Joseph Malcolm Pace III

Joseph Malcolm (Jay) Pace III, of Ashland, died Monday, April 12, 2004 after a brief illness. He was editor and publisher of the Hanover Herald Progress, and was a nearly lifelong devotee of the Ashland/Hanover community, which he loved dearly. A lifelong newspaperman, he served for 12 years on the Board of the Virginia Press Association, and was president from 1992 to 1993. He was a former Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter. He was a member of All Souls Episcopal Church in Atlee. An active Episcopal layperson, he served as a chorister and organist at numerous churches of all denominations throughout the Richmond area. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Lewars Pace; his father, Joseph Malcolm (Mac) Pace Jr. of Lynchburg; a son, Christopher Pace and his wife, Kelly of Mechanicsville; a daughter, Elizabeth Chambers and her husband, Todd of Glen Allen; a brother, Steve Pace and his wife, Naomi of Ashland; a sister, Susan Adams and her husband, Michael of Lynchburg; eight nieces and nephews; and two uncles, the Rt. Rev. H. Coleman McGehee and his wife, June of Bloomfield, Mich. and William C. Pace and his wife, Martha of Charlottesville. A family visitation at St. James the Less Episcopal Church, 125 Beverly Rd., Ashland will be Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., followed immediately by a vigil service. A Celebration of his Life and Holy Eucharist will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. James the Less. Please make contributions to All Souls Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 2798, Mechanicsville, Va. 23116.