Travis Alexander Cross, 17, Mechanicsville

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

Travis Alexander "Gruntman" Cross, 17, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Leonardtown, died Oct. 27, 2009, in Avenue.

Born May 28, 1992, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Thomas Edwin and Victoria Cobb Cross Jr. of Mechanicsville.

He was a lifelong resident of St. Mary's County and was a senior at Chopticon High School.

He loved his dog "Blackie" that he had for 15 years as well as his two guinea pigs "Precious and Sweety." He enjoyed bass fishing at Gilbert Run and four-wheeling in the woods around his home with his friend David.

He also enjoyed his engineering class, air brush art and keeping a top notch green lawn.

He was an avid woodworker and computer whiz.

He was preceded in death by his uncle, John Robert Cobb.

In addition to his parents, he is also survived by his grandparents, Thomas E. Cross Sr. of Lexington Park and the late Mary Hall Cross, Louise Cobb of Mechanicsville and the late Kelsey Cobb; aunts, Carol Lynn Seegars of Sarasota, Fla., and her son Paul Seegars of Springfield, Va., Kay and her husband Wayne Gillispie of Arborville, W.Va., Brenda and her husband Jack Varney of Rio, W.Va., Mary Cobb-Longo of Bradenton, Fla., Sherry and her husband Vince Gazzo of Anna Marie Island, Fla., Cindi Couchenour of Parhrump, Nev., and Linda Wirth of Indian Head; uncles, David Cobb of Sarasota, Fla., Robert B. Cross of Clements, and his daughter Carrie Lynn Cross of Melbourne, Fla.; as well as his 15 first cousins Rueben, Brady, Elliot, Sidney, Tammy, Jackie, Jill, Beverly, David, Johanna, Rachel, Alexis, Max, Katie and Robbie; and 14 second cousins.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 30, at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. William Gurnee officiating.

Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown.

Pallbearers will be David Saavedra, Quentin Leatherman, Andrew Guy, David Quade, Joseph Rhoades and Joseph Baker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Randall Powell, Gary Norris and Robert Swann.

Memorial contributions may be made to Chopticon High School, 25390 Colton Point Road, Morganza, MD 20660.