Antoinette Abbott, age 73, of Clifton, Virginia passed away Monday, August 26, 2019.

She was born on December 29, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Anthony and Calliope (Fillow) Evangelu. She married the love her life, the late Richard Abbott, in 1966, and they enjoyed 51 years together. She was a fantastic cook famous for her Greek specialities. She loved antiquing, traveling and spending time with family.


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Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.


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There will be something sweet coming to our area in the effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia.

Free ice cream will be distributed as part of the #ISceamForEquality ice cream tour, where an ice cream truck will be traveling across Virginia between now and Election Day, November 5.


Deborah Jean Tennant, age 69, passed away on August 24, 2019 at Vibra Hospital of Richmond. She was born on May 7, 1950 in Washington, DC to the late Ralph Matthew Dean and Esther M. Beach. She is survived by her loving children, son Jeffrey Tennant and wife Rachel Wissinger; and daughter Patti Tennant and fiancé Avery Poles; and by her three beloved grandchildren Jonathan Tennant, Jacob Thorne, and Raymond Thorne. She is also survived by her siblings, Donald Dean, Matthew Dean, Jr., Drew Dean, Dora Hamm, Wanda Hagerman, Patsy Puckett, Jerry Dean, Thomas Dean, Brenda Davis, and many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, family and friends.

Visitation will be held on Friday, August 30, 2019 from 10-11AM, with a funeral service at 11AM at Pierce Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 9609 Center St. Manassas, VA 20110. Internment will follow at the Manassas City Cemetery.