Lois “Jeannie” Casamento, owner of Hair Force, died at Calvert Memorial Hospital April 24 (4/24/24, as her daughter noted). She was 84.
Jeanne (as everyone knows her now) was born in Cyclone, West Virginia, daughter of Charles and Helen Elkins. She graduated from Oceana High School in Wyoming County, W.V., where she pursued a career in the beauty industry.
Which probably had a lot to do with her marriage to Philip Frank Casamento. Together they established Mr. Phil’s Hair Force in September 1972, on Old Alexandria Ferry Road, across from Andrews’ Virginia Ave. gate.
Phil died in 1972, leaving Jeanne to take over the shop which then became just Hair Force. She worked at the shop, touching the lives of many with her talent and passion. Daughter Tara is now in charge.
Jeanne is predeceased by her parents and siblings, Leonard, Sue and Frosty. Survivors include sons Philip and Gregory and daughter Tara; daughters-in-law Louise and Jennifer, and son-in-law Michael; grandchildren, Camron, Samantha, Nicholas, Helen, Addison and Zachery; siblings, Linda and Vicki. Services were at Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.
Kendra A. wrote about Hair Force: “This the perfect place for anyone who wants expertise with a welcoming atmosphere.... I’ve referred multiple male/female friends from base to go there and they all have positive experiences regardless of who they go to.” And yes, I’m a customer; Tina is my operator.
Town of MorningsideMayor Benn Cann, Vice Mayor Bradley Wade, Council Members Todd Mullins, John Anthony and Sharon Fowler, and the town’s new Chief of Police Daniel Franklin, are at the annual Municipal League convention in Ocean City. Enjoying the sun and surf, I hope.
The town’s monthly work session will be Tuesday, June 11, 6 p.m. and town meeting, Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Morningside kicks off summer with an ice cream social and roller skating on Saturday, June 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. You can enjoy a hot dog dinner and the ice cream bar. There’ll also be a giveaway and raffle tickets for sale. Admission is free.
Volunteers are still needed to help with the Morningside Fourth of July Parade and Family Fun Day which follows. Fireworks at dusk! Call 301-736-2301 to volunteer.
Morningside knows how to celebrate the 4th!
Slow down on Suitland Road — speed cameras are installed.
Changing landscapeThe Washington Post has warned us to “prepare to weather a scorcher of a summer in Washington.” But I’m tough — I’ve survived years of scorchers without air conditioning.
In late 2011, the chain bookstore Barnes & Noble closed its location on M street in Georgetown. Now Barnes & Noble is returning to the building it vacated and will reopen this summer. Now, I want to know when Prince George’s will reopen one of its bookstores.
A home at 5889 Suitland Road has sold for $285,000.
Donald Thornton dies at 83Donald Lee Thornton, Sr., of Skyline, former Investigator with the Department of Human Services, died May 13.
He was born in Norfolk and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1960. After his marriage to Shirley Alston, he moved to Washington where he worked as a D.C. bus driver, Metropolitan Police Officer, and from 1985 to 2015, with the Department of Human Services. After retiring, he worked part-time for Walmart in Dunkirk.
He was a member of Deanwood Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Michael C. Turner. Donald served for four years as a Reserve Trustee.
Survivors include his wife Shernita; daughters, Tracy, Sonya, Jazlyn; sons, Donald Jr., Christopher Brown, Darnell Thornton; step-children, Mathew Carter, Shelby Wagner and Derick Whitmire; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grands; brother Tarawa; and a host of other kin and friends.
Special thanks to his mother-in-law Bettie Garrett and his best friend, Harold Griffin, who gave him loving care. Services were at The Chapel of Thornton Funeral Home, with interment at Heritage Memorial Cemetery in Waldorf.
Remembering mom and dadDr. Richard Dyer Mudd and Rose Marie Krummack, were married 96 years ago June 20, 1928, at St. Mary’s Church in Ravenna, Nebraska. Every year on their anniversary, Dad would sing “Let me call you Sweetheart” as he turned Mom’s wedding ring around on her finger. He had first sung that to her when he proposed at a Chinese restaurant in Detroit.
MilestonesHappy birthday to Lucia Scott, June 16; Bill Kimbles and Jada Martin, June 18; Stephanie Phipps, June 19; Christian Nichols, June 20; my grandson Conor McHale, Aletheia Fadness, Mark Witherow Sr. and Antonio Jackson, June 21; and Gary Fadness, June 22.
Happy anniversary to Steve and Cornelia Blankenship, their 19th on June 18; and Calvin and Debbie Brown, their 31st on June 20.
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