U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
ELLIS
Died November 18, 2001, Melvin L. Ellis of 2903 Kane Street. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue. Funeral notice later.
FIELD
Ann Hutcheson Field, 63, died on Monday, November 19, 2001 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital. She was a native of Fredericksburg, Va. and had lived in Gloucester for the past 15 years. She was retired from Virginia Power as a customer contact representative and before that had taught at York Academy. She was a member of Singleton United Methodist Church and also the Middle Peninsula Virginia Power Retirees. She is survived by her husband, William S. Field III; her mother, Margaret E. Crutchfield of Gloucester; a daughter, Margaret A. Payne of Manakin-Sabot, Va.; a stepdaughter, Marcia F. Hall of Gloucester; and a stepson, Stephen A. Field of Gloucester; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Singleton United Methodist Church by Rev. Les Goode. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1417, Gloucester, Va. 23061. Andrews Funeral Home, Gloucester, is in charge of arrangements.
HARRIS
Melvin Russell Harris, 85, of Richmond, died Sunday, November 18, 2001. He is survived by his four sons, Wayne, Karl, Donald and Gordon; one brother, Norman; six grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery. Nelsen Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
HORTON
James C. Horton, 69, of Richmond, died Monday, November 19, 2001. He is survived by his son, James C. Horton Jr.; his daughter, Janice C. Bryant and her husband, Owen. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Horton was retired from Tidewater Materials.
KELLER
Joseph E. Keller Jr., 80, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2001. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rhoda "Deeds" Keller. He is survived by his children, Sam Keller and his wife, Sabra, Lori Husted and her husband, Pete, and Patty "P.J." Rhyne and her husband, Tony; brothers, Harry and Arthur Keller; a sister, Helen Williams; and five grandchildren. Mr. Keller was a member of IBEW Local #666 for 55 years, and was also a member of the Chesterfield Masonic Lodge No. 161 AF&AM. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., and where a Masonic service will be held Tuesday 7 p.m. and also where funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m. Interment Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
NERDEN
Lillian Gass Nerden, age 91, died November 19, 2001. She was predeceased by Joseph, her beloved husband of 67 years. Lil is survived by her two daughters, Roberta and her husband, Ernst Liebman of Chevy Chase, Md. and Cynthia and her husband, Charles Krumbein of Richmond; five grandchildren, Matthew Liebman of Ames, Iowa, James Liebman of El Cerrito, Calif., Jon Liebman of Florence, Mass. and Jason Krumbein and Laura Krumbein of Richmond; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Mena Gass of Miami, Fla., Rachel Grossman of San Rafael, Calif., Esther Hoos of Stratford, Conn.; brothers, Max Gass of South Palm Beach, Fla. and John Gass of Orono, Maine; nieces and nephews; and a devoted companion, Bernadine Bradshaw. Lil was known for her landscape paintings, for her community work and for her devotion to friends. She loved her family, she loved to be outdoors and she loved watermelon. She was famous for her cooking and for her smile. Graveside services at 11 a.m. November 20, 2001 at Richmond Beth El Forest Lawn. Memorial contributions to the National Parkinson's Foundation, 1501 West 9th Ave., Miami, Fla.
PATTON
Paul C. Patton, age 48, of Charles City, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Justis Patton; one daughter, Rebecca Elder; one granddaughter, Madeline Patton; two sisters, Paula Barnes and Frances Irene Griffith. Paul was employed at VHDA as a security supervisor. The family will receive friends at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 South Laburnum Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Massey Cancer Center.
RIDDICK
Nancy Stuart Riddick, 49, of Richmond, died Sunday, November 18, 2001. She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Riddick; and brother, John Albert Riddick II. She is survived by her mother, Jean Goode Riddick; sister, Jean Taylor Riddick; aunt, Anne Bonuccelli and husband, Paul; uncle, Harry Riddick and wife, Eleanor of Aulander, N.C. Miss Riddick attended Longwood College and was a lifelong member of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, where she served as vestryman, choir member, president of the Women of the Church, alter guild member and lay reader. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, November 23, 2001 at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 8000 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, Va. 23228. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
ROOTS
Margaret Bullock Roots departed this life November 18, 2001 after a brief stay at Henrico Doctors Hospital. She was born December 11, 1926 in Richmond to the late Ransome and Victoria Bullock. A lifelong resident of Richmond, she graduated from Armstrong High School. She was the widow of Allen Roots Sr. and is survived by two sisters, Ethel P.
Jones and Rosa Bullock; two stepsons, Allen Roots Jr. (Sophia) and Everett Roots Sr. (Martha); several stepgrandchildren; three nieces, two devoted, Patricia B. Lewis, Gail B. Tinsley, and Cynthia Piker; four nephews, Benjamin B. and Michael C. Penick, Bradford L. and Eldon L. Bullock; and a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St., where the family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Graveside services will be held Wednesday 2 p.m., Oakwood Cemetery. Dr. Benjamin W. Robertson officiating.
WALDEN
Anne Easley Walden, age 81, of Lexington, died Saturday, November 17, 2001. She was born in Richmond, Va. on April 12, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Charles Bruce and Anne
Johnson Easley. Mrs. Walden was a member of the D.A.R., Colonial Dames and the Garden Clubs of Virginia. She is survived by her husband, Stuart Sydnor Walden; one son, Stuart Sydnor Walden Jr.; two daughters, Suzanne Walden Draper of Dayton, Ohio and Sally Walden Scott of Midlothian, Va.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, November 24, 2001 at 1 p.m. at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va. Arrangements by the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
WEAVER
Mr. David McDonald Weaver of 3103 Hanes Ave. departed this life November 17, 2001. Mr. Weaver was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mavis Joyner Weaver. Surviving are his daughters, Sandra Brownlee, Daisy Weaver Brown, Gail Peeples, Wanda Robinson, Olivia Weaver and Harriet Pettus; sons, Fronell, Nelson and Edmond Weaver; 16 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; brother, Henry Stewart Weaver; daughters-in-law, Sylvia, Elaine and Kimberly Weaver; sons-in-law, Alvin Brownlee, Tommy
Brown and Willard Pettus Sr., sisters-in-law, Eula Joyner, Ruth Robinson and Dollie Green; and brothers-in-law, Robert Ray, Larry Willis and Denny Green; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Weaver, a WWII veteran, retired from Richmond Public Schools. His remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Pk. Blvd. After 12 p.m. Wednesday, remains will rest at First African Baptist Church, 2700 Hanes Ave, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Rev. Dennis E. Thomas officiating. Interment at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Guest book at www.legacy.com.
WILKINSON
Carroll O. Wilkinson, 73, of Chesterfield County, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 18, 2001. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Ann P. Wilkinson; and is survived by his children, Carroll Lee Wilkinson and his wife, Ronnie, David W. Wilkinson and Beth W. Lewis and her husband, Ron; grandson, Hunter L. Wilkinson; brothers, Guy Wilkinson and Robert Wilkinson; and sisters, Marion Nunnally and Jean Hastings. Mr. Wilkinson was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 253, Scottish Rite, ACCA Temple, Legion of Honor. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and where a Masonic Service will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, and also a funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday. Interment Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, c/o ACCA Temple, P.O. Box 9217, Richmond, Va. 23227.
WILSON
Jean A. Wilson, 97, of Richmond, widow of James H. Wilson, died Sunday, November 18, 2001. She is survived by a son, Robert J. Wilson of California; a daughter, Barbara W. Higgins and devoted son-in-law, Edwin S. Higgins of Richmond; three grandchildren, Elizabeth "Beth" Jean Plunkett of Springfield, James Edwin Higgins of Bethesda, Md. and Glenn David Higgins of Bumpass; four great-grandchildren, Edmund Brian Plunkett, Scott Wilson Plunkett, Matthew James Higgins and Emma Grace Higgins; two sisters, Mary Parr of Walker, La. and Janet Lapa of Gulfport, Fla.; and many loving nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 3 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 301 and Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Interment will be private at Forest Lawn. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 113 Wilkinson Rd., Richmond, Va. 23227.
WILSON
Regina V. Wilson, a lifelong resident of Historic Jackson Ward and a retired Richmond Public School teacher, departed this life on November 18, 2001 at the age of 101. She was the eldest of five siblings born to the late pioneer insurance executive, banker and financier Percy Wilson and Rosa Clark Wilson. Prior to her death she was the oldest living graduate of Armstrong High School, graduating in 1919 and Armstrong Normal School in 1921. After receiving her B.A. degree from Virginia Union University she did graduate work at Columbia University Teacher College. She taught in the Richmond Public Elementary Schools of Buchanan, Randolph, Maymont and Amelia Street, retiring after 40 years of service in 1967. She was an ardent supporter of black businesses and served as a benefactor to many in pursuit of their business goals. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the N.A.A.C.P. and the National Association of Retired Teachers. She is survived by her niece, Vivian Wilson McNorton; cousins; and a devoted friend, Warner M.
Jones Sr. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Boulevard. Graveside services will be conducted on Wednesday, November 21 at 11 a.m. at Woodland Cemetery. Dr. Allix B. James officiating.
YOUNG
Departed this life November 19, 2001, Author Young, 58. Arrangements by Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Notice of funeral later.
Rite set for Charles A. Reid Jr.
Aug 01, 2002
A funeral for Charles Alexander Reid Jr., who was elected Greensville County treasurer 11 consecutive times, will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Main Street United Methodist Church in Emporia.
Mr. Reid died Tuesday at age 87.
A 1935 business administration graduate of what is now Virginia Tech, he was first elected treasurer of his hometown of Emporia in 1938 and in 1947 received the Democratic nomination for county treasurer.
For four decades, he was re-elected without opposition. He is believed to be the longest-serving elected official in the county's history.
"He was fair to the taxpayers and he definitely was honest," said Rosa Doyle, current county treasurer who was a longtime deputy under Mr. Reid. "He loved Greensville."
In 1987, Mr. Reid, then in his early 70s, beat an opponent for the office. He retired at the end of his term in 1991.
"By that last year he probably had the longest service of anyone in the state treasurer's association," said Doyle.
Mr. Reid served in leadership posts in a number of local civic groups including the Lions Club and the county's Ruritan International chapter. He was a former district financial officer for county social services and was a 50-year member and past treasurer of the Widow's Son Masonic Lodge No. 150.
For many years he was involved with Boy Scouting and was a former director and chairman of the Emporia Federal Savings and Loan Association, now part of Essex Savings Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Winnifred Everett Reid; a daughter Sara Reid Gordon, of Chester and three grandchildren.
