Edith Cairns Dameron, 91, of Dameron, MD died May 18, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown after a brief illness.

Dedie was born in Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada on September 5, 1917 to Horace Robert and Agnes Frances Cairns.

Her nursing career brought her to La Plata Hospital, where she met James Allen Dameron. They were married at St. Michael's Church in 1945 when Allen returned from WWII. Dedie devoted much of her life to taking care of her family, making the best potato salad, chocolate chip cookies and donuts, and beating everyone at cribbage and Yahtzee (or any other competitive game on the table).

She is survived by her children and their spouses: James Allen, Jr. and Shirley of Dameron; Daniel Cairns and Rusty of Colorado Springs, CO; Maggie D. Drury and John of Chester, VA; Gregory Spencer and Patty of Leonardtown; and Michael Christopher of Rochester, NY. Dedie is also survived by thirteen grandchildren: George, Jennifer, Allison, Brian, Stacey, Bekki, Ian, Megan, John R., Amanda, Benjamin, Patrick and Erin; and 13 great-grandchildren: Stephanie, Tyler, Andrew, Rachel, Joseph, Jonathan, Christopher, Quincy, Levi, Bryce, Caleb, Jonathan Scott, and Benjamin Joseph. Her extended family includes the Peggy Childs family, The David and Marsha Stewart family, the Richard and Margaret Effler family and the Chuck and Genie Cole family as well as many relatives on the Cairns side.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Allen Dameron, Sr., her grandchild, Jessica Anne Dameron, her brothers Newell, Lloyd and Hugh; her sisters, Helen and Wilda; and her in-laws, Dick and Velma Effler and Madeleine Stewart.

The family will receive friends at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Ridge, MD, on Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 5 to 8 p.m. where prayers will be recited at 7 p.m.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's on Friday, May 22, at 11 a.m. with Monsignor Maurice O'Connell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.