Mary J. Slacum, 86

CAMBRIDGE - Mary J. Slacum, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009, at The Pines in Easton. She was 86. She was born in Cambridge on Jan. 25, 1923, and was a daughter of the late Guy and Bessie Tyler Burton. Mrs. Slacum attended schools in Dorchester County. She worked at Rob Roy and then worked with her brother-in-law at Rainbow Cleaners until she retired. Besides her parents, Mrs. Slacum was preceded in death by her husbands, Sheldon Bryan and Darius Slacum; a son, Steven Allen Slacum; and seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by three children, James Bryan of Cambridge, Bonnie Egleseder of Trappe, and Talmadge Slacum of Brownsville, Texas; four grandchildren, James Bryan Jr., Jacqueline Bryan, Jayne Bryan, and Julie Slacum; five great-grandchildren, Brandon Bryan, Justin Bryan, Cherish Brooks, Chelcie Robbins and Megan Bryan; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge, with Rev. George W. Wheatley Jr. officiating. Burial will be private. Family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Pleasant Day Adult Services, 2474 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge, MD 21613.