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Delton Fontaine Carter

CARTER, Delton Fontaine, 58, of Louisa, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry F. Carter and dorothy C. Carter; and is survived by his wife, Cathy Carter; daughters, danielle Martin (Korey) and amanda allen; and grandchildren, Khalil, Korbin and Mariah Martin and Mackenzie allen. Fontaine was the owner of rV $aVers located in Louisa for 20 years. He loved going to the campgrounds and helping his customers. a graveside service to celebrate Fontaine’s life will be held 1 p.m. saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Perrin snead Woody family cemetery on Pollard Creek rd. off of studley rd. in Mechanicsville. anyone planning to attend the ceremony, at Fontaine’s request, is encouraged to dress casually in jeans, etc. bennettfuneralhomes.com

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FERRELL, John Douglas Jr., 67, of Mechanicsville, Va. went to be with the Lord, sunday, February 5, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, sharon Lee and John d. Ferrell sr.; and his brother, david Lee Ferrell. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Mary Ferrell; children, Justin Ferrell (Toni), Matthew Ferrell, emily Freshcorn (brandon) and allison bradley (davonte); and four grandchildren, Madison, Zachary, Taron and arden. John enjoyed soccer, beekeeping, gardening daylilies and winemaking. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed. The family will receive friends from 1 to 5 p.m. saturday, February 18, 2023, at his son, Justin’s home, 6302 broad sky Circle, Mechanicsville, Va. 23111, to celebrate his life.

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DAWSON, Margaret F., of Mechanicsville, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. she was 93 years old. she was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, John L. dawson; and their son, richard W. dawson. Margaret is survived by her daughter, nancy Givens; two grandsons, Michael Givens and Paul J. Givens; great-granddaughter, savannah Givens; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family is grateful to the loving care she received for almost a year from Cna , susan, and more recently Cna , Jalia. Margaret was born and raised in alexandria, Va. she made a career at burke & Herbert bank, working up from the bookkeeping department to being an a ssistant Vice President. she retired with 20 years of service and they moved to Mechanicsville. Her hobbies were quilting, painting, gardening and reading. Margaret had a strong faith and was an active member of her church throughout her life. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at st. Paul Lutheran Church, 8100 shady Grove road, Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. Visitation with family and friends will be 11 a.m. to noon at the church, followed by the service at noon, and burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church. Online condolences may be registered at bennettfuneralhomes.com.

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FORRESTER, Frances M., 43, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 2, 2023. she was preceded in death by her father, roger rowe; and brother, Vernon rowe. Frances is survived by her husband of 20 years, Mark Forrester; son, Mason Forrester; stepdaughters, Corey Forrester and Victoria Guinn; three grandchildren; mother, Janice seay rowe; brothers, Paul Hubbard, Joe, and david rowe; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and other family members. The family received friends from 2 to 3 p.m., with services beginning at 3 p.m., Thursday, February 9, 2023, at shalom baptist Church. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to shalom baptist Church, 8116 Walnut Grove rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. bennettfuneralhomes.com

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Mary Kathleen McClain Graeber

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McClain, 91, of richmond, passed away February 2, 2023. she was born May 9, 1931, in shelbyville, Indiana, to the late George and dorothy McClain. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Max Charles Graeber; and by her sons, stephen Graeber and Charles Graeber. she is survived by her brother, George McClain and his wife, Linda of Huntington, West Virginia. she is also survived by her daughter, susan Coston and her husband, Chip, her son, Jeffrey M. Graeber and his wife, Mary Marshall, and her youngest daughter, Marianne Wild and her husband, scott. she leaves behind six grandchildren, andrew Coston and his wife, Victoria, amanda Coston and her fiancé, siddharth ancha, McClain Graeber, Thomas Graeber, abby Wild, Jake Wild and rosemary Wild. Kathy, as she was known to family and friends, was a lifelong learner and leader in her community. she was elected Governor of her high school, Hoosier Girls’ state, in 1948, a role which gave her the opportunity to shake the hand of President Truman at the White House. during her studies at Indiana university, she was elected to Mortar board and became a member of delta delta delta sorority. she cherished the lifelong relationships she made with her sorority friends. af ter graduating from Indiana university with a degree in education, she and her husband moved to san antonio, Texas, where he served in the air Force and she began her decades-long career of teaching. she taught at high schools and universities in Texas, Indiana, Ohio and Virginia. she was named Outstanding Lecturer at the evening school of the university of richmond, and she was elected to best Teachers in america in 1994 by students of Central Virginia Community College. Kathy also earned a Master’s degree from the university of richmond in speech and Communication. she was honored to serve as Vice rector of Longwood university’s board of Visitors, Chairman of the bedford County regional Library board, and President of the american a ssociation of university Women in bedford, Va. and bowling Green, Ohio. Teaching was her passion and her family was her love. she was a wonderful, caring mother and a very supportive wife. a great cook and an avid reader, she also enjoyed gardening and loved birds and dogs. a memorial service was held at noon on Friday, February 10, at second baptist Church at the corner of Gaskins and river road. burial to be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the alzheimer’s a ssociation.

Cool Spring Elementary Gives Back

PHOTOS COURTESY OF HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The families and PTA at Cool Spring Elementary School recently hosted a Service Night to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities! Students and their families stuffed activity packs, wrote notes of encouragement and more.

Cold Harbor Elementary Celebrates With Superhero Day

Cold Harbor Elementary School celebrated finishing its One School, One Book program with Superhero Day! Students and staff had lots of fun showing off their creative superhero costumes.