Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Edwin Carter Land
Sep 2, 2016
Edwin C. Land, “EC”, 69, of Petersburg, died on High Street in Petersburg on Sept. 2, 2016. EC was raised in Surry, VA, and spent his first 16 years there. He lived with his aunt, Mary Gill, in Petersburg and completed his last two years of high school there. He attended Randolph-Macon College, Hope College and graduated from VCU. He...
Edward Manning Lee Cox
Sep 1, 2016
Edward Manning Lee Cox, 78, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Lee and Mittie “Pauline” Cox; wife of 50 years, Dorothy Tomlin Cox; brother, William “Robert” Cox; and sister, Ann Pridgen. Edward was a Nascar fan and enjoyed fishing, riding motorcycles and he also enjoyed working on...
Eva Cliborne Meredith
Sep 1, 2016
Eva Cliborne Meredith, 84, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, September 01, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garland Spencer, Sr and Estelle Eastwood Cliborne; husband, Rowland “Buck” Earl Meredith, Sr; son, Rowland Earl Meredith, Jr; two sisters, Marilyn Cliborne Martin and Laura J. Cliborne; brother, Garland “G.S.” Spencer Cliborne, Jr; brother-in-law, Williams S. Meredith; and...
Betty Mae Henegar
Aug 31, 2016
Betty Mae Henegar, 84, of Chase City, VA, passes away on Wednesday, August, 31, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Henegar, and her parents Roy and Ola Tucker Hawthorne. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Townsend; and sons, Jerry and Dennis Henegar. Service arrangements are private. Condolences may be registered online at www.jtmorriss.com .
Robert Lee Frazier
Aug 31, 2016
Robert Lee Frazier, 89, a longtime resident of Petersburg, VA, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016. Born in Granville County, NC, he was the son of the late Harry Lee and Lula Mae Hart Frazier. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Martha Clark Frazier, and two sisters, Charlotte Dempsey and Inez Atchley. Mr. Frazier was...
Nancy Frances Wall
Aug 30, 2016
Nancy Frances Wall “Fran”, 93, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, formerly of Prince George, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hesper and Ponchetta Hedrick Grable; husband, William E. Wall; sister, Barbara Jean Rogers; and brother, Paul Edward Grable. Known as “Fran” to her many friends in Virginia, she was a fixture...
Timothy Dean Wilkinson
Aug 30, 2016
Timothy Dean Wilkinson, 55, of Sutherland passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. He is preceded in death by his brother, John P. Wilkinson; uncles, Emmett Branch Wilkinson and Allen P. Wilkinson; and he has now joined his beloved dog, Brook. Timothy served our country proudly in the U. S. Navy and was a member of the National Rifle Association,...
Jettaka Mcgregor Gammon
Aug 27, 2016
Jettaka McGregor Gammon, Colonel, United States Army (Retired), 56, died suddenly at her home in Greensboro, North Carolina, on August 27, 2016. Jettaka was born into an Army family in Munich, Germany on September 2, 1959 to Billy Ray McGregor, Jr., Sergeant First Class, USA (Ret), by whom she was predeceased, and Vyetta Hensley McGregor, by whom she is survived....
Lucy Carlton Hall
Aug 25, 2016
Lucy Carlton Hall, 92, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She was born in King and Queen County. She was the widow of William F. Hall and preceded in death by a son, David C. Hall. She is survived by daughter, Lois Schools; son, Frankie Hall; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-granddaughter. The family would like...
Herman Eugene "Gene" Wells
Aug 24, 2016
Herman Eugene “Gene” Wells, 88 of Colonial Heights, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Thomas and Susie Walton Wells, wife Jacqueline Shortt Wells, four brothers and two sisters. He was a lifetime member of the Southside Virginia Emergency Crew and a member of Highland United Methodist Church. He enjoyed his career...
Deloris Virginia Brown Sprouse
Aug 23, 2016
Deloris “Lois” Brown Sprouse, 81, of Petersburg, VA died on August 23, 2016. She was born on January 5, 1935 to the late Robert and Ruth Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Howard “Lou” Sprouse, Sr.; her son, Howard “Will” Sprouse, Jr., her sister, Catherine B. Wells; her brothers, Rudy and Tommy Brown and...
Gloria "June" Adams Krauss
Aug 23, 2016
Gloria “June” (Adams) Krauss, passed away peacefully, after a life of accomplishment, August 23, 2016. She was 81. June was born in Madisonville, Kentucky, June 1, 1935 to Walter and Irene Adams. She loved her childhood and “the house at Bell Crossing” in Earlington, Kentucky. At 16 she graduated high school and married Paul M Taylor. She attended Murray State...
Nina Lee Pitman
Aug 20, 2016
PITMAN, Nina Lee (Kennedy) of Chester, VA passed peacefully August 20, 2016 at age 81. Nina was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Myrtle Kennedy and brother John. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, John R. “Dick” Pitman, her daughter Carrie Hopkins (husband Robert) and son Jeffrey (wife Amanda) as well as her adoring grandchildren;...
Ann Hatcher Shelton
Aug 19, 2016
Ann Hatcher Shelton, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2016. Born on April 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Edward Hatcher and Ileen Cochran Hatcher. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Lewis Overton Shelton, and her sister, Rita Hatcher Tuttle. Ann was raised in Chester and graduated from Thomas...
Arling Mae Daniels
Aug 17, 2016
Arling Mae Daniels, 91, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. She was the daughter of the late George Hermon and Naomi Hope Hawkins. She is survived by her seven children, Ronald E. Daniels and wife, Susan, Carolyn D. Parham and husband, Jerry, J. Keith Daniels and wife, Judy, Elizabeth K. Miles and husband, Ernie, Paige...
Brenda Marker Williams
Aug 15, 2016
Brenda Marker Williams, 53, of Dinwiddie, Virginia, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lucille Fisher; father, Garnett Marker; brother, Gary Lee Marker, Sr.; and son, Michael Sherman “Boogie” Williams. She is survived by her daughter, Charissa Rundle; son, Gary Marker, Jr.; brother, Larry Marker, numerous nieces, nephews, and other surviving family members....
Eric Stafford Renne, Sr.
Aug 15, 2016
Eric Stafford Renne, Sr., 75 of Surry, Virginia, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016. He was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, to the late Henry Earl Renne and Martha Katharine Stafford Renne. He was raised and graduated in Vineland, NJ. Eric graduated from Virginia Tech in 1962 where he was in the Corp Cadets and commissioned as a Second...
Donna Leigh Haynes
Aug 15, 2016
Donna Leigh Haynes, 61, of Richmond died Monday, August 15, 2016 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father Thomas Lindsey Haynes, a sister Wanda Williamson and brother Wesley Haynes. She is survived by her mother, June Haynes Garrett and husband, Forrest; son, William E. Renfrow; a sister, Elizabeth Acord and husband, Don; niece, Rachel Fabian; four...
Kedrick Konrad Motley
Aug 15, 2016
Kedrick Konrad Motley, 73, went home to be with our Lord, August 15, 2016. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church and worked at Southside Sheltered Workshop. Konrad was the son of the late Kedrick K. and Katherine L. Motley of Petersburg. He was preceded in death by a brother Wayne Y. Motley and a sister Nancy L....
