Editors note: This is the second in a series of two stories about Betty Covington and John Harper, for which Covington-Harper Elementary School is named.
John Harper didn’t plan to retire in Prince William County.
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Ray’s distinguished and accomplished career as an IBM Engineer spanned over 30 years. After his retirement, Ray and Marty loved to travel to the beach, and Ray pursued his passions for golf, woodworking, hunting, and fishing. Ray was an insatiable reader, and he and Marty frequently made visits to the local library with stacks of novels.
Ray was affectionately known as “Pop” to his 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Pop took extreme pride in each member of his large family and closely followed the endeavors and life paths of each. He adored their visits always greeting each with a big hug and kind word. During his life, Pop was well-known for doting on and spoiling his numerous pets, especially his most recent dog “Jessie.”
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Join us for a delightful Sunday afternoon at the BlackRock Center for the Arts as Cruise Planners Beth & Rod present a special travel-inspired matinee featuring the beloved film Under the Tuscan Sun.
Date & Time: Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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Elizabeth Fox Bolton, 94, of Manassas Virginia, formerly of Clinton, passed away on August 8, 2017 at Novant Health UVA Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket, Virginia. She was born to Thomas Wilson Fox and Elizabeth Strong Fox in Jeff, Kentucky. The Fox family moved from Kentucky to Tennessee in 1931 where they lived on the family farm on Edgemoor Road where the Centennial Golf Course is currently located. The family moved from the farm to Clinton in support of the war effort. She graduated from Clinton High School where she was voted “Most Popular Girl”. She was an avid bowler and won numerous bowling titles and championships. She was a two-time Virginia State Doubles Champion and participated in over 45 WIBC Tournaments held throughout the United States. Elizabeth was a member of the Manassas Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husbands, 2nd Lt. Sherrill R. Williams, Walter R. Brummett and Earl A. Bolton; her son Walter R. “Bobby” Brummett, Jr.; her sisters Dorothy Margrave, Hazel Brown, Bessie Smith and Bertha Jenkins; her brothers William and Henry Fox.
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Elizabeth Fox Bolton, 94, of Manassas Virginia, formerly of Clinton, passed away on August 8, 2017 at Novant Health UVA Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket, Virginia. She was born to Thomas Wilson Fox and Elizabeth Strong Fox in Jeff, Kentucky. The Fox family moved from Kentucky to Tennessee in 1931 where they lived on the family farm on Edgemoor Road where the Centennial Golf Course is currently located. The family moved from the farm to Clinton in support of the war effort. She graduated from Clinton High School where she was voted “Most Popular Girl”. She was an avid bowler and won numerous bowling titles and championships. She was a two-time Virginia State Doubles Champion and participated in over 45 WIBC Tournaments held throughout the United States. Elizabeth was a member of the Manassas Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husbands, 2nd Lt. Sherrill R. Williams, Walter R. Brummett and Earl A. Bolton; her son Walter R. “Bobby” Brummett, Jr.; her sisters Dorothy Margrave, Hazel Brown, Bessie Smith and Bertha Jenkins; her brothers William and Henry Fox.
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Elizabeth Fox Bolton, 94, of Manassas Virginia, formerly of Clinton, passed away on August 8, 2017 at Novant Health UVA Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket, Virginia. She was born to Thomas Wilson Fox and Elizabeth Strong Fox in Jeff, Kentucky. The Fox family moved from Kentucky to Tennessee in 1931 where they lived on the family farm on Edgemoor Road where the Centennial Golf Course is currently located. The family moved from the farm to Clinton in support of the war effort. She graduated from Clinton High School where she was voted “Most Popular Girl”. She was an avid bowler and won numerous bowling titles and championships. She was a two-time Virginia State Doubles Champion and participated in over 45 WIBC Tournaments held throughout the United States. Elizabeth was a member of the Manassas Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husbands, 2nd Lt. Sherrill R. Williams, Walter R. Brummett and Earl A. Bolton; her son Walter R. “Bobby” Brummett, Jr.; her sisters Dorothy Margrave, Hazel Brown, Bessie Smith and Bertha Jenkins; her brothers William and Henry Fox.
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MANASSAS — There’s one thing Morgan Welch did before her child won the Prince William County Fair Baby Contest.
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John Sidney Hutton IV, age 84, lifelong resident of Manassas passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Burke, VA.
He was born on July 2, 1933 in Warrenton, VA to the late John Sidney Hutton III and Alice (Payne) Hutton. Mr. Hutton retired in 1991 from AT&T as an System Technician. He was a charter member of Manassas St. Thomas United Methodist Church and Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad.