U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Ruth Helen Connelly
Ruth Helen Connelly, 76, of Madison Heights, died Thursday, February 16, 2006 in Grace Lodge. Born October 22, 1929 in Amherst County, she was a daughter of Nora C. Fitzgerald of Amherst and the late David Tinsley Campbell. She retired from General Electric after thirty years of service. She was a member of Coolwell Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Connelly is survived by six children, Ruth Miller of Amherst and friend, Allen Guill, William Connelly, also of Amherst, Barbara Matherly of Madison Heights, Michael Connelly and his wife, Debra and John E. Connelly and his wife, Brenda, both of Amherst and Brenda Arthur and her husband, Ralph of Madison Heights; two brothers, Benjamin F. Campbell and his wife, Margaret of Evington and David Campbell, Jr. and his wife, Delores of Alexandria: one sister, Marian Wood and her husband, Clarence of Madison Heights; twelve grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. today in the Mausoleum Chapel at Fort Hill Memorial Park by the Rev. Steve Tyree.
Whitten Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Monelison Chapel is serving the family.
Nellie Martin Beard Anderson
Nellie Martin Beard Anderson, 86, of Madison Heights, died Saturday, April 12, 2003 in the Henrico Doctors Hospital, Richmond. Twice married
, she was the wife of the late Richard A. Beard and the late Chester Ravenel Anderson.
Born September 5, 1916 in Amherst County, she was the daughter of the late Henley R. and Florence Staton Martin. Mrs. Anderson was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Krissy Beard.
Mrs. Anderson is survived by two daughters, Mildred D. Sawyer and her husband, Edward of Glen Allen and Margaret B. Owens and her husband, Joseph; two sons, Richard D. Beard and his wife, Jean and William P. Beard and his wife, Sylvia, all of Alexandria; two step-daughters, Mary K. Anderson and Helen A. Bertrand, both of Lynchburg; one brother, Clarence Martin; five sisters, Lena Gross, Dorothy Inge, and Catherine Moore, all of Monroe, Bessie Dean of Chesapeake, and Lauchee Williams of Madison Heights; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren, and four step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services, 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2003 at Whitten Monelison Chapel by the Rev. Dwayne Martin. Interment, Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg.
Family visitation, Wednesday, April16, 2003, Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at the funeral home.
Annie Laura Hudson Mason
Annie Laura Hudson Mason, 91, of Lynchburg, passed from this life to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 23, 2004.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Lee “Bill” Mason; and by a daughter, June M. Mayberry.
She is survived by three daughters, Nancy M. Staton, Doris A. Brooks and Marian F. Wells; a son, Macon T. Mason; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2004 at Spring Hill cemetery.
Family visitation will be Friday from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., prior to the graveside service, at Whitten Timberlake Chapel.
Edith May Schley Anthony
Edith May Schley Anthony, 89, formerly of Lynchburg, died Thursday December 30, 2004 at Avante' of Roanoke. She was the wife of the late of Benjamin H. Anthony.
Born April 5, 1915 in Norfolk, she was a daughter of the late Emmett and Emma Davis Schley.
Mrs. Anthony was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Jordan Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth Harris and wife Lucy and William H.Anthony and wife Mary all of Lynchburg; two daughters, Barbara H. Coleman of Richmond and Margaret Foster and husband Michael of Lowry; a brother, Marshall Schley of Florida; a sister, Viola Childress of Georgia; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2005 in Presbyterian cemetery, by Dr. Melvin Campbell.
The family will receive friends at the residence, 305 Roberts Ave., Lynchburg.
Larry Gleason Sprouse
Larry Gleason Sprouse, 57 of Madison Heights, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, March 21, 2005.
Born January 25, 1948 in Lynchburg, he is survived by his mother, Essie Campbell Sprouse and was preceded in death by his father, Elwood Gleason Sprouse.
Mr. Sprouse was a member of Rivermont Ave. Baptist Church where he served as an usher. He had served in the United States Marines Corps, and graduated from Lynchburg College with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science. He was a member of the American Legion, Post 16 as well as the Moose Lodge. He was the former State Director of the Madison Heights Jaycees and sponsored several Dixie Youth Baseball Teams.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tamara Sue Sprouse.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Rhonda Ellen Sprouse, two sisters, Sharon Sprouse Patterson and her husband, Tom of Lynchburg and Cheryl Lynne Sprouse of Forest, a brother, Garrett Elwood Sprouse and wife Fran of Raleigh, NC, a nephew, Neil Watson Patterson of Forest, three nieces, Shannon Patterson DelValle and husband Norbert of Edgewater, FL, Stephanie Ann Sprouse of Johnson City, NC and Jennifer Michelle Sprouse of Raleigh, NC, other relatives and many friends.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2005 at Rivermont Ave. Baptist Church by Rev. Morris Campbell and Dr. David Breckenridge. Interment will take place in Fort Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Whitten Monelison Chapel and at other times at the residence of Essie Sprouse, 201 Seminole Dr. in Madison Heights.
Whitten Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Monelison Chapel is assisting the family.
Lorraine Fitzgerald Burnette
Lorraine Fitzgerald Burnette, of Lynchburg, passed away, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 at Lynchburg General Hospital. For 40 years, she was the wife of the late Russell Burkley Burnette, who passed away in August, 1989.
Born in Nelson County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fitzgerald and the late Etta Martin Fitzgerald. She was a member of Living Word Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be greatly missed by her family.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Burnette was preceded in death by four brothers: Clyde, Jerry, Wilbur and Roy Fitzgerald.
She is survived by two daughters: Patricia B. Denson and husband Andrew of Evington and Deborah B. Harris and husband Johnny of Lynchburg; three grandchildren: Renee Carr and T. J. Stokes both of Lynchburg and Jason Keyes of Evington; two great grandchildren: Jenna Carr of Lynchburg and Austin Carr of Brookneal; four sisters: Dorothy Burnette of Hurt, Bessie Shifflett and Betty Gowen both of Concord and Ann Cash of Amherst; and one brother Pete Fitzgerald of Lynchburg.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 at Fort Hill Memorial Park, followed by a memorial service at 3:00 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Chuck Willoughby.
Family and friends can visit with family at her daughter’s residence, Deborah Harris.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.
Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Timberlake Chapel, 434-239-0331, is assisting the family.
James Edward Woods
James Edward Woods, 62, of Amherst, died Sunday, April 6, 2003 at the Hospice House. He was the husband of Patsy Seacrist Woods.
Born in Burlington, N.C., January 10, 1941, he was a son of the late Silas Jack Woods and Bessie Reeves Woods. He was a self-employed dry wall contractor for over fifty years.
Two sisters, Doris Eagle and Faye Smith and two brothers, Raymond Woods and Clifford Woods, preceded him in death.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Hope Woods of Amherst; two sons, Michael Woods and his wife Bridget of Madison Heights and Chris Woods of Amherst; a step-daughter, Vickie Williams and her husband Lloyd of Halifax; four brothers, Roger Woods and his wife Lottie of Altavista, Ralph Woods of Elon, Glenn Woods of Rustburg and J.L. Woods and his wife Linda of Danville; four sisters, Lucy Stanley and her husband John and Patsy Hylton and her husband Sonny both of Danville, Peggy Harris and her husband Gerald of Lynchburg and Gilda Campbell of Rustburg; three grandchildren, Billy Woods, Lauren Funk and Mikie Woods; three step-grandchildren, Shane Ramsey, Dane Ramsey and Wayne Ramsey and a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Whitten Monelison Chapel.
The family request, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of the Hills, 3300 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24503.
Meigh Schatz Eisler
Meigh Schatz Eisler, 78, died suddenly Tuesday morning October 19, 2004, at her home in Lynchburg.
She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 5, 1926, to Joseph and Sophia Schatz, both of whom had recently arrived from Russia and met in the United States. She attended Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati and enrolled at the University of Cincinnati with the intent of becoming a chemical librarian.
At the University of Cincinnati, she met and eventually married
Bernard L. Eisler, a fellow student at the college.Their proposal was made with the idea that both of them would emigrate to Palestine and fight in the war for the creation of Israel. That plan was abandoned when she gave birth to her first son, Joel Robert Eisler. Instead the couple moved to Lynchburg, where Bernard became vice president and general manager of the C.B. Cones Manufacturing Company. For many years, “May”, who spelled her name “Meigh” as on her license plate and used that spelling regularly, worked in the office at C.B. Cones. Later she became an executive secretary at First Colony Lif Insurance Company. In later years, Mrs. Eisler worked in the alumni development office at Randolph Macon Women’s College.
Throughout her working career, and in retirement, Mrs. Eisler was an active member of Agudath Sholom Congregation. She continued her interest in the creation of Israel by becoming a local president of the Lynchburg Chapter of Hadassah, an organization that raises money for good causes in Isreal. She was co-chairman of the board of the Agudath Sholom Synagogue and a an active member of the Temple Sisterhood. She was also an officer in the League of Women Voters.
Mrs. Eisler was an enthusiastic cardplayer, and usually played bridge or mahjong at least once a week. A member of the Lynchburg Suburban Woman’s Club, she ran that organization’s Senior Bridge Program. She was also an avid reader and crossword puzzle fanatic. Her range of trivia was legendary! In the late 1960’s, she appeared on Channel 10’s Klub Kwiz, for 21 straight weeks. In that stretch, considered a record by former host Hayden Huddleston, she never missed a question.
Surviving is her husband, Bernard L. ‘Bert” Eisler of 2308 Glencove Place; two sons, Joel Robert Eisler of Baltimore, MD. and Kim Isaac Eisler of Bethesda, MD.; a grand-daughter, Sara Sophie Eisler of Bethesda; a brother, Arnold Schatz of Lincoln, NB., and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday October 21, at Agudath Sholom Synagogue, with Rabbi Tom Gutherz officiating. Burial will follow in Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom cemetery. the family will receive friends at the residence.
Whitten Park Ave. Chapel and Cremation Service is serving the Eisler family.
Evans “Dee” Morris Rhodes
Evans “Dee” Morris Rhodes, 83 of Madison Heights, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2004. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, the Reverend Dr. Harold Wilson Rhodes.
Born November 9, 1921, she was a daughter of the late William Homer Morris and Coy Viar Morris. Mrs. Rhodes was a devoted minister’s wife having served along side her husband for many years. She served for the Disciples of Christ "Christian Church" as CWF State President in Virginia and West Virginia and was a counselor in over 100 CYF and Chi Rho camps. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was an active member of Madison Heights Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Elmo Morris.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Harold W. Rhodes, Jr. and his wife Charlotte of Prince George and Darryl W. Rhodes and wife Jeanie of Conway, SC; a sister, Helen Ogden and husband Buddy of Madison Heights; five grandchildren, Tara Peyton-Burgess and husband Reggie, Elizabeth Duesberry and husband Michael, Wendi Black and husband Tim, Ashley B. Rhodes and Timothy W. Rhodes; eight great grandchildren, Jeremy, Jessica, Jared, Matthew, Molly, Ian, Andrew and Anna; special niece and nephew, Sandra Wyatt and Tad Ogden, other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2004 at Madison Heights Christian Church by the Rev. Paul Land and the Rev. D. Jack Hamilton. Interment will take place in Fort Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. tonight at Whitten Monelison Chapel.
Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the Madison Heights Christian Church, 149 Main St. in Madison Heights.
Whitten Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, Monelison Chapel, is assisting the family.
Henry Thornton Adams
Henry Thornton Adams, 79, 0f 5919 Igloe Drive, died Tuesday, February 14, 2006 in Lynchburg General Hospital. Henry is survived by his love of a lifetime, Elizabeth Taylor.
Born August 24, 1926 in Halifax County, he was a son of the late Herman Adams and the late Emma Lucille McFall. He was retired from Jim McQuade Pontiac and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific Theatre. Henry was a member of College Hill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, John McFall.
Henry is also survived by three sons, Daniel T. Adams and Yukie of Rustburg, David R. Adams of Lynchburg, and Dennis L. Adams and his wife, Lynn of Newport News; two daughters, Laura Adams Ballowe of Forest and Beth L. Adams of Lynchburg; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2006 at College Hill Baptist Church by the Rev. Andrew P. Grose.
The family will receive friends at the church for one hour prior to the service and other times at the residence.
Memorial contributions in Henry’s memory may be made to the College Hill Baptist Church Building Fund.
Whitten Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Park Avenue Chapel is serving the family.
Jean Newman Shuford
Jean Newman Shuford, 78, of Lynchburg, died Thursday April 10, 2003 at the Hospice House of Lynchburg.
She was the wife of the late Lloyd Nelson Shuford. Born October 12, 1924 in Lynchburg, she was a daughter of the late Guy U. Newman and Ruby Hawkins Newman. Mrs. Shuford, along with her husband Lloyd, were the co-founders of E.S.P., Inc. She was a loyal member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church and active with the alumni association of New London Academy. Some of Jean's special memories were of time spent with family and friends at Holden Beach, NC.
She is survived by two sons, Ronald G. Shuford and Wayne A. Shuford and wife Lynn, both of Forest; two brothers, Roland Newman of Lynchburg and Cody Newman of Forest; six grandchildren; Kristin Tull and husband Rodney, Casey Shuford and wife Sherry, Rebekah Shuford, Elizabeth Ashley Shuford, Joshua Shuford and Jacob Shuford; and two great-grandchildren, Collin and Corey Shuford.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday April 14, 2003 at West Lynchburg Baptist Church, by the Rev. Norman Burns, III and Dr. Mike Cox. Burial will follow in Fort Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Whitten Timberlake Chapel, 7404 Timberlake Road, and following services Monday at the residence, 117 Middleboro Place.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of the Hills.
