U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
FOSTER
Mrs. Helen Marie (Portee)
Foster of Richmond departed this life Tuesday, September 17, 2002. Preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Washington and Lily Dobby. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Elder Sunighter Shepperson; four sisters, Rosa Bruce, Anne Belle Portee, Josephine Davis and Nassonia Bonaparte; one brother-in-law, Charles Bonaparte; four grandchildren, Kevin Fountain, Angela Brown, Reginald Fountain and Soteria Shepperson; nine great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 10th and Hull Sts., where funeral services will be held Saturday, September 21, at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Robert E.
Williams Sr. officiating. Interment in Maury Cemetery. Relatives and friends attending funeral services, assemble at the funeral home Saturday 1 p.m.
FRENCH
Glenn F. French, 81, of Richmond, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Ruth E. French; daughter, Glenda L. French; two grandsons, Glenn Allen and Douglas W. Fowler; also six great-grandchildren. Mr. French was a retired member of Teamsters Local #592 where he served as business agent and treasurer. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday (today) at the Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 E. Laburnum Avenue. Interment Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bishop Memorial United Methodist Church, Dabbs House and Nine Mile Roads.
GRAY
Departed this life September 18, 2002, Mrs. Marcella A. Gray of 1902 Winder Street. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
HAMILTON
Angela Williamson Hamilton of Portsmouth, Va. died in Richmond, Va. on September 19, 2002 following a brief struggle with cancer. She was born March 5, 1922 in Lynchburg, Va. to Albert and Beulah Dudley Williamson. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and sisters, and her husband of 36 years, Henry Adams Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton is survived by a daughter, Patricia Hamilton Brodie and her husband, Owen W. Brodie M.D. of Richmond; two grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth Brodie Venn and her husband, Michael S. Venn of Baltimore, Md. and Andrew Owen Brodie and his wife, Michelle S. Brodie of Mechanicsville, Va.; and two great-grandchildren, James Andrew Brodie and Chandler Joseph Brodie of Mechanicsville. In addition, she is survived by many devoted nieces, nephews and friends. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother and a good and caring friend to many. The funeral service will be at Snellings Funeral Home, 5605 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth, Va. at noon on Saturday, September 21, 2002. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Charlene R. Beethoven of Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church, Richmond, will officiate. Because of her love of flowers and birds, the family suggests memorials be made to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave., Richmond, Va. 23227, (804)262-9887.
HARRIS
Departed this life September 14, 2002, Chris D. Harris of 3515 McGuire Drive. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Funeral notice later.
HARRIS
Florence Byrd Harris, who celebrated her 100th birthday on January 5, 2002, departed this life on September 17, 2002 at Kennesaw Nursing Home in Baltimore, Md. Before going to Baltimore, she was a resident in the 1400 block of West Cary Street, Richmond, Va. for many years. Born in 1902 in Manchester, now South Richmond, Mrs. Harris at an early age was baptized by Dr. Anthony Binga at the First Baptist Church, South Richmond. She was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Florence Byrd; and all her siblings, including Charles E. Byrd and Ethel Byrd Edwards and her daughter, Evelyn Jackson Monroe. She is survived by two devoted granddaughters, Saretha Constella Monroe, Baltimore, Md. and Lynette Monroe, Las Vegas, Nev.; one great-granddaughter, Dwyan Monroe, Baltimore, Md.; six nieces, Ruth E. Ward and Edith E. James, Brooklyn, N.Y., Helen Edwards, Dorothy Rose Edwards, Geraldine B. Story and Dr. LaVerne Byrd Smith, Richmond, Va; three nephews, one devoted, C. Heyward Edwards (Ethel), Dayton, Ohio, James Edwards, Memphis, Tenn. and Robert W. Edwards Jr., Richmond, Va.; and a host of great-nieces and great-nephews and other relatives and friends. Family visitation will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, September 20 at Smith-
Williams Funeral Home P.A., Baltimore, Md. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 21 at the Smith-
Williams Chapel, Baltimore, Md. Committal rites and interment will be held in Richmond, Va. at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 21 in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
HARRIS
Mary Jane Topian Harris, 77, of Hopewell, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 18, 2002. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Arthur
Carter Harris; two sons, Fred S. Harris of Sulton, Wash. and Richard C. Harris and his wife, Carol; two daughters, Deborah H. Riddle and her husband, Danny and Kathryn H. Sutphin and her husband, David; six grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and four great-grandchildren; sister, Margaret Beasley of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister-in-law, Virginia Topian; other devoted family and friends. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend; a long-time member of St. James Catholic Church; and traveled the world with her husband. Remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home Gould Chapel, 214 North 6th Ave., Hopewell, where the family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. A Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church. Interment Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Hopewell Emergency Squad. NELSEN FUNERAL HOME
HAYNES
Katherine Barlow Haynes, 77, went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Cephas S. Haynes. She is survived by her three children, Karen Hall and her husband, John, Cynthia DeBusk and her husband, Paxton and children, Kathy and Laura, and Charles Haynes and his wife, Zully and children, Kim, Brandon and Cameron. She is also survived by three sisters, one brother and several nieces and nephews. She retired from Westhampton United Methodist Church after 23 years of service. She faithfully served the Lord and the church her entire life. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church followed by interment at 2 p.m. in Oak Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund, 5900 Hull Street Rd., Richmond, Va. 23224.
JACOBS
James Andrew (Andy) Jacobs, 37, of King William, died September 17, 2002. He is survived by Tina R. Jacobs; a daughter, Mary Katherine (Katie) Jacobs; three sons, Joshua Andrew, Zachary James and Noah Mitchell Jacobs; his parents, James and Ellen Jacobs; a brother, Matthew Jacobs and his wife, Alison, two sisters, Doris Ann and Nancy Carol; maternal grandfather, William A. Frazier; a nephew and three nieces. Remains rest at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad St., where a funeral service will be held Friday, September 20 at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hanover Humane Society, P.O. Box 1011, Ashland, Va. 23005.
JAMES
Karolynn Anne James received her heavenly call on Monday, September 16, 2002 and slipped quietly into the presence of the Lord. She was preceded in death by her mother, Annie K. James. She leaves to cherish her memory a devoted and loving daughter, Jaimiaka Mockia James; a loving father, Fleming James; brother, Fleming Edwin James; sister, Lillian Maria James; uncle, Deacon Donald L. King; and aunt, Sarah King Lester, both of New York; two nephews, Edwin Christopher James and Robert "Bobby" Perez; one niece, Kimberly LaVerne; sister-in-law and longtime friend, LaVerne D. James; a host of loving family members and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. The family will receive friends Friday (tonight) from 6 to 7 p.m. at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1720 Mechanicsville Tnpk., where funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, 1 p.m. Rev. Rodney M. Hunter officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Family, friends and organizations kindly assemble 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church Kitchen Committee. CHILES
JOHNS
Departed this life September 18, 2002 in a Richmond hospital, Jannie V. Johns of Tappahannock. She is survived by her husband, Ralph L. Johns; two daughters, Aritha Willoughby of Washington, D.C. and Dr. Sonja Johns-Sharp of Goochland; three sisters, Beulah Austin of Warsaw, Birdie Mitchell of Washington, D.C. and Marylee Mansell of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The body will lie in state September 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Angel Visit Baptist Church, Dunnsville, Va. Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 21 at 11 a.m. at the above-named church. Rev. Vernon Crump officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. Remains rest at Washington Funeral Home, Tappahannock.
KILLMAN
Elizabeth Mayer Killman, age 83, of Mechanicsville, died Thursday, September 19, 2002. She was the widow of Carl Thomas Killman. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Clara Mayer Moore of Richmond; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Remains rest at the Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 East Laburnum Ave., where friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Mechanicsville United Methodist Church.
LEADBETTER
Myriam Ammons Leadbetter, 72, a homemaker, of Gum Spring, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, September 18, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Knight Leadbetter; and her two sons, Leon Knight Leadbetter Jr. and Ronald Coleman Leadbetter. She is survived by her three daughters, Evelyn A. Warrens, Patricia L. Gibson and her husband, Robert and Mary L. Richardson and her husband, Scott; her daughter-in-law, Vicki P. Leadbetter; her grandchildren, Mandy, Charlie, Lance, Jonathan, Cristal, Chad and Joel; four great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Billy and Wray Ammons. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, September 21 at Gum Spring United Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Gum Spring United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund. Arrangements by Lacy Funeral Home, Rt. 522, Mineral, Va.
MARTIN
Dennis Ray Martin, 46, of Richmond, died Tuesday, September 17, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer; one son, Dennis Ross Martin; his mother, Peggy Davis of Dillwyn; and his father, Kenneth Martin and stepmother of Richmond; two sisters, Diana Hubbard of Buckingham and Denise
Jones of Richmond; one brother, Dean Davis of Blackstone; and a devoted friend, Arlene Kubacki. Mr. Martin worked at Philip Morris for 22 years as a contract coordinator. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel.
MONDY
Jennifer Leigh Mondy, 16, of Manquin, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002. She is survived by her parents, Tommy and Deborah Mondy; three sisters, Sara, Kelly and Nicole Mondy; her grandparents, Beverly and Bobby Dobrick, Eddie and Audrey Rusak, Sterling and Judy Mann; her great-grandmothers, Mabel Berry and Evelyn Booker; aunts and uncles, Beau and Tammy Mann, Kitty and Bob Crouch, Lorraine Pleasants, Gladys and Charlie Grasberger. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arthur Meade and Lucille Elizabeth Mondy. Friends may call 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Atlee Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 9271 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville. Please note that funeral services will be held at the Laburnum Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 2110 East Laburnum Ave. at 2 p.m. Sunday. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park.
MOWBRAY
Maynard F. Mowbray, age 78, of Winchester, Virginia, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002 in the Winchester Medical Center. Mr. Mowbray was born on December 10, 1923, in Elkton, Virginia, the son of the late John Howard and Nettie Irene Kisling Mowbray. He was a truck operator for 50 years, having retired from Western Distributing in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Mowbray married Irene G. Shifflett Mowbray on June 14, 1941 in Ellicott City, Maryland. Surviving with his wife are four children, John F. Mowbray of Winchester, Va., Ronald W. Mowbray Sr. of Winchester, Va., Joyce A. Moore of Providence Forge, Va. and Patricia I. Graham of Stephens City, Va.; a son-in-law, Milton Moore of Providence Forge, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Louann Mowbray of Winchester, Va.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at Elk Run Cemetery on Saturday, September 21, 2002, 11 a.m., with Pastor James Kites officiating. Burial will be in Elk Run Cemetery, Elkton, Virginia. Pallbearers will be John F. Mowbray, Ronald W. Mowbray Sr., Maynard B. Mowbray, Ryan S. Graham, Ronald W. Mowbray Jr., Leonard Marvicsin and George L. Pierce Jr. The family will receive friends at South Chapel, Front Royal Pike, on Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Stephens City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, Company #11, Attn.: Greg Sines, P.O. Box 253, Stephens City, Va. 22655.
NIERMEYER
Lizzie Ezelle Niermeyer, 104, of Petersburg, widow of Otis Charles Niermeyer, died Thursday, September 19, 2002 in Colonial Heights Convalescent Center. She was born in Southampton Co. and was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Rosa Scarborough Ezelle. She was a member of Washington Street United Methodist Church and a former member of High Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Diana and Howard Love and Catherine and Hart Hudson, all of South Hill, Nancy and Earl H. Ezelle of Colonial Heights, Irving H. and Frances Pritchett and Nancy and Charles D. Story Jr., all of Prince George. Graveside services will be held today (Friday) at 11 a.m. in Blandford Cemetery, with the Rev. Betsy C. Basehore, pastor of Washington Street United Methodist Church, officiating. A procession to the cemetery for family and friends will leave J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, at 10:30 a.m.
