obituaries

May 16, 2011

Deacon Thaddeus Leroy Brown, Sr. Deacon Thaddeus Leroy Brown Sr. of White Post, Va., died at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va., on May 16, 2011, following a long illness. He entered this world June 19, 1926, in Clearbrook, Va., as the youngest of nine children born to the late Harry Hunter Brown and Eliza Hamilton Brown. Thaddeus attended...

May 11, 2011

Charles R. "Booty" Jackson Charles R. Jackson, 67, of Winchester, VA, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2011 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, VA. He was born March 17, 1944 in Winchester, VA the son of the late Charles Robert Brown and Sadie Jackson. He was a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Winchester,...

May 3, 2011

Brother Raymond "Boozel" Blowe, Jr. Brother Raymond Blowe, Jr., 69, of Winchester, VA, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA He was born February 21, 1942 in Winchester, VA the son of the late Raymond Blowe, Sr. and Viola Finley Blowe. He was a member of the Supreme Council of...

Apr 20, 2011

Joseph Augustus "Bigger" Reid Joseph A. Reid, 66, of Winchester, VA, went to be with the Lord on April 20, 2011 after a courageous struggle with declining health over the past several months. He was a loving and loyal person who will be missed by many loved ones and friends. Fondly known as "Bigger", Mr. Reid was born April 24,...

Apr 17, 2011

Bettie Elizabeth Edwards Bettie E. Edwards, 85, of Berryville, VA, passed on Sunday April 17, 2011 at Golden Living Center-Rose Hill in Berryville, VA. She was born December 22, 1925 in Hume, VA, the daughter of the late Annie Hosby. She was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church in Berryville, VA where she was an Usher and on the...

Apr 7, 2011

Sylvester Junior Walker Sylvester Junior Walker, 86, of Winchester, VA, passed on Thursday April 7, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. He was born August 10, 1924 the son of the late Sylvester Verque Walker and Mary Suddeth Walker. He retired from the Department of the Interior as a Heavy Equipment Operator. He attended the Letcher Upholstery School...

Apr 2, 2011

Alice Magnolia Braxton Williams Alice M. Williams, 83, of Stephens City, VA, passed from labor to reward on Saturday April 2, 2011 at Envoy of Winchester in Winchester, VA, after an extended illness. She was born June 18, 1927 in Lowesville, VA the youngest daughter of the late Orville Braxton and Murrell Wright Braxton. She was educated in the Virginia...

Mar 29, 2011

Emily Christandria "Skimmy" Long-Coney Emily Christandria Long Coney (known as Skimmy to her friends in Orange, VA.), beloved wife and best friend of Kenneth Coney of Berryville, VA, died on March 29, 2011 of flu and pneumonia after battling Multiple Myeloma Plasma for several years. Born in 1942 she was preceded in death by her parents Harry and Louise Long...

Mar 4, 2011

Survilla M. Hale Survilla M. Hale, 97, of Leesburg, VA, formerly of White Post, VA, passed away March 4, 2011 at her home in Leesburg, VA. She was born January 1, 1914 in Clarke County, VA the daughter of the late William Hale and Maggie Turner Hale. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Leesburg, VA. She was...

Feb 24, 2011

Susie Herbert Patterson Mrs. Susie Herbert Patterson, 92, of Berryville passed away at her niece's home in Sacramento, CA on February 24, 2011. She was the widow of Roosevelt Patterson. Mrs. Patterson was born June 11, 1918 in Millwood, VA. She was the daughter of late Patty Herbert, the niece of late Francis Herbert, the sister of late James Matthew...

Feb 20, 2011

Deacon Mark A. Jackson Deacon Mark A. Jackson, 53, of Millwood, VA, passed away February 20, 2011 at his home in Millwood, VA. He was born June 17, 1957 in Winchester, VA., the son of the late Marvin Jackson and Rosetta Turner Jackson. He was a member and Deacon at Zion Baptist Church in Berryville, VA. He was a United...

Feb 10, 2011

Oliver Lee Crawford, Sr. Oliver L. Crawford, Sr., 92, of Winchester, VA, passed away February 10, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. He was born May 19, 1918 in Alderson, WV, the son of the late Austin B. Crawford, and Nannie Martin Crawford. He was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Winchester, VA. He...

Jan 29, 2011

Fred Lorenzo Cooper Fred L. Cooper, 71, of Winchester, VA, passed away January 29, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. He was born April 11, 1939 in Clarke County, VA the son of the late John R. Cooper, Sr. and Fleda Barnett Cooper of Winchester, VA. He leaves to cherish his memory with his mother; a daughter, Whitney...

Jan 27, 2011

Ben "Slim" Williams, Jr.

Ben Williams Jr., 87, of Winchester, VA, passed away January 27, 2011 at Envoy of Winchester in Winchester, VA.

He was born July 30, 1923 in Besserman, AL the son of the late Ben Williams, Sr. and Hattie Lee Williams. He was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church in Berryville, VA. He...

Jan 20, 2011

Allen Eugene "Gene" Bardwell Allen Eugene Bardwell ("Gene"), resident of Front Royal for nearly 40 years, passed away peacefully at the age of 85, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 20, 2011, after a brief illness. Gene was born on October 19, 1925 in St. Louis, MO. He joined the Army in World War II at age 18...

Jan 14, 2011

Augusta Ann "Gussie" Wilson Augusta Ann Wilson, 64, of Charles Town, WV, passed away January 14, 2011 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. She was born March 22, 1946 in Rippon, WV the daughter of the late Joseph Berry and Marjorie Robinson Berry. She was a Deaconess and member of Sylvannah Praise Worship and Healing Center in Rippon, WV....

Dec 2, 2010

Margarett "Sissie" Paige Anderson Margaret Paige Anderson, 70, of Winchester, VA., passed away December 2, 2010 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. She was born September 17, 1940 in Winchester, VA., the daughter of Matthew E. Paige, Sr. and Hattie Harris Paige. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Berryville, VA. She leaves to cherish her memory...

Nov 29, 2010

Deacon Marcus Junior Harris Marcus Junior Harris, 81, of Winchester, VA., passed away November 29, 2010 at his home with his loving wife (Sharlene) at his side. He was born March 6, 1929 in Winchester, VA., the son of the late Marcus H. Harris and Flossie Puller. Marcus served as a Firefighter and Pump Operator in the military during the...

Nov 10, 2010

Phyllis Marie Foreman Brandon Phyllis M. Brandon, 48, of Bridgeport, CT., passed away November 10, 2010 at Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, CT. She was born June 17, 1962 in Wilson, North Carolina the daughter of Elmer Foreman and Ruby Dixon Foreman. She was married to Michael Brandon, Sr. of Bridgeport, CT. for 26 years. She leaves to cherish her memory...

Nov 2, 2010

Gertrude M. Cain Gertrude M. Cain, 83, of Winchester, VA., passed away November 2, 2010 at her home in Winchester, VA. She was born August 23, 1927 in Wardensville, WV the daughter of the late Harry Wilson Morgan and Mary Ellen Ball Morgan. She was a member of St. Stephens CME Church in Winchester, VA. where she served as Treasurer,...