6402 ORLIN LEWIS OATMAN, JR.
6402 ORLIN LEWIS, Jr.,9 Orlin
Lewis8
Orlin E.7, Isaac H.6, Elisha5, Isaac4, George3,
John2, Johannes1), son of Orlin Lewis and Aimée Louise (Armstrong) Oatman, was born 8 April 1924 in
Mt. Vernon, New York. Pat was married on
26 October 1946 to Mildred Lorraine Coleman of Mechanicsville, Virginia; she
was born 4 November 1925. As of 1 May
2006, they were residing in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
Pat graduated from
Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford, New York, in 1942, and was
president of his class and salutatorian.
He entered the service in 1943 serving in World War II as a P-47
Thunderbolt fighter pilot. He flew 52
missions in combat and was honorably discharged in 1945. Pat was employed by the Home Beneficial Life
Insurance Company in Richmond, Virginia, in November of 1947 and was
continually one of the leading agents for this company until his retirement in
September 1985 at age 60.
After retiring,
Pat spent time fishing, visiting the sick, hunting with his rabbit dogs, and
enjoying his grandchildren. He also
spent time as a landscape salesman at his daughter’s nursery and garden center,
along with leading the opening exercises for his Sunday School class at Walnut
Grove Baptist Church. He was well known
for his homemade applesauce and vegetable soup, which he delivered to people
who were sick or in need, along with freshly caught fish, which he often scaled
and filleted before he delivered it. A
very patriotic gentleman and member of the VFW and American Legion, he
respected the American flag and was often seen wearing red, white and
blue. A little harmonica concert may be
in order in his later days, whereas the trumpet was his instrument of choice
when he was younger.
Mildred was raised
in Hanover County and graduated valedictorian of her class at Battlefield Park
School, where she also played softball.
She was a member of Gethsemane Church of Christ. She was working at the Life Insurance Company
of Virginia when she met Pat. Her
parents were Thomas Eugene Coleman and Jennie Irving Crow of Hanover County.
Children of Orlin Lewis and Mildred
(Coleman) Oatman:
8300 Aimée Jeanne, b. Feb 1948, Richmond, VA; m.
William Thomas West, Jr., May 1969, Walnut Grove Baptist Church,
Mechanicsville, VA. He was b. Feb 1949,
Richmond, VA, son of William Thomas West, Sr. [b. 21 May 1922] and Catherine
Jones [b. 4 Oct 1921, d. 21 Sep 1991].
Reside in Mechanicsville, VA.
Aimee attended
Washington Henry Elementary School where she was May Queen in the 7th
grade; graduated Lee-Davis High School 1966 and was a member of the Beta Club,
National Honor Society, and cheerleading squad.
Earned an Associate Degree in secretarial sciences from Chowan College
in Murfreesboro, NC, in 1968 where she met her husband Tommy. Tommy was drafted into the US Marine Corps
immediately after their marriage, serving two years, during which Jenny was
born. After the service, he completed
his college education at VPI&SU (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg in 1974,
receiving the Outstanding Senior Award in Virginia Tech’s Horticulture
Club. They began the West Nursery and
Garden Center in 1974 where Tommy did all the greenhouse growing and Aimée did
the bookkeeping, sales, advertising, etc.
In 1983 Aimée was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis; she continued to
work, play the piano at church and eventually the organ for a few years. In 2005 they built a new modular home for
better accessibility. Children, surname
West:
A Jennie Elizabeth, b. 1971, Richmond, VA; m. Michael Eric
Miller of Mechanicsville, VA, 5 Aug 2005, New Bethesda Baptist Church,
Mechanicsville, VA; he was b. 23 Dec 1968, son of John and Amy Miller. Jennie attended Rural Point Elementary School
and Stonewall Jackson Junior High School, graduating from Lee-Davis High School
in 1989. In high school she was a member
of the Color Guard in which she twirled the rifle. She then attended Radford University for two
years. In Dec 1995 she earned an
Associate Degree in Nursing from J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College,
Richmond, VA.
At Radford
she joined Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity. This began her volunteer “career.” She became certified as an EMT in 1991 and
volunteered with both the Ashland and East Hanover Volunteer Rescue Squad
before joining the Eastern Hanover Volunteer Fire Department in 1992, serving
as both Secretary and Treasurer along with responding to emergency calls. She also volunteered as the secretary for the
Hanover Association of Volunteer Fire Companies for three years, meeting her
husband through the fire department.
Mike has
worked for Richmond City Department of Fire & EMS since 1989. He is a certified rescue diver, EMT-B, and is
pursuing his paramedic certification. He
works for Jennie’s father Tommy on his days off from the fire department as an
assistant grower at the nursery. Jennie
has worked as a registered nurse for Richmond Allergy and Asthma Specialists
since 1997, promoted to lab supervisor in 2003.
Children, surname Miller:
I Catherine
Rose
II Amy
Louise
B Carrie Jeanne, b. 1981, Richmond, VA; m. Aaron Karlysle
Galla (he b. 1981, son of Deborah Galla).
Carrie attended Rural Point Elementary School, Chickahominy Middle
School and Atlee High School, graduating in 1999. During her high school years, she was in
Color Guard, Show Choir and took dance – ballet, tap, and jazz – at Shuffles
Dance Studio. She also was an assistant
teacher of several children’s classes at Shuffles. She attended Radford University for one year,
and has taken courses at J. Sargent Reynolds Community College. After working as a TSR at First Virginia
Bank, she took over her mother’s position at West Nursery & Garden Center
as administrative assistant in 2003; also sold Mary Kay cosmetics. Aaron has worked in construction, delivered
newspapers for the Richmond Times Dispatch and also worked in the collections
department of a timeshares company.
Carrie is very computer-savvy and enjoys plaing with her two boys. Aaron likes playing golf, riding motorcycles
and working on cars. Children, surname
Galla:
I Conner
Wade
II Aiden
Keith
8301 Peggy Ellen, b. May 1951, Richmond, VA; m.
Charles Felix Cross III, of Ashland, VA, in Jul 1973, Walnut Grove Baptist
Church, Mechanicsville, VA; he was b. Aug
1951, son of Charles Felix Cross, Jr., (b. 29 Jan 1922, d. 30 Apr 1997) and Ann
Carolyn Brooks (b. 20 Jun 1926, d. 24 May 1986). Reside Ashland, VA.
Peggy graduated
from Lee-Davis High School in 1968 where she was president of the Beta Club,
member of National Honor Society and French Club and valedictorian of her
class. She also played on the Varsity
basketball and softball teams. She
graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1972 with a BA in
Mathematics. While at W&M she was
inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority and the
Baptist Student Union. After graduation,
she taught math at Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Mechanicsville from 1972
until 1978. Felix graduated from
University of Virginia where he was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honorary
business fraternity. He graduated first
in his class from the T. C. William School of Law in Richmond in 1975; worked
for the firm of Wells, Axselle, Hundley and Johnson in Richmond (now
ParisBlank) and together he and Peggy managed the Best Western Hanover House
for over 25 years. They are currently
involved in real estate development.
For many years
Peggy and Felix enjoyed traveling to watch their daughter Emma perform
gymnastics and their son Toler basketball.
Now Peggy enjoys traveling, gardening and reading travel/history
magazines and books. Felix enjoys
working in the yard and serves on many committees at their church, Shady Grove
United Methodist. Children, surname
Cross:
A Toler Felix, b. 1979, Richmond, VA; m. Kristin Elizabeth
Weller, 2006, Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Mechanicsville, VA; they
reside at Glenn Allen, VA (2006).
Kristin was b. 1977, dau of Robert T. Weller III (b. 1949) and Deborah Vetter (b. 1951). Toler graduated 9th in his class
from Atlee High School in 1997, where he was a member of the National Honor
Society, Beta Club, an Hanover Scholar, and Richmond Times-Dispatch Scholar
Athlete. He was captain of the Varity
basketball team, and he shared the school record for the most (3-pointers) made
in a single game.
At Mary
Washington College in Fredericksburg, he continued with basketball, along with
membership of Mortar Board and Phi Beta Kappa, graduating summa cum laude with
a BS in Finance. He was named
All-Academic at the college and inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the honorary
business fraternity. He received his
Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from
Virginia Commonwealth University, where he maintained a perfect 4.0 average and
was one of only eleven Dean’s Scholars.
Toler is employed by Union Bankshares.
Kristin is a
graduate of Cazenovia High School and graduated with a BS from Elmira College
and an MS in Speech Language Pathology from Northeastern University. She is employed as a Speech Language
Pathologist.
B Emmalee Camille, b. 1983, Richmond, VA; resides Glen Allen,
VA (2006). Emma attended Elmont
Elementary School and Atlee High School, graduating from Atlee in 2001 where
she was a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and the mentoring
program, SODA. She also served as
President of the French Club, was a Hanover Scholar and the Richmond
Times-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.
Starting
gymnastics at the age of seven, she won at the age of 13 the D. O. National Gymnastics
Championships, Junior Division, in Florida.
In addition she placed first in many state and regional championships
sponsored by the U. S. Gymnastics Federation, including the Buckeye Classic in
Ohio. Was a four-time Cap.Dist. And
Central Region VA High School Champion.
While in high school, she was the Virginia High School State Champion
her senior year. At the College of
William and Mary she continued her gymnastics career all four years, setting
the college’s record for the floor exercise in 2005 with a 9.925 out of
10. She qualified for the NCAA Regionals
on the floor. In May of 2006 she
graduated with honors from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, with
a BS in Psychology with a minor in Elementary Education. She was employed by Hanover County Schools in
the spring of 2004; taught the second grade at Pearson’s Corner Elementary from
2005-2006; transferred to second grade at Kersey Creek Elementary School in the
spring of 2006. Emma enjoys vacationing
at the beach and spending quality time with friends and family. She still coaches gymnastics every now and
then and is an avid University of Virginia football fan.
8302 Terry Elizabeth, b. 1954, Richmond, VA; m. 1975
at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, VA, to John Elbert Redd, Jr.;
he was b. 1950, son of John Elbert Redd, Sr. (b. 8 Aug 1924, d. Jun 2006) and
Martha Frances Beck (b. 12 Sep 1931).
Reside in 2006 in Mechanicsville, VA.
Terry attended
Washington Henry Elementary School where she met her husband-to-be in the 5th
grade. She graduated Lee-Davis High
School in 1971 and was a member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society,
majorette (10th grade) and cheerleading (12th grade)
squads. She attended Chowan College for
one year and graduated from VCU in 1975 with a BS in Business Education. Johnny received his accounting degree from
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Terry taught at Lee-Davis from 1977 to 1979. Since 1984 she and Johnny have built up their
own CPA practice which they currently have in their home. They attended Walnut Grove Baptist Church
until 1990, at which time they changed membership to Mechanicsville Christian
Center. Children, surname Redd:
A Robert Branch, b. 1977, Richmond, VA; resides in Fort Collins,
CO. Attended Cold Harbor Elementary,
Stonewall Jackson Middle School, and Lee-Davis High School, graduating in 1995,
where he was a member of National Honor Society, Beta Club, and Varsity
Wrestling Team. After earning his
private pilot’s license, he attended the US Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, Co, for two years. He
transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University where he received his BS in
Mathematics / Operational Research in 2001.
He moved to Steamboat Springs, CO, in 2003, joining the American
Association of Snowboard Instructors, completing a Level II Certification and
taught until 2006. He is currently
enrolled in Colorado State University and will pursue a Civil Engineering
degree.
B Kevin Thomas, b. 1980, Richmond, VA; m. 2006 at Walnut Grove Baptist Church,
Mechanicsville, VA, Erin Alisa Heston (b. 1977, South Bend, IN, daughter of
Robert James Heston and Christi Anita Maddox).
Reside at Mechanicsville, VA.
Kevin attended Cold Harbor Elementary School, Stonewall Jackson Middle
School, and Lee-Davis High School (graduate of 1999), where he was a member of
the wrestling team. He graduated from
electrician’s school in May 2006 second in his class. His wife Erin graduated from North Stafford
High School, Stafford, VA, receiving her degrees in criminology and psychology
from Radford University, Radfdord, VA, and is an alumni member of Alpha Sigma
Alpha sorority. She is the daughter of a
military Air Force family and has traveled the world, living overseas in Belgium
and England. Children, surname, Redd:
I Wyatt
Thomas
8303 Bettie Lewis, b. 26 Mar 1957, Richmond, VA;
d. 4 Dec 1979. Burial in the Gethsemane
Church Cemetery in Coleman Family Plot, Hanover Co., VA. Married Robert Mahlon Young (b. 15 May 1957)
of Mechanicsville, VA, 23 Feb 1976; div. 1979.
Bettie grew up in Hanover Co., VA, graduated from Lee-Davis High School
in Hanover County in 1975, where she was a mjorette, and also attended Walnut
Grove Baptist Church. Worked in a
bookkeeping and clerical position at the time of her death at age 22. Children, surname Young:
A Jacob Lewis, b. 1978, Richmond, VA. Jacob was 18 months old when his mother died,
going to live with his father. His
father remarried and Jacob has a half-brother Hunter. In Sep 1994 Jacob went to live with his
grandparents, Pat and Mildred Oatman. In
1998 he enrolled as an art student in Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA. Currently (2006) he is
night manager at American Family Fitness in Mechanicsville. He practices the martial arts, specifically
jujitsu, which has taken him to Brazil, California and Hawaii. Currently resides in Mechanicsville, VA.
Sources: Aimée Oatman West,
Mechanicsville, VA
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