Richard Kirven Brantley

Richard Kirven Brantley

Richard Kirven Brantley died at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Monday, December 21, 2009.

Kirven was born January 13, 1936, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was predeceased by his parents, Evelyn Hassinger Brantley and William Henderson Brantley Jr.; and a sister, Ann Brantley Merrin Cox, all of Birmingham.

He is survived by his wife, Anna McLester French Brantley; daughter, Evelyn Hassinger Brantley of Wilmington, Delaware; son, Richard Kirven Brantley Jr. and his wife, Gretchen, and three grandchildren, Benjamin, Evelyn and Ada, all of Charlottesville; and brother, William Henderson Brantley III, of Birmingham.

Kirven was a graduate of The University of Virginia, Emory University, and The Georgia Institute of Technology (PhD in Chemistry). He worked as a Senior Research Chemist in the former Industrial and Biochemical Division of the DuPont Company. He later was associated with the Chemistry Department of the University of Delaware. He was the author of many scientific articles and held numerous patents.

Kirven was a member of The Greenville County Club in Wilmington and The Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville.

The service and burial will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made in Kirven's name to Camp Holiday Trails, a summer camp for children with chronic illness, or for the gardens on the campus of the new Martha Jefferson Hospital. Camp Holiday Trails, 400 Holiday Trails Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22903. Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation, 459 Locust Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.