Albert A. Vint, Jr., 85 of Fauquier County, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at home. Albert was a retired employee of the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) in Quantico. Albert was a Charter Member of the Goldvein Volunteer Fire Dept. in Fauquier County and then went on to be a Life Member of the Rockhill Volunteer Fire Dept. in Stafford County. Over the years he appreciated the time he spent camping, boating, taking trips to Charles Town and spending time with his family. He...

Thomas Watkins Ligon Hains, Sr., CTOC USN Retired, age 88, died on May 22, 2024, in his home surrounded by his family in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Born on January 22, 1936, in San Diego, California, Chief Hains was a 1954 graduate of Howard County High, Ellicott City, Maryland and a graduate of Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, Virginia. He dedicated years of service to his country including 23 years of military service in the United States Navy and ten and a half years of...

Boyd McDonald Wheeler, 93, of Spotsylvania passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at home where he wanted to be. He was born on December 15, 1930 to the late Wilmer and Annie Wheeler. Boyd was a Spotsylvania County Inspector and also did plumbing, electrical, and heating/AC work. He loved donkeys and could get a good laugh when he did his hee-haw sounds. Boyd also loved music and sitting on his front porch swing. We laughed when he decided to donate his body to science and told him that his...

Roxanne Cook, 59, of Stafford County passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at her home. Roxanne enjoyed going to church, visiting family and friends, and spending time with her grandchildren and in the community. Survivors include her husband, Howard Cook, Sr.; children Howard Cook, Jr., Heather, Li’Mary, Elizabeth, Clara, Brandon (Fathema), and Maurice (Sharika); grandchildren Howard, Arielle, Michelle, Michael, Noelle, McKensley, Anija, Brandon, Lana, Jonah, Heavenly, Khalil, Tyler,...

Deacon William D. Pivarnik, Capt. U.S. Navy Ret., was called to God on May 18, 2024. He was born on January 4, 1936 in Portchester, NY to William J. and Catherine D. Pivarnik, the oldest of four children. A product of the Darien, CT Public School System, William was graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June of 1958 and married Barbara Ann Kait in July of that same year. During his 26 and a half year Naval career he also attended the U.S. Naval postgraduate School, The Armed Forces Staff...

Kathryn Grinnan (Vint), 77, of Fredericksburg, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 17, 2024 after a long illness. She was living in Wilmington, NC.  She was a 1965 graduate of James Monroe High School, and soon after married Gary Grinnan. Besides raising her daughters, she also enjoyed babysitting - both family and neighborhood children. In her later years, and most recently, she worked...

Carolyn Marie Fauscett, 65, went Home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 17, 2024 after fighting courageously with a brief illness. She was born and raised in St. Pauls, NC. Carolyn spent many years working for the Kmart stores in Fredericksburg and Woodbridge. She was a homemaker, caregiver for her grandchildren, and proud Army wife who managed the family during her husband Keith’s military career. Carolyn was a loving matriarch for her family and true southern woman who was...

MaryBelle Holder, 104, of Stafford passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Mary Washington Hospital. MaryBelle was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1919. In 1942, she moved to Alexandria, Virginia where she worked at Ft. Myer and Ft. Belvoir in the Finance and Accounting Division. MaryBelle and her husband retired and moved to Gainesville, Florida in 1977 and she continued to work as the church secretary for Pine Grove Baptist Church. When her husband passed away in 1995, MaryBelle...

Martha Jeanne Slusher, 70, beloved daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, and friend passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville, VA. She was born in Fredericksburg, VA, on April 19, 1954, and raised at Whitehall Farm in King George, VA. She is survived by her two sisters, Virginia Lee Slusher of Virginia Beach and Ruth Anne Slusher Winstead (Tommy) of Fredericksburg, VA; niece Mary Ellen Winstead-Clunie (Ray); and nephews H. Bentley Winstead...

Catherine “Kitty” Pickett DeLano, 99, of McLean, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Carriage Hill in Fredericksburg. Born in Sidon, MS, Kitty came to Washington, D.C. during WWII to be a “Pentagon Girl.” She graduated from George Mason University summa cum laude in 1987 and was a longtime member of the Freedom Hill Chapter of the DAR. Kitty was a warrior who met all life threw at her with determination and fortitude to make sure she conquered any obstacles in...