U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
PERKINS
Richard Franklin Perkins Jr., 45, beloved son of Anne Newbold Perkins and the late Rev. Dr. Richard F. Perkins, died Monday, February 5, 2001 at MCV Hospitals from complications resulting from a lifelong struggle with muscular dystrophy. He is survived by his mother Anne, with whom he lived; and his sister, Anne Perkins Belgram, her husband, Philippe, and their two children, Paul and Sophie, of France. At Mr. Perkin's request, his body has been donated for medical science through the State Anatomical Program. His wish was that his remains might provide some answers for the future sufferers of this disease. A memorial service will be held at Second Presbyterian Church, 5 North 5th Street, at 11:30 a.m., Friday, February 9, 2001. The family suggests that friends wishing to honor Richard's memory, send donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 8001 Franklin Farms, Richmond, 23288; to Commonwealth Community Trust for people with disabilities, P.O. Box 29408, Richmond 23242; or to a charity of their choice.
PETERS
Michael Steven Peters, 25, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Richmond, passed away on January 27, 2001. He is survived by his devoted mother, Pamela McCormick-Adams; and beloved brother, Wesley Richard Peters; father, Roger Steven Peters and his wife, Darlus, and brother, Cody; maternal grandmother, Janet Loughlin and her husband, Donald; paternal grandmother, Margaret Lescure; aunt, Deborah Kathryn Knox and her husband, Steve; uncles, Gary Alan and Kevin Brian Adams, Langley Richard Peters and his wife, Jane, Walter Allan Peters and his wife, Beth; and numerous cousins. In addition to receiving an arts scholarship, Michael's poetry was published in the National Library of Poetry - In the Desert Sun. A gifted young man who was loved for the man he was, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday, February 10, at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd. Michael will be laid to rest in Washington next to his brother, Kaleb.
POWELL
Kevin (Buck)
Powell of San Francisco, Calif., formerly of Richmond, entered eternal rest January 28, 2001. Cherishing his memory are his parents, Irvin and Bertha Powell; one brother, Alvin Powell; two nephews; grandmother, Mary Powell; other relatives and friends. A eulogistic service will be conducted Thursday, 1 p.m. at the All Faiths Chapel of the A.D. Price Funeral Establishment, 212 E. Leigh St. Rev. Joseph Godfrey officiating. Interment Rising Star Baptist Church Cemetery, Emporia, Va. Professional services entrusted to the: A D PRICE FUNERAL HOME
PROCTOR
Elizabeth Stubbs Proctor, age 82, widow of James O. Proctor, died Sunday, February 4, 2001. She was a native of North Carolina, she retired as a school teacher from the Richmond Public Schools, she was a charter member of Reveille U.M.C. where she was a member of the Christian Fellowship Class and the Frances Carroll Circle, she was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers Sorority and the Richmond Story League and also a member of the Provettes of the Acca Temple Shrine. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Ann P. Merritt. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James W. and Leisa A. Proctor; three grandsons, Matt Merritt, Ross Merritt and Fletcher Proctor. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday night at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 West Broad St., Glen Allen. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200 Cary St. Rd., Richmond. Interment will follow in Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Reveille Church Congregational Care Ministry or to the Hermitage Methodist Home Samaritan Fund.
PUCKETT
E. Harris Puckett, age 85, of Nelson County, lifelong farmer and educator, died Monday in a Charlottesville hospital. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Puckett and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel in Lovingston with interment in Riverview Cemetery at Charlottesville.
REID
Departed this life February 3, 2001, Julia M. Reid. She is survived by her niece, Grace Wyatt; two great-nephews, Timothy and John Williams; one great-great-nephew. Calvin Williams; other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from Lebanon Baptist Church, New Kent, Va., Rev. William Goodwin officiating. Interment family cemetery. The remains will rest in church one hour prior to service.
SCHMIDT
Dorothy M. Stanley Schmidt, 50, of Ashland, went home to be with the Lord February 5, 2001. She is survived by a devoted friend, Thomas M. Trent; her daughter, Wendy A. Simmons of Bumpass, Va.; son-in-law, William E. Simmons; three grandchildren, Ann, Amanda and Emily Simmons; four brothers, Emmett, Earnest, Robert and Jerry Stanley; two sisters, Martha Wood and Emma Dinsmore, all of Ashland; two sisters-in-law, Sandie and Tonie; two brothers-in-law, Jimmy and Dennis; numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Reid Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Beaverdam. The family and friends would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Henrico Doctors' Hospital for her care during her prolonged illness.
SCHOTT
Vernon "Red" Schott passed away Monday, February 5, 2001. He was the widower of Gloria. He is survived by his daughter, Donna Murray; and his son, Butch and his wife, Peggy, all of Chester. He had seven grandchildren, Jay and his wife, Amy, Bill and his wife, Laurie, Christy, Darran, Courtney, Mary and Joey; and three great-grandchildren, Hayes, Logan and Wilson. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home with interment in Dale Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
SCOTT
Albert William Scott, 72, of Chester, died Monday, February 5, 2001 at his residence. He was a native of Cleveland, Ohio and born the son of the late Albert Lucas and Margaret Cecilia Scott. He is survived by his wife, Janet May Scott; two daughters, Cecilia and her husband, Barry Grantier, Rebecca Scott and Robert O'Neal; one son and his wife, Daniel and Linda Scott; five grandchildren, Amy Matthews, Chris Scott, Mike Scott, Daniel Scott, and Eric Shea; two great-grandchildren, Scott Matthews, and Justus Shea; two sisters, Betty Emm and Margaret Gannon, both of Miami, Fla.; one brother, Arthur Scott of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Scott was a retired U.S. Army officer (Airborne/military Police), and a former local business owner (Pre Con). He was a member of Branch's Baptist Church. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 8 at the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son, with Reverend Cecil Chambers officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Crater Community Hospice, 840 W. Roslyn Rd., Suite E, Colonial Heights, 23834.
SIBLEY
Henry Merritt Sibley Jr., age 55, died Sunday, February 4, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Jacki P. Sibley; two sons, Henry M. Sibley III of West Point and Joseph A. Sibley of Atlanta, Ga.; two grandsons, H. Merritt Sibley IV and W. Clark Sibley. Mr. Sibley was employed with Steel Services Inc. for over 11 years, and VMI, Class of 1967. Remains rest at the Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 E. Laburnum Ave., where friends may call 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and where services will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to your favorite charity.
VALENTINE
Charles S. Valentine Jr., 71, of Richmond, died Sunday, February 4, 2001. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Ruth L. Valentine. He is survived by three sons, Charles S. Valentine III, R. Alan Butler Jr. and Forrest F. Butler; five grandchildren, Prescott, Lexi, Emily, Bess and Ned Butler; and his sister, Mary Lyle Preston. Mr. Valentine was the retired founder and headmaster of Stony Point School. He was a graduate of Woodberry Forest School and Yale University. Mr. Valentine spent his summers on Squam Lake, New Hampshire. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Valentine was a former headmaster at St. Michael's Episcopal School. The family will receive friends 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 9, in Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Charles S. Valentine Jr. Memorial Fund at Stony Point School, 3400 Stony Point Rd., Richmond, Va. 23235. He was a lover of animals, particularly his dalmation, Major, and was a member of more than a dozen environmental and wildlife organizations.
WHITFIELD
Louise S. Whitfield, 82, of Richmond, died Monday, February 5, 2001. She is survived by her husband, William L. Whitfield Jr.; stepson, William L. Whitfield III; nieces, Clarice Dickinson of Barton, Vt., Cora Lee Rigsby of Savannah, Ga., and Mary Alice Vogt of Mineral; also a friend of 60 years, Inez Tuggle; and numerous other friends. Mrs. Whitfield was an active member of Westside Christian Church. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd., where services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday with interment in Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Westside Christian Church, 2101 Fordson Rd.
WILLIAMS
Departed this life February 6, 2001, Mrs. Jean M.
Williams of 3506 Florida Ave. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
WORKMAN
Kenneth L. Workman, age 73, of Richmond, died Monday, February 5, 2001. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. Survivors include four sisters, Sara L. McMullen, Glen Burnie, Md., Ethel Stockton, Lovelady, Texas, Margarite Hensley, Elkton, Va., Lillian White, Powhatan, Va.; two brothers, Hurbert Workman, Opalocka, Fla., Forrest Workman, Leesburg, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m Thursday at Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., Midlothian, where a funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. Friday in Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National Diabetic Association.
ZIMMER
E. Thomas Zimmer, born October 15, 1921, in Wheeling, W.Va., departed this life Tuesday, February 6, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Eileen; his son, Thomas K. Zimmer; daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. LouAnn and Gayle Jewell; two granddaughters, Mary Beth and Sarah Zimmer; a sister, Gwendolyn Z. Rickards; several nieces and nephews; and a granddog, Snuggles. Mr. Zimmer was retired from State Farm Insurance Co. as a claims superintendent and was also a member of Nelson Lodge No. 30 AF&AM in Wheeling, W.Va. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends Wednesday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. with a Masonic service at 7 p.m., and where funeral services will be held Thursday 11 a.m. Interment will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Monticello Memory Gardens in Charlottesville, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Hanover Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
Herbert J. Burgart, 70, dies
Nov 15, 2002
When Dr. Herbert Joseph Burgart arrived at Richmond Professional Institute in 1966, the art school he was to lead was managed by a council of six department heads.
The art school's founder, Theresa Pollak, wrote in 1969 that before his arrival the school had "lost the last vestige of any sense of unity."
The first to hold the title of dean at the School of Art, Mr. Burgart played a major role in developing the national reputation the school enjoys today.
A memorial Mass for Mr. Burgart, 70, who died Saturday at his home in Brodnax, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at The Good Shepherd Catholic Church in South Hill.
Mr. Burgart accepted the post in anticipation of RPI's pending merger with the Medical College of Virginia that created Virginia Commonwealth University in 1968.
"He was a dynamic dean and inventive in his solutions," said Richard Kevorkian, a VCU professor emeritus and former chairman of the painting and printmaking department. "Herb trusted the people he had and gave them the space to create and teach."
Under his decade of leadership, the RPI School of Art became the VCU School of the Arts, expanding its departments from six to 11, adding more than 100 faculty members and gaining accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art.
The university's music and theater programs became part of the School of the Arts. Individual departments in sculpture and painting/printmaking were established from the former fine arts department. Enrollment jumped from about 500 to nearly 2,000.
Mr. Burgart left VCU in 1976 to become president of Moore College of Art, the nation's only women's college for art and design. Five years later, he accepted the presidency of the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fla., retiring there in 1985. After several moves up and down the East Coast, he settled in Brodnax about two years ago, his family said.
A former president of the Southeastern College Art Conference, he was also a board member of the National Council of Art Administrators and a former secretary of the National Association of Schools of Art.
The Pennsylvania native came to Richmond from George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn., where he had been chairman of the department of arts. He had also held posts at the University of Georgia, the University of South Florida, Louisiana State University and the Berkeley School for the Blind in California.
Mr. Burgart earned a bachelor's degree from Long Beach State College and completed his master's and doctoral degrees in art education from Penn State University.
Survivors include three sons, Herbert Andrew Burgart and Nicholas Walter Burgart, both of Brodnax, and Joshua William Burgart, of Port Allegany, Pa.; two daughters, Sarah Marie Dudley, of Chelmsford, Mass., and Maj. Rachel Helena Lefebvre, of Vacaville, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Saint Gabriel Catholic Church in Port Allegany, Pa.
AGNEW
Robert Jamieson Agnew, 85, of Richmond, formerly of Fishkill, N.Y., died on September 29, 2000 in Heartfield Assisted Living in Bowie, Md., after a lengthy illness. Born on January 10, 1915 in Norwich, Conn., he graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1933, where he was valedictorian. He received his Bachelor of Chemistry from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. in 1937 and his Degree of Chemical Engineer, also from Cornell, in 1938. A Texaco, Inc., employee for 38 years, Mr. Agnew worked at Texaco Research Laboratories in Beacon, N.Y., from 1938 to 1968 and was a manager at Texaco Research Laboratories in Richmond from 1968 to 1976. He was the holder of several patents in the field of grease and oils. Mr. Agnew served as a lieutenant j.g. in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He was a life member of the Society of Mayflower Descendents and Sons of the American Revolution, treasurer of Trinity Church, Fishkill, N.Y., treasurer of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va., member of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Richmond, Va., Friends of the Richmond Public Library, and a volunteer at the Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Yale Saville Agnew; and brother, William G. Agnew. Survivors include daughters, Susan Elter, Bowie, Md., Elizabeth Agnew, Alexandria, Va., Marion Baker, Williamsburg, Va.; sister, Marion Kirk, Rockford, Ill.; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. Service will be held Saturday, October 7, 2000 at noon at Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Fishkill, N.Y. Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 16000 Annapolis Rd., Bowie, Md. 20715 is handling arrangements. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 919 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, Ill. 60611-1676.
BASS
Rosalie Bowery Newcomb Bass, 84, of Richmond, died Monday, October 2, 2000. She is survived by her husband, Perry Wade Bass Sr.; one brother, J.T. Bowery; two sisters, Vivian Apperson and June Hattfield; two sons, Richard and Curtis Newcomb; five daughters, Shirley Strickland, Patricia Durrette and Rosalie Johnson, all of Richmond, Alice-Faye Dial and Katherine Dean, both of Wilson, N.C.; five stepdaughters, Ruth Brown, Elaine Austin, Francis Lloyd and Larae Easter, all of Richmond, and Paulette
Williams of New York; three stepsons, Perry Bass Jr., Lawrence Bass and Preston Bass. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home’s Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull St. Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Maury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bon Secours Hospice Program, 5801 Bremo Rd., Richmond, Va. 23226.
