U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
CLAXTON
Miss Gladys S. Claxton of Providence Creek Rd., departed this life Tuesday, February 20, 2001. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts. Funeral notice later. Family may be contacted at 212 Larne Ave., Telephone 231-2636.
CORDO
Peggy Ann Cordo, 62, of Chesterfield, died Tuesday, February 20, 2001, at Chippenham Medical Center, Richmond. She was the daughter of the late Nathan Bennett Osborne and was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church. She leaves behind her husband of 45 years, Joe Cordo; a daughter, Vickie Ann Park of Danville; a son, Joey Cordo of Chesterfield; five grandchildren, Chrissy Park, Kim Park, Raymond Park Jr., Christopher Cordo and Cody Cordo; her mother, Beulah Osborne of Lake Wales, Fla.; three brothers, Wilton Osborne of Charles City, John Osborne of Haydensville, Va., and Jimmy Osborne of Lake Wales, Fla. A Christian prayer service will be held Saturday, February 24, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, 2033 Boulevard, Colonial Heights, with Fr. William Nolte officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
DABNEY
Bertha B. Dabney, age 89, of 2201 McDonough St., Lot 20, died February 20, 2001. Funeral notice later. K L JORDAN
EPPS
Robin McGowan Fisher Epps, age 46, of Tennessee, formerly of Goochland, Va., died Monday, February 19, 2001. She was preceded in death by her dear brother, Harry Jacquelyn "Jackie" Fisher. She was the daughter of the late William Barbour Fisher Sr. She is survived by her mother, Hazel Hagen Lang; two daughters, Lisa Faye Cochran and her husband, Timothy, and Amy Jean Dandridge and her husband, John Sr.; also three grandchildren, Tabatha Lorraine Cochran, John and Jacob Dandridge; also her brother, William B. Fisher Jr.; her sister, Sharon "Vickie" Marchioro. Remains rest Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 E. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Perkins Baptist Church, Fife, Va. Interment church cemetery. Our dear Robin will rest in peace now.
FERRELL
Walter J. (Bally) Ferrell, age 81, of Powhatan, died on February 17, 2001. He was a native of Clover, Va., and resided in Powhatan for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Kitty Ferrell; one daughter, Linda Rose; two sons, Gerald Ferrell Sr. and Johnny Ferrell; three sisters, Catherine Fallen, Mozelle Seay and Louise Darlington; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held February 23, 2001, 10 a.m. at Faith Freewill Baptist Church, Genito Rd., Powhatan, Va. Mr. Ferrell was a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during WWII.
FINCH
Annabelle Virginia Allen Finch, 91, a long-time Richmond resident and wife of the late Plynn Jerald Finch, died February 20, 2001, in Richmond. She was born April 9, 1909, in Clarksville, Tenn., and spent her childhood in Richmond, Rocky Mount, N.C., Wilmington, N.C., Beverly, W.Va., and Huntington, W.Va., as her Presbyterian minister father moved the family from church to church. She served as stenographer and then secretary with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Huntington and Cleveland, Ohio. She moved to Richmond in 1947 when her husband was transferred here by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway following his service in a U. S. Army railway operating battalion in World War II. He was transferred by the C&O to Huntington in 1962, but after his death there in 1965, she returned to Richmond and worked as a legal secretary. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and was a founding member of Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church. She formerly was a member and a past president of the River Road Hills Garden Club, a member of the Tuckahoe Woman's Club and the Stonewall Jackson Chapter of the Daughters of Confederate Veterans. She is survived by two sons, James Phillips Finch of Sarasota, Fla., and Jerald Allen Finch of Richmond; daughter-in-law, Nancy St. Clair Finch of Richmond; grandchildren, Laura Plynn Finch of Richmond, Allen St. Clair Finch and his wife, Rosa Rodriguez Finch, of Alexandria, and Thomas Tynes Finch of Staunton; and a sister, Eva Ruth Allen Cowden of Evensville, Tenn. Another grandchild, Jerald Kelly Finch, died in 1994. A graveside service will be held Saturday, February 24, at 11 a.m. in Hollywood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Kelly Finch Memorial Fund, Metro Richmond Coalition Against Drugs, 204 North Hamilton St., Suite 4, Richmond, Va. 23221.
FULLERTON
Mason Harman Fullerton, 76, of Richmond, died February 19, 2001. She was the daughter of the late Leroy C. and Virginia Coleman Harman and was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Lee Harman. She is survived by her husband, Colonel John C. Fullerton Jr. (USA Ret.); daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Preston Simpson; two sons and daughters-in-law, John C. III and Beth Fullerton and Major David Harman and Kathy Fullerton; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Peggy Harman of Richmond and Jean Carpenter of Montpelier, Vt. Her remains rest at Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Overbrook Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Overbrook Presbyterian Church, 2605 Dumbarton Rd., Richmond, Va. 23228.
GEORGE
Mrs. Lila Bell George, age 70, widow of Charles Thomas George, died Wednesday, February 21, 2001. She is survived by one daughter, Kathy G. Canning; one son, Thomas K. George; two sisters, Dorothy Sellars and Donna Ellis; one brother, Robert G. Bell; three grandchildren, David A. Canning, Charles W. and Niki Lee George; three great-granddaughters, Meagan, Brenna and Sarah Canning; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight Thursday at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad St., Glen Allen. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Westhampton Memorial Park.
GREENE
Deacon Chappelle C. Greene of Richmond, departed this life Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts. Funeral notice later.
GUTHRIE
William H. "Bill" Guthrie Jr., 52, of Powhatan, died Thursday, February 15, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Diane Avery Guthrie; mother, Ruth Z. Guthrie; and sister, Martha G. Davis. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 23, 3:30 p.m. at Bethany Christian Church. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Read Center.
HARRIS
Departed this life February 19, 2001, Eric Spencer Harris of Richmond. He is survived by his mother, Pearle K. Harris; father, Bernard Harris Sr.; three brothers, Bernard Jr., Keith and Jeffrey Harris; two sisters, Cynthia
Williams (Lloyd) and Deborah Lewis; and a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends. Family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave., where funeral services will be conducted on Friday, 11 a.m. with Rev. Alvin Bell officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
HAYES
Johnnie G. Hayes, age 82, of Richmond, formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn., departed this life on February 18, 2001, at 10:35 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle C. Hayes; and a son, Jimmy Roach. She is survived by her children, Lena Archer, Judy Fuller, Constance Masse and David Roach; six grandchildren, Tonya, Jason, Ephrayim, Naphtali, Ruben, Levi. The family will receive friends at K.L. Jordan Funeral Services, 5008 Nine Mile Rd., Tuesday night 7 to 9 p.m., where funeral services will be held Wednesday night, 7 p.m. Interment in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
HEFFERAN
Margaret Louise Hefferan, 88, of Richmond, died Monday, February 19, 2001. She was the widow of Thomas G. Hefferan Sr. She is survived by her daughter, Suzy Woodall; her son, Thomas G. Hefferan Jr.; three brothers, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
HICKS
Claude L. "Lindy" Hicks, age 73, of Sandston, died Tuesday, February 20, 2001. Survived by his wife of 51 years, Shirley A. Hicks; three daughters, Claudia H. "Cookie" Cage of Bumpass, Va., Cynthia "Cindy" Hicks Luck, Juliet "Julie" Eleanor Hicks, both of Sandston; two grandchildren, Ashley Nicole Luck and Courtney Taylor Cage; also two sisters, Joyce Ann Baskette and Frances Wingo, both of Mechanicsville. Mr. Hicks was retired from The Richmond Times-Dispatch, with 36 years of service. Remains rest Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 E. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday. Interment Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in memory of Mr. Hicks.
HILL
Roland Bradford Hill, 53, of San Jose, Calif., entered into eternal rest at Kaiser Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., on February 14, 2001. Roland was an operations manager at Levitz Furniture for 30 years. Loving husband of Geraldine; father of Bradford and Jennifer; grandfather of DeVaughan; devoted son of the late Robert and Elnora Hill; brother of Dorothy H. Hudgins, Ruth H. Watkins (Herbert), Margaret H. Black (George), all of Richmond, Va. Preceded in death by his only brother, Robert Hill Jr.; and a host of relatives and many out-of-state friends. Services to be held at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 467 N. White Road, San Jose, Calif. 95126. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, 300 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, Calif. 95126.
HOWARD
Bernice C. Howard, 93, of Ruther Glen, died February 21, 2001. She was the widow of Broaddus L. Howard. She is survived by her daughter, Ethel Gayle; her granddaughter, Barbara Covington and her husband, Larry; her great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Joshua Covington; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Howard was a school teacher in Hanover County, last teaching at Hanover Academy. She was an active member of Berea Baptist Church. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Reid Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday. Interment Berea Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Berea Baptist Church, Music Fund, P.O. Box 280, Rockville, Va. 23146.
JONES
Grace C.
Jones of Richmond, formerly of Charles City, departed this life February 20, 2001. She is survived by two grandsons, Reginald and Ricky Jones; a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at J. Leroy Charity Funeral Home, Charles City, where services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday. Rev. E. Walter Anderson officiating. Burial Parrish Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
JONES
Thelma Darden Jones, 94, of Emporia, died February 21, 2001. She was predeceased by her husband, Charlie Clyde Jones; and son, Harold Daniel Jones. She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn
Jones Ewing of Emporia; sons, Charlie Clyde
Jones Jr. of Richmond and Joseph Carlton
Jones of Stephens City, Va.; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Rose Darden Moore of Emporia. Mrs.
Jones was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church and a former member of the Greensville Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2001, at the Echols Funeral Home Chapel, Emporia, with burial in the Emporia Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Echols Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, 500 S. Main St., Emporia.
