Erin Leigh Payne Mattingly, 36, of Hollywood, MD was taken home and given her wings on December 17, 2010, after a hard-fought battle with A.L.S.

Erin was born in Takoma Park, MD and spent most of her life growing up and living in Southern Maryland. She was an amazing spirit and devoted mother. Her smile could light up a room, her laugh warmed the heart, and her humor could bring tears to your eyes. She focused her life on loving her 3 children and living every day to the fullest. She was a fighter, to the very end, and her absence will leave those she touched forever changed.

Erin is survived by her 3 children - Jarrett Christopher Leavy, Camryn Ruth Leavy, and Abigail Catherine Mattingly; her father Fred "Larry" Payne; her mother Barbara Ruth Payne; her sister Tara Marie Woods; her brother-in-law David Woods; her nephews Brady, Tanner, and Logan Woods; her niece Makenna Woods; her special friends - Kellie Harding, Cheryl Raley, Stephanie Stone, Cammie vanDalen, and Lisa Zimmerman; several close friends, including Philip Gainey, Mark Pettit, and Christopher "Chop" Simpson; and extended family.

Erin and her children were blessed with several wonderful caregivers over the past few years.

Family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD with a Life Celebration Service at 11:00 a.m.

There will be a gathering of friends immediately following the service at Mt. Zion Church Hall, Mechanicsville, MD.

In lieu of flowers, Erin requested memorial contributions be made to the Hospice House of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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