Kenneth George Ervin, "Ken" 67, of Hollywood, MD passed away March 20, 2015 at St. Mary's Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD from colon cancer. He was born on June 26, 1947, in Leonardtown, MD to the late Sterling F. Ervin and Mildred Violet Ervin. Ken lived with his mother all of his life and faithfully cared for her until her passing on July 2, 2014 at the age of 96.

He graduated from Leonardtown High School in 1965. Having a brilliant mind and a photographic memory he could converse intelligently on many subjects. He loved to read biographies of famous people and our presidents. He enjoyed the history of our country and county, especially about the civil war. A master carver and craftsman of wood and metal, he often designed many of his projects and even the tools to make them. He made a canon using a fire hose nozzle that actually fired. He also made grandfather clocks, furniture, wooden bowls, ducks, geese and swans. He won Honorable Mention for one of his ducks at the Ward Foundation on the Eastern Shore.

He was a gourmet cook and could also bake the best pies. He loved tea and often ordered special blends from Japan and other countries. He even had videos showing how and where the tea was grown. For many years he and his mother collected different varieties of azaleas and grew their own until their property was covered with them.

He became a firefighter, firetruck driver, and an EMT with the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and later went to the Webster Field Fire Station in St. Inigoes. He retired on November 15, 1999 after over 32 years with the fire department so that he could care for his mother who had been badly injured in a car accident.

Ken is survived by two brothers, Edward S. Ervin and wife, Ellen of Brogue, PA and Donald L. Ervin and wife, Patsy of Hollywood, MD; his two sisters, Helen I. Thompson and husband, Tim of Mechanicsville, MD and Nancy L. Harris of Hollywood, MD; along with many nieces and nephews. His niece, Cheri Miller, had a special bond with Ken because she was born on his birthday. He is also survived by his faithful dog, Molly, a Schipperke.

Family will receive friends on Friday, March 27, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with a Funeral Service celebrated at 12:00 p.m. by Pastor Paul MacPherson from the Leonardtown Church of the Nazarene, at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown, MD. Serving as pallbearers will be Stanley Bigsby, Randy Dean, Bill Ervin, Tony Evans, Steve Miller and Jerry Thompson.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 7, Hollywood, MD 20636 or the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD. Arrangements handled by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.