Gary Heflin, 80, passed away on December 3 in Woodbridge. Mr. Heflin was born on November 30, 1935, in Washington, D.C.
His parents were Nellie Estelle Colvin Heflin and Carroll Benton Heflin known as “Reuben” both originally of Catlett, Fauquier County.
David F. McDonald, 73, of Woodbridge, VA passed away on November 13, 2015.
He was born in Boston on August 1, 1942 to the late Francis and Mary McDonald and graduated from Northeastern University. David is survived by his loving wife of 47 years Frances McDonald; three daughters: Patricia McDonald and husband, Matt Davis; Caroline Green and husband, Bill; and Michelle Wolfarth and husband, Ron; one son, Matthew McDonald and wife, Jennifer; one sister, Ann Cronin and husband, Jerry; nine loving grandchildren, and his faithful companion, Harry.
Nancy Claire Benson, 73, ended her brave 8-year battle with pancreatic cancer on November 17, 2015.
Nancy was born on May 14, 1942 in McKeesport, Pa. and is the daughter of Virginia and Arthur Williams (deceased).
Helen Chakurda, formerly Mehalko, of Stafford, VA, died on October 23, 2015, at Stafford Hospital.
Helen was born on March 10, 1925, in Tresckow, PA. She married George Chakurda in 1956, and was a devoted wife and mother. Her loving husband, George, passed away in 2007, and she is survived by her 4 children, 6 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
SFC Thomas A. Rhubottom, U.S. Army (Ret.) Thomas Alvin Rhubottom passed away at the age of 82 as a result of complications from Parkinson’s disease on October 8, 2015.
At the end of his life he was surrounded by his loving family.
Mary Francies Price, 56 of Nokesville,Va passed away on October 3, 2015 at Fauquier Hospital. She was born on April, 25 1959 in Alexandria Va. She is survived by her husband, son and grandchildren. – Services will be held Friday October 16, 2015 at Victory Baptist Church, Aden Rd., Nokesville, Va., at 10 am.
John Frederick Shea, 84, of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away at his home, Monday, September 14th, 2015.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 3rd at Miller Funeral Home and Crematory, 3200 Golansky Boulevard, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192. Father Edwin Perez of St Elizabeth Ann Seton will officiate.
Mildred Lori (Anderson) Thompson
Lori Thompson, 61, died suddenly September 26, 2015 at her home in Bristow, Va. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday 10 a.m. at Pierce’s Funeral Home in Manassas, Va., Pastor Craig Burns officiating. The family will receive visitors starting at 9 a.m.
Joan Iona (Risser) Ritts, 86, of Woodbridge, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 16th at Westminster of Lake Ridge of congestive heart failure.
Joan was born on July 15th 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts to Fredrick Samuel Risser and Myrtle Angeline (Elderkin) Risser. Joan grew up in the Boston area with brother, James, and graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing.
Jacoba (Coe) Adriana Payne of Manassas, Virginia passed away on September 4, 2015. She was born in Homoet, Holland on February 1, 1922 and immigrated with her family to the US in early 1923. The Family settled in Minnesota and stayed there until the early 1930’s when they moved back to Holland. In October of 1938 they left Holland for the United States and settled in Virginia. She worked for Safeway for 30+ years before she retired in the late 1980’s. She remained active with her catering and was well known in the community for her generosity and business of wedding receptions and other types gatherings well into the late 1990’s. She was married to Thurston Royston Payne. She was the proud mother of four sons Harlen (Pete) Edward Veenendaal , Gerrit Thurston Payne, James Carroll Payne and Richard Lee Payne. She was a proud and lifelong member of the Rebekah Assembly of Virginia and the Women of the Moose lodge 1392.
She was preceded in death by her husband Thurston and two of her sons, Gerrit and James. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Gerrit Johannes and Johanna Jacoba Slothouber, her sister Hendrika Gezina (Slothouber) Hawkins, brother Derk Slothouber and sister Gerda Johanna (Slothouber) Fletcher, and two nephews, sons of sister Hendrika and husband Irving Hawkins, Raymond and Robbie Hawkins. She was the proud grandmother of beloved grandsons Christopher Payne, son of Richard and Sharon Payne of Flint Hill, VA and Gerrit Payne, son of James Payne and Kelly McDermott and the great-grandmother of Amelia Payne, daughter of Gerritt and Geneva Payne of Culpepper, VA. She was the proud Aunt of beloved nephews Richard Hawkins of Frederick, MD and Thomas Hawkins of Nokesville, whom were sons of sister Hendrika and husband Irving Hawkins and beloved nephews Roy Glenn, William Gerritt and Steven Allen Fletcher of Manassas whom were sons of sister Gerda and husband Joseph Henry Fletcher. She was the beloved Great Aunt to nephew Joseph Allen Fletcher, son of Steven and Vivian Fletcher of Manassas. She will be forever and greatly missed by many in our community.
