Fauquier Times-Democrat

Robert Ellis Richey, 85, of Winchester, Virginia died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Hilltop Assisted Living in Winchester. Mr. Richey was born August 31, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of the late Alfred E. Richey and Madora Opal Johnson Richey. He was a computer systems analyst for the Department of Defense. Always wanting to stay busy, he worked a second job with Hechinger Company in Manassas, VA, after they closed, he worked for Home Depot in Warrenton, VA until 2016. He served in the U. S. Navy. He married Rose Ann Jordan on June 25, 1960 in St. Nicholas Church, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. Mrs. Richey died January 28, 2016. Surviving are two daughters, Rhonda Ann Richey...

Staff Sergeant Craig Aaron Pruden, lost his battle to PTSD on September 15th, 2021, at the age of 33 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. For those who knew Craig, they knew him to be a man of passion. Born on September 16th, 1988, in Woodbridge, Virginia, he led a life full of courage and accomplishment. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the United States Army and went on to boldly serve two deployments in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. Through strength and determination, he earned the Sapper tab, distinguishing himself among the many. While deployed he received the Bronze Star with "V" device for heroism and valor in the face of danger. He was...

Joanne Fishback Glascock, 88, of Berryville, Virginia died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in the Winchester Medical Center. Mrs. Glascock was born September 8, 1932 in Washington, DC, the daughter of the late Bedford Fishback and Emily Duncan Fishback. She was a bookkeeper with Allen Studio in Middleburg for over 25 years. She was member of Long Branch Baptist Church in Halfway, Virginia where she served as a deacon. She was the first president of Seven Loaves Food Bank in Middleburg serving 9 years in that position. She was married to the late Chester Allen Glascock who died on April 7, 2017. Surviving are a daughter, Emily Jean Glascock Phelps of Augusta, WV; a granddaughter, Heather...

Charles Carter Mackall, "Carter," 52 of The Plains, VA, died August 5, 2021, at home on his beloved family farm Selby of complications from colorectal cancer. Carter was born December 20, 1968 in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Alexandria, VA, where he attended St. Stevens School, and then graduated from the University of Montana. Carter had a lifelong interest in nature and conservation and was an avid metal detector and student of history and historical artifacts. For a time, he lived on Rock Creek in western Montana and in Alaska's wilderness in a self-built log cabin. He loved and lived for the adventure promised in the wild untamed spaces of America. He is survived by his parents,...

Hubert "Ed" Woodward , 69 Nov 8, 1951 - Jun 4, 2021 Hubert "Ed" Woodward of Maugansville, Maryland passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021 at Sterling Care in Boonsboro, Maryland. Born in Winchester, Virginia on November 8, 1951, he was the son of the late Hubert Edwin Woodward and Maxine Merle (Stahl) Woodward. Ed was a 1970 graduate of Fauquier High School in Warrenton, Virginia. He was a member of Warrenton Baptist Church and veteran of the Air National Guard Reserves. He enjoyed golf, Nascar, the Washington football team and feeding his backyard squirrels. He worked at the Sears catalog store and Earle's Texaco in Warrenton for a number of years then moved on to work for Lowe's in...

Irene Helen Moriarty, of The Plains, VA died June 1, 2021. Born in Virginia she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Bessie Garrison. She is survived by her three children Barbara Moriarty Weeks; Gerald Ray Moriarty; Fay M. Fleischer; ten grandchildren; twenty four great grand children; and four great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her daughter Brenda Reid; great grandson Timothy Reid; sister Lille Mae McGuinn; and her husband Robert B. Moriarty. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. at Royston Funeral Home, Marshall, VA. Services will be held on Monday, June 7, 2021 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with burial following in the Little Georgetown...

It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy Mae Church announce she went home to Jesus on May 31, 2021 at age 76. Born June 3, 1944 to Clifton and Nannie Bell Carter in Marshall, Virginia. Dorothy was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved taking pictures, going to yard sales, and reading. She was kind, funny and always ready to have a good time. She loved being a mother and adored her children. Title of grandmother and great-grandmother were no different. She was loved by many and will truly be missed. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, James Robert Church, Sr., sister Holly Wines, mother Nannie Bell Carter, Father...

It is with heavy heart that the Sexton family of Marshall, Virginia announces that William Jefferson Sexton passed away on May 13th, 2021, at the young age of 69. William was born July 10th, 1951 in Horsepen, Virginia to the late William Cicero Sexton and Ellen Elizabeth Weaver, thou Fauquier County is where he called his home for the last 42 years. William was an active member of the community and served for many years through the local Lions Club and the Lonesome Pine Hunt Club. His passion in life was farming and he was the perfect envisionment of a farmer. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, he loved his garden and the outdoors, and he was dedicated to the care and stability of...

Mary "Lucille" Hoppa, born January 12, 1931, in Fauquier County, Virginia, passed away April 27, 2021 at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN. Mary was the youngest child of James Otha Hackley and Lady Lee Carter Hackley of Orlean, VA. She was a military wife to Paul Anthony Hoppa/US Army. Mary is survived by her children, James Anthony Hoppa (wife, Linda) of Maryville, TN and Pamela Lee Hoppa of Murrells Inlet, SC; 2 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 5 step-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter to be born in September 2021. Mary was a long time resident of Waldorf, MD, where she enjoyed the company of many friends. She loved her Resident's...

Charlie was born in Rectortown, VA November 28, to the late Frank and Eunice Owens. Charlie was the farm manager for Loyalty Farms in Taylorstown and Albemarle Farms in Charlottesville, VA for 18 years. He touched many lives and most remembered for his fun and joking ways. He loved to entertain people and he loved all children. He will truly be missed by all. He is survived by his wife Patricia Owens. Daughter Deloris and (Joe) Skura of Maryland, step-children Lisa Saville of VA, Pat and Steve McKenny of South Carolina and Mike Douglas of Maryland and 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his daughter Renee Vertolli and son Charlie Owens, Jr. Due to...

Barbara Jean Beach Broadway was born on October 24, 1945, to Sarah Virginia Robinson Beach and Thomas Morton Beach, Sr., both of whom she survived. She had a sister, Virginia Anne Beach, whom she also survived, and a brother, Thomas Morton Beach, Jr., who lives in northern Virginia with his wife Beverly. Barbara received a BS at Radford College and an MS at Georgia State University. Between those two degrees, on June 14, 1969, she married James Ronald Broadway, whom she met while attending the University of Tennessee, whereupon, as she often told people, she received her MRS. She is survived by her husband of fifty-one years; her son, Thomas Weston Broadway; her daughter-in-law, Natalie...

Barbara Lucille Putnam, 67, of Bentonville Va., passed away on March 17, 2021 at her home. She was born November 13, 1953 in Fauquier County Va. to the late Earl Ryan & Mary Wright Ryan. She held various jobs over the years, however there were two that were near & dear to her heart. Both of these jobs came back to her passion in life (The love for kids). She worked at Fauquier county schools in the cafeteria, and as a baby sitter for a family up the street for years. There was an even deeper love for her grandkids Wyatt & Kylee. She recently was also mother to a little fur baby Friskie her dog who was her shadow. If you knew Barbara, you would know how she loved country music and...

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, Upton Hill Richards Jr. loving husband and stepfather of four children passed away at the age of 73. Upton was born on June 5, 1947 in Warrenton, Virginia to Upton H. Richards Sr. and Nancy Jones Richards. He received his degree in history from Washington & Lee University in 1970. He retired as a Title examiner in Fauquier County. Upton had a passion for music and playing guitar. He was known for his quick wit, his infectious smile, and his kind and compassionate spirit. Upton was preceded in death by his wife, Priscilla (Tuck) McGuinn Richards, his father Upton Sr. and his mother, Nancy. He is survived by a sister, Ann H. Richards of Orlean, VA. ...

Jackie T. Owens, Sr. 88, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Monday March 8, 2021 surrounded by his family. Jackie was born and raised in Fauquier County by his loving parents, Henry and Nellie Owens. He started out working on a farm in Upperville owned by Mrs. Helen Erwin then he went to Menlough Estate in Warrenton to work. After that, Jackie went into carpentry and painting, working for George Mayhugh and Lawrence Grant. Later on, he finally went into business for himself. While in business for himself, Jackie did a lot of work for Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Fox of Warrenton. Jackie had a strong passion for music. He played music with the Virginia Valley Boys and Blue Ridge Mountain...

Charles Milton "Bugar" Clegg, Sr. went home to the lord on February 17, 2021. He was born May 14, 1956 in Hanover, PA to Charles B. Clegg, Sr. and Carrie E. Clegg who both predeceased him. Bugar was a farmer most of his life. He loved fishing and hunting, telling jokes, making people laugh, spending time with family and friends. But most of all spending time with his grandkids. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 43 years Lorrie Ann Clegg. Daughters Angela Doyle (Chuck) and Christy Ahrens of Front Royal, VA; A son Charles M. Clegg, Jr. (Jennifer) of Culpeper, VA. A sister Beverly Landis of Winchester, VA; two brothers Charles B. Clegg, Jr. (Sherry) and Anthony D. Clegg (Sarah) of...

Richard L. "Rick" Collette, Jr., 67, of Middleburg passed away February 12, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center after complications from lung surgery. Rick was born April 14, 1953 in Martinsburg, West Virginia to the late Dr. Richard L. Collette and Janet Evelyn Collette. Rick graduated from Fauquier High School in 1971. After high school he met his beloved wife Kathy Humphrey and they had a daughter Katie. Rick Collette was a man who never met a stranger. There wasn't a place you didn't go with him that he wouldn't stop and talk to someone. Rick worked different jobs over the years but the one he was remembered most for was his time in the car business which he did for over 30 years....

Elizabeth Farmer Austin Hammon, age 88, passed away on January 18, 2021. Called Liz by her friends, she was born in Epes, Alabama, and migrated north to earn her BSN and start her career as a registered nurse at Freedmen's Hospital. While overseas on a military deployment with her young family, she caught the antiquing bug and was never able to shake it. Legend has it that she challenged the weight limits on military transports to bring back her haul sourced from the attics of multi-generation homes all over Germany and Austria. Upon return to the States in 1974, it was from these treasures that she started her first antiques shop in Thieves Market in Alexandria. She later started the...

Roy R. Ryan, Sr., age 65, of Round Hill, VA died on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the INOVA Cornwall Hospital, Leesburg, VA. He was born on November 22, 1955 in Winchester, VA to the late William Lewis, Sr. and Helen Myrtle Shaffer Ryan. Roy worked as a truck driver for Superior Paving Corp for 15 years. He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved to cook and being a backyard mechanic. Roy was a devoted family man and his great joy was spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, Roy was preceded in death by his sister Mary Ryan Lambert, his nephew William "Boo" Ryan and his beloved fur-baby Daisy. Roy was the loving and devoted father of Roy R. Ryan, Jr. and his wife Melissa...

John Edward Welch was the son of the late Edward L. Welch and Belle Baker. Siblings included: Ethel, Viola, Garland, Estelle, Hubert, Herbert, Ruth, & Thomas. John married Shirley Mae Fulton on June 19, 1954. John, Shirley, and their four children resided in Woodbridge, VA. Upon his retirement in 1993, John and Shirley relocated to Hume. John was a member of the Steamfitters Local Union 602 for +50 years. John was predeceased by his wife, Shirley; his son John Phillip Welch; his parents and siblings. John is survived by his children: Chuck (Kathy), Marty (Terrie), Lori (George), and beloved niece Susan Ratcliff (Randy); ten grandchildren; 9.5 great grandchildren; many nieces,...

Howard Jason Gray, Jr. of Marshall, VA died December 7, 2020. Born on October 15, 1949 in Virginia, he was the son of the late Howard George Gray, Sr. and Edith Fewell. He worked for Cooley Services for over twenty years. He enjoyed coaching baseball, he coached T-ball up to Senior. During this time he also served as an umpire. Mr. Gray is survived by his wife Brenda Gray of Marshall, VA; daughter Charlotte (Larry) of The Plains, VA; son Jason (Ann) of Front Royal, VA; daughter Patty (Tommy) of The Plains, VA; eight grandchildren, eight great grand children with two on the way; brother Michael Gray of Woodstock, VA; sisters Cindy Martin of Front Royal, VA; Ann Lawson of Front Royal, VA...

Audrey "Alene" Embrey, age 79, of Bealeton, Va. peacefully passed away at home surrounded by family and friends on November 26, 2020. She was born on June 19, 1941 in Loudon County to the late Wilmer Williams and Audrey (Embrey) Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilbur Embrey and her sisters Shirley Jane Painter and Joann Budd. She is survived by her daughter Pam Kemper and her spouse Sam Kemper. Alene built a career of nearly 50 years with the Fauquier County School Board Transportation. She safely transported children by school bus, car, van and finally was an aid to special needs children. She created a special relationship with all of the children she transported...