Obituaries for February 21, 2012

Bass, Mr. Wray J. Sr., of Mechanicsville, a retired employee of Capital Masonry Corp., husband of Barbara Bass.

Blocker, Mrs. Bettie E., 92, of Richmond, a retired custodian at a federal courthouse, widow of James C. Blocker.

Boggs, Mrs. Geraldine Steele, 77, of Chester, a retired nurse, widow of Billy Ray Boggs.

Bowie, Mrs. Barbara "Babs" Smith, 78, of Glen Allen, formerly of Arlington, a former elementary school teacher in Arlington and Fairfax counties and artist, widow of Donald W. Bowie.

Davis, Ms. Betty "Betsy" Crew, 72, of Mechanicsville, a retired secretary for Crew Heating and Air.

Dickason, Mrs. Gertrude Branch, 92, of Richmond, a retired domestic worker, widow of Everett Dickason.

Dunkum, Mrs. Eloise Harn, 92, of Richmond, a retired office manager, widow of Edward H. Dunkum.

Ellis, Mrs. Delories Mayes, 80, of Matoaca, a retired Bell telephone employee, wife of George "Buck" Ellis.

Franklin, Mr. Eric A., 24, of Richmond.

Hayden, Mr. David Lee, 61, of Mechanicsville, a retired trainmaster, husband of Diane Hayden.

Jones, Mr. Herbert Sr., 87, of New Kent, a World War II Army veteran, husband of Willa Jones.

Lanier, Mr. William Thomas, 83, of Richmond, formerly of Pittsylvania County, a retired employee of Philip Morris, husband of Doris Hudson Lanier.

Lawson, Mr. Garland Lorenzo, 51, of Richmond.

Perkins, Mrs. Lucille, 102, of Richmond, a retired domestic worker, widow of Clifton Perkins.

Russell, Mrs. Joye Chrissman, 61, of Richmond, a retired consultant for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention who had served in Malawi and the home office, wife of Herman W. Russell.

Satterwhite, Mrs. Rosa Ellen Buchanan, 92, of Doswell, a retired clerk for Safeway Food Stores, widow of Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite.

Thomas, Mrs. Marilyn M., 70, of Richmond, a retired cook, widow of James Thomas.

Wasserman, Mrs. Martele Sporn, 83, of Henrico, a retired secretary at Virginia Commonwealth University, widow of Dr. Albert J. Wasserman.

Wimberley, Mr. Randy Vernon, 58, of Richmond, a former employee of Jak Max Wholesale Auto Brokers.

AMELIA COURT HOUSE – Trevillian, Mrs. Nellie Marie Kellison, 94, formerly of Covington and Chesterfield County, a retired assistant manager of Southland Corp., widow of William Martin Trevillian Sr.

FRANKLIN – Lowe, Mr. Stanley Graves, 91, a World War II veteran, a former agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and broker with Scott & Associates Inc., husband of Sarah S. Lowe.

HOPEWELL – Parsons, Mrs. Lucile Tench, 96, a retired nurse who worked at Hercules Inc., widow of Howard Tolar Parsons Sr.

IRVINGTON – Steelman, Mr. Richard Linwood, 81, a Marine Corps Reserve veteran, a retired pathology and toxicology group director and drug safety evaluator for McNeil Pharmaceutical, husband of Janet Russell Steelman.

Smith, Mr. Rodney Winthrop Sr., 83, a social studies teacher who retired as head of the department of social studies at Pelham Memorial High School in Pelham, N.Y., husband of Phyllis Fiske Smith.

KILMARNOCK – Coates, Ms. Sandra Darlene, 60.

LA CROSSE – Davis, Mr. Theodore Lee, 69, a retired employee of the Town of South Hill, husband of Barbara Pearce Davis.

PRINCE GEORGE – Jarratt, Mrs. Connie Jean, 53, a homemaker, wife of Wilbur Scott Jarratt.

Ulmer, Mr. Frederick C. Jr., 87, formerly of Philadelphia, a Navy commander who retired as administrative officer of the U.S. Naval Dental School at the U.S. Naval Graduate Dental School and World War II veteran, a professor emeritus and former chairman of the Division of Health Technology at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, husband of Mildred Hearne Ulmer.

SOUTH BOSTON – Riley, the Rev. Frank Carson Jr., 88, formerly of Orange, a World War II Navy veteran, a retired Baptist pastor, husband of Elizabeth S. Riley.

SOUTH HILL – Ellis, Mr. Thomas Claude "T.C.," 86, owner of City Barber Shop and a representative for Woodman of the World insurance, husband of Mable Cox Ellis.

STAUNTON – Foster, Mr. Floyd E. "Chip" III, 61, formerly of Richmond, an agent for Bankers Insurance LLC, husband of Marilou Oglesby Snodgrass Foster.

WARSAW – Smith, Mrs. Mahalie Bell Lackey, 87, a homemaker, widow of Milton R. Smith.

Fentress, Ms. Mary L., 41, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Mechanicsville.