U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
SPAIN
Cleveland Alexander "Buster" Spain, 87, of New York, N.Y. departed his life on December 8, 2001. A native of Richmond, Va. His parents, Rev. William H. and Hester E. Spain predeceased him; three brothers, James, William Jr. and John; one sister, Mary S. Howell. One daughter, Yvonne Spain, Richmond, Va.; a host of nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews, relatives and friends also survive him, and a devoted childhood friend, Mrs. Senora J. Whitfield, Washington, D.C. He attended St. Emma's military Academy, Rock Castle, Va. He served in the US Navy and the US Merchant Marines. The family may be contacted at 804-232-2815.
TAYLOR
James David Taylor, 81 of Lynchburg, died Friday at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Lynchburg, March 15, 1920. He was the son of the late John Edwards and Mary Wood Taylor. Mr. Taylor graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1938 and attended Washington & Lee University. He was a B-17 pilot in World War II and was awarded among others, the Distinguished Flying Cross. During his 35th mission, he was shot down over Germany and became a prisoner of war. Mr. Taylor returned to Lynchburg after the war and founded Taylor-Ramsey Corporation. Mr. Taylor retired from the corporation as chairman of the Board in 1977. In 1970, Mr. Taylor, along with a group of businessmen, founded The Jefferson National Bank. After sale of Jefferson National to Virginia National Bank, he continued to serve on the Lynchburg Board of Virginia National and its successor Sovran Bank, during the seventies and eighties. He was very active in the Virginia Forestry Association and a strong supporter of proper utilization of natural resources. The arts and education were areas of special interest to Mr. Taylor. The Eleanor J. and James D. Taylor Media Center at James River Day School is named in recognition of their interest and support of the school. Mr. Taylor served on the boards of the James River Day School and Seven Hills School. He was on the board of directors of the Presbyterian Home for many years and was currently serving on the board of the Academy of Music. In addition to his wife, Eleanor, he is survived by one son, Richard Edwards Taylor and his wife, Sandra of Baltimore, Md.; a daughter, Ann Wynne Taylor and her husband, Joseph H. James IV of Washington, D.C.; granddaughter, Kathryn Brennan Taylor Rinehimer and her husband, Lt. J.G. Kurt Rinehimer; a great-grandson, James David Rinehimer of Norfolk, Va. He is also survived by his sister, Harriet Taylor Ramsey; and his brother, Robert Baird Taylor, both of Lynchburg. Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by son, James David Taylor Jr.; two brothers, John Edwards Taylor and Cecil Wood Taylor; one sister, Frances Taylor Frazier. A memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where he was a lifelong member. The Rev. Robert Wilson officiating. Private Interment will be held in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence, 3604 Sunset Dr., Lynchburg, Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m. Memorials can be made to a charity of your choice. Diuguid Wiggington Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 385-8900
TRICH
Stephen Michael Trich, 91, of Richmond, Va., died December 7, 2001. He retired as Director of Design and Construction, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C. and was a WW II U.S. Navy veteran. A Professional Engineer, Mr. Trich came to Washington in 1952 as Engineer in Charge of Andrew's Airforce Base and went on to the Architect of the Capitol, as the Engineer in Charge of the construction of the House Rayburn Office Building. He was a member of the Seat Pleasant Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Dorothy, and is survived by his daughters, Mary Landrieu, Leicester, N.Y., and Suzanne Bristow, Richmond, Va.; and grandsons, Joseph Christian, Stephen and Andrew Bristow. There will be a service of remembrance on Sunday, December 9, at the home in Richmond. A private burial in Buffalo, N.Y. will follow.
WARRINER
Meredith D. Warriner Jr., 78, of Richmond, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday December 7, 2001. He was preceded in death by his son, Billy. He is survived by his wife, of 55 years, Vernelle
Brown Warriner; his daughter, Barbara Pippen and her husband, Doug; his son, Michael Warriner and his wife, Anneliese; his daughter-in-law, Terri McGrew; six grandchildren, Dana, Craig and his wife, Niloufar, Andy and his wife, Elena, Bridget, Kari and her husband, David and Jacob; and his great-grandchild, Danielle; a brother, George and four sisters, Nora, Mary, Ruth and Barbara. Mr. Warriner was a WWII veteran serving in Italy and was retired from the US Postal Service. His remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd. where the family will receive friends Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Bainbridge Street Baptist Church. Interment Maury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bainbridge Street Baptist Church, 1101 Bainbrigde Street Richmond, Va. 23224
WESTBROOK
Vernon W. "Red" Westbrook, 89, a native of Sussex County and son of the late Verner Emmett and Corrie Hatch Westbrook, died Friday, December 7, 2001 at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, after a brief illness. A retired farmer, he was a member and trustee of Waverly United Methodist church, a member and former president of the Waverly Ruritan Club and the Waverly Rotary Club, and he was a member of the Blackwater Hunt Club. He is survived by his wife, Frances Seward Westbrook; one brother, R. L. "Johnnie" Westbrook of Waverly; two stepsons, Fred Seward and Bobby Seward; and several nieces and nephews. He was the widower of Grace Mickey Westbrook and Phyllis
Johnson Westbrook. The Rev. Jim
Smith will hold funeral services on Monday, December 10, 2001 at 2 p.m. at Waverly United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Waverly Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, on Sunday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Waverly Rescue Squad or to the Waverly United Methodist Church.
WILLIAMS
Margaret Trippel Williams, age 95, of Richmond, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas A. Williams, and stepson, Robert F. Williams. She is survived by her stepdaughter, Barbara
Williams Bradley and her husband George; Robert F. Williams' widow Nancy; four stepsons, Hon. Thomas A.
Williams Jr. and wife Dorothy, Ernest J.
Williams and wife Frances, Margaret's sister, John R.
Williams and Gordon P. Williams; three brothers, Albert W., Joseph B, and Richard C. Trippel; and 30 grandchildren. Margaret was an avid duplicate bridge player. She was a long-time member of The Tuckahoe Woman's Club, the Catholic Woman's Club and St. Benedict's Catholic Church since her marriage and moving to Richmond in 1947 from South Bend, Ind. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where a Christian Wake service will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Interment Mt. Calvary. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. If desired, contributions may be made to St. Benedict's Catholic Church.
James David Taylor
Dec 10, 2001
James David Taylor, founder and retired chairman of Taylor-Ramsey Corp., died Friday in Lynchburg. Mr. Taylor, a longtime board member of educational, financial and cultural institutions in the area, was 81.
The Lynchburg native founded Taylor Lumber Co. in 1954 after nearly 10 years of working in the lumber industries of Virginia and North Carolina, said George Ramsey, his brother-in-law and partner who joined the company a year later.
In the late 1950s, the company changed its name to Taylor-Ramsey.
"It was a gradual success," Ramsey said. "He had the best work ethic of anyone I know. Even in his philanthropy, he worked very hard behind the scenes and very seldom stepped forward for the recognition."
In the early 1990s, he stepped down as president and retired as chairman of the board in 1997.
Although his company kept him busy, he still had time to indulge in one of his greatest passions, flying.
"The company bought its first plane in 1961 at his direction," Ramsey said. "He got the chance to continue flying until he was about 65. He loved being a pilot."
An Army Air Forces B-17 pilot during World War II, he was shot down over Germany and was captured as a POW. He later earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in addition to other decorations.
In 1970, Mr. Taylor was among a group of businessmen who founded Jefferson National Bank in Lynchburg, which was later sold to Virginia National Bank. He continued to serve on the Lynchburg Board of Virginia National and its successor, Sovran Bank, throughout the 1980s.
An active member of the Virginia Forestry Association, he was also a board member of James River Day School and the former Seven Hills School.
The Eleanor J. and James D. Taylor Media Center at James River School was named in honor of Mr. Taylor and his wife.
At the time of his death he was a board member for the Academy of Music of Lynchburg.
In addition to his wife, Eleanor Jordan Taylor, survivors include a son, Richard Edwards Taylor of Baltimore; a daughter, Anne Wynne Taylor of Washington; and a sister, Harriet Taylor Ramsey, and a brother, Robert Baird Taylor, both of Lynchburg.
A memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg. Burial will be private.
Bohn Carl Lindemann
Feb 05, 2003
Bohn Carl Lindemann, who retired in 1978 as the city of Richmond's director of general services, died of cancer Monday at his Richmond home. He was 85 and a native of Enderlin, N.D.
As hospital adviser to the California Office of Civil Defense after World War II, Mr. Lindemann worked out the first hospital plan for procedures in case of atomic attack. In 1951, he came to Richmond to serve as administrator of Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital, which closed in 1957.
That year, he was named chief of the operations bureau in the Department of General Services. He supervised radio operations and maintenance, automotive maintenance and building operations. During his service, he created a vehicle-maintenance program that saved the city $100,000 in two years.
He also coordinated a project to restore the Mosque, now known as Richmond's Landmark Theater.
In 1968, Mr. Lindemann took the helm of the Department of General Services, at the time a 250-employee operation that provided central purchasing and maintained city equipment and supplies.
A 1942 graduate of North Dakota Agricultural College, now North Dakota State University, he earned a master's degree in hospital administration from Columbia University in 1949.
He began his career in government with the California Department of Health in 1949 as a field representative. His duties included making statewide inspections of institutions such as hospitals, clinics and nursing homes and helping establish hospitals in rural areas. Active in California civil-defense work, Mr. Lindemann helped set up plans for the coordination of hospital facilities and medical care in potential disaster areas.
Mr. Lindemann, who served in the Army for five years, was in the Amphibian Engineer Corps during World War II. He spent 35 months in the Pacific theater, including 27 in combat, before being discharged in 1946 as a captain. In 1955, he was assigned to an active Reserve unit, from which he was discharged as a major.
Mr. Lindemann worked as a salesman for a plastics company before moving to San Francisco to join the California Health Department.
He was a volunteer for more than 20 years at the clothes closet at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
In 1962, with 55 Welsh ponies bequeathed to his then-wife by her mother, he established Lithgow Farm in Goochland County, now managed by a daughter. He also helped revive the Pony Club of America, which had ceased operation during World War II.
He was the widower of Thelma Marie Kibler Linhart Lindemann, who died in 1998.
Survivors include his wife since 1999, Caroline Yarnall Casey McGehee Lindemann; two sons, Robert C. Lindemann and Charles S.W. Lindemann, both of Richmond; three daughters, Laurie Burchfield, of Boise, Idaho, Jean Campbell, of Richmond, and Lillian Marsh Davis, of Goochland; a sister, Genevieve Vergari, of Yonkers, N.Y., and West Palm Beach, Fla.; two stepsons, Carden C. McGehee Jr., of Bethesda, Md., and Stephen Y. McGehee, of Atlanta; a stepdaughter, Margaret Fox Verner McGehee, of Richmond; and nine grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 6000 Grove Ave. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.
BOWIE
Dr. William M. Bowie III of Richmond departed this life July 13, 2002 after a serious illness. He was born April 30, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Vernon N. Bowie and Pattie Bowie Carolina. He was a 1953 graduate of Armstrong High School and a 1962 graduate of the Howard University School of Pharmacy. He also served in the United States Air Force for four years. Dr. Bowie served the Richmond Northside community as the owner/operator of the North Side Pharmacy for over 20 years. He was currently employed as a pharmacist at Rite Aid. At an early age, he joined the First Baptist Church of South Richmond. He was also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated and Club 533. Dr. Bowie is survived by his brother, Vernon L. Bowie Jr.; a stepmother, Victoria J. Bowie; devoted former wife and friend, Viola M. Bowie; devoted cousins, Corliss V. Archer, Janice V. Bowie of Baltimore, Md., Lena Y. Bowie of Springfield, Va.; a devoted close friend, George S. Walker Jr.; and a host of other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held at Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Boulevard, Richmond, Va. 23222 on Wednesday, July 17 at 10:15 a.m. The Kappa Alpha Psi public memorial service will occur at 10 a.m. Reverend Joseph Waddy, Associate Minister, First Baptist Church of South Richmond, officiating. Interment services will be private. In lieu of flowers or other contributions, the family requests that donations be made to the Richmond, Virginia Alumni Education Endowment Fund of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., P.O. Box 26941, Richmond, Va. 23261-6941.
BRIEL
Phyllis Pugh Briel, 88, of Richmond, died July 15, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, William McGuire Briel. She is survived by her children, Louis "Mickey" Briel and his wife, Patricia, Sue B. Griggs and Byrl Phillips Taylor and her husband, Fred; one brother, Jerry Pugh and his wife, Nancy; grandchildren, Glynn Fraker, Wilbur W. Griggs III, Bonnie Tucker, David and Bryan Briel and Mary Brewbaker; nine great-grandchildren. Her 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. Tuesday, and where funeral services will be held 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Interment Washington Memorial Park.
BROWN
Leon B. Brown, 79, of Charles City, departed this life July 14, 2002. He is survived by a daughter, Arlene B. Otey (John); two grandchildren, Bernard and Antoinette Otey; sister, Juanita B. Washington; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at J. Leroy Charity Funeral Home, Charles City. At 9 a.m. Thursday, Mr.
Brown will rest at Liberty Baptist Church, where services will be held 11 a.m. Rev. James
Johnson officiating. Interment church cemetery. Please omit food.
CARTER
Theodore Carol
Carter departed this life July 10, 2002. He was preceded in death by his brother, Reginald D. Smith. He leaves to cherish his memory four sons, Quinshawn Bates, Therron Jackson, Theodore and Melvin Thompson; parents, Mabel and Charles Smith; devoted fiancee, Constance Eberhardt; four sisters, Chaneta Randolph, Verline Carter-Banks (Stanley), Gayle Jennings (Wendell) and Doris Smith-Pittman (Darrell); five brothers, Charles "Bobby"
Carter (Debbie), William Carter, Wayne and Ronald
Smith (Michele) and Harry Sewell; seven aunts, five uncles, a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Remains will lie in state Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. at Great Hope Baptist Church, 2101 Venable St., where a home going service will be held 1:30 p.m. Dr. Earl L. Bledsoe officiating. Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery.
CORKRAN
Philip E. Corkran, 70, a native of Virginia, died on Saturday, July 13, 2002 at his residence. In 1989, he retired from Dominion Resources as an engineer after 24 years of service. He was a member of Saint Mathews Episcopal Church, an active member of the Masonic Fraternity and the Eastern Star and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Lavern Holt Corkran; one son, Douglas E. Corkran; four grandchildren; father, Bishop A. Corkran; and mother, Grayson Leadbetter. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 20, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mathews Episcopal Church, where friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary. Lee Moore officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens of St. Mathews Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
HALL
Jeanne Hendrick Hall of Bon Air, died Sunday, July 14, 2002. She is survived by her husband, George M. Hall; a daughter, Dianne Hall Tew and son-in-law, Eddie; three sons, Tommy, Norris and daughter-in-law, Susan, and David and daughter-in-law, Debbie; a sister, Janice Stanley; a brother, James Hendrick; twelve grandchildren, Lindsey Gosline, Greg Tew, Laura Harth, Tom, Patrick, Jimmy, Christopher, Peyton, Brendan, Marian and Jessica Hall and Hunter Dance III. She was a 60-year member of Southminster Presbyterian Church, was a charter member of the Woman's Club of Bon Air and the Bon Way Garden Club. Her memory will live on in her award winning paintings of landscapes. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Road, where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (today). Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Interment Riverview Cemetery.
JOHNSON
Departed this life July 15, 2002, Mrs. Elenora G.
Johnson of Richmond. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
JUDKINS
William Sinclair Judkins, son of Esther Dashiell Burke and Holland Ball Judkins, born October 13, 1919 in Alexandria, Virginia, died July 13, 2002, in Richmond, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Corbin Beverley Judkins; daughter, Catharine Judkins Douglass of New York City and her husband, Angus Stone Douglass; son, William Beverley Judkins of Richmond, and his wife, Lee Anne Judkins; sister, Esther Judkins Marshall of Yarmouth, Maine; brother, Holland Ball Judkins Jr. of Savannah, Georgia; grandchildren, Corbin Burke Larson, Anne
Carter Judkins, and Meredith Lee Judkins; and step-grandchildren, Remington Stone Douglass, Brooke Larson Thomas, and Graham Johnston Larson. Mr. Judkins attended Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York and was graduated from the Woodberry Forest School, and the University of Virginia. Immediately upon his graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy and served in the South Pacific as a Lt. j.g., on the Destroyer USS Conway (DD507). Following the war, Mr. Judkins joined the Coca-Cola Company. He retired as a vice president in 1981 in Atlanta. He moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he joined Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company as Vice President - Corporate Affairs, until his retirement in 1984. During his career, Mr. Judkins served on many boards, including the Women's Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, the Boys Club of Columbus, Ohio, and the Woodberry Forest School. He is a member of St. James's Episcopal Church. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on July 17, 2002 at St. James's Episcopal Church in Richmond. Interment at Hollywood Cemetery will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Virginia 22989 or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163.
KOKERNOT
Frederick David Kokernot Jr. died July 2, 2002 in Cuero, Texas. He is survived by his former and current wives, Rosemary B. Kokernot and Pettis C. Kokernot; three daughters, Gay K. Ratliff of Austin, Texas, Joy Kokernot of Lexington, Ky. and Kim K. Tucker of Richmond, Va.; grandchildren, Shannon Ratliff, Rosemary Ratliff, Claire Ratliff, Sarah Kokernot, Shannon T. Harris, Lauren Tucker and Karis Tucker; great-granddaughters, Caroline Ratliff and Kady Harris. Memorial services were held in Texas.
