Local obituaries for
Joyce Bolte Peters
Oct 1, 2015
Joyce Bolte Peters, 83, of Colonial Heights, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015. Born in DeWitt, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Frederick and Viola Connelly Bolte. She and her family were longtime members of Memorial United Methodist Church in Petersburg where she was a member of the church choir, a children’s Sunday school teacher, and served...
John Aldwin Archer Jr.
Sep 30, 2015
John Aldwin Archer, Jr., 72, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father, John A. Archer, Sr.; and daughter, Katherine “Kitten” Archer. John is survived by his loving wife, Kirkie Archer; his mother, Flora Estelle Archer; sister, Cathy A. Fischer and her husband, Wade; two nephews, Randy and Matthew Fischer; special...
George Edward Bishop
Sep 30, 2015
Bishop, George “Ed” Edward, 82, of Chester, Virginia, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family members on September 30. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Della Daniel Bishop, and his brothers, Marvin and Jerry Bishop. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Peggy Wyatt Bishop; his children Terri Bishop Burgess (Neil), Pamela Bishop...
Landon Henry Connelly Jr.
Sep 30, 2015
Landon Henry Connelly, Jr., 78, of DeWitt, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015. A lifelong resident of DeWitt, he was the son of the late Landon H. and Sallie Wells Connelly. He was also preceded in death by two special cousins, Jack Connelly and Katie Rollings. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Sutherland Connelly; son,...
Lorraine Berry Moody
Sep 29, 2015
Lorraine Berry Moody, widow of Harry J. Moody of Chester, died on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Surviving are her three children, Jay Johnson and husband, Tom, Thomas (Tam) Moody and wife, Bonnie, and Monta Anthony and husband, Ken; eight grandchildren, Scott Moody and wife, Terri, Tyler Moody, Jay Anthony and wife, Kristen, Mary Sullivan Broome and husband, Clayton, Dunklin Anthony...
Evelyn Whitt Martin
Sep 29, 2015
Evelyn Whitt Martin, 81, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Virginia Whitt; her loving husband, Randel H. Martin; and a daughter, Barbara Ann Martin. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah M. Babukovic and husband Nick, Vickie M. Jones; stepdaughter, Mary Mathis; grandchildren, Jason and Brian...
Norman Joseph Crowder Sr.
Sep 28, 2015
Norman Joseph Crowder, Sr., affectionately known as “Poogy”, departed this life on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the age of 67, after a brief, but brave battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his beloved grandmother, whom he considered his mother, Izetta Crowder; and grandfather, Timothy Crowder. He is survived by his father, Norman W. Crowder; his 3 dedicated children,...
Howard Randolph Robertson Jr.
Sep 27, 2015
Howard Randolph “Randy” Robertson, Jr., 74, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Born in Matoaca, VA, he was the son of the late Howard R. Robertson, Sr. and Georgie G. Williams. Randy was employed with Dinwiddie Health Department retiring after many years of service. He was a passionate civil war historian and member of the Sons of...
Bobby Eugene Frost
Sep 26, 2015
Bobby Eugene Frost, 87, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Born in Corsicana, TX, he was the son of the late Murry L. and Mable E. Frost. He was also preceded in death by his son, Robert E. Frost. Ret. LCDR Bobby Eugene Frost was a proud Veteran and served his country for 27 years in the...
Thomas Marvin Boyd
Sep 25, 2015
Thomas Marvin Boyd, 83, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert L. Boyd, Sr. and Ophelia Gibbs Boyd; brother, Louis Boyd; and a sister Rebecca Ann Congdon. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Ruth Ruxton Boyd; a daughter, Kimberley Carroll; and son, Wayne Keith...
Richard Wayne "Head" Rainey
Sep 25, 2015
Richard Wayne Rainey, 44, of Dinwiddie, known by his family and many friends as “Head,” died Friday, September 25, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Wayne “Pete” Rainey. He is survived by his son, Johnathan Richard Rainey; daughters, Victoria Colleen Rainey and Brittany Nicole Rainey; his mother, Cathy D. Rainey; brothers, Donald Wayne Rainey and William...
Alvin Kenneth Sanford
Sep 24, 2015
On Thursday, September 24, 2015, Alvin Kenneth “A.K.” Sanford left this life for a new one with better air conditioning. He is survived by the love of his life, Anne Marie Pope Sanford. Born in 1933 to Maybelle and Hilliard, he was raised to know the value of hard work, family loyalty, and above all a good laugh. From a...
Margaret Mary Stlinski
Sep 22, 2015
Margaret Mary Stlinski, 81, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Born in Woodbury, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late George E. Goetz, Sr. and Margaret M Goetz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Stlinski; two brothers, George Goetz and Earl Goetz; sister, Frances Lucas; and two grandsons, Steven Lee Nodler...
Howard William "Will" Mattis-Sprouse Jr.
Sep 21, 2015
Howard William Mattis-Sprouse, Jr. (also known as Lou), passed away on September 21, 2015, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on March 25, 1968, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and raised in Petersburg. He worked for Ruby Tuesdays but was known for his many years of service at Golden Corral where he met his husband Duone and together...
Arthur Panousis
Sep 21, 2015
Arthur Panousis, Monday, September 21, 2015, the music came to a sad ending for the music man of Petersburg. He was superbly talented and was widely known throughout Virginia as simply “Art”. He was born in the nationally known city of Brooklyn, N.Y. on September 29,1932 in the Coney Island Hospital. He was the youngest of four children born to...
Anna Traylor Christopher
Sep 19, 2015
Anna Spiers Traylor Christopher, 70, of Dinwiddie, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015. Born June 8, 1945 and raised in the community of Blandford, Petersburg, the daughter of the late Richard Edward & Eva Wright Hoggard Traylor, she was a woman of unwavering faith whose mission in life was to care for the downtrodden. She poured her heart and soul...
Paula Angelica May Graham
Sep 19, 2015
Paula Angelica May Graham, 38, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015. She is survived by her husband, David Graham; son, Liam Graham; parents, Paul Walker Askins and Alexandra Stevenson Askins; two sisters, Sara Baker and her husband, Ike, and Constance Askins; two cousins, Suzanne Godwin and Charles Stevenson; and two nephews, Matthew Baughman and Joseph Baughman....
Gary Winston Fleming
Sep 17, 2015
Gary Winston Fleming, 65, of Chester, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnie W. and Ida Jane Compton Fleming. Gary worked for Brenco in Petersburg for 40 years and was also a member of the Studebaker Drivers Club. Gary is survived by his wife, Patricia Fleming; 2 step-daughters, Amanda Atkinson and...
