John Edward Yates, 69, of Culpeper, VA, passed April 13, 2024.  He was born on July 19, 1954.      John is survived by five sisters: Geneva O. Yates of Catlett, VA, Jean (Marvin) Griffin of Bealeton, VA Jacqueline (Hillery) Braxton, Geanette Quinn and Sheila Quinn all of Manassas, VA; two brothers: James (Mildred) Yates and William Quinn both of Manassas, VA; and a devoted niece, Monica L. Yates of Capitol Heights, MD   Family will receive friends on Tuesday, April...

Virginia Ann White was born in Warrenton, Virginia on January 30, 1937, to the late Oscar W. White and Julia Nelson White. She departed this life on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Virginia, along with her brother and many of her peers, received early Christian training in “Miss Mary Fanny’s” Sunday School at First Baptist Church in Warrenton. She was baptized there in 1952 and remained a life-long member. After graduating from William C. Taylor High School in Warrenton, she...

Beverly Selena Fitzhugh, 78, of Ruckersville, VA, passed April 4, 2024.   She was born on July 29, 1945.       Beverly is survived by two sons:, James Burgess of Jacksonville, FL; and Matthew Bethel of Raleigh, NC; one sister, Joan Hughes of Fredericksburg, VA; one brother, John Hughes of Warrenton, VA; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.    Family will receive friends on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 11 am until 12 pm with funeral services...

Rollie Green Wilson Lomax, the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Lomax and Rosalie Edwards Lomax, found eternal peace on April 1, 2024, in the comfort and love of his home surrounded by his children who sang and prayed with him as he transitioned.  Rollie was a man of great strength, integrity, and courage. ​Rollie was born on January 11, 1929, in Calverton, Virginia.  He was the seventh of nine children.  His early years were spent toiling on his family’s 100-acre...

Joan R. Smith Williams of Warrenton, Virginia, departed this life on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at her daughter's home surrounded by those she loved.  She was preceded in death by her husband of over 53 years, John E. Williams, her son Brian A. Williams, her grandson Bobby Dudley, her parents Willie C. and Rita Roy Smith, her siblings Charles Smith, William “Bill” Smith, Betty Smith, Harriet Benimon, James Smith, Leonard Smith, Ida Simms, and Franklin Smith.  Joan...