ALEXANDER, MRS. MABEL
Mrs. Mabel Alexander
Newspaper: Roanoke Times
Date: May 11, 2003
Submitters Name: Mr. James A. Gooch, Jr.

Obit: ALEXANDER, MABEL WASHINGTON GOOCH
ALEXANDER, Mabel Washington Gooch, 97, of Lexington, died Friday, May 9, 2003 at the Kendal Helth and Wellness Center. She was born November 28, 1905 in Lexington, the daughter of the late John Henry Gooch, Sr. and Anna Peyton Gooch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ashby Alexander, a brother and sister Annie Johnson
and a special nuece, Barbara Gooch. Mrs. Alexander attended Lexington Schools and Virginia State College in Petersburg. She was an employee of W. W. Pusey family of Lexington for 50 years. She was a life long member of the First Baptist Church, where she had served as assistant superintendent of the Sunday School, as a choir member and as president of the Helen Gooch Missionary Society. She was also a member the Rockbridge Garden Club and was a past president of the club. The funeral will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church by the Rev. Lavert Taylor. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church. She is survived by her cousin, Jamie Ogelsby of Maryland as well as the many friends she made over the years.

ANDERSON, JOHN RANDOLPH
At at an early hour on Friday morning Mr. John Randolph Anderson died at his home here on Jefferson street. For some years past he had been failing in health, and the immediate cause of his death was old age and a complication of diseases.
Mr. Anderson was born in Richmond November 15, 1828, and was educated in the shcools of that city and at the University of Virginia. For a number of years he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, at one time owning and farming "Clay Spring," Henry Clay's old plantation in Hanover county. He came to Lexington in 1869, and for fourteen years was proctor of Washington and Lee University. During that time he was also manager of the "Blue Hotel," a boarding house for the students of the University. Subsequently he filled the office of Deputy Clerk of the County Court for ten or twelve years, and by his uniform courtesy and strict attention to business he was held in high esteem by all persons with whom he had business transactions.
In early life the deceased united with the church, and during his long residence here he was a consistent member of the Lexington Presbyterian church. mr. Anderson was married at Lebanon church, November 13, 1856 to Miss Mattie Heiskeill, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Porterfield Heiskill, of Augusta County, at which time also Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Smith were married, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Smith being sisters.
Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife and six children - Messrs, A. Kerr Anderson and John R. Anderson, of Richmond; Mrs. william G. Venable, of Sherman, Texas; Mrs. Brown Ayres and Professor Douglass Anderson, of Tulane University, New Orleans, and Mr. J. William Anderson, a civil engineer in Mexico. Two children are dead - Porterfield, who died in infancy and Miss Mary Anderson, while at Miss Balwin's school in Staunton.
The funeral services took place from the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Dr. Thornton whaling, and interment was made in the Lexington cemetery.
Messrs, A. Kerr Anderson and John R. Anderson, of Richmond, were the only children present.
The following served as pallbearers: Messrs. Paul N. Penick, W. T. Shields, George D. Dixon, R. R. Witt, A. T. Shields, and Professor Addison Hogue.
(The Lexington Gazette, Jan. 19, 1898. Submitted by Linda Rodriguez)