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Algar Cosby Obituary
Algar H. Cosby Algar H. Cosby, of Chantilly, age 80, passed away October 20, 2010.
Mr. Cosby was president of CTI of Manassas.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Judy Boswell Cosby, in 1996.
He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1956, after an expedition with Admiral Byrd at the South Pole, and served on the USS Wyandot.
He is survived by eight brothers and sisters of Richmond, Front Royal, Nazareth, Kentucky, Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Lake Charles, La.
The funeral was held with private burial on October 23, 2010.
This obituary was originally published in the News & Messenger (Woodbridge, VA).
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