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Bristol Bowman

Bristol Bowman

May 17, 2009

Bristol Marie Bowman of Berryville, VA, died on May 17, 2009 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. Bristol was the infant daughter of Holly Harlow and Gregory Bowman. Along with her parents she is survived by her sister Reese Bowman , paternal grandparents Yvonne Bowman and Randy Rose, and William Bowman; maternal grandparents Kenneth and Sandra Harlow; aunts...

Maureen Thoman

Maureen Thoman

May 17, 2009

Maureen Plunkett Thoman, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Maureen, born in Pittsburgh, PA and a resident of Ashburn, VA was the beloved wife of 15 years of John R. Thoman and the loving daughter of Leo T. and Ruth M. (dec.) Plunkett of Pittsburgh, PA. She is cherished by her 5 siblings:...

Miril Louise Whitlow

Miril Louise Whitlow

May 12, 2009

Miril Louise Whitlow, wife of Grandpastor Joseph Arlie Whitlow, SR. passed away on may 12, 2009. She and Pastor Whitlow were married 69 years. Mrs. Whitlow was born on July 31, 1917. Along with the duties of a pastor's wife she was a homemaker. Together with her husband, she raised three children. Left to carry on the legacy are her...

Yodwinder Singh

Yodwinder Singh

May 12, 2009

Local town employer, Yodwinder Singh passed away on May 12, 2009. Yodwinder made his home in Reston, Virginia. He was 29 years old. Yodwinder was born on January 15, 1980 in India. He was employed with the Town of Leesburg in water operations. He is survived by his wife Manpreet Kaur and his parents Pal Singh and Paramjit Kaur of...

Gerald Farrell

Gerald Farrell

May 9, 2009

Fifty-seven year old Gerald Walter Farrell passed away on May 9, 2009. A resident of West Pittston, Pennsylvania he was born to the late John and Leticia (Dugan) Farrell on November 4, 1951. He was married to wife Karen. Mr. Farrell held the respectful position of a police officer in law enforcement. Services will be held in his home state...

Stephen Deithorn

Stephen Deithorn

May 6, 2009

Leesburg resident Stephen R. Deithorn passed away on May 6, 2009. Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of Robert W. and Emma (Haller) Deithorn. He was born on December 29, 1951. Stephen was married to wife Kathleen Deithorn. He was a director with Siemens. Left to cherish him memories are his wife Kathleen and his brother robert T. Deithorn....

Nancy Smarr

Nancy Smarr

May 5, 2009

Mrs. Nancy Stup Smarr, 76 born February 7, 1933, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Weston, WV. She was born in Frederick County and lived in Maryland and West Virginia and in 2004 moved to Palm Coast, FL. She married her soul mate and best friend, Clarence (Chuck) Smarr, in 1974, and enjoyed 35 wonderful years of married bliss....

Juanita Ellison

Juanita Ellison

May 2, 2009

First Female Bus Driver in Loudoun County Juanita Brown Ellison, 87, of Aldie, Virginia, died Saturday May 2, 2009. She was born in Houston, Texas, on April 13, 1922. Juanita was preceded in death by her husband, Rolfe K. Ellison and parents Henry and Jacqueline Brown. She is survived by her son R.H. Ellison and his wife Janie, her daughter...

Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson

Apr 29, 2009

One of Leesburg's oldest residents has passed away. Ruth Marguerite Nelson, age 103, passed away at her home in Leisure World of Virginia on April 29, 2009 from congestive heart failure. One of five daughters, Ruth was born in Chillicothe, Missouri to the late Clara Edith (Cheyney) and James Robert Wilson, owner of a cigar factory, on January 20, 1906....

Frank Udy

Frank Udy

Apr 28, 2009

A man of many talents, Frank Beecher Udy, 60, passed away on April 28, 2009. Frank made his home in Purcellville, Virginia with his wife Kathleen Ann Udy. He was born in California to parents Neil and Jacqueline Udy on April 21, 1949. He is survived by wife Kathleen, daughters Susan Adams of Ashburn, Virginia and Laurie Crook of Nashville,...

Samuel Pearson

Samuel Pearson

Apr 24, 2009

SAMUEL ROYSTON PEARSON Loudoun Native Samuel (Sam) R. Pearson, 51, died April 24, 2009 of acute coronary failure, at his parent's home in Duncan, Oklahoma. He was born August 23, 1957 in Leesburg, Virginia to parents James L. and Canary S. Pearson. He had moved to Duncan, OK in 2004. Sam graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1975. He...

Samuel Pearson

Samuel Pearson

Apr 24, 2009

SAMUEL ROYSTON PEARSON Loudoun Native Samuel (Sam) R. Pearson, 51, died April 24, 2009 of acute coronary failure, at his parent's home in Duncan, Oklahoma. He was born August 23, 1957 in Leesburg, Virginia to parents James L. and Canary S. Pearson. He had moved to Duncan, OK in 2004. Sam graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1975. He...

Gloria Lipscomb

Gloria Lipscomb

Apr 20, 2009

A well known member of the community, Gloria H. Lipscomb, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Inova Loudoun Hospital. She was 75 years old. Mrs. Lipscomb was born in Nanjemoy, Maryland on November 20, 1933 to parents Herbert P. and Mary Elnora (Shannon) Henderson. She attended schools in La Plata, Maryland. Many remember her being associated with her...

Anne Myers

Anne Myers

Apr 19, 2009

Mrs. Anne Fenwick Myers of Winchester, Virginia died on April 19, 2009 at Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury. Mrs. Myers was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of the late Edward G. and Virginia Fenwick. She is survived by her husband E. Frank Myers III, and a brother Edward G. Fenwick, Jr. of Virginia Beach, VA. She graduated from Western High...

Lawrence Townsend

Lawrence Townsend

Apr 18, 2009

Beloved husband, brother and friend, Lawrence D. Townsend, best known as "Hoppy" passed away on Saturday April 18, 2009 while staying at the Cameron Glen Care Center. A painter by trade, Mr. Townsend was the owner of A & J Painting in Leesburg, Virginia. Lawrence Townsend, 50, was born in Virginia to the late William G. Townsend and Radie (Riffle)...

Daniel Brigham, Jr.

Daniel Brigham, Jr.

Apr 17, 2009

Technical Writer Daniel Taylor Brigham, Jr. passed away on April 17, 2009 while staying at Heritage Hall Nursing Center. Sixty-five years old, he was born in Berne, Switzerland to the late Daniel Taylor Brigham, Sr. and Elisabeth Prittie Elliott on September 9, 1943. Mr. Townsend was enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 13, 1966 at Virginia Beach, Virginia. He...

Shawn Haines

Shawn Haines

Apr 9, 2009

Forever will the smiles and laughter be in our memories when we remember Shawn Haines. With loved ones there to say goodbye, Shawn, who was just 22 years old, passed away at his home in Leesburg on Thursday, April 9, 2009 after a brave struggle with Hodgekins Lymphoma. Shawn was born on September 29, 1986 to Carl S. and Gloria...

Georgia Bange

Georgia Bange

Apr 9, 2009

A former schoolteacher in Fairfax County, a licensed professional counselor and businesswoman, Georgia Bange, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 9, 2009. Georgia lived in Loudoun County since 1972, having come to Northern Virginia in the mid "50s. A graduate of Concord University (formerly College), and the University of Maryland she had done studies at University of Virginia,...

John Norwood

John Norwood

Apr 5, 2009

John A. Norwood, 65, son of Francis and Dorothy Norwood, passed away this Sunday at Reston Hospital Center. He was a longtime resident of Leesburg, VA. He grew up in Lynn Massachusetts and moved with his family to Hollywood Florida. A graduate from Macarthur High School, he then enlisted in the US Air Force and served honorably in Vietnam. Upon...

John "Curt" Curtis Sieber

John "Curt" Curtis Sieber

Apr 3, 2009

Loving husband and father, John Curtis "Curt" Sieber, 49, passed away on April 3, 2009. He lived with his wife, Pamela, at their home in Leesburg, Virginia. Mr. Sieber was born in Germany on August 9, 1959 to parents John Andrew Sieber and Edna Louise (Halsey) Sieber. Proving himself to be a loyal and reliable employee in the landscaping field,...

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