U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
SANDERS
William (Billy) Sanders, age 82, of Richmond, died August 28, 2002. He served in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945. He was a member 50 years of Weymouth Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M., charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge #4211 and a member of Loyal Order of Moose. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Verna Raup; and a close friend, Larry Willis; and many friends. A private service will be held. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lakeside Rescue Squad. Arrangements by K.L. Jordan Funeral Services, 5008 Nine Mile Rd. K L JORDAN FUNERAL CREMATION
SANSONETTI
S. John Sansonetti, 88, of Richmond, passed away September 3, 2002. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Alberta M. Sansonetti; a son, Thomas L. Sansonetti and his wife, Kristi; a daughter, Diane J. Sansonetti and her husband, John Batty; also two grandchildren, Clare and Luke Batty. Mr. Sansonetti received a B.S. in Education from Indiana (PA) University and a B.S. in Chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University. His professional career was devoted totally to the aluminum industry. He spent 36 years in the employee of the Reynolds Metals Co. where he advanced to become the director of research technology and applied science. He was selected as a Fellow of the American Society for Metals. Mr. Sansonetti was an active parishioner of St. Bridget's Catholic Church and was active in civic affairs including serving as president of the College Hills Civic Association, president of the Reynolds Metals Retired Personnel Association and president of West End Toast Masters Club. His family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd., with a Christian Wake Service being held at 8:30 p.m. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, 6006 Three Chopt Rd., Friday, September 6 at 1 p.m. Entombment Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 1400 S. Randolph St. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1101 Horsepen Rd., Richmond, Va. 23229 or MCV-VCU Hospitality House, 612 E. Marshall St., Richmond, Va. 23219.
SAYLES
Departed this life September 2, 2002, Charles S. (Boo Boo) Sayles Jr. of Richmond. He is survived by his devoted aunt, Helen C. Quarles; parents, Charles and Gladys Sayles; one sister, Judy Sayles; two brothers, Tyrone and Douglas Sayles; one aunt, Patricia
Smith and her husband, Steven Smith; one uncle, Franklin Clay; devoted cousins, Donnetta Quarles Reese and her family, Mike and Clarke Reese; host of loving cousins and other relatives and friends, among them, devoted Dollie King, Jean Websters and Maurice Stover and family. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday. Rev. James Ryan officiating. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends assemble at the funeral home 10:45 a.m. Friday.
SYKES
Bernard Sykes of Richmond departed this life September 3, 2002. Remains rest at Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Funeral notice later. CHILES PLEASE VISIT WWW.CHILESFUNERALHOME.COM
TAYLOR
Cheryl Taylor departed this life August 29, 2002. She is survived by two daughers, her brother, her grandmother and a host of other relatives and friends. Graveside rites Friday, September 6 at 12 noon in Oakwood Cemetery. Chiles Funeral Home is assisting the family.
THOMPSON
Departed this life September 2, 2002, Mrs. Grace V. Thompson of 907 South Meadow Street. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Thompson; and grandson, Leroy Beasley Jr. She is survived by one devoted daughter, Barbara A. Beasley; two grandchildren, Grace Vanessa Beasley and Curtis Pitts Jr.; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Madeline Fleming; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; four sisters-in-law; and other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue, where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday. Interment Riverview Cemetery. Family and friends assemble at the funeral home 12:45 p.m. Friday.
TRUEHEART
Earl Francis Trueheart, 63, of Manquin, Va., departed this life on September 1, 2002 after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Trueheart; three sons, Daryl, Gregory and Anthony; three stepdaughters, Sheila, Silvera and Dorthel; father and stepmother, The Rev. and Mrs. Gregory Trueheart; 10 grandchildren, three sisters, Alice Jones, Katherine Glenn and Connie Snell; a host of other relatives and friends. His remains rest at the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland. Funeral service will be held Saturday, 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church, King William Co., Va., where viewing will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Society. Guest book online at www.legacy.com McCarthy, Director.
WARD
Rachel M. Ward, age 83, of Blackstone, died Tuesday, September 3, 2002. She was the wife of the late Claude L. Ward. She is survived by a son, Robert Ward of Blackstone; a daughter, Phyllis Jibben of Amelia; four brothers, Ray Mitchell, Alvin Mitchell, Curtis Mitchell, Clarence Mitchell; six sisters, Ruth Martin, Nannie Lou Anderson, Betty Overby, Shirley Walker, Bobbie Jo Mabe, Patty Taylor; four grandchildren, Robert Ward Jr., Melanie Ward, Tammy Wingo, Tracy Davis; and two great-grandchildren, Taylor Davis and Jeffrey Davis. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2002 at the Hamner-McMillian Funeral Home, with interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Blackstone. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rocky Hill United Methodist Church or the charity of your choice.
ZURAW
Edna Pierce Zuraw, 76, of Richmond and Chesapeake, Va., was surrounded by her family when she was called to be with the Lord on September 4, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Leon Zuraw, who was the founder of the Tidewater Yacht Agency. She is survived by her children, Kenneth and wife, Sydney Zuraw, Kay and husband, Gordon Shelton, Rick and wife, Patricia Zuraw and Becky and husband, Jeff Phifer; one brother, Robert "Buddy" Pierce; and three sisters, Betty Zuraw, Eleanor Young and Anne Lash. She will be missed by her 11 grandchildren, who were the love of her life. Her remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 South Laburnum Ave., where visitation will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Calvary United Methodist Church (Williamsburg Rd.), where Mrs. Zuraw was a long-time member. Interment Washington Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church. NELSEN FUNERAL HOME
Sarah Hill Cooke, nurse, dies at 86
Nov 13, 2002
As a girl of 4, Sarah Hill Cooke loved to bandage her dolls' heads.
When she grew up, she became the only black nurse to serve as interim director of nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia Hospitals.
She was the first black woman to receive a St. Philip Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Star Award, which recognizes outstanding alumni in nursing.
In May 2000, she received a Virginia Nurses Association Pioneer Award, honoring her as a nursing trailblazer.
Mrs. Cooke, a mother figure for many and known for her considerable nurturing talents, died Friday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 86.
The Richmond resident was born in Norfolk, the youngest of seven children of a Baptist minister and his wife.
"Little Sis," as she was called by her family, came in 1937 to Richmond, where a brother was teaching high school, and graduated from the former St. Philip School of Nursing in 1939.
Her nursing career began on the staff of St. Philip Hospital in Richmond, a former hospital for blacks during the segregation era, where she rose to assistant director of nursing services.
St. Philip's closed with the end of segregation, and Mrs. Cooke went to Medical College of Virginia Hospitals.
During the 1960s, she took academic leave to attend New York City University, where she earned her master's degree in nursing education while living with a sister on Long Island. She returned to MCV, where she retired in 1979 as associate director of nursing.
Mrs. Cooke served as chairman of the steering committee for the St. Philip School of Nursing Endowment Fund. For 13 years, she served as president of the St. Philip Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association.
Mrs. Cooke "advised young people on their careers, how to act and mannerisms," said her sister, Elsie Hewitt, of Norfolk. "A lot of them have said that they owe their success to her."
Mrs. Cooke, who had no children, became especially fond of Michael Dixon, Yvonne Moon and Yvonne's husband, Michael, whom she considered honorary children. They looked after her as she got older.
"Sarah didn't drive, and Michael Dixon drove her around until his multiple sclerosis got worse and he couldn't. Then Yvonne drove her around to the veterans hospital nursing home where her husband has been since 1999, and her husband, Michael, helped, too," Hewitt said.
Survivors, besides her sister, include her husband, James D. Cooke Jr.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1501 Decatur St. Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery.
ALLEN
Jimmy Daniel Allen, 59, of Aliceville, Ala., a former dispatcher of Gundlach Heating and Cooling in Richmond, Va., died February 1, 2002 at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Graveside services were held 11 a.m. February 4, 2002, at Magnolia Memorial Gardens. Skelton Funeral of Reform, Ala. directed. Survivors include one sister, four brothers; mother, Bessie Allen Mansfield; 13 nieces and nephews; special niece, April Box; special nephew, Phil Fitch; and one devoted friend, Linda B. Wheeler of Richmond. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to West End Baptist Church or First Baptist Baptist of Aliceville, Ala.
BAKER
Everett Wilson Baker, D.D.S., of Richmond died at home Sunday, February 10, 2002. The son of Jesse Everett Baker and Alpha Jesse Harris, Dr. Baker was born in Pennington Gap and grew up in Norton, Va. He completed undergraduate studies at Bluefield College and Milligan College, and was graduated from the Medical College of Virginia, School of Dentistry in 1943. He was a Lieutenant in the US Navy, serving on the USS Pitt in the Pacific during World War II. Dr. Baker practiced dentistry in Norton until 1954, and in Richmond until he retired in 1982. He was a member of the Psi Omega Dental fraternity, a founding member of River Road Presbyterian Church, a member of the Suburban Sertoma Club, and of the Country Club of VA. He is survived by his wife, Bettie Timmons Baker. His wife of 39 years, Merle Tulloh Baker, preceded him in death. Dr. Baker is survived by his daughters, Carolyn Baker Bottger of Richmond and Cynthia Fleming Baker of Hollywood, Fla.; two granddaughters, Anne Fleming Bottger and Mary Ryan Bottger, both of Atlanta; two grandsons, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin IV and Duncan Christian Wilson Getchell, both of Richmond; an aunt, Elizabeth Harris Wright of
Johnson City, Tenn.; and a nephew, Charles A. Stecker Jr. of Norton. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Carolyn and John Bottger, 206 Panorama Drive. A memorial service will be held at River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Road, Richmond, Va. 23229 at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 14. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to River Road Presbyterian Church or a charity of choice.
BANKS
Mrs. Polly Banks of 3600 Meadowbridge Road died February 11, 2002. Remains rest at Scott's Funeral Home. Funeral notice later.
