George Barksdale - Obituary

eorge Lawson Barksdale, Jr., a resident of Lothian, MD for most of his life, died on Saturday, September 19, 2015. He was 44. Born November 25, 1970 in Annapolis, MD, he was a 1988 graduate of Southern High School. George was employed as a farmer and a union carpenter. He enjoyed hunting and killed his 1st trophy deer when he was 15. George also enjoyed UFC cage fighting, playing basketball, fishing, NASCAR and raising tobacco. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John Lawson and Mamie Barksdale and Myrtle and Brooks Paddy. He is survived by his girlfriend, Courtney Tilman; his children, Trey and Victoria Barksdale of Lothian, MD, Jacob Barksdale of Tracys Landing, MD and Kayla Stevens of Dunkirk, MD; a sister, Janice Wetherholt and her husband, Michael of Lothian, MD; a grandson, Brody Alexander Medlin of Lothian, MD; his parents, Ruth Hall and Jackie Barksdale, both of Lothian, MD; and three nieces and one nephew. Friends may call at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD on Thursday, September 24 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm, where a funeral service will be held on Friday, September 25 at 1:30pm. Interment Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of George Barksdale, Jr. to the National Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st St., Miami, FL 33131.