U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
BOISSEAU
Tyrone A. Boisseau of Chesterfield, Va. departed this life March 29, 2001. The staff of the W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home is serving his family.
BRYSON
Mrs. Leona M. Bryson of Bracey died April 1, 2001. Survived by her husband, Norman R. Bryson; her son, Dennis N. Bryson of Yorktown; two sisters, Edna Hick of Bracey and Verma Davis of Florida; her brother, Glen McKeown of Greenoak, Pa.; and two granddaughters. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home. Interment Crestview Memorial Park. Visitation Tuesday 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
BURTON
Robert Andrew Burton of Chester, Va., died April 1, 2001. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Floyd Burton and was predeceased by a sister, Ruth Estes. Mr. Burton served in the Army in WWII and was retired from E. I. DuPont. He is survived by his wife, Hazel L. Burton; one daughter, Dianne Hepler of Virginia Beach; two granddaughters, Gabrielle Recinos of Ashburn, Va., Gretchen Crow of Norfolk, Va.; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wesley and Russell Burton; a sister, Alease Butler, all of Chester. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, with interment in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends today from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
CALDWELL
Billie Joyce Caldwell, 70, of Mechanicsville, died Monday, April 2, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband, Danny M. Caldwell; and her son, Roger Caldwell. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Caldwell; a grandson, Brian M. Sowers; a great-granddaughter, Nadia Kayley Alicia Sowers; and two sisters, Gay Baisden and her husband, Don of Pensacola, Fla., and Brenda Hammack and her husband, Ed of Richmond. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where services will be held Wednesday at 12 noon. Interment Forest Lawn. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Richmond, 7124 Forest Hill Ave., Suite B, Richmond, Va. 23225.
CARRIER
Clifford Wilbert Carrier passed away April 2, 2001, at MCV. He is survived by his wife, Allison Beers Carrier of Chester; his children, Linda, Barbara, Deborah and Bernard; grandson, Joshua Allen Beers; and nephew, James Fields. The family will receive friends at Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial Park.
CHRISTIAN
Departed this life March 29, 2001, Mrs. Cassie E. Christian of 2102 Harwood St., formerly of 2100 Accommodation St. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Herman Lee Christian Sr. She is survived by six daughters and two sons, Juanita Ingram, Elsie Chapman, Geraldine C. White, Anna Green, Delores C. Boyd, William M. Christian, Lillie Mae Beavers, and a devoted son and caretaker, Leon W. Christian; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Estelle Hart of Maryland; nieces, nephews; other relatives and friends, among them a devoted nurse, Gwen Artis. Reposing at the Scott-Lightfoot Funeral Home, 3021 "N" St., where the family will receive friends Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 1 p.m. at the Second Bethel Baptist Church, Charles City Road. Rev. Joseph
Williams Sr., pastor, officiating. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.
COLLINS
John F. Collins, age 69, of Midlothian, Va., died April 1, 2001. He was preceded in death by his lifelong companion and wife, S. Patricia Collins. Born in Charleston, W.Va., he graduated from Charleston High School and Marshall University. He had lived in Bon Air and Midlothian since 1969. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather; and friend to many. He will be remembered by many whose lives he touched, but especially by his children who received his unwavering love and support. He is survived by his mother, Martha Dotson of St.Petersburg, Fla.; one daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and William Stewart of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two sons and daughters-in-law, J. Michael and Mary Helen Collins, T. Patrick and Lynn Collins; one granddaughter, Kelly E. Collins; and one grandson, William A. Collins, all of Midlothian, Va. Private services will be held in Charleston, W.Va. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Pamplin School of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
CRUMBLE
Departed this life March 30, 2001, Mrs. Fannie Mae Crumble. She leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Willie D. Ford Sr. and his loving wife, Carolyn A. Ford; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rosa and Josephine Ford; three brothers, Charles, Willie and Zedikiah Ford; and three sisters-in-law, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 12 noon, from First Union Baptist Church, 3510 Dill Rd., with Rev. Lawrence
Smith officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Remains will rest in church one hour prior to service. Guest book available at www.legacy.com.
CULLER
E. Olen Culler, 58, of Richmond, died Monday, April 2, 2001. He was a partner in the law firm of Gayle Boyles & Culler. Mr. Culler was a member of the Virginia Bar Association, the Richmond Bar Association and the Henrico Bar Association. He was a member of Jefferson Lakeside Country Club. Mr. Culler was a graduate of the University of Richmond and the T.C.
Williams School of Law. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Perry Culler; two stepsons, William C. and Dr. E. Brooke Roberts; and stepdaughter, Perry Anne LeGaux; five grandchildren; his father, J. Ned Culler; his sister, Barbara C. Boyd; his brother, David A. Culler; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jessie C. Culler. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 West Broad Street Rd., where a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 4. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Childhood Language Center at Richmond, Inc., 4202 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, Va. 23227.
EZELLE
Wallace Carlyle Ezelle, 81, of 1556 Lynne Avenue, Henderson, died Sunday April 1, 2001 in the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. A native of Roanoke, Va., he was the son of the late Carlyle Vincent and Alma Wallace Ezelle. Mr. Ezelle was a retired railroad yard conductor, with 40 years of service with Seaboard Coastline Railroad. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, at 2 p.m., at Flowers Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Charles Cook. Burial will follow at 4:30 p.m. at Lake View Cemetery in Victoria, Va. Surviving are his wife, Neysa Fleming Ezelle; a daughter, Donna E. LeNeave of Vass, N.C.; a son, Richard C. "Dick" Ezelle of Martinsville, Va.; a sister, Catherine E. Hudson of South Hill, Va.; three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Flowers Funeral Home. All other times, they will be at the home. Serving as active pallbearers will be Joe Briggs, Ted Bowen, Walter Ed Hight, John Falkner, Sam Jones, Charles W. Finch, James Hicks, and Harold Watkins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 114 Church Street, Henderson, N.C. 27536. Flowers Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
FAISON
Eldridge Charles Faison, age 76, died April 1, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Rogers Faison of Emporia; two sons, Glenn Keith Faison and wife, Mary of Riceville, Tenn., and Kenneth Charles Faison and wife, Kay of Emporia; three sisters, Mrs. Olin F. Moss and Mrs. Farrie F. Grizzard, both of Emporia, and Mrs. Ruby F.
Williams of Blackstone; three grandchildren, Justin Ray Faison, Pamela Gwen Faison and Nicole Elizabeth Faison. A graveside funeral service will be conducted Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. in the Gardens of Emporia. Family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Echols Funeral Home, Emporia. Family suggests memorials be made to St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund.
FENDERSON
Mrs. Eleler Minton Fenderson, 86, of Dinwiddie County, died on Monday, April 2, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Francis M. Fenderson Sr. of Dinwiddie; one son, Francis M. Fenderson Jr. of Richmond, Va.; one daughter, Arie Fenderson Blankenship of Dinwiddie; eight grandchildren, Brooke F. Kingsley, Francis M. Fenderson III, Kathryn Minton Fenderson, Elizabeth Gibson Fenderson, Christopher Julian, all of Richmond, Va., Alicia Blankenship Lee, Angela Blankenship Burke, and Grant C. Blankenship, all of Dinwiddie; six great-grandchildren, Taylor Lee, Jordan Lee, Cameron Lee, and Meredith Lee, all of DeWitt, Va., Alexis Graham and Aaron Graham, both of Dinwiddie; a sister-in-law, Margaret Marek of Dinwiddie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 4, 2001, 11 a.m. at West End Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to service. Interment will follow at Southlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Fenderson's family is being served by the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to West End Baptist Church, 6506 Boydton Plank Rd., Petersburg, Va. 23803 or Dinwiddie Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 121, Dinwiddie, Va. 23841.
FORREST
Raymond C. Forrest, age 82, of Bumpass, Va. died at his home Monday April 2, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Mae Howard Forrest; his son and his wife, Gregory and Debbie Forrest of Chesterfield; his daughter and her husband, Glenda and Lawrence Cary of Richmond,; two granddaughters, Dawn Cary of Richmond and Hope Cary of Nevada; two great-granddaughters, Nikayla and Miranda Jackson; and his sister, Cloyce Reuss of Richmond. Raymond requested no public services, and his family requests that anyone wishing to make memorial donations may do so to the Holly Grove Rescue Squad, Factory Mill Road, Bumpass, Va. 23024 in Raymond's memory. Arrangements by Lacy Funeral Home, Route 522, Mineral, Va.
FRANCIS
Emmitt Lee Francis of Richmond entered eternal rest April 2, 2001. Professional services entrusted to the: A D PRICE FUNERAL HOME
GANEY
Frances T. (Fran) Ganey, 79, of Mechanicsville, died April 1, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Francis R. (Buck) Ganey; three children, Robert S. Ganey of Mechanicsville, Dr. Rodney F. Ganey and his wife, Carol of South Bend, Ind., Bruce P. Ganey and his wife, Mary Jane of Mechanicsville; nine grandchildren, John, Benjamin, Jessica, Danny, Alex and Zach Ganey, all of South Bend, Ind., Ashley, Chase and Zach Ganey, all of Mechanicsville. She was a member and past president of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Mechanicsville Post 9808, a Pine Camp Bridge Club Member as well as other local bridge and canasta clubs. She loved to frequently travel with her family and friends to Atlantic City and Las Vegas. She was very fond of cats. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Christian Wake service being held at 7 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, 1 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society for "Peggy's Little Dreamers", Mechanicsville Relay for Life Team, c/o Tim Cates, 9296 Falcon Dr., Mechanicsville, Va. 23116.
GARCIA-FRIAS
Luisa A. Garcia-Frias of Vienna, Va. on Monday, April 2, 2001. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Roque Garcia-Frias; devoted mother of Maria, Carmen, Jose and Chi Chi; sister of Carlos Toso O'Coner. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Lee, Christopher, Claudette, Tony Jr., Allison and Luisa; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Hunter and Celina. Friends may call at Money & King Vienna Funeral Home, Inc., 171 W. Maple Ave., Vienna, Va., on Wednesday, April 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 8601 Wolftrap Rd., Vienna, Va., on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Interment National Memorial Park.
GOODWIN
William Charles "Bill" Goodwin, age 78, of Manassas, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Prince William Hospital, Manassas. Mr. Goodwin was employed with IBM, Washington, for 43 years. Beloved father of Joyce E.
Foster and her husband, Colmon O.
Foster of Manassas; brother of Frieda Goodwin of Burkeville and Dorothy Armstrong of Richmond; grandfather of Colmon Scott
Foster and Sherrye Lynn Foster, both of Manassas; and great-grandfather of Aaron Michael Foster, Colman Scott
Foster Jr., Haley Marie
Foster and William Mason Foster. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Price Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2001, with Rev. Randall Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens, Manassas.
