Mary Evelyn Emmaline Hill Somerville, 92 of Hollywood, MD, was born on May 30, 1917 to the late Charles Edmund and Sarah Lee Barber Hill. Mary Emmaline or Evelyna as she was known was the sixth child of nine children.

Evelyna attended school from first through seventh grade at a little one-room school house, in Cross Roads (Hurry), MD. It was then that she began to work in the tobacco fields of the family. This was the first of many jobs to help provide the family with food, clothing and secure the family home. Other work adventures took her to Millison's Restaurant and family home as a cook and caretaker; and to Cedar Point (on the naval base) as a cafeteria worker. It was there that she met the love of her life, James Edward (Teeny Boy) Somerville, Sr. Evelyna joined James in holy matrimony on May 25, 1947. A 50th wedding celebration was held in 1997. Through this union, Evelyna bore nine children. Evelyna worked hard raising her children; there was no such thing as a non-working house wife when you had nine children. She provided them with a warm, good and well-loved home. She always received compliments on how well her children behaved when visiting others. Evelyna and Teeny Boy taught them some of life's simple lessons: sewing, preparing cured meats, tending to the garden, canning vegetables, working in the tobacco fields, fixing engines, cutting wood, carpentry work and how to be a loving and caring family. Being the family glue, Evelyna had an abundance of love for each and every grandchild and great-grandchild. She knew all of them by name and their unique characteristics. Evelyna was a protector and a regulator. She ensured that things were going to be done right and that nobody was going to take advantage of anyone.

Evelyna's later years were spent enjoying and supporting various organizations by going on trips, attending dinners and dances, and visiting family and friends whenever she was able. A devoted Catholic, she was a member of St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD.

Evelyna leaves to cherish her fond memories, her children: James Edward, Jr. (Beatrice), of Newburg; Thomas Eugene (Agnes) of Hollywood; Ann Loretta Carter (James) of Clinton; Charles Webster and Pernell Sylvester (Elaine), both of Hollywood; Robert Jerome of Fort Washington; Allen Francis (Linda) of Mechanicsville; Patricia Marie and Gwynn Xavier, both of Hollywood; brother Thomas Eugene Hill of Bushwood; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Evelyna was predeceased in death by her parents; loving husband James Edward Sr.; daughter-in-law Dinah; granddaughter Katina Yates; 3 infant grandchildren; 1 infant great-grandchild; siblings: John Henry Hill, Charles Edmund Hill Jr., James Aloysius Hill, Agnes Marie Somerville, Sara Lee and Joseph Andrew Hill, and Mary Lettie Stevens.

Family will receive friends for Evelyna's Life Celebration on Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 43927 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. Prayers will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend Ray Schmidt on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jermaine Barnes, James Blackwell, Roy Person, Damian Somerville, Pernell Somerville Jr, Robert Somerville Jr., Thomas Somerville Jr., and Carlos Yates.

Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Somerville II, and James Somerville III.

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