Flossye Mae Birch, 80, of St. Mary’s City passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at her home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born on August 10, 1935 in Culpeper, VA, she was the beloved daughter of the late Carl and Gertrude Yates of California, MD. On December 19, 1953 she married Francis Donald Birch, her high school sweetheart and life-long love. Flossye went on to graduate from Warflyn Beauty College in Washington, DC in 1960 and was the senior manager of the Navy Exchange Beauty Salon until 1964 when she opened a full-service beauty salon in her California, MD home. She spent the next 20 years working out of her home while raising her two boys, Carl and Shawn. Flossye had many interests and talents. A devoted Catholic, she worked in a number of parishes in the county. She was an active member in the St. Cecilia Parish, serving the poor and homeless. She worked at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in the food pantry, as a compassionate case worker for those in need of assistance and as a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Flossye received her Catechist Certificate from Catholic University, and taught Catholic […]
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