Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Slade, Richard T., 2006 

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RICHARD THOMAS SLADE

  WAKEFIELD - Richard Thomas 'Huck' Slade, 71, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 
2006, at his home in Wakefield, Va.  Born Sept. 19, 1934, in Sussex County, 
he was the son of the late Robert Thomas Slade and Marjorie Noon Slade.  He 
was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.  Huck had his own remodeling and 
repair business and retired as head of the maintenance department at the 
Virginia Diner after 20 years.  He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, 
Kathryn B. Slade.  He is survived by their son, Thomas Wayne Slade; two 
stepsons, Charles Lawrence 'Jimmy' Baldwin of Kitty Hawk, N.C., and William 
Lee 'Billy' Baldwin of Wakefield; one stepdaughter, Erma Sue Williams of 
Chesterfield, Va.; very special friend and caretaker, Elizabeth 'Lisa' 
O'Connor; two sisters, Almeda Lanier of Wakefield and Margarette Harris of 
Petersburg; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces 
and nephews.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 10, at 
Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, with the Rev. Jim Kerr officiating. 
Interment will follow in Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will receive friends 
from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and at other times at the 
residence of David and Almeda Lanier, Wakefield.  Memorial donations may be 
made to the Wakefield Baptist Church, P.O. Box 567, Wakefield, VA 23888, or 
to the Sentara Home Care Hospice, 3508 Robs Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434. 
Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, assisted the family with arrangements


Richard Thomas "Huck" SLADE, contractor, 
retired Virginia Diner maintenance head, Marine Corps veteran, 
b. 19 Sep 1934, Sussex Co., d. 7 Mar 2006, at home, Wakefield, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 10 Mar 2006, 
Purviance Funeral Home obit 

*His mother is also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His wife's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 1983) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/s430k2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," June 5, 2005) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/s430m1ob.txt 


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