Dorothy Barnes Rivers,
85, of Winchester, VA, died
on Thursday, April 12,
2012 at Westminster
Canterbury. She was born
on November 30, 1926 in
Charles Town, West
Virginia, daughter of the
late William B. and Eva
Pine Barnes. Mrs. Rivers
was a 1945 graduate of
Handley High School. In
1946, she married Howell
E. Rivers, Jr. and moved to
the Washington, D.C. area.
Upon divorce, Mrs. Rivers
began employment with
the Fairfax County Police
Department. She retired in
1985.
Mrs. Rivers is survived
by two daughters, Patricia
Mason of Sterling, VA and
Terry Rivers of Richmond,
VA and four granddaughters.
A graveside service
will be held at Edge Hill
Cemetery in Charles Town,
WV on Monday, April 23,
2012 at 11 a.m. with Pastor
Larry Lawhon presiding.
Memorial donations may
be made to the Fairfax
Coalition of Police or to
the Esther Boyd Animal
Shelter, Winchester, VA.