U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
ABRAMS
Margaret Eileen Abrams, age 65, of Blacksburg, left to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in New Kent, Va. on October 2, 1936 to the late Jacob Leonard and Mary Estelle Meredith. She was preceded in death by a brother, McKinley Meredith; and a sister, Lorene Meredith. She leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her loving memory her husband, James Stanley Abrams; her children, Carlette Estelle Abrams of Newport News and James Garry Abrams of Richmond and Margarita Angela Abrams of Blacksburg; a daughter-in-law, Maria Alexandria Abrams of Richmond; grandchildren, Aundrea Danielle Scott, Jonathan David Scott, Parker Nathaniel Abrams, Kristina Margarite Abrams, Christopher Alexander Abrams; brothers, Leonard Harold Meredith and Robert Junious Meredith; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Meredith and Claretta Meredith, Lucille Manning, Dorothy Abrams, Nel Abrams, Mary Meredith; aunts, Inez Miller, Sophronia B. Woodson, Gracie Braxton; uncles, Luther Braxton and Meaco Woodson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, 1730 West Street in Radford, Va. 24141 with Rev. C. Cole Casey officiating. Interment will follow in Sunrise Burial Park, Radford. The viewing for Mrs. Abrams will be from 1 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday at the church. There will be no family visitation at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 554, Roanoke, Va. 24003-0554. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, S.W., Blacksburg.
BALLARD
Kelvin D. Ballard, 48, of Petersburg died on July 7, 2002 at MCV Hospitals. He was a former resident of Emporia and was a retired corrections officer with the Virginia Department of Corrections. He is survived by his wife, Velma J. Ballard; three sisters, Peggy Hill of Virginia Beach, Edith Locke of Chapel Hill, N.C. and Amaza Ballard of Taneytown, Md.; two brothers, Anthony Ballard of Largo, Fla. and Frederick Ballard of Franklin, Pa.; father-in-law, Edward C.
Jones of Emporia; five sisters-in-law, five brothers-in-law, two aunts, one uncle, 10 nieces, 10 nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends including one devoted friend, Calvin Wright of Richmond. Remains rest at Pearson Funeral Home, 556 Halifax Street, Emporia. Funeral services will be held at Rising Sun Holiness Church, Chapmans Ford Road, Emporia on Friday, July 12, 2002 at 1 p.m. Interment in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to MCV Foundation, Cardiac Transplant Fund, P.O. Box 980234, Richmond, Va. 23298 or American Legion Auxiliary Unit #210, 404 Westover Hills Blvd., Richmond, Va. 23225. Family and friends will assemble 12:15 p.m. at the funeral home.
BLAKES
Departed this life July 8, 2002, Mrs. Julia V. Blakes, formerly of 1025 W. Grace St. She is survived by one stepson, William T. Blakes (Charlotte); one stepdaughter, Louise Blakes Pope; her foster daughter, Maria Tompkins (Poetry); two foster granddaughters, Dawn and Yolanda; two nephews, Harold Mangrum Sr. and Moses Mangrum Sr.; one niece, Alice Davis; a devoted great-niece, Doris West (Herman); and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Remains will lie in state Friday, 11 a.m. at Triumphant Baptist Church, 2003 Lamb Ave., where funeral services will be held 12 noon. Dr. Arthur M.
Jones officiating. Burial Riverview Cemetery.
BLANK
Richard B. "Ricky" Blank, 75, of Glen Allen, passed away July, 9, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara H. Blank; his devoted daughter, Kathy P. Minor and her husband, George Minor; and two cherished granddaughters, Brittany and Brooke Pleasants. Mr. Blank was a WWII US Navy veteran reargunner. Ricky will be surely missed by all who knew him. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, July 12 in the chapel mausoleum at Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.
BRASWELL
Margaret L. Braswell, 82, of Chester, died July 8, 2002. She was the widow of William Braswell. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Veillon of Louisiana, Marian Southworth and her husband, Lewis of Richmond, Juanita Hutchins and her husband, Rick of Midlothian; brother, George Hamilton of Oak Grove, Va.; 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday in Woodland Cemetery in Ashland.
BROWN
Departed this life July 8, 2002, Marshall J. (Chee-Chee) Brown, of 1937 Raven Street. He is survived by two sisters, Joyce Ann Leadbetter and Martha Daniels; two aunts, Beatrice
Johnson and Estelle Roane; two uncles, David and Garfield Thornton; devoted nephew, Donald
Brown and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Graveside services 3 p.m. Friday, Riverview Cemetery. Rev. James Ryan officiating. Family and friends assemble at the cemetery 2:50 p.m. Friday.
BUTLER
Thomas Edward Butler, 87, of the 1500 block of Miltate Ave., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 10, 2002. Thomas was a native of Spotsylvania, Va. and the son of the late John Thomas and Lena Leathers Butler. He has been a member of Virginia Heights Baptist Church since 1947 and was very active in the church, where he has served as Chairman of Deacons, general Sunday school secretary, Baptist Men's director and was an honored deacon. He also was a member of the Ocean View Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Eula Crisp Butler; his sons, Edward Wayne Butler and his wife, Virginia, Kenneth L. Butler and his wife, Nancy, all of Virginia Beach; his sisters, Alice Elliot, Catherine Pettus, both of Richmond, Ella Javins and her husband, John, Elsie Harrison, all of Partlow, Va.; his grandchildren, Andrew Edward Butler and his wife, Christina of Chesapeake, Katherine L. Butler of Alexandria, Va; great-grandchildren, Evan Andrew Butler and Nathaniel Edward Butler, both of Chesapeake. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 12 in Virginia Heights Baptist Church, with Dr. Jerry Vintinner and Rev. Linwood Peterson officiating, followed by interment in Rosewood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. this evening at Kellum Funeral Home, Rosewood Chapel.
CALLIHAN
America's greatest generation has lost one of its finest. Paul J. Callihan, 78, departed this life peacefully at home July 9, 2002 after a courageous battle with leukemia. He leaves behind his wife, Jean of Midlothian, Virginia; daughter, Karen and son-in-law, Mark of Seattle; grandchildren, Jeremy of Boise, Idaho and Erin of Bozeman, Montana and Cali and Cheyenne Fredrichs; brothers, Harvey of Vienna, W.Va., James of St. Albans, W.Va. and Robert of Staunton, Va. Paul proudly served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. A native of West Virginia, he resided with his wife, Jean, in St. Albans, W.Va., where he was employed by FMC for 35 years. He retired and moved to Brandermill where he called home for 20 years. He was active in the community there and volunteered his time to many projects. He will be deeply missed by a multitude of friends and family and neighbors whose lives were enriched by his energy and sense of humor. A memorial service will be held at the Brandermill Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 14. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Hospice of Central Virginia or to the Brandermill Church.
COOK
Jim Cook of Forest City, N.C. died Tuesday, July 9, 2002. He was a retired school principal for Henrico Public County Schools for 16 years. Survivors include his wife Juanita Cook of Forest City, N.C.; four daughters, Linda Cook, Sandra Iscoe, Susan Katz and Kathryn Cook, all of Richmond, Va.; two stepdaughters, Denise Price and Ronea Newton, both of N.C.; two stepsons, Thomas Mielbourne of Baltimore, Md. and Douglas Newton of N.C. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2002 at Danieltown Baptist Church, Forest City, N.C. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Crowe's Mortuary.
COTMAN
Departed this life July 9, 2002, Mr. Anthony Lee Cotman of 9130 Little Elam Rd., Charles City County. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
CRONE
Howard M. (Slim) Crone, 85, of Mechanicsville, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002. He was the widower of Vivian Koetzel Crone. He is survived by a daughter, Pamela C. Bohannon; a son, Harvey (Bubba) Crone and his wife, Nancy Crone; a granddaughter, Sharlee M. Crone; a grandson, Brian C. Crone; and a sister, Julia Bolling. Mr. Crone was a retired member of Boilermaker Local No. 45 and a Army veteran of World War II. His remains rest at Bliley Funeral Home's, Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday (today) and where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park.
CRUMP
James Lewis Crump, age 75, of Drakes Branch, died Wednesday, July 10, 2002. Surviving are his wife, Girleen B. Crump; three daughters, Sally McLaughlin of Chase City, Betty Thomson of LaCrosse and Hazel Owens of Valentines, Va.; three brothers, Allen Crump of Blackstone, Raymond Crump of Chase City and Walter Crump of Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Friendship Baptist Church, with interment in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Chase City, Va. The family will receive friends at the Browning Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
FIGG
Kristin Nichole Figg, 18, of Shumansville, died July 9, 2002. Survivors include her parents, Cary and Pam Figg of Shumansville; a sister, Amy Figg of the home; her maternal grandparents, Paul and Thelma
Jones of Shumansville; her paternal grandmother, June Figg Christie of Reedville, her maternal great-grandmother, Annabelle Gray of Shumansville and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. A funeral service will be held Friday, July 12 at 11 a.m. in Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green, with burial to follow in the family cemetery at Shumansville. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday 6 to 8 p.m.
FORD
Frances Ellen Lohmann Ford departed this earth July 8, 2002. Mrs. Ford was a member of Milden Presbyterian Church, graduated from John Marshall High School in 1938, served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945 and was retired from Mutual Insurance, Richmond. Survivors are her husband, James L. Ford; a son, James L. Ford Jr. of Lovingston; a daughter, Patricia L. McGhee of Warsaw; a sister, Shirley Rose of Mechanicsville; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Milden Presbyterian Church, Sharps, with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Welch-Marks Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to Richmond County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 55, Warsaw, Va. 22572.
FOSTER
Mrs. Constance L.
Foster of Newark, N.J., departed this life Tuesday, July 9, 2002. She is survived by a devoted nephew and his wife, Haywood (Jack) and Thelma Glass; two nieces, Carolyn and Gwenevere Glass of Richmond Va.; one cousin, Evelyn James of Philadelphia, Pa.; other relatives and friends, among them a devoted friend, Louise Rox of Newark, N.J. A graveside service will be held Friday, July 12, 11 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, Va. Dr. Wilson E. B. Shannon, officiating. Relatives and friends attending funeral services, assemble at the gravesite, Friday, 10:45 a.m. Arrangements by Mimms Funeral Home.
GAYLES
Robert T. Gayles "Chucky" "Bobby" departed this life July 6, 2002. He is survived by his devoted wife, Mary Johnson-Gayles "Bonnie"; three sons, Calvin, Aric and Kimean; three daughters, Lisa, Anise and Tanya; six grandchildren; one brother, William Gayles; two sisters, Barbara Wright and Dorothy Jones; five brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, one son-in-law, a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Funeral services will be held on Friday, 1 p.m. from New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 1701 Turner Rd., with Bishop Gerald O. Glenn officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Remains will rest in church one hour prior to the service. CHILES PLEASE VISIT WWW.CHILESFUNERALHOME.COM
HANKINS
Virginia Ruth Hankins, age 55, of Mineral, Va., died Monday, July 8, 2002. She is survived by her husband, Ronald E. Hankins; her son and his wife, Douglas and Jennifer Hankins; two daughters, Lisa and Wendy Hankins; eight grandchildren; her brother, Warren Hicks; and two sisters, Diane Harris and Louise Lewis. Her remains rest at the Lacy Funeral Home, Route 522, Mineral, Va., where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Graveside funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery.
