Diane Mae Smallwood Obituary
In loving memory of Diane Mae Smallwood (Owings, Maryland), born in Washington, District of Columbia, who departed this world on May 21, 2024 at the age of 71. Diane Mae leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Diane Mae may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Fred Dolinger and Doris Dolinger (Madel); her husband Michael C. Smallwood; her daughter Heather Lee McNeill of Stoney Beach, MD; her grandsons, Troy Anthony McNeill, Jr. and Trent Antonio McNeill; and her brothers, Fred J. Dolinger (Teresa) of Eldersburg, Maryland and Robert E. Dolinger (Jo) of Wytheville, Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Dawn Smallwood's name to the Hospice of Chesapeake in Pasadena, MD, where she received exceptional care during her final days.
