Robert Theodore Pickett III (1928 - 2016)

Born 23 Apr 1928 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Died 6 Dec 2016 at age 88 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

He was born 23 Apr 1928 in Jackson, MS and was the son of Robert T. Pickett (1905-1985) and Mary Eleanor (Chisholm) Pickett (1907-2001).

In the 1940 census Robert (age 11) was the son of Robert T Pickett in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia.^[1]

Robert was in a military record in 1946 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. .^[2]

He married first Lucy Elizabeth Smith (1929-2015) in 1952.^[3] Robert was divorced from Lucy Smith on 2 August 1966 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.^[4]

Robert and Lucy had 4 children:

Mary Elizabeth Pickett b. 29 Dec 1952 in Boston, MA

Robert Pickett

Kathyrn Anne Pickett 17 May 1958

Allen Lloyd Pickett 24 July 1961

Robert married second Catherine Sue Brown in August 1969 in Hillsborough, Florida, United States.^[5]

Robert & Sue had one son, Peter Brown Pickett b. 8 August 1973 in Charlottesville, VA. Robert also adopted Susanna Abigail Adams Pickett b. 8 August 1961 in Newport News, VA, a child of Sue's from her first marriage.

Robert T. Pickett, III, 88, of Charlottesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at the Martha Jefferson House. Born on April 23, 1928, in Jackson, Mississippi, Bob was the eldest son of the late Robert and Mary Eleanor Pickett.

After the death of his younger brother, Allen, and the birth of his sister, Mary Anne, in the depression years, his father's attractive job offer brought the family to Roanoke, Virginia. Following high school graduation, Bob's dad perceived that a summer start to college would be helpful to his budding engineer and off he went to Washington and Lee. Eager to pursue his engineering interest, he transferred after two years to VPI and graduated with an electrical engineering degree and subsequently, a Master's Degree from MIT. Jobs in Industry beckoned and after beginning at Bell Labs and Western Electric, he pursued opportunities at General Electric, Babcock and Wilcox and the Newport News Shipbuilding Company. Having begun his career teaching Physics at Roanoke College, he returned to the academic setting as an original faculty member in 1972 at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville where he taught pre-engineering and electronic technology, retiring after 21 years.

He was a ham radio operator, and took great delight in securing his pilot's license, later serving in the Civil Air Patrol. He enjoyed boating and even built several kinds of boats for his children's and family's fun. Photography and music performance (also a piano tuner) were of major interest as well as travel to all parts of the world. He was an active member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and a charter member of the mission, Grace and Glory Lutheran Church in Palmyra. An active community volunteer, he read for many years at Recording for the Blind.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sue; his children, Mary Beth Drake and her husband, Peter, of Rockbridge Baths, Va., Rob Pickett and his wife, Fran, of Melbourne, Fla., Kathryn Tucker and her husband Barry, of Elon, Va., Peter Pickett and his wife, Kristen, of Lexington, Ky., Abigail Pickett, of Charlottesville, and Allen Pickett and his wife, Tracy, of Richmond, Va.; 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; his sister, Mary Anne Wilbourne of Cary, N.C.; a niece and a three nephews, and a bountiful group of Pickett cousins.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2016, at St. Mark Lutheran Church with the Rev. Bill Stewart and the Rev. Ken Albright officiating. Interment will be private.^[6] In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church, 100 Alderman Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22903, Grace and Glory Lutheran Church, 685 Thomas Jefferson Parkway, Palmyra, VA 22963, or the Hospice of the Piedmont, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22911, hopva.org.Special thanks to the staff at Hospice of the Piedmont and at Martha Jefferson House. Condolences may be sent to his family at www.hillandwood.com.

(Daily Progress)

Sources

1. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 119-54
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #17974117 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   Robert T Pickett III (11), single son, in household of Robert T Pickett (34) in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia. Born in Mississippi.

   Robert T Pickett M 34 Married Head Traveling Salesman Mississippi

   Mary E Pickett F 32 Married Wife Louisiana

   Robert T Pickett III M 11 Single Son Mississippi

   Mary Anne Pickett F 6 Single Daughter Mississippi

2. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 576
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #10828712 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   Name: Robert Theodore Pickett; Race: White; Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 23 Apr 1928; Birth Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; Residence Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 1946; Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA; Height: 5 9; Weight: 132; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: R T Pickett;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Robert Theodore Pickett 18 Self (Head)
   R T Pickett Father.
3. ↑ Marriage of wife Lucy Smith: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
   New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan
   Ancestry Record 61406 #4475300 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   Robert Pickett marriage in 1952 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
4. ↑ Divorce: "Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9280 #87329 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   Robert T Pickett III divorced Lucy Smith on 2 Aug 1966 in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001"
   Volume: 2815
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8784 #352756 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   Robert Theodore Pickett III marriage to undefined in Aug 1969 in Hillsborough, Florida, USA.
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #173668600
   Ancestry Record 60525 #138834300 (accessed 27 April 2023)
   Robert Theodore Pickett III burial (died on 6 Dec 2016) in Carl O. Moran Memorial Garden, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.