Marjorie I. Barksdale

Marjorie Isabelle Barksdale was born in Johnsville, MD. on May 26, 1949, and was the youngest of nine children born to the late Sterling Thomas Collins, Sr., and the late Marjorie Isabelle Collins (nee: Sheppard). On August 16, 2022, after a brief illness, she passed in the comfort of her home in Baltimore, MD. Marjorie attended Carroll County Public Schools and graduated in 1967 from Sykesville High School in Sykesville, MD. She completed an apprenticeship at the Baltimore Sun Paper in printing and worked in the printing industry for a couple of decades prior to pursuing a career as an Administrative Assistant. She was employed as an Executive Administrative Assistant to the President of Coppin State University under Dr. Calvin Burnett and for several other departments. While employed at Coppin State University, Marjorie took courses and later retired from the University. Marjorie married Reginald Barksdale in February 1969 and from this union they had two children, Cherie Barksdale and Kevin “Scott” Barksdale. Into this union Reginald brought sons Reginald Johnson and Santwan Barksdale. Being the youngest of nine children and her mother’s namesake, she was affectionately called Little Margie or Little Marty instead of Aunt Margie by her nieces and nephews. She was as close or closer in age to some of her nieces and nephews than her siblings - several of whom she was very close to are Michael Rawlings, Gretchen Robinson, Toni Bell, and the late Doreen Mason. She was like a mother to many, including her niece Gretchen and many students at Coppin State University whom she served with delight during her career at Coppin. Marjorie loved reading, talk radio (WEAA), music (blues, R&B, jazz, classic gospel), crossword puzzles, and outings with her favorite “only” daughter Cherie. Although small in stature, she was not to be played with and was not partial, she sided with what was right regardless of your relationship to her. She was often called for sage advice from those who needed the truth not their ears tickled. Marjorie was preceded in death by four sisters Brenda Collins, Evelyn “May” Akery, Mildred Lantz, and Rosalee Wells and one brother, Sterling Thomas Collins, Jr. She leaves to mourn her children: Cherie Barksdale (Thomas Hovington), and Kevin Barksdale and step sons Reginald Johnson (Anne) and Santwan Barksdale; grandchildren Vernon, Antonio “Anthony” Natasja, Cheyenne, Samiya, Urijah, Elisha, Seth, Nicholas, Kenneth, Monique, Tierra, Eyana; sisters Dorothy Mason and Shirley Norris; brother Kenneth Collins, Sr. (Susan); a nephew raised as a brother (Michael Rawlings), a special niece who was like a daughter (Gretchen Robinson), and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, great-grandchildren, along with other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11am on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Road, Sykesville where a homegoing service will follow at 11am. Interment will be in Johnsville UMC Cemetery, Sykesville. A livestream of the service will be available after 11am the day of the service by going to www.haightfuneralhome.com. Click on Marjorie's obituary and there will be a player with an arrow button. Click on the player and the service may be viewed. Online condolences may be offered at www.haightfuneralhome.com

Marjorie I. Barksdale

May 26, 1949 - August 16, 2022