OBITUARIES Continued from pg. 10
great-granddaughter, Adelaide Woodell. A celebration of Jim’s life was held 3 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Cold Harbor Road Church of Christ, 6856 Cold Harbor Rd., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests everyone get an oil change in his memory. JACOBS
DALTON
DALTON, James Ingram “Jim,” died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, in Mechanicsville. Jim was born on September 11, 1931, in Conway, Arkansas, to George Aubrey Dalton and Chlora (Davis) Dalton Darlington. Jim married his wife of 58 years, Mary Ann Harwood of Conway, on March 28, 1959, while both attended Arkansas State Teachers College. Mary Ann preceded Jim in death in 2018. Jim retired as an analytical chemist for the former Reynolds Metals Company, now known as Alcoa, working in Bauxite, Arkansas, and transferring to the Richmond area in 1983. He was an Elder and helped establish the Cold Harbor Road Church of Christ in Mechanicsville, serving in many capacities. Jim enjoyed traveling all over the world, starting with his work, then with the church on missions and for pleasure. He was known as the one to come to if you needed help with any mechanical issue with your car or truck. The greatest pursuit of his life was to be a loving, Godly husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Survivors include his children, Lisa Bishop (Charles), Leslie Woodell (James), James A. Dalton (Kay) and Cynthia Stidham (David); 10 grandchildren, Tommy Bishop, Joshua, Meredith and Emily Woodell, James H., Luke, Matthew and Kyle Dalton and Jay and Dustin Stidham; and one
JACKS
JACKS, Mr. Jerome B., 84, of Mechanicsville, Va., went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 15, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Cole Jacks; his parents, Anna and Joseph Jacks of West Point, Va.; and his brothers, Donald J. Jacks of Buckeye, Ariz., and Melvin J. Jacks of West Point, Va. He is survived by his son, Bernard Jacks (Sherry); his sister, JoAnn Jacks Miles of Mechanicsville, Va.; his brothers, Norman R. Jacks of West Point, Va., and Raymond E. Jacks of King William, Va.; his nephews, Bruce, John and Dodd; and his nieces, Elaine, Julie, Joann, Jennifer, Ashley, Sara and Melissa. His family wishes to thank Carol Hensley and his neighbors for their help and support. They would also like thank all the many doctors and nurses at Morningside in the West End and West Port for their excellent care and compassion. According to Jerry’s wishes, no memorial service will be held. His family welcomes your prayers.
JACOBS, Norman Jr., 92, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on September 16, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Hastings Jacobs; daughter, Patricia Ann Jacobs Luck; and granddaughter, Kathryn Meghan Luck Kilpatrick. He is survived by his sons, Norman Jacobs III (Laura) and William Jacobs; eight grandchildren, Matt Luck, Norman Jacobs IV (Sorrell), Morgan Luck, Ben Luck (Courtney), Danielle Jacobs Patterson (Andrew), Jordenn Jacobs LeMaster (Jay), Chelsea Jacobs Edwards (Brent) and Cody Jacobs; 11 great-grandchildren, Jimmy Olmos, Dimitri, Ryan and Kelly Luck, Susie and Katie Kilpatrick, Hudson Luck, Ethan Jacobs, Jacob Patterson, Soyer and Zayne LeMaster; and two great-great-grandchildren, Lani Olmos and Alek Smith. He was a wonderful grandpa and fondly remembered for his humor, silly hats and always taking pictures. He was a member at Monument Heights Baptist Church for over 60 years and was heavily involved with their church building improvements. After serving in the Navy, he worked for over 30 years in commercial construction. In 1981, he formed Jacobs Consultant Services to provide a variety of construction services. He served as an Arbitrator, Owner’s representative and expert witness in Arbitration and Court. He was a prolific writer and published many articles on construction.
He spent 20 years teaching construction courses at VCU and JSRCC and was a member of several professional organizations. Visitation was at Monument Heights Baptist Church at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 20, followed by a Celebration of Life at 2 p.m. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Monument Heights Baptist Church. SNYDER, Elsie Crump, 74, of Mechanicsville, died peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Art Snyder; and most recently by her sister, Dottie Carter. She is survived by her children, Chandra Carmen Snyder, Keith Snyder (DiAnna) and their four children and Kera Greggs (Matt) and their two children; brothers, Tommy and Sonny Crump; and sister, Frances Marston. Graveside services were held 11 a.m.
Thursday, September 19, 2019, at the Perrin Snead Wooddy Cemetery on Pollard Creek Rd. off of Studley Rd., Mechanicsville. Arrangements by Bennett Funeral HomeMechanicsville Chapel.
ZEHRINGER
ZEHRINGER, Sharon Patterson, lovingly known as “Nana,” of Henrico, Va., died on September 20, 2019, three days shy of her 72nd birthday after battling pancreatic cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Keith N. Patterson Sr. and Barbara C. Patterson; her brother, Frank Patterson; and her aunt, Alta
Mae Patterson. She is survived by her husband, Bert Zehringer; her son and his wife, John Brian and Ashley Gulak; her daughters and their husbands, Evie and Scott Willis, Christi and Andy Ghiz and Robin and Keith Rude; as well as her grandchildren, whom she called “her precious angels,” Reagan and Connor Gulak, Maddie and Sophie Willis, Nicholas Ghiz and Ashby Rude; brothers, Victor Patterson (Christine), Keith Norman Patterson Jr. and Barry Patterson (Sonya); and sistersin-law, Sandy Patterson, Ellen Spiggle, Jean East and Joyce Zehringer. She leaves behind many other family members and would often say family was her greatest treasure. Sharon worked at Southern States for 21 years in various departments, that’s where she met Bert and became “SZN9T.” She was thrilled to join Bert in retirement see OBITUARIES, pg. 17
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