U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
REYNOLDS
H. Leonard Reynolds, 83, of Richmond, died March 24, 2001. He was the widower of Etha E. Reynolds. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Diane R. and David Conner; grandsons, Brad, Chad, and Brandon Conner; nieces, Ellen P. Whitlock and Mollie P. Whitenack. Mr. Reynolds was a member of Branch's Baptist Church, O.E.S. #139, Chesterfield Masonic Lodge #161, and was an active member of ACCA Temple, Legion of Honor. The family will receive friends at the Morrissett Funeral Home, 6500 Iron Bridge Rd., (Rt. 10), from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, with masonic services being held 7 p.m. His funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment Dale Memorial Park.
ROTH
Louis Arthur Roth Sr., 85, of Varina, passed away Friday, March 23, 2001. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Roth, and is survived by his children, Virginia R.
Johnson and her husband, Robert, Joan R. Mulligan and her husband, Robert, and Louis A. (Butch) Roth Jr. and his wife, Patricia; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren. Mr. Roth retired from Cadmus after 46 years in the printing business. His remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 South Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 26 at St. John's Catholic Church. Interment Washington Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad and/or St. John's Building Fund.
SEAL
Ronald "Byrd" J. Seal died on March 22, 2001. A long time employee of Cadmus Communications (formerly Byrd Press) and most recently A.S.T.D., he is survived by his daughter, Lara V. Lewis; Robert (Scott) Seal; parens, Robert H. Seal and Irene V. Seal; brother, Robert L. Seal; grandchildren, Amanda Seal, Megan Seal, Claire Knicley and Cecily Knicley, Mason Lewis and Benjamin Lewis; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Friends may call Sunday, March 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Demaine Springfield-Annandale Chapel, Backlick and Edsall Rds., Springfield, Va., where services will be held Monday, March 26 at 1 p.m. Interment National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Va.
SNEAD
Mary Elizabeth Snead of Manakin-Sabot, Va. departed this life Saturday, March 24, 2001. Remains rest at the Robert Mealy Funeral Home, Goochland, Va. Funeral notice later.
SPENCE
Mrs. Nellie Spence, 79, of Drewryville, died Friday, March 23, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Frank Spence; two daughters, Jewel King and Joyce Copeland; two sons, Shelby Spence and Melvin Spence; one sister, Anne Porter; ten grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Spence was preceded in death by one grandson, Aaron Frederick Spence. The family will receive friends 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday (tonight) at Owen Funeral Home in Jarratt, where the funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2001. Interment Drewryville Cemetery.
STEPHENSON
Bertha McGuire Stephenson, 96, died March 23, 2001 at Countryside Manor in Stokesdale, N.C. A graveside service will be held 12 Noon on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Stephenson was born on April 12, 1904 in Richmond and lived there most of her life. She was a kind and loving wife and mother, preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Holden Early Stephenson. She is survived by her daughter, Berle Hudson and husband, Ben of Greensboro; two grandchildren, Breck Hudson and wife, Stephanie, and Beth Hudson Latture and husband, Richard; two great-grandchildren, Benjamin Hudson and Camille Latture; and one niece, Kathy Rudich. The family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to the capable staff of Countryside Manor for their kindness and caring. Memorials may be made to the charity of ones choice. Forbis & Dick Funeral Service, North Elm St., is serving the family of Mrs. Stephenson.
TYLER
John Tyler Jr., 86, of "Windy Cove," Mathews, Va., died Thursday, March 22, 2001. He is survived by two sons, The Rev. Dr. J. Coleman Tyler and Taylor E. Tyler; one daughter, Sara Tyler Thurman; and seven grandchildren. Mr. Tyler graduated from St. Christopher's School in 1932 and Virginia military Institute Class of 1936. He was a retired vice president of First & Merchants National Bank and a retired major, U.S. Army. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 26, in Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 723, Mathews, Va. 23109.
WINSTON
Richard E. Winston of Richmond entered eternal rest on Saturday, March 24, 2001. Professional services entrusted to: A D PRICE FUNERAL HOME
WOOD
Dr. John Henry Wood, resident of The Hermitage at Cedarfield in Henrico County, died Monday, March 19, 2001. He was 76. Born November 18, 1924, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he was the only child of the late Daisy West Wood and Edgar Ernest Wood. Raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dr. Wood received his bachelor of science and master of science at the University of Manitoba. Both degrees were in chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Ohio State University in 1950. It was while he was at Ohio State University that Dr. Wood met his future wife, Mary Elizabeth Snodgrass, who was also a doctoral candidate (in economics). They were married on November 18, 1950. He was later proud to obtain his United States citizenship. Dr. and Mrs. Wood celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 18, 2000, with a renewal of their vows. Dr. Wood's career began at Colgate/Palmolive in the chemistry section of research and development. During that time he also taught evening classes at Columbia University. He later accepted a part-time teaching position at Rensler Polytechnic Institute in New York as associate professor (while working on post-doctoral training). Afterward, he accepted a position in Research and Development at Bristol Meyers in New Jersey. Dr. Wood was a part of creating and refining numerous products still on the market today. In 1969, Dr. Wood left his position as director of research and development at Bristol Meyers and moved the family to Virginia, where he accepted a position as a full professor at the School of Pharmacy at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University. His position at MCV provided Dr. Wood the opportunity to pursue two of his passions - teaching and research. Dr. Wood created the Ph.D. program at the School of Pharmacy offering pharmacists the opportunity for doctoral studies and designation. Many of his students came from other countries. Dr. Wood worked very closely with every doctoral candidate and struggled with them as they overcame obstacles, including language, to obtain their Ph.D. His students' success was one of his greatest pleasures. Former students of his have commented that his was the toughest class they had, but it was also the one they remembered the most information from. Dr. Wood was also able to continue his various drug research studies while at MCV. He did numerous studies in the interactions of pharmaceuticals with each other and over-the-counter products. He worked to help develop the system of labeling that pharmacists use when filling prescriptions. Dr. Wood completed numerous research projects for such pharmaceutical companies as AH Robins. He was instrumental in the development of the medication, digoxin, widely used for cardiac patients. In fact, his knowledge and background with digoxin led to his inclusion on the team of doctors and specialists that developed the drug protocol for former President Richard Nixon. In 1989, Dr. Wood retired from the academic world as professor emeritus after 20 years of teaching at MCV/VCU. At his retirement dinner, numerous former students came from around the country and overseas to honor him. The School of Pharmacy honored him by an endowed award in his name to be provided to the outstanding graduate student of pharmacy each year. Among his many accomplishments are the following: member of the Order of Masons, Blue Lodge, 32nd Degree; membership in Phi Lambda Epsilon Honorary Chemical Society; membership in the Society of Sigma Xi devoted to the promotion of research and science; membership in Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society. He held officer's positions in a number of these organizations. He was also awarded the designation academy fellow from the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. and Mrs. Wood moved into The Hermitage at Cedarfield in 1996, where they immediately became a part of the community. Dr. Wood served as a member of the Resident Committee, and was recently re-elected for a second term, an honor he accepted proudly. Dr. Wood is survived by his wife, Mary; his two daughters and their husbands, Alice and Rick Lescault of Virginia Beach, Va., and Beverly and Dane Laughlin of Eunice, La.; and his two grandchildren, Brion and Erinn Lescault of Virginia Beach, Va. His former students carry on his legacy. A service celebrating the life of Dr. Wood will be held April 21 at 3 p.m. at The Hermitage at Cedarfield (2300 Cedarfield Parkway, Richmond, Va. 23233). The family respectfully asks that attendees not wear black. Any honorariums should be forwarded to his endowed award (The Dr. John Wood Award) at the School of Pharmacy, Medical College of Virginia (School of Pharmacy, Development Office, P.O. Box 980581, Richmond, Va. 23298-0581).
Elizabeth Oglesby Smith
May 26, 2001
Elizabeth Oglesby
Smith of Goochland, who served as first secretary of the Virginia Planned Parenthood organization and who was president of the Richmond chapter during the mid-1960s, died Thursday at her home after a long illness. A native of North Carolina, she was 81.
Mrs. Smith's husband, S. Strother
Smith Jr., was called to serve during World War II, leaving his new bride to live with his father in Richmond. While there, she was convinced by her husband's aunt to help with an organization she had co-founded. Mrs.
Smith was enlisted for her already-proven skills as a secretary.
Virginia Planned Parenthood was an outgrowth of work targeting mothers in Fauquier County where tuberculosis ran rampant. The disease was often unwittingly passed from mother to child. Education was, as it is today, the essence of the program.
Through her early involvement, Mrs. Smith's interest in Planned Parenthood's mission increased. As president of the Richmond chapter during the turbulent 60s, Mrs.
Smith saw a real need for education of young women dealing with new issues springing from a loosening of societal constraints. Low-income mothers were also a focus of educational initiatives.
"She just felt that women needed the information to make some choices themselves," said her daughter, the Rev. Caroline
Smith Parkinson of The Plains.
In addition to the organization's facilities, Mrs.
Smith stressed outreach in the community. She made certain the group manned a booth each year at the Virginia State Fair.
"That was an important thing because you hit different people - people who might not have known about the office otherwise," Parkinson said.
It was, she said, about "raising people's consciousness."
Mrs.
Smith was also an independent insurance agent and served as manager of S. Strother
Smith Jr. Associates Insurance Agency Inc. from the late 1950s until her husband sold the business in the late 1970s.
In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Smith's survivors include two sons, the Rev. S. Strother
Smith III of Abingdon and Richard H.
Smith II of Alexandria.
A funeral will be held at St. James's Episcopal Church in Richmond today at 11 a.m. Burial at Hollywood Cemetery will follow a reception at the church after the service.
ADKINS
L. Dot. Adkins of Charles City went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 28, 2001 at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her husband, Olander Adkins; and her son, J. Adolph Adkins. She is survived by one sister, Oraina Cannada; her daughters, Mary R,, Reba and her husband, Bobby, Iona and her husband, Jerry, also, Janice and her husband, Walter; her sons, Clarence and his wife, Thelma, and "Doug" Elmer and his wife, Linda; her adopted daughter, Vivian Wallaser; and her daughter-in-law, Madge Adkins. She is also survived by 65 grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. She was a dedicated worker at her church, and enjoyed working with children. Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave. Services will be held at Samaria Baptist Church on Wednesday, May 30, at 2 p.m. Interment, church cemetery. After the service, the family will gather in the West Wing of Samaria Baptist Church. Memorial donations may be made to the Chickahominy Tribe.
BELLE
Ruby Mae Belle of Richmond entered eternal rest May 28, 2001. Professional services entrusted to the: A D PRICE FUNERAL HOME
BILLUPS
Departed this life May 23, 2001, Mrs. H. Elizabeth Trimmer Billups of 2100 Rosewood Ave. She is survived by one devoted, loving daughter, Virginia E. Johnson; loving and devoted son-in-law, Lawrence E.
Johnson Sr.; two great-grandchildren, Lawrence E.
Johnson III and Ashley Reid; two great-great-grandsons, Lawrence E. IV and LaMarr Fleming Johnson; two sisters, Doris Booker and Gwendolyn Fowlkes; one aunt, Mary Burton; several nieces and nephews, among them, Joseph and Virginia Trimmer, Gloria Roberts, Allen Royal and cousins; granddaughter-in-law, LaVerne Y. Johnson; great-granddaughter-in-law, Veruska Johnson; one sister-in-law, Fannie Trimmer; and other relatives and friends. She was retired buyer for the Thalhimers Department Store. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue, where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. Nathaniel West officiating. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends assemble at the funeral home 12:45 p.m. Wednesday.
BRYANT
Robert Earl Bryant, 63, of Farnham, died May 27, 2001. He was a retired salesman for Merita Bread Company. Surviving are his wife, Burneta H. Bryant; son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Lynn Bryant; daughter, Angela Bryant; granddaughter, Kristie Bryant all of Farnham. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Northern Neck Memorial Gardens, Callao. Friends may call 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Jones-Ash Funeral Home, Rainswood. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Richmond Co. Chapter, P. O. Box 65, Haynesville, Va. 22472.
CAMPBELL
Jerry Lee Campbell, 60, of Midlothian, died Saturday, May 26, 2001. He was the son of the late Robert Edward Campbell Sr. and was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Edward Campbell Jr. He is survived by his wife, Judith Ford Campbell; mother, Eunice S. Campbell; son, Kenneth E. Campbell; daughter, Anne D. Campbell of Denver, Colo.; stepdaughter, Robin Payne Cohen and her husband, David Millard Cohen; grandson, Zachary of Weston, Florida; sister-in-law, Shirley C. Campbell; two nephews, and two nieces. His remains rest at Bliley Funeral Homes' Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., where the family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and where services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Campbell was president and owner of Jerry L. Campbell Real Estate since 1979. He was also a Master Mason of AF&AM of Virginia Grand Lodge for many years. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Assoc., P.O. Box 3330, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216.
CANADA
Annabelle Canada entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 27, 2001 at Lexington Court Nursing Home. She is survived by three daughters, Mary Haskins, Nancy Canada, and Thelma Brown; and one son, Wallace Canada. Services will be held Saturday, June 2, at 1 p.m. at Mossingford Baptist Church, Saxe, Va. Remains rest at Jeffress Funeral Home, Charlotte Court House, Va.
CARTER
Stanley M. Carter, 52, of Goochland, Va., departed this life Sunday, May 27, 2001. Remains rest at the Robert Mealy Funeral Home, Goochland. Funeral notice later.
CLAY
Frederick A. Clay Sr., Major (USAF retired), 81, of Richmond died Saturday, May 26, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Geraldine Hake Clay of Richmond; their sons, Frederick and Susan Clay of Alta Loma, Calif., Michael and Sara Clay of Dallas, Texas; their granddaughters, Jennifer Clay of California and Amanda Clay of California; their grandsons: Isaac and his wife, Vicki Clay of Texas and Zachary Clay of Texas; their great-granddaughter, Araya Clay of California; sister-in-law, Anna Cosby Clay of Richmond; and nieces, Janice Clay Headden and Anne Graham Clay Almond of Richmond. Major Clay attended John Marshall High School and enlisted in the Virginia Coast Artillery in 1937. He served in the 1st and 4th Divisions during World War II, rising to the rank of First Sergeant and then was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He met his wife, then a 2nd Ltd. in the Army Nurse Corps, on the Queen Mary on their way to England prior to D-Day. They were married at the Army Hospital, Bristol, England, on October 30, 1944. Major Clay transistioned to the Air Force when it was formed in 1947, and was retired in 1960. He then began a successful second career in personnel management services and was a founding partner of Integrity Management Int'l., from which he retired in 1986. They lived in retirement in both Richmond and El Paso, Texas. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Christian Church, 5400 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond, Va. 23225. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bethany Christian Church or to that wonderful organization, Hospice of Central Virginia, 5540 Falmouth St., Suite 307, Richmond, Va. 23230.
DAVIS
Laurie Lynn Davis, age 21, daughter of Evangelist Joan Davis-Beaver, of Richmond departed this life May 27, 2001. Remains rests at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
DAVIS
Mrs. Dorothy Davis of Richmond departed this life Thursday, May 24, 2001. Preceded in death by her son, Nathaniel Davis, she is survived by her husband, John W. Davis Sr.; two daughters, Evelyn Simms and Barbara Brown; son, John Davis Jr.; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; first cousin, Evelyn Stewart; two daughters-in-law, Flossie Davis and Joyce Davis; two sons-in-law, Johnny
Brown and Craig Simms; a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Streets, where funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 30, 1 p.m., Rev. Ronald C. Taylor, officiating. Interment, Maury Cemetery. Relatives and friends attending funeral services assemble at the funeral home Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.
EVERETT
Linda Mae Everett, 50, of Midlothian, passed away May 27, 2001. She is survived by her husband, William H. Everett; her children, Christopher L. and Sara Mae Everett; her mother, Joyce K. Worrell of Virginia Beach, Va; brother, R. Keith Worrell of Harper's Ferry, W.Va. A memorial service will be held 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bliley Funeral Homes' Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Richmond Animal League, 11401 International Dr., Richmond, Va. 23236, or your favorite charity.
FARMER
Mrs. Edith B. Farmer, 80, of Richmond, died Friday, May 25, 2001 at her residence. She had been a Medical Secretary at the McGuire Clinic until December of 2000. The widow of Everett "Gummy" Farmer, she is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, David J. and Dianne Farmer, Calvin J. and Iva Farmer; daughter and son-in-law, Dianne F. and Paul Raskopf; four grandchildren, Amber, David, Penn, and Rusty Farmer; one great-grandson, Penn Farmer Jr.; and three sisters, Betty B. Payne, Lucille B. Merritt and Mildred B. Green. The family will receive friends Monday, May 28, 2001 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service in Fredericksburg, Va., where services will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at 11:30 a.m., with burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
FERRELL
Samuel Bennett Ferrell Jr., 76, of the 4500 block of Genoa Circle, died Sunday, May 27, 2001 at Sentara Nursing Center-Virginia Beach. Mr. Ferrell was a native of Durham, N.C., the son of the late Marjorie Gattis and Samuel B. Ferrell. Mr. Ferrell served in the Merchant Marines and in the U.S. Navy Reserves in World War II and Korea. He was a safety engineer with The Travelers Insurance Co. in Richmond from 1956 until 1968, when he was transferred to Norfolk. He originated the idea for Safety City at military Circle Shopping Center, a project helping young children learn basic safety rules in a child-size environment. He volunteered in a number of community organizations including Little Theatre of Virginia Beach and was a former president of the Thalia Lions Club. More recently he was a docent at the Old Coast Guard Station on Atlantic Ave. He was a member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, where he served as warden of the acolytes. Mr. Ferrell is survived by his former wife, Eugenia W. Ferrell of Virginia Beach; four daughters, Ellen F. Caldwell of Tucson, Ariz., Melinda F. Jenkins of Glen Allen, Va., Natalie F. Trem of Virginia Beach and Catherine Ferrell of Virginia Beach; three sons-in-law, Walter Caldwell of Tucson, Ariz., Darrell Jenkins of Glen Allen, Va. and Dan Trem of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Charlotte Dudley and Betty Goswick of Durham, N.C.; six grandchildren, Rachel and Madeleine Caldwell, Bennett and Claire Jenkins, and Scott and Tyler Trem; a number of nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Nan Mercer of Virginia Beach. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 3201 Edinburgh Dr., Virginia Beach, Va. 23452 or to the Old Coast Guard Station, P.O. Box 24, Virginia Beach, Va. 23458. The Cremation Society of Virginia is in charge of arrangements.
FERRIERA
Virginia C. Ferriera of Richmond died Monday, May 28, 2001. She is survived by her husband, William C. Ferriera; three daughters, Joyce Gunn and her husband, DuWayne Gunn, Nancy Hughes and Mary Birdsong and her husband, Warren Birdsong; six grandchildren, Timothy Gunn and his wife, Kimberly, Melinda Prince, Kimberly Gillespie and her husband, Stephen, Vicki Hiner and her husband, William, Chuck Earle and his wife, Jennifer, David Earle and his fiancee, Laura Byrd; nine great-grandchildren, Catherine, Courtney, Colton, Chase, Brandon, Stephanie, Hunter, Logan and Benjamin. Mrs. Ferriera was a member of First Baptist Church for 62 years, and was a member of Betsy Ross Chapter #90 O.E.S. Remains rest at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Ave., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, in the Sanctuary of First Baptist Church. Interment in Westhampton Memorial Park.
