U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
LEA
Alma Marshall Lea, age 86, of Richmond, formerly of Massies Mill, died Friday, January 19, 2001. She was the widow of Luther David Lea Sr. Survivors include three children, Alma Lyle Warren of South Hill, David Lea Jr. of Scottsville, Jonathan Lea of San Diego; one sister, Elizabeth Rickert of Maryland; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Grace Episcopal Church, Massies Mill, with the Rev. Craig P. Fickling officiating. Interment will follow at the Jonesboro Cemetery, Roseland. Following the interment, the family will greet friends at the Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall. There are no public viewing hours scheduled. The family respectfully requests that flowers please be omitted and memorial contributions considered for Grace Episcopal Church, c/o Box 86, Arrington, Va. 22922. Thacker Brothers Funeral Home, Scottsville, is in charge of arrangements.
MANDELL
Bernice S. Mandell of Richmond passed away January 18, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Robert L. Mandell; children, Susan and Richard Friedman, Linda Mandell Cain, Barry and Debbi Mandell; grandchildren, Ricky, Brian and Todd Friedman, Jamie and Nicole Mandell. Mrs. Mandell was a devoted wife and a loving mother and grandmother. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood Cemetery, Patterson Avenue. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 4600 Cox Road, Suite 130, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.
MITCHELL
Marie D. Mitchell, age 58, of Aylett, Va., died January 18, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Luther P. Mitchell; a daughter, Christina M. Mitchell; a son, William A. Mitchell; two grandchildren; two sisters, Brenda Grist of Newport News and Shirley Bowman of Barboursville, Va.; her father-in-law, James R. Mitchell; and two devoted friends, Vivian McDougald and Catherine Grizzle. Mrs. Mitchell was predeceased by a son, Luther Paul Mitchell Jr.; and her mother, Mrs. Irene Daniels. Remains rest at the B.W. White Funeral Home, Aylett, where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. Service 2 p.m. Sunday at Epworth United Methodist Church. Interment church cemetery. Donations may be made to Epworth United Methodist Church or King William Rescue Squad.
NOTTINGHAM
May Brockenbrough Nottingham, 86, of Richmond, died Thursday, January 18, 2001. She was the daughter of the late Thomas W. and Minnie Beatty Brockenbrough. Preceded in death by a son, Thomas B. Nottingham, she is survived by her two daughters, May Nottingham Guenin and Joan Nottingham Robinson; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Interment private.
SCHWENK
Carl Joseph Schwenk Sr., 68, of Richmond, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Betty Christine Schwenk; five sons, Charles, Donald, Jeff, Carl and Brian Schwenk; three daughters, Deborah Elmer, Cindy Garcia and Belle Tripp; two brothers, two sisters, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Schwenk was a Navy Korean War veteran and a deacon of Highland Springs Church of Christ. His remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Washington Memorial Park.
SETTLE
James Hall Settle, 86, of Warsaw, died on Friday, January 19, 2001. Mr. Settle was a retired farm implement mechanic for Farmers Supply Store, a lifelong member of Nomini Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher, and the widower of Audrey France Settle. Survivors are his wife, Anne S. Settle; a son, Tyler Settle of Ashburn, Va.; a daughter, Jane Settle Stanley of Arlington, Va.; a stepdaughter, Patricia Scates Cadow of Fredericksburg; a sister, Willianna Abrams of Seminole, Fla.; and two grandchildren, Benjamin and Daniel Settle. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 22, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Nomini Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Welch Funeral Home, Montross, from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday evening. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nomini Baptist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Bonnie Balderson, 18344 Kings Hwy., Montross, Va. 22520.
SINGER
Jean Goldman Singer, 90, died January 17, 2001 in Richmond, Va. She had been a resident of Beth Shalom Home of Richmond for 2 and a half years, formerly of Lynn, Mass. and North Miami Beach, Fla. Mrs. Singer was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Singer. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Pamela Singer of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Beatrice and Gertrude Goldman of Lynn, Mass.; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Singer of Atlanta, Ga. and Seth Singer of Richmond, Va. A funeral service is scheduled for January 24, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Pride of Lynn Cemetery in Lynn, Mass. The family suggests that for those interested a contribution may be made to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611.
SMITH
Departed this life January 19, 2001, Graham
Smith of 3505 Idlewood Ave. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
SNOWA
Elizabeth Myrtle Snowa, 82, of Sandston, died Friday, January 19, 2001. She was the daughter of the late David and Anne
Jones and was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Snowa. She is survived by two sons, Edwin and Gerald Salmon; a stepdaughter, Linda Moritz; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Snowa was a retired employee of the Liggett Myers Tobacco Co. and a member of the Varina Baptist Church. Remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and where services will be held 11 a.m. Monday. Interment 2 p.m. Monday at the Menokin Baptist Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
STOVER
Miss Carrye L. Stover, age 92, of Richmond, died Thursday, January 18, 2001. She is survived by her sister, Inez I. Taylor; one niece, Betty J. Towsey; one great-nephew, Ray W. Towsey; three great-nieces, Vicki T. Burke, Gail T. Dearhart and Deborah T. Higgins; seven great-great-nephews and three great-great-nieces, and two great-great-great-nephews and two great-great-great-nieces. Remains rest Laburnum Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 2110 E. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
STRETMATER
F. Forrest Stretmater, 87, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died January 15, 2001. Born in Evansville, Ind., on November 1, 1913, he moved to Arizona three years ago from Evansville. He was an Army veteran of World War II and chief metallurgical engineer at Reynolds Metals Co. He was a member of First Christian Church of Scottsdale, Masonic (Reed) Lodge in Evansville, Ind., and was a graduate of Purdue University. He is survived by his wife, Catherine; sons, David of Phoenix, Ariz., Robert of Wayzata, Minn.; grandchildren, Ryan and Amy. A private memorial service was held. Arrangements by Messinger Indian School Mortuary, Scottsdale, Ariz.
SYKES
Earl M. Sykes, age 70, died January 19, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Lula Grant Sykes of Emporia; one daughter, Lisa S. Clements and husband, Heath of Garysburg, N.C.; and one son, Everette E. Sykes and wife, Dianne of Emporia; two sisters, Alma S. Doyle and Martha S. Williams; and one brother, Dana W. Sykes, all of Emporia; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 21, at 2 p.m. at the Echols Funeral Home Chapel with entombment in the Sykes Family Cemetery, Emporia. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday (tonight) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Fountain Grove Baptist Church or the Hospice Support Group of Southside Virginia, both of Emporia.
TALIAFERRO
Andrew B. Taliaferro, 80, of Hustle, died Friday, January 19, 2001. Survived by his wife, Jean B. Taliaferro; a son, Drew Taliaferro of Baltimore, Md.; a granddaughter, Laura; two sisters, Daisy Gouldin of Tappahannock, Phoebe Williamson of Chester. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday in Bethlehem Baptist Church, Hustle. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Marks-Bristow Funeral Home, Tappahannock. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church, Hustle, Va. 22476.
WHITE
Francis Maston White Sr., 86, of Mechanicsville, died Friday, January 19, 2001. Survivors include his wife, Louise
Williams White. Remains rest at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Funeral notice later.
Elliott Ray Taylor Sr.
Retired tobacco executive dies
Jan 20, 2001
The day the French Army liberated Paris during World War II was perhaps the most important "quick trip into town" in the life of Elliott Ray Taylor Sr., then assigned to Gen. George S. Patton's staff.
"Patton was ticked off that the Americans had been ordered to hold off and let the French reoccupy Paris," said Mr. Taylor's son, E. Ray Taylor Jr. "[He] told dad to go in with the French, so he hopped on a tank and rode in with them. He was supposed to get some stockings for Patton's wife."
Mr. Taylor spent two days in Paris with the French Second Armored Division, wondering, but quickly gaining an understanding of why the French didn't continue on after Paris and chase the retreating German Army.
"[The French] were all just parked there," said Mr. Taylor's son, recounting his father's tale. "They weren't worried about chasing the Germans. They were just happy to be home."
Mr. Taylor, 85, of Rome, Ga., formerly of Ashland, died Dec. 24, 2000, of heart failure.
A graduate of Virginia military Institute, Mr. Taylor was an accomplished athlete during both high school and college. He lettered in numerous sports and even staged exhibition boxing matches during half-time at basketball games in which he played all four quarters.
"He was like Tarzan or something," said his son.
Mr. Taylor was a retired tobacco wholesale company owner in Rome, Ga.
In addition to his son, E. Ray Taylor, Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Beverly Bailey Taylor; a daughter, May Bailey Taylor Hollis; and a son, Richard Coles Taylor, all of Atlanta.
A memorial service and interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery Monday at 9 a.m.
Brown F. Pryor, 85, of Goochland, dies
Apr 07, 2001
Brown Fleming Pryor was a quiet man. But when he spoke, "people respected him. He was influential. He was a leader in his community," said J. Clopton Knibb, who served as Goochland commonwealth's attorney while Mr. Pryor served as Goochland County Court clerk and a charter member of the Goochland County Planning Commission.
Mr. Pryor served as clerk of the Goochland County Court, now Goochland General District Court, from 1944 until 1969. He was on the Goochland Planning Commission from 1956 to 1971.
"He supported the progress the county was making in the 1950s, passing subdivision and zoning ordinances," Knibb said. "He was in the forefront in all that."
Mr. Pryor, who retired as a salesman from the Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Co. in 1981 after 30 years, died of pneumonia Wednesday in a local hospital. He was 85 and lived in Goochland.
A funeral, with Masonic rites, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Forest Grove Christian Church in Hadensville, where he was a lifelong member and had served as an elder.
Mr. Pryor was the son of a Goochland black
Smith who was working in Tazewell County at the time of his son's birth. Mr. Pryor grew up in Goochland and graduated from its public schools. He was a certified life underwriter.
He had served as a director of the Goochland County Farm Bureau and was a member of the Goochland Forum Club, where he was known for telling stories and jokes. He was a former member of the Hadensville Fire and Rescue Company.
Mr. Pryor was a past master of Cabell Lodge 328, AF & AM in Kents Store. His hobby was going to antique tractor shows.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Lillian Pryor Pryor; three sons, Ernest Pryor , Andrew Pryor and Wayne Pryor, all of Hadensville, and a brother, Alfred Pryor Jr. of Richmond.
ADAMS
Floyd J. Adams, age 80, of Blackstone, Va., widower of Dorothy T. Adams, died Thursday, September 27, 2001. He is survived by a son, Tim Adams of Lynchburg; two daughters, Dale Monahan of Quinton and Jennifer Bradford of Blacksone; a sister, Ruth A. Lewis of Altavista; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a devoted friend, Pauline Adcock. He was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Adams; and a grandson, Shawn Monahan. Chapel funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 30 at 2 p.m. at the Hamner-McMillian Funeral Home with burial to follow in Lakeview Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to A.P.A.W., P.O. Box 752, Amelia, Va., 23002.
