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November 21, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 21

Bartlam, Mrs. Helen DuBois, of Henrico, widow of Lee Clinton Bartlam. Bell, Mr. William A., 59, of Richmond, a former truck driver. Brewer, Miss Margaret,...

Retired Baptist minister J. Herman Adams dies

In August 1934, 14-year-old farm boy J. Herman Adams accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior at his hometown church, Liberty Baptist Church in Hickory, Ky....


November 20, 2009

Martin Strother, singer and music instructor, dies at 60

When Richmonder Martin Strother began to sing, his powerful basso profondo voice—without benefit of a microphone—easily commanded an auditorium...

Obituaries for Nov. 20

Athy, Mr. George, 78, of Richmond, a self-employed upholsterer, husband of Edna Athy. Benson, Mr. Archibald Harnamsingh, 81, of Richmond, a retired professor...


November 19, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 19

Abbey-Anders, Ms. Ruth, 69, of Richmond, a child-care employee. Anderson, Mr. Oscar Wilton “Willie Boy,“ 80, of Glen Allen, a Korean War Army...


November 18, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 18

Adams, the Rev. James Herman, 91, of Richmond, former pastor of Bethany Baptist and Red Lane Baptist churches and interim pastor at several other churches,...


November 17, 2009

Former chairman of Bassett Furniture dies

During the 1960s and on through the 1980s, Bassett Furniture was a world leader in furniture manufacturing. At the helm was Robert Henkel Spilman Sr.,...

Obituaries for Nov. 17, 2009

Boland, Mrs. Ann Kleckley, 58, of Richmond, a master gardener and computer-science programmer, wife of Steve Boland. Brown, Ms. Patricia Ann, 60, of Richmond,...


November 16, 2009

M. Barbour, retired chief of recreation at McGuire, dies

In 1981, 74 military veterans in wheelchairs from 14 states showed up at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond to compete in sports ranging from table...

Obituaries for Nov. 16

Anderson, Mrs. Dorothy M., 76, of Richmond, wife of Aubrey Anderson. Baur, Mrs. Elizabeth, 89, of Richmond, wife of Charles T. Baur. Beazley, Mrs. Phyllis...


November 15, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 15

Almeida, Mrs. Joyce Ann Cumbie, 83, of Chester, a former communications operator, wife of Wilfred E. Almeida Sr. Artis, Ms. Rosetta A., 59, of Richmond....

Former VIMS marine biologist Morris Roberts Jr. dies

As a marine biologist at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at Gloucester Point, Dr. Morris Henry “Mory” Roberts Jr. studied the movement...


November 14, 2009

St. Paul’s associate pastor dies

The Rev. Shirley Ann McSweeney was ordained to the ministry in 1996 at St. Paul’s Baptist Church and had a stroke the same year while working at...

Obituaries for Nov. 14

Artis, Ms. Rosetta A., 59, of Richmond. Barbour, Mrs. Muriel Davis Watson, 79, of Richmond, retired chief of recreation service at McGuire Department...


November 13, 2009

Former Busch Gardens performer Robert R. Bauman dies at 95

In 1975, retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Renninger Bauman donned Bavarian leather pants, suspenders and a green Lechtaler hat and sang some songs in German...

Obituaries for Nov. 13

Bartlett, Mr. Charles Edward, 65, of Chesterfield, husband of Scherryl Redmond Bartlett. Bishop, Mr. Robert Clarence, 81, of Chesterfield, a retired Air...


November 12, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 12

Akers, Mrs. Beatrice Irene Grant, of Richmond, widow of William Robert Akers Jr. Burleigh, Mrs. Annie Stone, 83, of Richmond, a retired employee of the...


November 11, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 11

Bailey, Mr. Daniel Carlyle, 15, of Richmond, son of Lauren Schooler Bailey and Darrin P. Bailey Sr. Brooks, Mr. Clifton Lee “Tinker” Jr., of...


November 10, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 10

Black, Ashton Isaiah, 16, of Richmond, son of Dannette Brown and the late Wilbert I. Woodley. Brown, Aaron DeVon, 9, of Richmond, son of Dannette and...

Retired Hermitage teacher Alfred T. Dudley dies at 84

Alfred Traylor Dudley’s efforts to bring history to life for Hermitage High School students kept Bruce Bowen coming back for more. Bowen took American...


November 09, 2009

Obituaries for Nov. 9

Black, Mr. Ashton Isaiah, 16, of Richmond, son of Dannette Brown. Boulden, Mr. Robert James “Bob,“ 83, of Richmond. Brown, Aaron DeVon, 9 of...

Obituaries for Nov. 9

Black, Mr. Ashton Isaiah, 16, of Richmond, son of Dannette Brown. Boulden, Mr. Robert James “Bob,“ 83, of Richmond. Brown, Aaron DeVon, 9 of...


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...


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...

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...

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