Obituaries
Lee Warner Garnett
Sep 1, 2003
On Monday, September 1, 2003, The Lord announced ''Rest''. Suddenly Lee's (Sam) day went from labor to reward. Lee Warner Garnett Jr. (Sam as he was fondly called) was born to the late Helen and Lee Warner Garnett Sr. on May 18th, 1956. Sam attended and graduated from Essex County Schools. At a very young age he became a member...
Ruby B. Gilliam
Aug 24, 2003
Ruby B. Gilliam, daughter of the late Robert and Lillie Bryant was born January 22, 1929 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She was the youngest of six children. She departed this life on August 24, 2003 at the home of her daughter. She moved to New York with her sister Inez where she married Francis Gilliam on August 18,1954. She...
James ''Sonny'' Percell Clatterbuck
Aug 6, 2003
Brother, Husband, Dad and friend, you have come into our lives and quietly slipped away, leaving your footprints in the sand and in our hearts. James Percell Clatterbuck went home to be with the Lord on August 6, 2003 at Mary Washington Hospital. He was born in King George County, Virginia, February 9, 1938 to Alberta Williams and Joseph Clatterbuck....
William Thomas Smith, Jr.
Jul 31, 2003
William Thomas Smith, Jr. slipped quietly into eternal rest on Thursday, July 31, 2003, at Mary Washington Hospital. “Bubbie”, as he was known to everyone, was born on March 27, 1921 to the late William and Pearl Smith in Caroline County, Va. He attended school in Port Royal . Bubbie joined Shiloh Baptist Church in Port Royal, Va. at an...
Gregory Cordelle Cole
Jul 24, 2003
Gregory Cordelle Cole, son of Emma Cole and the late Robert Henry Cole, was born on January 25, 1952 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He departed this life on July 24, 2003. He attended Ralph Bunche and the King George County Public School system. With great ambition and determination Greg became an entrepeneur, operating a clothing store, managing a band, and owning...
Fannie Mae Coleman
Jul 17, 2003
Fannie Mae Coleman, daughter of the late James and Mary Robinson, was born in Essex Co, VA on August 15, 1931. God in His divine wisdom called her into eternal rest on July 17, 2003 at the age of 71. After she took ill, she moved in the home of her eldest daughter Elsie and her husband Keith, where she...
Henry L. Shepherd
Jun 27, 2003
Henry Lee Shepherd, son of the late Walterfield and Rosa Lee Shepherd was born on August 30, 1928 in Sparta, VA. He departed this life on Friday, June 27, 2003 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. Henry accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Sparta, VA. Henry was educated in...
Frank A. Crew
Jun 12, 2003
Frank A. Crew, son of the late Steve and Phyllis Crew was born May 7, 1923 in Washington, Georiga. Peacefully at home on June 12, 2003, he departed this life after a brief illness surrounded by his family. Frank was preceded in death in 1996 by his wife, Helen L.(Broaddus)Crew after 38 years of marriage. Frank and Helen were the...
William B. Johnson
May 30, 2003
William B. Johnson son of the late Charles and Rosie Johnson was born May 28,1928 in Plainfield N.J. he departed this life after a long illness at 4:35 pm May 30,2003 at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in King George, Va. William worked at White Packing Co. in Dogue for a number of years before he retired in 1991. He...
Eddie M. Harris
May 8, 2003
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Eddie Mansfield Harris, 69, of Ruther Glen was called to eternal glory on Thursday May 8, 2003, after a long illness. He...
Andrew T. ''At'' Dabney
May 7, 2003
Andrew T. Dabney, 68, of Newtown, Va., departed this life on May 7, 2003 at Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, Md. Mr. Dabney was born to the late Leroy and Lillie Ellis Dabney on December 18, 1934 in King and Queen County. He received his education in the King and Queen County Public School System. Andrew lived most of his...
Haywood D. Hedgeman
Apr 28, 2003
Haywood D. Hedgeman son of the late Milton and Bertie Hedgeman was born May 15, 1946 in Fredericksburg,Va. He departed this life on Monday April 28, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital Richmond, Va. He was emplyed as an Engineer at the Navy Ordinance Station at Indian Head, Md. for 36 years. And he was very proud to be a member...
Jeremiah A. Johnson
Apr 25, 2003
Jeremiah Augusta Johnson, son of Franklin C. Johnson and Martha P. Hundley, was born April 15, 1965, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Jeremiah departed this life suddenly on Friday, April 25, 2003, at Mary Washington Hospital. At an early age, Jeremiah accepted Christ as his personal savior and joined the Union Bethel Baptist Church. Jeremiah had a great love for outdoors. He...
Helen B. Cobb
Apr 25, 2003
Helen Blanche Cobb, daughter of the late Henry and Nancy Lucas, was born August 29, 1926. She departed this life after a brief illness at her residence on April 25, 2003 at 10:45 p.m. Helen was educated in the Public School System of King George County, Virginia. At an early age, Helen accepted Christ and joined the Good Hope Baptist...
Mary E. Baylor-Banks
Apr 10, 2003
Mary Baylor-Banks also known as ''Sister'' answered the Master's call quietly and peacefully in her sleep on Thursday April 10,2003 at her home. She was born April 20, 1938 in King and Queen County, Va. She was the third child born to the late William and Rosie Baylor. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined the First Mt....
Lessie M. Hayes
Apr 5, 2003
On Saturday, April 5, 2003, Mother Lessie M. Hayes (''Mama Lessie'') went home to be with the Lord. After an illness she entered into eternal rest at the Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, Virginia. She was born November 24, 1911 in Westmoreland County Virginia to the late Spencer S. Jackson and Mariah Tolliver Jackson. She was one of nine children.She was...

Estelle Coleman
Mar 31, 2003
Estelle Coleman daughter of the late Joseph and Eveline Johnson was born June 25, 1925 in Essex Co. She departed this life into peaceful rest on March 31, 2003 at Mary Washington Hospital after a long illness. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Hustle, Virginia later in life after moving to Bowling...
Burton Edward Carter
Mar 29, 2003
Burton Edward Carter Sr., son of the late Samuel and Nannie Carter was born February 27, 1915 in Caroline County. He entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 29, 2003 in the McGuire Hospital, Richmond Virginia. He was reared in a Christian home and joined the St. John Baptist Church at a very early age, where he served as a...
Lucille Maricha Jordan
Mar 26, 2003
WHO CAN FIND A VIRTUOUS WOMAN? FOR HER PRICE IS FAR ABOVE RUBIES. Proverbs 31:10 Lucille Maricha Jordan, daughter of the late Naomi and David Jett, Sr. was born April 21,1926 in Welcome, Va. in King George. She departed this life into a peaceful rest on Wednesday March 26 2003 at 12:20 a.m. at her home in Dahlgren, Va; surrounded...
James E. Young, Sr
Mar 24, 2003
John 14:1-6 In as much as it has pleased Almighty God to has taken from our midst our beloved Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather James E. Young Sr. We bow in humble submission to his will and pay tribute to his memory today. James E. Young Sr. was born on January 12, 1912 in Farmville, Virginia to the Late Willie and...