The 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother Fund has reached a total of $272,664.09 in gifts from the community. The Richmond Christmas Mother is Mary Jane Hogue.
The Times-Dispatch follows its tradition of publishing the names of donors to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund throughout the holiday season. Your generosity helps the fund support initiatives across the region to brighten the holiday season for thousands of your neighbors.
The Times-Dispatch has sponsored the Richmond Christmas Mother program since 1935, some of those years in partnership with the former afternoon newspaper, the Richmond News Leader.
Donations to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund are fully tax-deductible. The program is a qualified 501©(3) organization. All operational costs are borne by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Visit go.richmond.com/christmasmother to give online or send contributions by mail to Richmond Christmas Mother Fund, P.O. Box 25864, Richmond, VA 23260. Checks should be made payable to Richmond Christmas Mother Fund.
Donations are published in the Sunday and Wednesday editions of the newspaper through late January. Today’s listing covers contributions received between 6 p.m. on Monday and noon on Friday.
Previously reported — $227,093.95
Today’s gifts — $45,570.14
Grand total — $272,664.09
Rebecca Alberti, in memory of Susan C. Frazier - $100
The Fatheree Foundation, in memory of John C. Kenny and in gratitude for all the Codds and Urbans - $1,000
In memory of Harvey S. Hicks III, from Michael, Timothy and Jonathan - $100
David A. Lomax, in memory of my parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lomax Sr., and Stephen Anthony Lomax - $50
Tammy and Mike Jones, in memory of William M. Bird Jr. - $100
Sally Bagley, in honor of her piano students - $100
Robert and Mary Nell Dolan, in honor of our children, Elizabeth and Jay, and their families - $1,000
Sally Bagley, in memory of Allen Goolsby West and Becca Clary Harris -Â $100
In memory of James D. Davis, from his family, Ann, Betsy and Chris - $100
In honor of Mary Jane Hogue, from Nick Roupas - $100
Eric and Sue Melzig, to honor the memory of our great friend, Doug Davis. Eighteen years later, we still rejoice in his amusing antics - $100
Ruthie and Buddy Penick, in memory of loved ones - $200
Patti Ryan Design, in honor of my wonderful clients in the past, present and future! May the spirit of the season be with you throughout the new year! - $200
In memory of our beautiful Crandall Bayliss Thompson. We dearly miss and love you every day. From Billy, Kitty, Justin, Tucker, Wyatt, Will, McKinley, Claiborne, Delaney and Libby - $200
This time of year provides us with opportunities to reach out to the community and support those in need. Thank you for all that you do to take care of those needing a helping hand, from Towne Bank - $1,000
Alicia Yancey - $60
In memory of my husband, Jimmy DeVoe, and our son, Jay - $200
Anne E. Glover, in memory of Bill Glover - $100
In loving memory of my parents and sister, Jimmy, Fleetwood and Peg O'Connor, from Kitten - $50
In memory of Claire McMillan Horton - $1,000
In loving memory of my friend, Robbie Runion, from Kitten -Â $50
Ellen and Richard November, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Jane Hamilton and Stephen O'Brien , in honor of Mary Jane Hogue, the Richmond Christmas Mother - $100
Women's Club of Bon Air, to help enrich the lives and make lasting Christmas memories for children in need in the Richmond area - $350
In memory of David Murphy and in appreciation of the Session Lads. As always, carry on! - $150
Amy and Steve Hruska, in memory of my Willway neighbors: Jean & Charlie Appich and Jack & Lorraine Abernathy - $100
Anonymous - $25
Jane W. Pearson, in memory of Tommy Pearson - $100
Geof, Lisa, Garrett and Ryan Tidey, in loving memory of George Tidey - $1,000
In memory of Hudnall Ware, with love to his family, from his cousin, Polly - $100
Ken and Susan Campbell, in memory and honor of our mothers and our great friend and neighbor, Mary Jane Hogue - $1,000
Bessie C. Hawkes, in memory of my husband, William Horace Hawkes - $50
In memory of my father, who always said that the only reason people donated to the Christmas Mother was to get their name in paper. Well, here's to you, Granny - $500
Kendall and Mary Parker - $100
From the families of Morton G. Thalhimer III and Richard L. Thalhimer - $1,000
Anonymous, in memory of Tony, Leighton, Mason Taylor and Mason - $25
Anonymous - $100
Robert O. Oakes, in memory of my beloved wife, Catherine Maxwell Oakes - $350
In loving memory of Ed, from his family - $100
Aaron L. McClung and Christina M. McClung, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $250
Carter and Peggy Tucker - $200
The Morton Family, in loving memory of C. Frank Morton III - $500
Roland "Buddy" Johnson, in everlasting memory of my darling wife, Donna Lynn, greatly missed by her family and friends - $250
In memory of Pegram Johnson, from family and friends - $200
In memory of Becky Perlstein, from family and friends - $200
Amanda T. Macaulay, in loving memory of my mother, Katherine W. Tevepaugh; and in loving memory of my husband, Angus H. Macaulay - $200
Sally T. Warthen - $100
Andrea Hastillo Hess, M.D., in memory of Michael L. Hess, M.D., and in honor of our daughter, Mandy, and our granddaughters, Sophie and Ziva - $250
Ervin Will, in memory of my wife, Mary Boehling - $200
Anne K. Hall, in loving memory of Garnett Hall Jr., Sidney James, Dick Edmunds and Margery James Fleet - $1,000
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Cutchins IV - $100
Lewis and Gale Drew - $50
P. Bradley and Jane T. Nott - $100
In loving memory of Virginia Peyton Brown Lawson and Peter William Lawson Sr., from Fontaine Brown Lawson and Sally Watters Lawson - $350
Richard Chapman - $100
The Rock Foundation - $2,500
Susan and Craig Harmon, honoring Mary Jane Hogue - $500
Patti B. Martin, in honor of my friend and neighbor, Mary Jane Hogue - $250
Richard C. Marshall IV - $150
Dot Deaner, in loving memory of my mother, Ann Copley - $100
Kim and Keith Lewis - $500
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Sanders II - $100
John S. and Cynthia Massad, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $986.14
The Gangsters lunch group, in memory of the Gangsters who are no longer with us: Bobby McHee, Jack Lewis, Willard Andrews, Garland Flippen, Otto Williams, Frank Trice, Don Whitley, Ty Whitley, Huntley Davenport, Porgy Moncure, Gil Minor, Johnny Siewers, Garnett Hall, Frank VonRichter, Carter Scott and Charlie Caraviti - $1,690
Jim Rhodes, in loving memory of my wife, Panny, and in honor of our children and grandchildren - $500
Jane Selden, in memory of my beloved son, Will Selden - $500
Eddy & Amy Frayser, in honor of Skeebo & Nezzie Frayser and Bob & Ginny Addis - $100
Laura and Cliff Deal, in loving memory of the best husband, father and grandfather, John Chesleigh Waddell Jr., who we miss so much! - $500
We love you, Bebe and Sassy (Bill & Sallie Thalhimer), from Elizabeth, Ryan, Morgan & Ethan Smartt, Katherine, John, Katie, Shepard & Caroline Adamson; Christie, Evan and Bailey & Jacob Silverstein - $309
In memory of Robert Tanner, with love from the Tanner family - $500
Pete and Carole OBrien - $300
The Doswell Family , in memory of Jean Archer - $100
Susan Parsons, in memory of David and Buford - $100
Anonymous - $100
Jessica and Michael Wittkamp, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $200
Nancy and Rick Crowder, in Memory of Jane & Ken Hogan, Barbara & Buddy Crowder and Cindy Crowder. - $1,000
Mary Anne White, in memory of my parents, Bob and Mary Anne White, and my brother, Bob White. - $200
Donald and Chena Butler - $500
In memory of Jacqueline F. Herod, a former Richmond Christmas Mother, and Jack N. Herod - $100
Mom and Dad, in honor of Dawson and Noah Gath - $200
Ellen Corbett, in memory of my parents, Mary and Hurley Cauthorn - $25
Pam and Fred Palmore, given in Thanksgiving for our children and grandchildren - $250
John and Janie Molster, in memory of Chuck & Betty and Robert & Jane, and in honor of Mary Jane - $500
The Wood Family - Missy, Adam, Harrison, August, Philip and James, in honor of the Christmas Mother, Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Carrie Mickens, in memory of the Johnson,Wyatt,Mickens, and West families. Gone on to Glory, remembered forever in our hearts - $50
Lynn and Clay Jacob, in memory of Mary Catherine Jacob, Margaret Forgrieve and Anne Cary Jacob - $300
Mike and Gayle Augst, in memory of our parents, Ken & Evelyn Augst and John & Adele Bagley - $100
In honor of Nanny and Big B's 69th wedding anniversary on Dec. 22. With love from Thomas, Daniel, Clarke, Ted, Mark, Nancy, Caroline, B, Hays, Kimmee, Lily, Grace, Rose and 25 great-grandchildren - $6,900
In memory of our great-uncle, Edward W. Hyman, on his birthday, Dec. 19, and our great-aunt, Mary Jane Hyman - $250
In memory of our sisters, Barbara Alexander and Bunny Addison - $250
In honor of our friend and mentor, Gretchen Japhet, from the Seneca Road Boys - $250
In memory of Libby and Floyd Gottwald - $250
In memory of Frank A. Solari - teacher, principal, counselor and friend - $100
Julie Whitlock, to my friends and family who helped me through this unpredictable year with their support and positivity - $250
In memory and honor of Richmond’s local Medal of Honor recipients: Jimmie Monteith (WWII), Ruppert Sargent (Vietnam), Ernest Dervishian (WWII), George Street (WWII), Michael Folland (Vietnam), Powhatan Beaty (Civil War), James Durham (Civil War), William Upshur (Haiti), and James Mifflin (Civil War) - $200
Ellen Johnson, in memory of John Speidel and Randy Johnson - $250
Doug and Ginger Pridgen - $1,000
MMS, in honor of my wonderful Tuesday morning tennis group - $100
Linda and Dave Carlson - $250
Beth Wood, in loving memory of Joyce Taylor Wood, Dorothy Hogan Ryan and Bernice Baltimore - $100
John and Mimi Burke, in memory of Janie Kingsley. - $250
Catherine Whitham - $50
John B. Boatwright IV, in memory of James Willie Nunnally, Eleanor Gillie Nunnally, Christopher J. Collins, Araminta Jefferson Rowe Boatwright, John B. Boatwright III, Wes Glisson, Kelly Finch, Mark Tyndall, Ray "Buck" Paul, Gary Gerloff, Sandra Brooks, Mary Brooks, Kenneth Jones, Kristine Rice, David Gayle, Raul Novo, Benson Hall, Matt Anzivino, Pat Watts, Ben Bandas, and everyone else who can't be with us - $50
Tommy and Jane Butler, in memory of our dear son, Stuart. - $200
JJ and Readie, in honor of our Christmas elves, Evelyn, Thomas, Helen, Tyndall, Charles and Lossie - $250
Scott Harvard, in memory of my mother, Conway Fleming Harvard - $200
The Harrigan Family, in memory of the 2006 Christmas Mother, True Luck, and our father, Charles S. Luck III, our Christmas Mother and Father every year. Love always, from Terrell, Elliott, True, Elise and Ravenel. In honor of Mary Jane Hogue and all past Richmond Christmas Mothers, from the Harrigans; and in honor of Doris Ann Kane, THE BEST ELF. Love, Terrell - $2,000
Penny and Billy Peebles - $150
To our Pop, who loved Christmas more than anything. Share his spirit always! With all our love always, Kate, Whitfield, Caroline, Coleman, Annie, and Eliza - $100
Sandra Christian , in loving memory of the best son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, John W. Christian III. The King of Christmas. You are so missed - $250
Mom, with love and thanks for Matt, Warren and Katy! - $100
Nellie and Bailey Rosenkranz - $250
The Lawler, Usry and Cleary families, inspired by Micki Stout's donation in honor of our parents, we dedicate this donation in honor of Micki and Barbara & Jim Ukrop. Barbara was the Christmas Mother in 1996! - $150
Bill Reynolds, in memory of Dr. William E. Holland - $100
Melinda W. Davis, in memory of Mary Lily Palmer - $250
Lawrence and Freddie Gray, with love and in honor of former Christmas Mother Janet Patton Lewis - $250
Katherine Whitney, in honor of Deborah Washburn and Woody Dykers - $50
Suzanne and Chuck Stumpf, in memory of our two beloved "Italian Labs," Guido and Vito - $200
Bobbie Flatin, in memory of my dear friend, Debbie Scott, and in honor of my fabulous Tysons Gal Pals, Denise Miller, Courtney Blankenship, Melissa Brannan and Cammy Carleton. Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy 2026! - $200
The Aprahamian Family - $250
DA, to my kind friend, Randy. So impressed with your math skills!! You love numbers. Lots of numbers. the more the merrier! Merry Christmas to you and your lovely wife! - $25
Doris Ann, Joe, Brittany, Katie, Merry Christmas to our beloved and so very missed Parents and Grandparents in Heaven - Margaret and Paul Rock and Edith and Maurice Kane - $100
Elizabeth and Jay Jennings, In memory of Anne & Jack Jennings and Priscilla Cabell - $300
Mike Rountrey, in memory of Sue Sneed Fleming and Mary Elizabeth Rountrey - $100
Mark and Lisa Hourigan, In honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $250
Judi Starkey, in honor of all the Christmas Mothers and this wonderful program. - $250
John and Logan Vetrovec, to our friend. Mary Jane Hogue, the 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother - $250
Sam and Exie Conner-Holley, in honor of our grandmother, Carole Conner, and in memory of our grandmother, Elaine Holley - $100
George and Anne Taylor Moorman, in loving memory of our parents, Carl & Estelle Moorman and Bobby & Adele Leitch, Carl Moorman Jr., Uncle Bobby Pitt, Anne-O, and Buck Paul - $100
Mary Carter Hyman, in honor of Mary Jane Hogue - $100
Katherine and Cal Whitehead, in memory of Mrs. Ellen Scott - $25
