Allen W. Harper Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Allen W. Harper 79, a longtime resident of the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in Charlotte Hall, MD passed away on June 18, 2022. He was born on August 5, 1942 and was raised in Norfolk VA. Allen joined the Air Force shortly after high school. He had two daughters with then wife Judy Thompson Gainer. Allen joined the Charles County Sheriff’s Department (Car #31). He later became an officer in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), working in the crime lab. Allen was very meticulous when working crime scenes including when Flight 90 crashed into the 14th St Bridge. In 1988, Allen was married to Patricia Padgett of Accokeek, MD. Retiring from MPD, Allen went on to work as a US Marshall for several years. In the early 1970’s, he and several friends formed the St. Charles Sportsman Club, originally where the St. Charles Towne Center now sits and later the club was moved to Piney Church Road where the Blue Crabs Stadium is now. He enjoyed hunting, mall walking with friends, time with his family and playing BINGO. Allen was preceded in death by his parents, William V Harper and Elizabeth A Roberson; siblings Thomas Delbridge, Frances Diane Harper and Terry Lee Harper. He is survived by wife, Patricia Harper of Waldorf, MD; daughter Tracy Harper Curtis (Leo) of Green Sea, SC, daughter Julie Harper of Asheville, NC; stepchildren Dean Padgett (Donna) of Welcome, MD and Traci Padgett Marsh (Eddie) of Mechanicsville, MD; grandchildren Crystal Curtis, Ashley Dare (Chris), Brandi Acosta (David), Trey Harper (Leslie), Brooke Marsh and Abbi Marsh. He is also survived by 8 great grandchildren Travis, Austin, Allison, Emma, Colin, Gabriel, Isabella and Maximus. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 from 4pm to 6pm with a Funeral Service at 5:30pm at the Raymond Funeral Service, P.A., 5635 Washington Avenue, La Plata, Maryland 20646. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, 44724 Hospice Lane, Callaway, MD 20620, or to Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, 29449 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 or to Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.), P. O. Box 3199, Camdenton, MO 65020 (573-346-4911) email at cops@nationalcops.org.

Allen W. Harper

August 5, 1942 - June 18, 2022