Frank Nelson Light

1924 - 2007  (83 years)

• Name	Frank Nelson Light  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	25 Aug 1924	Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Otter River, Campbell, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Age: 5Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	, Campbell, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Age: 15Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Married	30 Sep 1944	Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Residence	1986	Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Death	27 Nov 2007	Virginia Beach, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I20900	Master
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Alexander Heath Light,   b. 15 Jul 1881, , Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 29 Sep 1959, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Watkins Nelson,   b. 27 Apr 1894, Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 10 Dec 1981, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1920
  Family ID	F5283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	P.A. Moore
  Children	1. A.H. Light   2. C.A. Light
  Family ID	F5276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Aug 1924 - Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA Residence - Age: 5Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Otter River, Campbell, Virginia, USA Residence - 1935 - , Campbell, Virginia, USA Residence - Age: 15Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1 Apr 1940 - Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Married - 30 Sep 1944 - Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Residence - 1986 - Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 27 Nov 2007 - Virginia Beach, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Burial - - Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Richmond Times Dispatch - Saturday, December 1, 2007 12:08 Frank Nelson Light never dreamed about becoming anything other than a lawyer. When he was 6, he began accompanying his father, a lawyer, to court. Eventually the younger Light would sit on the bench. A memorial service for Judge Light, retired chief judge of Virginia's 22nd District Court, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach. The justice, who heard cases from Danville and the counties of Franklin and Pittsylvania, died Tuesday at a Virginia Beach retirement community. He was 83. The Rustburg native moved to Chatham when his father set up a law practice there in 1935. After serving stateside as a Navy aviator and navigator, he went on active duty for five years and later retired from the Naval Reserve as a commander. His last assignments were as a naval attaché under Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr.and as naval liaison to the Virginia National Guard. When he left active duty, he attended Lynchburg College before earning a law degree in 1952 from Washington and Lee University. Several years after returning to Chatham to practice law with this father, he was named a substitute judge for the old Pittsylvania County Court. He was named a judge in 1956 and, eventually, chief judge for the 22nd Circuit. Chatham lawyer H. Victor Millner Jr. recalled him as a man of "infinite patience" during an era "when life was slower than it is now." He handled cases now divided between the district and juvenile courts. "He frequently kept his big dog, Bear, with him under the bench," Millner said. Pittsylvania County Commonwealth's Attorney David N. Grimes learned about dealing with people in Judge Light's courtroom. "He always gave everyone the chance to be heard," Grimes said. Judge Light retired in 1984 but continued for several years to serve as a visiting judge. A former vestryman and senior warden at Emanuel Episcopal Church in Chatham and later at All Saints Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach, he served on committees at the local, state and national level in his denomination. He was often a delegate to state and national Episcopal conventions. Church service frequently kept him on the road. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Polly Moore Light; two sons, Arthur Heath Light II of Oakton and Charles A. Light of Cincinnati; a brother, the Rt. Rev. A. Heath Light of Roanoke; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S235] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.), Year: 1930; Census Place: Otter River, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 2438; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 503.0; FHL microfilm: 2342172. [S340] Findagrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 16 July 2011.). [S237] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.), Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S136] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.). [S336] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: T627_4283; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 72-10.