Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Traylor, D. Kingsley September 27, 1998
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Virginian-Pilot  September 30, 1998
D. Kingsley Traylor, 89, of the 1000 block of N. Lexan Crescent, died Sept. 27, 
1998, in his home.

Mr. Traylor was a native of Norfolk. He was an optician for Traylor Optical Co., 
the business his father founded in 1924, and retired after 60 years with the 
company. In 1948, he became president of Traylor Optical and began to expand the 
company throughout the Tidewater area. During his career, he was active on many 
boards and associations, serving as a past chairman and national director for the 
Guild of Prescription Opticians of America and past president and secretary of the 
Virginia Society of Prescription Opticians. Other memberships included the 
American Board of Opticianry, the Better Vision Institute, the International 
Academy of Opticians, the International Guild of Opticians and honorary master of 
the Ophthalmic Optics.

His past civic memberships included the Cosmopolitan Club, St. Mary's Infant Home, 
Boy Scouts of America, Norfolk and Virginia Museums, the National, Virginia, and 
Norfolk Chambers of Commerce. He was also a past member of the Consolvo and 
Seaside Tents of Circus Saints and Sinners and current member of the Norfolk Yacht 
and Country Club.

Mr. Traylor donated much of his time and energy to the charities and associations 
associated with the prevention of blindness. He was a member of the National and 
Virginia Societies for the Prevention of Blindness and served on the Board of 
Directors for the Norfolk Host Lions Club. He also served as a deacon and trustee 
for Knox Presbyterian Church in Norfolk.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Marion Oliver Traylor; his daughter, Mary 
Kingsley Traylor Hart of Norfolk; his son, Harry Oliver Traylor and his wife, 
Anne, of Norfolk; his brother, Harry E. Traylor of Richmond; six grandchildren, 
James R. Hart Jr., Timothy T. Hart, Marion H. Forchas, K. Kingsley Hart, Chris 
Traylor and Mark Pfaehler; and five great-grandchildren.

A chapel service will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 30, 1998, at H. D. 
Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, by the Rev. James Nowell. Burial will be at 
St. Mary's Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of donor's 
choice.

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