George Aloysius "Albees" Mattingly Sr., 82, of Leonardtown died Aug. 18, 2008, at Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, MD. He had been a resident of the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home since November.

He was born July 15, 1926, in Compton, MD and was the son of the late Zachariah Milton Mattingly Jr. and the late Catherine Palace Pope Mattingly.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth "Teenie" Camalier Mattingly on Nov. 14, 1992. His first marriage to Elizabeth Wise Duke ended in divorce.

He is survived by his children from his second marriage, Charlotte Ann Dutton of Frederick, MD, Carla Jean Murphy of Owings, MD, Karen Dent Mattingly of Catonsville, MD, Kathryn Lee "Kassy" Mattingly of Catonsville, MD Brian Camalier Mattingly of Westminster, MD and Adam Ashkenas of Ojai, Calif., and children from his first marriage, Katherine Mattingly Aud of Leonardtown, MD George Aloysius Mattingly Jr. of Leonardtown, MD and Angela Mattingly Breck of La Plata, MD; brother, Francis Jerome "Matt" Mattingly of Compton; sister, Evelyn Ridgeway of Deland, Fla.; sons-in-law, Joe Dutton, Marty Murphy and Dave Linantud; daughter-in-law, Christie Mattingly; grandchildren, Olivia and Laura Dutton, Devin and Shannon Murphy, Vincent, Nathan and Jordan Mattingly, Charles E. Aud Jr., George Matthew Aud, Lisa Aud, Amy Aud, Andrew V. Mattingly and Christopher B. Breck; and great-grandchildren, Ryan Duke Aud, Emily Aud, Madison Aud, Hannah Aud, Chase Breck and Mattingly Denise Breck; and great-great-granddaughter Aliyah Aud.

He was preceded in death by his siblings, Williams Jennings "Bones" Mattingly, Joseph Woodley "Tom" Mattingly, Alberta Mary "Bert" Mattingly, Leo Martin Mattingly, Charles Elmer "Bee" Mattingly, James Zachariah "Pappy" Mattingly, Bernard Ignatius "Nace" Mattingly and John Gibbons Mattingly.

He attended Margaret Brent High School before joining the U.S. Army, serving during World War II in the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. Upon return, he worked as a car salesman at several automobile dealerships in St. Mary's including Aldridge Ford, Suburban Chrysler Plymouth and Patuxent Motors. He also owned and operated a used car business, Mattingly Auto Sales. Later, he worked as a mechanical planner and estimator with the Patuxent River Naval Air Station public works department. He was also a master plumber. He was a race car driver in the 1950s and enjoyed watching NASCAR.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 3 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25 at the funeral home with Deacon Bill Nickerson officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.