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Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. Former chairman of Albemarle Corporation died, January 27, 2022. Floyd Gottwald, known by many as Bill, was born July 29, 1922 to Ann C. and Floyd D. Gottwald, Sr. He grew up in the Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, graduated from John Marshall High School and went on to the Virginia Military Institute where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1943. Almost immediately after graduation he began work as a chemist at the then Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Company in Richmond. It is recorded that in the year he was born, his father purchased an initial five shares of stock in that company, a significant beginning to a family legacy in which...

75, of Richmond, Va., passed away on July 24, 2021, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.A. degree in business. James has served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marian R. Poland; his father, Berkeley H. Poland; and brother, Wayne Poland. Survived by his wife, Mary Jones; his son, Burke Poland; his daughter, Hayley Poland; brother, Randy Poland; daughter-in-law, Erin Poland; grandchildren, Landon B. Poland and Addisyn Poland; nephews, Billy Joe Poland, Michael Poland, and Douglas Poland. James was a dedicated employee of Estes Express Lines where he worked for many years as an...

The remains of Jane Carol Foss, who passed away on May 2, 2021, will be buried at Southside Cemetery in Nottingham, New Hampshire on Thursday, September 9 at 11:00 a.m. No ceremony or proceedings will be held. To any who wish to pay respects, please adhere to all mandated COVID protocols. No gifts are necessary.

passed away on Sunday 2 May 2021 at age 72. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Doris Geraldine Gedney and Edward Oscar Foss and older sister to Pamela Beth Foss Greer. A devoted Boston Red Sox fan and lover of cats, Jane was an Army veteran who provided medical care while in the armed forces and beyond and showed care towards those in her family. Details of a memorial service are to be determined and shall be shared at a later date.

Thomas C. "Tom" Kern, born January 8, 1938, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, February 24, 2021, at 83 years of age. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul B. Kern Sr. and Josephine H. Kern; brother, Paul B. Kern Jr.; first wife of 26 years, Naomi D. Kern; and second wife of 28 years, Gloria Kern. Tom is survived by his daughters, Kristi Kern Nelligan and her husband, Mike Nelligan and Wendy Kern and her wife, Nancy White; grandsons, Ryan Nelligan and Matthew Nelligan; sisters, Joanna Kern Neal and Gay Kern; brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Joyce Dixon; and many loving nieces and nephews. He was born and raised in Bethesda, Md., and was a graduate of The Landon...

Duley, Nancy Jo Wright Tooker, 91, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2021. For several weeks, her family had gathered to be by her side. They and Nancy's friends share the grief of her loss but also celebrate her long, vibrant and joyful life. Nancy was predeceased by her father, Walter Wayne Wright; and her mother, Martha Wright Wright; her first husband, Robert (Bob) Howard Tooker; and her second husband, Dr. Robert (Red) Kingston Duley. She is survived by her four children, Leslie Tooker Roberson (Stewart) and their children, Meredith Nusbaum (Chris) and Jeffrey; Christin Tooker Wood (Mory) and their children, Ty (Katy), Abigail, and Mason; David Tooker (Mary) and their children,...

Donna Benedict O'Brien, (79), of Niagara Falls, NY, born December 18, 1941 passed away on January 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John O'Brien of Niagara Falls; and is survived by her sons; Timothy (Janice) and Patrick (Kimberly), her four grandchildren; Jack, Charlie, Logan and Molly and numerous nieces and nephews. Answering the siren's song of snow-free living, she and John retired to the Villages, Florida in 2003. They loved every minute of it! Many Florida largemouth bass have sore mouths due to her fishing prowess. Donna was a proud member of the American Legion Ladies Auxillary, Post 347. Her desserts on "Sweet Night" fundraisers were legendary....

KEMPER, DOROTHY LEE, 86, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020. She is survived by her brother, Rev. John W. Kemper; sisters, Lillie (Kemper) Payne and Eulalia (Kemper) French; three sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law. She is also survived by three cousins, 11 nieces, seven nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews. Ms. Kemper retired in 1987 from the federal government, where she had worked for the Department of Defense and the Judiciary Department. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 26, at 2 p.m. at Clover Hill Baptist Church, 3100 Courthouse Road, North Chesterfield, Va. 23236. Interment will be held at a later date in the Sunset View Memorial...

84, died on September 5, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his niece, Melanie Beneson. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margaret "Peggy" Koller; son, Jeremy Koller; daughter, Shoshana Arthur; son-in-law, Keith Arthur; grandchildren, Joshua and Libby Arthur; sister, Esther Beneson; and niece, Beth Hoffner. Rabbi Koller was born January 10, 1936 in Poland. He immigrated to the United States with his parents and sister in 1949, and grew up in Detroit. After earning a bachelor's degree in economics from Wayne State University, he attended Hebrew Union College, becoming an ordained Rabbi in 1961. Rabbi Koller served as a chaplain in the Army until 1963, stationed...

80, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, VA following a prolonged illness. Born in Quincy, MA, the son of Charles Joseph and Mildred Swist Pangraze, raised in Manchester, NH, Bob retired to Seneca, SC and most recently, Richmond, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Carolyn (Phaneuf) Pangraze; his brother, Joseph Pangraze and sister, Margaret Pangraze. Surviving are his sister, Dr. Mildred Donlon; son, David Pangraze and his wife, Kay; daughters, Jennifer Pangraze; Melissa Pangraze-Schauster and her husband, Ed; and three grandchildren, D. Alex Pangraze and his wife, Morghan; Eric Pangraze and fiance, Reed Few; and Andrew Pangraze. After...

Pamela "Pam" Beth Foss Greer passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 and will be buried at Southside Cemetery in Nottingham, New Hampshire on Friday, August 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM alongside her parents, Edward Oscar Foss and Doris Edith Foss. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no ceremony or proceedings will be held. She is survived by her sister, Jane Carol Foss; the father of her children, James Willard Greer; her two children, Andrew Whittaker Greer and Sarah Elizabeth Greer; and her beloved cat, Junebug. The family requests any gifts to be made out to either the Jimmy Fund in Boston, Massachusetts or St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia.

of Richmond, Virginia and formerly of Bowling Green, Kentucky passed away peacefully on October 26, 2019. She was 90 years old. Nancy is survived by her daughter Julia Heldman Thomas of Richmond, Virginia; her son-in-law Bruce Vernon Thomas also of Richmond, Virginia; her sister Molly Atkins Bowden and niece Margaret Bowden Gilleskie, both of Blowing Rock, North Carolina; and her two granddaughters Margaret Delahunt Thomas of Washington, DC and Charlotte Heldman Thomas of Austin, Texas. She is pre-deceased by her husband of 63 years, James McDaniel Heldman, Jr. Born on April 11, 1929 in Durham, North Carolina, Nancy met her life partner, Jim, when the two were 13 and 12 years old. They dated...

83, of Richmond, VA, passed away suddenly on September 20. She was born to Walter and Ruth Miller in Columbia Township, NC, and was one of seven siblings. She grew up in Switchback, WV, and was a co-valedictorian student at Elkhorn High School. She graduated high school in 1953, and then attended nursing training at Charleston General Hospital in Charleston, WV. It was there that she met her future husband of 55 years, pediatrician Dr. Marcel Lambrechts, who had immigrated to the United States in 1955 from Belgium. She married Marcel in 1957, and was married until his passing in 2012. Louise joined the Catholic faith during her engagement and lived her life first as a member of Sacred Heart...

Audrey Wood Smith of Glen Allen, Virginia passed away on June 7, 2019. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Colonel (Ret-USMC) Frederick Arlen Smith, Sr; her sister, Adelle W. Cumby; two brothers, George Brooke Wood, and James Alexander Wood. Audrey was born February 16, 1929 to Annie Warsing Wood, and John Daniel Wood in Buckingham, Virginia. She leaves to cherish many wonderful memories, her three sons, Brian Hayden Smith, Frederick Arlen Smith, Jr, and William Daniel Smith (Angela J Smith). Audrey also leaves behind two sisters, Anne Jamerson (Irving) and Joyce Edwards (John); as well as two brothers, John Daniel Wood Jr, and Franklin Delano Wood (Betty); five...

88, passed away January 2, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, after a long and valiant battle with an infection. Buddy is survived by his wife of 54 years, Audrey Wood Smith; three sons, Brian, Freddie and William "Dan" Smith; two grandsons, five granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. Buddy was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He attended John Marshall High School and received his B.S. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Richmond. He pursued two careers simultaneously, serving 37 years in the Marine Corps and 30 years in the petroleum industry. Buddy enlisted in the Marine...