Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Frances Slate Cain
Jul 31, 2015
Frances Slate Cain, 83, of Powhatan, left her earthly home and entered her eternal home with her Lord and Savior quickly and peacefully in her sleep on Friday, July 31, 2015 at the Loving Heart Adult Home. Born in Dinwiddie, she was the daughter of the late William Meade and Annie Elizabeth Rose Slate. She was also preceded in death...
William Fred Keith
Jul 27, 2015
William Fred Keith, 62, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Irving Clayton and Ruth Helen Connors Keith. William loved to garden, cook, and spend his time at the beach. He loved rooting for his favorite baseball team the Boston Red Sox. William will be greatly missed...
Donald Lee Taylor
Jul 24, 2015
Donald Lee Taylor, 74, of Chester, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyt and Freida Beard Taylor. He is survived by his wife, Lee Taylor; son, Larry Wayne Taylor and wife, Karen Hanson Taylor; daughter, Kimberly Dawn Meade and husband John Meade; grandchildren, Hannah Elizabeth Lankford, Russell Braden Simmons, Margret Cromwell,...
Barry Gregg Kellar
Jul 24, 2015
Barry Gregg Kellar, 52, of N.Chesterfield, VA passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard H. Kellar. He is survived by his mother, Edith Jane Kellar; sons, Austin and Dallas Kellar; granddaughter, Skylar Kellar; sister, Cricket Lalich and husband Rick; nephews, Dustin and Nathan Burton; nieces, Jessica and Sabrina Burton; and girlfriend,...
Dorothy Morgan Byrne
Jul 23, 2015
Dorothy Morgan Byrne, 85, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015. Born in Chesterfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clovis C. and Mary Lou Totty Morgan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Robert Byrne; and life-long friend, Jerry Sullivan. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Linda Marshall; son, David Byrne and...
Grayson Van Burch Jr.
Jul 20, 2015
Grayson Van Burch, Jr., 62, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father, Grayson Van Burch, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Belinda H. Burch; son, Grayson Wade Burch; mother, Evelyn C. Burch; brothers, John Burch; Stan Burch (Terri); Mark Burch (Anna) and Charles Burch...
Richard Thomas Betton
Jul 19, 2015
Dick Betton passed away July 19, 2015 after a short illness. Born in Canton, Ohio in 1924, he was the son of Lucille (Zimmerman) Betton and Donald Paul Betton. Dick grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he met his wife of 68 years, Jean. In 1961 the Bettons moved their family to Petersburg, and Dick began a long career working...
Jimmy Marshall Scott Jr.
Jul 16, 2015
Jimmy Marshall Scott, Jr., 46, of Hopewell, VA passed away on July 16, 2015. Born in Malvern, AR he was the son of the late, Betty Humphries Sprouse. Jimmy was an avid outdoorsman and a devoted Christian. He was employed by Atlantic Bulk Carrier as a truck driver and loved the open road. Jimmy was a loving son, father and...
Rose C. Brown
Jul 14, 2015
Rose C. Brown, 85, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in her son’s home in the company of her family. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mamie Bowles. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Robert E. Brown; brothers, Harry Bowles, Jr. and Ernest Bowles; sisters,...
James Douglas Watkins Sr.
Jul 13, 2015
James D. Watkins, Sr. of Dinwiddie, Va. passed into the arms of the Lord on July 13, 2015. He was born on July 21, 1929. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Maude Watkins; one brother, Jimmy Watkins; sons, Doug Watkins and Thomas Watkins; daughters, Patsy Williams (Brian) and Judy McGregor (Dan); 7 grandchildren, Sharon Nixon, Chrissy Elmore,...
Mario Roy Battista
Jul 13, 2015
Mario Roy Battista, 92, of N. Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015. He was the son of the late Anthony and Elizabeth Falsca Battista and was also preceded in death by his wife, Totty Battista. M. Roy was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the South Pacific during WWII. He was a graduate of Michigan University...
Anna Mae Walls
Jul 12, 2015
Anna Mae Walls, 82, of Chester, VA went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 12, 2015. She was born in Baltimore, MD on January 19, 1933. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Walls, Sr.; and two sons, Alfred Walls, Jr. and Carl Walls, Sr. She is survived by her two daughters, Terry Walls and...
Mary Clair Roper
Jul 11, 2015
Mary Clair Crowder Roper, 88, passed away July 11, 2015. She was born March 7, 1927 in Petersburg, Va., the daughter of the late Berkeley Joseph and Erma Clair Crowder. Mary Clair was preceded in death by her husband LeRoy Bartlett Roper and her brother, Joseph A. Crowder. She is survived by her children; Clair Eades (Mike), Gay Diz (Rick),...
Robert Edwin Wilkinson Sr.
Jul 10, 2015
Robert Edwin Wilkinson passed from this life Friday, July 10, 2015. He was born in Washington, NC on October 30, 1926 to the late Edwin W. and Odelle V. Wilkinson, and grew up on a farm in nearby Pantego, NC. He was a graduate of Pantego High School and Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College), and a veteran of the...
Ernest Washington Poole Jr.
Jul 10, 2015
Ernest Washington Poole, Jr., 81, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest W. and Josephine Griffin Poole; wife, Barbara E. Poole; son, George Poole; and granddaughter, Debra Marie Poole. Ernest was a member of Dinwiddie Moose Lodge, Matoaca Sportsman's Club and American Legion Post # 2. He is survived...
