Tonia Annette “Tiny” Wathen (1961 – 2022)

Tonia Annette “Tiny” Wathen, 60, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Warren Memorial Hospital.

Tonia Annette “Tiny” Wathen

A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, from 2 to 4 PM at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal.

Tiny was born on November 22, 1961, in Fredericksburg, Virginia to the late William “Buck” Brooks and to Brenda Brooks Meadows. Along with her father, she was preceded in death by her sister, Neva Thomas, and two brothers, Troy Brooks, and Tony Brooks.

She was a devoted Mawmaw who lived to care for her family.

Surviving along with her mother is her stepfather, Glen Meadows of Fredericksburg; soul mate for over 25 years, Ed Holloway of Front Royal; son, Jonathan Wathen of Fredericksburg; daughter, Christa Wathen (Brian Schmidt) of Front Royal; two sisters, Wanda Haskins of Dover, Pennsylvania and Sherri Taylor of Spotsylvania, Virginia; four grandchildren, Marcus, Amiyah, Chloe and Alayah all of Front Royal; granddog, Diamond of Fredericksburg; former husband and father to her children, John “Jackie” Wathen, and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.