Tag: Brothers

HUGHES, Thelma R. (1991)

Transcribed by Stephen Carroll Pearsall

Thelma R. Hughes, 80, of 310 Woodbine St., died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1991, following a brief illness. She was the widow of Charlie Frank Hughes Sr.

Born in Burgaw, N.C. she was the daughter of the late Richard R. and Nora Brothers Rivenbark, and had been a resident of Hopewell most of her life. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her son, Charlie Frank Hughes Jr.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Bill Andrews of Hopewell; nine grandchildren including Becky Lipscomb, Bonnie Barbini, Thomas Frazier and Marshall Andrews; 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Myra Shaw of Hopewell.

The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gould Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Charlotte Andrews, 3410 Jackson Farm Road.

A service will be conducted by the Rev. John Crawford, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Appomattox Cemetery.

Source:  The Hopewell News, Hopewell, Va., Wednesday, January 30, 1991 (p14, c5&6) 

Note:  Thelma Rivenbark, daughter of Richard Ray Rivenbark and Nora Brothers, was born 9 Jul 1910 in Burgaw.  Nora Brothers was the daughter of John (Jacob) Wesley Brothers and Joseph (Jodie) Catherine Dupree.  Richard Ray Rivenbark was the son of John Vann Rivenbark and Mary Catherine Bowden.  Richard is thought to have died in 1955 in the state of Virginia.  Nora Brothers Rivenbark is buried in the Burgaw Cemetery.

SHAW, Myra R. (1994)

Transcribed by Stephen Carroll Pearsall

Myra Rivenbark was the daughter of Richard Ray Rivenbark and Nora Brothers.  I am compiling the genealogy of the John (Jacob) Wesley Brothers and Joseph (Jodie) Catherine Dupree.  Nora Brothers, the mother of Myra Rivenbark, was their daughter.  Myra Rivenbark was also married to a W. C. Nelms.  Henry H. Shaw was Henry Hawthorne Shaw.  Would like to hear from members of the family. — Stephen Pearsall

Myra R. Shaw, 86, died at John Randolph Medical Center, thursday, Jan. 27, 1994, after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Henry H. Shaw.

Born on Nov. 23, 1907, in Burgaw, N.C., she was the daughter of Richard R. and Nora Brothers Rivenbark and had been a resident of Hopewell most of her life.

She was a member of the Pentecoastal Holiness Church in Hopewell.

Shaw is survived by her daughter, Dorothy N. Peters, of North East, Md.; son and daughter-in-law, Walter L. and Billie A. Nelms; and son, Myron Joseph Shaw, of Hopewell; three grandsons, five granddaughters; 4 great grandsons and two great granddaughters.

The family will receive friends on Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Gould Funeral Home.

A service will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m., in the funeral chapel by the Rev. Willie S. Cromer Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church.

Interment will follow in Appomattox Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hopewell Emergency Crew, P.O. Box 572, Hopewell, Va. 23860.

BROTHERS, John David (1943)

Transcribed by Stephen Carroll Pearsall

J. D. Brothers Dies, Aged 65, At His Home

John David Brothers, 65, died Wednesday afternoon at his home on Evelyn Byrd Road, Westover Hills, Richmond, following a long illness. More than a year ago he was critically injured when he fell from a ladder while supervising some work in the city.

Mr. Brothers had been an active member of Berryman Methodist Church for 17 years and a member of its board of stewards for more than 10 years. A member of the men’s Bible class of the Sunday school, he was, despite his injuries, a regular attendant.

A native of Burgaw, N. C., he was later employed as a young man in the Norfolk section. For 35 years he was active in business in Richmond.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tidie M. Brothers; two brothers, H. H. and W. H. Brothers, of Burgaw. Children living in Richmond are J. David Brothers, Mrs. Robert L. Cleveland, Miss Grace E. Brothers.

In the armed services and elsewhere are Colonel Clyde L. Brothers, Tampa, Fla.; Private Percy M. Brothers, San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. Catherine B. Yunkers, Washington, Air Force members are Herbert H. Brothers, at Muskogee, Okla.; Walter R. Brothers, Valdosta, Ga., and Earl T. Brothers, Bainbridge, VFa., and four step-children, William R. and G. H. Kirks, Richmond, J. R. Kirks, United States Naval Training School, Bainbridge, Md., and Mrs. Roy S. Kegley, Hopewell, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Additional Comments:

John David Brothers was the son of Henry G. Brothers and Kate Catherine Penny of Burgaw, NC. He married 1st on 9 Jun 1901 in Norfolk, Va; Hattie C. Gardner. He married 2nd on 21 Aug 1916 in Richmond, VA; Tidie May Johnson Kirks, widow of George H. Kirks.

Source: The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Thursday, September 16, 1943 (p17, c1)