Anna Lee Brashears Thompson

Anna Lee Brashears Thompson, affectionately known as Maw-Z and Anna Banana, passed away peacefully at home on March 7, 2026, surrounded by her family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 27, 1935, to Benjamin Raymond Brashears and Rose Walsh Brashears, Anna lived a life deeply rooted in family, faith, and service to others.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Thompson, her sister Nancy Brashears Wells, her daughter Deborah Tayman Talbert, her great-grandson Quaid Hance-Irving, and her beloved dog Walter. Anna is survived by her brother, Benjamin R. Brashears, Jr. of LaPlata, her daughters Wanda Tayman Morgan (Randy), Linda Tayman, and Nancy Rollins (Bobby), her grandchildren Thomas Hance, Jr., Staci Alvey, Christen Morgan, Chas Norwood, Robert Rollins, III, and Jennifer Horsmon, nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.

For more than fifty years, Anna was a devoted member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Huntingtown, where she found great joy in volunteering and cherishing her church family. She also gave generously of her time as a volunteer at Calvert Memorial Hospital, the Thrifty Ladies Shop in Dunkirk, the Lions Club, and Seacoast Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Many knew her warm smile from her days working at Thompson’s Furniture Store on Armory Road in Prince Frederick and at Bossy’s Liquor Store in Upper Marlboro, where she worked alongside her late sister. Through her volunteer work and daily interactions, she formed many lifelong friendships she treasured deeply.