Obituaries

Lawrence R. Kackley

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Lawrence R. Kackley, 90, of Woodbridge, passed away on January 29th 2021 one week shy of his 91st birthday.

Larry was born in Winchester VA to Edgar and Ruth Kackley on February 6th 1930. Due to the death of Ruth six days after his birth, Larry was raised by his Uncle Denzil and Aunt Ruby Kackley of Berryville VA.  He attended school in Berryville followed by studying Agriculture at Virginia Tech.  He met the love of his life, Leota Decker at a square dance in West Virginia and within the year they were married on October 1st, 1953 in Berryville VA .  Larry worked as a machinist for Jensen’s Manufacturing Company of Alexandria VA for 37 years.  During his tenure at Jensen’s, Larry worked on vital projects for Federal Agencies such as the White House, the Senate Office Building, and NASA as well as the Smithsonian Museum.  Larry was a veteran of the Army National Guard serving in the 29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment of Winchester VA for 24 years achieving the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Virginia Service Medal.  Larry was dedicated in his service to the Lord via the Baptist Churches in Woodbridge.  During his 52 years at First Baptist Church of Woodbridge, Larry served as a boy’s Sunday school teacher, Senior High Sunday School Director, Royal Ambassadors (RA) Leader, Youth Director, Deacon, Visitation Coordinator, Lead Usher, as well as preaching at Revivals.

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Katherine Lee Graves

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Katherine Lee Graves, 79 of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away on January 27, 2021. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 26, 1942 to parents, Tommy E. Calloway Sr and Ida Mae Calloway. Katherine is the widower of husband James Rodney Graves, Sr.

Katherine retired as an Executive Secretary at C&P Telephone company, now known as Verizon. During her younger years, Katherine was an avid reader of fiction novels and popular magazines. Over the past few years, she lived at Potomac Place, in Woodbridge, VA and was known as the “bingo queen” by residents and friends. Katherine was seen daily putting together puzzles in the main living room of the community.

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