Vanesa Leigh Witherall

1952 - 2016

Vanessa Leigh Witherall, of Washington D.C., passed away on September 10, 2016 at her home in Washington, D.C.

Vanessa was born November 11, 1952 in Washington DC. She was the daughter of the late Dallas Napoleon Witherall Sr. of Strasburg, VA, and the late Bobbie Loretta Coclough Witherall of Greeneville, TN.

Vanessa was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in North West, Washington, D.C.

She attended Strasburg High School in Strasburg, VA and spent most of her adult life in Washington, D.C. She was employed in the medical legal professions.

Vanessa Witherall is survived by her sons, Christopher Dante Witherall of Washington, D.C., Jerome Anthony Witherall of Strasburg, VA and Antoine Aaron Monroe of Washington, D.C.; sisters and brothers, Stephanie Witherall Fields and husband Oris Fields of Silver Springs, MD, Delia Reese Martin of Chaptico, MD, L. Marquetta Mitchell and husband Wilbert Mitchell of Strasburg, VA, and Roger Thomas and Robert Coclough and wife Delores, all of Winchester, VA; six grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her son, Andre Witherall; husband, Jerome Lyles; and her brother, Dallas Napoleon Witherall Jr.

Vanessa was a beloved mother, sister, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Strasburg United Methodist Church located at 114 W. Washington Street in Strasburg, VA.

Flowers may be sent to Cartwright Funeral Home, 232 E. Fairfax Lane in Winchester, VA.

Online condolences may be made to the family at cartwrightfuneralhome.com

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