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November 08, 2009

William ‘Les’ Duty, Korean War veteran and retired lawyer, dies

Army tank commander William Lester “Les” Duty and his men were fending off an enemy assault on T-Bone Hill during the Korean War in 1952 when...

Obituaries for Nov. 8

Bond, Mrs. Veronica Scearce, 95, of Richmond, a retired employee of H.W. Goodwyn & Sons, widow of Dr. William R. Bond. Chandler, Natalie Marie, of...

Veterans Day activities

Veterans Day ceremonies and activities in the Richmond area. TODAY Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St. Pre-Veterans Day services will be held at 8 and...


November 07, 2009

Retired Culpeper official ‘Pete’ Davies dies

With the election of John Andrew Bowersett “Pete” Davies as Culpeper County’s commissioner of the revenue in 1950, Culpeper got a 32-year...

Veterans Day activities

Veterans Day ceremonies and activities in the Richmond area. TOMORROW Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St. Pre-Veterans Day services will be held at...

Obituaries for Nov. 7

Branch, Mr. David Lee, 77, of Sandston, a Korean War Navy veteran, a retired accountant for the Virginia Department of Social Services, husband of Shirley...


November 06, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 6

Beale, Mrs. Odell E., of Richmond. Bjork, Mrs. Arlene Carol, 38, of Midlothian, a yoga teacher and creator-owner of Grace Yoga Training Systems LLC, wife...

Service today for the Rev. Claude Charles Vaché

When the Rev. Claude Charles Vaché became diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1978, he was seen as “high church”...


November 05, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 5

Ahern, Mr. Gary Michael, 51, of Richmond, a painter. Carter, Mr. Henry, 91, of Ashland, a retired brickmason for the District of Columbia, husband of Sarah...


November 04, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 4

Berry, Mrs. Opal, 65, of Doswell, widow of Carl Berry Sr. Brenner, Mrs. Martha R., 92, of Chesterfield, widow of Carl A. Brenner. Brown, Mr. Donald Forrest...


November 03, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 3

Austin, Mrs. Dora Faulk, 74, of Varina, a retired receptionist, wife of William N. Austin Sr. Brown, Mrs. Mary E., 84, of Richmond, a retired employee...


November 02, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 2

Atkins, Mr. Jerry L. “Red,“ 56, of Ashland, a veteran of the Marine Corps Reserve, a truck driver, husband of Ida C. Atkins. Bagley, Mrs. Adele...

Veteran broadcaster Harvey Lee Hudson Jr. dies
Veteran broadcaster Harvey Lee Hudson Jr. dies

Over nearly 70 years, the baritone-to-bass radio voice of Harvey Lee Hudson Jr. woke Virginians up. It entertained them in their cars, sold them Cadillacs,...


November 01, 2009

Class Reunions for Nov. 1

Nov. 11: Ginter Park Elementary School Sixth Grade Class of 1949, 60th reunion, noon at the Hill City Chop House in Virginia Center Commons. Order off...

O. Fitzhugh Johnson Sr. of Fredericksburg dies

Orrick Fitzhugh Johnson Sr. of Fredericksburg flew 35 missions over Japan as a flight engineer with the 20th Air Force during World War II. Based in Saipan,...

Obituaries for Nov. 1

Bauder, Mr. Frederick W., 83, of Richmond and Miami, a retired director of purchasing for A.H. Robins Co. Bennett, Mr. John Archer, 88, of Chester, a World...


October 31, 2009

Retired social worker Frederic David Fraley dies

Raised on a tobacco farm near Dungannon that had the first television set in the area, Tazewell County native Frederic David Fraley grew up fascinated...

Obituaries for Oct. 31

Burgess, Ms. Edith Robinson, 83, of Richmond, a retired ticket agent for Greyhound Bus Lines. Carter, Mrs. Ola Guza “Bunny/Mama/Mamaw,“ 95,...


October 30, 2009

Elizabeth D. McKellar dies

Soon after starting voice studies with Wagnerian baritone Friedrich Schorr in New York, first soprano Elizabeth “Betty” Dickman McKellar left...

Obituaries for Oct. 30

Agee, Mr. James Barclay “Jim,“ 73, of Richmond, a retired floor manager for Philip Morris, husband of Jean Cobb Agee. Barker, Mr. Lyston L....


October 29, 2009

Obituaries for Oct. 29

Ashley, Mr. James Wilbur, 85, of Richmond, a retired forklift operator for Philip Morris, husband of Bessie Ashley. Barnes, Mr. Lafayette “Fate,“...


October 28, 2009

Obituaries for Oct. 28

Gayle, Mr. Charles O. Sr., 64, of Richmond, a Vietnam War veteran, husband of Letha Deborah Pittman-Gayle. Hamm, Mr. Hedley B., 81, of Glen Allen, widower...


October 27, 2009

Obituaries for Oct. 27

Crump, Mrs. Audrey F., of New Kent, wife of James H. Crump Sr. Embrey, Mrs. Marion Corker, 92, of Beaverdam, widow of C. Wesley Embrey. Oley, Mrs. Rose...


October 26, 2009

Obituaries for Oct. 26

Alonso, Mr. Francisco, 90, of Richmond, husband of Sarah Alcover Alonso. Carter, Mrs. Pearl, 75, of Goochland, widow of Samuel Carter. Condyles, Mrs. Meriwether...


October 25, 2009

Obituaries for Oct. 25

Abramowicz, Ms. Natalie J., 32, of Richmond. Allen, Mrs. Wanda Kee Joyner, 56, of Richmond. Anderson, Mrs. Majorie Elizabeth, 87, of Mechanicsville, widow...

WWII veteran Dallas B. Pigge of Amelia dies

Dallas B. Pigge of Amelia County never forgot the cold and hunger of his six months as a German prisoner of war during World War II. He also never forgot...

Class Reunions for Oct. 25

Nov. 7: Meadowbrook High School Class of 1994, 15th reunion, 7 p.m. to midnight at Holiday Inn Select Koger Center on Midlothian Turnpike. Tickets are...


October 24, 2009

Obituaries for Oct. 24

Allen, Mr. Ellwood D., 77, of Ashland, widower of Eleanor Elizabeth Allen. Barnes, Mr. Kenneth L., 64, of Henrico, employee of Austin Brockenbrough &...

Robert Bruce Spencer Jr., retired judge, dies at 87

During the day-to-day drama in his courtroom, Judge Robert Bruce Spencer Jr. would peer over half-frame reading glasses as he heard cases from speeding...

Margaret Tunner, one of the first female pilots in the U.S. military, dies

Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner, it could be safely said, loved to fly. As a young woman during World War II she joined the select Women’s Airforce...

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