Edgar Lewis Little Sr., 81 of Lorton, VA died at INOVA Fairfax Hospital on April 15, 2021. He was born in 1940 to the late James and Jessie Little. Edgar was a faithful member of Cranford United Methodist Church.
Including his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Jean Ellen Little, his sister Nancy Gonzales and his brother, Jay Little.
He is survived by his loving children, Jennifer Little; Lew Little (Bonnie) and Kevin Little. Edgar is also survived by his cherished grandchildren, Ian Little and Rachel Little.
A graveside service will be held at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 S. Kings Highway, Alexandria Virginia 22306 on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 2:30pm.

Carmella ‘Cookie’ Senno died at age 85 on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Sentara Hospital in Woodbridge, VA. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 2008.

Born and raised in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, Cookie was the eldest child of Joseph and Rose Nicastro. As a child, she loved attending the then local professional basketball team, the Scranton Miners, games with her father. She was a proud alumna of Dunmore High School.

Professionally, Cookie was a diligent and sharp bookkeeper who worked in the billing departments for several large companies, including Emery Air Freight, Hertz and Cyro.

After she married John, they resided in New Jersey for over 30 years. When she retired at age 70, she and John moved to Virginia to be closer to her sister and nieces and nephews.

Cookie was a consummate social butterfly who enjoyed her life with family and friends. She was always ready and eager to go to a party or a wedding. She loved to stay in touch with her family “back home” in Pennsylvania and her friends in NJ while keeping up on all the comings and goings of her Four Seasons community. She loved spending her time at the clubhouse attending dinners, teas, movie nights and playing Canasta, Mahjong, and water volleyball. She was a long-time parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manassas, Virginia.

The family who loved her dearly and who will remember her fondly with much laughter and many stories are her sister, Johanna Gregory, her brother and sister-in-law Joseph and Marcy Nicastro, her brother-in-law Arthur ‘Artie’ Senno, and her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

Walter Howard Clausson, aka Pop, Walt, Pop Pop, and/or Uncle Howard, was born January 5, 1930 in Beaver Falls, PA, the 9th child of William Allen and Ethel Mae Moon Clausson. The son of a farmer and mechanic, with eight other siblings Walt’s childhood was very humble. He remembered wearing burlap potato sacks for clothing and kicking the snow off the bottom of the bed, that came through the slats of the wall on cold wintry nights on the Pennsylvania farm where they lived. Despite their meager lifestyle, there was lots of love and Pop said he never knew they were poor.

Pop wanted to join the service and fight in WWII with his brothers, but he was too young to enlist. When the Korean War began, Pop was only 17, still too young to enlist, so he falsified his age, and on April 23, 1947, he was sworn into the United States Army. When his mother found out, she was going to report him for being underage, but he told her how well he was doing, and how important it was to him to support the country, and that he was going to church every Sunday. That sold her and she finally agreed. Pop served in the Korean war as a medic and in Tres, Italy. He was proud of his time in service but tortured by memories of the war in his later years.

His time in service brought him to Washington, DC, where he met a fun group of friends, among them, a young, pretty lady named Doris “Eileen” Davis. He was 21 and she was 17, but their attraction was strong and within a few months, they ran off and eloped on January 1, 1952. They started their family very quickly, and the first of their four children, Drenda was born almost a year later, in 1952, Steven in 1954, Wade in 1956 and Laurie in 1962. They bought a house in Woodbridge, Va in 1959, where they lived for 37 years. Walt worked many jobs doing mechanical work, maintenance work and owned a restaurant in Crystal City during the 1970s, called Paul’s Colonial Inn. He worked as the building engineer at Watergate for a few years, before becoming the Chief of Maintenance at the Kennedy Center, from where he retired in 1994, after 20 years of service. In 1996, Walt and Eileen sold their house and bought a motorhome to do some travelling around the country, and became snowbirds in Myrtle Beach, SC where they made many friends and found their beloved Pepe, a small Yorkie, who they often referred to as their 5th child. After retirement, Walt and Eileen bought a small lot at a campground called Four Winds Golf and Campground Resort, where they made many friends and had 25 years of great fun and memories.

Pop was a loving grandfather to 14 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He had so many friends and was quickly loved soon after meeting strangers and acquaintances, as well as his many, many friends with his kind, gentle generosity, quick wit, and mischievous sense of humor.

He will be dearly missed and is survived by his wife Eileen, of nearly 70 years, and his children Drenda (Alvin), Steven (Cheryl), Wade (Michele) and Laurie, grandchildren Shawn (Adelle), Nicole, Shayne (Marta), Brian (Janene), Lora (Michael), Ashleigh, Zach, Jamie (PJ), Keith, Michael, (Stephany), Christopher (Elizabeth), Ryan and Steven and great grandchildren Alex, Anthony, Jennifer, Pete, Autumn, Grace, Sean, Noah, James, William, Devin, Daisha, Shannon, MJ, Joshua, Hazel, Haileigh, Evelyn, Hadley, Judah and Gavin, his brother Glenn, sister Dolores Ryan, many nieces and nephews and many friends, among them, dear friends Wendell and Betty Laney. He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings Edwin, Catie, Ruth, Jean, Bob and George and grandchild Stefanie Buckingham.

Friends and family will be received at VFW Post 7916 on April 24th. Please contact the family for details.

In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude’s Hospital would be appreciated.

It was a freezing windy day on January 15, 1994 when a baby girl, Skye Elizabeth Richardson, changed her environment in Woodbridge Virginia. She was born to Lori Tyree Cummings and Ira Richardson. She was reared by her parental grandparents, Hosea and Myrtle Richardson. At the age of twelve she was baptized by the former pastor, Rev. Dr. Frederick S. Jones (deceased) assisted by the present pastor, Rev. Dr. Henry P. During, Jr. She was an active member of the church, singing in the youth choir until high school graduation. She was a ray of light and a joy to everyone she knew.
Her formal education was as typical as most. She attended Star Bethlehem Christian Academy in K-4 and K-5 (valedictorian); River Oaks Elementary School (accelerated program); Godwin Middle School (IBMY Program, received several certificates for perfect attendance and Honor Roll, the White House Presidential Award, The DECA program, and “Saluting Our Stars” at the Hylton Preforming Arts Center); and Gar-Field High School (continued IBMY Program and DECA, and was a member fo the Steppers Dance Team). In 2012 she enrolled in Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. After four years, she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fashion Merchandising.
She was employed as a teacher at the Star Bethlehem Christian Academy and part-time at David’s Bridal. She loved “her” kids. She had a passion for fashion and make-up. As a true fashionista, she excelled in the merging of the two. She enjoyed finding the balance in blending everything from luxury brands to thrift store bargains, and took the pleasure in coordinating all accessories from footwear to make-up to jewelry. She said “You can never learn too much about make-up. Everyone does make-up differently. There are so many different techniques. You don’t get bored because no two faces are the same. There are so many possibilities. You can really do anything- glam, editorial, special effects etc.”
Left to mourn her transition are her mother, Lori Cummings (Eugene); her father, Ira Richardson (Karen); her paternal grandmother, Myrtle Richardson; her maternal grandfather, Shepard Tyree; three sisters: Terra McGhee and KalaRose and Ari Jean Richardson; two brothers: Tyree Cummings and Chauncey Richardson; aunts: Jimmie Gunter and Cathy Wester; and uncle, Earl Kelly. She had many special life long friends to include Autumn Rose, Tia Milton and Cherell McManus (3 peas in a pod); a significant friend Jamal Griffin; god sisters: Natisha Hamrick, Tiffany Miller and Chelsea Dennis; and one god brother David Dennis, Jr. She also leaves a host of family members and many beloved friends.

Devereux Dennis Palmer (Denny), 68, of Lake Ridge, Va. passed away on 11 April 2021.

Denny was born in Washington, D.C. to Devereux and Maryann Palmer (O’Brien) on 29 Oct. 1952. He attended Wheaton High School in Maryland. He married Jeannette Clinton on 1 January 1992 in Manassas. Denny attended MD. Community college for two years. He worked and supervised maintenance activities at Quantico Marine base for fifteen years and was self-employed with a food truck business for about eight years prior to retirement. He was a veteran of the Vietnam era war serving in the Navy and was awarded the good conduct medal and the National Defense Service medal. He was involved in service at the Dale City VFW where he supervised activities and provided security measures for several gun shows.

Devereux is preceded in death by his parents Devereux and Maryann Palmer. Devereux is survived by his wife Jeanette, his two daughters, Valerie Palmer and Kimberly Bolt (married to Thomas Bolt) and by two stepsons Edward Hilosky and John Hilosky and also by two granddaughters, Emily Bolt and Michele Bolt. Denny is also survived by his Uncle James Hudak. Denny dearly loved his family and friends and was an avid fisher man.

The family of Denny Palmer wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Yazdani, Dr. Wierzbicki, Dr. Mortazavi, nursing staff at Sentara Potomac Hospital, Inova Fairfax and Lake Manassas Health and Rehabilitation Center and to all who have stood by us during this difficult time.

April 8th, 2021, at the age of 63, in Dumfries, VA, Donald Vaughn Jr. left his family home to be with our father in heaven. He was born on April 28th, 1957 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A beloved father, brother, son, and friend, he lived!

He enjoyed traveling, skiing as a member of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, and teaching others how to become masters of their own reality. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University The Behrend College with degrees in mathematics and engineering, was inducted into the PSU basketball hall of fame in 1994, earned two masters degrees, served in the US Army, Marines, and Marine and Army National Guard, was a certified electrical engineer, an industrial engineer, Sigma Six certified, licensed financial advisor and other certifications, has thousands of hours within the professional world and an immeasurable amount of fruitful relationships forged along the way. Donald lived his life the way everyone hopes to be living theirs and loved his family.

He was preceded in death by his father Donald Vaughn Senior and mother Mary Agnes Vaughn.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his brothers Gregory Darnell Vaughn and Jimmy Tyrome Vaughn and his fiance Sophia Stampley. He leaves to continue his legacy Donnella Mary Pearson, Danielle Antoinette Shingieti, Donald Chester Vaughn III, and Christopher Vaughn Harold Wells, 4 grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many memories.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at the funeral services for Mr. Vaughn is limited. The family asks that you join them during the service via Zoom- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84260977150

Donations may be made at Cash App – cash.app/$DannieShing or
Pay Pal – paypal.me/DShing .

Senior Chief Spencer Wallac Sagudan (USN-Retired), 82, of Triangle, Virginia and Hesperia, California passed away peacefully at home (Virginia) on April 5, 2021 after his brave battles with prostate cancer.
He was born on June 25, 1938 in Sagubo, Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines to loving parents, Dao-anes and Bonga Wallac and the youngest of eleven brothers and sisters. He later moved to La Trinidad, Benguet to attend Mountain National Agricultural School in 1955. After high school graduation, Spencer went on to work for Dangwa Transportation Company.
In June 15th 1965, he was selected and took the oath of service to begin his distinguished United States Navy career. His career at sea included serving on USS Calvert (APA-32) 1965-1966, (USS Catskill (MCS-1) 1968-1970, USS Stribling (DD-867)1974-1976, USS Suribachi (AE-2) 1976-1978. From March 1979 to January 1993, Spencer was selected to serve in the White House Staff Mess and during his time he served four United States Presidents (President Jimmy Carter, President Ronald Reagan, President George Bush and President Bill Clinton). In January 31, 1993, Senior Chief Spencer Sagudan was honorably discharged and retired after twenty-eight years of active-duty service from the United States Navy. His ribbons, medals and commendations included seven Good Conduct Awards, Vietnam Service Medal, two National Defense Service Medals and Navy Unit Commendation.
Senior Chief Spencer Wallac Sagudan (USN-Retired) is survived by his devoted wife Nieves Mariano Sagudan; his only child Ronald Sagudan and wife Analiza Gunaden Sagudan; grandchildren, Dylan and Dyanne. Two surviving siblings, brother Mayos Wallac and sister Luminda Geweng. He was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters: Pilinsa Wallac Bengala, Abanse Wallac, Matelyo Wallac, Enyo Wallac, Blas Wallac, Manuel Sagudan, Diego Wallac, and Betty Wallac Alutang.
Viewing and Prayer Service will be conducted at 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Friday, April 16th at the Miller Funeral Home, 3200 Golansky Boulevard, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192. Arrangements are being made for him to be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.

Nancy Carol Tierney was an incredible wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She passed away on March 31, 2021 at the age of 73 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family who will honor her by living their lives to the fullest.

On May 11, 1947, Kenneth and Allene Hauck received a Mother’s Day blessing when Nancy was born. Nancy grew up in Arlington and Springfield, VA before moving to Virginia Beach. A wildly intelligent and dedicated student, she graduated near the top of her class from Robert E. Lee High School (now John R. Lewis High School) in Springfield, VA and went on to obtain a B.A. in History from the College of William & Mary where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. After teaching in the Virginia Beach public school system and working with her father at the American Truckers Association, she worked as a legal assistant at the international law firm Holland & Knight for over 30 years before retiring in 2015.

Nancy met her future husband, Jim Tierney, in Virginia Beach, VA. After some adventures in beach living, Nancy and Jim quickly fell in love and were married in Elizabeth City, NC on December 27, 1973. They moved to Lake Ridge, VA where they raised five (wonderful) children together: James, Jr., Erin, Shawn, Patrick and Shannon. Nancy also loved her daughter-in-law, Jacqueline (Shawn’s wife), and adored her grandchildren: Kyle, Connor, Garrett, Kellen, Braden, Landon, Madeline, Ava and Zeke.

Nancy loved to help. Whether it was rescuing animals (or her kids or their friends) or reading to children in underfunded schools, she was always willing to lend a helping hand. She also was an avid sports fan, and especially loved watching her children’s and grandchildren’s soccer games. She rooted hard for the Redskins (Washington Football Team), Caps, and Nats, and also Duke Basketball (much to the chagrin of her family), and loved talking sports with anyone who would listen…or to the TV otherwise! She was incredibly close to her family, especially her aunt Hazel, uncle Cliff, and cousins Sandy and Brenda, her sister Terri, and her entire North Carolina family, Ann, Rod, Gail, Kim and Kara, Norman, Betty, Steve, Tamra, Don, John, Charles, and all of the others, and their respective spouses and children. She loved traveling to the Outer Banks, NC, Marco Island, FL and Salisbury, NC to visit her family.

She is deeply loved by her family, colleagues, and friends, and nearly everyone who she came into contact with, including people at the local pharmacy, grocery stores, restaurants, hair salons, and even the manager at her go-to restaurant, Outback. She is survived by her husband, children, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and her extended family and friends, who will all dearly miss her.

In lieu of flowers or other memorials, the family will be establishing a fund in her name with a to-be-chosen non-profit to empower girls to pursue their dreams. If you would like to contribute, please email [email protected] and we will keep you updated on how to participate.

Nancy’s family would like to express their deep gratitude to her family and friends for their support during this time, along with Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home and the Turch Family. We would also like to thank Dr. Leena Tariq Rahmat and the entire Oncology team at Sibley Memorial Hospital for their dedication, compassion and support throughout Nancy’s battle with Lymphoma.