Lilly Mae Beander, 78, of Lexington Park, MD, departed this life on Monday, January 4, 2010 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD after a short battle with a brain tumor. Lilly Mae was the youngest of 10 children and was born in Leonardtown, MD on March 18, 1931 to the late Charles Henry and Mary A. Evans Beander. She worked 10 years for Social Services as a child care provider and then retired after 30 years of employment with the Belvedere/Days Inn. Lilly Mae was a devoted Catholic where she attended St Aloysius and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church until her health began to fail. During her illness,s she would watch and listen to the mass and rosary each day on tv; her favorite Bible reading was the 23rd Psalm. She enjoyed going to bingo and playing slots, but most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends.

Lilly leaves to cherish her memories her three children: Stephanie Gibson and Thomas Gough of Lexington Park, MD and Charles (Lillian) Beander of California, MD. Two special daughters, Angela (Bobby) Moore of Reynoldsburg, OH and Samantha (Darren) McGhee of Virginia Beach, VA. Ten grandchildren: Alexis Beander of Washington, DC, Shikitia Beander of Laurel, MD, Shawnta Elsey, David (Maranita)Spence, Tawanda Spence all of Lexington Park, MD, Tia Brooks (Leon) of Landover, MD. Kieshia Young of Manassas, VA, Ashley and Brittney Moore of Reynoldsburg, OH and Tevin Stuart of Virginia Beach, VA.

She also leaves behind six great-grandchildren, one great great grandson, a niece, Mary (Jesse) Hansley of Great Mills, MD and three nephews: Joseph (Mary) Curtis of Temple Hills, MD, George Beander of Calvert County and James Thompson of California, MD. Two God children George Beander and Tommy Evans.

She was preceded in death by six brothers: Charles, William, Webster, Clifton, Gilbert and Frances Beander, and three sisters: Lillian Beander-Gough, Gertrude Beander-Herbert, Marie Beander and her grandparents Frank and Hennie Shaw Evans.

Family will receive friends on Friday, January 8, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Jack Kennealy officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.