Dale Edward Dement, 57 of Valley Lee, MD died peacefully at his home on Friday, June 24, 2011 surrounded by loving family and friends. Born May 23, 1954 in Leonardtown, MD he was the son of the late Robert C. and Margaret C. Dement.

Dale attended Great Mills High School and retired as a civil service employee at Pax River, MD after thirty one and one half years. After retirement, Dale was employed as a security guard at the Wildewood Retirement Center. He loved helping the residents and trying out new recipes on them. He loved to cook and was always experimenting! His cheerful voice could always be heard at the main gate of Wildewood and he will be greatly missed. Dale was a people person and enjoyed coffee at Betty Russell's with his buddies each morning hearing all the latest news in the county. But perhaps his greatest passion was farming along side his friends Michael and Raymond Norris and John Bean. He loved farming, heavy equipment and all the hard work it involved. If there are farms in heaven, he will surely be there happily plowing the fields in a big John Deere!

Dale is survived by his daughter Sarah B. Nielsen (Dustin) of Columbia, SC, his brothers; Robert Dement, Jr. (Helen) of Lexington Park, MD, Everett L. Dement of Leonardtown, MD, David A. Dement (Sharon) of Waldenbuch, Germany, his sisters; Betty J. Dement of Great Mills, MD and Sally Raley (David) of Lexington Park, MD. He was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Dement.

Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Norris, Raymond Norris, John Bean, Allan Gray, Mike Clear and Tom Moffit. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be his brothers, David A., Robert C. and Everett Dement, brother in law, David Raley and good friend Robert A. Lynch.

Family will receive friends for Dale's Life Celebration on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Prayers will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made the Second District Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692 or Hospice House of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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