Sumner High School Washington Alumni Obituaries

There wasnt a child she couldnt teach a church solo she couldnt slay or a social event she couldnt nail. Gladys Marie Harrison McClain beloved wife and mother lifelong teacher and integral community leader passed away peacefully Jan. 9 2026 surrounded by loved ones in the Washington D.C. home she sh...

was born on the morning of Saturday July 17 1937 to John Sumner Barge Sr. and Willie Evelyn Langley Barge. She was raised in Norfolk Virginia by her loving parents alongside her seven siblings. After an extended illness Mrs. Phillips entered her heavenly reward just before dusk on Friday afternoon J...

The world lost a curmudgeon when Dr. Robert Kent “Bob” Modlin of Lewisburg, West Virginia died on February 1, 2026 at the age of 93. Bob was born July 23, 1932 in Albright, West Virginia to the late Rev. Harrison Eugene Modlin and his wife Mary Sumner Modlin. Because they could not agree upon a name...

Shirley J. Hiwiller age 77 of North Washington passed away the morning of January 7 2026 at her sisters home after a battle with cancer. She was born on July 30 1948 in Ridgeville as the daughter of the late Robert W. and Winifred S. Smith Truesdale. Shirley graduated from Moniteau High School class...