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Q: When Blue Ridge says it offers passionate care that extends beyond the clinic, what does this mean? A: We are Blue Ridge Physical Therapy, which is part of the Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center family that has been around since 1977. That’s 43 years. We are entrenched in the community.
You will find our providers as team physicians for every high school in Fauquier County and on the sidelines of high school football games. We support the local athletic training departments in every way we can because we believe in the rehabilitation of athletes and have a passion for sports medicine.
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We have a non-profit organization, The Foundation of Blue Ridge Orthopaedics, that has given $270,000 to the communities we serve. We partner with local small businesses to support their endeavors and fundraisers every year. Local sports teams use our parking lot for car washes and yard sales. The list is long and our friends of Blue Ridge are throughout the region. We are proud of this. Q: Unbeknownst to many, there are several types of physical therapy. What kinds do you offer? A: We offer exclusive comprehensive orthopaedic rehabilitation to include: • Physical therapy
• General orthopaedic – surgical and non surgical, including spine and sports medicine • Occupational (hand) therapy • Aquatic physical therapy • Medical nutrition therapy • Trigger point dry needling • Massage therapy • Orthotic and brace fittings Q: What are some other offerings that patients can find at Blue Ridge? A: On the orthopaedic clinic side of Blue Ridge, we have ten doctors and five physician assistants. Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center can typically get a patient in to be seen with a provider in one to three days, and sometimes the same day. We see 2,000 patient appointments per week across Warrenton and Gainesville locations, but because of our large team, we can still spend quality time with each patient. We offer everything for bone health and wellness - from acupuncture, a dedicated interventional pain management clinic, onsite X-ray department, joint injections, an accredited outpatient surgical center, aquatic physical therapy, and more. We are open in Warrenton Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; in Gainesville, hours vary.
Our physicians rotate between offices.
Our new website lists everything in more detail: www.BlueRidgeOrtho.com. Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 18, 2020
Marshall residents, business owners speak against Main Street project
By Coy Ferrell Times S aff Wri er
There was a moment of levity during an otherwise tense citizens time during the March 12 board of supervisors meeting. “If there’s anyone who doesn’t agree with me, I hope that you continue to buy my product and eat my pizza,” said Giuseppe Dilisi, of Joe’s Pizza in Marshall, with a smile. “I’m a good guy,” he chuckled, to universal laughter in the packed meeting room.
Dilisi was speaking in opposition to the Marshall Main Street improvement project. The county is currently seeking bids for the construction phase of the project; a contract could be announced as early as this spring.
Seventeen others joined Dilisi during citizens time in asking supervisors to cancel the project, citing potential effects that would, in their view, be harmful to businesses and residents in Marshall: disruption in the flow of customers during construction, the narrowing of the Main Street by a total of 2 feet, and the 2 cent tax increase set to go into effect after construction commences.
On this last point, some speakers said that taxes would need to be raised, or the tax district expanded, to pay for the maintenance of the new sidewalks.
Perhaps the biggest applause line of the night came when Neil Corish, an engineer who rents an office on Marshall’s Main Street, said: “I like Marshall the way it is.”
About 25 people sporting blue “cancel the project” stickers filled most of the available seats in the meeting room, a show of force organized by the Marshall Business and Residents Association and Mary Wilkerson, the organization’s president. Wilkerson presented to the supervisors 126 form letters she said are signed by Marshall residents and business owners who support canceling the Main Street project. Not everyone in attendance was opposed to the project. Four speakers voiced their support of the project and their confidence that Marshall residents and business owners would be able to overcome any difficulties during the construction phase. Three statements from Marshall business owners supporting the project were also read into the record.
Three supervisors – Mary Leigh McDaniel (Marshall District), Chris Butler (Lee District) and Chris Granger (Center District) – said they do not have plans to vote to cancel the project, a position they reaffirmed after the March 12 meeting. Holder Trumbo (Scott District) has recused himself from matters related to the project because he operates a business in Marshall. Rick Gerhardt (Cedar Run District) has not commented.
The project, which affects Marshall’s Main Street from just west of Frost Avenue to just east of Winchester Road, would move all overhead utility wires underground, expand and renovate sidewalks – thereby narrowing the street by about 2 feet from curb to curb - add crosswalks, improve signage and stormwater management and add trees and street lighting.
Funding for the project comes from several sources: $3.61 million from state and federal funds; $910,000 from donations and $583,000 from proffers (funded in advance by the county’s capital reserve). An additional $1.9 million comes from local matching funds: $545,413 from the county’s capital reserves and $643,272 funded up-front from reserve funds and to be paid back via an increase in the Marshall special lighting district tax, which would go into effect the year after construction commences.
The tax increase, which would change the rate from $0.005 to $0.025 per $100 of assessed value was passed by the board of supervisors in 2013 and would take effect in the calendar year following the beginning of construction.
Fauquier may add additional registrar offices
By Coy Ferrell Times S aff Wri er
Fauquier County will explore the possibility of adding additional registrar offices before the November general election. The study was prompted by a slate of new voting legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly this year that now can be signed into law by the governor.
At a March 12 work session, supervisors and county administrator Paul McCulla discussed the possible need for new or expanded registrar facilities to meet the expected increase in demand, prompted especially by expanded early-voting options and same-day voter registration.
McCulla said that county staff will study the cost of adding registrar offices in New Baltimore and Bealeton, as well as the possibility of renting a larger space in the Center District, and present their findings to the supervisors.
He said that another piece of state legislation, a bill that would allow voters to request a ballot and vote by mail, “may have a positive impact” on lessening the strain on the local registrar, but that further study was needed.
Currently, Fauquier County’s sole registrar’s office is located at 528 Waterloo Road in Warrenton.
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Town of Warrenton closes the WARF, Visitor Center State of emergency declaration prompted action to protect residents, employees
By Robin Earl
The Town of Warrenton has closed the Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Center at 800 Waterloo Road and the Warrenton-Fauquier Visitor Center at 33 Calhoun St.
Town Manager Brandie Schaeffer said that although the Public Works Department at 360 Falmouth St. and the Police Department at 333 Carriage House Lane will continue to operate normally, both departments will be closed to visitors. Residents who require service or have questions may call Public Works at 347-1858 or the Police at 347-1107.
The changes follow the governor of Virginia and the president of the United States declaring a state of emergency because of the threat of the coronavirus. Schaeffer said Friday, “We’ve been talking about it for the last three to five days. We didn’t want to wait until we had disease transmissions.” She added, “We are taking a longterm look at this. This is not a snowstorm that gives us a tough week. We have been told that we should be prepared for this to last three to four months, up to a year. We want to be sure we can continue to provide vital services to our residents throughout.” At this time, Town Hall will remain open to the public; access will only be permitted through the front door.
“As the coronavirus has spread, we have learned one reliable lesson: that by taking decisive action early on, we can slow the spread of the disease and save untold numbers of lives,” Warrenton Mayor Carter Nevill said.
Schaeffer said in a press release, “We have implemented cleaning protocols established by the CDC and Virginia Department of Health. Town staff have been instructed to stay home if they feel ill, or if a member of their household is ill, or if anyone in their household has travelled outside of the country in the last 14 days.
“We ask that if you visit Town Hall, you follow the posted instructions to protect your health and the health of our staff.”
The release added, “For the most current information regarding the status of any town facility, service or event, please visit the Town’s website (www.warrentonva.gov), Facebook page, or call the main phone number (347-1101).”
For now, Schaeffer said in a follow-up phone call, there will no other effect on services. “We will continue to provide all essential services. Trash pickup will continue. You will still be able to schedule in
The WARF will be closed for at least two weeks.
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spections,” she said.
She said that anyone who needs help with permitting should come to the front desk of Town Hall, rather than to the Community Development office downstairs. “We are relocating the Community Development permitting desk to the first floor of Town Hall. It’s another way to reduce employee interactions with the public. We are trying to keep everyone healthy and make sure the government stays operational.”
Schaeffer said there is a silver lining in this current health crisis. Employees who work at the WARF and the Visitor Center will be reassigned to do necessary tasks that the staff has not had time to complete. The WARF will get a deep cleaning, for instance. And with town employees getting ready to move into the new Town Hall on Main Street, there is plenty of packing and cleaning to do. “We’ll complete a needs assessment and reassign according to what people’s skills are and what needs to be done,” she said.
Schaeffer said that the WARF’s temporary closing will also provide the opportunity for those staffers to be crosstrained at other front desk positions.
She assured, “I have no intention of laying off anyone. I am 100% confident. There is plenty of work to do.”
Local registrar frustrated at lack of direction from the state in face of health crisis
By Coy Ferrell Times S aff Wri er
The Virginia Department of Elections announced this week that voters are “strongly encouraged” to vote absentee in the May municipal elections due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The directive will apply locally to the May 5 town council elections in Warrenton, Remington and The Plains.
According to VDE’s website, voters may choose the reason “2A My disability or illness” on their application for an absentee ballot. Alex Ables, the general registrar for Fauquier County, confirmed that any voter otherwise eligible to vote in an election on May 5 can utilize the absentee option, regardless of whether they were actually exposed to the novel coronavirus. “Voters who choose the absentee option should do so as soon as possible so they can get their ballots in time to return them by mail by Election Day,” said the statement on the VDE website.
Voters must be registered to vote by April 13 in order to be eligible to participate in the May 5 elections. The deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed to you is April 28 at 5 p.m. Absentee ballots can be requested online or by mail, phone or fax.
More information about casting an absentee ballot can be found on the VDE website: https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/ absentee-voting. Ables expressed frustration at what, in his view, has been a lack of guidance from the state election department about how local registrars should handle elections during the health crisis. “Up until this point we’ve had no concrete guidance from the department of elections,” he said.
“It’s a mess,” Ables said of the developing public health situation and its threat to the integrity of upcoming elections, “and it isn’t going to get better between now and May 5. How does the state expect us to conduct an election when people are afraid to come to the polls for fear of exposure [to the virus]?”
Ables cited disruptions to the March 17 presidential primary elections in Florida, where according to news reports, some polling stations did not open. Ables said his understanding was that some registrars did not feel comfortable opening polls and thereby risk exposing the public to the virus. “I can’t say I don’t blame them,” Ables said.
“This is a fluid situation and [VDE] aren’t getting any clear guidance or leadership,” he continued, adding later, “In some respects we are in uncharted territory, but sometimes what you need is direct action. And we need direct action now.”
Ables said he wrote a letter to the state election department suggesting the May 5 election be conducted entirely by mail, but that the absentee provision is so far the only concrete guidance his office has received from VDE.
“They’re basically just telling us, in a roundabout way, that we have to carry on as normal,” he said.
By Coy Ferrell Times S aff Wri er
The proposed Fauquier County budget for fiscal year 2021, which begins July 1, totals $357.9 million, an 8.2% increase from FY 2020. The budget includes a 3.6 cent real estate tax increase, which would make the overall real estate tax rate $1.030, up from $0.994. The average real estate tax bill would increase by $136.08. The budget adoption process will continue this Thursday at 7 p.m. with a “virtual” public hearing; due to a recent directive from the president in regard to COVID-19 precautionary measures, the public will not be able to attend the hearing in person. County Administrator Paul McCulla submitted the proposed budget to the board of supervisors late last month. Currently, the supervisors are set to adopt a budget on March 26, although supervisors have the authority to change that date.
One budget work session, originally scheduled for March 17, was canceled due to the state of emergency declared by McCulla on March 16. The current spate of closures and economic disruptions both locally and worldwide has added uncertainty to supervisors’ goals and priorities.
Speaking about the proposed real estate tax increase, Supervisor Chris Butler (Lee District) said: “My concern is how the virus is impacting folks with additional child care costs, impact on local small business and I am concerned [with] a large tax increase at this time. We all have to live within our means, and we need to tighten our belts in troubled times. We see the economic impacts of this daily.”
Marshall District Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel declined to elaborate on her thoughts on the proposed budget. “All I can say now is that I need to work with other board members to see where they stand,” she said, citing the fast-moving news related to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
As the proposed budget stands currently, 1.7 cents of the tax increase would go toward the fire and rescue levy, which would fund, among other things, an additional 15 career fire and rescue staffing positions. The increase in personnel would allow for around-the-clock, seven-days-a-week, three-person staffing in Goldvein and 12-hours-aday, seven-days-a-week, three-person staffing at Lois and The Plains. The remaining 1.9 cent base rate increase would be “primarily to fund commitments … for compression and compensation funding for the school division and county departments,” the report said.
Expenditures from the general fund would increase by $9.2 million to $198.5 million. The single greatest expenditure from this fund by far is the contribution to the school division operating fund at $95.9 million, 3% more than in the current budget. On the whole, the school division operating fund would increase by 4.4% to $154.8 million. The school division requested about $1 million more, all of which would have gone toward salaries and benefits. In total, the school division’s budget would be $168.2 million, an increase of 4.9%. The majority of the overall increase comes from state funds, although local support would continue to fund 64% of the school budget.
Overall, the FY 2021 budget would add about 29.6 full-time-equivalent staff positions, bringing to 788 the number of county FTE positions and 1,904 FTE positions in the school di
Veterans care facility could open in 2022
By Coy Ferrell Times S aff Wri er
Construction on a long-planned veterans care facility in the former Vint Hill Farm Station area is set to begin next month. The 128-bed Puller Center will be a state-operated nursing home for military veterans and could be ready to begin accepting patients in 2022.
Steven Combs of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, which will operate the facility, presented updates about the project to the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors at a March 12 work session.
The facility, located between Vint Hill Road and McIntosh Drive in the Vint Hill Economic Development Area, will be organized into 16 “households” in an effort to make the setting “as homelike as possible,” said the VDVS presentation. Three levels of care – skilled nursing, memory and short-term rehabilitation – will be offered at the center, which VDVS estimates will employ about 200 people.
Combs said that Fauquier County proved an ideal location for the facility, emphasizing that planners took into consideration the community surrounding potential sites. “You think of Fauquier County and what it has to offer as a community,” he said, “we don’t build in a vacuum. We hope that [the Puller Center] becomes a center of the community, and that the community feels ownership.”
Combs told supervisors that the “amazing package from the Fauquier County Office of Economic Development … checked every box [and] really was hands down the winner.”
See VETERANS, page 16 vision.
The fire and rescue fund would be the largest recipient of new or expanded positions, with a net gain of 16.77 FTE positions in the new fiscal year. The sheriff’s office would gain two positions.
Capital Improvement Projects
The proposed budget includes a drastic increase in expenditures for capital projects. $21.7 million would be allocated from the capital improvement fund in FY 2021, an increase of 167% from the current budget.
The greatest portion by far, $15.7 million, would go toward school division projects. Utilities and infrastructure improvements would receive $4.2 million, and $1.2 million would go toward parks and recreation projects. The remaining funds would be allocated for fire and rescue, general projects and environmental services.
The five-year strategic plan, adopted by the board of supervisors in 2018, proposes a total $99.5 million in CIP investments from FY 2021- 2025, with $15 million coming from cash funding. The remaining $84.5 million would be financed by debt. During the five-year planning
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The proposed FY 2021 and draft FY 2022 budgets can be found on the county’s website at https://www.fauquiercounty.gov/ government/departments-h-z/ management-and-budget/currentfiscal-year/fy-2021/proposed. Fauquier residents can submit comments on the proposed budget by email at bos@fauquiercounty. gov or budgetoffice@ fauquiercounty.gov; or by phone at 540-422-8360 or 540-422-8001. The current budget adoption schedule (subject to change)
March 19, 7 p.m., online only —“Virtual” Public Hearing, 7 p.m.; view at https://vimeo.com/ event/25618
March 26, 4 p.m., Warrenton Community Center – Board of Supervisors meet to adopt budget, tax rates, CIP for FY 2021-2025.
period, $57.5 million would be allocated to school projects; $9.6 million for parks and recreation; $7.2 million for public safety and fire and rescue; $2.6 million for judicial administration. Of the $14.9 million allocated for utility and infrastructure, $8.0 million will go towards developing broadband infrastructure.
Fauquier County declares local emergency
EMERGENCY, from page 6
are strongly encouraged to complete their transactions online or via the phone. Checks for payments may be placed in the mail rather than being paid in person or you can pay for services online. If you must visit a county department, please call prior to your visit. A phone directory can be accessed on our webpage at www. fauquiercounty.gov.
Staff is being directed to use social distancing as much as possible to avoid unnecessary physical contact and help citizens via phone rather than in person when possible. The county has a coronavirus updates website at https://www. fauquiercounty.gov/government/ departments-a-g/fire-rescue/ covid-19-information
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VETERANS, from page 15
Bill Keys, the service officer for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9835 (Warrenton) and VFW district 8, said that planning has already begun to provide amenities and resources for the Puller Center’s future residents. “A lot of people in this area have a sympathetic heart for veterans,” he said, adding that VFW and other local volunteers plan to arrange donations of televisions, DVDs and books for the facility’s residents.
According to Combs, a combination of funding uncertainties and design changes delayed the start of construction on the facility, which was originally scheduled to be com
COURTESY PHOTO A digital illustration of what the exterior of the ‘Puller Center’ will look like.
pleted in 2019.
VDVS originally applied in 2010 for a federal grant for a Northern Virginia care facility but did not
receive funding. In 2016, Virginia state funds were made available for the Northern Virginia facility along with one in the Hampton Roads region. Later that year, VDVS selected the Vint Hill site along with one in Virginia Beach. In 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Fauquier site, but changes to funding and the design itself delayed the beginning of the project until now.
In 2018, the federal Veterans Affairs relaxed guidelines stipulating certain design requirements, allowing VDVS to redesign the facility to, among other things, change the number “household” structure from 10 buildings housing 12 patients each to 16 buildings housing eight patients each; reduce the staff-to-resident ratio from 1:10 to 1:8; add a chapel and activity rooms, and create secure interior courtyards hallways between buildings.
In late 2019 VDVS received a $34 million grant for the Vint Hill project from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs; the grant is matched by state funds, making the budget for the facility about $68 million.
“The challenge was,” Combs told supervisors, “because we were still on the list for VA funding, we had some pretty strict guidelines we had to follow.” Summarizing the design changes after the presentation, Combs said: “We were able to make a good design even better.”
Keys thanked the Virginia state government, and Gov. Terry McAuliffe in particular, for funding the project in full when the federal government did initially not step in, a measure Keys said prompted the federal Veterans Affairs department to move more quickly to fund longterm care facilities in Virginia and elsewhere. “Putting politics aside, at least he was fighting for the veterans,” Keys said of the former governor.
Holder Trumbo (Scott District), who represents the district in which the facility will be built, said simply during the work session: “I am very, very glad to see it going ahead.”
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Cedar Run District Aaron J. Kightlinger to Gerald Wardle, 2.8917 acres at 7640 Greenville road nr. Nokesville. $406,000 Kirk Sackett to Jose Corral Rendon, 2.0391 acres at 10594 Brent Town Road, Catlett. $160,000
Lee District Three Flags Associates LLC to Trigon Homes LLC, Lot 180 on Falling Creek Drive, Bealeton. $73,500 Robert Earl Cover II to Cider Labs LLC, 1.67296 acres at 5344 Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck. $180,000 Ronald L. Malueg to Calvin B. Childress, 12171 Amanda Court, Remington. $300,000 Michael Straight to Rodney A. Scott, 1.7954 acres at 11564 Cemetery Road, Bealeton. $305,000 Victor O. Carter to Samantha Jacques, 5011 Godwin’s Landing Drive, Remington. $315,000 Main Street LLC to Ayat Investments LLC, 0.2518 acre at 102 Main Street and 0.1685 acre at 100 Main Street, Remington. $137,500 Jacob M. Higginbottom to Daniel James, 6406 Beales Court, Bealeton. $320,000 Center District Robert Banks to Steven Nguyen, 28 Madison Street, Warrenton. $375,000 Winchester Chase Development LLC to NVR Inc., 0.1959 acre off Winchester Street, Warrenton. $165,000 Roger W. Miller Jr. to Joshua S. Linebaugh, 1.1975 acres at 7446 Ashley Drive, Warrenton. $579,900 Eric N. Hunter to Ashley N. Richardson, 0.2323 acre at 34 Warrenton Blvd., Warrenton. $299,000 Lillian Walker to Anna Stine, 0.14 acre at 408 Oliver City Road, Warrenton. $95,000 Wendy L. Gaines to Mary M. Nevarez, 230 North View Circle, Warrenton. $420,000 Dan Lee Hensley to Nicholas Anthony, 6348 Nordix Drive, Warrenton. $280,000 Daniel Morin to Brennan J. Kartchner, 6471 Lancaster Drive, Warrenton. $389,900 Scott District Elizabeth McCulley Oman to R. Taylor Cosby, Unit 203 at 6704 Holly Farm Lane nr. Warrenton, plus parking spaces and storage. $330,000 Brant F. Smith to Gilbert & Sons Farms LLC, 25.0001 acres at 4484 Lee Hwy. and 80.7854 acres at 6234 Pilgrim’s Rest Road East nr. Warrenton/New Baltimore. $2,200,000
Marshall District James W. Jones to John McNairy Graham Lanton, 10.5901 acres at 6263 John Barton Payne Road, Marshall. $615,000 Medici Investments LLC to Nicholas James Forsten, 7.9169 acres at 7348 Starry Skies Drive, Warrenton. $485,000 Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. Na. Tr., to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1.5570 acres at 7884 Wellington Drive nr. Warrenton. Consideration: $10.00; Assessed Value: $755,900 NVP Inc. to James Capparelli, 9059 Stone Crest Drive nr. Warrenton. $570,000
Linda Lake LLC to Christopher Boucher, 20 acres on Hume Road. $200,000 Lexicon Government Services LLC to Nicholas Succop, Lot 12 off Rectortown Road; Lot 10, 0.2219 acre off Rectortown Road; Lot PRT 10, 0.3488 acre at 4019 Rectortown Road; Lot PRT 11 off Rectortown Road, Marshall. $370,000 Timothy G. Nojaim to Melinda Friend, 0.40 acre at 6322 Hopewell Road, The Plains. $521,499 Eric J. West to Nicole Merz, 7108 Shepherdstown Road nr. Warrenton. $539,900 Rodney A. Scott to Jean Daniel Mbakob, 6083 Mint Springs Drive, Warrenton. $539,900 Walter B. Russell Jr. to Bryan Frank Beard, 5035 Parkside Court nr. Warrenton. $645,000 Fauquier Lakes Limited Partnership to Lakeside Homes LLC, Lot 26-A, Brookside nr. Warrenton. $200,000
OBITUARIES
Edna Dale Willis Gardner
Edna Dale Willis Gardner passed away March 7th, 2020 with complications from dementia. Edna was born in Paris , Va. on September 1st 1929 and was one of 10 children.
Edna was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Raymond R. Gardner. Edna & Ray were residents of the No. Va. area for over 36 years before retiring to Englewood Florida in 1985. Edna received her degree in Medical Record Technology & served in the medical record field for almost 50 years. She was the Director of Medical Records at Northern Virgina Doctors Hospital and Greater Laurel Hospital. Edna enjoyed bowling, biking and playing bridge. Edna loved studying U. S. History. She was a volunteer for “ Meals on Wheels” and Hospice of Englewood. She was a member of Paris UMC, Paris, Va. Friendship United Methodist Church, Falls Church Va., Immanuel UMC, Annandale Va. and Englewood UMC in Florida.
She is survived by her daughters, Janet White (Mark) of Marshall, Cheryl Szabo of Ashburn, son in law Gary Szabo of Leesburg, grandchildren, Jack White (Emily) of Front Royal, Patrick Szabo of Leesburg, and Ashleigh White of Front Royal and a great- granddaughter, Ella Claire White of Front Royal. She is survived by her siblings, Mary Smith of Farmington, Connecticut, M. Ann Jackson of Winchester, Sara Callahan of Woodbridge and James Willis( JoAnn) of Stephenson, Va. She is also survived by 19 nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at Colonial Funeral Home on Thursday, March 12, at 12:00 noon.
Donations may be made to: Blue Ridge Hospice 333 West Cork St. #405 Winchester, VA 22601
Donald Hoy Johnson
Donald Hoy Johnson, age 84 of Endwell, NY passed away at his home on March 10, 2020. He was born on April 8, 1935 in Endicott, NY, son of the late Hoy & Flora Johnson.
Prior to moving back to New York in March of 2019, Don was a long-time resident of Catlett, VA. Don retired from IBM in Manassas, VA after a career of more than 30 years. Don had been a member of Battlefield Baptist Church and Triumph Baptist Church in Warrenton, VA.
Don is survived by his three children, Betsy Johnson of Winchester, VA, Susan Coffelt & her husband Kelly, Jr. of Mt. Jackson, VA, and Scott Johnson & his wife, Pam of Warrenton, VA; two siblings, Alice Klossner of Vestal, NY and Harold Johnson, also of Vestal; nine grandchildren, Jeremy Day & his wife, Sarah, Jason Day & his wife, Robin, Benjamin Mountjoy, Joshua Coffelt & his wife, Heather, Katherine Coffelt & her husband, Derek Knott, Caleb Coffelt, Landon Coffelt, Justin Johnson & his wife, Lindsey, and Evan Johnson & his wife, Sarah; and eight great grandchildren, Vivian & Jane Lee Day, Josiah & Haven Coffelt, Bryce, Blake & Brantley Johnson, and Emma Johnson. —In addition to his parents, Don is preceded in death by two wives, Sally Marie Johnson and Mary Louise Johnson.
The family will be accepting visitors at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA, on March 20, 2020 starting at 10:00 AM and followed by a funeral service in the funeral home chapel at 11:00 AM.
Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manassas, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Autism Speaks, 1 East 33rd, St., 4th floor, NY, NY 10016.
Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Joyce Ann Ingram
Joyce Ann Ingram was born December 18, 1946 and died March 12, 2020.
She was predeceased in death by her loving husband, Billie Ingram; her mom, Eleanora Tapp Linthicum; her dad, William Linthicum; her daughter, Teresa Hale; and her brother and sisters, William Linthicum, Jr., Virginia Hutchison, and Margaret Smith. She is survived by her son, David Johnson and wife Loren; son in law, Billy Hale; the loves of her life, her grand kids, Dylan, David, Jr., Melissa and Melanie Johnson, Sara Fesko and husband Jonah, Taylor Hale; and great granddaughter, Audrey Fesko.
Joyce was a very hard worker. She worked for Giant Food for 31 years before retiring. She was always out at her brothers slaughterhouse wrapping the deer he cut. Joyce was always there to help anyone that needed it, she would never say no to anyone. She didn’t know what it meant to sit down and rest. Staying busy and working all the time made her happy, along with dancing and playing with the grandkids. Joyce had a huge heart so anyone who had the pleasure of knowing her knows what a big loss she is.
Family and friends gathered for a visitation on Monday, March 16, 2020 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Pierce Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA 20110. A funeral was held there the following morning, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM. Entombment followed at Stonewall Memory Gardens, 12004 Lee Highway, Manassas, VA 20109.
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