Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jessie Bishop Anderson
Jan 21, 2015
Jessie Bishop Anderson, 89, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Jessie was born in Petersburg, the daughter of the late George Thomas and Eva Wilkerson Bishop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Anderson; grandson, Jason Houck; sisters Doris Brock and Ethel Lee Bishop; and brothers, H. Roy Bishop and L. Nelson...
Jerry Wayne Morgan
Jan 20, 2015
Jerry Wayne Morgan, 65, of Richmond, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. He was an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Morgan is preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Gladys Bradley Morgan. He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Morgan; sons, James Morgan, Brent Morgan, and Clay Morgan; fiancée, Kimberly Molter; sister, Joan Bradley;...
Howard Walker Dodd
Jan 19, 2015
Howard Walker Dodd, 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a retired pressman from the printing industry, and loved fishing at the Outer Banks, NC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Dodd. He is survived by his son, Brian Keith Dodd and his wife, Debra; daughter, Susan...
Myrtle Handschuh Toombs
Jan 17, 2015
Myrtle Toombs, 87, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Harry Frederick Handschuh, Jr. and Lillian Madeline Moore; and was preceded in death by her husband, E. Calvin Toombs; two brothers, Harry and Zack Handschuh, and three sisters, Virginia Talbott, Anna Lanier and Arling Carpenter. She was...
Karen Lee Lessard
Jan 17, 2015
Karen Lee Lessard, 65, of Disputanta, passed away on January 17, 2015. Born in Modesto, California, she was the daughter of the late Stanley T. and Velma Molles Andrews; and was also preceded in death by her sister, Debra Lynn Dobyns. Mrs. Lessard was a graduate of the College of San Mateo in California. She was retired from Fort Lee...
Ruth Showalter Swineford
Jan 16, 2015
Ruth Showalter Swineford, 100, of Prince George, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015. Born in Brunswick, VA she was the daughter of the late J.R. and Ethel Jones Showalter; and was also preceded in death by her husband, James T. Swineford, Sr. Mrs. Swineford is survived by her four sons, Robert S. Swineford (Gail), James T. Swineford, Jr. (Patricia...
Olivia Akins King Brockwell
Jan 16, 2015
Olivia Akins King Brockwell died January 16 at Marsh's Edge, Saint Simons Island, Georgia. She was born July 27, 1926 in Petersburg, Virginia to the late Floyd Lee and Hester Nunnally Akins. She resided in Petersburg until 2011 when she relocated to Saint Simons Island. Olivia was predeceased by: her husbands, Joseph Jackson "Jack" King, and Donald Albert Brockwell; a...
Muriel Gwendolyn Trewoon
Jan 16, 2015
Muriel Gwendolyn Trewoon, 94, of Petersburg, VA, died on Friday, January 16, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver and Gwendolyn Wilkins. She is survived by her husband, William J. Trewoon; son, John Murphy and wife, Lori; daughter, Karen Murphy; grandchildren, Brian Murphy and Diane Wood and husband Matt; and great-grandchildren, Austin and Ashlyn Wood. The family...
Joseph Henry Rogers Jr.
Jan 15, 2015
Joseph Henry Rogers, Jr., 83, of Carson, VA, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. Mr. Rogers proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a longtime member of Fort Grove United Methodist Church in Stony Creek, and a member and past Chief of Carson Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph...
Gertrude Ruth Stables Pennington
Jan 15, 2015
Ruth Stables Pennington, 88, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. Born in Wilsons, VA, she was the daughter of the late David Clinton and Fannie Mayton Stables. She was also preceded in death by her two sisters, her twin Gracie Lillian S. Wise and Margaret Alice Stables Hawkes, and a brother, David C. Stables, Jr. A lifelong...
Brent Walsh Respess
Jan 15, 2015
Brent Walsh Respess, 60, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jim and Fedonia Respess; and father, Arnet Respess. He is survived by his mother, Nancy Lavich; uncle, Henry Respess; sister, Karla Viar, and her children, Avery and Olivia; brother, Mark Lavich; sister, Beryl and her husband, Morris; two aunts,...
Madeline Lucy Orangio
Jan 12, 2015
Madeline Lucy Orangio, 89, of New Jersey, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015. Mrs. Orangio was a member of Oak Forest Baptist Church. She was a ray of sunshine and touched everyone she ever met, Heaven has gained an Angel. Mrs. Orangio was preceded in death by her parents, John and Rose Varick; her husband, Charles Orangio; daughter, Madeline...
Ernest Beville Lee
Jan 12, 2015
Ernest Beville Lee, 89, a lifelong resident of DeWitt, VA, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Sidney and Gertrude Beville Lee, his first wife, Edith Hart Lee, and a son, James Harold Lee. Mr. Lee was a retired tobacco farmer and a mail carrier in his community for...
Willie Mercer Sluka
Jan 10, 2015
Willie Mercer Sluka, 90, of Prince George, died Saturday, January 10, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents Harvie Lee and Mary Lloyd Walker Mercer and her husband Paul Sluka. She was a retired school teacher from Prince George County after 30 years of service. Willie was a longtime member of West End Baptist Church since 1946. She...
William George Killin Sr.
Jan 9, 2015
William George Killin Sr., 76, of Chester, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, and the Miami Police Veterans Association #271. Mr. Killin is survived by his wife, Madonna B. Killin; two daughters, Darlene L. Johnson and husband, Jay Dee, and Barbara K. Wadsworth and her husband, Paul; son, William...
Margaret Ogburn Poole
Jan 9, 2015
Margaret Ogburn Poole, 103, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2015. A longtime resident of Colonial Heights, she had resided at the Petersburg Home for Ladies since 2007. Born “at home” in Dewitt, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Ogburn and Cora Baicy Ogburn Winn. She was also predeceased by her husband, Owen O. Poole and...
Melva Citty Church
Jan 7, 2015
Melva F. Church, 98, of Chester, a seven year resident of Magnolias of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. She was born in Bedford, VA on May 17, 1917. Mrs. Church was a much beloved Mother and Granny, she is survived by her six children, Robert F. (May), M. Jane Eggleston, Linwood E. (Lorraine), Allen B. (Shirley), Lynn...
Barbara Matthews Montgomery
Jan 7, 2015
Barbara Matthews Montgomery, 79, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Mrs. Montgomery was a member of Life Church for thirty-one years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Sr. and Virginia Matthews; and her sons, Rev. Sherman I. Montgomery and David A. Montgomery. Mrs. Montgomery is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, Robert...
