Local obituaries for
Jean Oliver Newman
May 1, 2021
Jean A. Oliver Newman, 91, of Covenant Woods Retirement Community in Mechanicsville, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. She was born in Petersburg, VA on January 26, 1930 to the late Royton K. and Avis Oliver. Jean was preceded in death by her sister, Anne Holderfield. She is survived by her two nieces, Diane H. Berberich and Barbara...
Petrina Faye Jones
Apr 30, 2021
Petrina Faye Jones, 44, of Dinwiddie passed away on April 30, 2021. She is survived by her three sons, Travis Davis, Jordan Davis (Kaylin), and Johnathan Ayala, all of Dinwiddie; granddaughter, Aryn Davis; sisters, Katie Walker of Matoaca and Cindy Kerr of Dinwiddie; brothers, Gregory Kerr Jr. of Dinwiddie and Kenneth Jones; and many nieces and nephews. The funeral will...
Patricia Gladys Grande
Apr 30, 2021
Patricia Gladys Grande, of Colonial Beach, and formerly of Chester, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021. She was born in Richmond, VA to the late Alphonso Grande and Gladys Emily Lary Grande. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Marianna Wood; and brothers, David Grande and Alphonso Grande. She is survived by her sister, Rosemary Grande Smith...
Charles Butler Elliott
Apr 30, 2021
Charles Butler Elliott, 89, of Chesterfield, VA and formerly of Essex County, VA passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021. Born in Essex County, VA he was the son of the late Harry Fleet Elliott, Sr. and Susie Ryland Baldwin Elliott; and was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Alice Crostic Elliott. Mr. Elliott was an avid rabbit...
Tamako Masuda Hill
Apr 30, 2021
Tamako Masuda Hill, 87, of Dinwiddie, passed away on April 30, 2021. Born in Kyoto, Japan, she immigrated to the United States in 1965. She then obtained her U.S. citizenship. Tamako was known for her giving, thoughtful, loving, and kind personality and had a great sense of humor. She loved cooking and spent many hours in the kitchen. In her...
Graham Weidenbacher Tharp
Apr 29, 2021
Graham W. Tharp, 39, of Cumberland, passed away on April 29, 2021. Graham was a technician for Comcast. He is survived by his loving wife of 8 years, Jennifer Lynn Tharp; children, Thor and Benjamin Tharp; mother, Karen Tharp; father and stepmother William and Kelly Tharp; sister, Heidi Mullins (Kenny Mullins); and brother, Jeremy Tharp. Graham’s greatest accomplishment and joy...
Mary Lee Bryant Bowling
Apr 25, 2021
Mary Lee Bryant Bowling, 89, of Richmond, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Bryant and Sadie Williams Bryant. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry M. Bowling; and son, Jonathan M. Bowling. She is survived by her daughter, Aura B. Deane; grandchildren, John...
James Conway Cheely
Apr 25, 2021
JAMES CONWAY CHEELY Born June 12, 1939 Died April 25, 2021 James “Conway” Cheely, age 81, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021. Conway was born June 12, 1939 in Petersburg, VA, a son of the late James Robert Cheely and Mary Evelyn Clarke Cheely. He was predeceased by his wife, Karen Lynnette Cheely and son, Jeffrey Patrick Cheely. Conway grew...
Thomas Milton Arrington
Apr 23, 2021
Thomas Milton Arrington, 78, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021. Born in Appomattox County, VA, he was the son of the late David Stokley Arrington and Grace Sams Arrington. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Pat Arrington, daughters, Catherine A. Mitchell (Mitch), Rebecca A. Chisholm, and...
Charles Edward Farrar
Apr 23, 2021
Charles Edward Farrar, 82 of Richmond Virginia, died April 23, 2021. Born in Richmond Virginia, raised in Baskerville Virginia, a graduate of Buckhorn High School in Union Level Virginia. He was the son of the late Walter Girvis Farrar Sr. and Eunice Newman Farrar; He is survived by his two brothers Girvis Farrar and wife Betty Farrar; Bobby Farrar and...
William Stanley Hayes Sr.
Apr 23, 2021
William Stanley Hayes, Sr., 72 of North Chesterfield passed away Friday, April 23, 2021. Born in Hopewell, Virginia, he was preceded in death by his father, William Hosea Hayes; and sister, Denise Lynne Hayes. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Reid Hayes; his children, William S. Hayes Jr. and Denise Hayes Walters (James); grandchildren, Alexis Hayes,...
Edgar Gordon Warren
Apr 21, 2021
Edgar Gordon Warren, 86, of Richmond, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Born in Richmond, VA he was the son of the late James and Hazel Warren; and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Russell and Gene Roy Warren. Mr. Warren was a United States Army veteran. He is survived by his two daughters, Debbie Ann...
Rosita Millan Orencia
Apr 20, 2021
Rosita Millan Orencia, 80, of Chester VA passed away Tuesday, April 20th, 2021. Rosita was born March 18, 1941 in Cantilan, Surigao Del Sur, Philippines. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jose F. Orencia Sr. She is survived by her children: Marly, Jose Jr., Christopher (Jhona), Erick, Joel Cesar (Criscelle) and Jonathon Orencia, grandchildren: Blake Beckner, Chyna, Angelica,...
Ronald Dean Cummings
Apr 17, 2021
R.D. “Mike” Cummings, 91, of Chester, passed away on April 17, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Margie Cummings. Mike was a decorated Korean War veteran as well as a member of the VFW. He was also active in The Heights Baptist Church. He was a licensed pilot and enjoyed buying and selling planes...
Linda Ann Carlton
Apr 16, 2021
Linda Ann Carlton, 70, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021. Born in Laurinburg, North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Daniel P. and Vada Skipper Coates; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 39 years, Wallace Eugene Carlton; two daughters, Laurie Pierson and Tracy Parrish; a granddaughter, Corrine Wright; and...
Alexandra Helen Scott
Apr 15, 2021
Alexandra Helen Scott,78, passed away on April 15,2021. Born on June 29, 1942 in Winchester, Southhampton, England to the late Alexander Ogg; a merchant seaman from Aberdeen, Scotland, and Helena Ogg, formerly Blakey, who was a homemaker from Southhampton, England. Although Mrs. Scott retained her British citizenship, she has been a resident of the United States since 1963. She is...
Alvin Cohen
Apr 13, 2021
Dr. Alvin Cohen, 94, of Petersburg passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Dr. Cohen was preceded in death by his parents, Dora and Herman Cohen and his sister Joyce Bates. Dr. Cohen’s medical career spanned over 40 years of private practice. During those years he served as a two time Chief of Staff and as the Director of the ICU...
Emma M. Goble
Apr 13, 2021
Emma M. Goble, 83, of Petersburg, VA, died Tuesday April 13, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frances and Isabelle Thierry. Preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; brother; and one grandchild. She is survived by her children, Patricia Kestner (Roy), Maria Goble, Fred T. Goble III, Cynthia Ortiz (Angel); sister, Betty Thierry...
Choko Loden
Apr 13, 2021
Choko Kazama Loden, 92, departed this world on April 13, 2021 in Chester, Virginia. She was born in 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. By her teen years in Tokyo, she survived the March 1945 firebombing by US forces. She graduated from a two-year women's college run by Canadian missionaries. It was at an automobile dealership where she re-encountered Paul Loden, a...
Mary Ettar Nesmith
Apr 12, 2021
Mary Ettar NeSmith, 87, of Blue Ridge, VA, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021. Born in Statesboro, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Lively and Leonora Barton Lively. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Walter Clyde NeSmith. She is survived by her children, Elaine Gross, Nathan NeSmith, Esther Darbyshire, and Michael NeSmith....
