U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
NOE
Gordon G. Noe, 76, of Seminole, Fla., died May 14, 2002. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Tukey Noe; two sons, Douglas of Petersburg, Va. and Glenn of Powhatan, Va.; and a daughter, Nancy Allen of North Redington Beach, Fla.; five grandsons and one granddaughter; a brother, John of Midlothian, Va.; and a sister, Elizabeth McCarthy of Wading River, N.Y. A memorial service will be held at the Brandermill Church, June 15 at 10 a.m. Those who wish may make contributions to his memory to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, N. Canton, Ohio 44720.
PUGH
Guy W. Pugh, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dorothy Pugh; his daughter, Barbara P. Fifer and her husband, Tommie; two grandchildren, William T. Fifer and his wife, Beverly, Catherine F. Oelschlaeger and her husband, Joe; three great-grandchildren, Hunter and Bailee Fifer and Ariane Oelschlaeger; a brother-in-law, Dr. A.R. Goodwin; a sister-in-law, Doris Goodwin; and many special nieces and nephews. He was a former salesman with Dominion Chevrolet and a member of the Sandston Masonic Lodge No. 216. The family will receive friends at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 South Laburnum Avenue from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, where funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad. NELSEN FUNERAL HOME
RICHARDS
Robert L. Richards, 65, of Richmond, died Monday, June 10, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Cox Richards; a daughter, Mary; a grandson, Tom; and a brother, Stuart Hoffman of California. Mr. Richards was a member of Welborne United Methodist Church. His family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday (today) at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Welborne United Methodist Church. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Welborne United Methodist Church, 920 Maybeury Dr., Richmond, Va. 23229.
SAMPSON
Dorothy Kidd Sampson passed away June 11, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, Aaron J. Sampson; and is survived by her niece, Carol Dunville Carpenter of Newport News; four nephews, Robert M. Dunville Jr. of Hatteras, N.C., David A. Dunville of Lanexa, John E. Dunville of Richmond and Dr. J. Luther Sampson Jr. of Wilmington, N.C. Mrs. Sampson was employed by the State of Virginia for 16 years, where she served as confidential secretary to the director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions. Graveside services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Dale Memorial Park. Arrangements by the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd.
STEGALL
Maxine Langley Stegall, 77, of Richmond, formerly of Norfolk, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2002. She is survived by her sons, Jule West, Acie West Jr. and Keith Chesson; and a sister, Laura Spurill. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens in Chesapeake, Va. The Bliley Funeral Homes is serving her family.
THOMAS
Arthur James Thomas Sr. died Saturday, June 8, 2002. When we think of Art, wonderful things come to mind. Above all, Love and Life. His happy, friendly spirit was truly infectious. His generosity and hospitality extended to all he met. He is survived by his spouse, Shirley; siblings, Herbert, Jane, Beverly and Sherman; children, Arthur Jr., Tracey, Kevin, Dana, Sean, Keisha and their mates respectively, Shewanda, Hassan, Idrisa, Henry and Jgiann; grandchildren, Candace, Marquis, Brian, Brittany, Asia, Arthur III, Blake, Christopher and Chesney; and all his in-laws, nieces and nephews. Although there are only a few names here listed, there are many more who considered him a father and a brother. He will be sorely missed. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 15 at 3 p.m., at the West Congregation of Jehovah's Witness.
TOMPKINS
Departed this life June 8, 2002, Baby Boy Daevon Tramelle Tompkins of Richmond, Va. He is survived by his parents, Keymia Tompkins and Dewayne Moody; one sister, Quadaja Tompkins; grandmothers, Yvonne Tompkins and Dora Moody, all of Richmond; his grandfathers, Marvin Hence of St. Stephens Church, Wayne Isaac Dean of Richmond. The body will lie in state June 12 from 12 noon until 7 p.m. at Washington Funeral Home, Tappahannock. Graveside service June 13 at 11 a.m. at First Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Newtown, Va. Interment church cemetery. Remains rest at Washington Funeral Home, Tappahannock.
TORRENCE
Elizabeth M. Torrence, 88, died Monday, June 10, 2002. She is survived by her husband, Carl L. Torrence; daughter, Lee and her husband, James A. McAllister; granddaughter, Lauren and her husband, Alex Eden; sister, Sarah and her husband, Dr. William B. Bishop; brothers, John H. Oliver and Robert Oliver and his wife, Betty; several devoted cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Torrence was a member of First Baptist Church and the James River Woman's Club. Remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends Wednesday, June 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. Graveside services 1 p.m. Thursday, June 13 in West Lawn Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C. Memorials may be made to the Television Ministry of First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 73720, Richmond, Va. 23221 or Shriners' Children's Hospital, c/o ACCA Temple Shrine, P.O. Box 9217, Richmond, Va. 23227.
TRAYNHAM
Thomas Wyatte Traynham, 61, of Richmond, departed this life Saturday, June 8, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Mildred E. Traynham; his children, Rose Yvette Traynham, Thomas E. Traynham, Sara D. Traynham and Quincey L. Traynham; two grandchildren, Jasmine and Jalin Traynham; two brothers, John Traynham and Charles V. Brown; six sisters, Mary E. Scott, Edith Riveria, Patricia Ann Thomas, Rose E. Traynham, Sharon
Brown and Carolyn V. Brown; mother-in-law, Gladys L. Simmons; two brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, one daughter-in-law, two uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many devoted friends. His remains rest at W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home, 2700 North Ave. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, 1 p.m., at New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 1701 Turner Road. Bishop Gerald O. Glenn officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. His family will receive friends at 12 noon at the church. Mr. Traynham was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired welder for Richmond Engineering Company.
VOCKE
John Michael "Jack" Vocke, 69, of Ashland, died in St. Mary's Hospital on Monday evening, June 10, 2002. Mr. Vocke was a graduate of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and a 12-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was retired from Kelly Springfield Tire Co. and their subsidiaries, Star Rubber Co. and Richmond Rubber Co. He was also formerly employed by Safeway International Corp. At the time of his death he was employed by Guardian Fire and Safety Equipment Co. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, five children, 14 grandchildren and a brother. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where a Rosary Service will be held 7 p.m. Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at St. Joseph's Villa, Brook Rd. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts be made to "The Mary Garden," St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 12829 River Rd., Richmond, Va. 23233.
Washington
David Washington of 726 Gladstone Avenue departed this life suddenly on Saturday, June 8, 2002. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Beatrice Washington; two daughters, Dainese and Diane Washington; one son, David Washington Jr.; one brother, Henry Washington of Atlanta, Ga.; one aunt, Dorothy White of Buffalo, N.Y.; several nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Boulevard, where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Rev. A. Lincoln James Jr. officiating. Cremation to follow.
WHEEL
James A. Wheel Sr. of Richmond, Va., departed this life Tuesday, June 11, 2002. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Streets. Funeral notice later.
WILLIAMS
Elvira D.
Williams passed away June 9, 2002. She is survived by her children, Randolph C. Williams, Christine Wooddy and Katherine Wagner; grandchildren, Joshua and Heather Wagner and Lucas and Cameron Wooddy; sisters, Arnette Weyand, Frances Lovelady and Betty Phillips; brother, Charles Dickman. Graveside services will be held Wednesday 10 a.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
WILLIAMS
Goldie Norrell
Williams of 3602 Garland Ave. died June 11, 2002. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Funeral notice later.
WINSTON
Departed this life June 7, 2002, Mr. Garland Winston of Richmond. Survived by a devoted mother, Mrs. Lesia Lawson; two brothers, Juvelle Winston and Jermond Lawson; great-grandmother, Elrene Lawson; other relatives and friends. A celebration of life will be held Thursday 1 p.m. at All Saints Apostolic Church, 2001 Royal Ave. Arrangements by the Brunson's Funeral Chapel, 1st and Federal Sts.
John M. Hamlet
Dec 12, 2001
John M. Hamlet Jr. learned about hard work and perseverance very early. Polio left him on crutches as a child, but he still worked the family's Charlotte County farm.
Throughout his life that determination would serve him well.
Mr. Hamlet, a 22-year juvenile and domestic relations court judge in Charlottesville, died Sunday at age 92.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at The Hill & Wood Chapel in Charlottesville. Burial will be at Farmville's Westview Cemetery.
Mr. Hamlet contracted polio when he was 18 months old. "He had to be educated at home. He didn't go to public school until the third grade," said his wife, Myrtle Courier Caul Hamlet. "And when he did, he would walk to school using crutches with classmates helping to carry books. He worked up to the point where he could walk with just a cane."
A 1931 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, the former high school teacher worked as an editor at Michie Publishing Co. after earning a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1941. In 1945, he joined the Charlottesville law firm of Wingfield, Hamlet and Spitzer.
Two years later, Mr. Hamlet was appointed judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Charlottesville.
Shelby Marshall, clerk of court for Albemarle County Circuit Court, served as his clerk from 1961 to 1967.
"I had a lot of respect for the man. He meant business. In domestic relations cases, he came down hard on fathers who didn't support their children. He used to say, 'If you're a father, your children eat the potatoes and you eat the peelings.'"
Mr. Hamlet had another saying to parents who tried to make excuses or speak for their children in juvenile court, Marshall said. "He would say, 'This is his little red wagon. Let's let him pull it.' In my years with him I don't remember too many repeat offenders."
After he retired from law practice, he served as a special justice for 21 years.
In his 50s, his illness caused him to use a wheelchair, his wife said, but that didn't stop him from traveling throughout the region to fulfill his duties as a special justice. Though he had a passion for law, automobiles were also a great love.
"He learned about cars while on the farm," his wife said. "His father was a dentist and didn't know anything about how cars worked, so it was his job to fix them. I always told him he should have been a grease monkey. We rebuilt the engine of my'50 Mercury together."
Mr. Hamlet was active in Republican politics in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
He was the widower of Lena Ann Wood Hamlet.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a son, John M. Hamlet III of Beverly, N.J.; a sister, Martha Davis of Richmond; and a granddaughter.
Mandell S. Siff
Jul 29, 2001
Color has its place in men's fashion, but for Mandell Shevel Siff, sticking to the basics - classic grays, browns and blues - was a formula for success for more than 40 years.
"If a merchant keeps these in stock at all times, customers will beat a path to his door," Mr. Siff told The Times-Dispatch in 1964. "They always know they can get what they want at his store."
Mr. Siff, a founding member of the Jewish Community Center of Richmond and founder Shevel's men's and boys clothing stores here, died Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital. He was 76.
Born in Washington in 1925, Mr. Siff was a World War II veteran who fought with the 84th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge. He received the Bronze Star for bravery and a Purple Heart.
A 1947 graduate of North Carolina State University, Mr. Siff worked first as manager for the Young Men's Shop in Richmond before striking out on his own with Shevel's. The first store opened at Southside Plaza in 1958. The family-owned business at one point grew to eight stores in the Richmond area. Now there are two, at The Shops at Willow Lawn and Chesterfield Towne Center.
When Mr. Siff retired from the business in the early 1990s, his son, Robert Siff, and son-in-law, Barry Krauss, took over, operating the stores at Willow Lawn and Chesterfield Towne Center, respectively.
They still run the stores on tenets set forth by Mr. Siff, his son recalled in 1993 story in The Times-Dispatch: "You got blue, gray and brown, you're in business."
Mr. Siff also owned the El Rancho Trailer Court at 7748 Midlothian Turnpike. He was a member of Temple Beth-El of Richmond and B'nai Torah in Florida. In addition, he was a former Board member of the Bank of Virginia, a Civitan, a Mason and a Kentucky Colonel.
Other survivors include his wife, Jean Fleishman Siff, whom he married in 1949; and two daughters, Ellen Siff Krauss of Richmond and Sara Siff Katzin of Boca Raton, Fla.
A funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave. Burial will follow at Richmond Beth-El Cemetery at Forest Lawn.
