Bonnie Lee “Pig-A-Ma” Wathen, 88, of Mechanicsville, MD died February 17, 2005 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born April 26, 1916 in Whortonville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Maude Isabell and John Frank Slade, Sr. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Leonard Wathen, Jr. in Bushwood, MD on December 30, 1987 whom she married on January 1, 1935. She is survived by her children: Mary E. Rencher of Avenue, MD, Albert L. Wathen, Jr. of Abell, MD, Shirley M. Wood and Teresa A. Wood both of Mechanicsville, MD, Robert W. Wathen of Bushwood, MD, Paul B. Wathen of Valley Lee, MD, Joseph N. Wathen of Loveville, MD and Robertha L. Hill of Chaptico, MD; brothers and sisters: Donnie Knott of Valley Lee, MD, Selma Gass of Abell, MD, Ivy Bell McCann of Georgetown, DE and Susan Tossone of PA; 34 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her son, Ernest S. Wathen; her daughter, Annie B. Wathen; and, her brothers, Carl W. Slade and John F. Slade, Jr. Mrs. Wathen moved to St. Mary’s County in 1931 from Whortonville, NC. She was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, canning, reading and entertaining her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Monday, February 21 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home from 5:00 – 8:00 PM with prayers being said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 22 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Francis J. Early officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary Wood, Charles C. Wood, Steve Myers, Tim Welch, Pat Wathen and Robert Wathen, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be Lisa Tamilio, Rosie Myers, Jessie Welch and Christie Myers. Contributions may be made to Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.