Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
William Lee Parker
William Lee Parker III, 33, of Louisa, departed this life Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004.
Lee was the devoted husband to Kerrington Tillery Parker and the loving father of Jordan Leigh Parker II, Austin Reid Parker, 8, and Kerrington Lena Parker, 6.
He was the son of William Lee Parker Jr., who preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother, Joyce Jenkins Parker of Louisa and Richmond.
Lee graduated from Louisa High School in 1988 and attended Virginia Commonwealth University. He was well known in the building and construction business and was employed with Stock Building Supply.
He was a member of Louisa Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at Woodward Funeral Home, Louisa. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Louisa Baptist Church. Burial will follow service at Hillcrest cemetery in Louisa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Louisa County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1777, Louisa, VA 23093.
Elizabeth Schneider
Elizabeth Goslan Schneider, 89, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004.
A native of Richmond, Mrs. Schneider was the daughter of Florence Ramage Golsan and Henry Logan Golsan.
She attended St. Catherine’s School and Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, Conn.
Active in historic preservation for many years, Mrs. Schneider was a pioneer in the restoration of Church Hill. In 1970 she moved into a house in the "pilot" block there and later restored three other homes in the area.
Another major interest of Mrs. Schneider’s was the cultural arts. She was a former trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, on the board of the Richmond Symphony, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Fine Arts Committee for the State Department, St. Catherine’s School, and Historic Richmond Foundation. While living in Washington, D.C., she was a member of the National Board of Trustees for the National Symphony Orchestra. She also served on the National Council for the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts in Miami.
In the early 1970s, Mrs. Schneider began spending much of her time in Orange County at "Bloomingdale Farm, " which has been in the family for more than 150 years. She took great interest in the history of Orange County and the preservation thereof, serving as president of Historic Gordonsville Inc. and on the board of the James Madison Museum Foundation. She also served on the board of the Germanna Community College Educational Foundation.
Her long-term involvement with the Richmond Symphony centered on her sponsorship of the Children’s Concerts, which she made possible in memory of her mother.
She was presented at the Court of St. James in 1933, being one of 18 American ladies selected for presentation that year.
Mrs. Schneider was a member of the Woman’s Club, the Country Club of Virginia, the 2300 Club, the Colonial Dames and the Virginia Museum Council.
She is survived by her stepdaughter, Nancy Schneider Bugg and her husband, Bryce Avery Bugg; a granddaughter, Finley Bugg Moore and her husband, Harry Francis Moore; two great-grandchildren, Mary Pearson Moore and William Avery Moore; and several cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 20, 2004, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church with a short reception to follow in the parish hall. Interment
will follow at 3 p.m. at Graham cemetery in Orange.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to St. Catherine’s School, 6001 Grove Ave., Richmond, VA 23226, or The Richmond Symphony, 300 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23220.
Dewey V. Shifflett
Dewey V. Shifflett, 79, of Crozet, died at the Cedars Nursing Home on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004.
He was born on April 3, 1924, in Greene County to the late John Thomas Shifflett and Lamonia Shifflett. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Blanche Crist and Mary Shifflett, and one brother, Daniel Shifflett.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mamie Shifflett; four daughters, Betty Shifflett of Crozet, Carolyn Massey and husband Roy of Charlottesville, Joyce Mundy and husband James of Charlottesville, Virginia Pairet and husband Eddie of Crimora; one granddaughter, Tammy Mundy and fiance Kenny Morris of Keswick; and four great-grandchildren, Angela, Tiffany, Cassey and Chad. Also surviving are four brothers, Arthur Shifflet and wife Ethel of Dyke, James Shifflett and wife Helen, Earl Shifflett and wife Shirley, George W. Shifflett and wife Jinny, all of Baltimore, Md., and two sisters, Eleanor Shifflett and her husband, Jesse, of Yorktown and Hatie Shifflett of Staunton.
Dewey was devoted to his wife and family and they will all miss him greatly. He was saved in 1982. We know he is in Heaven now. He went to church every Sunday until he got sick and was admitted to the nursing home.
He was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church and an orchardist.
The family would like to express its appreciation to everyone at The Cedars Nursing Home for the love and care they gave Dewey during his stay.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Prize Hill Chapel, with the Rev. Elbert Conley officiating. Interment
will follow at the Prize Hill cemetery.
Anderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marshall E. Staton
Marshall Elwood Staton, 73, of Charlottesville and formerly of Amherst, died Thursday night, Jan. 16, 2004, in Charlottesville.
He was born on Dec. 10, 1930, in Amherst County, a son of the late Friend Staton Sr. and Nellie Tomlin Staton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edith Wood Staton.
He is survived by his children, Diane D. Hitt of Arrington, Rebecca J. Adcock of Amherst, Melba L. Fields of Afton, Angela S. Johns of Rustburg, Marshall E. Staton Jr. of Evington and Glen M. Staton of Charlottesville; two brothers, Donald and Junior Staton, both of Madison Heights, and one sister, Mildred Staton Tomlin of Madison Heights; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel in Lovingston and private interment will follow on Friday at the Mt. Pleasant cemetery in Amherst County.
Gary Wayne Taylor
Gary Wayne Taylor, 42, of North Garden, passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, in Charlottesville.
He was born on May 28, 1961, a son of the late Irvin and Pauline Nichols Taylor.
He is also preceded in death by a sister, Karen Johnson.
He is survived by a son, Gary Wayne Wheaton of Lake Monticello; a granddaughter, Autumn Wheaton; two brothers, Irvin Taylor and wife, Gloria, of North Garden, and David Taylor and wife, Betty, of Charlottesville; and a sister, Janet of Charlottesville.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 20, 2004, at Ryan Funeral Chapel in Quinque. Pastor Jeffery Shifflett will officiate.
Ruth E. Thomas
Ruth "Elizabeth" Thomas, 96, of Albemarle County, died at home Monday, Jan. 19, 2004.
Born on June 20, 1907, at "Temple Hill" in Albemarle County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Matilda Clarke Fulcher.
Elizabeth lived a life full of change and adventure. It is hard to comprehend the changes that have occurred in our world in her lifetime. She attended Mechum River Elementary School, and then Meriwether Lewis High School with the help of her faithful horse, "Old Joe, " who pulled her buggy to Ivy to catch the bus. Old Joe waited in the Sandridge’s barn until after school where she hitched him up for the trip back home, occasionally in the dark. She was sometimes startled by the night noises and the wind blowing trees, casting scary shadows across the road. Old Joe was not daunted. He just plodded on home. He knew the way, and had seen these things before. After Meriwether Lewis High School, Elizabeth attended Dunsmore Business College.
She married
Julian Douglas Thomas in 1930, a loving bond that lasted 61 years. She became a farmer’s wife during the Great Depression. They lived the ultimate self-sufficient lifestyle. The family raised most of the family’s food in the garden. They raised horses to work the crops, cattle, hogs, rabbits, and chickens for meat, eggs, milk, and butter. She washed the laundry on a board with water heated on a wood stove. Eventually she traded up to a new-fangled Maytag washer with a gasoline engine.
Elizabeth cooked for traveling thrashing machine crews as they made rounds to harvest the wheat. She assumed the head of the family duties while her husband Julian went to Radford during the war to work in the Atlas Powder Factory as his part in the war effort.
After raising her three children she at last got a chance to take advantage of her business school education. Working at Wood-Norris Food Market (now Foods of All Nations), Noland Co., Allied Concrete Co., then to the University of Virginia Law School as head of the secretarial pool. She retired to care for her father, who lived with the family until his death at the age of 97.
Elizabeth and Julian were able to pursue their love of travel throughout their retirement years. Another great joy in life was cooking and caring for others. No one ever left her home hungry. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other special occasions usually brought around 40 people to her tables.
She was a faithful member of the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church for 64 years. She was a loyal and faithful wife, mother, mentor and friend. Granny, as she was affectionately known, always had time to share the joy of picking dandelions or going out in the hayfield to fly a kite with her grandchildren. Sick children were always sent a large bowl of tapioca pudding to aid their recovery.
In all her 96 years she never lost the sparkle in her eyes denoting her mischievous and playful sense of humor.
Due to the loving and devoted care of Virginia, Jack and Mary, Elizabeth was able to leave this world as she wished by going to sleep in her own bed, and waking up in Heaven with her loved ones who went before. We can only imagine that homecoming party.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Douglas Thomas, in 1995, and her brother, Leonard A. Fulcher.
She is survived by her three children, Julian Douglas Thomas Jr. (Buddy), and his wife, Frances, Virginia Houchens, and her husband, Lewis (Jack), Cameron Thomas, and his wife, Karen Mills-Thomas; 10 grandchildren, Laura Hall, Jay Thomas and his wife, Cindy, Diane Turner, Jennifer Hall and her husband, Yates, Teresa Walker and her husband, Jim, David Houchens and his wife, Susan, Dale Houchens and his wife, Nancy, Terry Thomas, Cam Thomas, and Jon Thomas; 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; and a special family friend, Mary Cottle.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in North Garden with the Rev. Derek Koolman officiating. There will be a reception following the funeral service in the Mt. Olivet UMC social hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Charlottesville, VA 22911, or the North Garden Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 33, North Garden, VA 22959.
Hill & Wood Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
Philip John Vaglio
Philip John Vaglio, 77, of Charlottesville, died peacefully in his sleep at the Cedars Nursing Home on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004.
He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Julia Prisco Vaglio; three daughters, Josephine Kramer and her husband, Al, Jenny Burgess and her husband, Bobby, and Michele Strain and her husband, Preston; a son, Michael, and his wife, Colleen; six grandchildren, Joanne, Albert, Jeremy, Julie, Michael, and Steven; two great-grandchildren, Amanda and D.J.; and special friends Teresa Jenkins and Rose LaBruno.
Philip was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. In 1975, he moved to Virginia, where he was co-owner of Carvel Ice Cream in Shoppers World with his late sister Palma and her husband, Carmine.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 this evening at Teague Funeral Home. Interment
will be in Culpeper National cemetery at a date to be announced.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Cedars Nursing Home.
Teague Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Otis J. Weaver
Otis Jefferson Weaver Jr., 81, of Banco, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at his residence.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1923, in Criglersville, son of the late Otis Jefferson Weaver Sr. and Mary Ruth Weaver.
Mr. Weaver was a retired blacksmith, a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, and a Navy veteran of WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Edna Lee Clore Weaver of Banco; three sons, Otis J. Weaver III and wife Portia, Timothy Lee Weaver and wife Jeannine and George Terry Weaver and wife Sherri, all of Banco; five grandchildren, Brandon Weaver and wife Dana of Reva, Jason Weaver, Patrick Weaver, Colton Weaver and Sierra Weaver, all of Banco; and two great-granddaughters, Autumn Dormer and Sara Weaver, both of Reva.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Aylor, with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Henry Daniel Aylor and the Rev. Walter Taylor will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Rapidan, P.O. Box 1715, Culpeper, VA 22701. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 this evening at Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison.
William B. Winters
William Bryce Winters Jr., 65, of Culpeper, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, at Culpeper Regional Hospital.
He was born on Jan. 23, 1938, in Keyser, W.Va., son of the late William Bryce Winters Sr.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Richards Halsey Winters of Culpeper; his mother, Leitha Liller Forrester, and stepfather, G.W. Forrester, both of Culpeper; four daughters, Wenona Faith Winters Boutchyard and husband Greg of Locust Grove, Terese H. Tice of Orange, Jeanne H. Nixon of Culpeper, and Julia H. Lynch of Culpeper; a son, Fontaine M. Halsey of Orange; 13 grandchildren; and one brother, the Rev. Michael Winters of Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at the Preddy Funeral Chapel, Orange, with interment in the Graham cemetery, Orange. Pastor Steve Dodson will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Culpeper Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 731, Culpeper, VA 22701 or the Pregnancy Crisis Center in Culpeper. The family will receive friends at the Preddy Funeral Home in Orange from 7 to 8 this evening.
Jeffrey Craig Carter
Jeffrey Craig Carter, 35, of Glen Allen, went home to be the Lord on Jan. 15, 2004.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ann W. Carter; three stepchildren, Billy, SandiAnn and Amber; his mother, Linda Carter; his father, Frank Carter; his brother and wife, Frank and Hadassah Carter; his sister and husband, Robin and Jason Goodman; his brother and wife, Toby and Tonya Carter; his sister and husband, Kelley and Buzzy Ryder; two nieces, Kamaron and Emma; five nephews, Frankie, Jordan, Carter, Sam and Matthew; and his grandmother, Ruby Carter. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Garland Carter.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 W. Broad St., where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19. Interment
will follow in Westhampton Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia, Box 800659, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908.
William Luhrs
William Luhrs left this life Jan. 16, 2004, to be with God and to be reunited with his Helen. Bill was born April 12, 1915, in New York, where he lived most of his life, relocating to Schuyler, Va., in 1989. He was instrumental in the creation of the Schuyler Community Center, where he was a member of the Board of Directors and worked enthusiastically to establish the Walton’s Mountain Museum, of which he was the first director.
He is survived by his children, Linda and Bill Charlton of Phoenix, Ariz., Susan and Tony Thomas of Schuyler and Bill and Lori Luhrs of Amelia; grandchildren, Michael and Karen of Charlotte, N.C., Peter and Tracey of Phoenix, Megan of Boston, Jake of Columbia, S.C., Vincent of Schuyler and Eric and Stacey of Amelia; and great-grandchildren, Kaylin, Victoria Rose and Adam, all of who will miss his abiding guidance, support and love. He will also be remembered dearly by his brother, Robert and friend, Donna, of North Carolina, and his very close friends Joe and Eileen Culek of Florida.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. April 17, 2004, at Thacker Brothers Funeral Home, Scottsville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Suite 200, Charlottesville, VA 22911 or to the Schuyler Community Center, P.O. Box 124, Schuyler, VA 22969.
