Vanessa Peoples Newby, 60, of Gainesville, Virginia, passed on May 13, 2014, at her residence in Gainesville.
She was born on January 21, 1954, to Theodore and Annie (Berry) Peoples in Alabama.
Vanessa was a graduate of Alabama A&M University and was an educator in the Fairfax County Public Schools.
Vanessa is survived by her husband, Clarence C. Newby of Gainesville, Va.; one daughter, Marlecia Newly of Upper Marlboro, Md.; two sons: Jerimie Newby of Manassas, Va., Bryan Newby of Fairfax, Va.; two sisters: Demetria Scott and Darlene Brown both of Hoover, Ala.; two brothers: Theodore Peoples, Jr. and William Harris both of Birmingham, Ala.; and three grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on Monday, May 19, 2014, from 11a.m. until 12 Noon service time at Antioch Baptist Church, 6531 Little Ox Road, Fairfax Station, Virginia, 22039. Rev. Dr. Marshal L. Ausberry, Sr., will deliver the eulogy.
Interment will be on a later date to be announced at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Online condolences can be given at www.joynesfuneralhome.com
