U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
MORROW
Ruth Golden Morrow, 80, of Richmond, died December 22, 2000. She was the widow of Harry V. Morrow. She is survived by her children, Harry W. Morrow and his wife, Susan, Richard V. Morrow and Nancy M. Underwood and her husband, Jody of Clayton, N.C.; stepmother, Bessie Golden of Vernon, Vt.; brother, Thomas Golden; and sisters, Carol Mikuski and Maureen Pinger, all of Brattleboro, Vt. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends 12 to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and where a Christian Wake will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of Sacred Heart. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Forest View Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 36153, Richmond, Va. 23235 or Warren Rutledge Scholarship Fund, c/o Benedictine High School, 304 N. Sheppard St., Richmond, Va. 23221.
NORMENT
Carolyn G. Norment, 67, of Richmond, widow of Robert M. Norment, passed away December 22, 2000. She is survived by her daughter, Stacie N. Ahlin and her husband, Craig of Richmond; two sisters, Frances Gilmer of Chester, and Shirley Miller of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; two grandchildren, Brennan and Ryan Ahlin of Richmond. Mrs. Norment was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was a retired employee of Virginia Power and Woody Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd., where services will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Trinity United Methodist Church or the Tuckhoe Volunteer Rescue Squad.
OVERTON
Eric L. Overton of Richmond, departed this life Wednesday, December 20, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Overton; two daughters, Erika Overton and Tara McCullough; one brother, Roosevelt Overton; two grandchildren, one nephew, a host of cousins and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts., where funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27 at 11 a.m. Pastor Herbert O. Pollard Sr., officiating. Interment Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia County, Va. Relatives and friends attending funeral services, assemble at the funeral home, 10:30 a.m.
PAYNE
Died December 25, 2000, Leonard M. Payne Sr. of 2715 Griffin Ave. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
PRICE
Departed this life December 24, 2000, Miss Bernice A. Price of 1224 Evergreen Ave. Notice of funeral later. Arrangements by the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave.
RICHARDSON
William Richardson, 92, of Powhatan, Va., departed this life Sunday, December 24, 2000. Remains rest at the Robert Mealy Funeral Home, Goochland, Va. Funeral notice later.
SCOTT
Myrtle J. Scott, age 76, died suddenly December 22, 2000 of heart failure. She is survived by her beloved husband of 55 years, Raymond A. Scott Sr.; six children, R.A. Scott Jr. of Dallas, Texas, Paul Scott, Peggy Scott Edwards, Olin Scott, Lewis Scott and Lisa Scott Kinney, all of Richmond; ten grandchildren; two sisters, Olivia Alley of Florida and Jackie Bishop of Richmond. Mrs. Scott was an active member of a Senior Bowling Team for 19 years. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull St. Rd. Rev. Steve Dyson, officiating. Family and friends will be received at the Scott residence, Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial will be held at Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
SEWARD
Mrs. Madeline
Smith Seward, age 94, of 1411 New Market Rd., departed this life December 23, 2000. Surviving are her daughter, Margaret S. Skipper and her husband, Rev. Raymond N. Skipper Sr.; two daughters, Sandra (Skip) Henderson and Janice Holmes; two grandsons, Raymond Jr. and Golden Skipper; seven great-grandchildren; devoted friend, Jeanette Robb; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. After 10 a.m. Wednesday, remains will rest in Antioch Baptist Church, New Market Rd., where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Rev. James Sailes officiating. Interment church cemetery.
SMITH
Virginia S. Smith, 85, of Mechanicsville, passed away to be with her Lord December 24, 2000. She is survived by her son, Melvin Eugene
Smith of Richmond; daughter, Clara S. Loving and her husband, Richard of Mechanicsville; three grandchildren, Lisa Marie Wright, Brandon Dean and Anthony Edwin Woodruff; two great-grandchildren, Haley Kathaleen Wright and Madeline Christine Wright; sister-in-law, Marion Layman. Mrs.
Smith was a member of the West End Alliance Church. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 28, 7 p.m. at the West End Alliance Church. Interment private. Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, assisting family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requests, contributions be made to the West End Alliance Church, 3915 Francistown Rd., Richmond, Va. 23294.
THOMPSON
Mary Davis Guerrant Thompson, widow of U.S. District Judge Roby C. Thompson, died Monday, December 25, 2000. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. E.P. Guerrant of Winchester, Kentucky. She is survived by her four children, Mary Lucy Siewers and her husband, John, Margaret Thompson Johnson, both of Richmond, Va., Dr. Roby C. Thompson and his wife, Jane, of Minneapolis, Minn., Dr. Edward Guerrant Thompson and his wife, Leslie of Winchester, Va.; ten grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, December 27, at 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Abingdon, Va.
TRENT
Joseph T. Trent III of Chester, Va., departed this life Saturday, December 23, 2000. He is survived by one brother, James W. Trent; one sister, Joyce A. Trent; two aunts, Margaret Clarke and Peggy Branch; one uncle, Joe Lester Branch; one sister-in-law, Shirley Trent; two nieces, Zenia Trent and Mary Jones; one nephew, Julian Trent; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts., where funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27 at 1 p.m. Rev. Joseph Henry Goode, officiating. Interment Sunset Memorial Park. Relatives and friends attending funeral services, assemble at the funeral home, 12:20 p.m.
TYLER
Franklin Adair Tyler Jr., age 72, of 3825 Stratford Rd., Richmond, died December 21, 2000 at home. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Tyler; daughter, Nancy Lee Tyler; and dear family friend, Mary Jane Brown. He retired from Philip Morris USA as Director of Training and Development in 1992. He was an active member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, JEB Stuart Camp 1343, and a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church. Prior business experience includes C&P Telephone Company, Bell Telephone Laboratories, and White Sands Nike Guided Missile Program. He graduated from VPI in 1953 and served with the U.S. Army in Korea. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. December 28 at Christ The King Lutheran Church, 9800 Huguenot Rd. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Parkinson Disease Foundation, 710 W. 168th St., 3rd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10032 or Bon Secours Hospice, 5800 Monument Ave., Richmond, Va. 23230.
WATSON
Departed this life on December 21, 2000, Mrs. Emma
Jones Watson. She is survived by her children, Carolyn Watson Brown, William Watson Bey, Lemorial Watson; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; father, Hoyt Jones; two sisters, Martha Lewis and Geraldine Pope; five brothers, Jimmy, Alphonzo, Cicero, Sentel and John Jones; son-in-law, Command Sgt. Maj. William H. Brown; estranged husband, Joseph Watson Sr.; host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Funeral services will be held on Thursday 11 a.m. from Trinity Baptist Church, 2911 Fendall Ave., with Rev. Debora K. Logan officiating. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Guest book available at www.legacy.com.
WEBBER
Mattie Davis Webber, 90, of Richmond, passed away December 23, 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Paschal Webber; and her parents, Nannie Burk Davis and Thomas Lee Davis. She is survived by one daughter, Nannie McClendon of Bogalusa, La.; one son, Herbert Bradshaw Doss of Burkeville, Va.; one devoted nephew, George J. Davis and his wife, Leah; five grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Webber retired from American Tobacco Co., after 45 years of service, and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. 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. Tuesday, and where a funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, followed by interment in Maury Cemetery.
WELLFORD
Anne Toole Rotter Wellford of Sabine Hall, Warsaw, Va., died in her home early on the morning of December 23, 2000. She was 92. Born in Raleigh, N.C. in 1908, she was the daughter of the late, Reverend and Mrs. Sanford Louis Rotter of The Plains, Va. One of four children, she was a graduate of St. Catherine's School in Richmond, and received her B.A. from Sweet Briar College in Amherst, Va. in 1929. Married first in 1936 to Alexander Marshall Mullikin of Baltimore, they lived in Winter Haven, Fla. until his death in 1962. In 1969, she married her childhood friend, the late, Robert
Carter Wellford III of Sabine Hall. They had known each other as children in The Plains, where their parents had been close friends. Toole, an avid and knowledgeable gardener, was active in the Garden Clubs of Warsaw and Winter Haven. She devoted herself to her family and to Sabine Hall and its history. She and
Carter reveled in every aspect of life on an old Virginia farm and spent their years together ensuring that Sabine Hall, its land and marshes were preserved for the generations to follow. She was an active member of St. John's Church, Warsaw. Keen on sports and the outdoors, she and
Carter patrolled the shoreline of their beloved Rappahannock and Little Carter's Creek, fishing together late into spring, summer and autumn evenings. She is survived by a sister, Frances Rotter Rome of Baltimore; three stepchildren, Beverley Wellford Rowland of Wilmington, Robert
Carter Wellford IV of Wilmington, Mercer Wellford O'Hara of Englewood, N.J.; and six nieces and nephews. Services will be held on Saturday, December 30 at 1 p.m. at St. John's Church in Warsaw. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. John's Church, P.O. Box 1093, Warsaw, Va. 22572.
WILLIAMS
Cecil Luck Williams, 90, of Richmond, widow of Joseph David Williams, died Sunday, December 24, 2000. Her remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 26. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 27 at Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church, 2010 Carlisle Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231.
WILSON
Mr. Robert J. Wilson, 58, of Emporia, died Monday, December 25, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Barbara M. Wilson; daughter, Joan Sasser and her husband, Tony; three grandchildren, Crystal Veliky, Holly Sasser and Lane Sasser. Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his parents, B. Fred Wilson and Laura B. Wilson. A funeral service will be held 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2000 at Owen Funeral Home in Jarratt. Interment in Emporia Cemetery will take place 4 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2000. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Greensville Volunteer Rescue Squad or Hospice Support Group of Southside Virginia, 412 Ingleside Ave., Emporia, Va. 23847.
WOOD
Mrs. Rosa P. Wood of Hunt Ave. departed this life December 24, 2000. The staff of the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home is serving her family.
