Obituaries for Jan. 20, 2012

By: Times-Dispatch Staff | Times-Dispatch
Published: January 20, 2012

METRO

Allen, Mrs. Pearcie L., 85, of Richmond, a retired employee of the Defense General Supply Center, widow of Roy Allen.

Driggs-Higgerson, Mrs. Carolyn, 57, of Chesterfield, a retired nursing field worker, wife of Hugh M. "Mike" Higgerson.

Farley, Ms. Donna L. Robinson, 76, of Richmond, formerly of Wyandotte, Mich., and Lake Havasu City, Ariz., a retired employee of the American Red Cross who had served in Akron, Ohio, and with the agency's National Disaster Services.

Fisher, Mrs. Nora B., of Richmond, widow of Charles Fisher.

Jones, Mrs. Cynthia Renée, of Henrico, a benefit analyst for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, wife of Jeff Jones.

Leake, Mrs. Myrtle Toler, 88, of Richmond, widow of Frank S. Leake.

Lee, Mrs. Grace Ford, of Richmond, 85, of Goochland.

Newman, Cecil Francis, 85, of Goochland, a World War II Navy veteran, a retired auto mechanic for Newman Service Station, husband of Marguerite Keith Newman.

Noel, Mr. Robert Wilson, 93, of Glen Allen, a World War II Army veteran, a retired engineer with the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, widower of Mary Noel.

Price, Mr. Kenneth Otey, 91, of Richmond, formerly of Roanoke, a World War II Army Air Forces veteran, a retired mechanical designer, husband of Barbara Joan Walton Price.

Riveron, Mr. Ronne, 66, of Richmond, a retired cook, husband of Zoila Riveron.

Stephens, Mrs. Doretha, of Richmond, widow of the Rev. Edward D. Stephens.

VIRGINIA

ALTON – Collie, Mrs. Shirley Augusta Carter, 92, a retired cafeteria manager for the Halifax County school system, widow of Wayman Taylor Collie.

AMELIA – Parrish, Mr. James Herman "River Rat," 70, a retired tax preparer.

BOWLING GREEN – Pittman, Mrs. Bernice Carol Ewell, 79, formerly of Richmond, widow of Arthur "Buddy" Pittman.

BROAD RUN – Mills, Mr. Howard Clyde Jr., husband of Helen Mills.

CALLAO – Hall, Mrs. Olive Headley, 92, a retired clerk with the U.S. Postal Service, widow of Milton A. Headley and T. Reese Hall.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS – Wilkinson, Mr. William Gerald, 74, a Korean War-era Air Force veteran, a retired supervisor with BASF Group, husband of Sherry H. Wilkinson.

HAYNESVILLE – Croxton, Mr. Warren Rudolph, 90, a retired driver and salesman for Northern Neck Oil Co. Inc., husband of Doris J. Croxton.

HOPEWELL – Leftwich, Dr. Thomas Frederick Jr., 58, a dentist, husband of Mary Ann Francis Leftwich.

LA CROSSE – Reese, Mr. Charles David, 67, an Air Force veteran, a sales manager for VAMAC Inc. plumbing machinery distributers, husband of Mary Ogburn Gee Reese.

LOCUST GROVE – Buckley, Mrs. Dorothy Marie Crosen, 90, widow of Roger Dulin Buckley Sr.

NEWPORT NEWS – Foster, Mrs. Annie May, 75, a psychiatric aide, widow of Wayne Howard Foster.

ORANGE – Landrum, Mrs. Kathleen Ingram, 90, a homemaker, widow of Clarence Landrum.

TAPPAHANNOCK – Coleman, Mrs. Carolyn Muse, 55, a retired meat department employee of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., wife of Garnett D. Coleman.

Johnson, Mr. Daniel Webster, 74, a retired employee of S.W. Rodgers Co. Inc. site development, concrete and utility construction contractors, husband of Verna Bundy Johnson.

VIRGINIA BEACH – Vance, Mrs. Patricia Gail Jones, 64, a receptionist for Heritage Title Co. of Virginia Inc., wife of Michael John Vance.

WILSONS – Dews, Mr. Robert Hugh "Buck," 87, a Virginia Army National Guard veteran, a retired dairy farmer, widower of Irene Ulrey Dews and Dorothy Hogan Dews.