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DATE: MONDAY, January 10, 1994                   TAG: 9401100152
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Medium

OBIT HALLSTEAD, REV. BYRON S.

HALLSTEAD, Rev. Byron S., 73, of Richmond, died Friday, January 7, 1994. He is survived by his wife, Jean Carr Hallstead; three sons, Byron Thomas Hallstead of San Antonio, Texas, Donald Arthur Hallstead of Dublin, and John Francis Hallstead of Pulaski; two daughters, Gail H. Gowin of Virginia Beach, and Brenda H. Dennison of Hampton; one sister, Doris Roberts of New Hartford, N.Y., and 9 grandchildren. Mr. Hallstead lived a lifetime of community service and served in and held numerous offices in civic organizations, including Civitan, Ruritan, and American Cancer Society, was a lifetime PTA member, a lifetime member of the American Legion and served as State Department Chaplain longer than anyone else had served. He was a member of the ACCA Temple of the Shriners in Richmond, Va., and sang in their Chanters group. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had the distinguished honor of being appointed Chaplain in Greenland, when a sister ship, the Dorchester, was sunk and the four Chaplains aboard went down with the ship. He retired after 35 years as a Minister of the Virginia Methodist Conference, serving churches in the Portsmouth, Petersburg, Norfolk, Arlington, Peninsula, Charlottesville and Richmond Districts. He served as Vice-President of Ferrum Jr. College, in charge of fund-raising for re-development of the college. He was honored to be invited to participate in the 1980 Lincoln Day Observance in Washington, D.C., under President Carter. He played professional baseball as a young man with the Cincinatti Redlegs. His remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Homes, Chippenham Chapel, 6900 Hull Street Road, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, at Asbury United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. 


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