Margaret Ezell's posting to Seneca Stake Members on Inez

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Passing of Inez Woltz nee Monson
Long Time Washington Area Resident
(Quince Orchard Ward Member)

This past Sunday, December 30th, Sister Inez Monson Woltz passed away as a result of complications from Pneumonia. She had been battling several physical problems since last August including an infection she received after surgery. Inez was a strong member of the church all of her life.

Inez (85 at her death) grew up in the Washington area. I have heard Inez talk about the early days of the church in Washington, DC, before there was a ward, when there was only a branch for the entire area. Her father was the first Branch President in the Washington area. During her lifetime, she was a member of the Capitol, College Park, Montgomery Village, Seneca and Quince Orchard Wards.

She remembered General Authorities who visited or lived in the area, knew many well, and told stories about the early days of the church. At one point, Inez and I had a long conversation about the original chapel in the DC area. We took out the book in our Seneca Stake Clerk’s office about the history of that original chapel. Inez had memories of all those events talked about in the book.

Inez and her husband were temple ordinance workers. Her husband died 26 years ago. For the past several years she has been the Quince Orchard Ward Bishop’s Secretary, sending out letters and cards to all the missionaries serving from the ward and cards to those who were ill or having a birthday.

Inez was always at least 30 minutes early for church. For the past 10 years my mother (age 91) and I have had the great pleasure of sitting in the row in front of Inez in the Quince Orchard Ward. We received a hug from Inez each Sunday. As one who habitually arrives at church just in the nick of time, Inez was my “saver”! She saved seats on the pew just in front of her for my mother and I.

Inez was the mother of five (5) children. Her two sons preceded her in death. She is the beloved mother of Beverly Dianne Kines of Monrovia, MD; Janet Lee Johnson of Abbottstown, PA; and Gloria Jean Poulsen of Damacus, MD.

For any who may want to participate in services for her, the particulars are listed below. Please pass the word on to members of your ward and who might have known Inez.

Viewing - Friday, January 4th from 6 to 8 p.m.. Molesworth-Williams Funeral Home, 26401 Ridge Rd, Damascus, MD 301-253-2138

Funeral - Saturday, January 5th at 10:00 a.m.. The funeral will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Seneca Stake Center Building located at 18900 Kingsview Road, Germantown, MD. A brief viewing will be held from 9:30 a.m. to just before the funeral.

Internment - Fort Lincoln Cemetery after the funeral services.

We will miss having Inez in our stake and ward. We will miss her friendly greetings to all of us as we would enter the chapel on Sundays.

Margaret Ezell, Seneca Stake Secretary with input from Bishop Dan Anderton, Peggy Kemp, and her Grand-daughter, Stephanie Ann Quinn (StephanieQ@aol.com ).