Annie "Marie" Sexton

Annie "Marie" Sexton of Perryman died May 13 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace. She was 87. Mrs. Sexton was born Jan. 27, 1921, in Sparta, N.C. to the late Marvin Spurlin and Sallie Smith Spurlin. She was the wife of the late Charles Edwin Sexton for 42 years. She came to Maryland in 1940. She was a member of Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church since it's start in the 1950's. She worked as a cook and waitress at the Shamrock Diner. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, planting and caring for flowers, cooking, canning and reading the bible. She is survived by her sons, Charles Sexton, of Perryville, Carl Sexton and his wife, Janet, of Aberdeen, and Howard Sexton and his wife, Betty, of Aberdeen; a daughter, Shelby Jean Sexton, of Aberdeen; 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; four sisters, JoAnn Jones, of Selminda, Fla., Shirley Paul, of Sykesville, Thelma Furches, of Darlington, and Janie Gore, of Shelby, Ky.; and a brother, James Smith, of Ducktown, Tenn. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by two sisters, Amanda Jackson and Viola Testerman; and two brothers, Thomas and Robert Spurlin. A viewing will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. May 15 at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home in Aberdeen. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. May 16, also at the funeral home. Deacon Stanley Parnell will officiate. Interment will be in Harford Memorial Gardens in Aldino. Pallbearers will be Dwayne, Buddy, Matt, Richard, Howard and Bobby Sexton. Honorary pallbearers will be T.J. and Chris Sexton. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, 1413 Cranberry Road, Aberdeen, Md. 21001. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001