Obituaries

Jean Campbell Williams, 95, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2020.  She was born on January 21, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia to parents Edward M. and Ora Lee Campbell. She received her BS in Education from Queens College in Charlotte, NC where she was also a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.  She also received a Masters in Education from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  Jean was preceded in death by her husband Davant Thomas Williams who she was married to for 63 years.  She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca W. Polaski and her husband, Thomas A. Polaski; daughter-in- law, Kay C. Williams; grandchildren, Erin E. Stewart (Daniel), Michael T. Edens (Jessie), Joshua W. Edens, Jenna W. Smith (Jared) and Blake D. Williams; great grandchildren, Cameron, Emma, Carleigh, Arya, Wyatt, Scout Jean, and Lincoln; brother-in-law, David L. Williams and his wife, Roberta M. Williams, and nieces and nephews.  Jean was preceded in death by her daughter Lucinda W. Lewis and her husband Gregory A. Lewis, and her son Robert D. Williams.

   A family celebration of Jean’s life will be held in October 2020 in Black Mountain, NC.


News

After hundreds of suggestions and multiple school board meetings, a name has finally been chosen for Prince William County’s 13th high school.

The school, which will be located at 13150 University Boulevard in Gainesville, has been named Gainesville High School. The naming was approved at the Prince William County School Board’s June 10 meeting, where the board also named the school’s library media center in honor of Officer Ashley Marie Guindon and its Student Services Center in honor of Lillian Orlich.


Obituaries

A wonderful woman, Missy Bowler-Gleason, peacefully passed away at her home in Stafford, VA on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. She was only 52 years young and was not only loved but respected by all who knew her. She will be deeply missed.

She is survived by her loving husband of 31 years, Donald Wayne Gleason, their daughter Brooke Nicole Gleason, her step children Joshua Gleason (Lauren) and Farrah (Joshua) Galloway and seven grandchildren. Her mother, Marjorie Bowler-Schaeffer as well as her brothers Gary Bowler and Randal (Yvonne) Bowler also survive her.  Her twin sister’s daughter, Jennifer Zoromski and several other nieces and nephews as well as her sister in law Tracey Bowler survive her.


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A week after Manassas City Police Chief Douglas Keen had told Manassas City Council that he was chased by 200 protestors during a riot on Sunday, May 31, he’s clarified his earlier statement.

“So I said chased, I own those words, I said ‘em. Retreated and moving back would be a better description. We were not chased down the street, being chased by a bully with rocks being thrown at us. We were pushed backwards and continued to move into Battery Heights,” Keen said during a meeting of the Manassas City Coucnil on Monday, June 8.