Betty Ann Mejia-Fraley, 59, formerly of Dumfries, Virginia, died, Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at her home in Middletown, Virginia.
Mrs. Mejia-Fraley was born in 1955, in Ohio, the daughter of Francisco Mejia and the late Eileen Mejia. She was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, Class of 1973.
Alice Mae Hensley Clegg of Haymarket, Va passed away Friday, August 28th at Haymarket hospital. She was born September 23rd 1939 to the late Nathan and Irene Hensley of Haymarket, Va. She leaves to cherish her memory, her son Vance Clegg and his wife, Tanya, grandson Conrad, brother Harry Hensely from Haymarket, Va., sisters Christine […]
Vanessa Darden Boone, 61, passed away on Monday afternoon, August 10, 2015, at her home in Leesburg, VA with family and friends at her bedside. Vanessa was born on October 11, 1953 in Newport News, VA to the late Kelly M. Darden, Sr. and Nessa Faltz Darden.
Vanessa retired at the rank of Major from the U.S. Air Force in 1995 after 20 years of honorable service. After retiring from the Air Force, Vanessa was employed as a Systems and Project Engineer for Lockheed Martin Corp thru 2010, and the SI Organization from 2010 thru 2013. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics in 1975 from the University of Virginia (UVA), in Charlottesville, VA; a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems from Strayer University in 1997; and two Master of Arts Degrees from Webster University in Management and Public Administration (1981) and in Computer Resources and Information Management (1995 – Distinguished Graduate). Vanessa graduated from George Washington Carver High School in Newport News, VA as Valedictorian of her class in 1971.
Olga Mary Halushack Hatchel, originally from Shenandoah, PA, and formerly of Woodbridge, VA, passed away peacefully at age 88 on August 11, 2015.
She is survived by her sons Jospeh and Edward, Joseph’s wife Beth, and their children and children’s spouses; Ashley and her husband Ryan, Rebecca and her husband David, Rory and his wife Rebecah, Nicholas, and her great grandson Judah. She is also survived by her sister Christine and her husband Norman.
Leonardo Macarse Rivera, Jr., 62, passed away on July 13, 2015 in his hometown of Iloilo City, Philippines.
Leonardo, more familiarly known as “Leo” or “Boy” to his Filipino family and friends, moved to the United States in 1977, settling in Houston, Texas where he worked as a Respiratory Therapist at St. Luke’s and Texas Children’s Hospital. Highly respected in his profession, Leo enjoyed being able to work with people and especially the children. Outside of work, Leo displayed his athleticism, playing on basketball and softball leagues in the Filipino community.
Kevin Hardin 47, of Fredericksburg passed away on Monday June 8th 2015.
He leaves to grieve, his wife and soulmate Judy of 23 years, his mother Diane, several nieces, nephews, extended family members and many lifelong friends. Kevin grew up in Woodbridge, Va. and he and his wife moved to Fredericksburg in 1996.
Shelley Lynn Basham, 56, of Seven Lakes, West End, North Carolina, went home to be with The Lord, Monday morning, June 22, 2015.
Shelley was born in Bristol, Connecticut, on September 25, 1958 and lived the majority of her younger life in California where she graduated from Norco High School in 1976. Relocating to Virginia with her family in 1977, Shelley met and married the love of her life, John Wesley Basham, jr. on June 22, 1985. Shelley and John resided in Nokesville, Virginia until 2014 when they moved to their retirement home in Seven Lakes. Shelley was diagnosed with lung cancer a year ago. She passed away on her and John’s 30th wedding anniversary.
On May 21, 2015, in Statesboro, Georgia, Elsie Dale Allshouse answered God’s call and she peacefully returned the gift of life that He had joyfully provided her on April 12, 1926. Elsie had worked, nurtured, cherished and celebrated that gift for 89 years. Most of those years were grand ones but she grew weary and God must have thought it was time for her to rest.
Elsie Dale Hamilton and her twin brother Edward H. Hamilton were born to Victoria Robinson Hamilton and Charlie Hamilton in Atlantic, NC on April 12, 1926. They were baptized in Core Sound and they were raised by genuine salt-of-the-earth coastal North Carolinians. A little sister, Nellie, came along a few years hence. Elsie often proudly repeated the boast that she was: “A Tar Heel born and a Tar Heel bred and, when I die, I’ll be a Tar Heel…” Well, you get the picture. Victoria, Charlie, Edward and Nellie were all called home before Elsie. She carried the torch for her immediate family as long as she could and as long as she was asked to. The U.S. Navy relocated Elsie and her family many times but, at her core, Atlantic was always home.
Larry Blanchard, Jr., 44, of Pearland, TX passed peacefully at home following a battle with cancer on Thursday April 9, 2015.
He was born to Larry, Sr. and Elnora Blanchard on March 22, 1971 in Portsmouth, VA. He graduated with honors from Osbourn Park High School located in Manassas, VA in 1989 and studied at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He went on to receive a BA in Finance from the University of Phoenix in 2005. Larry moved to Houston, TX in 1999 and married Kathryn Searle on January 1, 2000. In 2002 they moved to Pearland, TX and were blessed with two daughters: Lauren in 2005 and Evelyn in 2010.
“Charlotte” Bennett Carter Leith, age 95, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, formerly of Fredericksburg, Virginia, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Warner Community Hospice Center in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Charlotte was born on April 28,1919 in Fredericksburg, Virginia to George (Bob) F. Bennett and Charlotte (Lottie) Walker Bennett. After a four year stay in Chicago with the father’s family, she returned to Fredericksburg in 1924 with her mother and baby sister, Lucille.
