U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
PARKS
Diane Elizabeth Parks, 53, of 9953 Friend Ave., Chesterfield, Va. went home to the Lord Saturday, February 24, 2001. She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Melanie Denise Mason Powell; son-in-law, Demont L. Powell; two grandchildren, Tamera Regina and Demont Lacue II; a sister, Edna C. Edmonds; a nephew, Kevin Parks; a niece-in-law, Barbara Parks; and grandnephew, Marques Parks. She was also survived by stepchildren, Fred and Shanqui Mason and Chamber Bayard; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 1701 Turner Rd., Richmond, Va. Pallbearers and friends are asked to assemble at the church at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the service. Mrs. Parks may be viewed one hour prior to the service at the church. Mrs. Parks' family is being served by the staff of the James Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va. (804) 732-8911, jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
PAYNE
Richard F. Payne, of Hadensville, Va., died February 25, 2001. Survived by his wife, Bertha W. Payne; three sons and their wives, Lee and Sharon, Curman and Christie Payne, both of Hadensville, Va., and William and Janet of Mechanicsville; seven grandchildren, Michelle, Kristin, Ashley, Emily, Morgan, Holly, and Bethany; four brothers, Martin, Marvin, Ernest, and Elvin Payne; three sisters, May Sorell, Nancy Hodges, and Joyce Ann Barden. Remains rest at the Norman Funeral Home, Goochland, Va., where family will receive friends Tuesday, 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m. at Perkins Baptist Church. Interment church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hadensville Fire and Rescue Squad, Company 6.
PEARSON
Florence Medlin Pearson, 83, of Richmond, died February 25, 2001. She was the widow of Otis B. Pearson and was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles L. Fleming Jr. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte P. and Charles L. Fleming Sr.; sisters, Helen O. Kidd, Ida L. Crawley, Willie B. Rowbottom and Dozine J. Saunders; brothers, Wilbur W. and Forest C. Medlin Jr.; grandchildren, Theresa Gillum and her husband, Ron, and Jeff Fleming; granddaughter-in-law, Diane Fleming; great-granddaughter, Meagan Fleming; stepgrandsons, Charles and Jeffrey Tanner. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10). Her funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Sherbourne United Methodist Church, 2619 Sherbourne Rd., Richmond, Va. 23237.
ROMAN
Mrs. Elisa Roman of Glen Allen, Va., departed this life February 25, 2001. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (today) at Lighthouse Christian Center, 7193 Brookenway Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. at 2 p.m. Interment Roselawn Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd.
SPAIN
Departed this life February 26, 2001, Ms. Helen C. Spain of 5203 Reilly St. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
ST. JOHN
Mr. Charles A. St. John of Richmond departed this life February 25, 2001. The staff of the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home is serving his family.
SUTTON
Mrs. Pearl A. Sutton of 3818 Woodrow Ave. died February 26, 2001. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Funeral notice later.
TAYLOR
Gertrude Ethel Taylor departed this life to eternal rest on Sunday, February 25, 2001. Miss Taylor was born in Richmond on July 8, 1914, and was retired from Crawford Manufacturing Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ann "Annie" Frances Siddons Taylor and John Admire Taylor; also a brother, Lorenzo William Taylor. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Ave., Richmond, Va.
VANDERVALL
Miss Gracie Pearl Vandervall, age 103, formerly of Quioccasin Neighborhood, died February 24, 2001 in University Park Nursing Home. Surviving are six nephews, Phillip and Herbert Jackson, Ulysses and Thomas Vandervall, Welford Burrell and Lester Norrell; six nieces, Bernice Talley, Jean Carter, Adelaide Warren, Mable Jackson, Marian Scott and Anita Washington; host of great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. After 12 noon Wednesday, remains will rest in Quioccasin Baptist Church, 9011 Quioccasin Rd., where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Dr. Andrew Moseley officiating. Interment church cemetery. Family and friends will kindly assemble at the church 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The family may be contacted at 8921 Midway Rd.
VIARS
Hobert (Hobie) Lee Viars, of Richmond, died February 25, 2001. He is survived by his children, Sharon, Cynthia, and Larry Viars; and grandchildren; three sisters, Edna, Grace, and Dot; and his loving companion, Lucille Jones; her children, grandchildren and great-grandson. Remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 28. Interment in Riverview Cemetery.
WILLIAMS
Peggy Marlowe Williams, 58, passed away February 25, 2001. She is survived by her devoted husband of 40 years, Garnett Taylor
Williams Jr.; a son, Daniel Ray Williams; and a daughter, Vicki
Williams Funai; her mother, Rose M. Mitchell; six brothers and sisters, Joseph C. Marlowe of New Jersey, Lowell Bland Marlowe of Sandston, Catherine Marie Turner of Chesapeake, Betty Ann Palmore of Highland Springs and Susie Mitchell Hudson of Chester; devoted grandsons; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives who dearly loved her. She was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Joe Marlow of Richmond. She was the center of her family and loved by all who knew her. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2001, with burial in Washington Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made in lieu of flowers to The American Diabetes Association.
WILSON
Mittie Alena Wilson, a resident of The Hermitage for 28 years, formerly of Petersburg, Va., passed away February 26, 2001, at The Hermitage in Richmond. She is survived by her brother, the Rev. Lewis Allen Wilson Jr.; and three nephews, David Allen Wilson, Dwight Lyman Wilson, Robert Grant Wilson of Ohio; and one niece, Susan Carol Rude of Massachusetts. Miss Wilson attended Longwood State College, University of Virginia and Madison College. She was an elementary teacher for 37 and a half years, primarily in Petersburg. Miss Wilson was a lifelong United Methodist. She loved The Hermitage and enthusiastically supported its work. A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 1, 2001, 3 p.m. in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg. A memorial service will be held in The Hermitage Chapel, 2 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2001. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Hermitage. Miss Wilson's family is being served by the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home.
WRIGHT
Mr. James Franklin Wright Jr., age 39, son of the late James Franklin Wright Sr., died February 24, 2001. He was a member of Ridge Baptist Church. He is survived by his beloved children, Rebecca L. Wright, J. Cory Wright and Cassie E. Wright, all of Richmond; his mother, Nancy H. Wright of Richmond; one sister, N. Beth Wright of Richmond; as well as many other family members and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday night at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 West Broad St., Glen Allen, where the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2001. Interment will follow in Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the charity of your choice.
ALEXANDER
Barbara Shumaker Alexander passed away quietly Thursday morning, November 8, 2001. She is survived by her devoted and loving husband, Richard T. Alexander Sr.; son, John L. Alexander and his wife, Denise; stepson, Richard T. Alexander Jr. and his wife, Tammy; four grandchildren, Brandon and Brittany Alexander, Elizabeth and Franklin West; sister, Patsy Brooks and brother-in-law, Edward Brooks; niece, Lorrie Brooks; nephew, Kelly Brooks and his wife, Angie; two great-nieces, Jennifer and Christie; two great-nephews, Scotty and Adam; one aunt, Sophie Milam. The family will receive friends 12 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd., where services will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park.
ANDERSON
Spencer E. Anderson of Doswell, Va. departed this life November 3, 2001. He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted mother, Ida M. Anderson; father, James E. Anderson; four children; devoted brother Ronald M. Anderson; four sisters, Tawanda Anderson, Nicole Robinson, Jasmine
Smith and Reavie Fox; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Anderson; three aunts, six uncles, and a number of other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mines. Remains rest at the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland. Funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Beaverdam, Va., Dr. John Kinney officiating. Interment church cemetery. McCarthy, Director. Guest book at www.legacy.com.
BAKER
Ramona Isbell Baker, 70, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord November 7, 2001. She is survived by her children, Whitewolf Melanie Stephens, Susan Arvin, Ted Arvin and Penelope Arvin-Arrighi; her father, Everett H. Lynch; sisters, Jean I.
Williams and Trudy L. Bonniwell; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Baker was a member of Bethany Place Baptist Church. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and where a funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment Riverview Cemetery. Flowers are welcome, or donations may be made to Hawthorne Hospice.
BEASLEY
Lottie Sykes Beasley, 85, of Chesterfield, died November 7, 2001. A member of Kingsland Baptist Church, Lottie's life was spent serving the Lord that she loved so much and caring for her family, especially her grandchildren, who were the light of her life. She will truly be missed by all. Preceded in death by her husband, Duncan Steele Beasley Sr., she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Duncan Steele Beasley Jr. and Trish; three grandsons, Scott, Greg and Kevin Beasley; three great-grandchildren; and a brother, Albert Sykes. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 11 in Blandford Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home tonight, Friday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
BOELT
Martha Tilman Boelt died November 8, 2001 after a long illness. She was married to the late Clemens E. Boelt Sr. and she was registrar at the Valentine Museum in Richmond for 14 years before her retirement in 1975. Family and friends are invited to visit the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, November 9. A graveside service will be held at Powhatan Community Center, Powhatan, Va., Saturday, November 10 at 11 a.m. She is survived by her daughter, Diana Boelt Challis; her son, Clemens E. Boelt Jr., two grandchildren, Lauren Clemens Challis and Riiste Shannon Challis; a great-grandson, Harmon Kent Challis; two sisters, Courtney Tilman Chandler and Jane Tilman Brown; a brother, Samuel Cole Tilman; and an aunt, Marion Reynolds Lawton. The love of this family is boundless. Blessed be.
CAMPBELL
Wylie A. Campbell Jr., age 57, of 1610 Wilmington Ave., died November 6, 2001. He was the son of the late Wylie A. "Soupy" Campbell Sr. Surviving are his wife, Lucia Mendicino; mother, Thelma M. Campbell; a son, Vincent "Chip" Mendicino-Campbell; a niece, Paige Clay of California; an aunt, Bettie M. Edwards of Philadelphia, Pa.; three cousins, Shirley Horton, Charles Shaw (Latitia) and Larry Lynn; one sister-in-law, Alicia Mendicino (Peter Wertimer); one brother-in-law, Vincent Mendicino (Denise); other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Pk. Blvd., where the family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. Friday. After 12 noon Saturday, remains will rest in Riverview Baptist Church, 2600 Idlewood Ave., where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Rev. Lawrence Samuels officiating. Interment private. Guestbook at www.legacy.com
COLEY
Departed this life November 6, 2001, Mr. Adolpheus Coley of 2311 Gordon Ave. He is survived by four cousins, Ruby and John Whitaker, Josephine Alexander, and Dorothy Lee of New York; devoted companion Michael Kupstas; other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 North 25th St., where funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. Dr. Willie C. Thompson officiating. Burial Roselawn Memory Gardens.
