Terry Lee Burgess
Jul 28, 2025
Terry Lee Burgess, of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away quietly at home on Monday, July 28, 2025. He was 79.He was born December 2, 1945, in San Antonio, Texas, the adopted son of Aubrey Lee Burgess and Hazel Lucille Wacey Burgess. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force and was stationed for a time in Germany. He left...
Bessie Cobb Howard
Jul 27, 2025
Bessie Etta Cobb Howard, Ph.D., a matriarch of the Howard and Cobb families, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025, just shy of her 96th birthday, in Vienna, Virginia. Dr. Howard was born on August 12, 1929 in Louisville, Kentucky as the second child of James Blaine Cobb, a prominent union attorney, and Leona Marie Cobb, the former matriarch of...
Melania Jorquera
Jul 26, 2025
Melania Jorquera, formerly known as Melania Pena y Lillo, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025, in Fairfax, Virginia. Born on September 7, 1936, in La Serena, Chile, Melania lived a life that blossomed with love, family, and remarkable resilience.
Melania was a devoted wife to her beloved husband, Gabriel Jorquera. Their enduring partnership was a testament to the strength of...
Clinton Earl Conerly
Jul 26, 2025
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Clinton E. Conerly, 79, United States Army, passed away at home on Saturday, July 26, 2025 in Burke, VA. Clint was born on October 11, 1945 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to Shelby and Juanita Andrews Conerly. He grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi.
He is survived by Brenda Noble Conerly, his loving wife of 54 years, his daughters,...