Sandra Kay Clarke, age 77, passed away peacefully, on August 26, 2017 at Novant Health Prince William Medical Center.
She was born on December 31, 1939 in Roanoke, VA to the late Calvin W. Bruce and Carrie Webster Bruce. Mrs. Clarke was retired from Manassas City Public Schools and was a member of Manassas Baptist Church, the Manassas Volunteer Fire Company and a founding member of Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad.
James Henry Taylor, IV, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, August 27, 2019 in Prince William County.
He worked as an Engineer for Amtrak and was a member of the Fireman and Oilers Union. All of Jimmy’s free time was spent with his family. He especially loved watching his “Boys” wrestle and play sports.
Gertrud Burner Fields passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on August 27, 2017. The daughter of Willie and Elsa Schulz, she was born on January 4, 1927 and spent her early years in Walldürn, Germany. As a teenager, she moved with the family to Heidelberg. It was there she met and married Joseph Burner, […]
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.
STAFFORD COUNTY — An Amtrak train slammed into a tractor trailer in Stafford County.
The crash occurred at 9:40 a.m. in the rural Arkendale section of the county, at the intersection of Brent Point and Arkendale roads.
MANASSAS — New signs designed to make it easier to find parking in Downtown Manassas could be installed before Christmas.
The new blue signs with a large “P” printed on them, the international symbol to denote vehicle parking, will replace the traditional brown signs that match other street signs in downtown.
Ruby Davidson Walden, age 97, of Triangle, Virginia departed this life on August 27, 2017. Loving mother of Edward G. Davidson (Anne Locklear), and James Davidson (Deborah). Beloved grandmother to BJ, Jeff, Shelby, Heather, and James. Caring sister to Margaret Knox. Ruby is predeceased by her husband William Walden; parents, Ella and John Liming; sisters Rose Thomas and Pearl Hubble; brothers, Otto, Harold, Albert, Carl, and John. Ruby was born and raised in Virginia, she was an active member of Dumfries United Methodist Church, and she owned and operated Liming’s Department Store in Quantico.
A visitation will be held on Thursday August 31, 2017 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home located at 4143 Dale Blvd Dale City, VA 22193. A second visitation will be held the following day Friday September 1, 2017 from 10:00-12:00 at Dumfries United Methodist Church followed by a funeral service at 1:00 p.m. located at 3890 Cameron St, Dumfries, VA 22026. Interment will be at Dumfries Cemetery immediately following the service located at 17821 Mine Rd Dumfries, VA 22026
Theresa Joan Hopkins Gibson was born in St. Michaels, MD on December 21, 1942. She is the fourth child conceived by the late Arthur E. and Carrie Virginia Hopkins.
Baptized at an early age, Joan started her Spiritual journey at Union United Methodist Church (St. Michaels, MD); later she became a member of Gunston Chapel (Fort Belvoir, VA).
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Fire and rescue officials in Prince William County are watching the disastrous effects Hurricane Harvey is having in Houston.
While the storm may be nearly 1,400 miles away, officials here know hurricane season is far from over. And they urge residents to be prepared should a Harvey-like storm take aim at our region.
