Marion Josephine Toombs (Rollins)
Jul 13, 2013
Marion Josephine (Rollins) Toombs, 87, of Spotsylvania passed away on Sat. July 13, 2013 at Carriage Hill Rehab/Nursing Center. For 10 years, Mrs. Toombs served the children of Spotsylvania as a school bus driver. As a Certified Nursing Assistant, she enjoyed working for many local families. She was "Nannie to the World", whether helping with grandchildren, foster grandchildren or whomever....
Foster Gene "Gene" Taylor
Jul 5, 2013
Foster Gene Taylor, 69, of Spotsylvania, passed away on Friday July 5, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. Gene was born on Sept. 23, 1943, in Alexandria, Va. to Foster Witt & Ruby Estelle Snead Taylor. He married Loretta Ann Stewart on June 7, 1963, in Alexandria, Va. & they recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Gene worked for...
Robert L Mcbride
Jul 1, 2013
Robert L. McBride Sr., 89, of Locust Grove passed away Monday evening, July 1, 1013 at Carriage Hill Health and Rehab. Robert was born on Nov. 29, 1923 in Romney, WV. He joined the US Army in 1942, retiring in 1962 as a Sergeant First Class. Robert married Dorothy M. Burke, and she preceded him in death. After retiring, Robert...
Kenneth Wayne "Tiny" Lawson
Jun 29, 2013
Kenneth Wayne "Tiny" Lawson, 61, of Fredericksburg passed away Saturday June 29, 2013 at Mary Washington Hospital. Kenneth was born on March 13, 1952 in Hart County, KY, to Luther Cheek and Mary Elizabeth (Davis) Lawson. He got the nickname of Tiny, because he was really a big man, standing at 6'8" tall. He worked in the construction trades most...
Harry Clay "Squeaky" Pulliam
Jun 5, 2013
Harry Clay "Squeaky" Pulliam, Jr. 55, of Spotsylvania, Va. passed away at home on Wed. June 5, 2013. Squeaky was born on Feb. 4, 1958 to Harry C. and Florence Bernice Pickeral Pulliam in Charles County, MD. He has lived since the age of 5 in the Spotsylvania area. He worked as a self employed handyman, and was a member...
William L. "Bill" Delozier
May 25, 2013
William "Bill" L. DeLozier, 84, of Locust Grove, passed away Saturday May 25, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. Bill was born on June 21, 1928 to Louis and Irene May DeLozier in North Braddock, Pa. He enlisted at age 17 in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving from 1945 to 1946. Bill joined the Navy in...
Cynthia Carol "Cindy" Shepherd (Zawolik)
May 19, 2013
Cynthia C. "Cindy" Shepherd, 54 of Spotsylvania, passed away suddenly, Sunday May 19, 2013 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. Cindy was born on Aug. 10, 1958 in Buffalo, NY. She moved with her family at a young age to Follansbee, WV, where she graduated from high school and attended Jefferson Technical Inst. where she got her LPN certification. Cindy...
Ruth Marie Harrell
May 10, 2013
Ruth Marie Harrell, 91, of Fredericksburg passed away Friday May 10, 2013 at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Md. Ruth was born on March 10, 1922 to Robert Fulton and Susan (Bard) Fisher in Lancaster County, Penn. Ruth was the youngest of 9 children and her four brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. She graduated from high school...
George Linwood Struder
May 9, 2013
George Linwood Struder, 84, of Fredericksburg, passed away Thursday May 9, 2013 at Mary Washington Hospital. He served in the US Navy from Aug 1946 to Aug. 1949. George married Mary F. Gray in 1950, and she preceded him in death. He was a lab technician for FMC and then with Virginia Semiconductor until his retirement. George loved working with...
Thomas Raymond Kovach Lt. Col. (Ret)
May 9, 2013
Lt. Col. (Ret) Thomas R. Kovach, Jr., 56, of Spotsylvania, passed away Thursday evening May 9, 2013 at Mary Washington Hospital. Tom was born on March 9, 1957 in Monessen, Pa. He graduated from Monessen High School and attended Virginia Military Institute receiving a Degree in Civil Engineering in 1979. He was preceded in death by his father Thomas Raymond...