Raley, Patricia Ann
Birth: Sunday, September 13, 1931
Residence: Ridge, Maryland
Death: Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the age of 83
Laid to Rest: Friday, June 26, 2015 in the St. Michael’s Catholic Church Cemetery, Ridge, Maryland
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Patricia Ann Hilton Raley, 83, of Ridge, MD died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at St. Mary's Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. Born September 13, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Harvey W. Hilton and Philomena Roach Hilton of Park Hall, MD. Having lost her mother in her first year, Patsy grew up in Scotland, Md. with her Aunt Mary and Uncle James Roach and her adopted sister, Virginia Roach Waggoner. She attended St. Michael's elementary and high school.

At 18, she married Joseph Francis Raley of Dameron, MD. Francis and his older brother Ross, who married Patsy's older sister Mary Frances, then bought Raley's Market from Harry Raley and ran this store until 1978 when they sold it to their sons, Raymond and Daniel Raley. Patsy loved her flowers and provided arrangements for many weddings and funerals in the area. In 1970 she and her sister opened "Sister's Place" just north of the entrance to Pt. Lookout State Park. Their motto was "We got what you forgot". They sold camping supplies in the summer and Christmas decorations in the winter until 1989 when the area flooded and they lost everything.

Patsy also volunteered with the St. Michael's Ladies of Charity, the Ridge Rescue Squad and the Auxiliary to the Ridge Fire Department.

Patsy is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Francis, and her sister, Mary Frances Raley. She and Francis had three sons, Daniel, Keith and Bruce, seven grandchildren, Kathryn, Scott, Kristee, Kellee, Joseph, Megan and Karen and seven great grandchildren, Zachary, Isabella, Gabrielle, Lucas, Marina, Jace and Peyton.

Serving as pall bearers will be Raymond Raley, Jason Raley, Scott Raley, Joseph Raley, Chris Longmore and Brian Hollingsworth. Honorary pall bearers will be members of the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department.

The family will receive friends for Patsy's Life Celebration on Thursday June 25, 2015 from 5pm to 8pm at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 16566 Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD 20680. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11am at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Ridge, Md. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Post Office Box 520, Ridge, MD 20680 or the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, Post Office Box 456, Ridge, MD 20680. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD
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