Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Adam John Smith
Feb 20, 2016
Adam John Smith, 39, of Chesterfield, died Saturday, February 20, 2016. Services being held by family at a later date. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .
Thomas Lee Puckett
Feb 20, 2016
Thomas Lee Puckett, 53, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Joshua David Puckett. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Linda Travis Puckett; mother, Verna Jean Bradley; daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Puckett and fiancé Timothy John Kubichek; and son, Travis Lee Puckett; brother, David Allen Puckett;...
Edith "June" Kellar
Feb 20, 2016
June Kellar, 75, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Edith Wood; husband, Howard Kellar; and her son Barry Kellar. She is survived by her daughter, Cricket Lee Lalich and husband Rick; grandchildren, Austin and Dallas Kellar; great granddaughter, Skylar Kellar; nephews, Michael, Dustin and Nathan Burton;...
Robert Norman Horne, Sr.
Feb 20, 2016
Robert Norman Horne, Sr., 78, of Dinwiddie, died, Saturday, February 20, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, William Sherman Horne, Sr. and Martha Horne Gwaltney; daughter, Teresa Olszewski, and his brothers and sisters.Robert Norman Horne Sr. was honorably discharged from the United States Army and retired as a decorated Master Sergeant after serving 23 yrs. While serving,...
Charles Cecil Todd,, Jr.
Feb 19, 2016
Charles C. Todd, Jr., 86, of Chester, died on Friday, February 19, 2016. He was born in Tarboro, North Carolina and graduated from Rocky Mount High School. He received his B.S. in Geology from UNC at Chapel Hill and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Far East Command during the Korean War. He received his Doctor...
Frances White Denson
Feb 19, 2016
Frances White Denson, 84, of Chester, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Mary Lee White; husband, Wesley P. Denson; son, Dr. Michael White Denson; and sister, Ruby W. Flagler. Frances was a member of West End Baptist Church for over 50 years and loved to spend her time reading....
Cara Larainne Williams
Feb 18, 2016
Cara Larainne Williams, 32, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016. She is survived by her parents, Alfred and Helen Williams; brother, Jarrod Williams; sister, Elizabeth McMullen and husband Matthew; children, Savannah Williams, Samantha Williams and Julian Bloedel; grandparents, Frank and Vida Colby; nephew, Ayden McMullen; niece, Charlie McMullen; and numerous extended family and friends. The family...
Nancy Beasley Pearce
Feb 18, 2016
Nancy Beasley Pearce, 61, of Colonial Heights, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2016, following a lengthy illness. Born on December 27, 1954, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Julia G. Beasley; and was also preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Shirley D. Beasley. She was a lifelong member of Blandford...
Edith Mae Peters
Feb 17, 2016
Edith Mae Peters, 87, of N.Chesterfield, VA passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emmett Osterbind Sr., and Doris L. Rudd; her loving husband of 36 years James Peters, Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Diana Jackson (Wayne), Donna Anderson (Joe), Evelyn Prettyman (Steve), and Patricia Peters; nine grandchildren, fourteen great...
Kathryn Peebles Grant
Feb 16, 2016
Kathryn P. Grant, a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at the age of 91on February 16, 2016 at Wake Medical Center in Cary, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Walter Grant; her sons, Walter Jr. and Frankie; two brothers, Sidney and Freddie Peebles; two sisters, Ruby McClelland and...
Laverne Evelyn Lust King
Feb 16, 2016
King, LaVerne Evelyn Lust, of Chester, VA, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by family at St. Francis Medical Center on February 16, 2016. She was born in Oconto Falls, WI on February 6, 1925 and was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Alice Lust; and her only sister, Joyce Chase. She is survived by her...
Wayne William Hosier
Feb 16, 2016
Wayne William Hosier, 80, of Disputanta, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016. He was born in Pecatonica, Illinois the son of the late John S. and Hazel Hurm Hosier. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carolyn June Hosier; two sons, Daniel Hosier and wife, Robin, and Darin Hosier and partner, Sasha Starcevich; a grandson, Tom Hosier and wife...
Sara O. Gerber
Feb 14, 2016
Sara O. Gerber, age 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 14, 2016 at 5:30 a.m. Sara is survived by two daughters, Jane Starke of Petersburg, VA, and Kathy Cramblitt of Hanover, PA; a son-in-law, James L. Starke; eight grandchildren, Matthew Moubray, Nathan Moubray, Courtney Newton (Shawn), Kaysee Wiggins (Adam) all of Virginia, Cara Morrisette of Ohio, Jessica...
Sita Ballangee Nance
Feb 14, 2016
Sita B. Nance, 93, loved and devoted wife of Col. Marvin L. Nance, U.S. Army (Ret), deceased, passed away early Sunday morning, February 14, 2016, at her home. She was attended by her sons who saw her into eternity. Valentine’s day was appropriate as that was when she married her “Lee San”, childhood love. Sita is the beloved mother of...
Kenneth Scott Jeter
Feb 13, 2016
Kenneth Scott Jeter, 57, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Arlo Kennon Jeter and Martha Rose West Jeter. He is survived by his wife, Sharon H. Jeter; daughter, Samantha Jeter; step-sons, Nathan Casey (Hollie) and Anthony Casey (Rachel); granddaughters, Mekayla, Mya, and Madilyn; sister, Terry James (Bill);...
Linda Poole Hayes
Feb 11, 2016
Linda Poole Hayes, 57, of Dinwiddie, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 11, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Poole, Sr. and Annie Harlow Poole; and her dear son, Robert E. “Bob” Hayes, Jr. She is survived by her son, Christopher Hayes; two grandsons; Hunter and Austin Hayes; sisters, Ginger Rafferty and Carolyn...
Lennie Wayne Pond
Feb 10, 2016
Lennie Wayne Pond, 75, of Chester, VA passed away on February 10, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ashton and Janie Pond; and wife, Jane Lindsey Pond. He is survived by his loving wife Catherine Pond; children, Lindsey Pond, Kent Pond, and Laura Pond; grandchildren, John and James Pond; brother, A. Wright Pond, Sr. and wife Cindy;...
John Craig Eccard
Feb 10, 2016
CAPT. John “Craig” Eccard (Ret), 69, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. He was born in Hagerstown, MD., and was the son of the late, John and Faye Kuhn Eccard. Craig served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Captain at Tyndall AFB in 1989 after 20 years of service. He then moved to Virginia and...
Sarah Esther Mayes
Feb 9, 2016
Sarah Esther Mayes 90, of Dinwiddie, died on Tuesday February 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Traylor and Mary Louise Brooks Traylor Holt; her husband, Lyndal Thomas Mayes; daughter, Beverly Walsh; six brothers; and two sisters. Sarah is survived by her daughters, Jean Anderson, Joyce Price and her husband, James, Carolyn Stech and her husband,...