Robert Edward Furr, 63, of Stafford passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at Stafford Hospital.
He was an Operations Manager and Chief Engineer for ManuLife Financial Company in Washington D.C., where he worked for 28 years. He was the recipient of the Engineer Excellence Award from Boland Services.
After spending many happy, final days among her beloved family, Margaret Toliver “Peggy” Gronau, traveled home on August 3, in time for her mother’s birthday, to join in heaven with those she has missed to greatly.
A devoted Marine Corps wife of 63 years, realtor, and mother of three, Peggy, born May 9, 1924, in Fredericksburg, was widely known and loved in her home town. A resident of Fredericksburg and Locust Grove, she lived a rich and full life with family and friends ever close. Although family was her greatest joy and treasure, she will be remembered by many for her generosity, her zest for winning, be it bridge, pinochle, bowling, or golf, and her great jitterbug.
William C. “Dickie” Hall, 85, of Fredericksburg, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013 at his home.
Mr. Hall was a member of Fredericksburg Baptist Church where he had been a member of their Friendship Quartet. He was a former president of the Fredericksburg Jaycees and a former charter member of the SPEBSQA (Fredericksburg Barber Shop Quartet).
Virginia J. Winn, 90, of Culpeper was called home to the Lord, Thursday, August 1, 2013, at her home with her family at her bedside. She was born April 18, 1923 in Rappahannock County to the late Cooper and Bessie Jenkins.
Mrs. Winn was a member of Slate Mills Baptist Church. She loved to play Bingo, and she crocheted over one thousand table spreads, center pieces and doilies for family and friends.
Edward Mathias Clark, 84, of Washington took his heavenly journey to reunite with his wife and to be in the presence of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Culpeper Regional Hospital. He was born September 23, 1928 in Rappahannock County to the late Eddie Jackson and Mamie Clark.
Mr. Clark was a happily retired carpenter, the eldest member of Washington Baptist Church and a founding member of Washington Volunteer Fire Department. He loved running with the rescue squad and received an award in 2003 for his outstanding contributions with the Rappahannock County Fire and Rescue. In 2009 he received the lifetime member award for Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Mr. Clark greatly enjoyed watching the Washington Nationals and the Washington Redskins. In his younger years he enjoyed playing Baseball, hunting and fishing but as time went on he simply enjoyed observing the wildlife. He loved camping and mowing his lawn.
O’rion is an amazing, sweet but shy kitty that gets along wonderfully with other cats, dogs and kids of all ages! He is a Maine Coon/ Tabby mix male who is up to date on all of his shots and neutered.
For more information on this animal, visit staffordspca.org/contact-us.html
Onyx is a handsome, 3-year-old, all black male cat with striking gold eyes. Onyx has been micro chipped, neutered and is up to date on all of his vaccinations. To sum it up, he is ready for adoption right away!!!!
For more information on this animal, visit staffordspca.org/contact-us.html
Please help “Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue” locate our missing foster dog Sookie.
She is a small, black female with white feet and chest. She’s slightly underweight and has a bald bum as a recent racing retiree. Sookie is a bit shy and may try to run away in situations where she feels uncertain – please do not chase her!
The Manassas BATtle 7U baseball team followed its success a week ago in Varina with an undefeated weekend to win the 7U division championship at the 9th Annual Dog Days of Summer Tournament hosted by the Greater Manassas Baseball League (GMBL).
Playing four games over a span of three days, Aug 2-4, the BATtle didn’t lose on their way to a second straight championship weekend. They easily won their first game on Friday against the Mt. Vernon Patriots by a score of 14-4. They followed that success with a nail-biter against the Varina All-Stars, pulling off a 14-12 win after coming back from an early 5-0 deficit. They wrapped up pool play on Sunday with a dominating 26-2 performance against the Manassas Blue & Grey.
MANASSAS, Va. — Warrenton-based illustrator and artist Kate Brown-Wing is the guest speaker at Write by the Rails’ August 15 meeting at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9325 West Street in Manassas.
Kate will cover:
