U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
James E. Lucas
James E. "Jim" Lucas, 72, of the Little Creek section of Bland County, Va., died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002.
A memorial services will be held Monday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m. at the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Wytheville, Va.
A veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, he was a retired lieutenant in the U.S. Navy with 23 years of service. He was the president of the Virginia Photography Association and previously served as Bland County Administrator. He was claims agent of the Division of War Veterans Claims, a member of the V.F.W. and American Legion Post No. 9, and president of the Little Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil L. Lucas and Helene Ruth Reiser; and one sister, Elrae Ostrowski.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis A. "Pam" Lucas of the home; four sons, Petty Officer Mark E. Lucas of Honolulu, Hawaii, Jon Braithwaite of Easton, Md., David Braithwaite of Ft. Myers Beach, Fla., and Paul Lucas of Laurenburg, N.C.; three grandchildren, Gavin Braithwaite, Eric Braithwaite and Susan Emily Lucas; and one sister, Mary Jane Gerstheimer of New York.
The family will receive friends Monday, Dec. 30, at the home following the 4 p.m. service.
Cremation Society of Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.
Bryan Keith Wright
Bryan Keith Wright, 44, of Ravenna, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at Akron City Hospital in Ohio of natural causes.
Inurnment will be in Wytheville, Va., at a later date.
Born Oct. 18, 1958, in Wytheville, Va., he moved to Ravenna, Ohio, in 1976. He was owner and operator of Wright's Construction in Ravenna, Ohio, and specialized in dry wall installation.
He was preceded in death in 1972 by his father, Warren Wright.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Shirley Wright and Walter Graham of Ravenna, Ohio; a daughter, Breanna Wright of Ravenna, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Kaley Myers of Ravenna, Ohio; a sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Butch Bowdish of Ravenna, Ohio; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Dean and Frankie Wright of Wytheville, Va., and Michael and Sandy Wright of Ravenna, Ohio.
Wood-Kortright Funeral Home in Ravenna, Ohio, is in charge of the arrangements.
Richard Guy Wiley
Richard Guy Wiley, 52, of Lexington, N.C., formerly of Bland, Va., died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, Va., with Pastor Daniel Stowers officiating.
He was born Dec. 5, 1950.
He was preceded death by his mother, Flossie Bowles Wiley.
Survivors include his father, Richard Emory Wiley of Independence, Va.; two daughters, Radonna Freeman of Bastian, Va., and Samantha Burrell of Jacksonville, Fla.; one son, Kevin Guy Wiley of Lexington, N.C.; two brothers, Bill Wiley of Southmont, N.C., and Steve Wiley of Southmont, N.C.; two sisters, Anna Cregger of Ceres, Va., and Darlene Craver of Southmont, N.C.; two grandchildren, Zachary Freeman and Carmen Freeman, both of Bastian, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Thursday, Dec. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, Va., or at the home of Radonna Freeman in the Green Acres Subdivision in Bastian, Va. at any other time.
Newberry Funeral Home in Bland, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Frank Middleton Rowlett
Frank Middleton Rowlett, 95, of Wilmington, Del., died Monday, April 8, 2002, at Christiana Hospital from complications from a fall.
A graveside service will be held Friday, Oct. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Bland cemetery with the Rev. Leland Smith officiating.
He was born March 12, 1907, in Roanoke, Va. His family moved to Richmond, Va., where he lived until his marriage to Margaret Grayson Dunn in 1936. He was employed by Hercules Powder Co. (Hercules, Inc.), first in Brunswick, Ga., and in 1938, in Wilmington, Del., where he and his wife lived out their lives. He traveled extensively with Hercules and later with his wife in retirement. He'd played semi-professional football with the Richmond Rockets and rowed competitively. He belonged to the Skating Club of Wilmington and was garden volunteer at the Winterthur Museum. He was a member of Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, Del.
He is survived by his daughter, Margaret Grayson Rowlett Govatos of Annandale, Va.; a niece, Dorothy Rowlett Colburn of Middletown, Del.; and a granddaughter, Christina Grayson Govatos of Concord, N.H.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Highland Funeral Service Bland Chapel in Bland, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Hattie Mae "Ginger" Shaffer
Hattie Mae "Ginger" Shaffer of Max Meadows, Va., died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel, Wytheville, Va., with the Rev. Richard Lindamood and the Rev. Bill Davis officiating.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William P. and Juanita Smith.
Survivors include her husband, E.R. Shaffer of Max Meadows, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law, Robin and Amy Shaffer of Galax, Va.; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Billy and Lorraine Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich., Terry Smith of Wytheville, Va., and Barry Smith of Max Meadows, Va.; one sister and brother-in-law, Toni Cowan and Ed Kolb of Brunswick, Ga.; a special aunt, Lorraine Shipley of Wytheville, Va.; a niece, Nikki, of Max Meadows, Va.; and numerous other nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. (service time) at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Rebecca Duncan Watson
Rebecca Duncan Watson, 61, of Withers Road, Wytheville, Va., died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002.
Funeral services will be Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Gillman Funeral Chapel, Wytheville, Va. Interment will be in the West End cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
She was a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School and Radford College. She taught school at Spiller Primary for many years.
She was preceded in death by her father, John C. Duncan; and a special aunt, Audrey Davidson.
Survivors include a daughter, Leigh Ann Watson of Wytheville, Va.; her mother, Lucille T. Duncan of Wytheville, Va.; a sister, Jeannie Duncan of Wytheville, Va.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Tommy and Barbara Duncan of Austinville, Va., Johnny and Peggy Duncan of Wytheville, Va.; two nieces, Stephanie Berg and Michelle Perkins; a great-nephew, Joshua T. Berg; and two great-nieces, Taylor Berg and Madison Perkins; and a special uncle, Bob Davidson.
The family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gillman Funeral Chapel.
Flowers will be appreciated or those who wish may make donations to the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, Austinville, VA 24312; or the Ivanhoe Fire Dept., Ivanhoe, VA 24350.
Gillman Funeral Chapel in Wytheville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Gladys C. Cali
Gladys C. Cali, 69, of Wytheville, Va., died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel, Wytheville, Va., with the Rev. Vicki Viars and the Rev. James Clack officiating. Graveside services and interment will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. at the West End cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
She was born June 2, 1933, in New York, a daughter of the late James Joseph and Edna McDonnuh Fallon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Joseph Cali Jr.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Anthony K. and Jacklyn Cali, and Harold G. and Margaret Cali, all of Wytheville, Va.; five daughters and sons-in-law, Edna and Thomas Ritner of Marion, Va., Cheryl and John Sodaro of Texas, Penny and James Brown of New York, Brenda and Maxwell Law of New York, and Jackie Bishop of Florida; three sisters, Audrey Murphey, Anna King and Dottie Fallon, all of New York; two brothers, Kenneth Fallon and Thomas Fallon, both of New York; 33 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. (service time) at the Barnett Funeral Home.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Infant Reasor
Infant Reasor, son Joe and Kay Reasor of Crockett, Va., died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, in the Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Va.
A graveside service will be held Friday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. at the Mountain View cemetery in Rural Retreat, Va. with the Rev. Jim Jenkins officiating.
He is survived by his parents, Joe and Kay Reasor of Crockett, Va.; two sisters, Virginia Reasor and Emily Reasor, both of the home; maternal grandmother, Frances Parsons of Blacksburg, Va.; paternal grandparents, Frank and Sandra Reasor of Rural Retreat, Va.; maternal great-grandmother, Myrtle Mitchell of Blacksburg, Va.; paternal great-grandmother, Nell Reasor of Big Stone Gap, Va.; and several aunts and uncles.
Lindsey Funeral Home in Rural Retreat, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Leonard John Holloway
Leonard John Holloway, 67, of Sparta, N.C., died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, at his home.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Sparta, N.C. Burial will be in the Scottsville Baptist Church cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Nora Combs Holloway; and four brothers, Ralph Crouse, Will Crouse, Ray Crouse and Rosco Crouse.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Lambert Holloway of the home; two daughters, Connie Bass of Wytheville, Va., and Treva Mount of Piney Creek, N.C.; four sisters, Ruby Royal and Louise Holloway, both of Aberdeen, Md., Betty McKinney of Hillsville, Va., and Delma Mahan of Sparta, N.C.; three brothers, Lewis Holloway and Clarence Crouse, both of Sparta, N.C., and Thomas Allen Crouse Jr. of Aberdeen, Md.; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive friends, Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Funeral Home.
Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta, N.C., is in charge of the arrangements.
Raymond Andrew Arnold
Raymond Andrew "Murt" Arnold, 84, of Smith Hollow Road, Wytheville, Va., died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, in the Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Va.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Home Chapel in Wytheville, Va., with the Rev. Roger Cregger officiating. Interment will be in West End cemetery, Wytheville, Va.
He was born in Wythe County, Va. He was retired from Pendleton Construction Company and attended the Stony Fork Church of God.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Gordon Arnold and Lula Jane Eversole Arnold; a son, John Gordon Arnold; two grandsons, John Gregory Arnold and Andrew Arnold Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Edna Virginia Umberger Arnold; two sisters and one brother.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Roberta and Larry Pruitt of Winston-Salem, N.C., Mary and Danny Shearer of Melborne, Fla., and Marvene and Tommy Brooks of Max Meadows, Va.; one son, Wilson Andrew Arnold of Wytheville, Va.; two sisters, Daisy Earheart of Forest Hill, Md., and Louise Hurst of Dublin, Va.; one brother, Warren Arnold of Chilhowie, Va.; two special friends, Margaret McGee and Peggy King; 19 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Barnett Funeral Home or at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Marvene and Tommy Brooks, at any time.
Barnett Funeral Home in Wytheville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements.
Eva B. Pruett Dunagan
Eva B. Pruett Dunagan, 92, of Princeton, W.Va., died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, at the Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, W.Va.
A service to celebrate her life was held Saturday, Nov. 23, at 1 p.m. at the Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory, Athens Road, Princeton, W.Va., with the Rev. Gerald McKinney, the Rev. Joe Fritz, and the Rev. Barry Skaggs officiating. Burial was in the Shiloh cemetery, Bland, Va.
Born Oct. 10, 1910, in Bland County, Va., she was a former employee for National Coil Company in Bluefield, W.Va., and the Bastian Sportswear Company. She was a member of the Silver Springs Baptist Church in Princeton, W.Va.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Louise Alburt Williams; her first husband, Henry H. Pruett Sr.; her second husband, T.R. Dunagan; a grandson, Steven Pruett; two great-grandchildren, Tonya and Chris; and five brothers and sisters, Pauline Helvey, Della Sarver, Ed Williams, Jim Williams and Blake Williams.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Henry H. Jr. and Lena Pruett of Bluefield, W.Va.; a daughter and son-in-law, Hilda and Charles Bowling of Princeton, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Jerry Lee Pruett, Patricia Dotson, Donald Pruett and Michael Bowling; eight great-grandchildren, Becky Pruett, Kelly Skeens, Christie Tooley, Lucretia Templeton, Joshua Pruett, Stephanie Pruett, Casey Bowling and Josh Bowling; three great-great-grandchildren, Tiffany Scott, Michael Gillespie and Justin Templeton; three stepchildren, Maxine, Rachel and Babe.
Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton, W.Va., was in charge of the arrangements.
Kenneth Arnold Fowler
Kenneth Arnold Fowler, 38, of Cary, N.C., died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002.
A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, High House Road, Cary, N.C.
He was born in Riner, Va., and was a graduate of Auburn High School in Riner, Va. He also graduated with a business and marketing degree from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. He was involved in radio advertising, owning a limousine service, Interactive Concierge and recently Citysearch.com.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Nelson Price and Ethel Bessie Mabry Fowler, and Claude Willis and Ollie Mae Peak Dalton.
Survivors include his wife, Suguna Kothapalli Fowler of Cary, N.C.; two children, Sean Kenneth Fowler and Malli Kothapalli Fowler, both of the home; his parents, Arnold Nelson and Mary Frances Fowler of Riner, Va.; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dr. Rao and Lakshmi Kothapalli of Siler City, N.C.; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Lin Wadsworth of Tappahannock, Va., Brenda Light of Christiansburg, Va., Joyce and Steve Black of Radford, Va., Carol and Roger White of Dublin, Va., Rebecca and Steven Partin of Radford, Va., and Mary and David Hughes of Radford, Va.; brother-in-law, Mark Kathapalli of Cary, N.C.; sister-in-law, Radhika Kothapalli of Cary, N.C.; four nephews, five nieces, and many other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kenneth Arnold Fowler Scholarship, Attn.: Brian Thomas, 1906 Electric Road, Roanoke, VA 24018. Contributions will be applied to a scholarship for an Auburn High School graduate who plans to attend Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cary Funeral Home.
Cary Funeral Home in Cary, N.C., is in charge of the arrangements.
