U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
PRICE
Beulah Murphey Price, widow of Burnice H. Price, retired receptionist and telephone operator of Brooks Transporation and Hemmingway Transport, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2001. She is survived by one son, Ronnie and wife, Mary; four grandchildren, Chris, Angel, Casey and Tiffany; and three sisters, Edna M. Hendricks, Elizabeth M. Barkley, and Gayle M. Andrews. Remains rest at Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull St. Rd., where services will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 11 a.m. Family will receive visitors on Sunday and Monday, January 14 and 15 at anytime. Interment will be at Maury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Asbury United Methodist Church, 7151 West Belmont Rd., Chesterfield, Va. 23238.
PRIDDY
Charlotte Gayle Priddy, 83, of Richmond, widow of John H. Priddy, died Friday, January 12, 2001. She is survived by her son, Michael Priddy of San Francisco, Calif.; her daughter, Ann Priddy; granddaughter, Elissa Priddy; and brother, Richard Gayle, all of Richmond. Mrs. Priddy was a lifelong member of First English Lutheran Church. Remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 15, in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First English Lutheran Church or the American Red Cross.
RAMSEY
Rosa Lee Ramsey, 90, of Chesterfield County, departed this life January 11, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd E. Ramsey; her sister, Louise Ramsey; and brother, Willard Barker. She is survived by her three children, Dorothy Lee French of Chesterfield, Va., Dr. James E. Ramsey of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Dr. Gerald T. Ramsey of Newport Beach, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Bruce Kain, Debbie Latora, John Kain, Lesley Simmons, Jennifer Hummitch, Tara Bennett, James Ramsey, Lara Ramsey and Lucy Ramsey; nine great-grandchildren, a host of other family and friends; and her best friend, Naomi Bennetts. Mrs. Ramsey was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Rosa Lee Ramsey was church organist for 25 years, in addition to serving in many behind the scenes activities, including driving the Richmond Adventist School bus for ten years, serving as a local elder, providing a home for small group ministries and other supportive ministries. An active member as well of the larger community, she was a Chesterfield County School bus driver for ten years and was a volunteer at Chippenham and Johnston-Willis hospitals, as well as being a member of Pocoshock Women's Club, its last original member. The family will receive friends at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull St. Rd., 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and where funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Monday, with interment Greenwood Memorial Park.
ROCHELLE
Eleanor Bayles Rochelle, age 84, of Nottoway Co., Va., born in Port Chester, New York, daughter of the late Dr. Howard and Lulu Jane Carpenter Bayles, died Tuesday, January 9, 2001. She was a graduate of Posse School of Physical Education in Boston and used this degree to work in Phoenix, Ariz. for two years. During World War II, she was in the Women's Army Corps and served in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines Islands. She was a longtime member of the Blackstone Presbyterian Church, an avid lifetime golfer and expressed a love for animals. She was the widow of Hubert B. Rochelle and is survived by three sons, Blake of Williamsburg, Stephen of Hamilton and Fendell of Petersburg; a daughter, Emily Robertson of Atlavista; five grandchildren; a sister, Elizabeth Watson of Goshen, New York; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Donna Bayles of Southport, Connecticut. Church funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2001 in Blackstone Presbyterian Church with burial to follow in Amelia Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the Hamner-McMillian Funeral Home, Blackstone. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Nottoway Co. Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 453, Crewe, Va. 23930 or to the Blackstone Presbyterian Church, 301 Church St., Blackstone, Va. 23824.
SIEBERT
Muriel Garcin Siebert of Richmond died January 11, 2001. She was the daughter of the late Harriette and Dr. Ramon D. Garcin Jr. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle Garcin Siebert. She is survived by her first cousins, Mrs. Peggy H. Kelly and family of Charlotte, N.C., and Mrs. Betsy B. Heinz and family of Lake Wylie, S.C.; a godson, Garrison Boyce; and goddaughter, Betsy Hobbs Monrow; and a host of cousins. Ms. Siebert attended Collegiate School, graduated from Thomas Jefferson, William & Mary College and did her postgraduate work in New York and Florida. Ms. Siebert was the director, vice president and one of the founding members of the Richmond Ballet. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, an interior designer and a volunteer at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Graveside services will be held 12 noon Monday in Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Michelle Garcin Siebert Fund, Salem College, Winston-Salem, N.C., or St. Stephen's Memorial Gardens, 2750 McFarlane Rd., Coconut Grove, Fla. 33133.
STOKES
Marion Chambliss Stokes, age 76, of Richmond, Va., died January 10, 2001 at a local hospital. She is survived by one son, Stuart Ryland Stokes Jr. of Sandston; two daughters, Elaine Stokes Snider and Patricia Stokes, both of Powhatan; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; one brother, Earl Chambliss of Crewe; and one sister, Marie Terry of Danville. Memorial services will be held Monday, January 15, at 3 p.m. at Muddy Creek Baptist Church, Powhatan, Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Powhatan Relay for Life, P.O. Box 156, Powhatan, Va. 23139.
TATE
James Rodney Tate Sr., 74, of Ruther Glen, died Friday, January 12, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ann H. Tate; two sisters, Margaret Peatross and Ollie M. (Buckie) Tate, all of Ruther Glen. One brother, Herbert Roy Tate of Lutz, Fla.; six children, Nancy T. Ernest, James Jr. and his wife, Linda, Herbert and his wife, Sylvia, all of Ruther Glen, Kenneth and his wife, Deborah of Sandston, Susan and her husband, Hampton Ford of Beaverdam, Lynda Jo Tate of Stephens City, Va.; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Reid Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday. Interment Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lady
Smith Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 186, Ladysmith, Va. 22501.
TERRELL
Deborah Terrell, 34, departed this life January 12, 2001. Arrangements by Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Notice of funeral later.
WILKERSON
Annette L. Wilkerson entered into eternal rest on January 11, 2001. She is survived by one brother, Russell Wilkerson; two sisters, Clementine Wilkerson and Edith Morrow; three aunts, Hattie Wilkerson, Elizabeth Temple and Willana Valentine; one uncle, Robert Temple; nieces, Lamair and Larissa Wilkerson, Pamela Green, Lorraine Harris, Johnella Morrow; one devoted nephew, Steve Wilkerson; and a host of great-nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va., where services will be held Monday, January 15, 12 noon. Rev. Herman Trueheart officiating. Interment Oak Grove Cemetery. McCarthy, Director. www.legacy.com.
WILLIS
Dorothy S. Willis of Richmond, formerly of Virginia Beach, widow of Ret. Commander Richard W. Willis, died Friday, January 12, 2001. Survivors include her daughter, Suzanne E. Willis; son, William R. Willis and his wife, Patricia; granddaughters, Kelly A. Willis, Megan E. Willis; and sister, Elizabeth Werner, Ohio. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., Midlothian. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, January 19, 2001 in Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Forest Hill Volunteer Rescue Squad or Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.
Steven J. Koorse, lawyer, dies at 49
Oct 30, 2002
Armed with a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in engineering, Steven J. Koorse was uniquely suited for the work of environmental law.
"He was one of the most knowledgeable Clean Water Act lawyers in the country," said Jim Christman, a colleague in the law firm of Hunton & Williams.
"He was working on a lifelong project in a way, and that was establishing scientifically sound ways of regulating the environment. He was in the middle of that work at the time of his death."
Mr. Koorse, a partner at Hunton &
Williams and a former engineer with the Environmental Protection Agency, died Sunday after a long illness. He was 49.
After seven years as an environmental engineer with the EPA's Region 1 based in Boston, Mr. Koorse earned a law degree from the New England School of Law in 1984. He spent a year as assistant regional legal counsel before joining the Richmond office of Hunton & Williams, and he was named a partner in the firm in about 1992.
Christman said Mr. Koorse spent his 17-year career at Hunton &
Williams working to help his business clients comply with increasingly complex environmental laws.
"His greatest concern was that those agencies that applied the law took account of the inherent limitations of scientific measurement techniques," Christman added.
Mr. Koorse was a member of several technical and scientific organizations, including the Water Environment Federation, the American Society of Testing and Materials and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. He published more than 50 professional papers in both legal and scientific journals.
He earned his bachelor's degree at the State University of New York and his master's degree at Northeastern University.
Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Koorse, and three children, Brenna Koorse, Haley Koorse and Jackson Koorse, all of Richmond.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Bridget Catholic Church.
ALVES
Arthur Alves, 72, of Westport, Mass., died Monday, May 28, 2001. He was the husband of Gertrude J. (Lamothe) Alves. Besides his wife, survivors include five sons, Bruce Alves of Richmond, Va., Barry Alves of Rumford, R.I., Brian Alves of Alexandria, Va., Bradford Alves of Westport and Brett Alves of Newton, Mass.; a daughter, Nancy
Green of Barnstable, Mass; a brother, three sisters and six grandchildren. Funeral Mass Thursday in Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport. Donations may be made to Rose Hawthorne Home, 1600 Bay St., Fall River, Mass. 02724.
BALDWIN
Mr. William J. Baldwin, 85, formerly of Richmond, left this world on May 29, 2001, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He is survived by his two daughters, Sheryl D. Baldwin of Richmond and Deborah B. Sutherland, M.D., of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; his grandson, Tivis C. Sutherland IV of Columbia, S.C.; two sisters, Trula Ryan of Richmond and Flora
Smith of Smyrna, Tenn. Mr. Baldwin was a WWII Army veteran and was a 32nd degree Mason. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday. Interment Greenwood Memorial Park.
BANGLE
Gladys T. "Mommie-Grandy" Bangle, 90, died May 28, 2001, in Virginia Beach. She was born in Richmond and was the widow of Lloyd H. Bangle, contractor. She was a member of Ramsey Memorial Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Betty Bangle Fultz and her husband, Paul of Virginia Beach. She was predeceased by her grandson, David Kevin Fultz. Other survivors include her grandson's wife, Madonna Fultz; and four great-grandchildren, David Kevin Fultz Jr., Virginia Anne Fultz, Memory Lee Fultz and Heather Evans; also her sister, Mrs. Frank R. Dowd of Richmond; her many friends and family, Kevin, David and Krystal Rogers, and Bob and Mary Mattice. Mommie-Grandy was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and where funeral services will be held 3:30 p.m. Thursday, conducted by Rev. Ted David. Interment Dale Memorial Park.
