U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
DUNNINGTON
John "Alan" Dunnington, 17, of Powhatan, died as the result of a car accident and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 30, 2001. He was a student at Powhatan High School. He is survived by his parents, Paul and Jane Dunnington; his brother, Paul E. Dunnington III; his paternal grandmother, Hazel W. Dunnington; devoted aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. The family will receive friends Thursday, November 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., where services will be held Friday 2 p.m. Interment Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Riverside School in Bon Air or Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad.
FLEMING
Charles A. Fleming Sr., 78, of Richmond, died Monday, October 29, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Mildred M. Brooks Fleming; one son, Charles A. "Skip" Fleming Jr.; three grandchildren, Charles A. "Chucky" Fleming III (Wren), Charles Daniel "Danny" Fleming and Shawn Allen Fleming; and one sister, Marguerite F. Waters. Mr. Fleming was the owner of Fleming's Radiator Service, Inc. He was a member of Babcock Lodge No. 322 AF&AM, Richmond Scottish Rite Bodies and ACCA Temple Shrine, where he was in the Ceremonial Cast. Remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, November 1. Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Masonic Rites. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Childhood Language Center at Richmond, Inc., 4202 Hermitage Rd., Richmond Va. 23227.
FULGHAM
Richard Leonard "Pete" Fulgham Sr., 87, of Chester, died October 29, 2001. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Fulgham; children, Caleb Richard Fulgham and Richard L. Fulgham Jr.; and granddaughter, Jeanine Bohner of Bay City, Texas. He is survived by his daughters, Katherine Fulgham Marshall of Chester, Evelyn Fulgham Bohner of Bay City, Texas; and son, Joel W. Fulgham of Chesterfield; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Fulgham was retired from Reynolds Metals Excrusion Plant on Reymet Rd. with 20 years of service. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and where funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Interment Bermuda Memorial Park.
GEHRKEN
Caroline Petty Gehrken died October 31, 2001 after an extended illness. Born in Charleston, W.Va., April 12, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Laurence A. Petty and Virginia Jarrett Petty. A graduate of Charleston High School, she attended King
Smith Studio School in Washington, D.C. and fulfilled one of her dreams by studying ballet at the School of American Ballet in New York City under the direction of George Balachine. She also performed with the Radio City Corps de Ballet in New York City. Following her passion for ballet, she began the "Caroline Petty School of Dance" in Charleston, W.Va. and later taught classes in Franklin, Va. and Savannah, Ga. She remained an avid balletomane throughout her life. As an artist, she painted furniture, tinware and glassware using the techniques of Early American Decoration. A combination of her creativity and her gift of artistic expression were displayed in her exquisite and often thought-provoking flower arrangements. She enlightened her family and friends about the beauty found everywhere in this world. She shared with them the charm found in birds and their nests, animals, flowers, insects and many of nature's odd creations. She served on the Altar Guild and as a flower arranger for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Franklin, Va., Christ Church in Savannah, Ga and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Courtland, Va. She was a member of the Franklin Book Club, the Franklin Garden Club, the Gordonston Garden Club in Savannah, Ga. and the Junior League. She is survived by her husband, George A. Gehrken; her five children, Sarah Page Stroud of Virginia Beach, Va., Susan King of Marietta, Ga., Dr. G. Andrew Gehrken of Martinsville, Va., Caroline Hauser of Fort Washington, Pa., Anne Weldon Buck of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; and her nine grandchildren, Robert Andrew Burgess of Fort Meyers, Fla., Zachary Blaine Stroud of Virginia Beach, Va., Michael Charles King of Marietta, Ga., Emmett Andrew Gehrken, Greer Elaine Gehrken and Dylan Reid Gehrken, all of Martinsville, Va., Leigh Calvert Hauser and Blaine Randolph Hauser of Fort Washington, Pa. and Emily Gordon Buck of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, with Rev. James W. Browder III officiating. The family will receive friends at the residence following the service. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in her name to the School of American Ballet Endowment Fund, c/o Amy Rome, 70 Lincoln Park Center Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10023-6592 in order to provide opportunities for aspiring dancers. Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, in charge of arrangements.
GRESHAM
Miss Dorothy Gresham, 101, died Saturday, October 27, 2001 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, Va. She was a native and lifelong resident of Petersburg and was the daughter of the late Samuel R. and Kate Tucker Gresham. Miss Greshman had resided in the Petersburg Home for Ladies for the past 25 years. She graduated from Petersburg High School and attended Harrisonburg Teacher's College, now known as Madison University, and taught second grade at Duncan
Brown School for 30 years. Miss Gresham was a devoted member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Petersburg. She was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. Miss Gresham is survived by seven nieces and one nephew, Catherine Hansen, Overland Park, Kan., Gertrude Bradley, Colonial Heights, Va., Martha DuBose, Frederick, Md., Frances Parks, Shawnee, Kan., Charlotte Miller, Tobaccoville, N.C., Barbara Lutz, Weare, N.H., Marilyn Gresham, Farmville, Va. and Julian Gresham Jr. of Colonial Heights, Va. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, November 1, 2001 at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Petersburg. Rev. Betsy Baschore, pastor, officiating. Interment Blandford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Petersburg Home for Ladies, 311 S. Jefferson St., Petersburg, Va. 23803, or to Trinity United Methodist Church, 215 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg, Va. 23803.
HOPE
Mary A. Hope, 79, of Richmond, our beautiful Mother and Granny, went to be with the Lord on October 30, 2001. She was the widow of John J. Hope. She is survived by four daughters, Janet Lee Snead, Mary Ann Porter, Kathleen Hope Slater and Beverly Hope Allen; son, John Robert Hope; brother, Johnny Possert; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd. (Rt. 10). Her funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment Dale Memorial Park.
HOPKINS
Departed this life October 31, 2001, Cassandra R. Hopkins, formerly of 1015 Cheatwood Ave. Notice of funeral later. Arrangements by the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave.
HUGHES
Departed this life October 31, 2001, Mrs. Katherine B. Hughes of Richmond. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
JOHNSON
William Henry
Johnson Sr., 86, of 4150 Pierce Rd., Powhatan, died October 30, 2001. He was the husband of the late Virginia Odell Murphy Johnson. He retired from Safeway Bakery. He is survived by three daughters, Patricia Gray of Jessup, Md., Bessie Bess of Goochland and Penny McNeil of Elk Ridge, Md.; one son, William H.
Johnson Jr. of Powhatan; one sister, Jessalyn Simpson of Appomattox; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A daughter, June Fuqua, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Robinson Funeral Home in Appomattox with burial following in the Johnson-Mann Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday).
KLUGEL
Mary Johnston Klugel, age 85, died October 31, 2001. She was the widow of Harry Tell Klugel Jr. and is survived by three daughters, Sarah K. Temple of Emporia, Susan K. Harrison of Richmond and Kristina K. Dickens of Skippers; one son, Harry T. Klugel III of Gaithersburg, Md.; ten grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild. Graveside funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2001 at the Emporia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday (tonight) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Echols Funeral Home, Emporia.
McGOWAN
Marie McGowan died October 30, 2001. She is survived by her children, Patricia Reese, Nancy Webster, George McGowan and Sandra Crockett; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd. Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Signal Hill Memorial Park.
MORTON
Departed this life October 31, 2001, Joseph D. Morton of 1513 Texas Avenue. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Funeral notice later.
NORRIS
Sarah Routt Norris, age 81, of Kilmarnock, Va., died Tuesday, October 30, 2001. She was the widow of H. Edward Norris Sr. and is survived by her son and his wife, H. Edward Jr. and Lynda A. Norris, Yorktown, Va.; a grandson and his wife, H. Edward III and Amy Norris, Richmond, Va; a granddaughter and her husband, Amy and Chris Roby, Yorktown, Va.; a sister, Edna Gill, California; and a number of nieces and nephews. Remains rest at the Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock, Va., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kilmarnock Baptist Church Building Fund, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482.
NORWOOD
James Carlton Norwood, 86, of Richmond, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2001. He was the husband of the late Josephine M. Norwood and survived by two daughters, Marsha N. Preston and her husband, Edward and Bonnie Gwaltney and her husband, Jerry; four grandchildren, Jay Gwaltney and Crystal, Jessica and Jason Preston; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Norwood was a U.S. Army WWII veteran and a longtime member of Carlisle Ave. Baptist Church. His remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and where funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2001. Interment Washington Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Carlisle Ave. Baptist Church.
OGLESBY
Earnest Jackson Oglesby Jr., 82, of Richmond, died October 29, 2001. He was born June 2, 1919 in Richmond, the son of the late Earnest Jackson Oglesby and Katherine Geddy Oglesby. Mr. Oglesby was a retired U.S. Army captain and World War II veteran, a member of the 2nd Armored Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received June 11, 1944, off the coast of Normandy, France. Mr. Oglesby was also the last surviving charter member of Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad, which organized in December, 1953. He served as an active member for 27 years and, later, a life member. A 1942 graduate of VMI, Mr. Oglesby was president of All American Insurance Agency, Inc., and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the Cincinnati. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Irmgard Weber Oglesby; two sons, Michael Jackson Oglesby and his wife, Randy, and William Geddy Oglesby and his wife, Marcia; two daughters, Cameron Mathilde Oglesby and Christine Elizabeth Oglesby; four grandchildren, Melanie, Jessica, Pamela and Caroline, all of Richmond; two brothers, Nicholas Perkins Oglesby and his wife, Rosalyn of Greensboro, N.C., and David Berger Oglesby and his wife, Pat of Rolla, Mo.; and two sisters, Elizabeth Ann Oglesby Haugh and her husband, Charles of Charlottesville, Va., and Martha Oglesby Lisle of Kensington, Md. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2001, at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 10627 Patterson Ave., where the family will receive friends afterwards. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1101 Horsepen Rd., Richmond, Va. 23229; or The VMI Foundation Fund, P.O. Box 932, Lexington, Va. 24450.
O'KANE
Thomas Francis O'Kane, Sr., 80, devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, died Tuesday, October 30, 2001, at Riverside Regional Medical Center. He had recently celebrated his 80th birthday. A long-time resident of Newport News, he was born and raised in Wheeling, W.Va. and attended John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. He was employed for 41 years with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia, serving in Pulaski, Richmond and Newport News. He was particularly proud of his involvement in community programs in Newport News, including serving as director of several substance abuse programs that were sponsored by C&P. He was District Commercial Manager of the Tidewater area when he retired in 1982. He served his country as a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and saw action in Mindanao in the Philippines. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. His friends and family will remember him as an avid fisherman, hunter, golfer and gardener who was passionate about his pastimes, his family, God and country. He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Josie Dean Batchelor O'Kane of Newport News; three sons, Thomas F. O'Kane, Jr. of Punta Gorda, Fla., Timothy M. O'Kane of Charlottesville and Kevin B. O'Kane of Washington, N.C.; his daughter, Mrs. Josie Dean Paul of Carrolton; and nine grandchildren. The family will receive friends Friday, November 2, beginning at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be officiated by the Reverend Monsignor Michael D. McCarron at noon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 100 Harpersville Road, Newport News, followed by interment in Peninsula Memorial Park. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PALMORE
Russell Vaughan Palmore, 85, of Ashland, died Tuesday, October 30, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Conde Booth Palmore; his children, Russell V. Palmore Jr. of Richmond, Conde P. Hopkins and her husband, Ron, Lelia P. Wehman and her husband, Paul, all of Ashland. He is also survived by a brother, Fred W. Palmore Jr. and his wife, Betty; and grandchildren, Ryan Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth, Haden Hopkins, Annie Palmore, Jessie Palmore, Ragan Bowman, Peyton Bowman, Brody Wehman, Cara Wehman and Blake Wehman; a sister-in-law, Clifford Booth Pierce; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Palmore was retired from American Hardware Co. He was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Ashland. He had served as a member of Hanover County's Selective Service Board, the Hanover County School Board and the Ashland Town Council. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict and a member of the American Legion. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2001 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Ashland. Interment Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the First Baptist Church, Building Fund, 800 Thompson St., Ashland, Va. 23005. The family will be at the Palmore home, 109 W. Francis St., in Ashland.
PARRISH
Marvin Holman Parrish, age 96, of Chesterfield, died Wednesday, October 31, 2001. He is survived by a son, Richard Scott Parrish Sr. of Connecticut; two daughters, Alice P. Spain and Judith K.
Johnson of Chesterfield; two brothers, six sisters and seven grandchildren. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Montpelier, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or the Charles Millhiser II Memorial Hospice Fund (627-5360).
