Rosalyn Deola Leatherbury

Obituary Rosalyn Deola Leatherbury, daughter of the late Lloyd and Marguerite Leatherbury, was born on March 4, 1948 in Salisbury, Maryland. She departed this life on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in her home in Mount Vernon, Maryland. Rosalyn received her formal education in the Somerset County public school system and graduated high school in 1965. She pursued her dream of becoming a teacher and attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (formerly Maryland State College) in Princess Anne, Maryland. While attending college, Rosalyn became a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. She received a Bachelors degree in Education and started her almost forty (40) year teaching career. She began teaching at Mardela High School where she taught for two years. Rosalyn’s teaching career took her to the Somerset County public school system where she taught English for thirty-two (32) years. Rosalyn touched the lives of many students in Somerset County and will be remembered by many for some of her infamous phrases like “not in 227”, or “don’t let me have to call.” Rosalyn retired from the Somerset County school system and ventured on to Virginia where she taught English at Arcadia High School for five (5) years, and her catch phrase became “not in 112.” Rosalyn was a woman who spoke her mind and did not hesitate to ask a question if she had one. She loved drinking her Pepsi, watching her basketball, playing her numbers and during her teaching days, using her red pen to grade papers. Rosalyn was a very passionate person and loved her friends and family unconditionally. She leaves to cherish fond memories: five sisters, Marguerite (Richard Hutt), Romanda (Elwood) Hutt, Vera (Gregory) Holden, Marsha Leatherbury and Frances Leatherbury; one brother, Joseph (Charlie Boy) Hudgins; three aunts, Sandra Moore, Emily Hudgins and Florence Holbrook; seven nieces, Vondi, Tammy, Yoki, Peaches, Keesha, Tye, and Shan; four nephews, Jr. Hutt, Lloyd, Justin, and Tee; one devoted great niece and caregiver, Kyra Entzminger; four devoted friends, Margaret P. Bacon, Karen Brittingham, Angela Bell, and Virginia P. Johnson and a host of other great nieces, great nephews, cousins and friends whom she loved dearly. In addition to her parents, Rosalyn was preceded in death by a brother, Lloyd A. Leatherbury, a niece, Terra A. Leatherbury, one uncle, William (Moonie) Bailey and one aunt, Claudette Williams. Rosalyn will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Lovingly Submitted ~ The Family

Rosalyn Deola Leatherbury

March 4, 1948 - July 15, 2020