Ralph Loomis VIRNELSON^[1]

1921 - 2003  (81 years)

• Name	Ralph Loomis VIRNELSON
  Nickname	"Duck"
  Birth	20 Sep 1921	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	30 Nov 1942	Richmond City, VA
  Death	9 Feb 2003	Tallahassee, Leon Co, FL   [1, 2]
  	Ralph died in Tallahassee, Florida on 9 February 2003. He was 81 years old at the time of his death.
  funeral	14 Feb 2003	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	A graveside funeral service was held at 1:00pm on Friday, 13 February 2003 at Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Burial	14 Feb 2003	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	Interment followed.
  Person ID	I58365	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Winston Clinton VIRNELSON,   b. 7 Dec 1876, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Dec 1957 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lillian Maud KAY,   b. 21 Jan 1880, Portsmouth City, VA d. 9 Jul 1953 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1899	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 25 October 1899.
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura PRICE,   b. 3 Feb 1927, Amelia Co, VA d. 1 Feb 2010, Tallahassee, Leon Co, FL (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Amy VIRNELSON   2. Donna VIRNELSON
  Family ID	F5200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1930 US Census / Virnelson, Winston C. 406 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5022] Ralph L. Virnelson obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 13 February 2003. [S853] Ralph S. Virnelson. SSN 226-34-4883. SSDI. [S1868] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1900 - 1935., ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). p. 198: Winston C. Virnelson - Lillian M. Kay marriage certificate no. 22645 (1899).