obituaries

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...

Dec 22, 2007

The Rev. Sherodd R. Albritton

Sherodd R. Albritton, 84, a retired clergyman with the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, died Saturday, December 22, at his home in Winchester, Virginia, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Sherry was born in Brewster, FL. Demonstrating his talent for music from an early age, he entered and won piano...

Dec 20, 2007

John R. Morris

John R. Morris, 58, of Winchester, Virginia, died Thursday December 20, 2007 at his home.

He was born November 23, 1949 in Clarke County, Virginia the son of the late James W. Morris, Sr. and Anna Marie Banks Morris. He was a member of the Club House in Winchester, Virginia

Surviving are...

Nov 28, 2007

Charles A. Carey, Sr. Charles A. Carey, Sr., 73, of Berryville, Virginia, died Wednesday November 28, 2007 at his home. He was born January 7, 1934 in Winchester, Virginia the son of the late Abner Carey and Isabella Hostine Carey. He was a marine veteran. He was also a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Boyce, Virginia, where he...

Nov 24, 2007

Clark Ray Ratcliffe Clark R. Ratcliffe, 76, of Winchester, Virginia, died early on November 24, 2007 at his home, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren after a long battle with heart and kidney disease. He was born in Wheelwright, Kentucky, the son of a coal miner, Harry Ratcliffe and Georgia See Ratcliffe. He attended Pikeville High School where he...

Sep 24, 2007

Calvin F. Gant, Sr.

Calvin F. Gant, Sr., 95, of Canton, Ohio, Formerly of Middletown, Virginia died Monday September 24, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio.

Mr. Gant was born April 19, 1912 in Stephenson, Virginia the son of the late James Gant and Ida Mae Johnson Gant. He was...

Sep 17, 2007

Wesley "Tinker" M. Thompson, Jr. On September 17th, 2007 at 2:14 Monday afternoon. our beloved son, father, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend to all departed this life. "Tinker" as he was fondly known was born March 6, 1950 in Winchester, Virginia, the son of the late Wesley M. Thompson, Sr. and Doris Catlett Thompson of Winchester. Tinker was a member...

Aug 31, 2007

Octavia Renzy Ross Octavia R. Ross, 61, of Berryville, Virginia, died Friday August 31, 2007 at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, Virginia. Mrs. Ross was born October 12, 1945 in Warren County, Virginia the daughter of the late Relford Renzy and Octavia Patterson. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Berryville, Virginia. She also was a member of...

Aug 24, 2007

Polly E. Good Polly E. Good, 72, died Friday August 24, 2007 at her home in Winchester, Virginia. Mrs. Good was born January 26, 1935 in Orange, Virginia. She was married to Clarence R. Good, Jr., who preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory one granddaughter, Kelly Morris of Winchester, Virginia; and three great-grandchildren all of Winchester,...