Rosetta Virginia Sutphin, 90, of Hollywood, MD died August 25, 2010 in Callaway, MD. Born February 20, 1920 in Meadows of Dan, VA she was the daughter of the late Thomas W. and Bessie A. Goad Ayers.

She was the loving wife of the late Paul Irvin Sutphin whom she married on July 10, 1940 in Mountain City, TN.

Rosetta is survived by her sons; Sheldon D. Sutphin (Diane) of Punta Gorda, FL and Gary W. Sutphin (Mary) of Bryantown, MD as well as her grandchildren; Michele Smith (Michael), Stephen Sutphin (Marsha), Jonathan Sutphin (Tara), Christopher Sutphin and Great-Grandchildren; Audrey, Hannah, Jenna, Jarrad, Jordan and Jonathan. She is also survived by her siblings Sena Hodges of White Plains, MD and Macid Ellington of Danville, VA.

She is preceded in death by her siblings Melvin Ayers, Elsie Soyars, Mamie Zorbaugh and Delvis Ayers.

Rosetta moved to Southern Maryland in 1942 from Meadows of Dan, VA. She was a homemaker and a food service worker for the St. Mary's County Board of Education. She was a member of the Hollywood Church of the Nazarene and enjoyed gardening (flowers and vegetables) and canning vegetables. Rosetta truly had a "green thumb" and enjoyed sharing the bounty of her garden with her family and friends.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 2:00PM – 5:00 PM with prayers being said at 3:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM in the Hollywood Church of the Nazarene, Hollywood, MD with Rev. Tim Grose officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stephen Sutphin, Timothy Thompson, and William Rice.

Contributions in memory of Rosetta may be made to the Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD, 20650, Hollywood, Vol. Fire Dept., P.O. Box 7, Hollywood, MD, 20636 and/or Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 79, Hollywood, MD 20636.

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