obituaries

Apr 4, 2008

Mary E. Brown Mary E. Brown, 89, of Winchester, Virginia died Friday April 4, 2008 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Mrs. Brown was born May 1, 1917 in Frederick County, Virginia the daughter of the late Churchhill Brown and Ethel Carter Brown. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness in Winchester, Virginia. She was...

Apr 4, 2008

Kevin M. "Hollywood" Cooper Kevin M. Cooper, 43, of Winchester, Virginia died Friday April 4, 2008 at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. Mr. Cooper was born May 3, 1964 in Winchester, Virginia the son of Freddie Larenzo Cooper and Mary Nancy Thompson Johnson. He was married to Goldie Nickson Cooper of Winchester, Virginia He leaves to cherish his...

Apr 2, 2008

Larry D. Smoke Larry D. Smoke, 46, of Winchester, Virginia died Wednesday April 2, 2008. Mr. Smoke was born November 27, 1961 in Winchester, Virginia the son of the late Edgar Smoke, Sr. and Shirley Davis Smoke. Surviving are Melady Wallace, his companion of Winchester, Virginia with whom he made his home; two sisters, Donna Miller of Winchester, and Leslie...

Mar 26, 2008

Mario C. Gomez Mario Cruz Gomez, 51, of Winchester, Virginia died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at his home. Mr. Gomez was born in 1957, in Mexico, the son of Jose Cruz and Maria Gomez. He was an assembly line worker at Trex in Winchester. He was a member of the Pentecostal faith. He married Esperanza Arnulfo Santiago on July 14,...

Mar 1, 2008

Mary R. Roberts Mary R. Roberts, 66, of Boyce, Virginia died Saturday March 1, 2008 in the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Mrs. Roberts was born September 5, 1941, in Frederick County, Virginia , the daughter of Anna Jackson of Boyce, Virginia and the late Marvin A. Jackson, Sr. She was a member of St. Luke Baptist Church in...

Feb 28, 2008

Douglas "Dave" L. Davis Douglas L. Davis, 72, of Winchester, Virginia died Thursday February 28, 2008. Mr. Davis was born January 1, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia the son of the late John T. Davis and Cora Braxton Davis. He was a United States Army veteran. He was married to Lottie Moore Davis of Winchester, Virginia for 21 years. He leaves...

Feb 25, 2008

Egerton Holness Egerton Holness, 77, of Winchester, Virginia died Monday February 25, 2008 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Mr. Holness was born May 6, 1930 in St. Catherine, Jamaica the son of Charles Holness and Sylvia Johnson. He was married to Roberta Corley Holness of Winchester, Virginia for 23 years. He leaves to cherish his memory with his...

Feb 20, 2008

Robert P. Johnson Robert P. Johnson, 90, of Winchester, Virginia died Wednesday February 20, 2008 at Heritage Rehab Center in Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Johnson was born October 2, 1917 the son of the late Noah Johnson and Maria Le Johnson. He was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church where he served as Chief Stewart for 20 years. He was...

Feb 11, 2008

George Lee Day George Lee. Day, 78, of White Post, Virginia died Monday February 11, 2008 at Lynn Care Center in Front Royal, Virginia. Mr. Day was born February 8, 1930 in Middleburg, Virginia the son of the late Morris Day and Ollie Day. He was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in White Post, Virginia where he...

Feb 8, 2008

Adv. Pres. Elder Charles Henry Boles, Sr. Adv. Pres. Elder Charles Henry Boles, Sr., 73 of Winchester, Virginia, died Friday February 8, 2008 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. Adv. Pres. Elder Charles H. Boles was born on October 28, 1934 in Winchester, Virginia the son of the late Leon Boles, Sr. and Mildred Preston. He attended Douglas...

Feb 6, 2008

Douglas W. Jackson Douglas W. Jackson, 80, Arlington, Virginia, formerly of Winchester, Virginia died Wednesday February 6, 2008 at Potomac Center in Arlington, VA. Mr. Jackson was born August 24, 1927 in Winchester, Virginia the son of the late Louis Franklin Jackson and Margaret Clifford Jackson. He was a retired cook from the Winchester Medical Center. He was a member...

Feb 2, 2008

Marvel Gray Thompson, Sr. Funeral services for Marvel Gray Thompson, Sr. of Winchester, Virginia will be Thursday February 7, 2008, beginning at 11 a.m., at Mount Carmel Baptist Church located at 1317 South Pleasant Valley Rd., Winchester, VA, with Pastor Gilbert Mack officiating. The family will receive family and friends on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, from 7 p.m. to 9...

Jan 26, 2008

Margaree Wilson Washington Parks Margaree Wilson Washington Parks, 91, of Winchester, Virginia, died Saturday January 26, 2008 at Winchester Medical Center Winchester, Virginia. Mrs. Parks was born October 4, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia the daughter of James Edward Wilson, Sr. and Mary Ruth Gibson Wilson. She was the oldest of eleven children. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist...

Jan 23, 2008

Branden Lionel Grandison

Branden L. Grandison, 18, of Clearbrook, Virginia, died Wednesday January 23, 2008 at Winchester Medical Center Winchester, Virginia.

Mr. Grandison was born September 22, 1989 in Winchester, Virginia son of Clint L. Cook of Clearbrook, Virginia and Maxzine A. Walker of Hodges, S.C.. He was a member of John Wesley Community Church in Clearbrook,...

Jan 21, 2008

Florence "Jappy" O. Paige

Florence O. Paige, 92, of Berryville, Virginia, died Monday January 21, 2008 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Baltimore, MD.

Mrs. Paige was born February 2, 1915 in Loudoun County, Virginia the daughter of the late Charles Kenny and Mildred Briscoe. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Berryville, Virginia, where she...

Jan 15, 2008

William Edward Beamer, Sr.

William E. Beamer, Sr., 81, of Winchester, Virginia, died Tuesday January 15, 2008 at his home.

Mr. Beamer was born March 22, 1926 in Winchester, Virginia son of the late Virginia Monroe. He was a member of the VFW Post #6044, the Hound Dog Club, and the Tuesday Lunch Bunch. He was a...

Jan 11, 2008

Franklin Scott Day, Sr.

Franklin S. Day, Sr., 72, of Winchester, Virginia, formerly of Sandy Springs, MD, died Friday January 11, 2008 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia.

Mr. Day was born June 6, 1935 in Washington DC the son of the late Justin Day and Odessa Scott Day. He was a retired Pathologist and Histologist...

Jan 11, 2008

Veronica W. Malone Veronica W. Malone, 87, of Berryville, Virginia, died Friday January 11, 2008 at Rosehill Nursing Home in Berryville, Virginia. Mrs. Malone was born April 28, 1920 in Bassettere, St. Kitts, West Indies the daughter of the late Ralph Vanlow and Annie Roberts Vanlow. She was a member of the Anglican Episcopal Church. She was married to Hewitt...

Jan 8, 2008

Robin Lee Christian

Robin L. Christian,49, of Front Royal, Virginia, died Tuesday January 8, 2008 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, Virginia.

Mrs. Christian was born January 9, 1958 in Winchester, Virginia the daughter of the late Lester Lee Williams and Mable Helen Peyton Williams. She was a member of the Supreme Council of the House...

Dec 25, 2007

Evangelist Ada Rebecca Banks Ada R. Banks, 76 of Winchester, Virginia, died Tuesday December 25, 2007 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. She was born September 26, 1931 in Winchester, Virginia the daughter of the late James Robinson and Ada Tracey Robinson. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Winchester, Virginia. She was also a member of...