Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Trump, LTC Donald E., 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ DONALD E. TRUMP Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Donald Ellsworth Trump, 86, died Oct. 16, 2000, in Southampton Memorial Hospital. Born in Allentown, Pa., he was the son of the late Julius and Katie Trump. He received bachelor degrees from University of Richmond and Southern Seminary. He was a military chaplain for 28 years and a member and former pastor of Colosse Baptist Church and former pastor of Great Neck Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, and South Quay Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Bertie Etheridge Trump; a daughter, Diane Drake and husband, William, of Hawaii; four sons, Donald Trump and wife, Jane, of Norfolk, Dexter Trump and wife, Debbie, of Franklin, Douglas Trump of New Hampshire and Dale Trump and wife, Wesley, of Elm City, N.C.; 14 grandchildren, John and Adam Parker, Amber, Cheryl, Christine and Sarah Trump, Darcy Cox, Mark, Aaron and Carmen Trump, Douglas Trump, Cary, Michael and Avery Trump; three great-grandchildren, Nila, Andrew and Brittany Trump. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Ruth Trump Davis; a niece, Elaine Murphy; and three nephews, Arthur Trump Jr., Jack Trump and Bruce Schmickley, all of Maryland. He was predeceased by a sister, Octavia Cross and three brothers, Harold Schmickley, Arthur Trump and Malcolm Trump. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Colosse Baptist Church by the Revs. Lee Bowers and Steve Bradshaw. Burial with military honors will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Colosse Baptist Church, 6361 Rhodes Drive, Windsor, VA 23487. Lt. Col. Donald Ellsworth TRUMP, retired Army chaplain & Baptist pastor, Korean War veteran - Bronze Star recipient, b. 17 Dec 1923, Allentown, PA, d. 16 Oct 2000, Franklin, interred in Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery*, Collosse, 16 Jan 2000, "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Jan. 15, 2000, p. B5 *Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #44: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html Find a Grave Mem. #19240256. Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 6, 1966, p. 2) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r300g1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t651d1ob.txt