Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Madeline Mayo Jones
Mrs. Madeline "Myrtle" Mayo Jones, 66, died Sunday, July 6, 2003, at her home.
She was born August 9, 1936, to the late Samuel Bennett Mayo and Myrtle Eubanks Mayo. She attended school in Schuyler, Va.
Mrs. Jones was a devoted wife and mother. Upon her husband's retirement from the Army, the family moved to Schuyler, Va.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband, Cosby Arthur Jones Jr.
She is survived by three sons and three daughters-in-law, Sterling R. Jones and Ame L. Jones of Lovingston, Va., Anson T. Jones and Angela J. Jones of Shipman, Va., and Cosby Arthur Jones, III, and Michelle D. Jones of Vero Beach, Fla.; four sisters, Ms. Earsline Poindexter of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Cornelia Redd and Wallace Redd of Waynesboro, Va., Mrs. Laverne Lewis and Marcellos Lewis of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Smith and Sam Smith of Faber, Va.; one brother, Mr. Wendell Mayo and Judy Mayo of Schuyler, Va.; a special niece, Ms. "Little Mary" Randolph of Charlottesville, Va.; five grandchildren, Shawn Lamar Jones of Shipman, Va., Gabrielle Marie Jones and Victoria Lauren Jones of Vero Beach, Fla., and Breanna Lyn Jones and John Mackenzie Jones of Lovingston, Va.; and a number of other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at Mrs. Jones' home in Schuyler, Va., on Saturday, July 26, 2003.
Bessie B. Kanney
Bessie Young Blackstock Kanney, 92, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2003, at a local nursing home.
She was born in Greenwood, Va., August 15, 1910, the daughter of Hannah Stuart Nicholson of Dundee, Scotland, and John Ed Young of Greenwood, Va.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Ralph Blackstock, and her second husband, G. C. Kanney; her sister, Mary Young Farrar; and five brothers, Russell, Curtis, Bill, George, and Arthur Young.
She is survived by her sister, Jane Young Rankin of Athens, Ga.; three nieces, Reba Farrar Woodward of Charlottesville, Connie Farrar Phillips of Forest, Va., and Betty Rankin Myrtle of Athens, Ga.; a number of nieces and nephews; and four stepchildren from her second marriage.
She graduated as a RN from Pennsylvania Woman’s Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1934. She and her husband, Ralph Blackstock, owned and operated The Afton Store for twenty five years and she managed the Old Afton Hotel and Blue Ridge Terrace Inn at Afton, Va. Bessie was a nurse in Philadelphia and returned to nurse at the University of Virginia Hospital where she worked on South Five for over thirteen years. She was a longtime member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, Va.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2003, in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church cemetery, Rt. 250, Greenwood, Va., with the Rev. Michael Pleasants officiating. The family will receive friends at Hill & Wood Funeral Home on Tuesday, July 8, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Hill & Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
David W. Medley
A memorial service for David Wayne Medley will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nortonsville Church of God. Interment
will be private at a later date.
Hazel Kathryn Moses
Hazel Kathryn Moses, 92, of Bealton, Va., died Friday, July 4, 2003, at Warrenton Overlook Care.
Born December 10, 1910, in Scottsville, Va., she was the daughter of the late Rodulphus Walters and Mahala Walters. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Marion M. Moses; a son, Ralph William Moses; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Moses is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Faye R. Shifflett of Earlysville, Va., and Joan L. Houston of Amissville, Va.; two sons, Bernard M. Moses of Sumerduck, Va., and Ronald A. Moses of Catlett, Va.; a sister, Ethel Mohoney of Alexandria, Va.; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held today at Evergreen Church of the Brethren, Dyke, Va.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Support of Fauquier County, 42 N. 5th Street, Warrenton, Va. 20186.
David C. Shamblin
Mr. David Clyde Shamblin, 60, of 829 Belmont Ave., Charlottesville, Va., died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at his home following a brief illness.
He was born in Richlands, Va., and was a son of the late Doyle Robert and Helen Lucille Coe Shamblin.
He was a 1960 Graduate of Richlands High School and was a retired self employed construction worker. He had made his home in Charlottesville most of his life, was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Shamblin Hurt of Richlands, Va., and Mrs. Linda Shamblin Deel of Richlands, Va.; one brother, Mr. Bobby Shamblin Jr., of Puerto Rico; niece, Renee Nunn; nephews, Bobby Deel and wife, Tina, and Matthew Hurt; step-nieces, Kim Dye, and Brandy Helton; aunt, Cora Blankenship; and special friends, Ed and Lisa Housley.
Graveside services for Mr. David Clyde Shamblin were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Hankins cemetery in Richlands, with the Rev. Bill Fletcher officiating. Members of the Casey-Shortt VFW Post No. 9640 of Richlands, Va., and the Disabled American Veterans Tazewell County Chapter 31 will conduct military graveside rites.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home, however, family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Hankins cemetery.
Hurst-Scott funeral home, Richlands, Va., is in charge of arrangements.
Walter Shostal
Walter Shostal was born in 1908, in Vienna, Austria. He grew up there and earned a Ph.D. in Germanistic and History at the University of Vienna, Austria. There he met Theresa Magdika. They were married
after graduation in 1933. They moved to Paris to open a branch of Shostal Photo Agency of Vienna, one of the first of its kind, that Mr. Shostal had founded with his brother Robert several years earlier. This agency was later reopened in New York City.
Following the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Mr. Shostal enlisted in the French Foreign Legion and served in North Africa. He was demobilized in 1941, when he joined his wife and two sons in Marseille. From there, they transited Spain and immigrated to the United States in September 1941. He became an American citizen in 1947. Mr. Shostal lived in Westchester, N.Y., until his wife's death in 1965.
In 1967 he remarried
, to Ilse Moser Kunert, who was born in then Czechoslovakia and lived in Salzburg, Austria after World War II. Mr. Shostal retired in 1978 when he and his wife began living in Austria most of the year, returning to the United States for the winters. In 1987 they bought a home in the Branchlands Community in Charlottesville, Va., and have lived there permanently since 2001. Mr. Shostal died Thursday, July 3, 2003, at his home.
He is survived by his wife, his two sons, a granddaughter, and a grandson.
The family is grateful to Hospice of the Piedmont for all their help and support.
There will be no services in Charlottesville.
Ethelyn Sullivan
A funeral mass for Ethelyn "Lynne" Sullivan will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at Holy Comforter Catholic Church.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 7 p.m. at Teague Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 3042D Berkmar Drive, Charlottesville, Va. 22901.
Mary Ann Rabago
Mary Ann Rabago, 50, of Ponton Lane, Lovingston, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at her residence.
Born June 22, 1953, in Alexandria, she was a daughter of the late Elsie Lois Fielder Rabago and Jesus Edward Rabago of Arizona.
She is survived by her sons, James Tyree Jr., of Schuyler, Robert Tyree of Fluvanna, Bryan Tinnell of Lovingston, and Andy Tinnell and Tiffany of Lovingston; a daughter, Michelle Sanchez and her husband, Rogelio of Lovingston; three sisters, Patricia Baber and her husband, Les, of Herndon, Alison Wagner and her husband, Mark, and Carmen Rabago of Flinthill; two brothers, Colin Rabago of Warrenton and Kevin Rabago of Herndon; and 10 grandchildren.
Besides her mother she was preceded in death by a son, Jessie E. Tinnell; a twin sister, Myra E. Rabago; and two brothers, Michael R. and Charles T. Rabago.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel with Father Daniel Kelly officiating with interment in the Rehoboth Mennonite cemetery near Schuyler.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may take the form of contributions to your local chapters f the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.
Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel, Lovingston, is in charge of arrangements.
Lindsey E. Thacker
Lindsey Edward Thacker, 62, of Orange, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Culpeper Regional Hospital.
Born April 12, 1941, in Charlottesville, he was the son of the late Lindsey Gordon Thacker and the late Pearl Richards Thacker.
Mr. Thacker was a member of Zion Baptist Church and retired from Specialty Weaver Inc., of Orange.
He is survived by his wife, Ada Blankenship Thacker of Orange; one daughter, Theresa Ann Thacker of Louisa; two sons, Jeffrey Edward Thacker and Jamie Penton and his wife, Kay; one brother, Gordon Eugene Thacker and his wife, Sharon; one sister, Ada Thacker Sisk and her husband, Raymond; one grandchild, Ashley Ann Thacker, all of Orange; and a number of nieces, great-nieces, nephews, great-nephews and his dog, Boo.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2003, at the Preddy Funeral Chapel with interment in the Thacker Family cemetery, Route 629, Orange.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Betty Jean Thomas
Betty Jean Thomas, 66, of Ruckersville, went home to be with her lord Saturday, July 5, 2003.
She was born July 10, 1936, a daughter of the late Malcolm N. Durrer and Elsie Runkle Durrer. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Justin Lawson.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, James Thomas Jr., of Ruckersville; a son, Ronnie W. Riner and his wife, June of Stanardsville; six daughters, Jean Harlow and Gary, Joyce Eppard and Teresa Shifflett, all of Ruckersville, Sandy Morris and Chad, Becky Lawson and Angela Velasquez and Jose, all of Stanardsville; two nieces she raised, Katina Durrer and Judy Durrer of Ruckersville; four brothers, James L. Durrer, Charles Durrer, Bobby Durrer, and June Durrer; four sisters, Nan Koontz, Patsy Taylor, Ethel Eppard and Frances Roberts; special friends, Jeff and Debbie Lawson; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ryan Funeral Home Chapel, Quinque, with interment in Holly Memorial Gardens. Pastor Mark Holder will officiate.
A special thanks to Dr. Gordon Morris and staff for the care of Mrs. Thomas.
The family suggests memorial contributions be given to Hospice of the Piedmont or the Cancer Society.
Alice J. Thompson
Alice Jones Thompson, 83, died peacefully the evening of Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at the Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Born January 16, 1920, in Beeville, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude Russell and Allen Carter Jones, III. Although she lived in Virginia for most of her adult life, she remained a staunch Texan.
She graduated from Mary Baldwin College in 1940, and attended what is now called The Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Va. By marrying William McIlwaine Thompson in 1942, she fulfilled her ambition of being a Presbyterian minister’s wife. She maintained close ties with Hampden-Sydney College Church where her husband served as the minister from 1949 until 1951.
Dr. Thompson, subsequently the first Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, died in 1952. With her two children, William McIlwaine Thompson Jr., and Alice "Lisa" Thompson Cross, she continued to reside in Richmond until moving to Westminster-Canterbury at Virginia Beach in 1982. She made frequent visits back to Texas, with the last occurring two weeks before her death.
She lived a life of Christian faith and service. She served on the boards of Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the Richmond YWCA. She helped fund the first modern dental clinic in Kinshasa, Congo.
Committed to racial harmony, she was especially active during the civil rights movement in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. When Chandler Junior High School was integrated, the first Richmond public school to do so, Alice Thompson had a picnic at her home for the two entering African-American students so they could meet some of their white peers before classes started. She was the Den Leader for the first integrated Cub Scout den in Richmond and was responsible for integrating Richmond’s United Church Women organization.
Whether serving as PTA President of John Marshall High School, President of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church’s Women of the Church, Sunday School teacher, Chairwoman of the Wednesday night suppers, Girl Scout Leader, a member of the Presbytery’s Home Mission Committee, or Westminster-Canterbury Hall Representative, Alice Thompson brought humor, wisdom, and her own unique South Texas hospitable style to each group.
Her greatest contribution was the gift of love given through her time, energy, wisdom, resources, humor, friendship, and counsel to all she met. Her thoughtfulness and ability to anticipate the needs of others endeared her to many. She radiated love, laughter, and life. There are many who claimed her as mother, grandmother, aunt, confidante and best friend.
She is survived by her son and his wife, Elsie Wilson Thompson, of Charlottesville, Va., her daughter and her husband, Harry Lee Cross, III, of Suffolk, Va.; and seven grandchildren, Harry Lee Cross, IV, Joseph McIlwaine Cross, Alice Ritchie Cross, William McIlwaine Thompson, III, Alice Haven Thompson, Anne Claiborne Thompson, and Orme Wilson Thompson; her sister and brother-in-law, Jeanne Jones Hause and H. Burt Hause of Beeville, Texas; and many beloved nieces and nephews and their children. Her sister Louella Jones Borglum and her brother, William Whitby Jones, II, predeceased her.
A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. by The Rev. Allen Johnson and The Rev. Richard Keever in the Virginia Beach Westminster-Canterbury Holy Trinity Chapel with a reception to follow in the Bayview Room. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at noon in Forest Lawn cemetery in Richmond, Va.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to the Alice Jones Thompson Scholarship Fund that supports Union Theological Seminary – Presbyterian School of Christian Education students engaged in missionary work. The address is UTS-PSCE, 3401 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227.
H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
