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Michael S. Eagney, 53, who had been a self-employed carpenter in the Washington area since the late 1970s, died of renal failure June 23 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Michael Stephen Eagney, an Upper Marlboro resident, was born in Washington and raised in Bowie. He attended Bowie High School and served in the Navy from 1974 to 1978.

His marriage to Nancy Gentile Eagney ended in divorce.

Survivors include three children, Michael Eagney of Edgewater, Fla., and Sara Eagney and Kevin Eagney, both of North Beach; his mother, Monica Malone of Upper Marlboro; two brothers, Shawn Eagney of Davidsonville and Matt Eagney of Bowie; a sister, Stephanie White, also of Edgewater; and three granddaughters.

-- Adam Bernstein

Barbara A. HattonPersonnel Specialist

Barbara A. Hatton, 75, a retired personnel specialist with the Air National Guard, died June 30 of lung cancer at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. A longtime Burke resident, she had lived for the past two years in Bluemont, Va.

Mrs. Hatton was born Barbara Ann Fogle in Alexandria and was a graduate of St. Mary's Academy there.

She began her career as a civilian employee of the Air National Guard in 1961 and held positions at Andrews Air Force Base, the Pentagon and, most recently, in Crystal City.

Among other duties, she managed records for pilot training programs. She received awards for outstanding performance before her retirement in 2002.

Her husband of 28 years, Robert E. Hatton Sr., died in 1979.


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