U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
BROOKE
Richard Brooke Jr., 75, died peacefully in Jacksonville, Fla., March 4, 2001, after a brief illness. The son of Richard and Estelle Ralston Brooke, he was born February 15, 1926, in Weston, W.Va. He graduated from St. Christopher's School in 1944 and served two years in the Hospital Corps of the U.S. Navy. He received a BA from the University of Virginia and earned a Certificate of Hospital Administration from the Medical College of Virginia. In 1955, Mr. Brooke became administrator of Riverside Hospital, Jacksonville. He subsequently spent 36 years with Independent Life Insurance Company, retiring in 1996 as vice president and director of the Group Insurance Division. He served as past president of the West Jacksonville Rotary Club, past president of the American Red Cross, N.E. Florida Chapter, past board president of St. Johns Country Day School, past president of the American Heart Association, N.E. Florida Chapter, board member of the Riverside Fine Arts Association, past president of the Jacksonville Historical Society, and past board member of the Florida Historical Societies. He was a communicant of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Mr. Brooke was predeceased in 1996 by his wife, Julia Olive Craig Brooke and is survived by his wife, Katherine Slaughter Brooke; a sister, Catherine Buckingham and her husband, Ronald Buckingham; two brothers, Ralston Brooke of Richmond, Va., and his wife, Beverley, and Francis Brooke of Franklin, Va., and his wife, Judy; two daughters, Julia Brooke Davis and husband, Tommy, and Cathleen Dunkle and husband, Kurt; a son, Richard Brooke III and wife, Diane Brooke; six grandchildren, Brooke Davis, Susan Davis, Richard Brooke IV, Taylor Brooke, Caroline Dunkle and Madeline Dunkle; and seven nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Church or any of the above organizations.
BROWN
Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown of 10 E. 32nd Street departed this life Saturday, March 3, 2001. Preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Turner. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Brown; two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Victoria Brown; sister, Ruth Coleman; five nephews, two aunts, Nellie Burnette and Mary Turner; one uncle, Charlie Burnette; one brother-in-law, Gerald Brown; other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Streets. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 8, 11 a.m., Morning Star Baptist Church, 3509 Midlothian Pike. Rev. Jimmy I. McCrary, pastor, officiating. Interment Maury Cemetery. Remains will rest in church one hour prior to service. Relatives and friends attending funeral services assemble at the church Thursday, 10:30 a.m.
CAYWOOD
Patricia P. Caywood, 59, of Chesterfield, passed away March 6, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Harry K. Caywood; son, Michael Caywood; sisters, Betty MacPherson, Iris Granger, Arlene Grimes and Leatrice Mizell; brothers, Lankford Perkins and Cecil Perkins. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10). Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment Dale Memorial Park.
COBB
Audrey Watson Cobb, age 70, of Charlotte Court House, died Monday, March 5, 2001. She was the widow of George M. Cobb. Mrs. Cobb served as commissioner of revenue of Charlotte County for the past 17 years. Surviving are one son, George M. Cobb Jr. of Charlotte Court House; two daughters, Deborah C. Carwile of Lynchburg, Helen C. Stimpson of Farmville; one brother, L.A. Scruggs of Appomattox; two sisters, Joan S. Coates of Farmville, Geraldine Pettus of Keysville; three grandsons, William A.
Brown Jr., Christopher E. Stimpson and Sean T. Stimpson; one great-grandson, Dylan Stimpson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mt. Tirzah Baptist Church, with interment in Springcreek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Browning Funeral Home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
COWELL
Eva Scott Cowell, 79, of Doswell, passed away March 4, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, J. Nelson Cowell; her son, James F. "Jim" Cowell and his wife, Kathy; devoted sisters-in-law, Margaret Cowell and Ann Scott; mother, Lillie Scott; sister, Nina Elliott; two brothers, Osborne and Julian Scott; several nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Mrs. Cowell was a member of Fork Episcopal Church. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fork Episcopal Church. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fork Episcopal Church, 12566 Old Ridge Rd., Doswell, Va. 23047.
DILLARD
Calvin L. Dillard, age 72, of Richmond, died March 5, 2001 at home. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two sons, Wayne and Scott Dillard; stepson and stepdaughter, Steve Moore and Debbie Richter; four grandchildren; brothers, Raymond I., James W. and Richard A. Dillard; and a sister, Joyce Gordon. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and where funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Interment Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Hospice of Central Virginia.
DINGUS
Ada H. Dingus, 87 of Chesterfield, died March 5, 2001. She was the widow of Joe C. Dingus. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Harvey and Lily Mae Hall; sisters, Stella Frazer and Ruth Peters; brothers, Roy, Lonnie, Earnest, Melvin, Stuart, and Ed Hall. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Doris Hall Holland, Donald Peters, Muriel Hall Dingus, Lee Hall, Stephen Hall, Patsy Peters Dotson, Doyle Frazer, Stuart Hall Jr., Brenda Hall Pruitt, Everetta Hall Boyd, Ricky Joe Peters, Jean Hall Melton, and Edward Hall Jr. She was a retired school teacher from Bartley, W.Va., and a member of Rebecka Lodge #86 of Bradshaw, W.Va. Mrs. Dingus was also a longtime member of Second Branch Baptist Church in Chesterfield, Va. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10), and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Estes Funeral Home, Coeburn, Va. Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Estes Funeral Home with interment in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Coeburn, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Second Branch Baptist Church, New Vision Building Fund, 12217 Second Branch Road, Chesterfield, Va. 23838.
DUKE
Pauline W. Duke, 81, a lifelong resident of Ashland, died March 5, 2001. She is survived by her brother, Harold S. Duke; nephew, Thomas Nelson Page Duke III and his wife, Debbie; five great-nieces and nephews, Thomas IV, Virginia, Tyler, Sally Duke Gardner and Laneen Duke Wood; nephew, Harry Eugene Duke Sr.; great-nephew, Harry Eugene Duke Jr. Miss Duke was a member of the Henry Clay Womens Club. She was a certified professional secretary with Lawyers Title and worked for many years at the Presbyterian Board. The family will receive friends at Reid Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Ashland Presbyterian Church, where her remains will lie in state two hours prior to the service. Interment Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ashland Presbyterian Church, 401 Virginia Street, Ashland, Va. 23005.
EARLEY
Arthur W. Earley, 70, of Chester, passed away March 6, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn D. Earley; daughters, Renay Landis and her husband, Norman, Joann Jackson and her husband, George; sons, Larry Earley and Michael Earley and his wife, Ginny; brother, Charles "Sonny" Earley; half brothers, John Ray, R.W. and Steve Earley; grandchildren, Amanda Landis, Bobby and Christopher Earley and Noah Jackson. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mittie Hodges Smith; father, Raymond W. Earley; grandsons, Corey Joseph Landis and Norman David Landis. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10). His funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment Sunset Memorial Park.
ELLIS
Jamison Lee Ellis of South Hill died March 5, 2001. Survived by his parents, Rose and Chris Ellis of South Hill; maternal grandparents, Betty and Kelly
Brown of Blackridge, and "Rooster" and Billie
Wells of South Hill; his paternal grandparents, Patsy and Edward Ellis of South Hill; his maternal great-grandmother, Margie Hall of South Hill; and his paternal great-grandmother, Amye Ellis of South Hill. Funeral service 2 p.m. Thursday at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home. Interment Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Cherubs, P.O. Box 1150, Creedmoor, N.C. 27522.
FIGULY
Emilie V. Figuly, 94, of Highland Springs, Va., passed away March 5, 2001. She is survived by her two brothers, John S. Figuly of Mechanicsville and Ben Figuly and his wife, Virginia of Quinton; her sister, Esther E. Figuly of Highland Springs; a host of nieces and nephews, and also great-nieces and nephews. She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church of Quinton. A graduate of Highland Springs High School, she attended Fredericksburg State Teacher College and worked for a number of years at the A&P Tea Co. office in Richmond, Va., as a statistician. She also worked for the Virginia Department of Agriculture for 22 years as an administrative office accountant, retiring at the age of 68. Her remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Washington Memorial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
GIBSON
Margaret Crews Gibson, 75, of Richmond, died March 6, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, James Mason "Hoot" Gibson; her son, James M. "Gip" Gibson Jr. and his wife, Bonnie; three grandchildren, Will, John and Mary Ellen; and a nephew, Gregory Thagard. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your favorite charity.
GUYTON
Evelyn Stanley Guyton, 74, of Richmond, a devoted wife and loving mother, died March 5, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Hubert C. Guyton; her daughter, Deborah A. Guyton; two sons, William C. and John R. Guyton. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Guyton was a lifetime member of Patterson Avenue Baptist Church.
HAIRFIELD
Cassie Sprouse Trainham Hairfield of Richmond, widow of Barrett J. Trainham and Herburt H. Hairfield, passed away Monday, March 5, 2001. Mrs. Hairfield was a beloved mother and grandmother. She is survived by two daughters, Betsy (Betty) T. Lamb, Josephine (Jo) T. Hayes and her husband, James L. Hayes of Mechanicsville. She was predeceased by one grandson, J. Lee Hayes Jr. She is survived by seven grandchildren, Cassie "Beth" Hayes-Traylor and husband, Randy Traylor Sr., Barrett J. Hayes, Margaret T. Hayes, Thomas C.B. Lamb, Patti Lamb, Betsy Lamb Bowles and husband, Andy Bowles, Frederick A. (Rick) Lamb Jr. and wife, Dorothy Lamb; also three great-grandchildren, Brittany Lamb, Lee Traylor Jr. and Iris Traylor. Mrs. Hairfield was a previous member of Gilboa Christian Church and a member of Bethel Christian Church, Spotsylvania. She was retired from the Friedman Marks Clothing Company. Remains rest at the Central Chapel, Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, with interment to follow in Gilboa Christian Church Cemetery, Louisa, Va. The family will receive friends 12:30 to 1:30 and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
HAMLIN
Louise Griffith Hamlin, 95, of Richmond, died on Monday, March 5, 2001, at Westminster-Canterbury where she lived for 25 years. An active member of P.E.O. Sisterhood for almost 50 years, Louise was a member of Chapter C at her death. She is survived by her daughter, Gretchen Woeste and her husband, Stanley of Charlotte, N.C.; her son, Stan Hall and his wife, Marilyn of Newport News; grandchildren, Andy and Jeannie Bonnewell of Pittsburgh, Pa., Steve and Lori Hall of Chesterfield, Va., James and Johanna Hall of Staten Island, N.Y., and Mary Lou and Andy Hall of West Point, N.Y.; and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in the Westminster-Canterbury Chapel, 1600 Westbrook Ave.
HIRSCHMAN
Rita Hirschman passed away in her sleep on March 5, 2001, after valiantly fighting a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Bill; her three children, Cliff, Suzanne and Laura; her son-in-law, Michael Weil; and her three grandsons, Marc, Ben and Dylan. She was a graduate of Hunter College and received her master's degree in library science at Rutgers University. As assistant professor of library science at Ohio State University, she served as head of the libraries of social work and home economics, as well as being director of library personnel. Following her relocation to Richmond in 1979, she was employed as administrative assistant to the former sheriff of the city of Richmond until her retirement in 1991. Following her retirement she served as volunteer at Henrico Doctors' Hospital. A member of Congregation Or-Ami, she was active in temple functions as well as a member of Hadassah. A memorial service will be held 12 noon Thursday at Congregation Or-Ami, 9400 Huguenot Rd. Burial will follow at Or-Ami at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Hospice of Central Virginia, the Social Action Fund of Congregation Or-Ami or American Cancer Society.
KLINK
Carol Chris Klink, age 48, of Richmond, died February 20, 2001. All services private. K L JORDAN
LEE
M. Romayne (Evans) Lee, of Mechanicsville, Va., formerly of Pittsburgh, died on Saturday, March 3, 2001. Beloved wife of William J. Lee, beloved mother of Tracey Lee; and foster daughter, Debbie Schulte, both of Richmond, Va.; sister of Madge Howell of Belleair Bluffs, Fla. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, only at Anthony G. Staab Funeral Home, 900 Chartiers Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15220 (412) 921-1705. A Mass of Christian Burial in St. Philip Church, Crafton, Pa., Friday at 10 a.m.
LEMOCKS
Timothy C. Lemocks, age 44, of Richmond, died February 20, 2001. All services private. K L JORDAN
