Mary Gorton

Mary Jane Gorton, 87, of Mt. Airy died Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Born June 27, 1921 in Washington, D.C. She was the only child of Dr. William Howard and Marie (Conway) Gorton. She was the wife of the late Fred Beuchert, Jr and the former wife of James Craighead. She was a secretary with the Largo, Florida Department of Transportation up until her retirement. Previously she was employed with the Prince Georges County Department of Health and Fabricators Steel . She was an avid reader who enjoyed astrology and genealogy. She spent many years living in Clearwater, Florida before moving to Mt. Airy to be closer to her family. Surviving are her children, Daniel Beuchert and wife, Mirta of Puerto Rico, and Fred Beuchert III and wife, Diana of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Sandra Foyt and her husband, Dr. David, Daniel Beuchert II, Christina Kinchen and her husband, Dan, Nastasha Gloger and husband, Brad, Paula Rivera and husband, Hector, Sara Hubble and Amy Morrissey; great-grandchildren, Kayla and Alex Foyt, Danielle and Kaley Kinchen, Shane Gloger, Ethan, Isabella and Jonathan Rivera, Kristine, Zachary and Olivia Hubble, Leah, Tyler, Dustin and Dillon Morrissey. She was predeceased by great-grandson, Jacob Hubble. She will also be remembered by former daughter-in-law, Lorna Beuchert. There will be no viewing and interment will be private at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society or to the Community Foundation of Frederick County’s Jacob W. Hubble Scholarship Fund, 312 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701.
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