Local obituaries for
Service of Remembrance
Dec 11, 2025
You, your family, and your friends are cordially invited to attend our Service of Remembrance. This special service will include an inspirational message, candle lighting ceremony, music, and a video memorial tribute. Please join us at one of the times and locations most convenient to you as we honor, remember, and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. We look...
Service of Remembrance
Dec 9, 2025
You, your family, and your friends are cordially invited to attend our Service of Remembrance. This special service will include an inspirational message, candle lighting ceremony, music, and a video memorial tribute. Please join us at one of the times and locations most convenient to you as we honor, remember, and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. We look...
Paul Windsor Bonham, Jr.
Dec 4, 2025
Bonham, Paul Windsor, Jr., the Reverend Doctor (Capt., CEC USN, Ret.) in his 90th year, died at his home on December 4 2025 after a lengthy decline associated with complications from a fall.
Paul was born in Beckley, West Virginia, the youngest of three children and the only son of the late Col. Paul Windsor Bonham, Sr. and Edna Elizabeth Dunn...
Scott Peach
Dec 2, 2025
Scott Peach, 82, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in Mechanicsville, VA.Born on April 8, 1943 in Richmond, VA, to the late Arthur Peach and Mary Anne Peach. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Doris Peach.Scott is survived by his sons, Scott Peach Jr. and Michael Peach.
The funeral service for Scott Peach will be held on Tuesday,...
John A. Glass
Dec 2, 2025
John "Johnny" A. Glass, 76, of Dinwiddie, VA, was called home by his loving Savior on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Born in Dinwiddie, VA, he was the son of the late Publius and Mary Ruth Glass; and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Lee Glass; one brother, Albert "Tinker" Glass; and his dear friend, Herbert "Herb"...
Carolyn Crump Chappell
Nov 30, 2025
Carolyn Crump Chappell, 88, of Dinwiddie, Virginia, passed away Sunday morning November 30, 2025, surrounded by family at their home in Carson, Virginia. Carolyn was born on April 25, 1937, in Chester, Virginia, to George Clyde Crump, Sr. and Lena Mebane Crump. Carolyn was married to Arthur Webb "A.W." Chappell, Jr., for 58 years until he passed.
Carolyn was also preceded...
Laurie Goodwyn Fields
Nov 29, 2025
Laurie Goodwyn Fields, 63, of Chester, VA, died November 29, 2025. Born and raised in Chester, VA, she was the daughter of Barbara Goodwyn and the late William Goodwyn, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Lynwood Earl Fields, Jr.; daughter, Logan Fields; son, Lucas Fields; three sisters, Traci Jones, Ginni Goodwyn, and Betsy Baker; two nieces,...
Sheila Marie Callan
Nov 28, 2025
Sheila Marie Callan, 35, of Chesterfield, VA, died November 28, 2025. Born and raised in Altoona, PA. She was the daughter of the late Anthony P. Callan and her mother, Alisha Marie Callan. She was a loving partner, mother, daughter, and sister and was loved and respected by so many. She graduated from Altoona Area High School and continued her...
Roy William Smid
Nov 26, 2025
Roy William Smid, 76, died at Southside Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. He was born on October 7, 1949, to the late William V. and Eleonore (Mecklenburg) Smid in Fayetteville, N.C. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Earl Wayne Smid; and a sister, Diane Smid-Ogburn.
Roy attended Petersburg High School, then served in the U.S....
John Stewart
Nov 26, 2025
John Eddy Stewart, of Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on November 26, 2025, at his home after a period of declining health. He was 87.Eddy retired from Prince George County Utilities Department after many years.Thanks to Amedisys Hospice for their assistance during his final weeks.He is survived by his sister, Frances Lingerfelt; sister-in-law, Beulah Stewart; and their families. He is also...
Jeimy Alexa González Morales
Nov 25, 2025
Jeimy Alexa González Morales, born on February 22, 2007, passed away on November 25, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia, at just 18 years old.
Jeimy was known for her kindness, her gentle smile, and the joy she carried wherever she went. She had a bright, vibrant energy-both on and off the softball field-that made her unforgettable to everyone who knew her. She...
Debra "Debbi" Williamson Williams
Nov 24, 2025
Debra "Debbi" Williamson Williams, of Dinwiddie County, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025. She will be remembered for her love of family and friends, and for the many lives she touched with her kindness and warmth.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Judy Cook Williamson. She is survived by her father, Ashland "Buddy" Williamson, of Dinwiddie; her daughter,...
Marjorie Fitts Emerson
Nov 21, 2025
Marjorie "Margie" Fitts Emerson, 98, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 21, 2025. She was born to the late John and Emma Fitts in Oxford, North Carolina, on February 21, 1927. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Henry T. Emerson; great-granddaughter, Amanda Casey; ten brothers, Arthur, James, Bernard, William, Raymond, Bobby, Oscar, Joseph, John,...
Jack R. Johnson
Nov 21, 2025
Jack R. Johnson, 83, of Chester, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on November 21, 2025. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, Jack lived a full and generous life marked by humor and an unwavering devotion to the people he loved.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Edith Johnson; his mother, Dorothy Mears; his father, Raymond Johnson; his stepfather,...
Herman Ferrell
Nov 21, 2025
Herman Ferrell, 84, of Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025. Born in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Allen Ferrell and Bessie Cline Ferrell. He was also preceded in death by wife, Marcell "Kat" Ferrell; a son, Herman "June Bug" Ferrell, Jr.
Herman, growing up in West Virginia, found a way to take care of...
Charlie Mullis
Nov 21, 2025
Mr. Charlie Mullis, age 98, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away November 21, 2025.
A Celebration of Life service for Charlie will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. The family will receive friends between 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at the funeral home....
Carolyn Overby Parrish
Nov 21, 2025
Carolyn Overby Parrish, 91, of Chester, passed away November 21, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, James S. "Bill" Parrish; her parents, Larry and Birdie Overby; and her sister, Jean Joyner. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Dotson and her husband, Joe; her daughter, Kay "Katie" LeRoy and her husband, Phil; beloved grandchildren,...
Louise Wilson Watkins
Nov 20, 2025
Louise Wilson Watkins passed away on November 20, 2025, at the age of 98 in Midlothian, VA. She was the third of five children born to Evelyn Laprade and Jerome Ayers Wilson, at Wellville, VA in Nottoway County. She was a graduate of Blackstone High School and Pan American Business School. She worked for several years as a secretary at Lawyer's Title...
Jean Jameson Cameron Sankey
Nov 19, 2025
Jean Jameson Cameron Sankey, passed away on November 19, 2025. Born in November 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the only child of George and Lucia Cameron. Jean was a proud graduate of Laurel School, Duke University, and the University of Missouri, where she earned BA and MA degrees in botany.
A devoted student of her Scottish and Southern heritage, Jean...
Michael F. Smith
Nov 18, 2025
On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, Michael F. Smith, known by many as Smitty, passed away after a difficult cancer diagnosis. He is survived by his son, Stephen Smith; two grandsons, Colin and Brayden; sister, Patricia (Dan) Bronson; his stepsister, Patti Ellington; as well as many friends, cousins, aunts, nieces, and nephews.
As a young man, Michael enlisted in the army and...
