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John W. Ficklin
Former Maitre D*
John Woodson Ficklin, 66, died Sunday, December 16 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 20 at Ward Memorial A.M.E. Church in Washington, D.C. at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Amusville.
Born in Amissvilte on June 27, 1919, he was the son of the late James and Valbe Davenport Ficklin.
Upon leaving Amissville as a youngster he worked at a Silver Spring riding school, then in a dentist’s office. Opportunity arrived in 1939, when be became a part-time pantry man under Franklin D. Roosevelt. He worked as a maitre d’ at the White House for 44 years serving eight presidents.
Mr. Ficklin’s debut at the White House was interrupted by war. From 1941-1946 he served in the South Pacific as an army medic.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Ficklin of Washington, D.C. and two sous, J. Woodson Ficklin of Upper Marlboro, Maryland and John Wormy Ficklin of Washington, p.C.
Additional survivors include a brother, Samuel Ficklin of Washington, D.C. and five brothers, Annie Keyser, Estelle Jeffries and Flossie Malachi, all of Washington, D.C., Mary Anderson of Marlow Heights, Maryland and Claire Joyner of Mount Union, Pennsylvania.
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