Marlene Self Hunter

Marlene S. Hunter of Scottsville, VA, who was born February 9, 1934 in Morganton, NC, passed away January 2, 2015. She was 80 years old. Marlene was a long-time resident of Charles County, MD, residing in Bryantown, MD for 30 years and La Plata, MD for 12 years and then moving to Scottsville, VA. Best known for her humanitarian activities and civic leadership in Charles County, she was the first female Executive Director of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce where she served for more than a decade and started the Trade Fair and Home Show. She was an elected member of the Democratic State Central Committee and was the Founder and Charter President of Zonta, establishing the popular Annual Fashion Show. She was one of the founders of the Shelter Development Committee and worked tirelessly to see a shelter for battered and abused women happen in Charles County. Gayle’s House, a transitional home for women and children survivors of domestic violence, is now a reality and Marlene served on the executive board with Gayle Cooke, for whom the house is named. She also served as a Director of the Business Recycling Program for the Department of Environmental Resources of Prince George’s County. She was predeceased by her husband, Bill R. Hunter and her daughter, Pamela Dawn Hunter. She is survived by her children, Charles Phifer Hunter, Gregory Scott Hunter and Susan Hunter Ferguson; her grandchildren, Bobbie Jo Chase, Adam Ferguson and Caitlin Hunter; and great-grandchildren, Nora Marlene Chase and Azalee Ann Chase. A viewing will be on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 12-2PM and 6-8PM at the Raymond Funeral Service Chapel, 5635 Washington Avenue, La Plata, MD 20646. Memorial Services will be on Friday, January 9, 2015 at 5PM at the La Plata United Methodist Church, 3 Port Tobacco Road, La Plata, MD 20646 and will be followed by a Celebration of Life at the Waldorf Jaycees Community Center, 3090 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will be on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the MD Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD 20623. Flowers are always appreciated or memorial contributions can be made to Melwood, 5606 Dower House Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20662 or Gayle’s House, PO Box 1794, La Plata, MD 20646. Online condolences may be sent to the family at raymondfuneralservice.com.

Marlene Self Hunter

February 9, 1934 - January 2, 2015