Dr. Hugh O. Wrenn

WRENN, Dr. Hugh O., 83, of Richmond, died Saturday, October 25, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Van Brunt Wrenn; his children, Lewis R. Wrenn, Anne D.W. Poulson and her husband, Richard and Ellen M. Wrenn; a stepson, Leighton Klevana and his wife, Chandler; four grandchildren, Hundley Poulson, Anna Blair Poulson, Elizabeth Klevana and Leighton W. Klevana. Dr. Wrenn was born in Richmond in 1925. He attended Hampden Sydney College before joining the Navy during World War II. He as a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, School of Dentistry, and the Orthodontics program of Columbia University in New York. He maintained a private practice in Richmond from 1952 to 1988. Dr. Wrenn was an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at MCV until 1972. He was Past President of the Richmond Dental Society, Past President of the Virginia Orthodontic Society, a member of the American Association of Orthodontists and a member of the American Dental Association; a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the Virginia Dental Association. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Commonwealth Club, the Country Club of Virginia and the Princess Anne Country Club. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyerian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Richmond Symphony, 300 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. 23220.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.