John Reed Prosser
, Virginia
October 8, 2026
John Reed Prosser 83 of Winchester Virginia passed away peacefully on Friday October 9 2026 at the Winchester Medical Center. Born on August 13 1943 in Washington DC John was the son of the late U.S. Army Captain Cortland Reed Prosser and Marie DeHaven Prosser. As part of a military family he lived many places including a few years in France and learned to make new friends easily. Back in Winchester for high school he became a basketball star at James Wood High School where he graduated in 1961. He continued to play basketball for the Virginia Military Institute where the team made national headlines by upsetting Lefty Driesells Davidson College team on the way to winning the 1964 Southern Conference Tournament Championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. His senior season he earned All Southern Conference honors. He graduated from VMI with a Bachelors degree in English in 1965…
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Vijay Laxmanrao Kanbur
, Virginia
October 7, 2026
Vijay Laxmanrao Kanbur age 69 passed away on October 8 2026 in Winchester VA. A successful Human Resources professional in the IT industry and a cofounder of HRIA Mumbai he was above all a man with a big heart and an extraordinary capacity for giving. Funny fiercely independent endlessly resourceful and the life of every gathering he had a gift for making friends wherever he went. A gifted orator teacher mentor and a fiercely loyal friend he was the person people turned to for help knowing he would do everything in his power to be there for them. His love was expressed through acts of service quietly making life better for those around him. Even though life brought its share of disappointments he never let them harden his heart. He continued to see the good in people never held grudges and lived by his personal motto of having zero expectations…
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Virginia Elizabeth Jackson
, Virginia
September 28, 2026
Virginia Elizabeth Jackson 93 of Stephens City Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday September 29 2026. Mrs. Jackson was born on April 5 1933 in Amissville Virginia to the late Bernard Allen and Alice Ann Carey Allen. Dedicated to her community and faith she spent her life working as a domestic worker and was a devoted member of both Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Middletown Virginia and Rivers of Living Water Church Stephens City Virginia. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Hobert Jackson. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her brothers Hugh Eugene Allen and Walter Allen and her daughter Thomasine Jackson. Virginia leaves behind a rich legacy of love and family. She is survived by her four daughters Brenda Bray of Stephens City VA Rosalind Jones of Winchester VA Valerie Johnson of Woodbridge VA and Sheila Ford of…
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Mary Carper Fore
, Virginia
October 9, 2026
Mary Carper Fore 90 of Winchester Virginia died Saturday October 10 2026 at the Willows at Meadow Branch Winchester Virginia. Mrs. Fore was born January 20 1936 in Clarke County Virginia the daughter of the late Thomas Braxton Carper Sr. and Maude Bernice Pyne Carper. She married Robert Bob Eugene Fore on April 5 1958 in Boyce Virginia. Bob preceded her in death on April 7 2026. The family will receive friends from 1000 1100 A.M. followed by a funeral service at 1100 A.M. Friday October 16 2026 at Enders Shirley Funeral Home Chapel Berryville with Mr. R.K. Shirley III officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Pallbearers will be Michael Simpson Bill Simpson Kamren Lane and Jason Lansdown. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Pendleton and Andy Landrum. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Care 333 W. Cork Street Winchester VA 22601.
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