Obituaries

Kathleen Davis Mosby, 68, died Monday, June 5, 2017, in Manassas, Virginia.

Kathy was born in Washington, DC and raised in Ettrick, VA. She graduated from Wyoming Seminary college preparatory school in Pennsylvania. She attended Howard University and went on to finish her undergraduate degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. She also earned master’s and Ph.D. degrees in psychology at VCU. Kathy was very proud of her academic accomplishments. So, when she earned her doctorate, she lovingly sent letters to her daughter at camp signed, “Dr. Mommie”.

Donald Oswall Critchlow, age 66 of Manassas, VA died on June 2, 2017 at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

He was born on January 4, 1951 in Guyana, son of Ivy Idalia Henry and Gladstone Critchlow.

Van Tu Dinh Critzer, 52, of Manassas, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at his home.

He had worked as a mechanic for Fairfax County Sanitation. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, the beach and playing Cornhole. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren.

James Derek Hyles, age 52 of Myrtle Beach, SC died on June 4, 2017. He was preceded in death by his sister Terry Varnes, a brother Bob Hyles, Jr and a grandchild Josaiah Derek. Survivors include his son James D. Hyles, Jr., his daughters Terry Lynn Silva, Kelley Jasso and Kerry Hutchinson; his mother Arlinda Herrera, his father Robert Eugene Hyles, his brothers Mark Crowe and David Hyles, his sisters Zetta Varnes, Ruthie Hyles and Krystal Hyles and by his grandchildren Nikolas, JohsLynn, Antonio, Jonathan and Brextin. The family will receive friends at Pierce Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA on Friday, June 9,2017 from 7-9 PM. Services and interment will be private.

Edna Mae Long passed away on June 2, 2017 surrounded by her loving family and friends. She will truly be missed by all whose lives she touched. She was preceded in death by her husband Ed of 58 years and their son; Greg, her parents; Lonnie and Della Copper, her sisters; Lucille and Pearl and […]

Ronald Thomas Dempsey, Sr., age 55, of Manassas, Virginia passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Novant Health Prince William Medical Center.

He was born on January 12, 1962 in Woodstock, Virginia the son of the late Theodore Ellis Wright and Lois Ellen Dempsey. He was a Glass Mechanic for A1 Glass in Manassas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Deborah Jenkins Dempsey and a sister, Jacqueline Dempsey.