Peggy Ann Stokes, 64, Former Riverdale Resident

Mrs. Stokes passed away on Feb. 17.

Jencie L. Sharp-Baker, 69, Riverdale Resident

A celebration of her life will be held Tuesday at Lincoln Funeral Home in Brentwood.

Roger B. Ingham, 79, Ran Riverdale Medical Practice

The 44-year veteran of medicine passed away on Sunday, Feb. 13.

Franklin H. Rafter II, 79, Riverdale Resident

Rafter passed away on Feb. 2.

Joseph C. Rigano, 83, Air Force Veteran

Rigano died at his Riverdale home on Tuesday of complications from cancer.

Young Rapper, Friend Laid to Rest

Leonard Raynod Smith-Matthews, 21, of Edmonston was fatally stabbed on June 30 at Hyattsville's University Town Center. His funeral was Friday morning.

Not much has been said publicly about the quiet, young rapper from Edmonston, but if his funeral Friday morning was any indication, Leonard Raynod Smith-Matthews was a catalyst among those who knew and loved him. A few hundred people came out to First Baptist Church of North Brentwood to remember the 21-year-old whose life was snuffed out in a stabbing on June 30 at Hyattsville’s University Town Center. “The one thing that I found was that he was a young man like any young man who was really just trying to find himself,” said the Rev. Quintin D. Borders of North Brentwood AME Zion Church, where Smith-Matthews attended church. “He never stopped trying and finding a way to touch somebody. He would want each of us here today to sing a new …

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Funeral For Stabbing Victim Friday Morning in North Brentwood

Leonard Raynod Smith-Matthews will be memorialized at local church.

Stabbing victim Leonard Raynod Smith-Matthews will be laid to rest Friday morning, according to a Facebook page dedicated to his memory. Smith-Matthews was slain June 30 during a fight at University Town Center. Prince George's County Police, who are investigating the crime, do not know the motive for the fight and do not have any suspects in custody at this time. The funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in North Brentwood. The main service starts at 11 a.m.

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Daily PatchCast

Patch Cast: Blue Skies, American Art, New Jobs and Train Tragedy

Prince George's County news for April 21.

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Patch Cast: Health Discussion, Public Safety Forum, New Business in Hyattsville and Mourning a Tragic Loss in Riverdale Park

The April 7 news round up in Prince George's County.

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Brad Bacon Remembered as 'Kind and Gentle Soul'

Family and friends will remember the Brentwood man tonight in memorial service.

A doting father, a free-spirit and a kind soul — those are the ways Jessica Bacon would love her brother to be remembered. Although Bradford Curtis Bacon's death was due to an unlikely accident, when he was fatally struck by a train at Blundon's Crossing in Riverdale Park last Thursday morning, Jessica said her brother was larger than life, artistic and had a bit of a rebel streak. Bradford, 41, of Brentwood, spent his days creating art, whether through fabric, poetry, music or dance. "He didn't hear well," Jessica said. "Music was a huge outlet for him because he could feel the music." Although the family grew up in Lewisdale, where Brad attended elementary school and fifth through eighth grades at Our Lady of Sorrows in Takoma Park, they…

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