Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Virginia Rigsby Hazelgrove Sanders
Jul 30, 2024
Virginia Rigsby Hazelgrove Sanders, passed away on July 30, 2024, at the age of 97. She grew up on her family farm in Goochland, VA, with her late parents Ray and Ruth Rigsby. Virginia was the second oldest of nine siblings. At eighteen, she married her teenage sweetheart, Staff Sergeant William Brooking in December of 1945. Virginia became a young...
Elaine Browning Lyle
Jul 29, 2024
Elaine B. Lyle, 81, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Eula Browning; her brothers, Hugh Browning and J. Brooks Browning; and her grandson, Jason Lyle. Elaine worked as an office manager for a family-owned construction company. She was an active member of Lebanon United Methodist Church, as...
Loraine Vaughan
Jul 27, 2024
Loraine M. Vaughan, 97, of Petersburg, Virginia, passed on July 27, 2024. She was married to the late Gordon E. Vaughan, Sr. for 67 years. Preceded in death by her parents, McKenley and Paulene Moody; her brothers, Tom and Joe Moody; sisters, Lilly Rinker and Jean Elder; daughter, Jacqueline V. Crewey; and grandson, Gordon E. Vaughan III. She is survived...
Maxwell Ewart Greene
Jul 26, 2024
Maxwell E. Greene passed away on July 26, 2024, at the age of 85 in Chester, Virginia. Born on July 28, 1938, in Atlanta, Georgia to Clyde and Ewart Greene. He grew up in Atlanta where he graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology and was a devoted alumnus and fan of the Yellowjackets. Following graduation, Max served in the...
Barry Alan Beckner
Jul 25, 2024
Barry Alan Beckner, 62, of Prince George, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Frances and Eldridge Beckner. He is survived by his two daughters, Lindsay King (Dane), and Hannah Beckner (James); one son, Colby Beckner (Kailey); two grandsons, Chase and Nash King; three siblings, Judy Church (Tom), Wayne...
Jeffrey Allan Mitchell
Jul 24, 2024
Jeffrey Allan Mitchell, 63, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allan and Iris Mitchell. Jeffrey was a family-oriented man, whose greatest joy in life was his children and grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoyed riding motorcycles, especially Harley-Davidsons. He was known for making others laugh with his crazy...
Herbert Craig Armstrong
Jul 24, 2024
Herbert Craig Armstrong, 80, of DeWitt, Virginia, died on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Born and raised in Hopewell, Virginia, he was the son of Norman W. and Elsie Leonard Armstrong. He was a loving son, brother, father, and "Big G." Craig loved his family, and looked forward to traveling with his siblings to the family reunions in Rocky Mount to...
Joseph William "Joe Buck" Cowling
Jul 24, 2024
Joseph William “Joe Buck” Cowling, age 79, of Aberdeen, NC, passed away peacefully at Autumn Care of Raeford on July 24, 2024, after suffering from Parkinson’s Disease for many years. Joe was born in Petersburg, VA, on September 23, 1944, to Jasper Wilson Cowling and Margaret Virginia Jolly. Joe married Beverly Cline July 12, 1975, in Hopewell, Virginia. He served...
Danny W. Cawthon, Sr.
Jul 23, 2024
Danny W. Cawthon, Sr., 72, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away on July 23, 2024. He was the son of the late Anna Belle Cawthon and Earnest G. Cawthon and was also preceded in death by his brothers, Earnest G. Cawthon, Jackson L. Cawthon, James R. Cawthon, and Donald Cawthon. He was a devoted husband, and a loving father and...
Robert Everette Baxter
Jul 22, 2024
Robert Everette Baxter of Midlothian, Virginia, passed away on July 22, 2024. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia, the son of Esther Ramsey Blankenship and James Horace Baxter. He was the retired President and CEO of Saroca Corporation and the Owner/Operator of the Island Inn Motel, Myrtle Beach, SC. Robert (Bobby) spent more than a quarter of a century working...
Joan Therese Bertrand
Jul 20, 2024
Joan Therese Bertrand, 82, of Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Mary Demaris Sitarz; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Louis Bertrand; and two sisters, Patricia August and Carolyn Belliveau. Mrs. Bertrand was a member of St. Johns Catholic...
Dorothy Ann Newton
Jul 20, 2024
Dorothy "Dot" Ann Newton, 83, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 20, 2024. She was born to the late Joseph and Dorothy Hanchey and raised in Chesterfield, VA. She graduated from Thomas Dale High School, and worked diligently for over 30 years at the Virginia Game Commission, as secretary to the Chief of Law Enforcement. She was known...
Vickie Harless Aultman
Jul 20, 2024
Vickie Harless Aultman, aged 70, passed away peacefully at her home on July 20, 2024 surrounded by her husband and children, in her hometown of Hopewell, Virginia, after a two-year courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 4, 1954, at John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell, Virginia she was the beloved daughter of the late Reuben H. and Hilda May Harless....
Frederick Warren Beck, Iii
Jul 19, 2024
Frederick Warren Beck III (Skipper), 81, of Petersburg, VA, passed away at his residence on July 19, 2024. Raised in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Frederick Warren Beck, Jr. and Mary Joyner Cox Beck. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Beck Falvo and husband, Mark; his son, Frederick Warren Beck IV; his three grandchildren, Parker...
Irvin Maslow
Jul 19, 2024
Irvin Frank Maslow, Sr., 74, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Bernard and Miriam Sanders Maslow; and was also preceded in death by his daughter, Melanie Maslow; and his brother, Larry Maslow. Mr. Maslow was a member of Reformed Baptist Church in Richmond. He is...
Dorian Matthew Adams
Jul 19, 2024
Dorian "Daddo" Adams, 72, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024. He was preceded in death by his mother, Gloria McDavid; aunt, Dorothea Proctor; and grandmother, Lola Jones (Ma Dear). Daddo was a loving and devoted husband, father, and family man, who was a selfless provider and always caring for others. He was a renowned cook and known...
Charlotte Tennant Bodenhamer
Jul 18, 2024
Charlotte Tennant Bodenhamer, 70, of N. Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024. She was born in Grand Rapids, MI, to the late William Blair Tennant and Betty Stratton Tennant. Mrs. Bodenhamer was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, John T. Bodenhamer, Sr.; and her sister, Martha K. Newsome. She is survived by her children, John...
Louisa Anna Thweatt
Jul 18, 2024
Louisa Anna Brooks Thweatt, "Gone, But Never Forgotten". She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. She departed this life peacefully at the age of 77 on July 18, 2024. Louisa led a life marked by compassion, and caring resilience. She was known for her kind heart and willingness to help others. She touched the lives of all who knew...
Suzanne Keso Aveson
Jul 17, 2024
Suzanne Keso Aveson, 86, of Chester, VA, passed away on July 17, 2024. Suzanne was born in Reed City, Michigan, and moved to Sandston, as a teenager, and graduated from Highland Springs High School. She was married for 42 loving years to Robert C. Aveson, Sr. "Bob". She is preceded in death by her mother, Thelma Keso; sister, Barbara Finley;...
John Boyce York
Jul 17, 2024
Master Sergeant John Boyce York, 88, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. He was born in Mecklenburg County to the late William Faggart and Virginia York. He is also preceded in death by his son, John Boyce York, Jr.; and sister, Laura Mae Chiarky. John Boyce York was born on October 24, 1935, in Mecklenburg County, VA, the son of...
