Obituaries

Her marriage to Thomas J. Haynes ended in divorce.

Her second husband, Homer O. Kephart Jr., died in 2000.

Survivors include a son from her first marriage, Thomas H. Haynes of Fairfax County; two nieces she helped raise, Lorretta Polend of Rehoboth Beach, Del., and Dottie Hanson of Vienna; and two grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Thurman BaldwinCourier Service Manager

Thurman Baldwin, 58, a former hotel sound engineer and courier service manager, died Dec. 2 at Howard University Hospital. He had acute leukemia.

Mr. Thurman, a District resident, worked for about eight years at the Washington Hilton and later for Speed Courier Services as a primary route manager. At the time of his death, he was on disability.

He was born in Raeford, N.C., and lived in the Washington area for 35 years. He was drafted in the 1960s to play in the minor leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates and stayed on for about a year.

An avid sports fan, he was a skillful basketball and baseball player. He played on the Washington Hilton baseball team when he worked there. The New York Yankees was his favorite team. He also was considered a billiard champion in his home town, a family member said.

Mr. Thurman, who never married, is survived by his daughter, Yolanda Natasha Moss of Lincolnton, Ga.; two sisters, Barbara Jean McKinnon of Raeford and Beverly Ann Wall of Brooklyn, N.Y.; six brothers, Oscar L. Baldwin, Rudolph S. Baldwin, Lonnie A. Baldwin and Leonard A. Baldwin, all of Raeford, Calvin D. Baldwin of Brooklyn and Anthony A. Baldwin of Springdale; and a grandson.