Obituaries

Marguerite “Rete” Jane Arrington, age 87 passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 in her Dumfries home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born May 17, 1932 in Woodbridge, Virginia the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Virgie Mae Maconaughey. Rete was a devoted wife, mom, grandma and friend.

She started working at the Post Office directly after high school, and later become a homemaker once her first son was born. Rete served the community for over 50 years and was a life member of the OWL VFD Auxiliary. She held many positions over those years including President, Vice President and Conductress. When she wasn’t volunteering her time, you could either find her cooking for her family or playing bingo.


Members of O.W.L. V.F.D and the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue (DFR) visited over 40 homes on Saturday to educate the community on the importance of smoke detectors.

Firefighters fanned out in the River Ridge community just off Route 1 in Woodbridge to test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and change batteries.