Crystal Coombs Wedding

Crystal Coombs Wedding, 59, of Bryantown, MD, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on May 23, 2022. When Crystal — affectionately known as Meme — was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her mother asked if she could put her in the prayer book at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. "Sure," Meme said, "if you put me down as anonymous." But Meme was anything but anonymous. Born on May 18, 1963 to Betty Ann and the late Everett Coombs, Meme was the definition of a loving daughter, mother, friend, and companion. A 1981 graduate of McDonough High School, Meme worked for the US Trade Representative where she traveled to exciting places like Switzerland and Montreal. Following that, she worked for the law firm Crowell and Moring, where she was awarded Secretary of the Year in 1992. In 1993, she got sick of commuting to Washington, DC, so she briefly worked for JBJ Tax Service in Waldorf, MD. These are the years she refers to as "BC" (Before Children). In 1985, she met the love of her life, Steve Wedding. They married at her parents’ house on Valentine's Day the following year. Meme retired from the workforce in 1994, when her favorite oldest child, Carly, was born. Three years later, her favorite youngest daughter, Cathleen, was born. With her kids and her husband, Meme turned their Bryantown house into a home, filled with lots of life, laughter, cats, critters, music, and most importantly, love. Meme loved spending time tending her garden, cooking, chatting on the phone with friends, eating crabs with family, singing her favorite songs (especially “Funeral for a Friend” by Elton John and “Sunny Came Home” by Shawn Colvin), and just generally carrying on. In addition to her father, Meme is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Donald and Louise Kenlon, paternal grandparents, Joseph and Marian Coombs, and her beloved dog, Lovey, as well as various family cats from throughout the years. In addition to her mother, husband, children, step-son Kevin Wedding, and son-in-law Michael Weiss, Meme is survived by her siblings, Cindy Seibert (Dean), Caroline Rigo, and Christopher Coombs. She also leaves behind her aunt Merme Yates, niece Brittany (Chris Arbin) and their children (Andrew and Madison), niece Caitlyn Seibert (Josh), her cats (Kung Pao, Mocha, Oliver, and Willa Wedding), and countless cherished friends and family members. In lieu of flowers (which her children have no idea how to take care of), donations can be made to the Humane Society of Charles County. She would also like you to know that while the dumb situation sure smarts, it'll feel better when it stops hurting. She leaves behind a legacy of love, and she'd want nothing more than for you all to keep carrying on in her memory. You will have the opportunity to do just that at a celebration of her life held on Thursday, June 9th, at Lazy J's Farm in Mechanicsville, MD, starting at 1pm.

Crystal Coombs Wedding

May 18, 1963 - May 23, 2022