Obituaries

Chris’s life story will be updated soon.

Douglas Layne Buckles, of Lebanon, Virginia, died peacefully at his nursing home in Alexandria, VA and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the age of 85. Doug was born to parents, Emmett Buckles and Alma Kiser Buckles on August 21, 1934 in Hansonville, Virginia. After attending Lebanon High School, he attended Hampden-Sydney College. He...

Leslie Hyland, loving mother of two children and dedicated public servant, passed away on April 19, 2020 at the age of 62 after a seven month battle with glioblastoma. Leslie had an incredible career of public service. She began as a local employee of the US Embassy in Guatemala and after immigrating to the United States she rose to take...

John Grey, Jr. 80, son of the late Marion and John Grey, Sr. and his beloved Aunt Alma Silliman. He was born August 11, 1939 in Monroe, Louisiana. He entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center. He proudly served his country in the United States Army after graduating high school and three years...

Lelah “Ann” Young (born Ware) died peacefully in Alexandria, VA, on April 24, 2020. She was born August 30, 1939, in Sweetser, Indiana.

Predeceased by her daughter, Christine Elizabeth Herrman, in 2002, Ann is survived by her husband, Robert “Bob” Young; children Michael Young and Brian Young; grandchildren Elizabeth Ann Garrison, Gabriella Young-Smith, Isabelle Young-Smith, Calvin Hurlock, and Nathan Hurlock;...

Herb Bloom was a self described “Boy from the Bronx”, who loved riding horses and collecting Southwestern art. After graduating from Stuyvesant High and Yeshiva University, he earned a Danforth scholarship and a free trip to New Haven, Connecticut. With a diploma from Yale in hand, Herb took his eagerness for knowledge to the world of television news. After stints...

Luis’s Life Story will be updated soon.

Patsy Stadle Graves took her last breath and peacefully slipped into eternity on April 30, 2020. She was 89 years old.

Patsy was born July 9, 1930 in Blue Island, IL to Dr. and Mrs. Wendell H. Stadle. At a young age the Stadle family relocated to Battle Creek, MI where her father established his medical practice. Patsy was the...

Anthony M. “Tony” Noce passed away peacefully on April 21, 2020 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born Sept. 17, 1965 in Rochester, NY, he was the son of Frank and Rosemary “Pat” Noce. He graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School in 1983 and SUNY Potsdam with a degree in Secondary Education and Biology in 1988.

On October 11,...

Margaret Miller, recently of Burke, Virginia, was an Oral History editor and a cherished member of communities in Texas and California. Her family was originally from Sharon, Pennsylvania, and includes many relatives who will miss her, her youngest brother Monsignor L. T. Snyderwine, among them. Their parents, Leo and Evangeline “Van” Snyderwine would have had her named Peggy Lou, but...

Madaline M. Yurrita, age 91, 0f Arlington, VA, went to be with her Lord on April 13, 2020. Her Life Story will be updated soon.

Phillip Andrew Mitchell

September 25, 1928 – March 31, 2020

Phillip (Phil) A. Mitchell passed away at his home on March 31, 2020, after battling leukemia. He was 91 years old. Phil was born out west into a share cropping family. After losing his father to a work-related accident, Phil’s family moved to Baltimore, MD. In 1945, at 17 and...