U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
MELVIN
Frances Coleman Melvin, 75, of Petersburg, died Saturday, June 23, 2001. She was a native of Amelia County, born the daughter of the late Lewis Aston Coleman and Elizabeth Blanton Coleman. She was a retired secretary with the Prince George School Board. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Council Melvin Jr., and is survived by one son, Robert Walter Melvin and his wife, Vicki of Chester; one daughter, Barbara "Betty" Melvin Keith and her husband, Jimmy of Sutherland; four grandchildren, Stephanie Mayton, Kimberly Keith, Doug Melvin and Rob Melvin; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Walter Emerson Coleman and his wife, Katie of Chester. A graveside funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Blandford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 201 Walnut Blvd., Petersburg, Va. 23805. The J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home, Petersburg, is in charge of arrangements.
MEREDITH
Doswell Goodwin (Junie) Meredith Jr., age 79, of Manakin-Sabot, died Saturday, June 23, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Goldie D. Meredith; one son, Ralph Deel and his wife, Susan of Glen Allen; and one grandson, Andrew Deel. He was a member of Westhampton Masonic Lodge #302, AF&AM, the Scottish Rite, the ACCA Temple Shrine and Ceremonial Cast and the Elks Lodge BPOE #45. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad St., Glen Allen. A Masonic memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment will follow in Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bon Secours Hospice or Childhood Language Center at Richmond.
MORRIS
Elsie I. Morris, 79, of Bon Air, widow of Macel R. Morris Sr., passed away June 22, 2001. She is survived by her children, Macel R. Morris Jr. and his wife, Patricia, Susan K. Morrow and her husband, Harry and Sharon M. Hargrave and her husband, Christopher; grandson, Christopher B. Hargrave Jr.; granddaughter, Courtney B. Hargrave; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and will be missed by all. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Monday in Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Forest View Vol. Rescue Squad, 5327 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond, Va. Bliley Funeral Home's Chippenham Chapel is serving her family.
MORSE
Ronald A. "Ronnie" Morse of Glen Allen, passed quietly Thursday, June 21, 2001. He is survived by his devoted wife of 32 years, Gertie; adopted daughter, Patricia M. Keel (Robert); stepdaughter, Maria Anderson-Davis (Robert); granddaughter, Crystal Davis; one aunt, Mrs. Thelma Dabney; three nephews, one devoted, Michael Fountain; two nieces and many other relatives and friends, among them, Mr. and Mrs. "Al" Rice and Mr. and Mrs. "Bill" Carter. Mr. Morse retired from the City of Richmond in 1996 where he served as Animal Control Officer for 24 years. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 26, 12 Noon, at Cedar Street Memorial Baptist Church, 23rd and Cedar Sts. Dr. Benjamin W. Robertson Sr. officiating. Entombment Forest Lawn Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bon Secours, St. Mary's Hospice, 8580 Magellan Pkwy., Richmond, Va. 23227. Arrangements by Scott's Funeral Home, 115 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Guestbook at www.legacy.com.
PRICE
Died June 24, 2001, Ms. Gwendolyn Price of 3400 Westcliffe Ave. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
ROBERTS
Departed this life June 24, 2001, Miss Annette Roberts of 1420 N. 19th St. Arrangements by Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave. Notice of funeral later.
SEALOCK
Otis Owen Sealock Sr., 74, of Chesterfield County, died Sunday, June 24, 2001. He was a native of Proffitt, Va., son of the late William M. and Elsie Wood Crickenberger Sealock. He was a retired machine operator from Dupont. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in World War II and Korea. He is survived by his wife, Helen Eubank Sealock; one daughter, Frances A. Snow (Edward); one son, Otis Owen Sealock Jr. (Kimberly); four grandchildren, Veronica Snow, Michael Snow (Vicki), Theresa Snow and Ashley Sealock; one great-grandchild, Joy Noel Snow, all of Chesterfield; two sisters, Ziona Merica of Charlottesville and Dorothy Fogelman of Danville; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27 at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Roland
Powell and Chaplain Bill Daniels officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Memorial Park, with military honors. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Virginia, 5540 Falmouth St., Richmond, Va. 23230.
STEWART
Odette (Tommy) Stewart, 83, of Midlothian, died June 24, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Gilbert L. Stewart; a son, John W. Stewart and his wife, Nancy D. Stewart; a granddaughter, Michelle N. Stewart; a grandson, Michael J. Stewart; two sisters, Heloise B. Fox and Carroll B. Hebert; a brother, John H. Bruns. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Chippnham Chapel, 6900 Hull St. Rd., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.
STRANGE
Hutchins B. Strange, 92, died Sunday, June 24, 2001 at Brandermill Health Care Center, Midlothian, Va. Mr. Strange retired from the Continental Can Company as a Regional Sales Director, and was a charter member of Crestwood Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a sister, Cora S. McKinnon of Los Angeles, Calif.; and two very special families, the Hollowell and Wood families. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Crestwood Presbyterian Church. Interment Hollywood Cemetery.
TAYLOR
Died June 24, 2001, Mrs. Sadie Augustus Taylor of Richmond. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Ave. Funeral notice later.
WALMSLEY
Louise Jordan Walmsley, 86, of Buena Vista, Va., died Sunday, June 24, 2001. She was retired from Southern Seminary as a teacher and guidance counselor. At Miss Walmsley's request, there will be no funeral service. Memorial donations may be made to the Southern Virginia University or St. John's United Methodist Church, both in Buena Vista, Va. Arrangements are being handled by the Lomax Funeral Home, Buena Vista, Va. 540-261-6585.
YOUNG
Wilmer F. "Wil" Young, age 68, of Annapolis, Md., died peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2001 at Anne Arundel Medical Hospital. The cause of death was kidney failure. Born July 18, 1932 in Petersburg, Va., Mr. Young graduated from Petersburg High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 followed by active duty in the Naval Reserve from 1967-1971 and retired after 20 years of service. As a civilian, he lived and worked most of his career in Richmond, Va. for Hunt-Wesson Foods and Tropicana Products as a sales and marketing representative. He retired in 1991 while living in Annapolis, Md., where he resided until his death. Wil's favorite pastimes were friends, photography, cooking and gardening, clothing, cars, computers, Harley Davidson and the enjoyment of nautical life. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Annapolis. Wil is survived by his sister, Margaret Poore; two daughters, Maria Maris and Susan Schulthise; and a son, Michael Young, all of Richmond; plus friend, Carl Bouie, loyal and dear as a son, of Annapolis, Md. In addition, he is survived by two grandchildren and three stepchildren, as well as past wives, the former Janet Pate of Nags Head, N.C., Cecilia Boada of Richmond, and Hilda Catlett of Dillwyn, Va. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Westhampton Memorial Park Mausoleum, followed by a chapel service at the same. Afterwards, interment and military rites will be held at the graveside. The West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, Glen Allen, is in charge of arrangements.
Grace Mercer Ginn, 65, community volunteer, dies
Nov 07, 2002
Grace Mercer Ginn devoted her energy to community causes, and she got results.
She was a former Fan Free Clinic board president and later headed the $1.6 million capital campaign that enabled the agency to acquire a new building on Thompson Street. Through those efforts, the clinic was able to add and expand services for thousands of additional clients, said the clinic's executive director, Jim Beckner.
"Everyone here called her 'Mama Grace' because of the way she interacted with other board members, staff, volunteers and clients," Beckner said. "She was amazing in what she was able to do and that was her other nickname 'Amazing Grace'."
Diagnosed about a year ago with amytrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, Mrs. Ginn died Monday. She was 65.
A longtime supporter of the United Way of Greater Richmond, she was the organization's liaison to the Fan Free Clinic from 1988 to 1990, when she joined the clinic's board.
She was president of the Junior League of Richmond in 1975, when the League celebrated its 50th anniversary and acquired the Mayo
Carter House, which serves as its headquarters.
"I know she was particularly proud of the work she did with the Fan Free Clinic," said her son, Marshall Holmes Ginn, of Arlington. "And she just loved the League. It was through the League that she really learned how to serve the community."
She served as chairwoman for fund-raising balls for the Historic Richmond Foundation and what is now Children's Hospital.
A member of The Council of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, she recently was co-chairperson of "Night Nouveau," an event recognizing the museum's current art nouveau exhibition.
She was member of the board of Stop Child Abuse Now, the board of Family Lifeline and the alumni board of Collegiate School.
A Richmond native, she earned a bachelor's degree in 1959 from Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., and later took courses at the University of Southern California in education of the deaf.
For about seven years in the 1960s she worked at the Medical College of Virginia, teaching deaf children to lip-read and to speak.
The Junior League of Richmond honored her in 2002 with its Barbara Ransome Andrews Award for outstanding commitment to the community.
In addition to her son, survivors include her husband, George Holmes Ginn; two other sons, George Warren Ginn, of Glen Cove, N.Y., and Gregory Blane Withers, of Roxbury, Conn.; a daughter, Mary Catharine Kolbert, of Richmond; and one granddaughter.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.
Dr. Robert Steele Hutcheson Jr.
Feb 03, 2003
Dr. Robert Steele Hutcheson Jr. was a doctor who knew more about his patients than their allergies and ailments.
The Roanoke physician and former president of the Virginia Department of Health took the time to remember the details of his patients' lives.
"He was one those doctors who always found something interesting in the people he treated," said his daughter, Mary Moffett H. Priddy.
Dr. Hutcheson, who practiced in Roanoke for 35 years before retiring in 1985, died Sunday. He was 83.
A graduate of Washington and Lee University, he earned a medical degree at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1943 and served as medical officer in the Navy in the latter years of World War II.
After a fellowship in internal medicine in New Orleans, he settled in Roanoke, where he later served as president of the Roanoke Academy of Medicine. He was also a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a former vice president of the Medical Society of Virginia.
Dr. Hutcheson was appointed to the state board of health in the 1960s and became its president in 1967. He served on the board until 1976.
Henry Page Mauck, a cousin, said Hutcheson was a family man, balancing his practice with his duties as the father of six.
"He was recognized by people, generally, as just a fine person," Mauck said.
Dr. Hutcheson was also well-known in the church community. He was a former trustee at Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, where he was named father of the year for religious activities in 1959.
After he retired, he served as a consultant to the Social Security Office of Hearings and Appeals for a decade and volunteered his time with church and community service organizations.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Moffett Hutcheson; two sons, Robert S. Hutcheson III, of Knoxville, Tenn., and J. Randolph Hutcheson, of Richmond; four daughters, Frances H. Garrard, of Taylorsville, N.C., Mary Moffett H. Priddy, of Richmond, Elizabeth H. Marth, of Richmond, and Alice H. Brafford, of Charlotte, N.C.; and 16 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke.
BAKER
Mrs. Pauline S. Taylor Baker of Richmond, a dressmaker and designer, widow of the late William A.E. Baker, departed this life Wednesday, December 5, 2001. She is survived by her son, Dr. Arthur E. Baker; daughter, Mrs. Barbara Baker Wright; three grandchildren, Chrystal Wright, Thomas Wright III and Arthur Baker Wright; devoted son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Wright Jr.; a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Mimms Funeral Home, 19th and Hull Sts. The family will receive friends 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, December 8, at First Baptist Church, 1501 Decatur St. Funenal services begin at noon at the church, Rev. Dwight C. Jones, pastor, officiating. Interment Maury Cemtery. Relatives and friends attending funeral services assemble at the church Saturday, 11:30 a.m. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Alzheimer's Association, 4600 Cox Rd., Glen Allen, Va., 967-2580.
BALL
Katie Mae Ball quietly entered into eternal rest November 30, 2001. Her memories will live on in the hearts of her sons, Michael A. Ball and John W. Ball, Jr.; grandchildren. Ashley M. and Katlyn C. Ball; loving mother, Helen Goode of North Carolina; sister, Sally Davis of North Carolina; daughter-in-law, Andrea Ball; niece, Denise Davis of North Carolina; a host of other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave., where funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. on Saturday with Rev. Ronald C. Taylor Sr. officiating. Interment Oakwood cemetery. Please visit our online memorial at www.chilesfuneralhome.com.
BAREFORD
Louise M. Bareford, age 95, of St. Stephen's Church, died December 6, 2001. She is survived by three daughters, Anne B. Harker of Oskton, Louise B. Steward of Richmond, Stella B. Brooks of Tappahannock; two sons, Willam E. of Mechanicsville and Herman Bareford of St. Stephen's Church; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Hester C. Carter. Remains rest at the B.W. White Funeral Home, Aylett, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and where services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Interment in Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery.
BASKERVILLE
Mary Baskerville, 92, born in Richmond on May 23, 1909, departed this life December 4, 2001. She is survived by two daughters, Viola Morton and Bernice Whitaker; son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Yvonne Baskerville; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Martha Neal; brother-in-law, Willie Laney; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Remains rest at the Chiles Funeral Home, 2100 Fairmount Ave., where funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
BROOKS
Jacob James Brooks Sr., 81, of Richmond, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Blunt Brooks; two children, Elizabeth Brooks
Johnson and Jacob James Brooks Jr.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Lee Brooks, Jacob James Brooks III, Christopher Lennon Johnson; two brothers, Robert H. and Joseph E. Brooks; and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Brooks was a member of Lakeside United Methodist Church, where he was the treasurer of the Fellowship Sunday School class. He was an Army veteran of WWII, receiving the Bronze Star and was the field representative for the WWII Memorial. He was also a member of Glen Allen Masonic Lodge No. 131 AF&AM, the Richmond Scottish Rite Bodies, the ACCA Temple Shrine, and the VFW Post 125. Mr. Brooks was a volunteer at the Memorial Regional Medical Center and a retired employee of CSX Railroad. Funeral services will be conducted 12 noon Saturday at Lakeside United Methodist Church. Interment Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lakeside United Methodist Church, 2333 Hilliard Rd., or the Masonic Home of Virgina, 4101 Nine Mile Rd. Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, handling arrangments.
BRUNO
Marilyn "Ricki" Roche Bruno,70, of Richmond and Bonita Springs, Fla., died December 6, 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, James P. Roche. Mrs. Bruno taught physical education and health at St. Edward's School for 17 years. She is survived by her husband, John Bruno; her son, James Michael Roche of Richmond; her daughters, Michele R. Rumsey of Upper Malboro, Md., Sheryl R. Mock of Fredericksburg and Teresa R. O'Brien of Richmond; 11 grandchildren. Her remains rest at the Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Ave., where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, with a Christian wake service at 6 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at St Mary's Catholic Church, 9505 Gayton Road. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the hospice of Central Virginia or the American Cancer Society.
BURRUSS
Virginia Bell Burruss, 93, of Ruther Glen in Caroline county, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001. Born in Teman near Beaverdam, Va., Mrs. Burruss had retired from Caroline County Public Schools after teaching math and science for 30 years. "Miss Bell", as she was known by many of her students, graduated from Westhampton college in 1929. She was the widow of David C. Burruss. Survivors include two sons, David C. Burruss Jr. and Richard B. Burruss, both of Ruther Glen and eight grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 8 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Ruther Glen with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, c/o Herbert Covington, 25473 Ruther Glen Road, Ruther Glen, Va. 22546.
