Ginger was born in Leonardtown, Maryland to Joseph A. (Barts) Latham and Mary Laura Bailey Latham. She attended Our Ladies Catholic School in Medley’s Neck through elementary and middle school. Ginger graduated from St. Mary’s Academy High School in 1956. She served as a secretary of Father Andrew White Catholic School from 1972- 1989, where she won the hearts of students and befriended many of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth with her warmth and sense of humor. Ginger worked for the St. Mary’s County Public Works Department from December 1987 until her retirement in January 2004. She is survived by her husband of twelve years, John Allen Freeman, her sister Shirley Hayden, and four children: Robert G. Mattingly, Jr., (Susan), Gina Lynn Schaidt (Dan), Donna Clair Mattingly and David Randall Mattingly. Ginger is also survived by her six grandchildren: Katelyn Mattingly, Robert Schaidt, Krista Schaidt, Justin Owens, Rachael Owens, and Alex Mattingly. Ginger was first and foremost an artist, both musically and visually inclined. She was a gifted vocalist, organist, pianist and a member of the Sweet Adelines. She performed for many weddings, funerals, church services, and other occasions in St. Mary’s County over the course of her life. […]
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