Cora Adele Lunsford

Cora Adele Barnes Lunsford (Boo Boo), 86 (10/9/1938 – 5/7/2025), Manassas, VA Cora passed at Fairfax Hospital on May 7, 2025, after a long battle with COPD. Her daughter, Liz, and Daughter-in-Law, Susie, were at her bedside when she left us. Cora was born and raised in Washington, D.C. where she met and married her husband, John W. Lunsford. She raised two children James C. and Elizabeth A. Cora was always active, if she wasn’t keeping an immaculate home and cooking fantastic meals and desserts, she was painting, sewing, or attending Church documents as the Secretary of the Herndon Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ. Cora was an avid seamstress. She started out by making clothes for her children, when they were small, and graduated to making clothes for herself, costumes for the kids, curtains for her home and quilts for everyone. If Cora heard you were having a baby, in the last 10 years, then a quilt was started, (and finished & delivered). Cora was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; she participated in Fundraising by making cookies and peanut brittle. One of the Fundraisers was for new window treatments for the Hall. Not only did she participate, she instructed her daughter and her daughter’s husband, Randy Higgins, how to put the window treatments together, from start to finish. Cora had two children, Jimmy & Liz. Then came the Grandchildren, Caroline, Mary, John, & Sarah. From the Grandchildren she has two Great Grandchildren, Colson and Sophie. Cora is survived by her Husband, Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren, and her brother Albert Barnes. Cora is the daughter of previously deceased, Albert Clayton Barnes and Daisy Little Barnes. Her sister, previously deceased, Marjorie Barnes Beach. She was the Aunt of previously deceased nephews, David and Clayton Beach. There will be a “Celebration of Life” at the American Legion, Post 10, located at 9950 Cockrell Rd, Manassas, VA 20110, in the Hall, from 2:00 - 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Cora Lunsford was a Christian, loving wife, mother, and friend. She treated everyone with love and respect. She always put God first and was a great example to everyone that knew her. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to the church that Mom so loved-Church of Jesus Christ, Herndon Branch, 800 Elden St. Herndon, VA. 22070 She is survived by her husband – John W. Lunsford; her son – James C. Lunsford & wife Susie Lunsford; her daughter – Elizabeth A. Higgins & husband Randy Higgins; Grandchildren – Caroline Lunsford, Mary Waybright, John Lunsford, & Sarah Counts and by her Great Grandchildren – Colson Waybright and Sophie Waybright.

Cora Adele Lunsford

October 9, 1938 - May 7, 2025