Obituaries

Ms. Jones, a native Washingtonian, graduated from Suitland High School and worked as a resident manager at a number of apartment buildings in the area, most recently at Coraline Gardens in Falls Church, until she retired in 2006.

Her marriage to Bobby Lee Robinett ended in divorce.

Survivors include three children, Robert Lee Robinett of Berryville, Va., Dawn Marie Simpson of Somerset, Pa., and Patrice Renee Kempf of Falls Church; three brothers, Arthur Jones of King George, Va., Robert Jones of Huntingtownand Gerald Jones of Deltona, Fla.; a sister, Teresa Riker of Waldorf; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

James Richard HammAir Traffic Controller

James Richard Hamm, 76, an air traffic controller, died from complications of pulmonary fibrosis Feb. 6 at his home in Sterling.

Mr. Hamm worked for the Federal Aviation Administration from 1952 to 1980, then returned to work in 1987 until retiring a second time in 1994.

He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in McMechen, W. Va. He served four years in the Navy and settled in the Washington area in the mid-1950s while working for the FAA.

He was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Martha Hamm of Sterling; two children, Michael Hamm of Valrico, Fla., and Stacy Dye of Arlington; two sisters, Polly DeNoon of Moundsville, W. Va., and Linda Pack of Warrenton; and three grandchildren.

Gerhardt I. HepnerElectrician, Carwash Owner

Gerhardt I. Hepner, 80, a master electrician and former owner of Duke's Car Wash in Alexandria, died of renal failure Jan. 15 at his home in Rockville.

Mr. Hepner was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and moved to Washington as a youth. He worked a variety of jobs starting at age 10, from carrying groceries to selling streetcar passes. He graduated from the old Central High School at 16 and found work at the Census Bureau.

Drafted into the Army during World War II, he served in the United States. Because he spoke German fluently, he was assigned to several prisoner of war camps. After his discharge, he took courses at George Washington University while also working for National Shirt Shops and Woodrow's Menswear on H Street NE.

Mr. Hepner graduated from Ben Franklin University in 1963 and worked as an office manager for Pinkson Electric Co. in Rockville for many years. After his shift ended, he would go out to job sites to do electrical work until he earned his master electrician's license.