Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
77370. Marian Isabel Richardson
Houston Chronicle (TX)
January 13, 2012Marian Richardson Anderson, 91, activist, freethinker and force of nature, passed away on Friday January 6th.
Marian was born March 24, 1920 in Mobile, Alabama, the oldest of Lottie and Norman Richardson's five children. When Marian was in her teens the family moved to Galveston, Texas, as did their neighbors the Andersons, and in 1939 she married Charles Anderson, brother of her dear friend Mary. Three years later, son Charles Jr. came along, then in 1960 the Andersons moved to Houston where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Marian was an uncompromising idealist. Throughout her life she actively campaigned for peace, justice and human rights, still participating in political demonstrations into her 90s. She donated a huge portion of her income to charity and was always happy to devote her time to a cause she believed in. While the organizations Marian supported are too numerous to list, one that she was deeply involved in was the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; she regularly volunteered at Peace Camp, a project for children sponsored by the WILPF. Marian was a born storyteller with a vast wealth of anecdotes to illustrate every stage of her life.
Her spirit and her stories will live on in the memories of her granddaughters Gretchen Smith, Christine Anderson, and Erin Diaz, grandsons-in-law David Smith and Hermes Diaz, great granddaughter Elysia Diaz, and many nieces, nephews and friends.
77371. Norman Lionel Richardson Jr.
The Galveston County Daily News (TX)
January 12, 2006SARASOTA, FLORIDA - Norman L. Richardson, 84, former longtime resident of Galveston, died peacefully on January 10, 2006.
He was born in Mobile, Alabama and moved to Galveston in 1937. He graduated from Ball High School, where he served as captain and quarterback of the football team and earned the nickname "Racehorse" Richardson. He set several longstanding records in Texas high school football.
During WWII he served four years aboard the USS Acree where he was awarded three bronze stars for participating in the Hollandia operation, the assault on the Philippine Islands, and the capture and occupation of Saipan.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Thelma ("Dot"); brothers, Billy and Donald of Pasadena, and sister, Bernice Bennett of Friendswood.
Survivors include daughters Marsha Nippert of Sarasota and Sandra Pinto of Lansing, North Carolina; sister Marian Anderson of Houston; grandchildren Melissa Marchiony and Jason Nippert of Sarasota; three great-grandchildren, Ashley and Morgan Marchiony and Reese Nippert; nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews all of Texas.
77373. Bernice Joyce Richardson
Houston Chronicle (TX)
November 27, 2001BERNICE J. BENNETT of Friendswood, born May 24, 1926 in Mobile, AL, entered into rest November 25, 2001.
Mrs. Bennett is preceded in death by her husband Harry S. Bennett, Sr. and survived by her children, Mona Hatley, Harry S. Bennett, Jr. and Tyler Dean Bennett; grandchildren, Jason, Kelly, Emily and Cameron Bennett and Brianna Hatley; brother, Norman L. Richardson, Jr. and sister, Marian Anderson.
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
August 31, 1999BENNETT, HARRY S.: A retired employee of Exxon Co. USA in Friendswood, Texas, with 44 years of service, and a resident of Friendswood, he died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999, at Columbia Clearlake Hospital in Webster, Texas. He was 76, born May 19, 1923, in Greensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served under Gen. George S. Patton in Europe.
Survivedby his wife of 51 years, the former Bernice Richardson of Galveston, Texas; a daughter, Mona Lyne Hatley of Friendswood; two sons and daughters-in-law, Harry Jr. and Karen of Baytown, Texas, and Tyler and Vicki of west Texas; two sisters, Araminta B. "Po lly" Travis of Greensburg, and Nan B. Johnson of Clinton; two brothers, George M. Bennett of Columbia, Mo., and J.D. Bennett of Billings, Mont.; five grandchildren, Brianna Hatley, and Jason, Kelly, Cameron and Emily Bennett; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by parents, C.D. Bennett and Rosalie McDonald Bennett of Greensburg.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites
Name: David C Pitman
Service Info.: SFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1921
Death Date: 9 Dec 2000
Service Start Date:20 Nov 1945
Interment Date: 14 Dec 2000
Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery Of The Pacific
Cemetery Address:2177 Puowaina Drive Honolulu, HI 96813
Buried At: Section Ct5-R Row 100 Site 113
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: David Pitman
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1921
Death Date: 9 Dec 2000
SSN: 020182403
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1:20 Nov 1945
Release Date 1: 31 Jul 1967