U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
MARTIN
Eunice Joy Knowles Martin, 73, of Bonita Springs, Fla. and formerly of Mechanicsville, departed this life January 13, 2002 after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Stanley Bernard Martin; a daughter, Stephanie Joy Martin; a son, Alton Andrew Martin and his wife, Jamie Baskerville Martin; and a sister, Marjorie Mann. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her brothers, Andrew and James Knowles; and her sisters, Edna Mitchell and Grace Parsley. She was a charter member of the Mechanicsville Baptist Church, and served on the Missions committee that founded West Hill Baptist Church. The family will receive visitors at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave. 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (Today). Funeral services will be held at the Mechanicsville Baptist Church 12 noon Wednesday. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd. Mechanicsville Va. 23111.
MINES
Departed this life January 14, 2002, John Mines of Montpelier, Va. His remains rest at the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland. McCarthy, Director.
MITCHELL
James P. "Buddy" Mitchell of Richmond departed this life January 11, 2002. He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife, Mary E. Staves Mitchell; two daughters, Gwendolyn Maddox (Carl Sr.) and Angela Adams (Christopher); son, Nathaniel Mitchell; four grandchildren, Carl Jr. and Cornelius Maddox, Tyler and Aliyah Adams; three brothers, William Jr., Charles and Warren Sr. of Maryland; five sisters-in-law, Katherine Tyler, Lucille Johnson, Pauline Hill, Theresa Evans and Paula Copeland of Maryland; one godchild, Matthew Smithers of Maryland; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, one lifetime best friend, Matthew Harris. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 East Brookland Park Blvd. After 10 a.m. Wednesday remains will rest in Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 West Cary St., where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Dr. Earl M. Brown, pastor, officiating. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fifth Baptist Church Building Fund, 1415 West Cary St., Richmond, Va. 23220. Guestbook at www.legacy.com
MITCHELL
Virginia Higgason Mitchell, 92, of Richmond, widow of Alfred A. Mitchell, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2002. She is survived by a daughter, Lois M. Tillack; a son, Alfred A. "Buddy" Mitchell Jr. and his wife, Joan; eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and where services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 16. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church Building Fund, 9400 Redbridge Rd., Richmond, Va. 23236.
PARRISH
Elsie Didlake Parrish, 81, of Richmond, widow of Earl B. Parrish, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 13, 2002. She was predeceased by her son, John Edward Didlake. She is survived by her daughter, Juanita Joyce; her son, Richard Didlake; daughter-in-law, Jean Didlake; stepchildren, Ann, Brenda, Betty, Mary and William; nine grandchildren, Shane, Keith, Tammy, Rita, Martha Kaye, Ricky, Mark, Jamie and Monie; also 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Elsie was loved by all and will be greatly missed. She was retired from Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. Remains rest at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, where the family will receive friends 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park. Elsie was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
PLEASANTS
T. Lindsay Pleasants, 88, of Beaverdam, passed away Monday, January 14, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Louise Seay Pleasants; two sons and their wives, Thomas L. and Judy Pleasants and James A. and Judy Pleasants; a sister and her husband, Doris and Earl Diggs; also five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Beaverdam Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Christian Church. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Ashland.
REESE
Robert A. Reese, 64, died January 13, 2002. He is survived by two sons, Robert Anderson and Donnie Ray; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Virginia Gupton, Mary Daniel, Eva Mason and Shirley Lawson; a brother, Alvin Reese, all of Richmond; an aunt, Jere Perkins of Hopewell; many nephews, nieces and cousins; three devoted friends, Alice Saunders, Delores Robinson and Sandra Harris. His remains rest at the Billups Funeral Home, 25th and Marshall Sts., where the family will receive friends Tuesday (today) from 6 to 8 p.m. and where services will be held Wednesday 11 a.m. Interment Oakwood Cemetery, South Hill, Va. at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations c/o Billups Funeral Home.
SHANK
Orvin Charles "O.C." Shank, 73, of Topping, Va., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 13, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two daughters, Karen I. Shank and Judith K. Nunnally and her husband, Floyd; one step-daughter, Pamela D. Bebout; and two grandchildren, Bruce R. Harding Jr. and, wife Natalie and J. Ryan Harding, all of Richmond; two sisters, Dorothy Showalter and Norma Deputy, both of Harrisonburg, Va. A celebration of his life will be held at Lower United Methodist Church, Hartfield, Va. on Saturday, January 19, 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lower United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 98, Hartfield, Va. 23071, or your favorite charity.
SMITH
Al Smith, 80, formerly of Richmond, died at his home in Altamonte Springs, Fla. on January 12, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bea Smith; sister, Alice May Dunn of Louisa; daughter, Cely and her husband, Jim Coleman; sons, Mike and Dicky and his wife, Paula; four grandchildren, Michael, Jay, Brooke and Casey; one great-grandchild, Joshua. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Comforter, 595 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs, Fla. 32714.
SMITH
Anna McMahon
Smith died Sunday, January 13, 2002 at the age of 93. She was born in County Clare, Ireland. She was married to the late Robert W. Smith, who passed away in January of 1940. Anna settled in Richmond and was retired from the American Tobacco Company. She is survived by her son, Robert Daniel "Danny" Smith; daughters, Inez and her husband, James T. Hendrick and Anna S. and her husband, Robert M. Cecchini of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; one sister, Sister Anna Therese McMahon of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; one brother, Thomas McMahon of Rensaleer, N.Y.; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 East Laburnum Ave., where friends may call 2 to 4 and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and where services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday. Interment Forest Lawn.
SMITH
Dora D. Smith, age 92, of Fredericksburg, Va. died January 13, 2002 at Lucy Corr Village, Chesterfield, Va. The widow of Edward G.
Smith and mother of the late Diane
Smith Featherston. She is survived by a daughter, Paige
Smith Cecil; two sons, Robert E. and Gordon R. Smith; two sisters, Betty D. Sullivan and Alice D. Froman; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at Mullins & Thompson Fredericksburg Chapel. A 2 p.m. graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery Wednesday, January 16, 2002. Memorial contributions may be made to Fairview Baptist Church, 900 Charlotte Street, Fredericksburg, Va. 22401.
SMITH
Floya Elizabeth Smith, age 97, of White Stone, Va., died Sunday, January 13, 2002. She was the widow of Royal Theodore
Smith and is survived by her son, Ralph E. Smith, White Stone, Va.; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Gordon Murray, White Stone, Va.; and a sister, Mildred Phillips, Santa Anna, Calif. Remains rest at the Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock, Va., where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (tonight) and where funeral services will held 11 a.m. Wednesday. Interment White Stone UMC Cemetery, White Stone, Va. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes. Foundation, 530 E. Main Street, Suite 200, Richmond, Va. 23219.
TARLETON
Sharron Diane Tarleton, 55, of Dinwiddie County, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 13, 2002 in MCV Hospital, Richmond. She was a native of Petersburg, Va. and was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church, Petersburg. She is survived by her husband, Harvey Clarke Tarleton; two daughters, Sharron Gayle and her husband, Phillip Samuel Vaughan and Christie Marie Tarleton, both of Chesterfield; stepgrandchild, Raven Vaughan; her mother and father, Leslie Eugene and Beatrice P. Thayer of Dinwiddie, two brothers, Leslie Eugene Thayer, Jr. of Chesterfield and Shirley Marie Adams of Dinwiddie; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at Western Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronald Sowers officiating. Burial to follow in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg. The family will be receiving friends Tuesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, Va. Flowers are welcome or contributions may be made to the Western Heights Baptist Church building fund, in memory of Sharron, 24416 Cox Road, Petersburg, Va. 23803.
THOMAS
Mr. Sterling Thomas, of Campbell Ave., entered eternal rest on January 13, 2002. The staff of the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home is serving the family.
VERLANDER
Charles
Smith "Smitty" Verlander, 77, of Mechanicsville, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2002. Son of the late Charles Latane and Irma Taylor Verlander of Essex Co., he is survived by his devoted wife of 51 years, Theo Marshall Verlander; two sisters, Catherine V. "Kitty" Richardson and her husband, Frank D. Richardson Jr. and Anne V. Collins; many other family members and friends. Mr. Verlander attended Randolph-Macon College in Ashland and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was an active member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and American Legion Post 175. He was retired from the Virginia Department of Taxation. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, corner of Rt. 301 and Shady Grove Rd. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday from Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3600 East Laburnum Ave. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to his church or a charity of your choice.
WALTON
Audrey B. Walton, the widow of Samuel A. Walton Sr., passed away Monday, January 14, 2002. She is survived by three sons, Sam and his wife, Diane, Pete and his wife, Cindy and David Walton; also eight grandchildren. Memorial services will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Reid Funeral Home, Ashland. DIGNITY MEMORIAL
ALLEN
Mrs. Bessie J. Allen, formerly of 3105 "N" Street, died September 12, 2002. Surviving are several cousins, two devoted, Betty Fitzgerald and Ida Moss, also Russell Brown, Ashley Maddox, Eva Butler and Agnes Bates; other relatives and friends, three devoted; Sidney King, Sally B. and Doris Ann Sanders. Remains rest at Scott-Lightfoot Funeral Home, 3021 "N" Street, where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. Rev. A. Lincoln James officiating. Interment Quantico National Cemetery.
BARONIAN
Margaret (Margie) K. Baronian, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, departed this life September 13, 2002. She was preceded in death by her first born son, John N. Baronian Jr. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, John N. Baronian; daughter, Becky Greene; son, Steven A. Baronian; daughter-in-law, Luann; three wonderful grandchildren, Stephanie Margaret Greene, Harrison and Hayden Baronian; brother, James Karabedian and wife, Dorothy of Toledo, Ohio; and nieces, nephews and cousins. She was an active member of St. James Armenian Church for many years and enjoyed playing tennis. She will be remembered for her fun loving spirit, zeal for life and her generosity to family and friends. Mrs. Baronian was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her life was her family and she lived every day caring for and loving them, and left beautiful memories which will be cherished forever. She will be deeply missed. The family will receive friends 12 Noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. at St. James Armenian Church, 6300 Patterson Ave. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. James Armenian Church, Richmond, or the Henrico Humane Society.
BELCHER
Anna P. Belcher died at her home August 2, 2002 at the age of 84. She is survived by her three daughters, Janet Bayes, Brenda Pijan and Sherri Hatton; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren. A graveside memorial will be held September 18 at 11 a.m. at Dale Memorial Park.
