IRVINGTON—Mowton “Tony” LeCompte Waring Jr., Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired), 90, died July 6, 2025.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mowton LeCompte Waring Sr. and Sarah Chase Waring; and his wife of 57 years, Constance Croke Waring.
He is survived by his daughter, Carroll Waring Reed; and sons, Colonel, U.S Army (Ret) James Mowton Waring, Major, U.S. Army (Ret) Matthew LeCompte Waring and Anthony LeCompte Waring; their spouses, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Colonel Waring was born in New York City on October 1, 1934, and grew up in Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y. He attended the Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y., and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), in Lexington, with the class of 1956. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of armor in the U.S. Army in 1957. He later earned a master’s in public administration from Auburn University in Montgomery, Ala., and attended the U.S. Air Force Air War College.
In 30 years of active-duty military service with the U.S. Army, he travelled the world with his wife Connie and their four children re-locating numerous times. A highly decorated Vietnam veteran, he distinguished himself in combat and was decorated for valor earning the Silver Star and Bronze Star with Valor along with the highly coveted Combat Infantryman’s Badge (CIB).
Colonel Waring served multiple tours in Germany as a Tank Battalion Commander and later as an Area Support Group (Garrison) Commander. Additionally, during his diverse Army career, he served as an instructor at the U.S. Army Infantry School, on the Army Staff, the Joint Staff, the Armor Center Staff and as assistant professor of military science and tactical officer at VMI.
After retirement, Colonel Waring and his wife Connie re-located to the Northern Neck where he became actively involved in the community, including, Historic Christ Church, serving as a docent and president of the Foundation for Historic Christ Church, multiple roles at Grace Episcopal Church, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and Lions Club. He played a role in the establishment of Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury (RWC). He was also a former chapter president of the VMI Alumni Association and active with Military Officers Association of America (MOAA).
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. September 3 at Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: the Foundation of Historic Christ Church, P.O. Box 24 Irvington, VA 22480 (www.christchurch1735.org); or Virginia Military Institute (VMI), 304 Letcher Ave. P.O. Box 932 Lexington, VA 24450 (give@vmiaa.org); or the Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury Foundation.
Currie Funeral Home LLC of Kilmarnock handled the arrangements.
