Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Robert Cody Jones
Dec 27, 2013
Robert Cody Jones, 23, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013. Cody is survived by his beloved son, Damien; mother and father, Donna and F.J. Bushman; sister, Stevie Jones; brother, Zack Radford; step-brother, Andrew Bushman; step-sister, Tiffany Bushman; grandmother, Donna Fones; grandfather, Mike Fitzgerald; uncle, Michael Fitzgerald; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. The family will receive friends...
Mary Ann Delbridge Jenkins
Dec 27, 2013
Mary Ann Delbridge Jenkins, 81, of Chester, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013. Born in Lawrenceville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Susie Delbridge. Mrs. Jenkins was a faithful member of Ivey Memorial United Methodist Church. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Lester O. Jenkins; son, Steve M. Jenkins and his...
William Bellinger Butler Sr.
Dec 26, 2013
William Bellinger Butler, Sr., 93, of Henrico, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Rush and Louise Bellinger Butler. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Margaret M. Butler. Mr. Butler worked for RF&P Rail Road. He first worked with steam engines and later...
Beverley Roper Myhre
Dec 25, 2013
Beverley Roper Myhre. Petersburg/Chester, VA—Beverley Roper Myhre, 76, passed peacefully with family by her side on December 25, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was predeceased by her husband, John, and her parents, Bartlett and Victoria T. Roper. Left to cherish her memory are her twin brother, Bartlett Roper, Jr; nieces, Victoria Roper Hill and Lauren Roper Newman; and nephews,...
Doris Holmes Bragg
Dec 24, 2013
Doris Holmes Bragg, 87, of Disputanta, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. She was born in Petersburg, VA, and the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Essie Cooley Holmes. Ms. Bragg was the widow of William Herbert “Freck” Bragg. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley E. Lundie; sister, Helen Rowlett; brothers, John Scott...
Edward Mcnamara Smith
Dec 24, 2013
Edward McNamara Smith, 64, of Midlothian, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, he was the son of the late John Edward Smith and Mabel Dabney Reames. Mr. Smith retired after 26 years with Bank of America and at his time of passing was Chief Development Officer with Commonwealth Catholic Charities. He is survived by his...
Helen Deal Ragsdale
Dec 23, 2013
Helen Deal Ragsdale, 91, a longtime resident of Colonial Heights and widow of William Ragsdale, Sr., passed away Monday, December 23, 2013. Born in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late George Edgar and Edna Maclin Deal. Mrs. Ragsdale worked for 33years with the Gordon Galusha Architect Firm in Petersburg. She is survived by her sons, William Ragsdale, Jr....
Russell H. Boyd Sr.
Dec 22, 2013
Russell H. Boyd Sr., 94, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 22, 2013. He was a member of Life Church in Colonial Heights, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Boyd was a Veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II as an...
Nancy Craven Stacy
Dec 21, 2013
Nancy Craven Stacy, 83, of Chester, passed away on December 21, 2013. Born in Hopewell, VA she was the daughter of the late James and Lulu Mason Craven; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby G. Stacy; three brothers, Earl, James and Gene “Buckaroo” Craven; and three sisters, Ethel Jones, Mildred DeWolfe and Betty Adams. Mrs. Stacy...
Edwin Lambert Wood
Dec 21, 2013
Edwin Lambert Wood, 71, of Richmond passed away on December 21, 2013. He was the son of the late Reverend Harry DuPrey Wood, Jr. Mr. Wood was a member of the Eden Masonic Lodge A.F.& A.M. #136. He was a graduate of Wake Forest University. He was an active realtor for Prudential Slater Realtors and was the former State Director...
Ruby Mae Jones Craven
Dec 21, 2013
Ruby Mae Jones Craven, of S. Chesterfield, died Saturday, December 21, 2013. She was born the daughter of the late Samuel T. and Fannie Turner Jones. Mrs. Craven was retired from Firestone in Hopewell and then later from Philip Morris. She is survived by her husband Edward Craven; son Michael Jones of Roanoke Rapids, NC; granddaughter Brittany Jones of Roanoke...
Mary Chappell Clark
Dec 21, 2013
Mary Chappell Clark, 85, of Chester, died Saturday, December 21, 2013. Born in Martinsville she was the daughter of the late Roy and Addie Self Chappell. Mrs. Clark was a fun loving person who loved to play bridge. She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Laine and her husband, Mike; her son, Robert Glenn Clark and his wife, Janice; nine...
Douglas Thomas Warthan
Dec 20, 2013
Douglas Thomas Warthan, 50, of Chester, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013. He was currently employed with VSP Technologies; and a member of Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church. Mr. Warthan was also a former Scout Leader for Boy Scout Troop #922 in Enon. He was preceded in death by his mother, Angie C. Hardy. Mr. Warthan was a loving...
Kenneth Clifton Johns
Dec 19, 2013
Kenneth “Johnny Ringo” Clifton Johns, 56, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013. Wrestling was his life, he especially loved GXW Wrestling. Mr. Johns is preceded in death by his father, Harold Kenneth Johns. He is survived by his wife, Sheri Johns; his three daughters, Ashley, Samantha, and Allie Johns; his mother, Bernice Johns; three sisters, Norma...
Jean Lewis Watkins
Dec 18, 2013
Jean Lewis Watkins, 80, of Church Road, VA, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Born in Chester, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Baxter and Mamie Wiley Partin. She was also preceded in death by two husbands, Rudolph D. Lewis, Sr. in 1980, and Eddie Lee Watkins in 1989. Mrs. Watkins was a loving mother, devoted friend,...
Wheelan Duane Stell Jr.
Dec 10, 2013
Wheelan Duane Stell, Jr., 60, of Dinwiddie, passed away on December 10, 2013. He was the son of the late Wheelan D. Sr., and Maggie Stell. Mr. Stell was a United States Navy veteran and was also a member of the All Saints Chapel in Dinwiddie. He is survived by his two sons, Trey Stell and wife, Taryn, Jason Stell...
Norma Mangum Paul
Dec 9, 2013
Norma Mangum Paul, 88, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howel G. Paul; and her parents, Mark Luther and Mattie Carr Mangum. Mrs. Paul is survived by her daughter, Norma Reeves Pegram; sons, Charles T. Reeves III and his wife, Nancy, and John C. Reeves Sr.; grandchildren, Ronnie Pegram,...
Col. Lloyd G. Huggins
Dec 9, 2013
Col. Lloyd G. Huggins, U.S. Army Retired, age 92, died Monday, December 9, 2013 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He settled in Petersburg in 1972 after retiring from the Army. Col. Huggins was a 30 year veteran of the U.S. Army, having entered the service as a Second Lieutenant infantry from the R.O.T.C. in 1942. He was later...
Dian Hart Rankin
Dec 6, 2013
Dian Hart Rankin, 63 of Chesterfield, departed this life on December 6, 2013 after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born in Victoria, VA and the daughter of the late James M. Hart and the late Beatrice W. Witherspoon. Mrs. Rankin was a 1968 graduate of Meadowbrook High School and a retired employee from Philip Morris USA. She...
Laura Lee Kirby-Sabol
Dec 6, 2013
Laura “Boogie” Lee Kirby-Sabol,44, of Chester, VA passed away on December 6, 2013. Laura was a kind and giving person who had a big heart. She is survived by her husband, Richard Sabol; parents, Curtis Sr., and Sallie Cole; three children, Jonathan Cole, Jessica and Kathy Kirby; five grandchildren, Hailey, Jayden, Kamryn, Brendon and Austin; a brother, Curtis Cole, Jr.;...
