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 of Joe Bjork. Breedlove, Mr. Roger Wayne, 46, of Henrico, a former land surveyor. Carter, Ms. Patricia E., of Richmond, companion of Louis Speight. Emde, Mr. J.C. Mason “Red,“ 90, of Powhatan, a real estate broker, husband of Doe Emde.

When the Rev. Claude Charles Vaché became diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1978, he was seen as “high church” or very traditional in his views, according to clergy colleagues. However, “he prayed a lot over issues, always asking for guidance,“ said his “foster son,“ Valdeir France of Portsmouth. Unequivocally opposed to the ordination of women, he surprised his diocese by changing his mind. “He began to think and talk about it and thought it was the right thing to do,“ France said.

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 B. Carter. Cullen, Mrs. Dorothy A., 82, of Richmond, a retiree of a bank in Connecticut, wife of Thomas Cullen. Forristal, Mrs. Anna Olivia Norris, 82, of Richmond, widow of H. Leo Forristal.

Burgess, Ms. Edith Robinson, 83, of Richmond, a retired ticket agent for Greyhound Bus Lines. Carter, Mrs. Ola Guza “Bunny/Mama/Mamaw,“ 95, of Chesterfield, widow of Owen Carter. Cox, Mr. Lester Larry “Lucky,“ 50, of Richmond, a self-employed contractor. Dobb, Mr. Stuart R. “Copper” Sr., 82, of Chesterfield, husband of Ann Dobb.

Ashley, Mr. James Wilbur, 85, of Richmond, a retired forklift operator for Philip Morris, husband of Bessie Ashley. Barnes, Mr. Lafayette “Fate,“ 73, of Richmond, a plumber for Virginia Union University. Branch, Ms. Brenda Cecelia, 56, of Richmond, a former computer technician. Cox, Mrs. Shirley Heath, 74, of Richmond, a retired public schools clerical employee, widow of Douglas E. Cox.

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 of Ann Lavern Hamm. Huband, Mr. Douglas Lee Sr., 77, a National Guard veteran, a retired supervisor at Philip Morris, husband of Marjorie Huband. James, Mrs. Alice P., 98, of Richmond, a homemaker, widow of Saunders James.

Rose “Reba” Mehfoud Oley would open up her house every Thanksgiving and Christmas. “We’d have 60 to 70 people in the house—people I’d never seen before,“ recalled Mark A. Oley, the youngest of her seven children. “She would send us to go pick these people up. Her kindness reached beyond the city limits.“ She would invite the homeless, people without their families for the holidays, old friends and people needing friends.

Alonso, Mr. Francisco, 90, of Richmond, husband of Sarah Alcover Alonso. Carter, Mrs. Pearl, 75, of Goochland, widow of Samuel Carter. Condyles, Mrs. Meriwether Allen, 74, of Richmond, a volunteer at the Red Cross and Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Hospital, widow of Nicholas C. Condyles. Conrad , Mr. William C., 88, of Richmond, an Army veteran, a retired engineer, widower of Barbara Gambrill Conrad.

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 tickets to landlord-tenant disputes. “When those glasses would slide to the tip of his nose, lawyers and defendants knew there was going to be trouble,“ said his son, Robert Bruce Spencer III of Powhatan County.

Akers, Mrs. Genevieve S., 88, of Chesterfield, widow of Olin F. Akers. Ash, Mr. Dale Edward, 50, of Richmond. Beckman, Mr. Frank Samuel, 88, of Richmond, a World War II Army veteran, a professor emeritus at Brooklyn College, where he was founder and former chairman of the computer and information science department, widower of Shirley Beckman.

Joseph Wiseman, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, has died. He was 91.

In 1976, William Alfred “Bill” Galloway and his wife, Mary Ann Pettit Galloway, bought the small Virginia Diner Inc. with adjacent gift shop and motel by the side of U.S. 460 in Wakefield. The diner, a converted railroad car with two additions, “leaked like a sieve at the additions when it rained,“ said their daughter, Christine Epperson of Ivor.

Robert E. Snead Sr., a retired pressroom manager who worked for Richmond Newspapers for 44 years, died Tuesday after suffering from Parkinson’s disease for many years. He was 80. Mr. Snead, of Manakin-Sabot, started in newspapering in 1950, when his father got him a position as an apprentice pressman. Mr. Snead’s father worked for the Richmond Times-Dispatch for 52 years as a pressman, and six of Mr. Snead’s uncles worked for the paper at one time or another.

Some people are born to be stars, and then there are others whose dedication and generosity make them famous within their community. That was how loved ones and fellow thespians described James Joseph “Jay” McCullough, a well-known actor, singer and director in Richmond’s performing-arts scene. He died Saturday of lung cancer at age 61.

Adkins, Mrs. Edna “Bea” Allen, of Richmond, widow of Leon Adkins. Belcher, Ms. Shelby L., 50, of Richmond, formerly of Washington, a health-care technician. Bozard, Mrs. Doris F., 87, of Midlothian, a homemaker, wife of Louis R. Bozard. Brooks, Mrs. Lucille Nora, 93, of Richmond, a retired statistician with the Department of the Navy, widow of William “Clyde” Brooks.