Who's Who at Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA

Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, Virginia, United States

(OB) +1938-2020+

Founders

• William Dunning 1908-1914+ hosted first meetings in his home
• Henry A./O. Eggleston 1908-1963+ oldest member & original trustee in 1963
• William McFarlane 1900-1909 - both credited in wife's obit as "instrumental in founding the local Gospel Hall movement" (in NN).
  • Janet McFarlane 1900-1909 (b. 1872 Kilbarchen, Scot. - d. 1959 Longport, NJ); moved to Warren, OH in 1909, but she moved back to NN after her husband's death for several years, living with the Tom J. Murphy family. Died @ Gospel Hall Home @ Longport, NJ.
• John Millar, Sr. 1908-1945+ cofounder, SS Supt., Secretary Newport News Gospel Hall; NNS&DDC 1902-1945
• Tom J. Murphy 1908+ original trustee

Correspondents

• Neil Goggin
• William O. "Willie" Millar, Sr. +1908-2001 (1906-2001 Newport News, VA) +1961-2001?

Other Leadership

• Chancellor Bailey (1917-2000) deacon & elder
• Earl Cheek +1982+ elder
• B.J. Cheetham 1980 preacher & elder
• Joe Cheetham 1976
• William A. Crowell 1958 SS Supt.
• Jack L. Hamilton +1964+
• Chuck Hicks +2011+
• Arnold Stewart Lewis +1988 (b. 1894 Hopkins, VA - d. 1988 NN)
• John H. Lloyd +1934-1939+ accommodations
• H.G. McKay +1943+
• J.T. Murphy +1939+
• John Needre, Jr. +2006 (1921-2006) deacon; designer of the NN City Seal;
• John L. Nicholas
• Dr. Agustin Perez +2015+
• Al Ridolfi
• Gary L. Stewart +1985-1989 founder Hampton Roads Community Church
• Samuel Union, Jr. +1943-1960+
• Gary Werner +1980-1983+ Riker Laboratories
• William T. White +1967-1971+
• Rob Wilson 1989-2020+ elder

Visiting Itinerants

• Visiting Ministry at Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA 1908-2020+
  • sorted by starting decade

Veterans

Killed In Action

WWII

• John Yancey Anderson ?-1944 (1922-1944)
• Allan McFarlane 1909-1910 (b. Aug. 31, 1909 NN - d. Sept. 4, 1942 Hampton, VA) served as Tech Sgt. Army Air Corps +1940-1942 in the Panama Canal. His parents were co-founders of Bethany.
• William Donaldson Smith 1937-1944 (1923-1944)
  • son of Robert Ramsey Smith, Sr. & Bella Barron Smith

Vietnam

• Capt. Robert Thomas Wilson (1946-1970)
  • aviator in the Transportation Corps, U.S. Army, killed in Vietnam on Oct. 16, 1970 in an aircraft accident; R.A. Machovec of Savannah, GA officiated alongside William T. White.
• Sp/4 Robert Alexander White (1947-1966)

Served

• Benjamin David Bruce, Jr.

Other Notable Alumni

Bailey family

• Chancellor Bailey +1948-2000 (1917-2000) deacon & elder @ Bethany; also founding elder @ Hampton Roads Community Church; architectural designer & construction supervisor @ M.R. Piland and Sons, L.B. Weber and Nice Brothers Contractors. Retired in 1986 from Fort Monroe where he had served as a post engineer since 1966.
  • Elizabeth Ellison Bailey +1948-2004 (b. 1920 Monmouth, IL - d. 2017 Pittsboro, NC); longtime res. NN;
    • Barbara Werner @ Yorktown & Black Mountain, NC
    • Betty Nelson @ Valparaiso, IN
• Donald K. Bailey
• Elizabeth Bailey Siegfried ?-1985 (b. 1905 - d. 1992 Pittsboro, NC) retired secretary E.A. Harper & Co. 1941-1966;
  • Robert H. Siegfried @ Richmond

• Mrs. Georgie Eudora Bailey (d. 1964)

Brown/Markham family

• James Brown +1984-1986 (b. Hillside, Montrose, Scot. - d. 1986) NNS&DDC machinery foreman 1924-1967; "Fishers of Men" in Newport News.
• Margaret S. Brown +1984 (b. 1902 Belfast, N.I. - d. 1984 NN) resident 1924-1984;
  • Margaret Brown Crowell +1957-2012 (1928-2012); bookkeeper @ Hutchens Chevrolet 59 yrs.
    • m. William A. Crowell 1957-1958 SS Supt.
  • Betty Lou Brown Markham +1948-2015 (1931-2015)
    • m. Roy Markham +2015 (1930-2015) retired from NNS Marine Designer
      • Dr. Roy Vance Markham @ Shreveport, LA
      • Sheila Markham Tart @ NN
  • James W. Brown
  • David L. Brown
  • George T. Brown

Bruce family

• Benjamin David Bruce, Sr. 1940-1985? (1904-1985)
  • relocated from Petersburg, VA Gospel Hall; NNS&DDC security 1940-1969
• m. Annie Belle Taylor Bruce 1940-1987? (1906-1987)
  • Benjamin David Bruce, Jr. 1940-1980+ (1925-1998) NNS&DDC 1957-1991; later @ Orcutt Baptist
    • m. Barbara Ann Grey Bruce +1950-1980+ (1931-2018); later @ Orcutt Baptist
      • Gary Bruce 1950's-2011
        • Ritamary Bruce 1988-2011
      • Lori B. Bruce Hamilton
      • Lisa B. Bruce Morrisette

• Terry Thurman Bruce
• Ruth C. Bruce (b. 1909 Peterburg, VA - d. 2000 Monterey, TN); Hampton res. 63 yrs. Bethany Sisters Missionary Circle;
  • Marvin M. Bruce
  • Dorothy B. Neeley
  • Terry T. Bruce, Jr. @ NN
  • David L. Bruce 1937-2010 (1937-2010 NN)

Cheek family

• Alma T. Cheek (b. 1898 NC - d. 1990 Siler City, NC)
  • R.L. Cheek 1953-1994 (1923-1994) president/owner @ Peninsula Tractor 1962-1994
    • m. Mae Apsley Cheek 1953-2013 (b. 1926 Minneapolis, MN - d. 2013 NN); met her husband of 44 years at Emmaus Bible College;
      • Judy Cheek Perez (m. Agustin Perez); Susie Cheek; Dan Cheek
  • Earl T. Cheek @ Tabb

Cheetham family

• B.J. Cheetham +1980 (b. 1924 Hinton, W.V. - d. 1980 Hampton, VA); Peninsula resident 20 yrs. Lay preacher & elder; former president @ Pipe Fitters Union; pipe fitter @ C&O RR 34 years;
  • m. Charlotte M. Cheetham +1980+
    • c: Mrs. Joe Ann Johnson @ Hampton; Mrs. Judith Smith @ Virginia Beach; Jeffrey Cheetham @ Hampton, VA;

Christie/Shields family

• Mrs. Barbara Christie (b. 1880 Edinburgh, Scot. - d. 1971 NN) resident 21 yrs.
  • Mrs. Jesse C. Muir @ NN (b. 1903 Glasgow, Scot. - d. 1995 Marietta, GA) Peninsula resident 1930-1994;
    • Barbara Shields Muir Thomson @ Marietta, GA
    • William David Shields @ Midlothian, VA +1948+

• David Shields +1940-1947+

Clemmons family

• James I. Clemmons, Sr.
  • m. Lula Mae Clemmons (b. 1913 Thomasville, NC - d. 1999 NN)
    • c @ NN: James I. Clemmons, Jr.; Douglas H. Clemmons; Inez Clemmons Bruce;

Cowley family

• John David Cowley +1977 (b. 1905 Manchester, Eng. - d. 1977 Hampton); Penin. res. 47 yrs. Retired owner @ Cowley Plumbing and Heating; Deacon @ Bethany. Founder @ Huntington Avenue Gospel Mission; Coast Guard veteran; Fishers of Men 1947-1977;
• Gladys Mae Cowley +1977+ (b. 1913 Bertie County, NC - d. 1999 Hampton) then Liberty Baptist Church
  • Ruth Evelyn Cowley Stenning @ Round Hill +1956+ m. Franklin Stenning
  • John David Cowley, Jr. @ Hampton
  • Roy Franklin Cowley @ Pensacola, FL
  • Paul Vernon Cowley @ NN
  • Robert Daniel Cowley @ Goldsboro, NC
  • Norman Lee Cowley @ Calera, AL

Dale family

• John Paul Dale, Sr. +1934-1975+ (b. 1890 Green County, NC - d. 1975 Hampton) trustee; 65 yr. res. Peninsula; retired NNS 46 years service electrical dept.
  • Minnie Pickett Dale +1934-1976 (b. 1891 James City County, VA - d. 1976 Hampton, VA); Peninsula resident most of her life;
    • Lithiel Dale Moore @ Hampton, VA then Warrenville Bible Chapel near Wheaton, IL; (b. 1919 Hampton - d. 2001 Wheaton, IL)
      • Hudson I. Moore, Sr. @ Wheaton, IL (b. 1908 Poquoson - d. 2001 Winfield, IL) NNS electrician;
        • Mary Anna Moore Steffen @ Wheaton, IL & Hudson I. Moore, Jr. @ Chesapeake;
    • Doward A. Dale @ El Toro, CA
    • John P. Dale, Jr. @ Dayton, OH
    • Thomas Alvin Dale @ Richmond, VA;

Dick family

• Forbes R. Dick, Sr. +1934-1986 (b. 1901 Greenock, Scot. - d. 1986 NN); Peninsula res. 56 yrs. NNS&DDC senior hall designer 1930-1966; Searle Co. designer 1967-1970;
  • m. Mary R. Dick +1934-1986+
    • c: Mrs. Virginia Mae Dick Castle @ NN; Forbes Ronnie Dick @ NN; Norman Ross Dick @ Chattanooga, TN;

Dunning family

• William Dunning +1908+; shipyard coppersmith; Army chaplain during WWI.

Eggleston family

• Henry A./O. Eggleston 1908+-1963+ oldest member & original trustee in 1963
  • Tom Eggleston @ Richmond
  • Boby Eggleston @ Williamsburg
  • Iris Eggleston Mitchell +1997 (1908-1997) m. John Mitchell (b. Dundee, Scot.); see Mitchell family
  • Jack Mitchell @ Norfolk, VA

• Lewis "Randy" Eggleston 1951-1966 (1951-1966) car accident

• Eric Samuel Eggleston +1948-1976 (b. 1906 Surry County - d. 1976 Hampton); Peninsula res. 50 yrs. Retired @ NASA;
• Mary Mitchell Eggleston +1948-1976+ (b. 1904 Dundee, Scot. - d. 1984 Williamsburg); Peninsula res. 50 yrs.
  • Walter E. Eggleston @ Williamsburg

Ellison family

• William McEwen Ellison 1946-1967 (b. 1889 Belfast, N.I. - d. 1967 NN) NNS&DDC paint dept. retired 1953; resident NN 36 yrs.
• Rita A. Ellison 1957-1967 (b. 1897 England - d. 1967 Albany, NY) 10 yrs. in NN;
  • Mrs. Chancellor Bailey (husband Chancellor building chairman @ 1963)
  • Alfred Jones @ Key West, FL
  • Mrs. John Murphy @ Albany, NY

Eppard family

• Herbert Frank Eppard (d. 1976 NN)
• Bessie Charles Eppard +1965 (1892-1965 NN)
  • Mrs. M.H. Harrison
  • Mrs. J.N. Ewbank

Evans family

• William Vernard "Big Buddy" Evans +2011 (1912-2011 Poquoson, VA); commercial waterman; faithful Christian since 1924. Involved with the Gideons;

Faison family

• Hugh Benjamin Faison (b. 1907 Emporia, VA - d. 1943 Beaconsdale, VA); 16 yrs. resident, employed by shipyard; funeral officiated by H.G. McKay & John Millar. affiliated @ Methodist church;
• Evelyn Radcliffe Faison
  • H.B. Faison, Jr.

Fulton family

• Mr. & Mrs. William Harold Fulton +1957+
  • Elizabeth Foster Fulton +1957+ m. Robert Leslie Saunders +1957+

Gary family

• Richard Marvin Gary +1979 (b. 1887 Charles City County - d. 1979 Gloucester); Peninsula res. 40 yrs. then 17 yrs in Gloucester. NNS 1922-1952.
  • Mrs. Marguerite G. Butler @ Gloucester Point
  • James E. Tribble @ Richmond
  • Otis Tribble @ Richmond

Gentry family

• Mrs. Mattie E. Gentry +1985 (1896-1985)
  • Mrs. Jean Ladou @ Windsor, VT
  • Mrs. Carrie Lowrey @ Windsor, VT
  • Mrs. Gladys Coleman @ Windsor, VT
  • Mrs. Irene Driver @ Stuart's Draft, VA
  • John Gentry @ Quinto
  • Roudy France @ GA
  • Everett L. Grance @ NN
  • Floyd L. Gentry @ NN

Gordon family

• William H. Gordon
• Frances Gordon +1966+
  • Deborah Gordon +1966+

Gunther family

• Henry P. Gunther +1945-1949+
• Cora Horsley Gunther +1946-1982 (b. Gloucester, VA - d. 1982 NN); res. @ NN 50 yrs.

Harrison family

• Marshall H. Harrison +1991 (b. 1908 Richmond - d. 1991 NN); res. @ Peninsula 77 yrs. NNS&DDC 1939-1974; founding member @ Hampton Roads Community Church; Fishers of Men ministries 17 yrs. Gideons.
  • m. Ellen Eppard Harrison +2000 (1912-2000); lifelong Peninsula resident; m. 58 years; longtime member & secretary of the ladies' missionary circle @ Bethany, and founding member @ Hampton Roads Community Church;
    • Nancy Harrison McKenzie @ NN
      • Phillip Gregory McKenzie (b. 1961 NN - d. 1987 Virginia Beach, VA); telecommunications;
    • Bonnie Harrison Birdwell @ Hampton;

Harvey family

• W.A. Harvey
• Roberta Jane Harvey +1940
  • Charles E. Harvey @ NN
  • W.A. Harvey, Jr. @ NYC

Holloway family

• Robert Denny Holloway, Sr. +1948-1965 (b. 1915 Poquoson - d. 1965 NN); United Insurance Company of America 1935-1965;
• Hazel Fenton Holloway Roman +1948-2008 (b. 1917 Norge, VA - d. 2008 NN)
  • Ronald Denny Holloway, Jr. 1965-2010+ (1945-2010) musician
  • Glenn F. Holloway @ NN

Hudgins family

• Stephen Herman Hudgins +1947-1956 (b. 1891 Mathews County, VA - d. 1956 Warwick, VA); resident @ Warwick 18 yrs. NNS&DDC joiner dept 1930-1955; funeral presided by Wm. O. Millar & Dr. Edgar Ainslie;
• Harriet Riggins "Hattie" Hudgins @ Hampton +1947-1979 (1899-1979); lifelong Peninsula resident; also affiliated @ Seaford Baptist;
  • Mrs. Margaret H. Caso @ Hampton m. J.J. Caso; lived 1956 @ Capital Heights, MD;
  • Mrs. I. Lloyd Nance, Jr. @ Hampton
  • Herman Nelson Hudgins @ Pascagoula, MS
  • Harvey Lee Hudgins @ Warwick & Seaford, VA

Hulten family

• Mrs. Martha A. Hulten +1985 (b. 1905 Bellhaven, NC - d. 1985 NN); Peninsula res. 75 yrs.
  • Mrs. Josephine "Tillie" Richardson @ NN

Johnson family

• Mildred Lucille Markland Johnson +1992 (b. 1913 Winston-Salem, NC - d. 1992 NN); Peninsula res. 50 yrs.
  • Jean J. Brown @ NN

Karam & Michael family

• Charles Karam
• Eva G. Meena Karam +1947 (d. 1947 NN) res. NN 27 yrs.; sister of Mrs. Alice Karam (Canton, OH), Joseph W. Meena, M.W. Meena & Michael W. Meena (Syria).

• George Charles Karam +1957-1965+ president Peninsula YFC 1965+
• Rose Meena Karam +1957-2018 also longtime member @ Williamsburg Community Chapel; active in women's ministries in both;
  • Rose Karam Michael +1957-2002 (b. Cleveland, OH - d. 2002 NN), owned Eddie's New & Used Furniture 47 yrs;
    • involved in ladies' missionary circle, hospitality, children's ministry, and preparing the emblems;
    • m. Edward Michael +1957-2011 (b. 1914 Youngstown, OH - d. 2011 NN)
      • "Eddie was very active for the Lord Jesus in practical areas of ministry at Bethany Gospel Chapel. He loved the Lord's people and helped others in whatever ways he could. He often arrived early at church on any given Sunday morning and would sweep up, arrange chairs, make sure the church was comfortable for those who would come later to worship, and helped prepare for the weekly communion service. He often greeted folks as they arrived at church, handing out bulletins, and letting others know how welcomed they were. Often when people suffered some type of personal or property loss, Eddie would help out by offering them furniture until they could recover their losses. Eddie loved reading the Bible and listening to sermons on radio and TV. Together with Rose, they offered frequent hospitality to visiting preachers. Both were faithful in caring for God's people and rarely let an opportunity pass where they did not share God's love with those with whom they had met." (from his obit)

Lanning/Anderson family

• Henry Berlin Lanning 1936-1944+ (1908-1995)
• Ossie Mae Anderson Lanning 1936-1940 (1913-2004)
  • her brother was John Yancey Anderson (see Veterans above)

• Miss Ruth Anderson 1946 on furlough from India

Lewis & Carter families

• Arnold Stewart Lewis +1944-1988 (b. 1894 Hopkins, VA - d. 1988 NN) NNS&DDC supervisor carpenter 1914-1958; elder
• Sarah Carter Lewis +1988-1994 (b. 1905 Elizabeth City, NC - d. 1994 Pittsboro, NC)
  • taught Child Evangelism clubs (CEF?) and bible study classes many years

• Claude D. Carter +1986 (b. 1902 Elizabeth City, NC - d. 1986 NN); brother of Sarah Carter Lewis. Peninsula res. 60 yrs. Retired 1967 as a clerk @ Mariners Museum; 50 years writing & publishing gospel tracts in several languages; editor of a page for teenagers for the American Gospel Digest, and a columnist for The Encourager of San Antonio, TX 1980-1984;

• Ralph Carter 1943 furloughed missionary from Dominican Republic

• Ruth Lewis Levine (b. 1910 Accomack County, VA - d. 1984 NN); Peninsula res. most of her life. Retired from Miller & Rhoads Dept. Store;

McDade family

• Billy McDade
• Helen Redford McDade (1911-1999) retired Woolworth's Dept
  • Barry McDade
  • David Stanley McDade 1951-1970 (1951-2007) then @ First Church Ministries; Stan's Sandwich Shop 1967-2007;

McFarlane family

• William Allan McFarlane 1900-1909 (b. 1871 Greenock, Renfrew, Scot. - d. 1931 Warren, OH); both credited in wife's obit as "instrumental in founding the local Gospel Hall movement" (in NN). He was a son of John McFarlane (b. 1829 Ireland - d. 1897 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Eng.) & Isabella Allan McFarlane (b. 1831 Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scot. - d. 1926 Renfrew, Scot.)
• Janet Stevenson McFarlane 1900-1909; 1931-1956+ (b. 1872 Kilbarchen, Scot. - d. 1959 Longport, NJ); moved to Warren, OH in 1909, but she moved back to NN after her husband's death for several years, living with the Tom J. Murphy family. Died @ Gospel Hall Home @ Longport, NJ.
  • John Stevenson McFarlane 1900-1910+ (b. 1898 Greenock, Scot. - d. 1927 Warren, OH); Army veteran WWI 1917-1919, Private 1st Class; insurance agent; m. Ruth W. Williams (b. 1902 Attleboro, MA - d. 1977 Westminster, PA), dau. of Thomas & Augusta Whitney Williams; Ruth was a VA hospital physical therapist 1922-1949 in NC, MA, KY, & FL. After John's death, Ruth remarried Garrett J. Weersing (d. 1951), she was a member of Westminster Ascension Church.
    • Douglas Alan MacFarlane (b. 1926 Tucson, AZ - d. 1991 Baltimore, MD) tested torpedos in the U.S. Navy during WWII, then grad. 1952 U. of MD in Animal Husbandry, and was an accomplished businessman with national and global influence.
  • Janet McFarlane McOsker 1900-1910+ (b. 1898 Greenock, Scot. - d. 1988 Providence, R.I.) m. John Edward Leo McOsker (1898-1985 Providence, R.I.)
    • Alma M. McOsker Zambarano (1925-2018 R.I.) New England Telephone Co., gifted oil/acrylic/stained glass artist.
  • Allan McFarlane 1909-1910 (b. 1909 NN - d. 1942 Hampton, VA) served as Tech Sgt. Army Air Corps +1940-1942 in the Panama Canal.

Meena family

• Joseph W. Meena +1975-1991 (b. 1895 Kefraya Bekaa, Lebanon - d. 1991 NN); founding owner J.W. Meena Confectionary Store aka New Way Lunch 1919-1991, a restaurant popular with shipyard workers;
• Rose M. "Fussy" Meena +1975-1988 (b. 1911 Lebanon)
  • Eva M. Meena Mina @ NN m. Lt. Mourad Mina in 1957, relocated to Lebanon that year;
  • Victoria M. Millar @ Hampton
  • Daniel J. Meena @ York county

• Massad W. Meena +1975 (b. 1895 Lebanon - d. 1975 NN); Peninsula res. over 60 years;
• Matilda M. Meena +1975+
  • Mrs. George C. Karam (see Karam family)
  • Farris M. Meena @ CA
  • James Meena @ Detroit, MI

Millar family

• John Millar, Sr. +1908-1951 (b. 1874 Dundee, Scot. - d. 1951 NN) cofounder, SS Supt., Secretary Newport News Gospel Hall; NNS&DDC 1902-1945; lived briefly in Canada before settling in NN; Supt. SS @ Calvary Baptist before developing assembly. Funeral service by W.G. Smith (Burlington, NC), John Cobb (WA) and Rev. Leroy Blackburn (pastor @ Wythe Parkway Baptist.
• Mary Oram Millar +1908-1962 (b. 1879 Dundee, Scot. - d. 1962 NN); res. 1904-1962; funeral officiated by William MacDonald (then @ Chicago, IL) & William McNeal @ Raleigh, NC;

John & Mary Millar's descendants

• Albert Edward Millar, Sr. 1909-1990 (b. 1909 Dundee, Scot. - d. 1990 NN); NNS&DDC 1926-1974 Industrial Project Design Dept. Well-known for ministerial contributions to various area churches; Operated "The Chapel of the Air" over WHYU.
  • m. Odell Fenton Millar +1957+
    • Dr. Albert E. Millar, Jr. 1941-2000 (1941-2000 NN) English faculty @ Christopher Newport College 1965-2000;
      • m/d: Victoria Meena Millar
        • Valerie M. Millar Cirrincione @ NN
        • Ginger M. Millar Dupuis @ NN
        • Heather E. Millar Felts @ NN
    • David B. Millar 1995 (1946-1996) car accident @ Blythe, CA; correctional officer @ CA State Prison System six years; retired from the DoD in Pasadena, CA. Attended College of William & Mary & U. of SC, Philadelphia College of the Bible, University of Texas and Wycliffe Bible Translators. Vietnam veteran awarded Bronze Star. Volunteer 1995 @ NN with International Seaman's Friend House;

• John Millar, Jr. (III?) +1908-1983 (b. 1900 Belfast, N.I. - d. 1983 NN) NNS&DDC 1918-1965; Georgia Institute of Technology 1924; treasurer, deacon, organist, pianist and songleader at Bethany. Boy Scout cubmaster;
  • m. Dorothea S. Millar +1934-1983+
    • Dr. John Donald Millar @ Atlanta, GA
    • Doug Paul Millar @ Seattle, WA

• Norman M. Millar @ NN +1908+

• William Oram "Willie" Millar, Sr. +1908-2001 (1906-2001 NN, VA)
  • grad. Newport High 1924, senior class pres., NNS&DDC 1924-1970; SS Supt. 25 yrs., elder @ Bethany;
  • m. Elizabeth M. Millar +1961-1994 (b. 1909 Belfast, N.I. - d. 1994); area resident 58 years;
    • William O. "Billy" Millar, Jr.

Mitchell family

see Eggleston family

• John Mitchell (b. 1903 Dundee, Scot. - d. 1986 NN); Peninsula res. 60 years; Retired from NNS&DDC 42 years;
• Iris Eggleston Mitchell +1997 (1908-1997), dau. of Bethany founder; retired from Colonial Williamsburg;
  • Jack Mitchell @ NN & Norfolk, VA

Muir family

• George A. Muir +1989 (b. 1901 Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scot. - d. 1989 NN); Peninsula res. 1939-1989; NNS&DDC supervisor @ Joiner Dept. 1922-1964;
• Jessie Shields Muir +1989+
  • Fanny Muir O'Neill @ Hampton
  • James Muir @ Chesapeake
  • John C. Muir, Sr. @ Hampton

Murphie family

• John Murphie +1962-1964 (b. 1903 - d. 1964 NN); lived @ NN 1939-1964; electrician @ NNS&DDC;
• Elizabeth Carson Murphie +1962 (1908-1962 NN)
  • Andrew Murphie @ Yorktown, VA

Murphy family

• T.J. Murphy 1908+ original trustee

• Joseph Jeffrey Murphy +1981 (1901-1981 NN)
  • Mrs. Earline Ellis @ NN
  • Mrs. Betty Jo Pattarino @ NN
  • F. Woodrow Murphy @ Tampa, FL
  • Jimmy Murphy @ Knoxville, TN

• J.T. Murphy +1939+

• Mr. & Mrs. Jack Murphy +1948+

Needre family

• John Needre, Jr. +1992-2006 (1921-2006); att. Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts in Philadelphia; designed NN City Seal;
• Ila Hackett Needre +1992-2006+ artist
  • John C. Needre
  • Stephen J. Needre

Neeley family

• Nute Neeley +1982 (b. 1904 Prestonburg, KY - d. 1982 Hampton, VA) res. 1939-1982; retired plastering contractor;
  • m. Alma Margaret Neeley (b. 1907 Paintsville, KY - d. 1991 Hampton) Penin. res. 50 yrs.
    • Darlene N. Lamb @ NN
    • Gene T. Neeley @ Pompano Beach, FL
    • Randolph L. Neeley @ Hampton, VA
    • Randall R. Neeley @ Hampton, VA

Nicholson family

• George Franklin Nicholson +1990 (b. 1911 Jackson county, NC - d. 1990 NN); res. 1941-1990; NNS&DDC retired security 1960-1975; also affiliated @ Morrison United Methodist. Volunteer @ Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hampton; Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, awarded the European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon with six bronze stars and the WWII Victory Medal;
  • m. Helen E. Nicholson Lewis (1920-2006) remarried Joe B. Lewis; later in life @ Morrison UMC & Parkview UMC;
    • c: Marsha N. Nicholson Williams @ Hampton & G. Michael Nicholson @ NN;

Oram family

• Joseph G. Oram +1954 (b. 1887 Dundee, Scot. - d. 1968 Port Orange, FL); Retired @ NNS&DDC 1952;
• Jean Bowman Union Oram +1954 (b. 1896 Clyde Bank, Scot. - d. 1979 Greenville, SC); Peninsula res. many years before moving to Greenville, New Smyrna Bible Chapel. Bob Jones University.
  • Mrs. LeRoy J. Bickel @ Aynor, SC

Redford family

• Bernard L. Redford +1943-1970 (b. 1886 Richmond, VA - d. 1970 Hampton, VA) retired C&O RR; Peninsula res. 40 yrs.  Was ministering at Bethany as early as 1927 from Richmond.  
  • Mrs. M. Eugene Cummings @ Chesapeake
  • Mrs. Helen McDade @ Hampton
  • Mrs. Norman McKelvey @ Raleigh, NC
  • Mrs. Philip Duke @ Norfolk
  • Bernard Sinclair Redford @ Carrollton +1986 (b. 1913 Richmond - d. 1986 NN); Peninsula res. 54 yrs. Retired owner @ Redford's Picture Frame Shop @ Portsmouth.
    • Mrs. Ellen Tolor Redford +1986+
      • Marsha Redford Hassell @ Carrollton
      • Wayne S. Redford @ Floyd County
      • Bernard W. Redford @ Carrollton
      • Albert Carl Redford @ Carrollton

Swinson family

• Richard S. Swinson, Sr.
• Bonalon Young Swinson +1986 (1911-1986 NN)
  • George Swinson, Sr. @ Smithfield
  • Carl L. Swinson @ Suffolk
  • Owen Swinson @ Middleton, IN
  • Richard S. Swinson, Jr. @ Goldsboro, NC
  • William P. Swinson @ Honolulu, HI

Smith family

• Edward H. Smith
• Ellie Pumphrey Smith +1950 (b. 1866 Ashland, VA - d. 1950 Morrison, VA), dau. of Capt. William F. Pumphrey, who served in the Confederate Army. Former resident of Norfolk & Petersburg. Sister was Ida P. Branch (Richmond).

• George Washington Smith +1939 (1857-1939); J.T. Murphy officiated funeral;
  • Mrs. Joseph Howell @ NN
  • Mrs. Joseph Hansford @ York county
  • I.J. Smith @ Richmond

• Robert Ramsey Smith, Sr. +1948-1971 (b. 1890 Scot. - d. 1971 Hampton); Peninsula res. 50 yrs. Retired @ NNS&DDC;
• Bella Barron Smith +1948-1979 (b. 1894 Aberdeen, Scot. - d. 1979 Radford, VA)
  • Isabella Mill aka Ella Milne Smith Graham +1948+ (b. 1922) m. Curtis Earl Graham (from Lapeer, MI) in 1948, and relocated to Chicago where both were serving on staff with Moody Bible Institute
  • William Donaldson Smith 1937-1944 (1923-1944)
  • Robert Ramsey Smith, Jr. +1937?-1948+ (1930-2008)

• Mary Katherine Smith (d. 2007)

Union family

• William Union +1953 (b. 1881 Scot. - d. 1953 NN) Peninsula res. 1903-1953
• Gean Union +1953+
  • Mrs. Gean Bickel @ Seneca, SC

• Samuel Union, Jr. +1960+

White family

• Mrs. Geneva Crocker White +1971 (b. 1890 Isle of Wight County, VA - d. 1971 NN) 45 yrs. @ NN;
  • Mrs. Q.R. Ember @ NN
  • Mrs. France Benjamin Joyner @ NN +1949-1960+ m. France Benjamin "Butch" Joyner (d. 1974)
    • France Benjamin Joyner, Jr. +1949 (1933-1949) accidental drowning @ Hampton Roads; member @ Sea Scouts & Gospel Hall SS; Sea Scout Ship No. 300 fellow members served as pallbearers. Officiating were John Millar, Sr. & Fred Nugent;
    • Robert Merit
    • Douglas Ray Joyner
    • Mrs. L.A. Phaup
    • Frances Louise Joyner
    • Rose Mary Joyner
    • Janet Delores Joyner
    • Nancy Joann Joyner +1960+ m. Harold Dean Phillips +1960+ (from Siler City, NC)
  • L. Lane White @ Hampton
  • James J. White @ Port Orchard, WA
  • George L. White @ Chula Vista, CA
  • Fenton A. White @ Virginia Beach, VA

• Mr. & Mrs. Littleton L. White, Sr.
  • Army Sp/4 Robert Alexander White (1947-1966) killed by gunshot wounds on active duty in Vietnam, Feb. 7, 1966.

• William T. White +1967-1971+

Whitlock family

• Charles W. Whitlock +1980+
• Maude Lee Whitlock +1980 (1894-1980 Poquoson)
  • Mrs. Henry B. Hubbard
  • Mrs. Edwin L. Shriver
  • W.V. Evans

Williams & Huber family

• Walter E. Williams +1976+
• Emma Huber Williams +1976 (b. Waverly, VA - d. 1976); Peninsula res. 58 yrs. Also affiliated with Trinity Lutheran (Rev. E.E. Bosserman) & Temple Baptist Church (Dr. J. Walter Martin);

• Mrs. Minnie Roeder Huber (b. 1888 Trenton, NJ - d. 1971 NN) 53 yrs @ NN; mother of Emma Huber Williams; member @ Trinity Lutheran; William White assisted with service;

Others

• Terry Ranson Appleton +1983 (1938-1983) NNS&DDC marine designer; ham operator;
• Joanna Renee Betz 2001
• Tommy Bookman
• Gladys Karnes Craddock 1968-1988 (b. 1908 Spanishburg, WV - d. 1988 NN) nursery worker @ Bethany; Peninsula res. 45 yrs. Mount Tabor Baptist Church @ Beckley, WV prior;
  • Arlena S. Barnhart
• Jeff Cunningham 1985
• Kenny Cheek 1985
• Ellis Edmonds 1934 C&O RR engineer
• David Fryer 1934 usher
• Steven M. LaFlash
  • 2-year-old son of SP5 & Mrs. Neil O. LaFlash @ NN accidental drowning; Service by W.T. White (Bethany) & J. Walter Martin (Temple Baptist) at Bethany.
• Albert Miller 1971
• Buddy Nagele 1985