Obituaries

Charlie Cossairt, Former Travel Agent and Instructor

Obituary and service information from Colonial Funeral Home.

Charlene ("Charlie") Joan Cossairt, 76, of Fairfax, Virginia passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014. 

Born in California, she was a daughter of the late Pearl (Bohnett) and Charles A. Shattuck. She was a former United Airlines stewardess, travel agent for Ober United Travel in Fairfax, and instructor at Cal Simmons Travel school in Alexandria. Charlie was married to Larry Cossairt for 40 years until he passed in 2004.

She is survived by her son, Jeff (Leslie) Cossairt of St. Petersburg, Florida, and daughter, Kristin (Todd) DeBerry of Lovettsville. She was grandmother to Taylor Cossairt, Kelsey DeBerry, Eric DeBerry, Madison Cossairt, and Joshua DeBerry. Charlie is also survived by her brothers Will Shattuck, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Dan Shattuck of Boise, Idaho.

Charlie will be remembered during a service on Sunday, February 9, 2014 starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Leesburg, Virginia. Burial will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. colonialfuneralhome.com.


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