John V. Medley Sr., son of the late Charles Abraham Medley and the late Frances Medley-Boswell, was born on September 11, 1925 in St. Mary's County, the City of Orville, Maryland. He departed this life on Friday, March 27, 2009 after a lenghy illness. He was baptized on November 6, 1925 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Morganza, Maryland. He received his education at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Morganza, Maryland. He then went into the U.S. Army where he received his Honorable Discharge in 1945. He came to Baltimore, Maryland in 1945, was employed by Pleasure Pools for a period of time and then later was employed by the City of Baltimore as a City Sanitation Worker for 37 years. After he retired he used to call me in the morning around about 4:30 a.m. and say, "Hey son, what are you doing?" I would tell him that I was getting ready to get up to get ready for work, he would laugh and say, "Well, I don't have to go to work no more, you have a good day, Son." He would just laugh so hard. John was introduced to Helen Chase by his brother George Medley in 1947. He married Helen Chase-Medley who preceded him in death in 1960, and out of that union they had eight children. He leaves to mourn; Mary Carter, Victoia Yelverton, John Medley Jr., Helen Meade, Kennethnia Medley, Thomas Medley Sr. Charles Medley preceded him in death and Cynthia Ward. John had a devoted friend, Leona Bates and out of that union they had three children. He leaves to mourn; Veron Medley, Christine Medley and Lanita Medley. John married Mrs Barbara Cottman-Medley in 1967, who preceded him in death on Febrary 15, 1998. John was the third youngest of four boys; He was preceded in death by his brothers Charles Medley and George Medley. He leaves to mourn his brother, James Arthur Medley; two sisters-in-law, Patricia Foster and Eran Thomas; three sons-in-law, Charles Carter, Harry Meade and Westley Ward; one daughter-in-law, Marvina Medley; thirty grandchildren, fourty-three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Daddy will be truly missed, because on every life he touched, he left a mark of remenbrance and if you ever met him you know what I mean. Daddy kept you laughing and he loved to go to church, dance, and be with his family. Oh, don't let me forget this, Daddy had about ten dogs that I know of and every one of them was named King. He loved dogs.