Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation: The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 14, 2008 from 5:00- 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM and Optimist prayers will be said at 7:10 PM.

John Francis "Johnny P." Pingleton, 72, of Clements, MD died Monday, February 11, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Maryland. Johnny was born on June 15, 1935 in Leonardtown, Maryland. He was the son of the late Joseph Austin Pingleton and Julia Helen Hill Pingleton. He was the husband of Sarah Jean Hammett Pingleton, whom he married on September 3, 1960 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Morganza, MD. He is survived by his brother Wayne Austin Pingleton and his wife Carol Ann of Bushwood, MD. Johnny was preceded in death by his brother George Arthur Pingleton. He is survived by his children Glenda Marie Quade and her husband Wayne of La Plata, MD, Joseph Patrick Pingleton and his wife Natalie of Clements, MD and Kimberly Ann Pilkerton and her husband William "Billy" of California, MD. In addition, he is survived by his sister-in-laws Barbara Ann Gardner and her husband Thomas "Bing" of California, MD, Mary Agnes Plunkett and her husband Russell of Clements, Nancy Lee Miller and her husband Tom of Fayetteville, PA and Rita Catherine Farr and her husband Joseph "Jay" of Leonardtown, brother-in-law Howard Vincent "Butch" Hammett, Jr. and his wife Judi of Amherst, VA and his four grandchildren, Haley Christine Quade, Allison Renee Deese, Jessica Cecelia Pilkerton and Jacob Patrick Pingleton.

Johnny attended Margaret Brent High School. His work experience included Bailey Express, Mattingly Trucking and Pilkerton's Service Center. He worked for the International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee in Washington, D.C. for 25 years. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. Also, he was dedicated to the responsibilities of being a good shipping & receiving clerk. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Bushwood, MD for nearly 40 years. He was a very active and dedicated member of the Seventh District Optimist Club for 38 years. He loved NASCAR races, Dirt Track Racing and playing cards with his friends Tucker, Richard, Phil, Jimmy, Joe and Smitty. In addition, he looked forward to the annual family and extended family vacations in Ocean City, Maryland.

Public viewing will be on Thursday, February 14, 2008 from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. with prayers being said at 7:00 P.M. at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. The Seventh District Optimist Club prayers will be cited at 7:10 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, February 15, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Very Reverend Francis J. Early, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Austin Pingleton, Joe Farr, Vince Hammett, Chris Norris, Greg Plunkett and Francis Guy. Honorary Pallbearers will be The Seventh District Optimist Club Members.

Memorial contributions can be made to The Seventh District Optimist Club, P.O. Box 53, Bushwood, MD, 20618 and/or The Seventh District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD, 20609.