Dr. Richard Johnston Waugh

1894 - 1960  (66 years)

• Name	Richard Johnston Waugh
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	10 Jun 1894	Galax, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Dec 1960	Pulaski County, VA
  	Dr. Richard Johnston Waugh, of Pulaski, native of Oldtown near Galax, and retired Pulaski dentist, died at Wytheville hospital Monday night, December 26, 1960. Death followed a lengthy illness. Dr. Waugh was a son of the late Capt. John Blair Waugh and wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins Waugh. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Letty Trolinger Waugh, of Pulaski, whom he married November 26, 1919; two daughters, Mrs. John F. Bradley, Nyack, NY, and Mrs. E.W. Dudley, Alexandria one brother, B. Waugh, Galax; two nephews, Charles Richard Waugh and John Blair Waugh, both of Galax, and five grandchildren, Letty Carter Dudley, Waller Dudley and Luther Dudley, all of Alexandria, and Mary T. Bradley and John Bradley, Jr., both of Nyack, NY. Born June 10, 1894, Dr. Waugh was 66 years of age at the time of his death. Dr. Waugh was also a brother of the late Charles P. Waugh, of Galax, and was a first cousin of the late Swift Waugh, of Galax. His father, the late Capt. Waugh, who died December 7, 1934, at his home in Galax on West Stuart Drive where Mrs. Charles P. Waugh now resides, was one of the founders of Galax. Dr. R.J. Waugh started his retirement about ten years previous to his death and was a leading figure in the civic, commercial and industrial life of Galax in 1904 moving his business here from Blair (now Cliffview). His store was among the first, business houses created here. His second son, Dan Blair Waugh, and two sons, John Blair and Charles Richard Waugh, still operate a store, Dan B Waugh & Co. -- on the site of the old Waugh's Department Store, on the corner of South Main and East Grayson Streets in Galax. For more than 135 successive years, one or more members of the Waugh family have been merchants in this community. Enlisting in the Army of the Confederate States of America at the age of 19, Capt. Waugh commanded the 61st Regiment during the four years of the Civil War. His regiment helped make history in the famed battle of Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, TN, and many other hard battles of that great conflict. Dr. Waugh received his D.D.S. degree in 1918 from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Pulaski, and a life member of the American Dental Association and the Southwest Virginia Dental Society. He was member of the Pulaski Elks Lodge. Dr. Waugh practiced dentistry in Pulaski for 41 years. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home in Pulaski, where the body rested prior to the services. The Rev. Curtis L. Warner, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Pulaski, conducted the service. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery, Pulaski. GALAX GAZETTE, Dec 29, 1960 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index Name: Richard J Waugh Birth Date: 10 Jun 1894 Claim Date: 20 Nov 1959 SSN: 229507863 Notes: 18 Nov 1959: Name listed as RICHARD J WAUGH Virginia, Death Records Name: Richard Johnston Waugh Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 66 Birth Date: 10 Jun 1894 Death Date: 26 Dec 1960 Death Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA Registration Date: 3 Jan 1961 Father: John Blair Waugh Mother: Elizabeth Perkins Spouse: Letty Trolinger
  Burial	Pulaski, Pulaski, VA
  	Burial: Oakwood Cemetery Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA Inscription: Richard J. Waugh D.D.S. June 10, 1894 Dec 26, 1960
  Person ID	I22398	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

  Family	Lettie Jordan Trolinger,   b. 1 Sep 1898, Pulaski County, VA d. 8 Dec 1980, Richmond, Henrico, VA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1919	Pulaski, Pulaski, VA
  	Virginia, Select Marriages Name: Letty J. Trolinger Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Race: White Age: 21 Birth Date: 1898 Birth Place: , Pulaski, VA. Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1919 Marriage Place: Pulaski, Virginia Father: H.L. Trolinger Mother: W.J. Trolinger Spouse: Richard J. Waugh FHL Film Number: 2048472 Reference ID: Item 2 L 112 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index Name: Mrs. Lettie Jordan Trolinger Gender: Female Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1919 Marriage Place: Pulaski, Virginia, USA Father: Henry Lewis Trolinger Mother: Trolinger Spouse: Richard Johnston Waugh The facts in this collection were found using artificial intelligence technology and may contain errors.
  Children	1. Mary Louise Waugh,   b. 5 Jul 1921, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA d. 1 Sep 1993, Moorestown, Burlington, NJ (Age 72 years)   2. Letty Waugh,   b. 20 Apr 1924, Pulaski, Pulaski, VA d. 4 Feb 1994, Alexandra City, Alexandria, VA (Age 69 years)
  Documents		Wedding Announcement Daily Press Newport News, Virginia · Wednesday, November 26, 1919
  Family ID	F7710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jun 1894 - Galax, VA Marriage - 26 Nov 1919 - Pulaski, Pulaski, VA Death - 26 Dec 1960 - Pulaski County, VA Burial - - Pulaski, Pulaski, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

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  Headstones

  Oakwood Cemetery Pulaski, Pulaski, VA

  
  

• Notes

  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Card Name: Richard J Waugh Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 10 Jun 1894 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Place: Grayson, Virginia, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Description: Not Bald Hair Color: light Eye Color: blue U.S., World War II Draft Registration Card Name: Richard Johnston Waugh Gender: Male Race: White Residence Age: 48 Birth Date: 10 Jun 1894 Birth Place: Galax, Virginia, USA Residence Date: 1942 Residence Place: Pulaski, Virginia, USA