Obituaries: Jan. 14 paper

Gertrude Henrietta Harrell Edwards

Gertrude Henrietta Harrell Edwards, 97, of Stafford County, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Julian Theodore and Ethel Blanche Harrell; her husband of 49 years, William Henry Edwards; a daughter, Annette Rae Wandrick; four sisters; and one brother.
Survivors include a daughter, Gretchen Lee Meadows; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be private. 

Robert Leroy Eveland III

Robert Leroy Eveland III, 35, of Stafford County, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at his residence.

Survivors include his parents, Robert Leroy Eveland Jr. and Kathy Eveland; a sister, Virginia Davio of Manassas; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family in Illinois.
Covenant Funeral Service in Stafford handled arrangements. Interment will be at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorials Processing Center, Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.

 Steven Craig Kurz

Steven Craig Kurz, 51, of Stafford County, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.
Survivors include his wife, Deanna; his parents, Charles and Joyce Kurz of Falmouth; his sister, Charlene Wright of Stafford; two uncles, Michael Kurz of Falmouth and Wendell Suthard of Stafford; three aunts, Frances Cloe of Richmond, Ann Bender of Pennsylvania, and Nancy Winkler of Stafford; and six nephews.
A funeral was held Jan. 8 at Covenant Funeral Service in Stafford with interment following in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attn: Donor Services, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 or American Cancer Society, c/o Trudy Clifton, 113 Tallpines Drive, Locust Grove, VA 22508 in memory of Steve's Aunt Pam Manning and sister-in-law, Stephanie Creasy. 

Ernest O. Miller

Ernest O. Miller, 66, of Stafford County, died Friday, Jan.  7, 2011, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Lawrence and Edith Miller; and two brothers, Rodney and Herman Miller.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Miller; two daughters, Sherrie Stanfield of Stafford, and Janean Brown of Illinois; a brother, Keith Miller of Douglasville, Ga.; two sisters, Lena Johnson of Stafford and Carol Gilliland of Fredericksburg; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A service was held Jan. 10 at Covenant Funeral Service in Stafford with interment in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, W.Va.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Andrew Chapel UMC, 1732 Brooke Road, Stafford, VA 22554, or to Brooke Volunteer Fire Department, 222 Andrew Chapel Road, Stafford, VA 22554.

 Debra A. Jennings Perry

Debra A. Jennings Perry, 56, of Fredericksburg died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 at her home.
Survivors include her husband, James H. Perry, Jr.; her children, Jimmy Joe J. Perry and his wife, Rebecca, Jesse J. Perry and Heather D. Perry; her mother, Dolores Jennings; her sister, Linda K. Jennings; and six grandchildren, Justice A. Perry, Taylor D. Perry, Kevin M. Buccino, Layla M. Perry, and Connor J. Perry. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph W. Jennings; and two brothers, Joseph W. Jennings, Jr. and David A. Jennings.
A memorial service will be held Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. at the Horizons Church, 12 Flatford Road, Stafford, VA 22554, by Rev. Rich Pennington. A small reception will be held at the Church directly after the Service. Directions to Horizons Church can be located at horizonchurch.com. Interment will be private.
Please feel free to send your condolence to Linda Jennings, (Sister), at lkj1433@gmail.com and for service information.

Elizabeth Jenean Purvis

Elizabeth Jenean Purvis, 81, of Stafford County, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 at Bowling Green Health Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlyle Franklin Purvis.
Survivors include her son, Daniel Purvis of Stafford; her daughters, Kathleen Lynette Purvis of Stafford, Gail Jenean Rodman of Crownsville, Md. and Rebecca Sue Evans of Fredericksburg; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Covenant Funeral Service in Stafford with interment at noon on Jan. 14 in Alberene Cemetery in Charlottesville, Va.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. 

Ashley Nicole Shackelford

Ashley Nicole Shackelford, 21, of Orange County, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Joyce Rogers Shackelford.
Survivors include her grandmothers, Joyce Rogers and Lizzie Shackelford; aunts and uncles, Clarence Rogers, Becky Mullins, Lisa Rose, Mike, Denny Shackelford, James Shackelford, Annie Mullins, Georgia Davidson, Howard, Stanley Shackelford, and Sissy O’Shea; and several beloved cousins.
A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15 at Covenant Funeral Service in Stafford. Interment will follow in Stafford Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 13 at Covenant Funeral Service in Fredericksburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to A Woman’s Place, 2016 Lafayette Blvd., Suite 101, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.

— Compiled by Jim Lawrence