Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Shirley A. Harris
Shirley Ann Woody Harris, 58, of Faber, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at the University of Virginia Medical Center after a brief illness.
Born June 7, 1944, in Charlottesville, she was a daughter of the late Irvin W. Woody and Jessie Truslow Woody.
She was a member of Adial Baptist Church, a retired employee of Con-Agra Frozen Foods at Crozet with over 35 years of service and most recently was an employee of Miller School.
She is survived by her husband, Irving W. Harris; a son, James S. Harris of Staunton; a sister, Nancy L. Scott of Afton; two brothers, Benjamin F. Woody and Page W. Woody, both of Afton; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Adial Baptist Church with the Rev. S. Evan Johnson and Jim Bushong officiating. Interment
will be in the Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
The family suggests that memorials take the form of donations in Shirleys Name to Adial Baptist Church, 1090 Adial Road, Faber, Va. 22938.
Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel, Lovingston, is in charge of arrangements.
Clyde H. Harvey
Clyde Hess Harvey, 69, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at his home, with his wife by his side.
Born April 20, 1933, on Davis Creek, he was a native of Nelson County, and was the son of the late W.T. Harvey and Dorothy Seay Harvey.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Margaret H. Hill, William L. Harvey, Lewis C. Harvey, and Dorothy H. Jackson.
He is survived by his wife, Frances "Ginger" Duncan Harvey; two daughters, Deborah R. Harvey and her husband, Gary Wood, and T. Gayle Harvey; two grandchildren, Christopher and Katie Wood; one sister, Annie Dee Kauffman of Lynchburg; and two brothers, J. Douglas Harvey and Richard P. Harvey, both of Lovingston.
He was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church in Lovingston.
Clyde graduated from Lovingston High School where he was an active athlete, playing baseball and football.
He joined his father and brothers in the fruit business with W.T. Harvey & Sons Orchard and expanded the business, adding Harveys Cold Storage and growing sales into the national and international markets. Later he bought the business and operated it as Clyde H. Harvey, Inc., and Mountain Cove Apples.
He was respected throughout the orchard industry for his extensive knowledge of the fruit industries and commitment to producing top quality fruit and his ethics. He brought a new variety of apple to the market, the Ginger Gold. The apple was discovered as a chance seedling following Hurricane Camille in 1969.
He operated a farm in addition to his orchards, raising beef cattle. .
After retiring from the orchard business, he founded Old Dominion Ostrich Farm, the first known ostrich farm in Nelson County.
In addition to his many years in agribusiness, he had several hobbies, including hunting and growing roses.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Baptist Church in Lovingston, with interment to follow in Oak Hill cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel in Lovingston.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of the Piedmont, 1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Suite 200, Charlottesville, Va. 22911.
Martha B. Jester
Martha Blanche Butler Jester of Mars Hill, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2003, with her family in Raleigh, N.C.
Mrs. Jester was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Mars Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Almous Riley Jester.
She lived in Charlottesville for 20 years until her retirement from Centel Phone Company. She moved to Raleigh, N.C., seven years ago to be with her family and requested to return to Arkansas, a place where she loved, to be laid to rest. Martha was a very generous and compassionate woman who enjoyed reading, her rose garden, and above all, the company of her family.
Martha is survived by her children, James Almous and Mara Jester, of Portland, Ore., Barbara Jester and David Drewry of Raleigh, N.C.; her grandchildren, Seth David and Aimee Drewry of Arlington, Josiah Mark Drewry of Chapel Hill, N.C., Dara Alexis Jester of Portland, Ore., and Freya Elsie Jester of Portland, Ore.
Martha's Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, with Brother Charles Walthall officiating. She was buried at Mars Hill cemetery.
A.O. Smith Funeral Home, stamps, Ark, is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby M. Lillard
Ruby M. Jones Lillard, 82, of Nethers, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at the Evergreene Meadows Adult Care Facility in Stanardsville.
Born Jan. 7, 1921, in Nethers, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Eunice Dodson Jones.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert N. Lillard; three brothers, Earl, Kelsie, and Rogers Jones; and a sister, Rachel Jones Lucena.
She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Nethers.
She is survived by one daughter, Eilene L. Smith and her husband, Ronald of Etlan; four sons, Steve A. Lillard and his wife, Patty, and Grant A. Lillard and his wife, Sandra, all of Madison, Robert D. Lillard and a devoted friend, Rosie Clements, and Randell N. Lillard and his wife, Kathy, all of Nethers; one brother, E.D. Jones of culpeper; two sisters, Eva J. Roth of New Jersey, and Eleanor J. Jenkins of Etlan; 14 grandchildren, Richie, Travis, Monica, Brandon, Kristie, Austin, Brent, and Kari Lillard, Vicki Marks, Dawn Micklewright, Angela Santinga, Farrah Payne, Matthew and Daniel Smith; five great-grandchildren, Mary Courtney and Jennifer Marks, Phillip Graves, Sheriden and Makenna Santinga.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison, conducted by the Rev. Paul Ritter and the Rev. Henry Daniel Aylor, with interment at Etlan cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Preddy Funeral Home in Madison.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethlehem United Methodist Church, HC 6 box 223, Madison, Va. 22727 or the Madison County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 868, Madison, Va. 22727.
June C. Nixon
Mrs. June C. Nixon, 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, Surrounded by her family at Martha Jefferson Hospital following a long battle with cancer and renal failure.
Mrs. Nixon was a long-time employee of Virginia Power, she retired in 1989, with 36 years of service. She often spoke fondly of the friends and acquaintances from that time. Mrs. Nixon was a life-long member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church at New Canton. The members of her Sunday School group and the Sunshine Class were often in her thoughts and always in her heart. She mourned any passing Sunday when she was not able to attend.
Mrs. Nixon is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Audrey Llewellyn and Harry Wise of Buckingham; a number of nieces and nephews, Kim and Dee Anderson of New Canton, Grandy and Kathleen Llewellyn of Dillwyn, Wayne and Mary Llewellyn of Buckingham, Bill and Peggy Agee of Toga, Ina Betts and Douglas Childress, also of New Canton; and Raymond and Llew Anderson of Richmond.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, New Canton.
Donations in her memory may be sent to the American Cancer Society or to Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Colbert Funeral Home, Bremo Bluff.
Isaac P. Perkins
Mr. Isaac Paul Perkins, 94, of Charlottesville, died Dec. 28, 2002.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fork Union Memorial cemetery in Fork Union.
Colbert Funeral Home, Bremo Bluff, is in charge of arrangements.
Molly Bell Sisk
Funeral services for Molly Bell Sisk will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Madison, with interment in Etlan cemetery. Pastor Jeff Shifflett will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Eleanor K. Spaar
Eleanor K. "Polly" Spaar, 81, of Charlottesville, died peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, after a long courageous struggle with emphysema.
Born in Broken Bow, Okla., to the late Everett and Mary Amis, she was raised in Dryersburg Tennessee, pursued musical studies in New York City, and received her BA in Psychology from Newcomb College in New Orleans, La. She designed and trained the first volunteer corps in Charity Hospital in New Orleans, La. There she met and married
Dr. Albert Spaar Jr. After living for several years in Vernon, Texas, they moved with their three children to Charlottesville in 1961. Polly served as Director of Christian Education and as a vestry member at St. Paul's Memorial Church and was a founder and director of the Virginia Association for Transactional Analysis. Passionate about exploring new ideas, she loved traveling, the theater, cooking and her garden.
Beloved by friends, neighbors and family, Polly was known for her exuberant spirit, colorful stories, compassion, and generosity. She made valuable life-long contributions to her community, her church, her counseling practice, and to her special interests, which were, early childhood learning, mediation and conflict resolution, women's issues, the arts, and the environment.
A loving mother and grandmother, Polly is survived by her son, Peter Spaar of Charlottesville; daughters, Katherine Spaar of Fairfax, and Mary Scot Jonte of Waveland, Miss.; her brother, Robert Amis of Wyzata, Minn.; a sister, Jeanne Jernigan of Kingsport, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren, Jacob Potapchuk, Jocelyn, Adam and Suzannah Spaar, and Peter, Sarah and Katie Jonte.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Memorial Church following a private interment ceremony.
The family will receive friends at a reception in the Parish Hall immediately after the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Fellowship Fund of Westminster Canterbury Foundation or to St. Paul's Memorial Church.
John R. Wingfield III
John Richard Wingfield, III, 83, affectionately known as "JR" by his family and friends, of Charlottesville, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at his home.
Born Nov. 25, 1919, at his home, in Albemarle County, he was the son of the late John Richard Wingfield Jr. and Bessie Harwood Jones.
Responding to the call of his Country, JR enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in July 1942. He was trained as an armorer/air gunner, and went on to operational flight training in Florida, where he joined up with 8 other crew members, on B-17 Flying Fortresses. On completion of training in July 1944, he was assigned to the 8th Air Force where he and his crew joined the 388th Bombardment Group stationed at Knettishall in Eastern England. There he completed a tour of 35 combat missions during the battles of Northern France, the Ardennes, The Rhineland, and Central Europe. These were arduous missions, but JR and his crew were fortunate enough to survive the grueling gauntlet of anti-aircraft fire and fighter attacks that were encountered on every mission. On one particular mission at 24, 000 feet over Germany, however, a piece of shrapnel from a close flak burst damaged the microphone attachment on JR's leather flying helmet. He didn't realize this until after landing, and just how close he had come to an almost certain fatal wound. At the end of World War II in Europe in May 1945, JR returned to the United States where he continued to serve in the Reserves of the Army Air Force until his honorable discharge in October 1948. For his honest, faithful and courageous service JR was decorated with the Air Medal and 5 oak leaf clusters.
He was a graduate of Meriwether Lewis School and attended the University of Virginia, was a member of SAR, Cal Club, VFW, National Rifle Association, Eighth Air Force Historical Society and CAR and Ivy Creek United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Betty R. Wingfield of Charlottesville; his children, Betsey C. Wingfield of Cheverly, Md., Susan W. Gold of Durham, N.C., and John R. Wingfield IV of Charlottesville; three sisters, Betsey W. Hughes of Birmingham, Ala.; Mary Jane Webster of Sparta, N.J., and Beverley W. Monroe of Charlotte, N.C.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ivy Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Katha Bollfrass officiating. Interment
will be private.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Endowment Fund at Ivy Creek United Methodist Church, 674 Woodlands Rd., Charlottesville, Va. 22901.
Hill & Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Conrad Carstens
A memorial service for Conrad S. Carstens will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, with the Rev. Sam Massie officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception at the church immediately after the service.
The family suggests that those who wish to make memorial contributions consider the American Cancer Society.
Frederick T. Dove
Frederick Thomas Dove, 87, of Charlottesville, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, in a Charlottesville hospital.
Born March 16, 1915, in Charlottesville, he was the son of the late Thomas E. Dove and Geneva Giannini Dove.
Mr. Dove was a life long resident of Charlottesville where he owned and operated "Fred's Restaurant". After selling his interest in the restaurant, he went on to work at the University of Virginia in Building and Grounds retiring in 1978. He was a devoted member of University Baptist Church and an avid supporter of the University of Virginia.
He is survived by two sons, R. David Dove and his wife, Gloria, of Staunton and Frederick Taylor Dove of Ivy; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Wheeler Dove of Greensboro, N.C.; four grandchildren, Whitney B. Miller and her husband, Brett, of Staunton, Marcie Roberts and her husband, Jay, of Richmond, Ind. Taylor Chadwick Dove and Courtney Katherine Dove, both of Greensboro, N.C.
A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at University Baptist Church with Dr. Thomas E Leland, officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview cemetery.
The family will receive friends this evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hill and Wood Funeral Home.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 160, Charlottesville, Va. 22907 or to the University Baptist Church Building Fund, 1223 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Va. 22901.
Virginia D. Marks
Virginia Dare Marks, 73, of Madison, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, at the Autumn Care Nursing Home in Madison.
Born Sept. 16, 1929, in Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Lewis Davis and the late Pauline Edna Jones. Her husband was the late Charles Roy Marks. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Marshall Lewis Davis and Clifton Davis.
Mrs. Marks was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Culpeper and retired owner and operator of corner store in Radiant.
She is survived by a daughter, Barbara M. Muller and husband, Glenn, of Orange; a son, Charles E. Marks of Manning, S.C.; a sister, Christine Dobyns of Aroda; a brother, Clifton Davis of Earlysville, and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at 2 p.m. from the Preddy Funeral Chapel in Madison with interment in Etlan cemetery, Etlan, Va. Dr. Charles Shifflett will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Preddy Funeral Chapel, Madison, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Autumn Care Nursing Home, One Autumn Court, Madison, Va. 22727.
Preddy Funeral Home, Madison, is in charge of arrangements.
