Local obituaries for
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...
Michael Parks Lloyd
Jan 5, 2015
Michael Parks Lloyd “Reed”, 40, of Chesterfield, went to be with our Lord, on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Dorothy M. Lawson. Mr. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Erin Lloyd; step-son, Christian Martin; mother, Nita Welch; father, Ronald Reed; grandmother, Janie Peed; numerous aunts and uncles; cousins; niece and nephews; and many...
Betty Lee Martinson
Jan 3, 2015
Betty Lee Martinson, 89, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was born September 25, 1925, in Wenatchee, Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents Harold and Florence (Badger) Phipps, the love of her life husband Paul R. Martinson, daughter, Pamela McDaniel, and granddaughter Michelle Wilson. She is survived by her daughter Sherry...
Robert Eric Hartnett
Jan 2, 2015
Robert Eric Hartnett, 57, of Chester, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015. He was the son of the late James F. and Dorthea Hartnett. He proudly retired from the Air National Guard and the Richmond City Police Department after many years of service. Bob was more recently employed with the National White Collar Crime Center. He had many hobbies...
George Andrew Kellerman
Jan 2, 2015
George Andrew, “Andy”, Kellerman,67, passed away after a long battle with cancer on January 2, 2015. Born in Butler, PA, on October 23, 1947, he was the son of the late Laverne William and Elizabeth Covert Kellerman. George Andrew was also preceded in death by his sister Carol J. Wise of Renfrew, PA and his brother Thomas R. Kellerman, of...
James Adolph Hendrick Jr.
Jan 1, 2015
James Adolph “Jimmy” Hendrick, Jr., 78, of Chester, passed away on January 1, 2015. Born in Chesterfield Co. he was the son of the late James Adolph Sr. and Annie Valenta Hendrick. Jimmy was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Honeywell after 34 years of service. He enjoyed watching birds and was an avid gardener. He is survived...
Cecelia Louise Becker
Dec 31, 2014
Cecelia Louise Becker was born on April 14, 1943 in Petersburg, VA. She passed away on December 31, 2014 after a short illness. She was a woman who loved her family, friends, flowers and a good laugh. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, shopping and going to the river. Cecelia is survived by her husband, Bob Becker; her daughter, Robin Lee Brown;...
Robert Flake Y Sr.
Dec 31, 2014
Robert Flake Dry, 87, of Ford, VA, died on Wednesday December 31, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Flake and A. Pauline Efird Dry and his wife Dollie Dry; a sister, Rebecca D. Medlin and husband, Bill; a brother, Samuel W. Dry and wife, Nellie; brother-in-law, Gene M. Eagle; and sister-in-law, Eldred MacMillan. Mr. Dry was...
Eugenia Young Peterson
Dec 30, 2014
Eugenia Young Peterson, 87, of Chester, died on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, William M. Young, Sr. and Selma Jolly Young; and son, John Robert (Bob) Peterson. She is survived by her son, Carlton Young Peterson and wife, Connie; six grandchildren, Carla Seay, Robert Peterson, Gena Dimock, Angie Burchell, Carrie Peterson, and Carin...
