Marion Amanda Cooper-Givens

The Givens, Cooper, and Johnson families announce with deepest regrets the passing of their wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin. This sorrowful event occurred Saturday, August 28th at 9:10 p.m., at the home of her son-in law and daughter Jah and Frances Fahnbulleh, in Laurel, Maryland, U.S.A. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Willie A. Givens, four children, Dr. Frances Fahnbulleh (Jah), Angeline Givens, Willie Givens, Jr. (Lesa), Keimah Stephenson (Craig), one foster son, Emmanuel Marshall, two step children, Jebbeh and Momolu Givens, three sisters, Rosalind Richards, Angeline Cooper, Maryann Melton, one brother-in-law, Rev. Eric David (Connie), five sisters-in-law, Sarah Carey, Williette Cooper, Mariah Cooper, Izetta Cooper, Wannie Cooper, and 14 grandchildren, one great grandchild, many nieces, and nephews, grand nieces and nephews, and cousins in the U.S. and Liberia.

In lieu of flowers, please make tax exempt donations to the memorial scholarship being established by the family of Marion A. Cooper Givens through the National Association of Cape Mountainians in the Americas (NACA) a 501.c3 organization to benefit young children in Liberia, West Africa. Donations can be made payable to NACA and mailed to 930 New Hope Road #11-146, Lawrenceville, GA 30045.

Wake keeping will be held
Friday, September 10th beginning at 6 p.m. at the
Burtonsville Baptist Church
3400 Spencerville Road
Burtonsville, MD 20866

Saturday, September 11th
Viewing 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Funeral Service begins at 10:00 am at
The Lutheran Church of St. Andrew
15300 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20905

Contacts:
Willie A. Givens Sr., 240-280-9463
Willie A. Givens Jr., 703-401-3719
Jah B. Fahnbulleh, 240-568-6340
Jassie Fahnbulleh, 240-593-2752

Hotels in Area:

Hilton Garden Inn
2200 Broadbirch Drive
Silverspring, MD
(301) 622 3333
Marriott Courtyard
12521 Prosperity Drive
Silver Spring, MD
(301)-680-8500

 

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