Washington High School Virginia Alumni Obituaries

Margaret Best Trent 88 of Berryville VA went to be with the Lord on January 5 2026. Margaret was born in Austin TX on October 10 1937 to Margaret K. Best and Stephen E. Best Jr. Her family were the coowners of the KashKarry grocery store chain that served Austin from the 1930s to the 1980s. Margaret...

Dr. Richard Allen Keeler 84 of Winchester VA passed away peacefully on Monday January 5 2026 surrounded by love after a hardfought battle with cancer. Born to the late Norman and Thelma Dick Keeler on July 20 1941 Richard wore many hats and namesakes throughout his lifetime. In 1966 Dickie married h...

Wallace Nathaniel Bailey Jr. was born on February 9 1955. He was born in Newport News Virginia to Catherine Shirley Robinson and Wallace N. Bailey Sr. He went to TC Irwin and Dunbar Elementary Schools in Newport News Virginia Thorpe Junior High School in Hampton Virginia and Lindsey Junior High in H...

Monnero Devon Washington 47 of Pinetops North Carolina entered eternal rest on January 2 2026. He was born on April 19 1978 in Charleston West Virginia. Monnero was raised with love and guidance by his devoted parents Anita and Larry Harris who remain living. He was also the son of Andre Washington ...

Nancy Irene Brown Davis age 81 passed away peacefully on Thursday December 25 2025 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston MA following a brief illness and a year of declining health. She was surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born on July 9 1944 at Georgetown University Hospital in Wash...

G. Jeane Chaffin Altare GilBhrighde or Doctor Jennie 65 passed away on her 65th birthday December 12th 2025 at Bowers House Hospice Beckley WV after a short and aggressive battle with cancer. Jennie was born and raised in Bluefield WV to Myrtle Louise Stewart and Donald Chaffin on December 12th 19...

Mr. Alvin Arthur Stokes age 94 of Toccoa GA passed away on Wednesday Dec. 31 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca SC. Born November 26 1931 in Fort Pierce FL he was the son of the late William Arthur and Ora Bell Stokes. He was a graduate of Palm Beach Junior College with an Associate Degree 1958 U...

William James Byers 82 died peacefully Thursday December 25 2025 at the Loyalhanna Senior Suites in Latrobe. He was born August 23 1943 in Pittsburgh a son of the late Clifford Pool and Jeannette Virginia Byers. As a kid he had worked for H.A. Byers Garage in Greensburg He was a graduate of Greensbu...

Jerry Ronnie Hartzog age 80 passed away on December 28 after an extended illness. He grew up in Chipley Florida the son of Dewey and Rena Hartzog. He graduated from Chipley High School where he played basketball and was voted friendliest by the 1963 graduating class. After serving a stint in the U.S...

Brian David Pomerleau 61 of Chincoteague Island Virginia passed away in the comfort of his home listening to a little Jerry Garcia and surrounded by so much love on Sunday December 28. He wanted to be at home with his family his dog and the kitties. He wanted to be in the sunshine once more. He was ...

Born June 22 1949 in Washington DC Walter moved to Pulaski as a young child. He attended Calfee School and Christiansburg Institute and was a competitive athlete in football wrestling and track before graduating from Pulaski High School in 1967. That year the senior class voted Walter Mr. Friendly a...

Dolores Calla McGettrick Gelly, died January 4th, in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she had lived since 2021.She was the youngest of three children born to Arthur John McGettrick of Burlington, Vermont, and Mary Margaret Myers of Washington D.C. Three of her grandparents were first-generation Ir...

James Montgomery Fogleman died January 4, 2026, after a long battle with dementia. He is preceded in death by his parents, Maxwell Brooks Fogleman and Edna Montgomery Fogleman; his three sisters: Nancy McClary, Elizabeth (Betty) Long, Joyce Fogleman; and his brother and best friend, Maxwell Brooks F...

Catherine Weaver Dupree age 91 of Garysburg North Carolina peacefully entered into eternal rest on Thursday November 27th 2025 while in the compassionate care of Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Weldon North Carolina. Born on Sunday October 7th 1934 in Garysburg to the late Thoma...

Dollie Hobgood went to be with the Lord on January 5 2026. She went peacefully with her family by her side. Born November 19 1936 in Oak Grove community to Howard Charles Sheridan Sr and Minnie Mae McNeese Sheridan Dollie graduated from Pine High School in 1955 and immediately went to work at Morgan...

Angela "Angie" Denise Koch was born in Washington, Missouri on June 14, 1957, to Richard Griffin and Arla Griffin (nee' Roloff). She passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, in Washington, Missouri at the age of 68.Angie grew up in Washington and graduated from Washington High School in 1975. Follow...

Sandra L. Claire Hill died at home in Virginia on November 25, 2025, surrounded by family that loved her dearly and will miss her forever. She was known to her family and friends as “Sandie” in her early years, and “Claire” later in life. She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by ...

Mary Nell Roos, née Young, passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of Christ on January 8, 2026, at the age of 93. She was born November 4, 1932, to Nellie Vivian Young and Joe W. Young in McAlester, Oklahoma and named for her Mother and the Mother of Christ. She was the oldest child...

Our beloved Brenda J. Wynn was born on August 7 1956 in Manhattan New York to the late Mary McClure and Charles McClure. She was the second of two cherished daughters. On January 4 2026 she peacefully transitioned from this life boarding her flight to glory Flight 930 surrounded by love and legacy. ...

Funeral service will be held at 1200 p.m. on Friday December 5 2025 at Genesis Baptist Church 2812 Bessemer Avenue Greensboro NC 27405. Visitation will be held prior at 1130 a.m. Virginia Mary Ellen Covington affectionately known and deeply loved by her family and friends was born on March 12 1943 i...

Surrounded by loved ones Frank N. Gibson Jr former resident of Alligator Point FL passed away peacefully on Thursday December 11 2025 in Olympia WA. He was a devoted husband father brother favorite uncle and good friend to many. He was a good man who lived a life filled with faith kindness and conce...

Curtiss L. Johnson 87 of Warroad MN passed away peacefully on December 27 2025 in the presence of his family at the Lakewood Care Center in Baudette MN. He was born October 26 1938 in Warroad MN to Rubin and Gladys Johnson. He graduated from Warroad High School in 1956 and immediately began his jour...

John W. Derr, 84, of Park Rapids, MN, died January 7, 2026, with his wife Joy and four children, David, Elizabeth, Amy and Andrew by his side. The couple lived in Braddock Heights, MD for many years before retiring to their home on Long Lake, near Park Rapids, MN.Born in 1941, Jack was a 1959 gradua...

Robin Leslie Brill, 71, of Wardensville, WV, died on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.Robin was born in Winchester, VA, on August 10, 1953, the son of the late Maynard W. and Betty Miller Brill. Robin was a 1972 graduate of Wardensville High School and worked for over ...

Randolph Raymond Walls age 74 a resident of Ocean Shores died on January 12 2026 at his home in Ocean Shores. Mr. Walls was born on January 28 1951 in Seattle Washington to Dale and Patricia Becker Walls. He graduated from Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City. He later received his associate...

Dean was a longtime resident of Ocean Shores Washington. He passed at age 84 after a long battle with COPD and will be missed by many. He was born in Coeur dAlene Idaho to Arthur and Florence Dingler and enjoyed a childhood of smalltown charm and adventure often with his beloved beagle. He played th...

Virginia nee Wentz of Spring House Estates formerly of Ambler passed away suddenly on Sept. 26 2019. Wife of the late John J. III and mother of Hugh H. Barbara and Beverly A. Reilly Bill. Also survived by grandchildren Jessica Steele Mike and Gregory Sinn and William J. Reilly III Meghan and Matthew...

Carl M. Buchholz age 51 Managing Partner Philadelphia office DLA Piper International Law Firm and former Managing Partner of Blank Rome law firm died peacefully at home on May 23 2016 surrounded by his loving family. In the wake of September 11th President George W. Bush appointed Carl to work in th...

Fisher Thomas J. February 23 2021. Beloved son of the late Thomas R. and Irene M. Fisher. Thomas was a graduate of Temple University. For 35 years he shared his love of history with the students of Cheltenham High School. Tom had a passion for documenting historical gravesites. He traveled the Unite...

James Jim Robert Miller 76 of Herndon Virginia passed away peacefully on December 16 2025 at Fair Oaks Hospital surrounded by his family. Born on November 10 1949 in Frostburg Maryland Jim grew up in the closeknit community of Pocahontas Pennsylvania. After graduating from Meyersdale High School he ...