DURVIN, Thomas W. “Tom” 88, of Mechanicsville, VA, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Inge Durvin and his granddaughter, Melissa Durvin.  Thomas is survived by his sons, Thomas Durvin, Jr (Jane) and Ronnie Durvin; three grandsons, Justin (#1), Jeremy, and Joshua Durvin; six great-grandchildren; and his best friend Billy Wells. Thomas was a legend in the brickyard, the US Army and to his family. He...

KIRBY, Beverley “Randy” Randolph, Sr., 73, of Mechanicsville, departed this life on January 10, 2019 after cardiac complications. He is survived by his five children, Randy Kirby, Jr. (Paula), Cindi Tate, Kate Ahnstrom (Michael), William Kirby (Teri Rene), and Jacob Kirby (Ann Marie); grandchildren Bryan, Douglas, Kaitlyn, Ashley, Brittany, Patrick, Isa and Dela; great-grandchildren Olivia, Kayllie and Syiah. Randy was a very proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a...

BENDER, John “Jack” – 82, of Mechanicsville, VA raced his last race on January 9, 2019.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Janny Bender. Jack is survived by his daughters Stacey S. Bender of Mechanicsville and Carrie B. Keaton of Chesapeake; his grandchildren, R.P. Meredith (Nikki), Leslie Keaton, Jessica Keaton and Mark Bender; and three great grandchildren; all whom he loved very much. Jack's career started at The Richmond Times-Dispatch...

Purvis, Carolyn “Khaki”, 83, of Mechanicsville, VA departed this life, January 4, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband Lou; her daughter Gwen; her great-grandson, Braxton; and her parents, Henry Frances and Reba Jernigan.She leaves behind two sons, Chip and Kevin Purvis; six grandchildren; Amanda, Nicole, Nickolas,  Geoff, Allison, and Melissa;  six great-grandchildren, Aubrey, J.D., Brock, Lauryn, Kaylee, and Billie;  a brother, Ray...

Coates, Nancy Alvis, 75, of Mechanicsville, VA went to be with our Lord, December 31, 2018.  She was preceded in death by her parents, William Barnes Alvis and Mary Steffy Burton; her daughter Kathryn Renee Cecil; and sisters Patricia Cahoon of NC and Judy Kulp of Henrico. She leaves behind two sons, Joseph F. Cecil, Jr. (Tina), William T. Cecil (Charlotte); four grandsons, Joey Cecil, Jason Cecil, JT Cecil, and Kyle Cecil; one great grand-daughter, Cali...

MUIR, James Robert “Jay”, 52, of Mechanicsville, VA, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents James and Lois Muir; 2 sisters, Jayne Fisher and Debbie Burroughs. Jay is survived by his long-time companion, Sallie Madison; a daughter, Renee; one sister, Linda Hoopengarner (Virgil); a brother, John Muir (Cameron); and several nieces, nephews and friends. Jay was a wonderful person and will be dearly missed. A memorial service will be...

YARBROUGH, Robert Gordon, 87, passed away on December 30, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Virginia while visiting his daughter and her family for the holidays.  He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Ada Lee Yarbrough (Bullion), and resided at their home in Mechanicsville, Virginia.  Robert was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia and shared great stories about riding streetcars down Broad Street, fishing and swimming under the Nickel Bridge with his father and going to the...

STACK, Jerome L. 88, of Mechanicsville, VA went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was preceded in death just two days prior, by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mary Stack; his parents, Peter and Rosalie Tarnowski Stack; a grandson, Daniel Edward Stack; and a great- grandson, Easton Roy Shepherd. Jerome is survived by 3 children, Jerome D. Stack Jr. (Susan), Susan S. Wawrzyniak (Karl), and Michele S. Martin (Drew); 12 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a brother, Thomas...

LYNCH, Howard L. 88, of Mechanicsville, VA went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 26, 2018. He was preceded in death by his mother; Helen Bradner Stevens, and a brother Harry H. Lynch. Howard is survived by 2 nephews, Rick and Billy Lynch; a niece, Jackie Lynch Charlamov; and many cousins including his caretakers, Sharon and the late “Mac” Jones. Howard proudly served his country in the US Navy. He owned his own CPA business and prior to his illness attended Mechanicsville Baptist...

POOLE, Barbara L. 69, of Mechanicville, VA went to be with he Lord, Tuesday, December  25, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorris and Marie (Fehr) Stump; and a sister, Bessie Clay. Barbara is survived by her devoted husband of 45 years, James L. Poole; her son, Wesley James Poole (Laura), grandchildren, Abby, Isaac, Emma and Olivia; brothers, Dorris Stump Jr. (Marion), and Frank Stump (Marsha). Barbara retired from the Henrico County Managers office. She also served for...