Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Roger Paul Newton Sr.
Dec 9, 2014
Roger Paul Newton Sr., 69, of South Chesterfield, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, and a retired firefighter with the City of Richmond. He is survived by his wife, Frankie Marie Newton; three daughters, Denise F. Hairfield and her husband, Charles, Lelia Marie Mills and her husband, Clifford, and Sherry Lynn...
Rubie Jane Eustis Bienvenu Gatlin
Dec 7, 2014
Rubie Jane Eustis Bienvenu Gatlin, 75, passed away on December 7th, 2014 in Chesterfield, VA. She was born in New Orleans, LA on December 30, 1938 to her loving parents, Clifford H. Eustis and Margaret Inez Belyea (of New Brunswick, Canada), and was a resident of the Chesterfield area of Virginia since 1976. She was the mother of four sons,...
Betty Jo Kelley
Dec 6, 2014
Betty Jo Kelley, 76, of Sutherland, VA was taken home on December 6, 2014. Born in Terra Alta, WV, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Minnie Fraley; and was also preceded in death by one brother, Edward Fraley; and two daughters, Chris Ann Trivett and Patricia Dawn Rogers. Betty was a loving and caring daughter, wife, mother,...
Major Jeter Sheffield
Dec 5, 2014
Major Jeter Sheffield, 75, of Ashland, VA passed away on December 5, 2014 at Hickory Hill Retirement Community in Burkeville, VA. Born in Petersburg, VA he was the son of the late Major Clixtoe and Mildred Farmer Sheffield; and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Lemuel C. Sheffield and George Melvin Sheffield; and one sister, Marian Crumpler. Mr....
Kermit Elledge
Dec 5, 2014
Kermit Elledge, 80 of Prince George, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ransom and Alice Monday Elledge; brothers, Kenneth Elledge, Rufus Elledge, and a daughter in law, Maureen Elledge. Kermit retired from Allied Chemical (Honeywell) after 30 years of service and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Disputanta....
Virginia Lambert Wood
Dec 5, 2014
Virginia Lambert Wood was born on February 4, 1916 and died on December 5, 2014. She was the wife of Harry DuPrey Wood, Jr, deceased. Her children are Harry DuPrey Wood, III, Edwin Lambert Wood, deceased, and Sue Wood McLendon. Her grandchildren are Edwin Lambert Wood, Jr, Harry DuPrey Wood, IV, Raymond Tyler Wood, Elizabeth Wood McLendon, Emily Lambert McLendon;...
John "Johnnie Van" Henry Van Landingham Iii
Dec 4, 2014
John Henry Van Landingham, III. “Johnnie Van”, 92, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was the son of the late John H. and Ann Bell Van Landingham, Jr. and was also preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Robertson, Jean Lombardi, and Ann Van Landingham. Mr. Van Landingham graduated from Petersburg High School in 1939 and...
Gordon Everette Peoples
Dec 3, 2014
Gordon Everette Peoples, 80, affectionately known to his family as “Grandpoo,” of Chester unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Born in Williamsburg, VA, he was the son of the late Harry Thomas and Elizabeth Stott Peoples. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harry Thomas Peoples, Jr. and Stanley Edward Peoples. Mr. Peoples is survived by...
Victor Parks Iii
Dec 3, 2014
Victor Parks, III, 84, of Petersburg, passed away at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents Victor Parks, Jr. and Eloise M. Hinton Parks, grandson Benjamin L. Parks, sisters, Eloise Parks Veal and Marietta Parks Cofer. He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and a veteran of the...
Everett Wesley Rice
Dec 1, 2014
Everett Wesley Rice, 69, of Dinwiddie, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. Born on July 2nd, 1945 in Wilsons, VA, he was the son of the late Daniel Branson and Edith Toney Rice. He is preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers. He is survived by four sisters, three brothers as well as Sassy and Bullet. Everett is...
Ronald Matthew Jenkins
Dec 1, 2014
Ronald Matthew Jenkins, Sr., 71, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Retreat Hospice Hospital after a short battle with cancer. He was the only child of the late Olin Matthew and Virginia Burnette Jenkins, born in Richmond, Virginia on February 11, 1943. He is survived by three devoted children, Bryan Leslie Jenkins and wife, Diane, Rawn Jenkins Hyatt...
Maggie Nickie Trayer
Nov 30, 2014
Maggie (Nickie) Trayer, 85, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Mrs. Trayer was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Harold Trayer. She is survived by her children, Kenneth Trayer and his wife, Linda, Rhonda Puryear and her husband, David, and Pamela Morrison and her husband, Eric; one brother, Johnny Albert; grandchildren, Carrie Holshouser, Jennifer Trayer, Vance...
Nannie Mawyer Brooks
Nov 29, 2014
Nannie M. Brooks, 85, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Brooks; and son, W. Thomas Guill. She is survived by her children, Andrew T. Brooks (Del), James L. Brooks Sr., and Brenda B. Sindlinger; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one brother, Harold Mawyer (Madeline). Nannie was a member of...
Nancy Wood Norris
Nov 27, 2014
Nancy Wood Norris “Nana”, 83, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on November 27, 2014. Born on November 24, 1931 in Petersburg, VA she was the dauguhter of the late O.J. and Hazel Wood; her husband, John G. Norris and two brothers. She is survived by two children, Craig A. Norris (April); Eric R. Norris (Aubrey); three grandsons Raleigh, Jude...
Carol Layne Abernathy Barnes
Nov 26, 2014
Carol Layne Abernathy Barnes, 71, of Dinwiddie County, departed to eternal peace on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Chippenham Medical Center with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late James Rideout Abernathy and Annie Hall Abernathy Barnes; and was also preceded in death by her younger brother, Dwayne Hall Abernathy. She was a devoted wife,...
Elizabeth Jeanette Barlow
Nov 25, 2014
Elizabeth Jeanette Barlow, 58, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Ambro Adam and Betty Jo Beckner Monroe. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and affectionately known as the neighborhood mom. Jeanette loved volunteering at her children’s and grandchildren’s school, and was also...
Virginia Wrenn Haddon Bragan
Nov 25, 2014
Virginia Wrenn Haddon Bragan, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at her home. She was born June 19, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Sidney Thomas and Mary Waldron Wrenn. Virginia was preceded in death by her first husband, C. Forrest Haddon, Sr. and her second husband, Lt. Col. James M. Bragan; her brothers...
