Marianna Heyward

HEYWARD, Marianna (nee Marion) Chapin Marshall, 82, of Richmond, Va., died Monday June 28, 2010 after a brief illness. She was the widow of Allan McAlpin Heyward; and is survived by their children, Allan McAlpin Heyward Jr. and Virginia Randolph Heyward of Richmond, Roberta Guerard Heyward Perkins of Reading, England, and Wayne Marshall Heyward of Sebattus, Maine; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was born May 22, 1928 in Wallingford, Pa., the daughter of Eleanor Virginia Randolph Chapin and Wayne Marshall. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her sisters, Mary Wayne Marshall Hunter, Roberta Randolph Chapin Marshall Irving and Cynthia Marshall. She attended the Gunston School in Centreville, Md., and graduated from The Springside School in Philadelphia, Pa. She received her BFA in Sculpture and Painting from the Tyler School of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa. Her painting and sculpture focused on equine subjects and included many commissioned portraits. Her works appeared in juried exhibitions in Philadelphia, Norfolk and the VMFA. She was an avid horsewoman who taught riding to children and teenagers for over 30 years. She was an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Richmond, Va., and St. John & St. Andrew Episcopal Church in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Marianna was also a very active member of the Sleepy Hollow Garden Club as well as a member of the Daughters of the Cincinnati and the Liaison Committee of the Science Museum of Virginia. She was a member of the Farmington Beagles in Charlottesville and a past member of the Deep Run Hunt Club and Fox Hill Beagles in Richmond. She shared a lifetime love of sailing with her husband. During their 62 years together, they raced and sailed on Barnegat Bay, the Chesapeake, in the Abacos and in Maine as members of the Southwest Harbor Fleet. A memorial service will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church on July 8, 2010, at 2 p.m. Her remains will be buried at Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery at Birmingham Meeting House in West Chester, Pa., at a later date.


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