Della Louise "Mama Della" Buchanan, 101, of Loveville, MD and formerly of Leonardtown, MD, died February 7, 2009 at her residence.

Born December 24, 1907 in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late Johnny and Anna Marshall Price.

She was the loving wife of the late Joseph Herbert Buchanan whom she married on June 1, 1931 and who preceded her in death on October 12, 2001.

She was also preceded in death by her siblings Mae Thomas, Mary Dorsey, Alice Buchanan, Sarah Somerville, Rose Milburn, James Price, Edward Price, Henry Price and Francis Price.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD with Fr. John Dakes officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her nephews and cousins.

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

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.