POYTHRESS Foxhall Alexander "F.A." Poythress, 77, of Mechanicsville, passed away October 31, 2001. A son of the late Annie May Kidd and F.A. Poythress Sr., he was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Horne Poythress; two daughters, Laura P. Butterfield and her husband, James and Elizabeth P. Thompson; a son, Robert A. Poythress and his wife, Nancy; three grandsons, Michael J. Butterfield, Ernest "Happy" Thompson Jr. and Randolph A. Thompson; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Agnes P. Hudson and Ella May P. Kidd; a brother, Thomas S. Poythress; and a special family friend, Beverly Massie. Remains rest at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee Davis Rd., where the family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and where a funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Novmeber 3. Interment will follow in Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Fort Grove United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 145, Stony Creek, Va. 23882. I never knew anything about this gentleman except that he answered a mass mailing postcard query which I sent out a number of years ago. He was most cordial and curious about his ancestors but had never done any serious searching so he was left at a loss and I was unable to help him. Maynard