Lewis Spiller Minter

1926 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	Lewis Spiller Minter
  Birth	20 Mar 1926	Blacksburg, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1AFCA3D8850C4164BBA5C0DF1046E87E82AA
  Death	1 Aug 2017	Virginia, USA   [2]
  Burial	Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, 6 August 2017: MINTER, Lewis Spiller, Jr., died in hospice at his home on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at the age of 91 from a heart issue. He is survived by his immediate family, who reside in the Richmond metro area: his wife, Annabelle C., whom he married in 1946; Ted A. Minter and Jefferson H. Minter. His burial is private in Evergreen Cemetery in Roanoke, Va. Subsequently, a memorial service celebrating his Christian life as a long-term member of Epiphany Lutheran Church at Horsepen Road and Monument Avenue, will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers for this service, any monetary donation can be gifted to the Hope Foundation headquartered in Farmville, Va., that assists Hospice participants throughout the state. Lewis Minter was born March 20, 1926 in Blacksburg, Va. and grew up in Roanoke, Va., raised by his aunt and uncle due to his father's death in 1927. However, he returned to Blacksburg his senior year and graduated from Blacksburg High School. In 1949, Lewis received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from Roanoke College. While at Roanoke, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and was noted for winning the state oratory contest for two years. Minter's speaking skills were employed in his early career when he worked as an announcer and in sales for Roanoke radio stations WSLS and WDBJ. He held other jobs in sales and advertising before he entered the Washington & Lee University School of Law as a married student with two sons. Lewis worked while attending the University at a Lexington, Va. radio station until his graduation with a Bachelor of Law degree in 1957. He remained at W&L for a couple of years to serve as an assistant professor of law, before becoming a partner in the law firm of Woodrum & Gregory in Roanoke, Va. In 1962, Lewis joined the legal department of the C&O Railway for 10 years in Richmond, Va. and Baltimore, Md. After leaving the railway, his legal career continued when he became a member of the legal staff of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) in 1972. He served as General Counsel and was elevated to SCC Solicitor General in 1988. He retired in 1991, having served 19 years with the Commission. Lewis and Annabelle had a son who died on 6 April 1960 10 hours after being born prematurely. There's no name on the death certificate.
  Person ID	I8533	America
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Lewis Spiller Minter,   b. 28 Mar 1900, Roanoke, Virginia, USA d. 26 Jan 1927, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Theresa SHAFER,   b. 15 Jul 1905, USA d. 17 Feb 1988, USA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annabelle CHILTON,   b. 23 Jul 1925, Roanoke, Virginia, USA d. 12 Mar 2021, West End Henrico, Virginia, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1946	Roanoke, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Ted Almond Minter   2. Jefferson Haythe Minter
  Family ID	F3449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 1 Aug 2017 - Virginia, USA Burial - - Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S339] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 at ancestry.com. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later. [S253] Virginia, Marriage Records. 1936 - 2014 at ancestry.com, June 2015 and later.