Dabney Wharton

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Dabney Wharton

<p>It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of&nbsp;Dabney&nbsp;Miller Wharton, aged 76 years,&nbsp;of Arlington, Virginia.&nbsp;He is survived by his wife, Kim,&nbsp;daughters, Andrea &amp; Kristyn,&nbsp;and his niece, Peggy Duggin,&nbsp;whom he loved dearly.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Dabney was born in Montross, Virginia, on June 20,&nbsp;1948,&nbsp;to Lillie Mae White and Joseph Harvey Wharton. After his mother’s passing at the age of 11, his half-brother&nbsp;Joseph&nbsp;“U.B.” Wharton&nbsp;took guardianship of Dabney and brought him&nbsp;up&nbsp;to Arlington, Virginia,&nbsp;where he&nbsp;called&nbsp;‘home’&nbsp;the&nbsp;remainder&nbsp;of his life.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Dabney was a proud&nbsp;graduate of Washington-Lee High School&nbsp;in 1966.&nbsp;With a semester short of graduating from college, he&nbsp;was drafted into the&nbsp;United States Army.&nbsp;After serving two years&nbsp;stationed at White Sands Missile Range (New Mexico) and&nbsp;the DMZ in&nbsp;Korea, Dabney returned to Arlington and began working for his half-brother at Glebe Radio&nbsp;&amp; Appliances (est. 1946).&nbsp;In 1983, he&nbsp;purchased&nbsp;the business and&nbsp;spent&nbsp;over&nbsp;40 years&nbsp;building relationships with customers and their families&nbsp;all across&nbsp;the D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia region.&nbsp;Known for his&nbsp;extensive&nbsp;product knowledge&nbsp;and&nbsp;customer&nbsp;service, Dabney took&nbsp;great pride&nbsp;in&nbsp;being an honest&nbsp;salesman&nbsp;and local business owner.&nbsp;As one of the oldest family-run businesses&nbsp;in the area,&nbsp;he and his store will&nbsp;remain&nbsp;a staple in the Arlington community.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Dabney&nbsp;had an adventurous spirit&nbsp;and was&nbsp;incredibly well-traveled.&nbsp;From his stint in the military,&nbsp;to&nbsp;his glory days on the sports fields,&nbsp;or&nbsp;his many&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;new countries and cultures,&nbsp;those who were close to him knew he always had a story to tell.&nbsp;A voracious reader&nbsp;full of charm and charisma,&nbsp;there was never a doubt that Dabney was the main character of his&nbsp;own&nbsp;story.&nbsp;Throughout his&nbsp;golden years, he became an avid golfer and loved nothing more than&nbsp;a&nbsp;Bloody Mary (with extra horseradish) and&nbsp;an early tee time.&nbsp;His laughter&nbsp;was&nbsp;infectious,&nbsp;his heart was bigger than he let on,&nbsp;and his wisdom was a gift to everyone that&nbsp;encountered&nbsp;him.&nbsp;He truly&nbsp;impacted&nbsp;so many people throughout his lifetime, and he will&nbsp;be&nbsp;profoundly&nbsp;missed.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Friends and family are invited to join&nbsp;the Wharton Family&nbsp;for a&nbsp;Celebration of&nbsp;Life service&nbsp;that&nbsp;will take place at Columbia Gardens Cemetery on April 26, 2025, at 11 a.m.&nbsp;There is a chance the Arlington Boulevard entrance may be inaccessible at the time of the service. Please check the website for directions to other entrances.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Flowers&nbsp;for the service&nbsp;can be sent through the&nbsp;CGC website&nbsp;- look for 'Upcoming Services'. Donations can be made&nbsp;in Dabney’s honor&nbsp;to the&nbsp;Animal Welfare League of Arlington, where he rescued his&nbsp;beloved&nbsp;dog,&nbsp;Lucy.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
June 20, 1948 - April 5, 202506/20/194804/05/2025
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April 24, 2025

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Sent with love and remembrance.Glad I had the honor to know such a kind man and friend.
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April 21, 2025

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This is a wonderful memorial for a pillar of our community. I appreciate this means of showing our regard for this wonderful man.
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April 18, 2025

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April 15, 2025

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What a wonderful man! Lucky to have known him for so long ... appreciated him in every way!Earl and May Ohman
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April 15, 2025

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April 15, 2025

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Thank you for graciously sharing your husband and father with the rest of us all these years. What fun we had running businesses next to each other!
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Becky Ramsey

April 14, 2025

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In memory of a special friend to so many.