Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
EARLY LEE BISHOP
Early Lee Bishop, who knew Albemarle County so well he could have written books about it, died in Roanoke early Thursday morning, July 24, 2003.
As a boy he was drawn to history and to the stories of old men, black and white, about how life was when they were boys.
To the end of his own life at 85, Early could recall details about the county’s wagon roads, its old mills, even the history of its oldest trees.
He read nearly everything he could find about Thomas Jefferson.
He pored over The Daily Progress, down to the building permits.
Smart as Early was, as observant as he was, he was too shy to ever be interviewed or recorded.
He met his wife of 61 years, Adria Overstreet Bishop, in Keswick in 1941, when she was nursemaid to the sons of Anne and John McIntyre, owners of Bridlespur Farm. Early became farm manager there and tended its 335 acres of fields, streams and livestock for nearly four decades. Early and Adria lived in a white house on Bridlespurs secluded back acres, where they raised, served up and gave away the tangiest tomatoes and sweetest corn and witnessed such spectacles as the aurora borealis and Hurricane Hazel. Early loved bringing lambs and calves into the world and watching storms blow across the Southwest Mountains.
He admired the intelligence of his dogs, especially his female hound Sam, named for Sam Ketcham in the Dick Tracy comics.
He marveled at the ingenuity of nature at every level.
He sensed the holiness in every day. Early was president of the Cismont School PTA and the Rivanna Community Center at Keswick, and clerk of the session at South Plains Presbyterian Church.
He was a friend to poor people, rich people and the few Keswick people who fell between.
He and Adria moved into Charlottesville and until emphysema forced him to retire at 81, he rambled his beloved back roads, advising farmers and gardeners for H.M. Gleason and Co., the farm supply where he had bought his fertilizer and alfalfa seed all his life. He served as an elder at Charlottesville’s First Presbyterian Church, where his encyclopedic knowledge of the Bible and his ability to apply its ancient lessons to today made him a favorite Men’s Bible Class teacher. He was a past president of the Albemarle Ruritan Club. He was a student of current events.
He always voted Democrat. Last fall, he and Adria moved to Roanoke to be near their daughter, Mary Carter Bishop, and her husband, Dan Crawford. Early joined Raleigh Court Presbyterian and bonded instantly with his new pastor, the Rev. F. Tupper Garden.
Early is survived by Adria, Mary Carter and Dan; his almost-sons, John S. (Buddy) McIntyre Jr. of Ridgeland, Miss., and James Byrd McIntyre of Richmond; a sister-in-law, Emma Bishop of Rome, Ga.; nephews James A. Bishop Jr. and his wife, Cile, of Rome, Ga., and Harry Bishop of Shawboro, N.C.; nieces Jean Garrett and her husband, Frank, of Palm Coast, Fla., Marjorie Allison of Louisa and Charlotte Mason of Virginia Beach; and many fine cousins, great-nieces and great-nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, with the Rev. F. Tupper Garden officiating. Interment
will follow at the Monticello Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the First Presbyterian Chapel this evening from 7– 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Camp Holiday Trails, P.O. Box 5806, Charlottesville 22905.
Arrangements are being handled by Hill and Wood Funeral Home, Charlottesville.
Vinda Mae Bryant
A graveside service for Vinda Mae Turpin Bryant will be held 11 a.m. Monday, July 28th at Riverview cemetery with the Rev. Edward A. Hopkins officiating.
The family will receive friends this evening at Hill & Wood from 7-8 p.m.
Hill & Wood is in charge of arrangements.
Peggy M. Campbell
Peggy Marshall Campbell 51, of Lynchburg, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2003 at her home. She was the wife of the late James A. Campbell who passed away July 16, 1978.
She was born September 14, 1951 in Charlottesville the daughter of the late Jacob A. Marshall and Evelyn Hackett Marshall of Charlottesville, who survives. Peggy was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and the American Counseling Assoc.
In addition to her father and husband, Peggy was preceded in by death her sister Julia Blankenship.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by two God-daughters Stacy Hanks of Lynchburg and Jewell Carter of Lynch Station; two sisters, Evelyn Viar and Debra L. Marshall both of Charlottesville; a close to friend Darlene Carter of Lynchburg and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m., Monday July 28, 2003 at Whitten Timberlake Chapel by the Reverend Carlton Duck. Interment
will follow at Virginia Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m., today at the Funeral Home.
Any one wishing to make a memorial contribution, please consider either Gethsemane Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society.
Michael A. Clements
Michael Allen Clements, 19, of Greene County died July 24, 2003.
Born April 16, 1984 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was the son of Bruce Allen Clements of North Carolina and Sheri Lindsey Tickle.
His maternal grandparents, Albert M. and Ruby B. Lindsey, preceded him in death.
Michael worked for Eades Builders.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his step father, Thomas E. Tickle; a brother, Robert S. Clements; and a sister, Jennifer Lynn Clements all of Greene County; Paternal grandparents, Lemuel and Dora E. Clements of Batesville; step-grandparents, Patricia A. and John E. Tickle of Roanoke.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday July 28, 2003 at Maple Grove Christian Church with Mr. Roger Browning officiating. Interment
will follow at the Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 7 – 9:00 at the church.
Hill & Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Shirley B. Cortada
Shirely Etten Barlow Cortada, 82, of Orange, died July 27, 2003 at the Orange County Nursing Home. Born February 5, 1921 in Havana Cuba, she was the daughter of William Eldridge Barlow and Anna Oiliva Etten Barlow her grandfather Joseph Eldridge barlow owned and developed large tracts of land in Havana in the years following the Spanish Americam War.
Mrs. Cortada served in the intelligence section of the U.S. embassy in Havana during the World War II. In 1944 she married
the late James Nicholas Cortada whose long career in the U.S. foreign service took them to Barcelona, Basra, Cairo, Rome and Taiz Yemen. As the wife if the senior American diplomat in several of the posts she hosted thousands of people in her homes, and experinced first hand international events such as the Suez Crisis and the Yemeni Civil War.
The Cortadas retired to Orange, Va. in 1970 and became very active in local civil life. Mrs Cortada was presidnet of the Womens Club of Orange for several terms, a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the United Daughters of the Confderacy.
She survived by three children; James William Cortada of Madison, Wisconsin, Vera (Nina) Cortada Winkler of Arlington, Virgiani, and Monica Cortada of Ellicott City, Maryland; three grandchildren Elizabeth Christinia Cortada, Julia Marie Cortada, and Alison Christine ballard and a sister Marilyn Barlow Arostegui.
Intermnet will be at Graham Cemetary in Orange following services at St. Thomas Church.
Marshall H. Earl
Marshall Holmes Earl died on July 7, 2003, at his home in Tequesta, Florida. Born on January 7, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Walter Kean Earl and the late Henrietta Holmes Earl.
He is survived by his widow, Ilse Besman Earl, Ph.D. of Tequesta; his son, Marshall Holmes Earl Jr. of Richmond, Virginia; his daughter, Amelia Earl Jordan of Richmond; his sister, Mrs. Ben Minor (Betty) Miller of Charlottesville, Virginia; four grandchildren, John Boswell Reeves Jr., Frederick Holmes Reeves, Eleanor Earl Mikkelson and Marshall Holmes Earl III; and two great-grandchildren, Violet Reeves and Asher Reeves.
For a number of years he owned and farmed Cismont’s Stanford Hall where he and his late wife, Virginia San, raised their two children. He was a former member of the Keswick Hunt Club, the Keswick Country Club and Farmington Country Club. He was a graduate of the University of Florida and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
He had produced plays in New York City (including (The Lady’s Not for Burning), with Margaret Phillips, Henry Brandon and Peter Falk) and, together with his wife, Ilse, was a producer in Savannah, Georgia, and Miami, Florida. He had also published Savannah Magazine and then was a real estate broker in Miami, specializing in commercial property, before retiring with his wife to Tequesta in 1995.
A memorial service will be held on July 26, at 3 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Tequesta. A local memorial service will be held later this summer.
Rev. Robert Forrest
The Rev. Robert Elkanah Forrest, 91, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at Martha Jefferson Hospital after a brief illness. Formerly of Hampton, Va., he had been a resident of Our Lady of Peace since 2001. His wife of sixty-two years, Anne Lewis Forrest, preceded him in death.
Rev. Forrest was born in Messick, Va., and did his undergraduate work at Randolph-Macon College. He received his Masters of Divinity from Emory University and became a member of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1934. During his career of 44 years, he served as pastor of 12 different churches throughout Virginia.
His daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Ron Foltz of Sterling; his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Joan Forrest of Charlottesville; and his son and daughter-in-law, David and Nancy Forrest of Bedford, survive him. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, Martha Betts, Cathy Thompson, John Forrest, Madeleine Forrest, Andrew Forrest, Peter Forrest and Robbie Forrest, and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, Hampton. The Rev. Lawrence A. Erbin, pastor, and the Rev. David T. Forrest, son of the deceased, will hold funeral services on Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 10 a.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Hampton.
Memorial gifts may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 151 Wythe Parkway, Hampton, Va. 23661.
The family would like to thank the staff of Our Lady of Peace for the gentle, concerned care they gave Rev. Forrest over the past two years.
Page W. Foster
Page Warren Foster, 71, of Charlottesville, Va. died early Saturday morning at Rosewood Village. Born June 13, 1932 in Albemarle County to the late Willie Francis and Ruth Ballard Foster.
Mr. Foster owned a clothing store Page Foster, Inc. on the downtown mall from 1965-1996. He was admired for his excellent taste in clothing and devotion to serving the people of Charlottesville.
He served with the United States Marines during the Korean War. He was a member of the Young Mens Business Club and The Downtown Merchants Association.
He is survived by his son Page Foster, Jr. of Charlottesville; his daughter Valerie ErkenBrack of Virginia Beach; Bonnie Ricciardelli of Wilmington, Nc; 5 grandchildren, Kristina, Hunter and Neal ErkenBrack, Taryn and Nathan Ricciardelli, his brothers Linwood of Richardson, Tx., and Aubrey of Roswell, Ga. He is preceded in death by sisters Lavon Swift and Fay Jones; his brothers Wentworth, Sinclair, Francis, and Emory.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Mountain Plain cemetery in Crozet, Va with Dr. Roy Thomas officiating.
The family will receive friends Monday July 28th at Hill & Wood from 6-7 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont.
Hill and Wood is in charge of the arrangements.
John Holliday Sr.
John Holliday sr., 83, of Spotsylvania County, Va. died Wednesday July 23, 2003 at the Culpeper Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born December 5, 1919 to the late Henry and Martha Scott Holliday. He was the husband of Mrs. Irene Lewis Holliday of Rapidan, Va.
He is survived by a son John Holliday, Jr. and his wife Judy of Rapidan, Va.; one daughter, Miss Shirley Holliday of Rapidan, Va. and her longtime friend Michael Wright; one sister Mrs. Mary (Foots) White of Spotsylvania, Va.; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday July 30, 2003 at 1 p.m. conducted by Rev. Fred Sales and assisted by Pastor Joseph A. Moore. Visitation will also be Wednesday July 30, 2003 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. At the Shady Grove Baptist Church Orange, Va. Interment
will follow at the cemetery of The Shady Grove Baptist Church. Satchell’s Funeral Home, Orange, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
Wendell H. Pollard
Wendell (Snub) Holmes Pollard of Lakewood Manor, Richmond, formerly of Newport News died July 23, 2003. Widower of Imogene Gibson Pollard, survived by children, Betty Pollard and Wendell Pollard, Jr.; grandsons, Thomas and Jonathan Pollard; great grandson, Christopher Pollard. Snub worked for many years as a railroad engineer for C & O Railroad and CSX Corporation. He was a member of St. Stephen's Church, Newport News. Visitation today from 2 - 5 p.m. at Bliley Funeral Home's Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Avenue, Richmond where services will be held 11 a.m. Monday. Interment
Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Lakewood Manor or St. Stephen's Church. The family wishes to thank the entire staff of Lakewood Manor for their great compassion in taking care of Mr. Pollard.
Robert Percy Thomas
Robert (Bobby) Percy Thomas, 84, of Charlottesville, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2003, in a local hospital.
Born in Fluvanna County on July 24, 1918, he was the son of the late Linwood Early and Clara Hicks Thomas. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Wade and Stanley Thomas, three sisters, Irma Bower, Dorothy Sibley, and Louise Brown.
Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Army Calvary Division during World War II seeing action in Burma, Thailand and India. He retired after 50 years from City Mortgage & Insurance Company and was owner/operator of the Foal Run Saddlery in Charlottesville. He also attended South Plains Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by one son, Robert W. Thomas and his wife, Anita, of Troy, Va.; a grandson, Robert E. Thomas of Newport News, and a niece and two nephews.
Family will receive friends on Monday, July 28, 2003, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hill & Wood Funeral Home.
At Mr. Thomas’s request there will be no funeral service.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations may be made to the Charlottesville/Albemarle Rescue Squad, P. O. 160, Charlottesville, Va. 22907, or the Charlottesville/Albemarle SPCA, P. O. Box 7047, Charlottesville, Va. 22906.
Joseph O. Wingfield
Joseph Oscar Wingfield left us July 19, 2003, in Florence, S.C. Angela Shull Wingfield will be receiving family and friends at 5541 Jefferson Mill Rd., Scottsville, Va. today at 3 p.m.
Charles R. Baber
Charles Robert Baber, 85, of Buckingham, died Sunday July 27, 2003.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Anderson Baber and Muriel Washington Dillard Baber; his wife, Edith Clarissa Baber Baber and two sisters, Nancy Elizabeth Baber Jones and Marjorie Ann Baber Crews and a brother in law, Wilbur Harvey Crews, Sr.
Survivors include a brother-in-law, William H. Jones, Sr.; several nieces and nephews, Doris Jones Moser, Elizabeth Ann Jones, Janice Jones Campbell, Wilbur Harvey Crews, Jr., John Robert Crews, James Edward Crews, Richard Lee Crews and William H. Jones, Jr.; many great-nieces, great nephews and cousins.
He was a farmer, lumberman and merchant and also for many years he assisted his wife, Edith, in running the Howardsville Post Office.
Robert was loved and respected by his family and community. Though childless himself, Robert was a major influence in the lives of his sisters’ children.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goshen Baptist Church, Buckingham, with the Rev. James Wilson officiating.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
There are no calling hours scheduled.
Arrangements are by Thacker Brothers Funeral Home, Scottsville.
