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Ramona Carrigan
Ramona Newman Carrigan, 86, of Kensington, Md. and Washington, Va., died May 9 after a long-illness.
Known by most residents of Rappahannock County for the patriotic celebration she hosted each Independence Day with her husband William, Mrs. Carrigan shared his fervent patriotism and love for Rappahannock County and its people.
Mrs. Carrigan was born Ramona Newman in Philadelphia on Jan. 19, 1903, the daughter of Harry S. and Anne Armstrong Newman.
While she was still a young girl the family moved to Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, where she spent most of her childhood. Her brother Harry S. Newman Jr., and sister Lucille Ngwman Hutchinson, predeceased her.
After a second move to Washington, D.C., Mrs. Carrigan accepted a position with the public schools, where she taught for some 20 years.
• It was there that she met "her future husband. After he returned from overseas following World War II, she resigned her teaching position.
Mrs. Carrigan was active in many civic organizations, including the Daughters of the American Colonists, for which she served as national president in 1959, 1960 and 1961. She was also an active adult leader with the Children of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Carrigan is survived by her husband, William M. Carrigan; a nephew, Robert Hutchinson; and three grand-nephews, Robert Hutchinson Jr., Mark Hutchinson and Tim Hutchinson, all of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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