Phelps, Willie Thomas 'Willie' [cenotaph] b. September 5, 1914 d. March 1, 2004 Country-Western Guitarist. He was a member of the Phelps Brothers with his brothers Norman and Earl (both deceased), who performed in more than 20 B-western films during the 1930s and 40s with titles like "Sagebrush Serenade" and "Trouble in Sundown." They later opened the Fernwood Farms recording studio and dance hall in Norfolk, Virginia, which used by the likes of Patsy Cline, Jimmy Dean, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow and Bill Monroe. Phelps hundreds of songs, including "I'm Beginning to Forget You"...[Read More] (Bio by: Butterfly) Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA Plot: Sunset
Williams, Joseph P. b. 1915 d. November 8, 2003 Bank Card Creator. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania prior to serving as an infantry officer in World War II. Upon discharge, he applied directly to A.J. Giannini, Bank of America's founder, for a job. By mid-1957, he was senior vice president of the bank and leader of a research group assiged the task of creating new banking techniques and products. Despite early failures in devising a bank card, the new devise had features that served as the credit-card standard for decades -...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA Plot: Family plot
b. September 5, 1914 d. March 1, 2004