, 2008

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Shirley J. Barnes

LANCASTER—Shirley Jean Barnes, 69, of Lancaster died June 27, 2008.


Mrs. Barnes was the widow of Willie Barnes.

She is survived by three children, Lori A. Stevens of Callao, Alfred W. Ports III and Nichole L. Williams, both of Baltimore; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, John Linwood Tellis Jr. and Charles Tellis, both of Richmond; and two sisters, Betty Sangster and Phyllis Tellis, both of Richmond.

Funeral services will be private.

Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock handled the arrangements.

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Nancy R. Clark

WHITE STONE—Nancy Rose Clark, 73, of White Stone died June 26, 2008.

Mrs. Clark was a member of White Stone United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Carl B. Clark; three sons, Benjamin R. Lee Jr. of Lanexa, Christopher Paul Lee of North and Aarron B. Lee of Gloucester; and two grandchildren, Amber and Madison Lee.

Graveside services were held June 28 at White Stone Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Sue Ann Salmon officiating.

Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock handled the arrangements.

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Edgar E. Lewis

FLEETON—Edgar Eugene “Prunes” Lewis, 92, of Fleeton died June 24, 2008.

Mr. Lewis was a retired fish boat pilot.

He was predeceased by his wife, Clara Stiegarwald Lewis; and three brothers, Ernest Lewis, Wallace Lewis and Payne Lewis.

He is survived by two nieces and their husbands, Phyllis L. and Randolph Neal and Bonnie L. and Gerald Haynie; three nephews and their wives, Dr. Emory and Janet Lewis, John H. and Nancy Lewis and Ernest Lewis Jr. and Mary Lewis.

Graveside services were held June 28 at Roseland Cemetery in Reedville.

Memorials may be made to the Northumberland County Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Reedville, VA 22539, or Tibitha Church of God Building Fund, P.O. Box 167, Reedville, VA 22539.

Online remembrances may be made at faulknerfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Howard L. McGeorge Sr.

FARNHAM—Howard Livingston McGeorge Sr., 88, of Farnham died June 24, 2008.


Mr. McGeorge was born September 29, 1919, in Ashland to Richard Lee McGeorge and Jane Elizabeth Moran McGeorge. He was raised and schooled in King William County. He became involved in automobile sales at an early age, learning the business from his half-brother, Vivian McGeorge, and made it a lifelong career. In the early 1950s, he opened his first business, McGeorge Motor Co, on W. Broad Street in Richmond. In later years, he also opened a recreational vehicle dealership, McGeorge Camping Center, in Richmond, which he owned for several years until he sold it to pursue his dream of living full-time year-round at his home on the Rappahannock River. He then started a business in Tappahannock in 1974, H.L. McGeorge Auto Sales. He operated the business with his son and daughter. He loved the car business and his customers, who quickly became friends. He worked full time six days a week until January when his health started to decline.

He was a 50-year member of Westhampton Lodge No. 302 Richmond Scottish Rite and ACCA Temple.

He was predeceased by two brothers, David R. McGeorge and John F. McGeorge; a sister, Elizabeth M. Townsend; two half-brothers, Elett McGeorge and Vivian McGeorge; and a half-sister, Sadie Lee McGeorge.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret McNeil McGeorge; a son and daughter-in-law, Howard L. McGeorge Jr. and Wanda McGeorge of Farnham; two daughters and sons-in-law, Diane M. and Jimmy Poates of Warsaw, Betty W. and Bill Arbaugh of Richmond; seven grandchildren, Vernon V. Stone Jr., Valerie S. Davis, Peyton J. Fidler IV, Howard B. Fidler, Margaret F. Larson, Howard B. McGeorge, Jacob A. McGeorge; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Mildred M. Broaddus of Richmond and Anne M. Clements of Manquin; and other family members and friends.

Funeral services were held June 27 at the B. W. White Funeral Home in Aylett. Interment was at Westhampton Memorial Park in Richmond.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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Roxanna E. Moone

KILMARNOCK—Roxanna Eunice Moone, 84, of Kilmarnock died June 26, 2008.


Mrs. Moone was the widow of Levi Edwin Moone and a retired secretary with the Department of the U.S. Navy. She was a member of Kilmarnock Baptist Church, Rappahannock Rebekah Lodge No. 14, and the following Od Fellow Lodges, Irvington No. 205, Mathews Encampment No. 47, Chapel Mojack No. 235 and Canton Norfolk No. 17. She was a former volunteer at Rappahannock General Hospital.

She was predeceased by twin daughters, Cathy and Margaret Moone.

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Martha Jane and Warren Sutherland of Bellevue, Neb.; a grandson and his wife, Doug and Denise Sutherland of Abilene, Texas; a granddaughter and her husband, Carol and Dan Flynn of Omaha, Neb.; three great-grandchildren, Brittney and Michelle Sutherland and Nolan Ford; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, George Ed and Novella Hutchings of Kilmarnock and Cyrus Hastings and Clare Hutchings of King George.

Funeral services were held July 1 at Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock with the Rev. Bill Sigler and the Rev. Charles W. Gibson officiating. Interment was at Clifton Ridge Cemetery in Kilmarnock. Pallbearers were Warren Sutherland, Dan Flynn, Winter H. McCrobie, Gary Jenkins, Billy Dameron and Ben Bell.

Memorials may be made to Kilmarnock Baptist Church, P.O. Box 99, Kilmarnock, VA 22482, or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.
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Agnes R. Roane

GOOCHLAND CO.—Agnes Ralph Roane, 86, of Goochland County died June 1, 2008.

Mrs. Roane was born May 18, 1922, to Curtis Theodore Ralph and Effied Irie Owny Douglas in New Brunswick, N.J. She was the eighth of nine children. She attended public schools in New Brunswick and a finishing school in Montclair, N.J., where she lived with her sister and brother-in-law, Hilda and Odell Archer. She married Arkell Redmon Roane Sr. of Lancaster County April 14, 1945. She became a seamstress and tailor and worked for Jefferson Manufacturing Company in Richmond for many years. She later became a substitute teacher in Goochland County public schools from 1968 to 1987.

She joined Fauquier Baptist Church in Goochland County. Her husband had become a Baptist minister. She became active as a member of the usher board, the missionary ministry, Sunday school, vacation Bible school, the deaconess board and Goochland Ministers’ Wives and Widows. She was a charter member of the Poinsettia Chapter 222 O.E.S. Prince Hall Affiliation, the James River District Baptist Association, the Baptist General Convention of Virginia, was the leader of Girl Scout Troop 240 and the Rev. E.E. Smith Church Institute. The couple were also well known at Beulah Baptist Church in Lively and Hartswell Baptist Church in Lancaster.

She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, the Rev. Arkell R. Roane Sr.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Arkell R. Roane Jr. and Princetta Roane; three daughters and a son-in-law, Patricia R. and Adnell Keel, Karen R. Darkwah and Lelia D. Roane; two grandsons, one with a wife, Gary R. Maben Jr. and Crystal Maben and Gregory N. Maben; four great-grandchildren, Kayla, Gregory Jr., Tre and Malik; a sister, Hilda A. Archer; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services were held June 7 at Fauquier Baptist Church in Goochland County.
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Eleanor M. Shafer

FARNHAM—Eleanor Marie Shafer, 88, of Farnham died June 28, 2008.


Mrs. Shafer was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Falls Church. She was a retired administrative assistant at the Pentagon where she worked for over 30 years.

She was predeceased by a sister, Margaret Blaney.

She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Bernard Lyons of Rhode Island; several nieces; and a nephew.

A memorial mass was held July 1 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Hague. Burial will be private.

Jones-Ash Funeral Home in Rainswood handled the arrangements.

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