Minnie Sarah (Montgomery) Wade

Minnie Sarah Wade was born on May 5, 1935, in Charles County, MD, She was one of four children born to Ada Montgomery. Minnie was a gentle and elegant lady. Everything about her personal appearance and her home was always fashionable and impeccable. She was educated in the Charles County Public School System. At an early age, Christ became the head of her life and she joined the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she was faithful in her membership. She sang on the Senior Choir for more than forty years, and was a member of many auxiliaries, including, the scholarship committee and the women's auxiliary. On the hospitality committee, she was one of three "Pastry Ladies" who had responsibility for the desserts. She served cakes and pies, some of which were her own homemade pound cakes, with a sweet smile and pleasant attitude. She served her church faithfully until her health began to fail and she was no longer able to attend. As much as Minnie loved her church, she also loved the man of her life and dreams, the late Howard P. Wade, to whom she was married for 55 years. During their marriage, they enjoyed traveling. One of her favorite vacations was a cross? country road trip that she and Howard took with his sister, Doris and late brother-in-law, John. She created a warm and loving atmosphere in her home. Family members, neighbors and friends enjoyed Minnie's good cooking and Howard's ribs from the grill dining the many cookouts that they hosted. Minnie had great love for her family. She was always supportive and caring. Nieces and nephews enjoyed spending weekends and summers with her just to be awakened early in the morning by the smell of her made from scratch, perfectly round, golden brown pancakes. In this home of love and concern, she spent decades caring for her mother, the late Ada Montgomery. Neighborhood kids often knocked on her door asking if she had any "goodies". They knew she would greet them with a smile and they would leave with cookies, candy or some kind of treat. Minnie worked in the cafeteria at the Naval Ordinance Station for many years and later worked for the Charles County School Board as a cafeteria worker. Her passion for cooking and bringing joy to others made her perfectly suited to her duties in both of these jobs. No matter what Minnie put her mind to, she would do it "her way", but always with grace and style. On July 4, 2015, God received Minnie into his arms. She transitioned peacefully, with family at her bedside, at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ada Montgomery; husband, Howard P. Wade; her siblings, Fred, Leo and Alice Montgomery. While Minnie had a set of siblings, she also had a set of cousins, whom she considered her sisters and brother: Constance Jordan and her husband Carl; the late Bernice Posey and her husband Gordon; Daisy Greenfield and her husband Carl; James "Bubba" Montgomery; and Shirley Borden and her husband Kenny. Memories will also be cherished by her goddaughter, Thomasinia "Tina" Brisbon; a devoted niece, Carllisa Jordan; three sisters-in-law, Doris Lyles; Hazel Makle and her husband, Donald; and Gloria Montgomery; one brother-in-law, Michael Wade and his wife, Barbara; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Minnie Sarah (Montgomery) Wade

May 5, 1935 - July 4, 2015