Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia (2024)

May 26, 1940

Publication:

Richmond Times-Dispatchi

Location:

Richmond, Virginia

Issue Date:

Sunday, May 26, 1940

Page:

18

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Obituaries Eighteen Obituaries Richmond Times-Dispatch Sunday May 26 1940 Mrs Ruby Wicker and Miss Grmre Bowen and a brother Bowen Jr viving are one daughter Mrs John Gilbert of Natural Bridge: one sister Mrs A Bailey of Roanoke: one brother Foster of Grottoes and one grandchild LeRoy Gilbert of Natural Bridge His wife Mrs Sallie Mohler Foster died in 1938 John Parker Proffitt 86 Dies at Shores Funeral services for John Parker Proffitt 86 who died Saturday morning after an illness of three weeks at his home will be held at the Home Cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 The services will be conducted by his pastor the Rev Oscar Northern assisted by the Rev Charles Boyd Surviving are his wife Mrs Kate Proffitt: one daughter Mrs Claude Proffitt one son William Proffitt two grandsons Claude Proffitt Jr and Lee Childress Proffitt all of Shores one sister Mrs David Thomas of Oak Hill Va and a half-brother Joe Merry Proffitt of Scottsville Petersburg and Baltimore Young Harrison also was the great-grandson of the late William Hartwell Harrison and Nannie Boisseau Harrison of Petersburg nrut prince George County Interment will be late in July in Arlington National cemetery He had a large number of relatives in Petersburg and prince George County EMORY BOWEN Funeral sendees for Emory Bowen 23 of 3203-C Street who died Friday at a local hospital will be held at 2 Sunday at Fsirmount Methodist Church with burial In Oakwood Cemetery- Mr Bowen is survived by his wife Mrs Margaret Wei-siger Bowen: his parents Mr and Mrs Bowen: five sisters Mrs Gladys Rogers Mrs Lillian Edwards Mrs Beatrice Shcaley MRS ELLA PEDIN Funeral services for Mrs Ella Pedln who died Saturday at a local hospital will be held at 3 Sunday at Funeral Home with burial in Hollywood SAMUEL FRAZIER Funeral services for Samuel Frazier who died Saturday at his home in Midlothian win be held at 3:30 Sunday at Mt Pis-gah Methodist Church with burial there He is sunived by his wife Mrs Mattie Frazier one daughter Mrs Lillian Frazier Clements of Beach and three grandsons Ilranttfiil linen fiats Jut SMM See shopping column today Adv RUSH A SMITH LEXINGTON Funeral services for Rush Anthony Smith were conducted Wednesday morning May 22 at the Natural Bridge Baptist Church by his pastor the Rev Tucker with burial in the church cemetery He is survived by his wife Mrs Nannie Wright Smith of Natural Bridge and the following children: Mrs Margaret Mooneyham Waynesboro: Mrs Eunice Gagnon Buchanan: Miss Mabel Smith Roy Smith Edward Smith Mrs Louise Link Miss Alene Smith and Miss Helen Smith all of Natural Bridge and brothers and sisters: Mrs King Waynesboro: Smith Clifton Forge: Smith Covington and Smith Irongate Mr Smith was a son of David and Margaret Worth Smith both of Rockbridge County WILLIAM A GRIFFITH LAGUNA BEACH CAL (A) William Alexander Griffith 73 nationally known artist died Saturday WILLIAM 11 HARRISON William Hartwell Harrison 17 member of a family long prominent in this section died May 13 in the Naval hospital in Guam after a long illness He was the son of the late Lieutenant Colonel William Harrison Marines and Mrs Harrison and grandson of the late Dr John Winfield Harrison of Clean 'em up and Pnt Them Away for the Summer! MONDAY ONLY SPECIAL! FFI 'CLEANED and 1 EXPERTLY UATC RE-BLOCKED rlM I 9 CASH Sc CARRY AT ALL BRANCHES AND 1TAVT OFFICE Mrs Nannie Suddith Dies Near Gladys Mrs Nannie Elder Suddith widow of Inman Suddith died early Saturday morning after a two-day illness at her home near Gladys She was bora in November 1856 the daughter of Llewellyn and Mrs Martha Elder at Holts Crossing Campbell County After her marriage to Mr Suddith they moved to Brookneal where they resided for 20 years The home has been at Gladys for the past 30 years Mr Suddith died several years ago Mrs Suddith Is survived by the following children: Elmore Suddith Miss Annie Suddith Mrs Beulah Reaves and Byron Suddith Gladys and Roger Suddith Halifax 11 grandchildren and three brothers and sisters Henry Elder Naruna Sylvester Elder Melrose Charlie Elder Gladys George Elder Florida Elder Naruna: Mrs Pool Holts Crossing Mrs Charlie Hunter Brookneal Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 at Ked-ron Baptist Church where she held membership HALL PRICE 1 LURAY Funeral services were held the Adventist Church at Stanley Saturday for Hall Price 19 son of the late Benjamin and Mrs Lucy Knight Price of Stanley He is survived by his mother and a number of brothers and sisters LUTHER BURCHETT SKIP WITH Luther Burchett 69 retired merchant of Skipwlth died Friday morning at his home after a long Illness He was a native of Granville County Funeral services were conducted at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Trinity Church of which he had long been a member Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery He is survived by his wife Mrs Rosa Farlines Burchett a daughter by a former marriage Mrs Adams of Nashville two sisters Mrs Maggie Winn of Skipwith and Mrs Jennie Oakley of Kenbridge and one brother Lonnie Burchett of Oxford JOHN EDWARD BOOKER BROOKNEAL John Edward Booker 60 was found dead by the side of his bed in his home near Brookneal about 3 A Friday Dr Brown coroner for Campbell County announced the death as caused by a heart attack or apoplexy Mr Booker was the son of -the late Samuel and Mrs Susan Frances Booker and had lived all his life near Brookneal He was engaged in farming and had been engaged in his work the day before his death Mr Booker is survived by his widow who was Miss Hattie Elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave 0 Head In 1930 Dies Kansan Succumb After Heart Attack WICHITA HAS Ralph T- O'Neil 51 of Topeka national commander of the American Legion in 1930-31 died of a heart attack Saturday night At retiring president he presided over the Kansas Bar Association convention Friday The Legion passed the million mark in membership for the first time during term as com- mander A participant in the Argonne and St Mihiel offensives in the World War he was cited for gal- lantry In action for carrying for- ward under machine run fire telephone wire to establish com-i imitations O'Neil was graduated from Bk- er University and the Harvard Law School He served as a mem-' ber of the State board of regents during the administration of Alf London MRS NELLIE SNYDER Funeral services fo- Mrs Nellie Grant Snyder 61 who died Fri- day at her home 519 South Laurel Street will be held at 5 day at St Episcopal Church with burial in Riverview i Cemetery Besides her husband William 'Snyder she Is survived by six daughters Mrs Samuel Reese Mrs William Bowen Miss Nell Snyder Mrs Richard West Mrs Addison Mills and Mrs William Childress one son Leonard I Blankenship: three stepsons Wil-1 11am and Wesley Snyder of Rich-: mond and Herbert Snyder of Roa- note two stepdaughters Mrs 'Sarah Lee Snyder or Washington and Mrs Everett Haynes of Rich-'mond and four sisters Mrs Wil- liam Burnett Mrs McLain 'Mrs Percy Wells and Mrs Ruth Warrtner MRS JOSEni NATHAN Mrs Joseph Nathan mother of 'Elmer Nathan died Friday at her home in Lynchburg Funeral services will be held here at 4 vM Sunday in the chapel at the Hebrew Cemetery MRS LIZA SHELTON CAMP Funeral services for Mrs Liza Shelton Camp 74 who died day at her home in Woodford will be held at 2 Sunday at the grave with burial In the family 4 cemetery at Penola Mrs Camp is 'survived by one daughter Mrs Er-i nest Campbell two sons Eddie Camp and John Camp: and two -sisters Mrs Sarah Southall and Mrs Mary Sheppard 1st 1910 PLANT AND OFFICE 1602 FLOYD AYE MRS JOSEPH II RAWLS Mrs Lallie Arona Rawls 65 wife of Joseph Rawls died Saturday morning at her residence 705 North Eighth Avenue following a lengthy illness A native of Martin County she had lived here for 12 years Surviving are her husband one son David Rawls and a grandson James Rawls who is a member of the June graduating class of Hope-well High School Funeral services will be held at 3 M- Sunday at the chapel of Shanko Funeral Home and Interment will be In Appomattox Cemetery MRS EVELENA COIN PROSPECT Mrs Evelena Goin 68 died early Saturday morning at the home of her son Frank Goin near Prospect after an illness of several weeks She was the widow of Joel Goin who died June 26 1938 Funeral services will be held at Evergreen on Sunday May 26 at 3 Mrs Goin is survived by eight children: six sons John Frank Jake Bernard Leslie Reuben and two daughters Mrs Mary Frances Elder and Mrs Fannie Brown MRS ANGIE PRIDDY SIMS Funeral services for Mrs Angie Priddy Sims widow of Henry Clifford Sims who died Friday at her home 1819 Grove Avenue will be held at 4 Sunday the residence with burial in Hollywood Mrs Sims is survived by three daughters Miss Virginia Bassett Sims Mrs Louis Bishop and Mrs Luther White one stepdaughter Mrs Allen Saville and three sisters Miss Mary A Priddy Mrs Gardner and Mrs James Florance MRS MATILDA JONES Funeral services for Mrs Matilda Elizabeth Jones widow of Benjamin Jones who died Friday at a local hospital will be held at 2 Sunday at Sutherland's Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery Mrs Jones Is survived by one daughter Mrs Hazel Drinkwater of Graystone park and four grandchildren Miss Mary Tor-beck Frank Torbeck Stuart Tor-beck and Jean Drinkwater all of this city dUST 9BS038 Ralph Heart Attack Fatal Gladys Unger 55 Playwright Is Dead NEW YORK M) Gladys Buchanan Unger 55 playwright and scenario writer died Saturday at the Medical Arts Center after a long Illness Her last play written in collaboration with Margaret Burke was "Tonight We Dance" produced in Chicago last winter and starring Ruth Chatterton She wrote "The Goldfish" "Starlight" and many other plays and had written scenarios for major motion picture studios Born In San Francisco she was educated in London and Paris and made her debut as a dramatist in London at the Vaudeville Theatre CHARLES SMITH BLACKSTONE Funeral services for Charles Smith 74 who died at his home near Blacks tone Saturday will be held at 3 Sunday at the home with interment in Lakeview Cemetery Surviving are his wife Mrs Irene Estelle Smith and three children Mrs Mary II Wenger and Miss Irene Smith of Blacks tone and A Smith of interpark AUSTIN SLOAT WINCHESTER Methodist rites will be held Monday for Austin Sloat 51 whose death Friday followed an operation Interment will be In Mount Hebron Cemetery He was Identified with an insurance agency whose founder Henry Bryarly died last week in Washington Surviving are his widow Mrs Meta Sartelle Sloat his mother Mrs Walter Sloat this city and two brothers Harry and Ernest Sloat Elder' and seven children one brother Booker of Brookneal and three sisters Mrs Frances of Halifax County: Mrs Susie Maddox and Mrs Emma Cunningham of Lynchburg The funeral services were conducted in the family section at Cemetery Saturday WALTER BROWN LYNCHBURG Walter Brown 60 proprieter of the Virginia Commercial College here more than 20 years was found dead yesterday In the kitchen of his home Dr A Wilkins city coroner said death was due to gas poisoning accidental" Brown a native of Danville is survived by his wife Mrs Susan Pattie Brown a partner in the operation of his school and a sister Mrs Wilbur Hammond of Milford Del MISS ALICE ROBERTA BOE1IM WINCHESTER Presbyterian services will be held Sunday for Miss Alice Roberta Boehm 84 who died here Thursday Interment will be at Woodstock Va She was a daughter of the late Philip and Sarah Eldon Boehm of Shenandoah County whose homeplace was frequently between the fire of opposing Civil War armies One sister Miss Carrie Boehm this city survives BENJAMIN FOSTER LEXINGTON Funeral sendees for Benjamin Foster 67 were held at High Bridge Church Friday afternoon May 24 Mr Foster died Wednesday in Jackson Memorial Hospital following a short illness He was a prominent farmer of Natural Bridge district He was a native of Augusta County a 'son of William Foster and his wife Givens Foster Sur Buy Graduates Graduates at co*ckE CO XT PAY AS LITTLE AS 5oawm KsXjgub hlkD EAomMmi dm? nnH 0 )(0) ECHO GIFTS to Hi CRSDtf 0 Choice nr uD 50c A WEEK 'i J-Z gw lip $4000 Choice Trade in your old wlitch for a handsome new Hamilton for ladles or men Fully guaranteed 17-Jewel move- 51 A Week I meats saj Wi of WATCHES HWS 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