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  Melrose Buster Adams died March 28, 2020 at the age of 98.  Always known by his middle name, Buster, he was born August 18, 1921 in Travis, Texas the oldest son of Robert Joseph Adams and Annie Lee Asbury Adams.  An independent living resident of Greenspring Village in Springfield, Virginia at the time of death, Buster lived in Washington D.C., Alexandria, Virginia, Falls Church, Virginia, and Springfield for the last 78 years. He will be buried in Mount Comfort Cemetery in...

Mary Eleanor Collins Bradley, 93, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Mary was born on August 17, 1926 in Westernport, MD. to Emma and James Collins. Growing up in Westernport, she graduated from St. Peter’s High School in 1944. Married in 1946 to Joseph Vincent Bradley, the couple moved shortly after to Washington D.C. where their son, Joseph James Bradley, was born in 1953. In 1951, Mary began a 31-year career with the National Park Service, rising to chief...

Our beloved Javon Prather was a Specialist of the Maryland National Guard, B Co., 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment. He was tragically taken from us at the age of 24 on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Springfield, Virginia. Javon comes from a large family who loves him deeply. He is survived by his beloved parents Shavon Prather and Khari Williams; his wife Janelle Sonja Prather; his step daughter Amaya Brown; his brothers Kuran Prather, Nikko Prather, Khamari Williams, and Maleek Young; his...

  On February 28th, 2020, Frances Diane McLaughlin passed away peacefully. Her memory will be cherished by her daughter Michelle McLaughlin, granddaughter Ashleigh B McLaughlin, her two sisters, Evelyn Potter and Beverly Delozier along with many nieces and nephews. She was a beautiful, loving, and generous person and will be dearly missed.    We all love you and know you are now in a place where you are no longer suffering.   There will be a memorial...

Winifred Helen Gladys Hastings Olson      Winifred (Win) Olson, age 96, of Alexandria, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on February 28, 2020. She was born to the late William Charles and Doris Ellen (Clark) Hastings in Pukekohe, New Zealand on March 10, 1923. She grew up in Matamata.      Win Hastings came to America as a war bride in 1947, marrying Darwin Olson in Finley, North Dakota and settling in the D.C. area. She made many friends due...

Thipoudone Sykhammountry, 69, also known as "Ma" or "Ma Thang," died on February 27th, 2020 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.C. following complications from her breast cancer treatment.  Ma was born as Thipoudone Insysiengmai in 1944 to Captain Pao and Mae Nou Dum, as the eldest of 9 children. Ma and her devoted husband, Bounthanh "Pa" Sykhammountry, crossed Laos to the refugee camp in 1983 and came to the...

Sary tep was a beloved father and wonderful grandpa to six grandkids. Not only did he provide for his kids until his last day on earth, he gave what free time he had to the temple and donated to many causes. America had been his home for many years, but Cambodia was truly where his heart remained. He never forgot his roots and constantly gave back to the community. He will be greatly missed and never forgotten. I could not have asked for a better father who instilled respect and...

Thomas William Klima, 65, a lifelong resident of Alexandria, Virginia died February 25 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington following complications from pancreatic cancer surgeries. Tom graduated from T.C. Williams High School in 1973 where he was a member of the varsity basketball team. He later earned a mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech. He spent the bulk of his professional career in submarine systems and shipyards for the Department of the Navy in Arlington, Va. and...