Walter D. K. Ghee

walter dennis kendig ghee, fondly known as Dennis/Frog, was born March 2, 1941 to the late Thomas and Ellen Callahan Ghee. Dennis received his education in Lunenburg County Public Schools and graduated from Lunenburg High School, Victoria, Virginia in 1960. He was baptized at Bethany Baptist Church in Victoria, Virginia. At an early age, Dennis relocated to Baltimore, Maryland where he was joined in Holy Matrimony with his loving and devoted wife of 57 years, Marion Tisdale Ghee on March 31, 1962. To this union four children were born. Upon relocating to Maryland Dennis joined Mt. Calvary Star Baptist Church. On March 12, 1988 he joined the First John Tabernacle Baptist where he was Ordained as a Deacon on August 4, 1991 and served as a dedicated choir member on several choirs. Dennis was employed at Coca Cola formerly known as Royal Crown. From there he always wanted to work with his brother-in-law the late Rev. Samuel Henry at the MTA. Dennis finally gained employment with the MTA where he remained for 34 years until his retirement. He became known to all of the neighborhood kids as Mr. Dennis or Bus Driver. Dennis would take the kids for rides on the bus and teach them how to get from one bus to another saying “Transfer”. At the end of the ride you would have to make sure all the trash was off the bus and all of the windows were closed. He liked a clean bus. He became everyone’s favorite bus driver, not leaving anyone behind. “To know him was to love him.” Dennis greeted everyone with a good morning young lady or young man. He always said “I don’t care if someone is blind, crippled or cross eyed, it doesn’t hurt to speak”. Dennis was preceded in death by sisters, Hazel, Ernestine and Geraldine; brothers, Thomas, Sharpie, Timothy, and James; and great grandson, Stanley. He leaves to cherish his memory: a loving, caring, devoted wife, Rev. Marion Ghee; two sons, Tracy Ghee (Callie), Terence Ghee; two daughters, Ellen Reeves (David), Yvette Ghee-Johnson; ten grandchildren, Shantiea, Katrice, Tracy Jr., Katisha, Michelle, Keairra, Morgan, Jasmine, Tyreese, Dalen; twelve great-grandchildren; three sisters, Barbara, Vera, Arlene (Clarence); three brothers, Carroll, Calvin (Harriett), Harold Waddell (Brenda); eight sister-in-Iaws, Virginia, Rosa, Edith, Mary T., Luevenia, Dorothy (William), Mary M., Nellie; brothers-in-Iaws, James, Willie, George and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, devoted family and friends.

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Walter D. K. Ghee

March 2, 1941 - February 1, 2019