Gwendolyn Y. "Gwen" Smallwood, 52, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at her home.

Born on December 16, 1957, in Mt. Rainier, Maryland she is the daughter of Alva L. and Thelma J. Dunbar of West Virginia.

Mrs. Smallwood was employed as the Customer Service Manager at Rockville Printing and Graphics in Rockville, Maryland.

She was a member of the Ringgold Church of Christ.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of 30 years Mark A. Smallwood, Sr.; her daughter, Cindy M. Smallwood and her friend Chris Murtha of York, Pennsylvania; three sons, Mark A. Smallwood, Jr. and his wife Emily of Frederick, Maryland, Chris L. Smallwood and Jason E. Smallwood and his wife Jennifer all of Hagerstown; one sister, Pam and her husband Tim Loeffler of West Virginia; one brother, Lee Dunbar and his wife Irene of West Virginia; three grandchildren, Adam M. Cornell and Emma G. Smallwood both of Hagerstown and Riley N. Smallwood of Frederick; her husband's parents, Gene and Elizabeth Smallwood of North Carolina and her husband's sister,  Barbara and her husband Bill Siedel of Damascus, Maryland.  She is also survived by many extended family and friends.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Ringgold Church of Christ, 14420 Barkdoll Road, Hagerstown, Maryland.  Pastors Don Conley and Lee Dunbar will officiate.  Interment will follow at the Ringgold Cemetery.

Friends are invited to visit beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m.

Memorial Donations may be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South #510, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84906, or at www.cholangiocarcinoma.org.