Obituaries for Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002
Iona Bell Coakley Bass, 90, of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at the Woodmont Health Care Center in Fredericksburg.
She was born Oct. 18, 1911, in Stafford and was a homemaker. She was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and a member of Leeland Home Demonstration Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cary K. Bass; and her parents, Samuel and Frances Snellings Coakley.
Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Kerney of Phoenix; three sons, Francis W. Bass of Phoenix, Vincent A. Bass of Colonial Heights and W. Alan Bass of King George; two sisters, Eva Carter of Odenton, Md., and Julia Mills of Spotsylvania; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Mullins & Thompson Fredericks-burg Chapel, where services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, the Rev. John Fair officiating. Interment will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of ones choice.
Emma J. Bullock
Emma J. Bullock, 54, of Dale City, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
She was a member of Christian Hope Center Church in Woodbridge. She retired from the U.S. government in 1982.
Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Anderson B. Bullock Jr.; four children, Sheldon V. Bullock, Tawana D. Bullock-Locke, Shawnice P. Bullock-Wright, and an adopted daughter, Irene C. Nelson, all of Dale City; three sisters, Deloris Quarterman of Woodbridge, and Gloria D. Jones and Azela Jackson, both of Savannah, Ga.; one brother, Franklin D. Bowens of Savannah; and 12 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday with service following at 1 p.m. at Christian Hope Center Church, 14747 Arizona Road, Woodbridge, VA 22191.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greater Washington Lupus Foundation.
Arrangements are by Miller Funeral Home, Woodbridge.
Larry Jones
Larry Jones, 49, of Stafford County, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at his home from cancer.
Born in New York, he worked as a computer technician for Systech, based in Raleigh, N.C. He was a member of Shiloh Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Vera P. Jones; two daughters, LaQuia L. Jones and LaLexis O. Jones, both of the home; four sisters, Brenda Jones and Benita Payne, both of Charlottesville, Jackie Berkely of Greenbelt, Md., and Nadine Jones of Cobham; and six brothers, John Michie, Darryl Jones, LaVon Jones and Jerome Jones, all of Charlotte-sville, Thomas Jones of Hagerstown, Md., and Calvin Michie of Dumfries.
The family will receive friends from noon to 9 p.m. Friday at Bailey Funeral Home, 1207 White St., Fredericksburg.
Services will be held noon Saturday at Shiloh Christian Church in Garrisonville, the Rev. George B. Quickwill officiating. Burial will follow at Stafford Memorial Park in Stafford.
Jonathan P. Lyall
Jonathan Patrick Lyall, newborn infant, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg.
He is survived by his parents, James Lyall and Mary Marrs of Spotsylvania; his sister, Ashley Marrs of Spotsylvania; three brothers, James Lyall II, David Marrs and Robert Marrs, all of Spotsylvania; his paternal grandmother, Linda Kerns of Spotsylvania; maternal grandparents, Kathleen and Charles Duncan of Tampa, Fla. and his paternal great-grandparents, James and Shirley Van Ess of Woodbridge.
A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Stafford Memorial Park in Stafford, the Rev. Lee Carpenter officiating.
Arrangements are by Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service of Stafford.
Saige A. Murray
Saige Ashley Murray, 9, of Lake Ridge, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge.
She attended Bel Air and Westridge elementary schools, and she enjoyed arts, crafts and animals.
Survivors include her parents, Dr. Robert A. Murray and Zina T. Murray; a brother, Seth Murray; her maternal grandparents, Ralph and Patricia Riggs of Fredericksburg; her paternal grandmother, Maxie Murray Swartz of Walbridge, Ohio; and her great-grandmother, Linda Fitzgerald of Triangle.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, 3200 Golansky Blvd., Woodbridge, where services will be held in the chapel at 10 a.m. Friday. Interment will follow at Dumfries Cemetery in Dumfries.
Memorial contributions may be made to Georgetown University Hospital P.E.C.U., 37800 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC 20007.
Donald M. Olson
Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Donald Murrel Olson, W-3, 66, formerly of Woodbridge, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at his residence in Latta, S.C.
He served in the Army during the Korean conflict and Vietnam. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Jones Olson; his son, Troy P. Olson of Woodstock, Calif.; five daughters, Junko Williams and Linda Richardson, both of Woodbridge, and Vickie Fields, Meloney Norsworthy and Genesis Mummert, all of Spotsylvania; one sister, Jo Karen Reason of California; four brothers, Victor Olson and Tennis Olson, both of California, and Mile Gale Olson and Robert Olson, both of Wisconsin; and 11 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 12 at Mountcastle Funeral Home, 4143 Dale Blvd., Dale City. Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ft. Myer Chapel, with interment to follow at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.