Caroline Rhodes

Family/Spouse: Carl Deal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Carl H. Deal Jr., 71, of Houston, Tex., died Friday (May 17, 1991) after a long illness.
Born Dec. 26, 1919, in Spartenburg, S.C., a son of Carl and Caroline Rhodes Deal, he was married for 47 years to Virginia Zerfass, a former Dansville resident, who survives.
He spent his early years in Songho, Korea, where his parents taught in a mission school. He earned a Bachelor's degree and a PH.D degree from Duke University in 1942 and 1944. Mr. Deal was a member of Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappas honor societies.
He retired in 1983 after four decades with Shell Development Co. in Emeryville, Calif., and Westhollow Research Labs in Houston.
From 1962 to 1963, he and his family were in an exchange program in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with Royal Dutch Shell. He was recognized internationally for his patents and other contributions to the field of solution chemistry.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Carl III of San Marcos, Milton of Austin, Tex., and Nicolas of San Marcos; a daughter, Julia Carter of Sacremento, Calif.
A memorial service was conducted in Houston and burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Nature Conservancy General Fund, 711 Navaroo, San Antonio, Tex. 78236. (GCE, May 30, 1991, p4)

Carl married Virginia Zerfass about 1944. Virginia (daughter of Milton Rowe Zerfass and Frances DuBell) was born on 20 Sep 1922 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 19 Aug 2014 in Texas; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]