Creek Foundation, Mary took classes and seminars at St. Maryʼs College. She retired from the Rock Creek Foundation in 2013.
Mary enjoyed spending time with her siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins and other family members. Mary was very involved in organizing the Barnes Family Reunions. She often held family gatherings at her house. She loved to cook and made wonderful, tasty dishes. She also loved playing Bingo and card games, shopping, and yard sales. She also liked celebrating the holidays with her family. Mary was a kind, gentle, giving person, who was a source of support for her family especially her younger brothers and sister. Mary was a very religious person and lived according to her Christian beliefs.
Mary died on March 24, 2023 at Sagepoint Senior Living Center in LaPlata, Maryland. Maryʼs family mourn the loss of a dear sister, a dear aunt, and a dear grandmother whom they love, whom they will miss. She will always remain in their hearts.
Mary was proceeded in death, by her parents, by her husband, Earl, her daughter, Angela, her son Earl Timothy, her brothers, James W. Thompson and Joseph C. Barnes and her sister, Alice Barnes. Mary leaves to cherish her memory her brother, William Rhody Barnes Jr. (Alice), her sister, Florence Lurinsky (Mark); her aunt, Catherine Dorsey; daughter-in-law, Brenda Goldring, son-in-law, Marc Dion; three grandsons, Marcel Dion, Andre Goldring and James Thomas; two granddaughters, Shannon Smallwood and Natasha Curtis; and a great grandson, Kyrie Curtis; three nieces, Florence Herndon (Mike), Brenda Barnes and Joy Lurinsky, and nephew, Lester Barnes; her godson, James L. Goldring, James Armstrong and family; and her in-laws, J.C. Goldring and family; Gwen Strayhorn and family; Julia Reeves and family; Mary Jackson and family; Gertrude Ford and family; Claudette Holland and family; Agnes Marie Goldring and family; Thomas Goldring, Jr. and family; Vera Goldring and family; Valerie Pointer and family; and her grandnieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and close friends.
