Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Michael Nordenson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Michael Joah Nordenson, 36, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at the residence.
Born Feb. 19, 1965, in Charlottesville, he was the son of Hilda Snoddy Nordenson, who survives.
He was a cab driver and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Gulf War. He was a member of the Charlottesville-Albermarle Rescue Squad.
Survivors, in addition to his mother of Virgilina, include three sisters, Jodie Nordenson Finney, Erica Nordenson and Judith Nordenson, all of Charlottesville and one brother, Craig Nordenson of Charlottesville.
The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment
will follow at Virgilina cemetery.
The family will receive friends for one hour following the funeral service prior to the interment and other times at the residence of his mother, 1107 Hitesburg Church Road.
Brooks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lora Owen
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. - Lora Trent Owen, 83, of 103 Rosehill Drive, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Halifax Regional Hospital.
Born Aug. 25, 1918, she was the daughter of Harry P. Trent and Susie Wall Trent.
She was married
to Walter Eldridge Owen Sr., who predeceased her. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Walter E. Owen Jr. of Gaylord, Mich.; three sisters, Mary W. Tribble of Pelham, N.C., Verona Trent Glass of Richmond, and Gray Trent Williamson of Alton; four brothers, James E. Trent and Page Trent, both of Richmond, Roy Trent of Burkburnette, Texas and Marvis Trent of Halifax; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
She was predeceased, in addition to her husband and parents, by one son, Randall T. Owen; one sister, Hagar Trent Glass and one brother, Harry S. Trent.
The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert M. Fox Jr. officiating. Interment
will follow at Childrey Baptist Church cemetery.
The family suggests memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Annie Petty
DANVILLE, Va. - Annie Mae Petty, 77, of 118 Kings Court, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at Danville Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 11, 1924, in Danville, she was a daughter of Edward Royal and Annie Boyd Royal.
She was married
to Jeremiah Petty, who predeceased her. She was employed at Southern Processors for many years prior to her retirement.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Puryear of Danville; one son, Bobby Royal Sr. of Vineland, N.J.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased, in addition to her parents and husband, by 10 siblings and one grandchild.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home with the Rev. Lovelle Maxwell Jr. officiating. Interment
will follow at Highland Burial Park.
The family will be at the residence of her daughter, 110 Huntington Place.
Fisher and Watkins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Richardson
STAUNTON, Va. - John Randolph Richardson, 77, of 205 Lake Avenue, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at the residence.
Born March 19, 1924, in Danville, he was the son of William Roy and Sallie Jane Stultz Richardson.
He was married
to Nancy Lee Parks Richardson, who predeceased him May 1, 1973. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was a federal employee representative for Blue Cross and Blue Shield. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Jane Richardson Dekle of Mt. Sidney; one sister, Edith of Danville and two grandchildren.
He was predeceased, in addition to his wife and parents, by four brothers.
The graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church cemetery in Bedford County with the Rev. Louie Fischer officiating.
The family suggests memorials may be made to the Memorial Trust Fund, Staunton-Augusta County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 2566, Staunton, Va. 24402.
Henry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lucy Tuck
HALIFAX, Va. - Lucy Epps Tuck, 85, of 1580 Chatham Road, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2001, at Danville Regional Medical Center after seven years of declining health and four weeks in the hospital.
Born April 3, 1916, in Halifax County, she was a daughter of Mose Anderson Epps and Mary Thompson Epps.
She was married
July 3, 1935, to Herman G. Tuck, who predeceased her in 1957.
She lived at 1513 Mount Cross Road for 40 years and worked for Dan River Inc. for 27 years.
She was a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church in Halifax County.
Survivors include one daughter, Cledis T. Jones of Halifax County; two sons, Curtis G. Tuck and Carl A. Tuck, both of Danville; six sisters, Annie Whitlow of Keeling, Pearl Crenshaw, Hazel Eades and Ruby Seamon, all of South Boston, Mary McDowell of Java and Nannie Sue Beard of Halifax; one brother, Lacey Epps of Halifax; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren.
She was predeceased, in addition to her husband and parents, by four brothers, Obie Epps, Robert Epps, Bernard Epps and Otis Epps and one granddaughter.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Isaac Mooneyham officiating. Interment
will follow at Highland Burial Park.
The family received friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and other times at the residence of Curtis Tuck, 373 Cumberland Drive in Druid Hills.
Swicegood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Pryor Watson
DANVILLE, Va. - Pryor Travis Watson, 91, formerly of 855 Melrose Ave., died 7:50 a.m. Monday at Roman Eagle Memorial Home.
Born July 8, 1910, in Pittsylvania County, he was the son of Edward Watson and Mary Hundley Watson.
He was married
66 years to Hazel Fisher Watson, who survives. He lived most of his life in Danville and worked for Danville Laundry as a truck driver for many years. He was a charter member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church where he was a member of the Emmaus Sunday School Class, the Men’s Fellowship and the Echos.
Survivors include one daughter, Delores W. Thomasson of Danville; one son, Gerald F. Watson of Danville; two brothers, Carlyle Watson of Hoffman, N.C., and Charlie Watson of High Point, N.C.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Duncan officiating. Interment
will follow at Danville Memorial Gardens.
The family received friends 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Swicegood Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 855 Melrose Ave.
Swicegood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Building Fund, 3090 North Main Street, Danville, Va., 24540.
Mary Wood
CHATHAM, Va. - Mary Inman Wood, 96, of 12880 Franklin Turnpike, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001.
Born Jan. 6, 1905, in Pittsylvania County, she was the daughter of Soloman Inman and Amelia Louise Carter Wood.
She was married
to John Henry Wood, who predeceased her July 24, 1957. She lived her life in Pittsylvania County, where she was a member of Salem Church of Christ and was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Henry Wood of California, Walter Wood of Chatham and Ronnie Wood of Axton; two daughters, Lorraine W. Anderson of Danville and Louise W. Vann of Dothan, Ala.; one brother, Soloman Inman of Danville; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
The graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Highland Burial Park with the Rev. Hershel Stone officiating.
The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Sunday at Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel and other times at the residence of her son, 188 River Ridge Road.
Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Wood
WHITMELL, Va. - Mrs. Mary F. Wood, 96, of Whitmell was called home to be with the Lord on November 8, 2001 after a long life of ministry to others. Widowed in 1957, Mrs. Wood maintained her own home until October of this year when several health problems forced her to be hospitalized.
Mary Fanny Wood, nee Inman, was born on January 6, 1905 in Axton, Virginia, the fourth child and third daughter of Amelia Louise Carter and Soloman Lee Inman. The two-story Victorian farmhouse where she was raised is still standing and in relative good repair today.
As was the custom in those days, Mary Fanny was named for her two grandmothers: Mary Fuller Inman and Frances (Fanny) Ann Reaves Carter. Mary Wood never knew her paternal grandmother, who died when Mary’s father Solomon was a young child, but she spent many happy childhood days visiting her maternal grandmother, Frances Carter of Sandy River, who was actually a native of California.
Mary’s grandmother, Frances Carter, was a child of the Gold Rush era. Her parents John Reaves and Mary McDougal Turner had traveled to California in wagon trains from Tennessee and Ohio respectively and settled in Amador County. Mary’s grandfather, Joseph Carter, met Frances when he left his home in Pittsylvania County and traveled West after the Civil War to try his hand at gold mining. Mary’s mother, Amelia, was one of the five children born in California before Joseph returned to Virginia. Frances and Joseph had five more children, the last of which was born after Joseph’s death.
The industrious habits of the newly widowed Frances Carter kept her family together and prosperous. Frances’ children were so prolific that Mary Wood was one of her ninety grandchildren. Mary Wood inherited her grandmother’s energy and industry. At the age of nineteen she married
John Henry Wood, a widower with seven children. Together they had six more children. Mary was gifted in two areas that blessed her husband and children: the love of young children and a love of selling. Every picture of Mary Wood shows a baby on her hip, her own or another family member’s. Mary’s care for young children extended to helping to raise several of her great-grandchildren. When she wasn’t busy with a baby she was behind the counter in her husband’s country store on the Franklin Turnpike, meeting and making friends. Later on in life her nightly routine included phone conversations with each of her friends, siblings, and cousins. The most important event in Mary’s life occurred when she was invited to attend the Salem Church of Christ on the Strawberry Road in the early 1970’s. Already a grandmother for decades, she heard the gospel message and trusted Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior. She was a faithful member of the church until her health prevented her regular attendance.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, John, and one son, James Ray Wood. She is survived by one brother, Solomon Inman, five children, Henry Lee Wood, Louise Wood Vann, Walter A. Wood, Lorraine Wood Anderson, and Ronald Wayne Wood, sixteen grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 in Highland Burial Park by the Rev. Herchel Stone.
Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Mullis Bowman
ECKMAN, W.Va. - Ruth Mullis Bowman age 82, of P.O. Box 24, Eckman, W.V. 24829, died Saturday morning at her residence after a short illness. Born June 20, 1919 in West Jefferson, N.C. she was the daughter of the late Jason and Lucinda Mullis Brewsyer. She attended the Eckman Community Church and the Eckman Church of God, Eckman. She was a homemaker, and a resident of Eckman the greater part of her life. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband - John E. Bowman, 1 sister - Josephine Mullis Hurley, 1 brother - Walter Mullis.
Survivors include:
1 daughter - Patricia “Pat” Dixon of Danville, Va.; 1 son -John A. Bowman of Eckman, W.V.; 4 sisters - Geneva Mullis Jenelle and husband Carl of Santee, S.C., Hazel Mullis Musick and husband Freeman of San Diego, Cal., Faye Mullis Faulkner and husband Joe of Kingman, Arizona, Julie Mullis Bowman of Richmond, Va.; 5 brothers, O’Dell Mullis of Scotsburg, Va., Paul Mullis of Ridgeway, Va., Clark E. Mullis and wife Shirley of Golden Valley, Arizona, Billy “Pete” Mullis and wife of Rising Sun, Maryland, Cobert Mullis of Bassett, Va.; 4 grandchildren -Dara Bauer of Dry Fork, Va., Deborah Hyler of Danville, Va., Roxanne Bowman of Raleigh, N.C., Lori Gongora of Martinsville, Va.; 4 great grandchildren - Rachel Hyler of Danville, Va., Richard Phelps of Colorado Springs, Co., Blue Bauer of Dry Fork, Va., Jack Bauer of Dry Fork, Va.; several neices and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday (Nov. 13) at 11:00 A.M. at the Widener Funeral Home Chapel, Northfork: with the Rev. Johnny Gray and the Rev. Keith Milam officiating. Burial will follow at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. Friends may call Monday night from 6 to 8:00 P.M. at the Widener Funeral Home, Northfork, W.V. Pallbearers will be Danny Lambert, Ted French, Adam Newman, Johnny Dillon, David Gongora, John Babiel, Dale Hyler.
Samuel Brown Sr.
DANVILLE, Va. - Samuel Edward Brown, Sr., age 71, of 159 Parson Street died Tuesday, November 13, 2001.
He was born February 3, 1930 in Pittsylvania County a son of Eugene Brown and Beulah Moss Brown. Mr. Brown worked for Dan River Mills for over 43 years and retired in 1991. He was a member of The Tabernacle. On July 3, 1947 he was married
to the former Ethel Shelton, who predeceased him on January 15, 1993.
Mr. Brown was predeceased by three sisters, Bessie B. Black, Virginia B. Buckner and Laura B. McCain.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda B. Curl of Greensboro, NC; a son Samuel Edward Brown Jr. of Danville; four brothers, Eugene G. Brown, William R. Brown and James Herbert Brown all of Danville and Kenneth Curtis Brown of North Miami, FL; four sisters, Lena B. Araolis of Memphis, TN, Adele B. Sipe of Allentown, PA, Mae B. Collins and Juanita B. Holley of Danville; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a special friend, Josephine Kendrick.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 16, 2001 at 2:00 P.M. from the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel by the Reverend Lamarr Mooeyham. Interment
will follow at Highland Burial Park.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7:00-8:30 P.M. at the funeral home and at other times at the residence, 159 Parson Street.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to the American Red Cross, Danville Chapter 842 Main Street Danville, VA 24541 or the Danville Life Saving Crew 202 Christopher Lane Danville, VA 24541.
