Burruss-Garrett
Mar 19, 2007

Maria B. Burruss died Sunday, March 11, 2007. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph A. and Sandie Andrews of Boones Mill, Va.; her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer A. and Aaron Kushto of King William, Va.; a sister, Doris Call of Richmond; and two grandchildren, Nicole and Alexander Kushto. A memorial service was held Thursday, March 15 in the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd.

Dora (Billie) Britton Crouch, 95, of Mechanicsville, departed this life Thursday, March 15, 2007, to join her loved ones in heaven. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Lewis L. Crouch and her granddaughter, Lori Crenshaw Cease. She is survived by her daughters, Frances C. LaVecchia and her husband, Bill of Henrico County and Patricia F. Crouch of Mechanicsville; great-granddaughter, Alison M. Cease and grandson-in-law, C. Michael Cease, both of Goose Creek, S.C. Survivors also include her nieces, Phyllis Lucord, Margaret Tate (and her husband, Joe), Lois Tyree, Sandra Saunders, and Bernice Griffith; nephews, Raymond Slater and Carlyle (Buck) Britton (and his wife, Doris); her nephew’s widow, Frances T. Slater; sister-in-law, Margaret C. Martin (and her husband, Noel Lee); brother-in-law, Raymond R. Crouch (and his wife, Jean); many other nieces, nephews and extended family. Dora (Billie) and her special smile will be greatly missed by her family, dear friends, and neighbors. She was a faithful and active member of Fairmount United Methodist Church for 66 years. Her family received friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, where funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fairmount United Methodist Church, 12 Bayard Road, Richmond, Va. 23223 or a charity of your choice.

Raymond N. Garrett Jr., 77, of Mechanicsville, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2007 in Tampa, Fla. Born in Richmond, Raymond was a graduate of John Marshall High School and a member of the Cadet Corps “D” Company. He also attended Richmond Professional Institute. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a member and lay leader of Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. Raymond was employed by the State of Virginia for 35 years and retired from the Virginia Employment Commission. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Constance; two sons, Raymond N. Garrett III of Mechanicsville and David Garrett of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Nancy Lee Stephens of Tampa, Fla.; a granddaughter, Rachel S. Lawyer; and a great-granddaughter, Charlotte M. Lawyer, both of Weeki Wachee, Fla.; two brothers, H. Lewis of Richmond and Leon S. Edwards of Norfolk, Va. Raymond was preceded in death by a son, Robert. His family received friends Thursday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd. Funeral services were conducted Friday at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.

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