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Tamala Rachell Houchins

Tamala Rachell Houchins

Nov 29, 2008

Tamala (Tammie) Rachell Houchins Tamala (Tammie) Rachell Houchins, 39, of Sterling and Berryville, VA, died suddenly at the Potomac Center Nursing Home, Arlington, VA on Saturday, November 29, 2008. Tammie was born July 29, 1969 in Fairfax County, VA. She was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Houchins, Sr. and Rachel Ann Ainsworth Houchins Heppes, Sterling, VA. Tammie spent...

Donald R. Mattmueller

Donald R. Mattmueller

Nov 29, 2008

Donald Roland Mattmueller, 76, passed away on November 29, 2008 at his home in Leesburg, VA, where he had lived with his wife for 18 years. Don Mattmueller was born in Albuquerque, NM on September 15, 1932 to the late Roland A. and Elva (Moore) Mattmueller. His family later moved to Arlington, VA, where he attended Washington Lee High School....

George Lee Sudduth

George Lee Sudduth

Nov 29, 2008

George Lee Sudduth passed away on November 29, 2008. Mr. Sudduth was a resident of Hamilton, Virginia where he lived with his wife, Mary Virginia "Ginny" Sudduth. He was born November 28, 1947 in Middleburg, Virginia to the late Richard Harold Sudduth and Florence Ruth (Downs) Sudduth. Mr. Sudduth was a custodian with the Loudoun County School Board. He was...

Patrick John Trexler

Patrick John Trexler

Nov 22, 2008

Patrick J. Trexler, 69 of Herndon, Virginia, formerly of Altoona, Pennsylvania died Saturday afternoon at Reston Hospital Center, Reston, Virginia. He was born in Altoona, son of the late John and Marie Trexler. He is survived by his two children, daughter, Kathleen and husband Shawn Benson and son Michael and wife Carla (Palazzi). He was preceded in death by his...

Mi-Young Delaney

Mi-Young Delaney

Nov 17, 2008

Loving wife and mother, Mi-Young Delaney, 37, of Sterling, Virginia passed away on November 17, 2008. She was born in Seoul Korea on June 10, 1971. She was the youngest child to parents Jungsoon Lee and Donggil Kim. Mi was a dependable employee of Associated Innovation Management Association for 7 years. She worked in the accounting department. She graduated from...

Robert Alden French

Robert Alden French

Nov 13, 2008

Robert Alden French, 70, passed away on November 13, 2008. At the time of his death, Mr. French was a resident of Leesburg, VA where he had lived with his wife for 34 years. Bob French was born in Torrington, Connecticut on March 27, 1938 to the late Lester O. and Dorothy (Mettling) French. During his high school years (between...

Timothy Eugene Twigg

Timothy Eugene Twigg

Nov 12, 2008

Timothy Eugene Twigg, 50, of Leesburg, Virginia passed away on November 12, 2008. He was an active member of his community; serving as Treasurer of the Izaak Walton Conservation League and a leader in Boy Scouts. Mr. Twigg was a long time employee of 24 years at the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) where he served as the managing...

Warren Silzer

Warren Silzer

Nov 6, 2008

Warren R. Silzer - Advertising Executive Warren Ralph Silzer, 87, who oversaw national advertising in The Washington Post as the paper's manager of general advertising from 1966 until his retirement in 1974, died November 6, 2008 at Inova Loudoun Hospital of acute renal failure with his son and his son's wife by his side. Mr. Silzer, whose parents were Gus...

Minh Thu Franklin

Minh Thu Franklin

Nov 2, 2008

Minh Thu Franklin—known as "Thu" to her family in America, and as "Mindy" to her friends and clients—was born in Saigon, Viet Nam under the sign of the Dragon. Her life demonstrated the truths about Dragons that you might have seen on the place mats of Chinese restaurants. Thu was indeed "excitable, energetic, stubborn ", as well as "honest, sensitive,...

James Weeden Hernly

James Weeden Hernly

Oct 26, 2008

James Weeden Hernly, 65, of Alexandria, Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2008 after a struggle with cancer. Mr. Hernly was born in Alexandria on July 21, 1943 to the late Harriet (Weeden) and Harold Hernly, Sr. He was a loving father and grandfather of two daughters: Sara Cox and Lara Nesbit and four grandchildren: Ethan, Mia, Sabrina, and...

Elsie Bailey Mccaskill

Elsie Bailey Mccaskill

Oct 20, 2008

Elsie Bailey McCaskill, 98, formerly of Chesapeake, Virginia died on October 20, 2008 in Heritage Hall Healthcare & Rehab Center, Leesburg, Virginia. Born June 22, 1910 in Newsoms, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lillian Whitley Bailey. Elsie was predeceased in death by her husband of 49 years, Winfred C. McCaskill; one sister, Audrey Culpepper; five...

Cameron Andrew Loy

Cameron Andrew Loy

Oct 16, 2008

Cameron Andrew Loy passed away on October 16, 2008. He was the infant son of Thomas D. and Lisa Marie Loy of Ashburn, Virginia. Although little Cameron was only with them for a short while, he leaves behind a family who loved him very much. Along with his parents, he is survived by his sisters Kyleigh and Clara; Maternal Grandparents...

Lois B. Cleveland

Lois B. Cleveland

Oct 7, 2008

Lois B. Cleveland of Potomac Falls, Virginia passed away on October 7, 2008. Mrs. Cleveland was a homemaker and the proud wife of 66 years to the late Harlan Cleveland. She was born in Oregon on June 12, 1916 to the late Delbert and Zoa (Toothacher) Burton. As a younger woman, Mrs. Cleveland was a very gifted pianist. She shared...

John D. Peper

John D. Peper

Oct 1, 2008

John Peper, 67, passed away on October 1, 2008. At the time of his death, Mr. Peper was a residence of Heritage Hall in Leesburg, Virginia. He was born in Florida on February 21, 1941 to the late John D. and Wilhelmina (Klinker) Peper. Mr. Peper was employed as a Geologist with the United States Government. He leaves behind to...

Maynard Y. Binge

Maynard Y. Binge

Sep 28, 2008

Maynard Yocum Binge, 88, passed away on September 28, 2008. Mr. Binge lived in Potomac Falls, Virginia with his wife, Audrey. Mr. Binge was born on January 20, 1920 in Galva, Illinois to the late Glen R. and Kathrine A. (Yocum) Binge. Lieutenant Colonel Maynard Binge was a retired pilot from the USAF. While in active service, he did a...

Wanda Hunt Kendricks

Wanda Hunt Kendricks

Sep 28, 2008

Our beloved Aunt Wanda was born December 23,1910 at home in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Callie Gwendolyn Landrum Hunt and John Tillman Hunt. Callie Hunt was a housewife and John Hunt was an accomplished attorney, practicing law in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Wanda passed away peacefully in her sleep September 28, 2008 in a private personal care home in Houston,...

James H. Kirkpatrick

James H. Kirkpatrick

Sep 24, 2008

James Henry Kirkpatrick, Jr., 92, of Stuart, Virginia passed away on September 24, 2008. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born on October 30, 1915 in Leesburg, Virginia to the late Rosa V. (Rutter) and James Henry Kirkpatrick, Sr. He was of the Baptist faith and a former member of the Boyce Baptist Church. Mr. Kirkpatrick was a farmer by trade. He leaves...

Russell Mark Read

Russell Mark Read

Sep 14, 2008

Russell Mark Read, 42, of Leesburg, Virginia, died at his residence on September 14, 2008. He was born on April 7, 1966 in England to his parents Donald Leslie Read and Hazel June (Lawrence) Read. He is survived by his wife, Josette Chretien Read of Leesburg, his daughter, Jacqueline Aimee Read of Leesburg, and his son, Matthew James Read of...

Audrey Louise Minor

Audrey Louise Minor

Sep 13, 2008

Audrey Louise Minor, 81, of Winchester, Virginia, died Saturday, September 13th at Hilltop House, her home for the past five years. Audrey was born March 7, 1927 in Waterford, Virginia, the daughter of Stanley and Janie McGaha. She married Bernard L. Minor in Leesburg, Virginia on April 14, 1945. Audrey was employed with the former C&P Telephone Company for 34...

Arbutus Ann Spring

Arbutus Ann Spring

Sep 11, 2008

Arbutus Spring, 85, of Lucketts, VA died September 11th at Loudoun Hospital. Mrs. Spring was born November 23rd, 1922, in Lucketts to the late Ode and Virgie Frye. She was a devoted housewife and loving mother. She enjoyed working outside and tending to her flowers and her yard. And she also enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Spring was...

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