Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Robert Hampton Clark
Nov 2, 2015
Robert Hampton Clark, 90, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015. He was the son of the late Herbert and Leanna Clark. Robert is survived by his wife of 65 years, Anne Clark; daughter, Matilda Clark of Chesapeake, VA; son, Robert H. Clark, Jr. and his wife, Denise of Midlothian, VA; 3 step-grandchildren, Chris Langgood, Holly Langgood, and...
Janice Patricia Walker
Nov 2, 2015
Janice Patricia McLawhorn Walker, surrounded by her loving family, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, November 2, 2015. Born on July 16, 1934 in Ayden, North Carolina to her late parents, Stewart Alonzo and Letha Evelyn Briley McLawhorn. Nothing was more important to her than God and her family. She is survived by her...
Sarah Seay Baxter
Nov 2, 2015
Sarah Seay Baxter of Midlothian, Virginia, passed away on November 2, 2015. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia, the daughter of Josephine Barksdale Seay and Hugh Nelson Seay, Sr. Her grace, love and kindness touched many. She was the very first physics major at Madison College. She was a former teacher and the Vice President and Secretary of Saroca Corp.,...
David Ray Ethridge
Oct 31, 2015
David R. Ethridge, 63, of Prince George, Virginia passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015. He was born in Petersburg and the son of the late Doris H. Bragg and Woodrow W. Ethridge. He was preceded in death by his sister, Shirley E. Lundie. David was a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church in Prince George where he rededicated his life...
Franklin Wade Fischer
Oct 28, 2015
Franklin Wade Fischer, 66, of Disputanta, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late William Fletcher Fischer and Ruby Uldeen Storey Fischer. Wade is survived by his wife, Cathy Archer Fischer; two sons, William Randolph Fischer (Sarah Roth) and Petty Officer Matthew Archer Fischer and his wife, Brittney; two grandchildren, Michael...
Mary Jane Jones
Oct 28, 2015
Mary Jane Jones, 83, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Marie McCutcheon Adkins; husband, Raymond Purty Jones; and brothers, Jack and Harry Adkins. Mary liked to dance and had a green thumb for gardening. She is survived by her daughters, Donna Yoder (Rex), Sherri Monger (Mike), and...
Dupon H Yee
Oct 28, 2015
Dupon Hon Yee, age 68, of Chester, VA, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. He is survived by his wife Yu Yuee Yee; his mother Lai Won Yee; his son Stephen Yee; his daughter and son-in-law Stephanie and Michael Smereka; and grandson Alexander Smereka. He was born on June 14, 1947 to father Do Yee and mother Lai Won...
Kathryn Taylor Koren
Oct 27, 2015
Kathryn “Lee” Taylor Koren, age 76, of Chester departed this life on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Taylor of Kinston, NC. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Andrew Koren, Sr.; and her brother, C.T. Taylor. She is survived by her children, Andrea Englert and her husband, Paul, Merripaige...
Robert Lee Jackson
Oct 26, 2015
Robert Lee Jackson (“Hard Rock”) of The Villages, FL, formerly of Chester, Va., passed away on October 26, 2015. He was born with a jovial spirit on March 12, 1934 in Sutherland, VA. He was the son of the late Julius Manfield Jackson and Annie Ruth Mumford. He was preceded in death by brothers, Claiborne and James Jackson and sisters,...
William Mueller
Oct 26, 2015
William Mueller, 73, of Chester passed away Monday, October 26, 2015. He is preceded in death by his wife, Constance G. Mueller; mother, Elizabeth Dietz; and grandmother, Elizabeth Schaaf. He is survived by his daughters, Teresa A. Mueller (Jackie), Melinda L. Boisseau (Eric), Tammy L. Brockwell (Bruce), Amy B. Sink, and Katie E. Mueller; sons, William D. Mueller, Mark W....
Marguerite Sizemore Darby
Oct 26, 2015
Marguerite Sizemore Darby, 91, of Chesterfield, died October 26, 2015. She was the fourth child of Marvin D. Sizemore and Hattie Hite Sizemore of Dinwiddie County, Va. Marguerite is survived by her husband of 72 years, Lawrence T. Darby Jr. Also surviving are two daughters, Daphne Shelley and her husband, Paul N. Shelley Sr., Lisa H. Darby; three sons, Lawrence...
Mabel Inez Caudle Hamner
Oct 25, 2015
Mabel Inez Caudle Hamner, a longtime resident of Petersburg and widow of Gerald R. Hamner, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Jimmie C. and Lois Owen Caudle; brothers, W.A. Caudle (Hilda) and James Caudle; sisters, Yvonne C. Watterson (Rev. Gene) and Evelyn Inge Skinner (Charles); brother-in-law, Joseph B. Miller, Jr. Mrs....
Ruby Dean Cooper
Oct 25, 2015
Ruby Dean Cooper, age 69, of Marlton, NJ departed this life on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Philip C. Cooper, Sr.; sister, Virginia Reams; brother, William Dean; and her parents, Eula Benninghove and William R. Dean. She is survived by her devoted son, Carson and his wife, Lisa; and two...
Robert Brian Edwards
Oct 24, 2015
Robert B. Edwards, 43, of Henrico, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Mr. Edwards was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father, Wallace L. Murphy and his grandmother Cora Morrissette. He is survived by his mother, Jacqueline Rogers; daughter, Katie Edwards; sisters, Sara Davis (David) and Donna Edwards; brothers, Stewart Murphy, Warren Murphy and...
Jayne Adkins Rybar
Oct 24, 2015
Jayne Adkins Rybar, 57, of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Born in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Russell Adkins and Edna Stowers Adkins. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Rybar; son, Adam Rybar; two sisters, Drena Aspelin and her husband, Marvin, and Kathie Tatum; nieces Karen and Brook; and numerous other...
Patsy Owen Carpenter
Oct 24, 2015
Carpenter, Patsy O., 64 departed this life on Saturday, October 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 44 years, Willard “Bill” Carpenter, parents; Lloyd “Slick” and Margaret Owen. She is survived by her children; Todd (Tina), Brad (Angela) and her daughter Leanne Carpenter, grandchildren; Alyssa, Owen, Adriana, Olivia, Leah and DJ, nephew; Rusty Owen...
Bernice Beckwith King Tucker
Oct 23, 2015
Bernice Beckwith King Tucker, 93, of Petersburg, widow of Ashton Ford Tucker, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Rufus A. and Corea Floyd King. She was also preceded in death by her sons, Ronald Ashton Tucker and Thomas Arthur Tucker. Mrs. Tucker was a longtime member of West End Baptist...
Lawrence Calvin Jackson
Oct 22, 2015
Lawrence Calvin “Teddy” Jackson, 80, of Wheeling, WV passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Valley Haven Nursing Home in Wellsburg, WV.. Born on August 21, 1935 in Ford, VA Lawrence was the son of the late Manzy and Alvenia Jackson. “Teddy” as he was known to all of his friends, was a retired Taxi Driver for Wheeling...
Mary "Mimi" Traylor Martin
Oct 22, 2015
Mary “MiMi” Traylor Martin, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, October, 22, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Susie Lee Harrison Traylor; and her husband, Marshall E. Martin, Sr. Mary was a lifetime member of Elm St. Baptist Church and worked for the Petersburg Bureau of Tourism for many years. She enjoyed gardening...
Myrna Marsh Matthews
Oct 20, 2015
Myrna Marsh Matthews, 96, a longtime resident of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Born October 1, 1919 in Toledo, OH, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd James and Murnie Jones Wileman. She was also preceded in death by her husband and the father of her two children, Joseph Frederick Marsh, their daughter, Diane Marsh Mattson, and...
