U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
HARRISON
Departed this life June 14, 1997, William Henry Harrison of 1113 Sumpter Street. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
HUESTON
Lois Irons Hueston went to be with the Lord on June 14, 1997. Lois had lived, loved and shared 77 years. She leaves her husband, Bill; two children, Jack Hueston and Dietra Beck er; six grandchildren; and a brother, Paul Irons of Sarasota, Fla. Memorials may be made to Shepherds United Methodist Church, St. Stephens Church, Va.; or to the Hospice of Central Virginia. Memorial services tentatively set for July 10, 1997, 7 p.m., at Overbrook Presbyterian Church.
HURT
Mrs. Mercedes Pettirossi Hurt, 87, of Emporia, widow of Clarence A. Hurt, died Thursday, June 12, 1997. She is survived by a daughter and son-in- law, Narcissa P. (Cheesa) and Melvin D. Callahan, of Emporia; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael D. and Cathy D. Hurt, of Richmond; two brothers, David J. Mancini, of Lady Lake, FL and Nick Mancini, of San Diego, CA; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at home, 1505 Sunset Ln., Emporia. A graveside funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Emporia Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Greensville Memorial Nursing Home, 214 Weaver Ave., Emporia, VA 23847. Owen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
JONES
Charles E. Jones Sr., 77 of Richmond, died June 11, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Regina Jones; five children, Ed, Billy and Joe Jones, Stephanie Landi and Brian Jones; two brothers, Frankie and Phil Jones; and six grandchildren. His remains will be buried at Quantico National Cemetery.
LEGGETT
Barbara Stallings Leggett, 55, of Mechanicsville, died Saturday, June 14, 1997. She is survived by her husband, Donald William Leggett; her children, Susan and her husband, Shay Chenault, and Stephen D. and his wife, Lynne Leggett; her mother, Ethel H. Stallings; a grandson, Shay Chenault Jr.; three sisters, Irene Stallings, Dorothy Stallings, and Alice Keck. Mrs. Leggett was a customer service representative with Lucent Technologies. Her remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and where funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, June 16. Interment Washington Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church.
LEMONAVAGE
Died June 11, 1997, Stanley Lemonavage, 77 of Montpelier, Va., formerly of Hackensack, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Shirley DeVine Lemonavage; three daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and John Jacobus and Sandy and Mark Graser, all of Montpelier and Dawn and Herb Thompson of Paramus, N.J.; four grandchildren. Mr. Lemonavage was a retired Hackensack Firefighter. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Ann's Catholic Church Building Fund, 105 South Snead St., Ashland, Va. 23005 or the West Hanover Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 276, Montpelier, Va. 23192. Services are private.
MARROW
Departed this life on June 11, 1997, Mrs. Vernelle A. Marrow. She is survived by her husband, Samuel H. Marrow Sr.; two daughters, Veda M. Bellamy and Janice M. Coles; one son, Samuel H. Marrow Jr.; one brother, John W. Anderson; one sister, Pearline A. Smith; seven grandchildren; two sons-in-law, Bedwick Bellamy and Eugene Coles; one daughter-in-law, Sharon C. Marrow; five nieces; six nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St., where the family will receive friends Sunday 3 to 4 p.m. Remains will lie in state Monday, 12 Noon at Restoration Christi an Fellowship Assemblies Worldwide, 5301 Old Midlothian Turnpike, where funeral services will be held Monday, 1 p.m. Bishop Kevin A. Williams Sr. officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery.
McBRIDE
Mr. Alan McBride, husband of Joan McBride, passed on Friday, June 13, 1997, at Johnston-Willis Hospital. Alan came over to this country from England at the age of 7. He held a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Southeast University and a Masters in Fiscal Administration from Columbia University-Washington D.C. He was in the Marine Corps from 1942-1946, at which time he entered the IRS as a Special Agent. He retired in 1972 as Assistant Regional Commissioner of Intelligence Division-New York Region after 33 years of service with the IRS, where among the positions he held was "Chief" of Intelligence Division in Richmond. He is survived by two sons, Richard W. McBride an Instructional Systems Specialist in the Aerial Delivery Dept. at Ft. Lee, and Dr. Robert E. McBride of Innsbrook Acupuncture and Chiropractic Center; one stepson, James Hanvey; four stepdaughters, Hope Huntley, Linda Pritchett, Cheryl Morris, all of Powhatan, and Cathy Vicha of Minn.; two daughters-in-law, Chung-Min McBride, and Beverly McBride; a sister, Hilda Herrington of Caroline County; two granddaughters and a host of step-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 17, 7 p.m. at Red Lane Baptist Church, 2095 Red Lane Rd. (Rt. 628), Powhatan, Va. Church will receive flowers between 4 to 5 p.m.
McCRONE
Richard Thomas McCrone, 85, of Richmond, died Friday, June 13, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Marie Musgrove McCrone; sister, Emily McCrone Dodl; daughters, Susan Pierce Lancaster of Roanoke, Sherry Pierce Martin of Farmville, and Margaret Pierce Frank of Houston, Texas; three sons-in-law; eight grandchildren; two nephews, Norman Richard Dodl of Blacksburg, and James Henry Dodl of Laurel, Md. Mr. McCrone was a graduate of the University of Richmond, and a member of Christadelphian Hall Ecclesia, a retiree of General Electric Lighting Division, and member of ODK and Illuminating Engineering Society. The family will receive friends 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., with a funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment Monday in Green Hill Cemetery, Buena Vista, Va.
MICHAEL
Susan Jane Michael, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Acton, Mass. and Pittsford, N.Y., died June 11, 1997 at age 59. Predeceased by her parents, Elmer and Hester Michael (Pittsford), she is survived by her daughter, Lauren (Jeffrey) Seeman of Powhatan, Va. and granddaughter, Amanda. She was a Richmond Magazine employee. Interment service Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. Friends may contribute to Diane Fosey Gorilla Foundation, Engle wood, Colo. or your Humane Society. Arrangements Crawford Funeral Home, Rochester, N.Y.
MONROE
James E. Monroe, of 1621 Littleton Blvd., died June 14, 1997. Remains rest at the Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Funeral notice later.
MULLINS
Eleanor R. Mullins of Ashland, died June 11, 1997. She was predeceased in death by her husband, William M. Mullins. She is survived by her son, Donald G. Mullins of New Kent, Va.; and daughter, Dorothy M. Wysong of Wilmington, De.; two sisters, Ruth B. Finke of Richmond, and Jean B. Alexander of Winston Salem, NC; one brother, A. Scott Barnett of Ruther Glen, Va.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church, in Ashland, Va., at 10 a.m. June 16, 1997. In lieu of flowers the family request contributions be made to Duncan Memorial, 201 Henry St., Ashland, Va. 23005.
MYERS
Florence W. Myers, of Richmond, died Friday, June 13, 1997. She is survived by her son, Wayne Lee Myers of Gloucester, Va.; and her sister, Alice W. Ukrops of Richmond. Mrs. Myers was a retired night supervisor for the Grace Hospital for 40 years. Remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad or the Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Springs
NEWCOMB
Mrs. Peggy Goodrich Newcomb of Mechanicsville, died Saturday, June 14, 1997. She is survived by her husband, Douglas A. Newcomb; two stepsons, Michael Newcomb and his wife, Rita of Columbus, Ohio, and Mark Newcomb of Greensboro, N.C.; her mother, Doris Goodrich; a sister, Cathy Krevonick; a brother, Kent Goodrich; two nieces, Carin G. Willis and Megan Goodrich, all of Mechanicsville. Mrs. Newcomb was a member of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at the Mechanicsville Chapel, Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Hanover Humane Society, Inc., P.O. Box 1011, Ashland, Va. 23005.
OGLE
Frances B. Ogle of Richmond, died June 12, 1997. She is survived by her husband, Oscar Ogle; a son, Wayne Ogle; a daughter, Sandra O. Hamby; a sister, Mable Rudisill; five grandchildren, Wendy, David, Doug, Lee and Teresa; and a great-grandchild, Matthew. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Road, where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park.
OTEY
Mrs. Helen Otey of 708 N. 35th St., formerly of 2204 Lamb Ave. entered eternal rest June 13, 1997. Professional services entrusted to the: A. D. Price Funeral Establishment
OWEN
L. Blake Owen, age 74, of Glen Allen, died June 12, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Betty T. Owen; two daughters, Sheryl Owen and son-in-law, Chris Collins, of Richmond, Pam McDonald and son-in-law, Chuck McDonald, of Flower Mound, Texas; two grandsons, Christopher Blake Collins and Billings Collins; a sister- in-law, LaVera Golden of Arlington, Va. Mr. Owen was an officer of the Richmond Elks Lodge #45 and was retired from the National Security Agency. Family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, followed by an Elks Memorial Service at 8 p.m. and where a funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Richmond Elks Lodge #45, 10022 Elks Pass Lane, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.
POWELL
Departed this life, June 12, 1997, Mrs. Bertha L. Powell of 1518 Victor St. She is survived by six children, Randolph L. Jackson, Barbara A. Easter, Samuel Powell Jr., Tyrone Powell, Maxine Delores Powell, and Brenda L. Powell; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Herman, Marshall, and Howard Jackson; two sisters, Dorothy Williams and Gladys Jackson; one daughter-in-law; two sons-in- law; devoted lifelong friend, Louise Crawford; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Funeral services will be conducted Monday 1 p.m. at Sharon Baptist Church, 22 E. Leigh St., with Rev. Paul Coles officiating. Interment Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in her memory. The remains will rest in church one hour prior to funeral service.
POWERS
Mr. Ervin Townsend Powers Jr., 51, of Midlothian, died June 13, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn DeRuyter Powers; three children, Jennifer P. Mewshaw of Raleigh, N.C., Ervin T. Powers III of Columbia, S.C. and Rebecca G. Powers of Midlothian; his mother, Mrs. Duncan D. McColl of Bennettsville, S.C.; his grandmother, Mrs. P. O. Hendricks of Pickens, S.C.; his sister, Beverly P. Alexander of Memphis, Tenn.; his brother, Paul H. Powers of Columbia, S.C. Ervin received his undergraduate degree at Duke University and his graduate degrees at the University of Michigan and the University of South Carolina. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and a Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserves. He was a Senior Research Associate at E. I. duPont, a licensed Professional Engineer, and a lifetime member of ASME. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Road, with a Christian Wake being held at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Epiphany, Richmond. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday in Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, Bennettsville, S.C. The family requests no flowers, rather memorial contributions be made to the Massey Cancer Center, P.O. 980037, Richmond, Va. 23298.
PUSTER
Anna "Lou" McGee Puster, 59, died Thursday, June 12, 1997. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., she had been a resident of Richmond for three years before moving to Hampton in 1976. Mrs. Puster had been a social participant at the Moose Lodge, the Samis Grotto Masonic Lodge and the Acca Temple Shrine, all in Richmond. She was a member of the Langley Officers Wives Club and was a volunteer at the Langley Thrift Shop. Mrs. Puster is survived by her husband, Richard Lee Puster of Hampton; a son, Mark R. Brown of Richmond; her father, Herman McGee of Little Rock, Ark.; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Fred A. and Lucille C. Puster of Richmond; and her sister-in-law, Carol Puster of Richmond. The family will receive friends Sunday 4 to 6 p.m., and then again on Monday 2 to 3 p.m. at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday, June 16, 1997 at the funeral home by the Rev. Kenneth W. Newsome. Memorials may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation, 4020 Llewellyn Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23504.
RUDY
Bernard Martin Rudy of Richmond, died June 14, 1997. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Shirley Cohen Rudy; daughter and son-in- law, Leslie and Marvin Weifblatt; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Mary Rudy; beloved sister and brother-in- law, Blanche (BeeGee) and Morton Gary; brother-in-law, Julian Lipsitz; and two grandchildren. Mr. Rudy was a member of Temple Beth-El, the Jewish Community Center, and the 5400 Club.
SKINNER
Kermit W. Skinner Sr., 87, of Richmond, died Friday, June 13, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Doris Cheely Skinner; daughter, Nellwyn Skinner ; son and daughter-in-law, Kermit Skinner Jr. and Kookie Skinner. Mr. Skinner was a member of Berryman United Methodist Church and was retired from Hemingway Transportation and Goodwyn Dental Lab. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull St. Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and where service will be held 2 p.m. Monday. Interment Riverview Cemetery.
