Donald Clyde ‘Don’ Stringer
WILLIAMSBURG Donald Clyde “Don” Stringer, 84, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at his home. He was a retired journalist who served as managing editor of the Daily News in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for many years. He also was an adjunct professor at Western Kentucky University in the School of Journalism.
He previously worked at the Atlanta Times and the Nashville Banner newspapers. He was a member of Sigma Delta Chi journalism fraternity and was active in state newspaper associations.
Don was born in Bay Springs, Mississippi, and grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He completed a B.S. degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. He served in the First Cavalry Division in Korea in field artillery and wrote for the Stars and Stripes while in the military. He was a member of the Korean War Veterans Association.
Llewellyn Norton ‘Llew’ Smith Jr.
WILLIAMSBURG Llewellyn Norton “Llew” Smith Jr., was an 86-year native of the city of Williamsburg. Born May 15, 1934, to Ruth Griffin Casey and Llewellyn N. Smith Sr., he passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Llew married his high school sweetheart, Janet Scaff, at St. Bede Catholic Church in 1954. Together, they raised two children who made him very proud. Llew was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Bea Black.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Michael Smith (Barbara) of Herndon; daughter, Kathleen Lee (Terry) of Davenport, Iowa; three grandchildren, Peter Smith and Julie Smith of Herndon and Keri Beth Schlue (Brady) of Coralville, Iowa; brother, Thomas Edward Smith of Williamsburg; brother-in-law, J. Thomas Black of Williamsburg; sister-in-law, Diane Scaff Hedrickl of Williamsburg; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
WILLIAMSBURG Sydelle Fay “Sydie” Freidlin Marcus, 78, passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at her home. She was born on April 18, 1942, to J. William “Bill” Freidlin and Estelle Aaronson Freidlin in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Sydie attended Central High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Penn State University and earned Master’s Degrees in Library Science from Indiana University and in Education from the University of Virginia. She was also a certified paralegal and had a certificate in interior design.
She is survived by her daughter, Ashley Marcus, of Williamsburg. She is also survived by her three sisters, Rozann (Ricky) Freidlin of Wayland, Massachusetts, Ellen Lee of Abingdon and Sandra (Sandy) McIntyre of Casa Grande, Arizona; cousins, Alan and Mary Joan Mandel of New Jersey, Marlene Mandel of Massachusetts, Michael Freidlin of Pennsylvania, Rene Hallen of Wisconsin and Lisa Miller of New York; nephews, Zach Lee of Virginia and Nathan and Shay McIntyre of Arizona; and
Michelle A. Fayand Harris
WILLIAMSBURG Michelle A. Fayand Harris, 87, passed away peacefully holding her daughter Sandra’s hand on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
Michelle was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Denise Fayand, as well as her loving husband and partner of 58 years, Dorce Z. Harris.
Michelle was born Feb. 13, 1934, in Paris, France. Michelle’s job at the PX had her parking right outside of Dorce’s post in France, where he first saw her beautiful face and fell in love for a lifetime. They married March 31, 1955, in the City of La Rochelle, on the west coast of France. They traveled around the world until finally settling in Denbigh. It was there that she began taking care of dogs, especially poodles. She eventually moved to Williamsburg and opened Dorcelle Kennels and affectionately became “The Poodle Lady.” She had clients come to her from all over Hampton Roads and Richmond. She also bred and showed prize-winning poodles.