Karl H. Will, age 91, of Woodbridge Virginia passed away on December 22, 2020 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital.  He was born March 7th, 1929 in Konigsberg, Germany to the late Karl J. Will and Therese Will.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife Joyce.  He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

Karl married his beloved wife Joyce in April 1955 for 61 years until her passing in May 2016.  Upon his arrival to the United States from Germany Karl lived in Cleveland Ohio for a period of time until he was drafted into the U.S. Army at the age of 24.  He was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and received an honorable discharge in June 1955.  He was a true example of a hardworking family man working as a full time tractor trailer driver for 42 years along with part-time jobs in between.  He was also a Maître d at the Officers Club in Quantico, VA.


Larry Clyde Casperson, 77 of Woodbridge, VA passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020 in Woodbridge due to complications of COVID 19. He was born October 29, 1943 in Sturgeon Bay, WI to Clyde and Mila Casperson.

He grew up in Sister Bay, WI, attended Sister Bay Grade School and graduated from Gibraltar High School in 1961. Larry enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the U.S. Naval Medical Corps. He worked in retail sales in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and then worked as a district manager for Peoples Drug in New Jersey. Larry found his passion for the commercial sign industry when he moved to Occoquan, VA. He was an independent contractor in the sales and design of commercial signage for over 45 years.


Benjamin Martin Davis, Jr. (age 67), departed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, due to cardiac arrest and a diagnosis of  a unspecified cancer. Benjamin dedicated 24 years of service as  Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, Army Reserves and DC National Guard until his retirement in 2005.  Ben dedicated over 28 years as a Virginia Department of Transportation  employee until his retirement in 2017, he never quit working unto the Lord. He unselfishly served so many family, friends, neighbors, co-workers.  Ben never met a stranger, he was bigger than life, beautiful inside and out.

 


Alvenia was born on February 8, 1931, to Marie Olle Shaw and Thomas Henry Jackson in Detroit, Michigan.  She was the second of five children, three sisters and a brother; Arletta (preceded in death), Jacqueline (Jackie), Marie (Tootie)(preceded her in death),  and Mell (preceded her in death).  Alvenia attended Higginbottham ES, Post Junior High and Cooley HS in Detroit, Michigan.  She also attended college.  Alvenia accepted Christ at an early age.  She attended New Prospect Baptist Church on Wisconsin St, Detroit, Michigan, where she was baptized and sang in the choir.  Alvenia’s first job was at SS Kresge Retail Store. She worked as the head cook at their lunch counter. During this time, she introduced her Stuffed Cabbage recipe to the store.  While working at this store, she met and married Donald Christian Reeves Sr (preceded her in death). From that union there were four children born;  Donald C. Reeves Jr (preceded her in death), Gary R. Reeves (preceded her in death), Sharon P. Reeves (Pindle) and Randy Reeves (preceded her in death).

Alvenia loved singing and cooking.  She was always singing while she was cooking. She also loved to travel and shop, especially on QVC.


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