OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals KIM D. AGUILAR
NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS welcome Rachna Raman, MD At Bon Secours, we know it’s important to have health care providers you like and trust. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Rachna Raman to Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Cancer Institute – Medical Oncology. Dr. Raman is now accepting new patients and has a special interest in genitourinary and breast oncology.
Dr. Rachna Raman is a hematologist and an oncologist. She received her medical degree from Patna Medical College in India and her Master of Science in clinical and translational research from the University of Cincinnati. Her post-doctoral training includes an internal medicine residency at The Christ Hospital and a hematologyoncology fellowship at the University of Iowa. Dr. Raman has published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented her research at national and international meetings. She received the highest
our services include: • General medical oncology • Breast cancer treatment • General hematology • Palliative care
accolades in her medical school for academic excellence. Dr. Raman has a special interest in genitourinary and breast
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oncology. In her spare time, Dr. Raman likes to go on long walks and also enjoys practicing yoga.
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Kim D. Aguilar, 44, of Henrico, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016. She loved family, friends, animals and spending time at the beach. She is survived AGUILAR by her loving husband, Jim Aguilar; daughter, Amaris Thomas (David); son, Anthony J. Delgado; mother, Faye E. Curlee; father, Ronald Hughes (Diana); brother, Jeff Hughes (Kristi); and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. A celebration of her life was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Bennett Funeral Home in Mechanicsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Society for Vascular Medicine at Friends of SVM Headquarters One Parkview Plaza, Ste. 800, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, www.vascularmed.org or any charity of your choice.
IVY MAY BALLARD Ivy May Ballard, 92, a native of Dorset, England, passed away in Mechanicsville on October 15, 2016. During World War II, she witnessed the London Blitz and the invasion of Normandy, while serving in the Royal Air Force. She came to the United States as a war bride on the last voyage of the Queen Mary, known as The Gray Ghost during the war. She retired from Phillip Morris and enjoyed retirement in Topping. She was a member of the Lions Club and enjoyed their fellowship. Preceding her in death were
her beloved husband, Albert Herman Ballard; her parents; two sisters; two brothers; one brother-in-law; one sister-inlaw; and a son-in-law, David Shirey. Left behind to cherish her memory are her daughters, Velma Ballard Shirey of Mechanicsville, Margaret Ballard Harper and her husband William of Sandston, and Nadine Ballard Madison and her husband Daniel of Chesterfield. Also surviving are five grandchildren, Sam, Hunter and wife Jenny, Shawn, Brandon, and Heather; nine great-grandchildren, Destini, Sepp, Amber, Jillian, Ella, Alexandra, Savana, Gavin, and Aurelian. She also was blessed to have a very special friend, Melba Waldron. Ivy became an American citizen, however “home” was always England. She loved primroses and bluebells, and the White Cliffs of Dover always brought tears to her eyes when flying in. She taught her family BALLARD about nature and the need to preserve it. Ivy’s family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. today (Wednesday October 19, 2016) at Monaghan Funeral Home at 7300 Creighton Parkway in Mechanicsville, where a funeral service will be held immediately following at 12 p.m. Interment will follow at Washington Memorial Park, In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (1108 East Main St, Suite 1600; Richmond, VA 23219). The family
also wishes to express their appreciation for the loving care she received at Autumn Care of Mechanicsville. Monaghan Funeral Home in Mechanicsville is in charge of arrangements.
LESLIE BROWN Leslie Donald Brown, 83, of Mechanicsville, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Inc., departed this life October 10, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Beatrice G. and John A. Brown. He leaves to cherish his memory a loving and devoted wife, Geraldine W. Brown; daughter, Bonita Brown Roemer (Ira); three sisters, Barbara Allen (John), Brenda Brown and Frieda Brown Creer; two nieces, Dr. Kim Allen and Farrah Creer; devoted cousin, BROWN Irma Sprately; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at noon Friday, October 14, 2016, at the Cedar Street Baptist Church of God at 2301 Cedar Street, with the Rev. Melissa Young officiating. Interment followed in Washington Memorial Park. March Funeral Home at 2110 East Laburnum Avenue was in charge of arrangements.
GEORGE BURTON George Melvin Burton, of Richmond, passed away on October 12, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Juanita H. Burton; his son, Bradley W. see OBITUARIES, pg. 11