U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
CLARK
Agnes Jean Clark, 81, of Richmond, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002. She was the widow of James D. Clark Jr. She is survived by four children, Sharon Clark Chang, James D. Clark III and his wife, Mary Pat, Brian P. Clark and his wife, Jane, Jeffrey M. Clark and his wife, Helen; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Monday at St. Bridget's Catholic Church. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor.
COLE
Eva Sprouse Cole, age 69, of Deltaville, formerly of Richmond, widow of G. Kenneth Cole, died Friday, May 31, 2002. She was a native of Lynchburg and a graduate of Virginia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. She is survived by three children, Linda S. Cole of Richmond, Gary K. Cole Jr. of Long Island, N.Y., Ellen C. Voorhies of Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Edna Hargis and Lois Jones, both of Lynchburg; two brothers, Steve Sprouse of Lynchburg, Ernest Sprouse of Knoxville, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Samantha C. Cole, G. Kenneth Cole III, Jenna, Michael and Cole Voorhies. Memorial services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home, Saluda. Interment will be private. Memorial gifts may be made to American Cancer Society "Breast Cancer Research", c/o Betty Bristow, P.O. Box 22, Urbanna, Va. 23175.
DREON
John William Dreon Sr., 85, of Richmond, passed away May 30, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Quesnel Dreon; his children, Denise M. Bagby, Christine Florek, Martha Gabriel, Cmdr. John W. Dreon Jr. USN Ret., Matthew T. Dreon, Nathan J. Dreon and Thomas A. Dreon; and 12 grandchildren. He was a World War II and Korea veteran and retired after 20 years of Naval Service. An inurnment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
DUFFEL
Departed this life Tuesday, May 28, 2002, Mrs. Sarah R. Duffel of Amelia, Va. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn R. Spurlock and husband, Theodore; two grandchildren, Todd and Tiffany Spurlock, all of Richmond; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday (today) at 1 p.m. from Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Amelia. Interment church cemetery. Arrangements by Michael W. Hawkes Funeral Home, Amelia.
EARLEY
Thomas B. Earley, 72, of Richmond, died May 31, 2002. Funeral notice later.
EDDS
Ronald O. (Doc) Edds, 82, of Glen Allen, went to be with the Lord on May 30, 2002. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Norma K. Edds; a daughter, Karen Edds Spencer; two sons and their wives, Daryl K. and Patricia Edds of Glen Allen, Barry L. and Cathy Edds of Mechanicsville; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Edds was a Navy Veteran of WWII, a 1954 graduate of VCU School of Pharmacy. He was the co-owner of Laural Park Pharmacy, worked at Blair's Drugstore, Fairmount and Westbury Pharmacies. He was a long time member of Fairmount Memorial Baptist Church. His family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Henrico Fraternal Order of Police.
GEORGE
Alma W. George, 91, went to be with the Lord Thursday, May 30, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Leonard George; and her daughter, Marion G. Dore. She is survived by her daughter, Shirley G. Allen Thacker; five grandchildren, Thomas T. Allen III, Joy Messier, Melissa Gray, Jennifer Foskey and Bubba Dore; and seven great-grandchildren. Remains rest at the Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., where the family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m Sunday. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at Forest Lawn Cemetery. NELSEN FUNERAL HOME
GRAVATT
Ellen Vann Gravatt, age 82, of Vero Beach, Fla., passed away Thursday, May 30, 2002. She is survived by her husband, the Reverend William D. Gravatt; two sons, Arthur Thomas Gravatt and wife, Lillian of Brooklyn, N.Y., William Nelson Gravatt and wife, Sherry of Tupelo, Miss.; four grandchildren, Molly Gravatt Rodriguez, Lyle, David Neal, and Kristin Gravatt; three great-grandchildren, Sinjin, Jessica and Alyssa Rodriguez. Mrs. Gravatt attended Homestead High School, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and was director of Southside Baptist WMU for two terms. She was a Sunday school teacher and volunteer at Southside Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Monday, June 3, at Jennings-McMillian Funeral Home, Crewe, with the Rev. J. Clyde Shelton officiating. Interment in Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ellen Gravatt Scholarship Fund of the Southside Baptist Association, P.O. Box O, Victoria, Va. 23974.
HARKEY
Burton A. Harkey III, 63, of Ashland, died May 24, 2002. The family will receive friends 12 noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 1 (today) at Reid Funeral Home, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, where a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.
HARRIS
Departed this life May 28, 2002, Shantia T. Harris, of Montpelier, Va. Her remains rest at the Henry W. Dabney Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Ashland. McCarthy, Director.
HOBBS
Departed this life May 30, 2002, Mrs. Priscilla S. Hobbs of 7364 McCaul Ct., Mechanicsville, Va. Remains rest at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home, 700 N. 25th St. Funeral notice later.
HOPKINS
Elsie J. Hopkins, 83, of Louisa, Va., died Thursday, May 30, 2002. She is survived by two sons, J. Dale and his wife, Sally J. Hopkins of Louisa and Richard L. and his wife, Mary Lou B. Hopkins of Richmond; four grandsons, Ricky, Jeff, Bobby and Tom; two great-grandchildren, Jacob and Tori. Her remains rest at the Woodward Funeral Home, Louisa, Va., where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Graveside funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in Hillcrest Cemetery, Louisa. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Countryside II, 4317 James Madison Highway, Gordonsville, Va.
HYDER
Syed Hyder of Richmond, Va. departed this world on May 30, 2002, of cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Farhat; son, Aamir; daughter, Naureen; and mother, Hameda. Mr. Hyder was born on July 14, 1945 in India. He graduated from St. Xavier College in Calcutta in 1966. Years and years ago, he left behind his strife torn homeland to begin life all over again. His boundless spirit and an almost mischievous sense of adventure would take him on tedious course to corridors of the American legal system. He obtained his Juris Doctor Degree in 1978. All through this he plodded relentlessly with his ever twinkling smile, never losing his lethal sense of humor that so many of us will always remember. He chose Richmond as his home, where with his equally vibrant wife he brought up his two children and set up a robust law practice. In the process he became an integral part of this community. Over the next 20 years he touched the lives of thousands of immigrants who came to this land searching for the "American Dream." With each one of them he relived his own dream. His is a story of endless toil, undiluted vigor and yet an amazing grace that will inspire generations. His life is a celebration of pure courage and true grit and so was the way he left us: Defiant to the last minute. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday (today) at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Rd.
JENKINS
Mervin E. Jenkins of 130 E. Roanoke St. departed this life Friday, May 31, 2002 at McGuire VA Hospital. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts. Funeral notice later.
MAHON
Mary Alice Beasley Mahon, 80, of Hopewell, formerly of Richmond, entered into eternal rest on May 30, 2002. Mrs. Mahon is survived by her three children, Daniel T. Mahon and his wife, Aleta of Heathsville, Theresa M. Mahon of Mechanicsville and Kathleen M. Hall and her husband, Larry of Hopewell; three grandchildren, Andrew D. Bradley and his wife, Stephanie, Kimberly A. Mahon and Michael C. Mahon, all of Mechanicsville; one sister, Dorothy B. Lynch of Greensboro, Ala.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Also left to cherish her memory are her devoted former daughter-in-law, Judith R. Mahon; and devoted friends, Tony and Polly Dortch and Jean Featherstone. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the Bliley Funeral Home's Staples Mill Chapel, 8510 Staples Mill Rd., on Sunday, June 2, 2002 from 4 to 6 p.m. A Mass will be said in her honor on Sunday, June 23, 2002 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Redeemer on Meadowbridge Road. Funeral services will be private.
MILLER
Franklin Miller, 82, of Richmond, died Sunday, May 26, 2002. He is survived by his daughter, Mindy Miller Hart of Mechanicsville; two grandchildren, Jenifer Rae Hart and her fiance, Jason VanFossen and Jonathan Franklin Wayne Hart; a sister, Elizabeth Lamar of Louisville, Kentucky and two nieces, Elizabeth Boetsch and Kathy Watson. Mr. Miller was an Army veteran of World War II and retired from the American Tobacco Company after 43 years of service. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 9271 Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville. Interment Resthaven Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the American Heart Association, 4323 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060.
MOORE
Frances M. Moore of Midlothian, formerly of Waynesboro, went to be with the Lord May 31, 2002. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert C. Moore; sons, Robert C. Moore Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Todd Moore of Tulsa, Okla. and George L. Moore and his wife, Carol B. Moore of Richmond; grandchildren, Grace E. Moore of Tulsa, Okla., Evan T. Moore and Laura A. Moore, both of Richmond; a brother, Walter L. Martin of Fairfield, Va. Mrs. Moore was a member of Woodlake United Methodist Church. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Rd., where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Westhampton Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel.
NEWBY
Dr. William "Ed" Newby, 88, beloved husband and devoted father, died Friday, May 31, 2002, after losing a battle to pneumonia, in Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was a retired United States Public Health Service physician. A native of Amelia County, Ed spent his boyhood in Burkeville, Va. After attending the College of William and Mary, interrupted by service as an Office in the Navy in WWII, he graduated from the University of Richmond, and the Medical College of Virginia. He joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1951, and spent an illustrious career as a Chief Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, garnering much recognition as a Surgeon, and as a mentor and friend to all his residents. He did postgraduate study at New York University, and served as Assistant Professor on the faculty of the Wilmer Institute of the Johns Hopkins Medical School. After retirement from the USPHS in Norfolk in 1976, he went into private practice in South Hampton Roads for ten years. Ed was a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, a past President of the Maryland Ophthalmological Society, and a past Director on the Board of the Medical Eye Bank of Maryland. He belonged to Sigma Pi Sigma Physics fraternity, and Phi Chi Medical fraternity. Ed was a member of the Galilee Episcopal Church, and a member of the Princess Anne Country Club of Virginia and the Country Club of Virginia. Ed liked golf, was an avid world traveler, and always a gentleman. Ed is survived by his wife, Katherine; and his sons, Bill and Scott; as well as a brother, Ashby; and a brother-in-law, Bill Sergeant. Memorial services will be at Westminster-Canterbury in the Holy Trinity Chapel, 3100 Shore Drive in Virginia Beach, on Tuesday, June 4 at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. Coleman Tyler of Galilee Church and Rev. Christopher Wilson, followed by a reception in the Anderson Bay View Room. Anyone wishing to honor his memory may contribute to the Ocean Park Rescue Squad, at Stratford Rd. & Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, and to the William Edward Newby Scholarship Fund at the Medical College of Virginia, in Richmond. H. D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel is handling arrangements.
