U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
HYDER
Syed Hyder of Richmond, Va. departed this world on May 30, 2002, of cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Farhat; son, Aamir; daughter, Naureen; and mother, Hameda. Mr. Hyder was born on July 14, 1945 in India. He graduated from St. Xavier College in Calcutta in 1966. Years and years ago, he left behind his strife torn homeland to begin life all over again. His boundless spirit and an almost mischievous sense of adventure would take him on tedious course to corridors of the American legal system. He obtained his Juris Doctor Degree in 1978. All through this he plodded relentlessly with his ever twinkling smile, never losing his lethal sense of humor that so many of us will always remember. He chose Richmond as his home, where with his equally vibrant wife he brought up his two children and set up a robust law practice. In the process he became an integral part of this community. Over the next 20 years he touched the lives of thousands of immigrants who came to this land searching for the "American Dream." With each one of them he relived his own dream. His is a story of endless toil, undiluted vigor and yet an amazing grace that will inspire generations. His life is a celebration of pure courage and true grit and so was the way he left us: Defiant to the last minute. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 1 at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home; time to be announced.
JACKSON
Almona Jackson Jr., 85, of Varina, died Monday, May 27, 2002. After retiring with honors from the United States Navy, Mr. Jackson worked at various local institutions, including Virginia Union University, Richmond National Battlefield Park and Varina High School. He is survived by two daughters, Joyce Kinard and Veronica Cole; one son-in-law, Willie Kinard; four grandchildren, Christina Bolden, Jason Kinard, Nakeisha Cole and Yasir Cole; one sister, Helen Thomas; four sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law, a host of nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. His remains rest at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave. Friends may visit (view) from 1 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2002. Family members will receive visitors 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 1, 2002 at 2 p.m. at St. James Baptist Church, New Market Rd. (Rt. 5). Interment St. James Cemetery. NELSEN FUNERAL HOME REGISTER CONDOLENCES WWW.NELSENFH.COM
JONES
Jean D. Jones, 76, of Powhatan, widow of Robert C. Jones, died May 30, 2002. She is survived by four sons, Vaughn R. of Chester, Andrew C., Steve D., Paul J. Jones, all of Powhatan; three daughters, Patsy Jones, Virginia J. Ward, both of Powhatan, Bonnie J. Adkins of Fla.; one sister, Nadia Schenck of Oregon; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy., Powhatan. Funeral services will be held Saturday 2 p.m. in the Fine Creek Baptist Church, Powhatan. Interment church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to MDA - Lou Gehrig's Disease Research, 8001 Franklin Farm Dr., Suite 139, Richmond, Va. 23288.
LEWIS
Mrs. Hattie M. Lewis of Joplin Ave. departed this life Thursday, May 30, 2002. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Streets. Funeral notice later.
LEWIS
Henry Wilson Lewis of Richmond departed this life Sunday, May 26, 2002. He is survived by his son, Henry Lee Gary; daughter, Linda Belcher; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Corine Mansfield and Emma Edmonds; three brothers, William Lewis Sr., James Lewis, and Raymond Demory; a devoted aunt, Miriah Lewis; three sisters-in-law, Adel Lewis, Tine Demory, and devoted Shirley Lewis; a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts., where funeral services will be held Saturday, June 1, 2 p.m., Rev. Willie Peterson officiating. Interment Maury Cemetery. Relatives and friends attending funeral services assemble at the funeral home Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
LIGGINS
Alike` Rei Liggins went to be with the Lord on May 25, 2002. Cherishing her memory a loving daughter, Zhaniya Liggins-Shaw; her parents, Valera Battle and Jerald Liggins; three sisters, Takara and Aponi Liggins, and Olivia Adams; two brothers, Doron Battle and Jerald Liggins Jr.; grandmothers, Ann Saunders and Delores Lucas; one niece, Keone` Deane; one nephew, Taejon Morris; four aunts, four uncles, a host of other relatives and devoted friends, among them Shawn Shaw, Ackie Hare, and Curtis Adams. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St., where the family will receive friends Friday, 7 to 8 p.m., and where funeral services will be held Saturday, 2 p.m., Pastor Otis
Smith officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. A trust fund has been set up for her daughter, Zhaniya, at any First Market Bank branch location.
MACKTA
Xavier Trent Mackta, 19 months, of Henrico, went to be with the Lord May 28, 2002. He is survived by his mother, Karen Merritt; father, Brian J. Mackta; sister, Khasara Marie Dye; maternal grandparents, Vaughn and Vicki Keith; and paternal grandparents, Fred and Linda Mackta. Family will receive friends 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday (tonight) at the Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10), where service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday. Interment is in Dale Memorial Park. MORRISSETT FUNERAL HOME
MAHON
Mary Alice Beasley Mahon, 80, of Hopewell, formerly of Richmond, entered into eternal rest on May 30, 2002. Mrs. Mahon is survived by her three children, Daniel T. Mahon and his wife, Aleta of Heathsville, Theresa M. Mahon of Mechanicsville and Kathleen M. Hall and her husband, Larry of Hopewell; three grandchildren, Andrew D. Bradley and his wife, Stephanie, Kimberly A. Mahon and Michael C. Mahon, all of Mechanicsville; one sister, Dorothy B. Lynch of Greensboro, Ala.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Also left to cherish her memory are her devoted former daughter-in-law, Judith R. Mahon; and devoted friends, Tony and Polly Dortch and Jean Featherstone. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., on Sunday, June 2, 2002 from 4 to 6 p.m. A Mass will be said in her honor on Sunday, June 23, 2002 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Redeemer on Meadowbridge Road. Funeral services will be private.
MARTIN
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fox Martin, 79, of Oregon Hill in Richmond, passed away on May 25, 2002 in Philadelphia. She was the widow of Speck Martin and is survived by her children, Patricia and Frank Martin; three grandsons, Joseph, Jonathan and Sean and her great-grandson Gabriel. Mrs. Martin was retired from the Union Envelope Co. The family will receive friends after 12 noon Saturday and a memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
MATHEWS
Helen Oakley Mathews, 80, of Dunnsville died Tuesday, May 28, 2002. She was a retired Clerk for Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Courts and a member of Ephesus Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, William E. Mathews Jr.; two children, JoAnn Stevens and her husband, Allen of Dunnsville and William E. Mathews III and his wife, Carole of Glendora, Calif.; one brother, Robert Oakley of Richmond; her grandchildren, Richie Stevens, Renee Hilton, Robyn Carson, William E. Mathews IV and Trevor Mathews; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in the Marks-Bristow Funeral Home, Tappahannock. Interment will follow in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ephesus Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1109, Dunnsville, Va. 22454.
MEADE
Bobbie E. Meade of Richmond departed this life, Wednesday, May 29, 2002. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Streets. Funeral notice later.
MILLER
Franklin Miller, 82, of Richmond, died Sunday, May 26, 2002. He is survived by his daughter, Mindy Miller Hart of Mechanicsville; two grandchildren, Jenifer Rae Hart and her fiance, Jason VanFossen and Jonathan Franklin Wayne Hart; a sister, Elizabeth Lamar of Louisville, Kentucky and two nieces, Elizabeth Boetsch and Kathy Watson. Mr. Miller was an Army veteran of World War II and retired from the American Tobacco Company after 43 years of service. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 9271 Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville. Interment Resthaven Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the American Heart Association, 4323 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060.
MONTAGUE
Lawrence Ellsworth Montague Jr. of Richmond passed away May 27, 2002. He was born in Beaumont, Texas, graduated from French High School, attended Texas A&M University, and graduated from the University of Houston. He did graduate work at Texas A&M University; entered the U.S. Army October 9, 1953, and was honorably discharged in 1955. He married Anne Minshew in 1955. Mr. Montague retired in 1995 from the Dept. of Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was a member of Richmond Lodge No. 10, A.F.&A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies, ACCA Temple Shrine, the Shrine Band, and First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Anne M. Montague; and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins. His remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends Friday, May 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted Saturday, June 1 at 11 a.m. in the mausoleum chapel of Westhampton Memorial Park, with Masonic and military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the ACCA Shrine Million Dollar Band, P.O. Box 9217, Richmond, Va. 23227.
OTEY
Criscella Arnette
Brown Otey "Cris" of Providence Forge, Va., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 29, 2002. Cris was born on May 22, 1953 in Charles City, Va., to James E. and the Rev. Arnette R. W.
Brown She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kendra Loren Otey. Cris is survived by her loving husband, Kenneth Lorenza Otey; two loving and devoted daughters, Cristy Kendell Otey Cox of Greensboro, N.C., and Shaunte' Arraine Otey of Newport News, Va.; one son-in-law, James M. Cox II; one grandson, James M. Cox III; a mother-in-law, Lorraine Otey. She is also survived by five caring siblings and their respective spouses, Rosa O. Tabb, Cornita and Robert Winston, Ministers Carretta and Michael Murray, Chireda and Benjamin Gaither, and James and Phyllis Brown; two foster children, Shaunte Lee and Earl Taylor; eight sisters-in-law, Jean Bowman, Denise Otey, Pamela Otey, Catherine Otey, Brenda Otey, Zela Otey, Barbara Otey, and Kay Brown; four other brothers-in-law, Lloyd Bowman, Samuel Otey, Dennis Otey, and Charles Otey; one stepgrandmother, Florine Wallace of Charles City, Va.; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains will rest at J. Leroy Charity Funeral Home, 5130 Memorial Highway, Charles City, Va., where the family will receive friends and conduct a Reflection Ceremony from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2002. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2002, at the New Kent High School auditorium, with the Rev. Raymond L. Otey Sr. officiating. Interment immediately following at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Providence Forge, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Criscella B. Otey Scholarship Fund, Citizens and Farmers Bank.
PENROSE
Charles Roland Penrose, age 91, of 1703 Brookridge Drive, Elizabeth City, N.C., died Wednesday, May 29, 2002 in Guardian Care Nursing Home. He was a native of Mark Tree, Arkansas, son of the late Alec O'Shields and Edith Brewer Penrose. He was the husband of Berthel Wilder Penrose of the residence. Mr. Penrose attended Christ Episcopal Church. He retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of Lt. Colonel after serving for 30 years, and was a retired Elizabeth City State University Associate Professor, and a fellow Kiwanian. Mr. Penrose was a lifetime member of the National Association of United Services and the (TROA) The Retired Officers Association. Other than his wife he is survived by two daughters, Edith Ann Penrose of Fitchburg, Mass., Mary Louise Penrose Bradley and husband, Attorney Granville H. Bradley of Shaker Heights, Ohio; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; many nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and devoted friends. Memorial service will be Sunday, June 2, 2002 at 2 p.m. in Christ Episcopal Church with Josh MacKenzie officiating. military honors will be given. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Twiford's Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church St., Elizabeth City, N.C. Memorial donations may be made to Christ Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens, 200 McMorrine St., Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909, or to Wilder Family Fund, Office of Institutional of Advancement c/o Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va. 23220. Twiford's Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
PHIPPS
Edith Nelson Phipps of Richmond died peacefully Tuesday, May 28, 2002. She was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of David and Edith Nelson. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ralph G. Phipps; four daughters, Melinda Sexton and husband, Bruce, Pamela Zell and husband, Michael, Suzanne Renney and husband, Bill, Joan Epstein and husband, David; one son, John David and wife, Ann; 11 grandchildren; four sisters, Elvy Johnson, Greta Chambers, Elaine Hofert and Joan Blewett. Edith was an active member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church and sang in the choir. A memorial service will be held Monday, June 3, 2002 at 11 a.m. at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 11551 Lucks La., Midlothian, Va. 23113, with reception to follow in Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Virginia, 7231 Forest Ave., Suite 100, Richmond, Va. 23226 or The Adult Choir of St. Mark's United Methodist Church.
PODBERESKI
Alma Rose Podbereski, 79, of Midlothian, formerly of Kenosha, Wis., died May 27, 2002. She was the widow of Michael J. Podbereski, who died January 25, 2001. She is survived by her daughter, Marie Clarke of Midlothian; brother, William Rinelli; three grandchildren, Robert "Bobby" and Michael, both of Richmond and Richard of Atlanta, Ga.; also several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Italian American Society of the Ladies Auxiliary, a charter member and past vice president and sergeant-at-arms of the Kenosha Womens Bowling Association and a member of the Kenosha Bowling Association Hall of Fame, secretary of the Kenosha Youth Bowling Association, member of the Artemis Club, and a youth bowling coach for over 30 years. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Epiphany. Burial will be June 8 in Kenosha, Wisc.
POPEK
Marie F. Popek, 85, of Henrico County, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002. She graduated from Glen Allen High School in 1934 and retired from the A.B.C. Board. She is survived by one sister, Elizabeth Knight and her husband, Frank; nieces, Belle Boswell, Betty Briley and Helen Knight, Nancy Cofflin and Ellen Ashley; and nephews, Frank Knight Jr., Robert Popek Jr., Phillip Popek and Thomas Popek. A memorial service will be Saturday, June 8, 2 p.m. in St. Alban's Anglican Church, 4006 Hermitage Rd. No flowers please.
REED
Died May 29, 2002, Raymond P. Reed of 3208 E. Broad Street. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
