U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
REARDON
Douglas W. Reardon, beloved husband and father, formerly of Ashland, died unexpectedly Monday, November 19, 2001 in Emporia, Va. He was retired from the Virginia State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Faye Reardon, Emporia, Va.; children, Naomi Brooks, Mechanicsville, Va., Joseph Douglas Reardon, Richmond, Va.; grandchildren, Ian, Aaron, Joshua, Kyle, Octavia; sisters, Barbara Duval, Betty Carrier and Sandra Krause. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Westhampton Memorial Park.
ROTHERT
Janet Parsons Rothert, 82, of Richmond, widow of William F. Rothert, died November 20, 2001. Janet, "memaw" to all, was a true member of the "Greatest Generation." She is survived by her children, John F. Rothert of Powhatan Court House, Allen N. Rothert and Sally R. Sanyour, both of Richmond; and five grandchildren. Mrs. Rothert was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Children's Museum of the Low Country, 310 Broad St., Suite 10, Charleston, S.C. 29401. Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, Powhatan, in charge.
SMITH
Marian
Smith of Richmond entered eternal rest November 20, 2001. Professional services entrusted to the: A D PRICE FUNERAL HOME
STONE
Mary Agee Stone of Scottsville went to be with the Lord Monday, November 19, 2001. Survivors include a sister, Annette Slough; and two brothers, William and Marshall Agee, all of Richmond. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 23, 2001 at Fork Union Baptist Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Thacker Brothers Funeral Home, Scottsville, is in charge of arrangements.
STRATTON
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Payne Stratton, 93, of Richmond, died November 20, 2001 at a local hospital. The daughter of Charles W. and Mary Elizabeth Payne, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Louise Trice, Virginia Powers, Roland W. Payne and C. Welford Payne; and a niece, Barbara Payne Phillips. She is survived by her nephews, William "Bill" Powers and R.W. "Buddy" Payne; nieces, Mary Jane Huff, Betty Oliver, Betsy Needham, Anna Lou Flynn; and a sister-in-law, Ruth Payne. Born in Chesterfield County, she lived and worked in Silver Spring, Md. until her move back to Richmond when she retired in the early 1970's. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Maury Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church TV Ministry, 2709 Monument Ave., Richmond, Va. 23220.
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 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.
WILLIS
Departed this life November 20, 2001, Rosa Willis, 91. Arrangements by Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Notice of funeral later.
WOODSON
Jaymon Lamont Woodson of Richmond entered eternal rest November 19, 2001. Professional services entrusted to the: A D PRICE FUNERAL HOME
YATES
Gladys Bellam "Boots" Yates, 86, went home to be with the Lord November 20, 2001. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Cedric W. and Hilda Yates of Richmond and Lonnie W. and Jackie Yates of New Kent; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. Graveside services will be held Friday 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery on Brook Road.
William Jennings Cox dies at 101
Jun 03, 2002
He often said the key to his longevity was plenty of exercise, lots of sleep and no liquor.
William Jennings Cox, who spent 30 years in education and was the first principal of the former New Kent County High School when it opened in 1930, died Friday in Norfolk. He was 101.
He took his first job at Charles City County High School in the early 1920s and served as principal while teaching chemistry and French, said his daughter, Anne
Brown of Virginia Beach.
A 1922 graduate of the College of William and Mary, he earned a master's degree in international studies there in 1924.
After moving to New Kent High School, he continued to teach as well as serving as principal.
The current New Kent High opened in 1989.
In 1952, he left New Kent High and his education career. He moved to Norfolk and joined the state Department of Rehabilitation, retiring in 1967 as a district manager.
In his retirement, he had plenty of time for exercise.
Brown said her father spent every minute he could engaged in gardening, bowling or golf and was particularly fond of crabbing near his home on the Elizabeth River with grandchildren in tow.
Though he had been in convalescent care in his last years, she said, he had not struggled with any major illnesses.
"He went out just fine."
Mr. Cox was the widow of Elizabeth Goddin Cox.
In addition to his daughter, survivors include a son, Edmund B. Cox of Blacksburg, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Rosewood Memorial Gardens in Virginia Beach.
Leighton Huske III dies at 63
Sep 16, 2002
With jubilant strides, Leighton Huske III walked the Lawn at the University of Virginia in 1994 as friends and family proudly watched.
"It was just an exciting day," recalled John West, who watched his brother-in-law fulfill his dream of earning a university degree.
It was also an unusual moment, watching a partner in one of Richmond's most respected investment firms with more than 30 years of experience in his profession standing giddy and eager in his cap and gown.
For that one afternoon, Mr. Huske was just another graduate in a sea of graduates. "A lot of people wouldn't choose to walk up and get that diploma with those 20- and 30-year-olds, but he wanted that," West said. "He relished that."
Mr. Huske, who was the last president and chairman at Branch Cabell before the company's acquisition by RBC Dain Rauscher in 2002, died of a heart attack Saturday after a day spent duck hunting. He was 63.
More than three decades before he took that long, joyful walk to receive his diploma, Mr. Huske had enrolled as a freshman at the College of William and Mary. His stay was brief.
He returned to Richmond to take a position on the very lowest rung of the very tall corporate ladder at Branch Cabell & Co.
As a chalk boy, Mr. Huske's duty was to scribble securities quotes on a big chalkboard in the investment firm's lobby. Customers used those quotes to buy and sell securities.
"In those days, you didn't need a [college] degree to climb the ladder," said West, who himself retired recently as president of Craige Inc. Craige is now part of BB&T. The industry, West recalled, was about rolling up your sleeves and getting results: "They wanted you to show them what you could do."
Mr. Huske did just that.
That sort of dedication extended beyond his 42 years in the financial industry.
He was a trustee for the Virginia Student Aid Foundation and the Historic Richmond Foundation.
Mr. Huske's survivors include his wife of 38 years, Anne Rawles Goolsby Huske; two daughters, Anne Gibboney Huske and Isabel Kyle Huske, both of New York City; and a sister, Janie Huske Satterfield of Richmond.
A funeral will be held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 6004 Grove Ave., on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery.
William Knight, retired pastor, dies
He was police officer earlier
Oct 26, 2002
The Rev. William E. Knight, a retired United Methodist minister and retired executive director of higher education and campus ministry for the denomination's Virginia Annual Conference, died Thursday. He was 78.
Mr. Knight, who traded a career as a Chesterfield County police officer for the pulpit, was also a former superintendent for the conference's Lynchburg District.
"He was a very gentle person who made others feel at ease. Because he was a policeman before he was a minister, he brought a practical approach and a great concern for all people to the ministry," said Dr. Lee B. Sheaffer, former director of the conference's Council on Ministries.
The John Marshall High School graduate and Army veteran was a Chesterfield police officer for three years before entering Randolph-Macon College at the age of 30. He completed studies at Duke Divinity School in 1959.
He served a charge in Stem, N.C., before returning to Virginia, where he was first assigned as assistant pastor at his home church, Barton Heights Methodist. His other pastorates included Laurel Park and Chamberlayne Heights Methodist churches in Henrico, Chestnut Memorial United Methodist in Newport News and Windsor Hills United Methodist in Roanoke.
After a three-year assignment to River Road United Methodist in Richmond, he was named superintendent of the Lynchburg District in 1982, overseeing 98 churches.
In 1988, he was named director of higher education and campus ministry and served in that role until he retired in 1995.
Family members and colleagues said he was most proud of the large number of young people he brought into the ministry and the support he gave new pastors.
Bishop Joe E. Pennell Jr. called Mr. Knight "a pastor who retired but never quit and a servant of the servants" who took a special interest in fellow pastors struggling with problems in their congregations.
In his retirement, he played a large role in the establishment of the Goodson Academy of Preaching in Blackstone, Pennell added. That institution aids active ministers who want to enhance their preaching skills.
A former trustee of Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Mr. Knight served on a number of boards at the conference and regional levels.
He was a former chaplain for police departments in Newport News and Salem and more recently, he volunteered as a chaplain at Retreat Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Yates Knight; a daughter, Andrea K. Williams, of Richmond; two sisters, Eleanor White, of Tampa, Fla., and Shirley Hunt, of Macon Ga.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Richmond.
ABBOTT
Mrs. Virginia Odell Tune
Powell Abbott of 3070 Howard P. Anderson Highway, Halifax, Va., died August 23, 2001 at Danville Regional Medical Center. She was born in Halifax County, Va. on June 22, 1921 and was 80 years old. She was the daughter of Mr. George Edward Tune Sr. and Mrs. Pattie Rebecca Blanks Tune. She was a member of Winns Creek Baptist Church where she was a member of the choir and a Sunday school teacher. She was a former member of the ABWA and Halifax Women's Club. She was one of the founders of Abbott Farm Suppliers. Mrs. Abbott is survived by two daughters, Rebecca A. Holt of Danville and Sara A. Bradshaw of Richmond; one son, William A. "Bill" Abbott of Halifax; one sister, Jean Tune Hall of Powhatan; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Abbott will be held Saturday, August 25 at 2 p.m. at Winns Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Melvin Bradshaw and the Rev. Richard Welch conducting the service. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the
Powell Funeral Home on Friday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and other times at her home, 3070 Howard P. Anderson Hwy., Halifax. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box 17279, Baltimore, Md. 21297 or a charity of your choice. Arrangements are by
Powell Funeral Home, 1603 Wilborn Ave., South Boston, Va. 24592.
ANDRZEJEWSKI
Selma Rosa Andrzejewski of Richmond departed us peacefully on Monday, August 20, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Jozef; two devoted children, son Eddie Crawford and his wife Debbie, and daughter Marion Crawford; sister, Inge, and husband, Ludwig of Germany; devoted stepchildren Cheryl Elam and husband, Brent, Joseph Andrzejewski and wife, Anke, Michael Andrzejewski and wife, Debbie, Ken Andrzejewski and wife, Pam; nine grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and many loving friends through the YMCA, church and Nabisco. A memorial service will be held at 12 Noon, Saturday, August 25, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1100 W. Grace St. A celebration of life will follow in the fellowship hall. Any flowers or remembrances may be brought or sent to the church between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 25th. Contributions may be given to the church building fund.
BOLDEN
Carla Ke-Wanda Bolden departed this life August 21, 2001. She was born to the late Marie Bolden and Ephriam Briggs of Richmond. She leaves to mourn, her father, Ephriam Briggs; a stepmother, Ealon Briggs; three children, Donald
Brown III, Kiara and Kyreke Jackson; a devoted sister, Vernee Janice Briggs; two brothers, Marvin Doughtie and Richard Fuller; aunts and uncles, Carol and Gladys Bolden of North Carolina, Roland and Carrie Skinner; goddaughter, Yavonda Patterson; and a host of other relatives and friends, among them, three devoted friends, Avis Williams, Monique
Williams and Edward Jackson. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Remains will lie in state Saturday, 12 noon at Fulton Community Church, 4908 Creedmore St., where funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Rev. Dwayne Whitehead officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery.
