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Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | August 5, 2020
OBITUARIES Vanessa Elease Jenkins Ward
Nancy F. Hodgson Nancy F. Hodgson, 58 years, of Sumerduck, VA passed peacefully on Monday, July 27th, 2020 at Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, VA. She was born on December 16th, 1961 in Fredericksburg, VA, daughter of the late, William & Lois Embrey. She was a 1980 graduate of Fauquier High School. She married the love of her life in 1982 and her only child was born in 1983. She was a huge fan of NASCAR and enjoyed going to races. She also loved to frequent the casinos. She dedicated her career to the Department of Defense where she retired in 2017. Nancy is survived by her husband of 38 years, David L. ‘Squatty’ Hodgson of Sumerduck, VA; son, Stephen Hodgson also of Sumerduck; and three sisters, Gloria J. Embrey-Jones of Havre de Grace, MD, Linda L Embrey of Oak Island, NC & Michaele Embrey of Orange, VA. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by her sister, Kathy Embrey-English. The family accepted visitors from 10 to 11 am on Saturday, August 1st, 2020 at Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, VA followed by a service in the funeral home chapel at 11 am and interment at Cedar Grove cemetery in Bealeton, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National MS society. Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com.
Patricia Harrington McAvoy Patricia Harrington McAvoy died peacefully Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her residence at the Villa at Suffield Meadows in Warrenton, VA. She was born June 13, 1936 to the late Paul E. and Bernice O’Leary Harrington. She grew up in the small town of Warren, in western PA, where she had numerous relatives on both sides of her family. Patty played piano in the orchestra and choir at Warren Area High School, graduating in 1954. The small town girl had an adventurous streak in her, and she decided to accept a scholarship to Connecticut College for Women. In those days, the trip back and forth generally involved an overnight train ride through New York City, which Patty enjoyed with a couple of her girlfriends. She graduated Conn College in 1958, and moved to West Hartford, CT to begin her teaching career. She lived with three lifelong friends during those years. In an effort to get closer to Warren PA, she took a teaching job in Buffalo, NY in 1963. It was in a parking lot in Buffalo that she spotted a gentleman who also had a Connecticut license plate. The chance meeting led to a courtship, and a year later she married Donald Thomas McAvoy. They soon adopted their daughter Katherine, and their son Donald Thomas, Jr was born the following year. Pat took time off from teaching to raise her two joys and returned to teaching at St. Jude Parochial School in Monroe, CT in 1980. She spent 20 years there as a devoted teacher in the 4th grade. Her husband Don passed away in early 2001, following an illness. Pat retired from teaching and started a new chapter. She attended daily mass, volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul, and travelled the world with various friends and relatives as her travel companions. Most of all, she enjoyed being “Grandma Bear” to her 5 grandchildren. She took great pride in her independence, and remained in CT until 2012, when she moved to Virginia. If you invited her to your home for a meal, she would bring a homemade dish to share, she’d compliment you on your meal and your home, and she’d offer to help clean the dishes. She shied away from technology, and preferred hand written letters to emails and social media. She always had a kind word and a positive outlook. Pat is survived by her daughter Kate McAvoy LeBlanc, her husband Don and their children A.J., Beth and Emily of Gainesville, VA, and her son Tom McAvoy and his wife Andrea and their boys, Jason and Jimmy of Warrenton, VA. Pat is also survived by her sister Jane Harrington Gerth and her husband David of Rockville, MD, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. A private funeral service will be conducted at the convenience of the family and they hope to hold a celebration of life gathering as 2021 may allow. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends a donation in Pat’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
Vanessa Elease Jenkins Ward, 57, of Bristow, VA, passed July 29, 2020. Due to the current conditions and restrictions, a private funeral service will be held. Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com HOSPICE CARE AT HOME
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J. Earl Frazier James Earl Frazier, 79 of Nokesville, VA passed away on July 31, 2020 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. He was born on April 22, 1941 in Rappahannock County, VA a son of the late Ollie Cleveland Frazier and Mildred Bowen Frazier. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Otelia Thorn Frazier and a brother, Granville Bowen Frazier. Earl was a graduate of East Tennessee State University receiving a Bachelor’s Degree of Science. He was the founder and retired President of Frazier Consultants. Professionally, he was a member of the Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists and the Virginia On-site Wastewater Recycling Association. He was a dedicated member of Haymarket Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and sang in the Choir. He is survived by his son and his wife, James Thorn “J. T.” and Karen Gallagher Frazier; a brother, Randall Frazier, Gordonsville, VA and a sister, Eleanor Grigsby of Front Royal, VA; two grandchildren, Parker Thorn Frazier and Kendall Delaney Frazier. The family will receive friends on Thursday, Aug. 13 from 3-5 & 7-9 PM at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton where wearing masks and social distancing will be observed. A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Haymarket Baptist Church where due to the pandemic, seating is limited to 60 people only. The service will be live-streamed and you may go to the church’s website, my-hbc.org for details. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Bealeton, VA. Memorial contributions may be made to Haymarket Baptist Church,
