William Guy Herbert, Sr., 85 of Hollywood, MD died August 16, 2009 at his residence. Born April 22, 1924, in Hollywood, MD he was the son of the late Hubert Smiley and Nettie Henrietta Herbert.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Francis Herbert, Webster S. Herbert and Joseph R. Herbert, Sr.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years Agnes Juanita Clarke, whom he married on December 6, 1952; his sister, Nettie "Betty" Elizabeth LeBlanc and her husband Louis of Homosassa Springs, FL; children, William Guy Herbert, Jr. of Hollywood, MD, Bonnie Kay Bowles and her husband Frank of Hollywood, MD, Nita Faye Coombs and her husband Dee of Leonardtown, MD and Kathey May Guttersen and her husband Gavin of Littleton, NC; grandchildren, Kevin Bryant, Kimberly Wursta, Kelly Bryant, Mark Coombs, Katie Coombs, Julie Coombs, Amber Guttersen and Cristina Guttersen; and five great-grandchildren.

He served in the U.S. Army from March 19, 1943 to December 15, 1945 and served in World War II. He was a lifetime resident of St. Mary's County who loved gardening, fishing, crabbing and listening to blue grass and country music.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM in St. John's Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Dee Coombs, Gavin Guttersen, Jimmy Abell, Jeff Yount, Charlie Thompson and George Jones. Honorary pallbearers will be Hoover Jones, Bud Russell and Tom Arnold.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or St. John's Catholic Church, 43950 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.