Carol Agnes Altman's Obituary
Born April 14, 1945 at the Old Providence Hospital in Washington, DC to Wayne Alvin and Helen E. (Burroughs) Cushing. Named Carol Agnes Cushing after her grandmother Catherine Agnes (Schroen) Burroughs from DC, whom she never ever met. Carol passed away in Spotsylvania, VA on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at the age of 80.
Carol was raised in the Catholic Church and attended church at the chapel on base at NSWC. She grew up in Boomtown and Terrytown at NSWC, Dahlgren, VA.
She graduated in 1959 from Dahlgren Elementary School and won an Essay award in the 8th grade on Conservation of the Soil. Carol went on to graduate in 1963 from King George High School, King George, VA.
She lived and worked in Richmond, VA for several years, later working at K-Lab at Dahlgren, where she met her future husband, who was also working there. She lived in the women's dormitory in the barracks building on base, while her future husband lived in the men's dormitory.
Carol joined Seventh-day Adventist Church and got married in 1969 to Franklin D. Altman, Jr. and together they had four children.
She suffered from moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type II Diabetes for years. She liked to swim and enjoyed attending low impact aerobics classes at the Presidential Resort heated indoor pool in Spotsylvania.
Carol graduated from Germanna Community College in 2003 with an Associate’s Degree in Information Systems Technology with Magna Cum Laude honors while working full time as a government employee to support her family.
She was awarded for her 25 years of service to the US Government working at Quantico, VA and Arlington, VA as a Management Support Specialist for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA). Dahlgren Elementary School came under DoDEA which is an interesting note.
Carol is survived by her sons, Franklin Daniel Altman, III and John Theodore Altman, of Spotsylvania; brother, Wayne Richard Cushing, of Fredericksburg, VA; two sisters, Diana Marie Leathern, of Louisville, Kentucky, and Mary Susan Epstein, of South Daytona Beach, Florida; six aunts; seven brothers-in-law; six sisters-in-law; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank Jr.; son, Wayne Christopher; and daughter, Carol Jane.
Carol will be buried beside her husband in a private ceremony at Sunset Memorial Gardens, where her son and daughter are also buried.
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