Eva Elizabeth (Sally) Burroughs Raley, 91

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. - Eva Elizabeth (Sally) Burroughs Raley, died March 11, 2009, in her home in Mechanicsville. She was 91. Ms. Raley was predeceased by her parents; her former husband, Jackson Raley; and her siblings, George, Louise, Warren, and Dorothy Ruth Burroughs, Lillian Sargent and Martha Dyson. Her surviving siblings are, Virginia Miller of Aurora, Ohio, Kenneth Burroughs of Mechanicsville, Janet Rowland of Leonardtown, and Mary Emily Wrabley of Charlotte Hall. She is also survived by her seven loving children, John Jackson Raley Jr. and his wife Denise of Valley Lee, Charles Raley, Ray Raley and his wife Kathleen of Mechanicsville, Esther Redman and her husband Thomas of Annapolis, Elizabeth (Betsy) Norris and her companion James Marshall of Annapolis, Mary Irene (Mollie) Raley of Dover, Del., and Jackwelyn King and her husband Steven of North East; eight grandchildren, Carey Norris Donnelly, Jason and Andrew Redman, Ryan Raley, Leanne Raley, Sarah Raley Dale, David Raley, and Thomas King; and her six great-grandchildren, Joshua, Ian, and Caroline Redman, Lucas and Zachery Donnelly, and Michaela Gromen were the sunshine of her life. Friends may call today, March 20, 2009, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home in Charlotte Hall. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at All Faith Episcopal Church, Charlotte Hall. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 37 Mechanicsville, MD 20659, the Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Flora Corner Rd., Mechanicsville, MD 20659, or All Faith Episcopal Church P.O. Box 24, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622.