William Stout

Dr. William ?Bill? Stout, 82, a longtime resident of Hopewell, died Sunday, June 19, 2005. He was born December 5, 1922 in Corry, PA to Malcolm Ethelbert and Evelyn Beard Stout. He grew up on the Beard family farm, Belmont, in the valley of Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia, but joined the 76th Infantry Division of the U. S. Army in 1944 and was involved in two major campaigns in the European theatre- Rhineland (Battle of the Bulge) and Central Europe. After a year of occupation duty in Germany and Austria, he returned to Charlottesville where he completed his B. S. and M. D. degrees. He began a general practice of medicine in Hopewell in late 1951 and continued until retirement in 1991. He had three great passions: classical music, travel, and history, and he was a lifelong reader and learner. He was also a longtime member of Westside Christian Church, Richmond. Surviving family members are brothers, Marshall and wife, Ann of Newburgh, NY and Stuart and wife, Mary of Fairfax Station, VA as well as sisters, Ellen of Charlottesville and Jean of Mercer Island, WA. His wife, Gaye Marshall Stout, preceded him in death in 1990. His children from his marriage to Claire Littell Stout are Susan and husband, Frank Virgili of Raleigh, NC, Michael of Missoula, MT, and Sarah and husband David Matheney of West Milton, OH. He was preceded in death by a second son, Andy. He was a loving grandpa to his five grandchildren, Joshua Self, Susan, and Matthew Linkous, and Justin and Cara Virgili. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 24. 2005 at the Hopewell Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service where a funeral service will be held at the Hopewell Chapel on Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m.. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester. Memorials may be made to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, P. O. Box 217, Charlottesville, VA 22902 or the WWII Memorial, 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 501, Arlington, VA 22201. (attn: J.Tirrell) ?But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.? ? Isaiah 40:31.