All Obituaries

Funeral Services for Walter Turner will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 12 Noon in the sanctuary of Jerusalem Baptist Church, 2404 Nomini Hall Road, Hague, Virginia. Interment will follow in the Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery Remains may be viewed from 4PM until 6PM on Friday, February 10 in the chapel of the WELDON-FISHER FUNERAL HOME, and from 10AM until service time on Saturday at Jerusalem Baptist Church.  

Wayne M. Shanklin of Colonial Beach, Virginia passed away on Monday, January 30 at the Mary Washington Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 11AM in the sanctuary of the Union Bethel Baptist Church, 9084 Will Loop, King George County, Virginia.

Randolph “Randy” Bryant was born December 2, 1947 in Westmoreland County to the late Elizabeth and Thomas Bryant.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Colonial Beach, VA.  He attended Westmoreland County Public Schools.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1966 and fought for our country in the Vietnam War. Randy was loved by many, as a son, brother, friend, father, grandfather (the list goes on) and the Patriarch of his family. He was the glue, caring for and...

The book of life closed gently for Ms. Sally Mae Brooks on January 18, 2023 in Montross, Virginia. Ms. Sally Mae Brooks was born in Montross, VA to the late Mr. Oscar Brooks and the late Mrs. Sophia Elizabeth Brooks on October 27, 1918. She received her education from Westmoreland County Public Schools and joined Siloam Baptist Church at a young age professing Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.   Thereafter, she served on the usher board.   Ms. Brooks was truly a loving and...

Agnes Jackson Jones received her angel wings on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at a very blessed age of 84 in Largo, Maryland.  Her three brothers James, George and Robert preceded her in death as she was the youngest child born to the union of Deacon Charles E. Jackson and Deaconess Blanche Peyton Jackson on January 10, 1939. Agnes joined Good Hope Baptist Church and Agnes was a woman of God. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age.  God gave Agnes the gift of music...

Howard Ellet Plummer Sr., entered eternal peace on Monday, January 16, 2023, in Tappahannock, VA at VCU Hospital. He was born April 15, 1964, to the late Horace and Beatrice Plummer. Howard received his education in the Northumberland County Public School system. After high school, he then went right into the working field. He worked at Quality Automotive as a laborer, then to South Tech, and then back to FDP until his health began to fail. To the outside world he was Howard, to the family...

Gentry X. Nelson, Sr. departed this life on Friday, January 6 in Florida. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, February 7 at 11AM  at the A. L. Bennett and Son Funeral Home, 200 Butternut Drive, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408. Interment with Military Honors will follow at 2PM at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, Virginia 22172.

Mary Ann Foutz, 86, of Colonial Beach, my beautiful wife and best friend of 52 years, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones at the home of our daughter. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Murray Pierce; parents; brother, George Woods; sister, Margaret Gray; stepdaughter, Marlene Pierce; and grandson, Brandon Pierce. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Butch Foutz; daughters, Anne Marie Goodman; Christine (Tim) Wilkinson; Michelle...

Preston P. Fauntleroy “Mook”, the son of the late Wade Hampton and Mary Etta Fauntleroy was born January 25, 1964 in Virginia. He was peacefully called to rest on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, surrounded by family. Being special friends, the hearts of Preston and Judith Howard were joined together in holy matrimony on April 24, 1991. They were blessed with two children, Raven and Dorian. As a husband, father and grandfather, Preston gave guidance, wit, wisdom and love. He never...

Frances Reed Jenkins was born on March 9, 1935 to William Randolph Reed and Malinda Richardson Reed in Montross, Virginia. She departed peacefully on December 30, 2022, at The Hermitage in Richmond, Virginia. Her husband, Clarence N. Jenkins, Sr., parents, and brother, Charles E. Reed, predeceased her.  Frances attended Westmoreland County Public Schools and graduated from A. T. Johnson High School in 1952. She graduated from Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia in...