Florence Elaine "Mom Houle" Houle, age 81 of Callaway, MD died on February 11, 2010 at St. Mary's Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD. Born January 4, 1929 in Lynn, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Elizabeth V. Malone Houle.

She is survived by her son Paul J. Houle of Callaway, MD and her dear friend Earlene Dorsey of Valley Lee, MD.

Florence attended Lynn High School in Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1950 Florence moved to Maryland and joined the United States Navy's VR-1 Air Transport Squadron until 1953 when she separated from the service. She owned the "Mom Houle's Diner" until she retired in 1990.

The family will receive friends on Monday, February 15, 2010 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where funeral service will follow at 1:00P:M with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will be private.

Contributions in memory of Florence may be sent to the St. Mary's Nursing Center Foundation, P.O. Box 518, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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