Submitted by
Ken Gates

David Richmond and Leola Vinson Traver

A double memorial and internment service for David Richmond and Leola Vinson Traver of Rockville, Connecticut will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church of Lott at 2 p.m. Internment will follow at Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott.

Those attending the service from Connecticut will be their son, Stanley; their daughter Evelyn Psalzgraf; their grandchildren Scott, Mark, Steven, Christine and Michael and wife Claudine and their great-grandchildren MariElle, Conner and Alexis.

Mrs. Traver graduated from Lott High School and as a young teacher began her teaching career in area schools: Shields Academy, Travis and Chilton. While teaching in Carrizo Springs, Texas, she met and married David while he was stationed in Laredo. After marriage and David's discharge from the service, they moved to New York where David's parents and four sisters lived. Later they moved to Connecticut.

David was employed by Chance Voight in Hartford, CT, prior to enlisting in the US Air Force. He returned to his job after serving his country and retired from Pratt Whitney Technologies Corporation in 1981. Leola continued her teaching and counseling careers in Connecticut until she retired.

David and Leola enjoyed their family and friends in Rockville. They watched their grandchildren grow to adulthood as a close family in CT. The both were champion volunteers for the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other serving agencies for many years during their retirement.