Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Ella Jane Pearson
Sep 24, 2013
Ella Jane Pearson, 76, of Prince George, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents John Ellwyn and Cannie Page Harding; husband, John E. Pearson; brothers, John Ellwyn Harding, Thomas “John Henry” Harding, Stuart Kenneth Harding, Marvin Harding, and James “Monk” Harding; sisters, Helen Harding and Nancy Harding. She is survived by her...
Juliet Hardy Anderson
Sep 23, 2013
Juliet Hardy Anderson, 87, of Petersburg, passed away on September 23, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Herbert L. Sr. and Susie Emory Hardy; and was also preceded in death by her husband, William E. Anderson; a son, Terry Anderson; two brothers, James W. Hardy and Herbert Hardy, Jr.; and a son-in-law, Tommy Cottle. Mrs. Anderson was a...
Robert Michael Pearce
Sep 22, 2013
Robert Michael Pearce, 61, of S. Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mary Hight Pearce. He was retired from Honeywell with over thirty years of service as a lab technician. Mr. Pearce was a U.S. Airforce Veteran, an avid train collector, and his pride and joy was his...
Donna Louise Sklute
Sep 21, 2013
Donna Louise Sklute, daughter of Marie and Wesley Wells, passed September 21, 2013 at her home in Chester, Virginia. Born January 6, 1943 in Richmond, California; she is survived by her son, Jon Garmon and his wife, Catherine; son, Mark Garmon; daughter, Ami Garmon; sisters, Ellen Higgins and Anita Julian; and three grandchildren. Known to them as “Grandma D”, Eric,...
Wade Hampton Sprouse Jr.
Sep 20, 2013
Wade H. Sprouse Jr., 84, of Chesterfield, passed on September 20, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Jean E. Sprouse. He is survived by his sons, Aubrey W. Sprouse and Linwood A. Sprouse and his wife, Brenda; daughter, Donna S. Hill and her husband, Earl; one granddaughter, three grandsons and two great-grandsons. His remains...
Angela Louise Guastella
Sep 18, 2013
Angela Louise Guastella has fallen into Jesus’ arms on September 18, 2013 at her home. She was born October 1, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, to Catherine DeFontes and Isadore Carchiolo. She was preceded in death by her parents and beloved first grandsons, Jason Robert and Daniel Christopher Colecchia. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ernest Louis Guastella;...
Mary Ellen Ehle
Sep 18, 2013
Mary Ellen Ehle, 62, of Chestefield, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Mrs. Ehle was a lay-minister at Chester United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her father, Joseph Cooke. Mrs. Ehle is survived by her son, Joseph Ehle; life companion, Larry Melton; her mother, Patricia Vaningen; granddaughters, Grace and Faith Ehle; sisters, Barbara Davidson, Margaret Mims,...
Bernice Maitland Andrews
Sep 17, 2013
Bernice Maitland Andrews, 92, of Petersburg, passed away on September 17, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mabel Tudor Maitland; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Hudson Andrews; and a daughter, Joanne A. Williams. Mrs. Andrews is survived by her daughter, Carole A. Blair and husband, David; a grandson, Leonard R. Williams,...
James Nelson Hamill
Sep 14, 2013
James Nelson Hamill, of Colonial Heights, died September 14, 2013. He was 100 years of age. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Joseph Nelson and Lilian Puryear Hamill. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Petersburg. Mr. Hamill served in the U. S. Army Air Force during World War II and retired in...
Barbara Mayhew Wilson
Sep 12, 2013
Barbara M. Wilson, 72, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Giles and Adell Mayhew; and a brother, Michael C. Mayhew all of Church Road. Barbara worked for the Dinwiddie County Transportation Department for over 30 years. She was a devoted wife, beloved mother and grandmother and will be...
Gladys Elizabeth Thomas
Sep 12, 2013
Gladys Elizabeth Thomas, 91, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Mary Wade Jennings and husband, James Robert Thomas. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Smith and husband, Wayne, and Sandra T. Harrison and husband, Richard A. Harrison of Sutherland; grandsons, Robert H. Pell, Wayne D....
Robert Lewellen Spivey
Sep 10, 2013
Robert Lewellen Spivey, 83, of Petersburg, Virginia, passed away September 10, 2013. He is preceded in death by his mother, Mattie Lewis Clark Spivey; father, William Robert Spivey; sister, Mary Jane Spivey Snead. He is survived by his wife, Jean Baxter Spivey; two daughters, Margaret Clark Spivey and Roberta Jean Spivey Willingham (Scott P.); one son, Robert Llewellyn Spivey Jr....
Christopher Patrick Summers Ii
Sep 10, 2013
TSGT Christopher P. Summers, II, 38, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. TSGT Summers was assigned to the 91st Security Support Squad, Minot AFB. He is survived by his son, Casey Summers; parents, Christopher and Helen Summers; sister, Gail Gunnoe; brother, John Summers; and sister, Bethan Joy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am on...
William "Ronnie" Ronald Johnson
Sep 8, 2013
William “Ronnie” Ronald Johnson, 65, of Petersburg, passed away on September 8, 2013. Born in Charlotte, NC he was the son of the late William E. and Nellie Baker Johnson; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Susan S. Johnson; and his brother, Linwood Frank Johnson. Mr. Johnson retired from the United States Postal Service in 2004 after...
Richard Avis Jarrett
Sep 8, 2013
Richard Avis Jarrett, 58, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013. Born and raised in Hopewell, he was a graduate of Hopewell High School and attended Hopewell Church of the Nazarene. Richard’s work history includes Philip Morris, Earl West Construction, and Honeywell from 1992 to the present. He was the lead singer in the band Axeworthy in the...
Edwina Boisseau Baskerville
Sep 7, 2013
Edwina Boisseau Baskerville, 103, of McKenney, passed away on September 7, 2013. Born on February 24, 1910, she was a native of Dewitt in Dinwiddie County. Mrs. Baskerville was the daughter of the late Willard Boisseau Sr. and Edwina Clay Boisseua; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. George T. Baskerville; two sisters, Montelle Boisseau and Byrd...
Alexa Hawkins Westfall
Sep 6, 2013
Alexa Hawkins Westfall, 59, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at her residence. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Alexander V. and Lois Mayfield Hawkins. Alexa was a member of Colonial Christian Church, The Social Order of the Beauceant – Assembly No. 266, the Colonel John Banister Chapter of Daughters of the American...
Lois M. Long
Sep 6, 2013
Lois M. Long, 98, of Chester, VA, died peacefully on Friday, September 6, 2013, at Tyler’s Retreat in Chester. She was born on August 13, 1915; she was the youngest of seven children and the last survivor of her siblings. Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her husband, Merton H. Long. After high school, she took nurse’s training at...
Sarah Fitzgerald Haskins
Sep 5, 2013
Haskins, Sarah Fitzgerald, 94, of Richmond, Virginia passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5th, 2013. She was preceded in death by her mother and father: Robert R. Haskins (Big Daddy) and Sallie Z. Haskins (Mama Sallie); her brothers Porterfield and Bobby—her sisters, Esther, Ruth, and Emily. She is survived by her sister, Anne Jeanette Tucker and her husband, Tommy, and...
Peggy E. Burton
Sep 2, 2013
Marian (Peggy) Parker Easley Burton died Monday at her home in Dinwiddie County. She was born November 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Hiram Eugene and Fannie Parker Easley. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Ambler Hill Burton, and her brother, Thomas Lester Easley. Mrs. Burton was born in Leaksville, North Carolina, and she graduated from...
