Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Frank Mccarthy Quidato
Jul 1, 2019
SFC (Ret.) Frank McCarthy Quidato, 85, of Sutherland, passed away on Monday, July 1st, 2019. Born in Lala Lanao, Philippines, he was the son of the late Dalmatio Quidato and Vic McCarthy Quidato. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Dalmacio M. Quidato, Jr., Sarah Rigler, Annie Kittilstvedt, and George McCarthy Quidato. Mr. Quidato received a bachelor’s degree in...
James Douglas Delong Sr.
Jul 1, 2019
James “Jim” Douglas DeLong, Sr., age 61 of Matoaca, VA, passed away after a courageous battle with a rare cancer on Monday, July 1, 2019. A native of Pennsylvania, he was preceded in death by his loving father, James E. DeLong, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Phyllis Smith DeLong; a son, James D. DeLong, Jr.;...
Jonathan M Best, Sr.
Jul 1, 2019
Jonathan M. Best, Sr., 46, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019. Jonathan was born on May 19, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, and was preceded in death by his wife of 27 years, Kelly Evans Best. He was a United States Air Force and United States Army Veteran. Jon dedicated his life to serving and providing for...
Alexa Nichole Kelley
Jun 30, 2019
Alexa N. Kelley, 27 years old from Chester, VA went to be with her Lord on the evening of June 30, 2019. She is survived by her parents, Terry and Carole; brothers, Rusty and Grayson; nieces, Natalie and Bella and her nephew, Jacob. Left to cherish her memory are her loving and devoted maternal grandparents, Joe and Sue Dent. She...
Gustav Lester Nelson
Jun 29, 2019
CMSgt. (Ret.) Gustav “Gus” L. Nelson, Jr. of DeWitt, Virginia, passed away on June 29, 2019. He was 87 years old. He is survived by Peggy, his wife of 56 years, his son Gus (Carol), daughters Becky, Johanna Rowland (Robert), Kris Alderson (Brian), and Greta Hernandez (Angel), ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren, as well as by his sister, Thelma...
Raymond Earl Talley Sr
Jun 29, 2019
The Service of the Celebration of Life for Raymond Earl Talley, Sr. will be held at Ocran United Methodist Church on Friday, July 5, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at Ocran on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. October 23, 1937 – June 29, 2019 The just man walketh in his integrity: his...
Mary Ethel Reed
Jun 28, 2019
Mary Ethel Reed, 83, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019. Born in Lumberton, NC she was the daughter of the late Joe and Dessie Hagans; and was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Charles Russell Reed; and a daughter, Betty Grable Full. Mrs. Reed is survived by her daughters, Peggy Newhouse, Mary...
Patricia Scholl Cibula
Jun 26, 2019
Patricia Scholl Cibula of Enon, VA went home to be with the Lord June 26, 2019. Mother of five sons Edward Jr., David, Stephen, Jonathan, and Samuel. She was a mother and grandmother of great strength and love and practical wisdom. She is the grandmother of Ian, Emilio, Jenny, David Jr., Sophie, Chloe, Jordan, Zoe, Grace, and Kaia. Her daughters’-in-law...
Mary Elizabeth Bryant
Jun 25, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Bryant, 61, of Fredericksburg, VA., passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born July 24, 1957 in Evergreen Park, IL to John and Margaret (Wirostko) Berta. Mary is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her son, Hunter E. Bryant (Sonia); sisters, Joyce Knight (Eric), Janet Berta...
John Arthur Shackelford
Jun 24, 2019
John Arthur Shackelford, 77, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019. Born in Richmond, VA he was the son of the late John Whitfield and Ida Halloway Shackelford; and was also preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Padgett. Mr. Shackelford enjoyed many decades of sobriety and spent many dedicated hours volunteering with the Alcoholics Anonymous program....
Kenneth Edmund Ruhf Jr.
Jun 23, 2019
Kenneth Edmund Ruhf, Jr., 96, of Disputanta, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Born in Ashley, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Edmund Ruhf, Sr. and Laura Shaffer Ruhf. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joan Ruhf; brothers, John Ruhf and Jay Ruhf; and sisters, Catherine Smith and Elizabeth Moyer. Mr. Ruhf served...
Muriel Moody Rathien
Jun 22, 2019
Muriel Moody Rathien On June 22, 2019, the Lord, in His gracious mercy, called Muriel Moody Rathien home to Heaven. She was born January 3, 1923 and was the third child born to the late Bob and Lillie Williamson Moody of Dinwiddie. She made Dinwiddie her home most all of her life, except for a brief time she lived in...
Elizabeth Davis Wiseman
Jun 22, 2019
Elizabeth Davis Wiseman, 69, of S. Chesterfield, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Baptist Davis and Evelyn Hartle Davis. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Bo Davis. Elizabeth enjoyed camping and spending time at the beach. She is survived by her significant other of...
Carolyn Spears Kolb
Jun 21, 2019
Carolyn Spears Kolb, 100 years old, of Petersburg, VA, was peacefully received into the arms of the Lord on June 21, 2019 to join her parents, Claude and Eugenia Spears of South Carolina, her sister, Deena, and her husband of 58 years, Harold Kolb. She is survived by their children, Nancy Fast (Lowell), Kathy Zehler (John), and Phil Kolb; grandchildren,...
Avis Newton Wyatt Jr.
Jun 19, 2019
Avis Newton Wyatt, Jr. 77, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Avis N. Wyatt, Sr. and Nell Wyatt. He is survived by his loving wife, Lorna Jean Roland Wyatt; son, Avis N. Wyatt III; son, Joshua Slate; daughter, Sara Moulson (David); ten grandchildren; as well...
Charles Emerson Terrell
Jun 18, 2019
Terrell, Charles, 85, of Richmond, passed away on June 18, 2019. Charles was a son of the late Moncrieff and Meta Terrell. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife, Vicki; brothers, Moncrieff Jr. and Alan; sisters, Juanita Smith and Jacquelin Warren. He is survived by a brother, Joseph; sisters, Mabel Melnyk and Doris Morris;...
Teresa Ann Kearney
Jun 18, 2019
Teresa Ann Kearney, 86, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Giacomo and Mary Frances Anna Vacaro Napoli; and was also preceded in death by her husband, John H. Kearney; and a son, Christopher Kearney. Mrs. Kearney will be remembered as a devoted and loving wife,...
Jacqueline Gertrude Welch Haase
Jun 17, 2019
Jacqueline “Jackie” Welch Haase, 89, of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away peacefully on June 17, 2019 surrounded by family. A native of Lynn, MA, she met the love of her life and husband of 59 years, Alfred W. Haase, before settling in Petersburg, Virginia. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred W. Haase; parents John F. and Marguerite...
Barbara Hodges Martin
Jun 16, 2019
Barbara Hodges Martin, 89, of Dinwiddie County, VA, widow of John Henry Martin, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie Price Hodges. A lifelong member of West End Baptist Church, Mrs. Martin retired from Brown & Williamson after 31 years of service, and later worked as a...
William Rodger Hall
Jun 15, 2019
William R. Hall, 78, of Chesterfield County, VA, died Saturday, June 15, 2019. A native of West Virginia, he was preceded in death by his loving mother, Vivian Elizabeth Wilson Hall, and his father, Charles Alan Hall. He is survived by his wife, Carol Dea Hall; children, Alan P. Hall, Penny L. O’Bryan (Tom), and William R. “Billy” Hall; step-son,...
