Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Clarence Rudolph Wells
Aug 31, 2013
WELLS, Clarence R. “Bucket”, 91, of Colonial Heights and Deltaville, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Caroline H. Wells. He is survived by his son, Richard H. Wells and his wife, Rhonda K. Wells of White Stone; grandchildren Michael J. Wells and wife, Diane of Fort Mills, S.C; and...
Dina Battiston
Aug 31, 2013
Dina Battiston, 84, of Chester, passed away on August 31, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Maria Battel; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph D. Battiston. Mrs. Battiston was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Battiston is survived by her two sons,...
James Douglas Martin
Aug 30, 2013
James Douglas Martin, Sr., 72, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013. He was the son of the late Thomas C. and Grace Webster Martin; and was also preceded in death by his son, Timothy Martin; and two brothers, Jack and Carl Martin. Mr. Martin is survived by his son James D. Martin, Jr.; a brother, Richard E....
James Wilfred Jones
Aug 27, 2013
James Wilfred Jones, 65, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013. A native of Waverly, he was the son of the late Wilfred Conway and Rebecca Chesson Jones. After graduating from Randolph Macon College, James worked as a chemist for Phillip Morris and served in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve. Most recently, he was a devoted caregiver to...
Richard Carl Dickey
Aug 27, 2013
Richard Carl Dickey, 77, of Petersburg passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at his residence. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, he was the son of the Herbert Yon Dickey and Margaret Ruth Dickey. He was the grandson of Ora Ralph Appenzellar and Emma Need Appenzellar of Holly Hill, Florida. Richard was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-six...
Mae Loughridge
Aug 24, 2013
Mae Warthan Loughridge, 93, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013 after sharing her life with Alzheimers for over 15 years. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Barbara Loughridge; daughter, Lynne Loughridge; brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Evelyn Warthan; and sister-in-law, Eunice Warthan. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Linwood Loughridge; sister, Ermine...
Janet Patricia Faison Darbyshire
Aug 24, 2013
Janet Patricia Faison Darbyshire, 74, of Hopewell, passed away on August 24, 2013. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Frances Robertson Faison; and was also preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Lee Bookman. Mrs. Darbyshire had worked for Firestone and had also volunteered with the Hopewell Holiday Hands. She served as...
Coy L. Rhodes
Aug 24, 2013
Coy L. Rhodes, 85, of Prince George, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 at his residence. Born in Clio, WV, he was the son of the late Otto M. and Gertie Maye Jett Rhodes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Nellie Thompson Hubbard of Oklahoma. Mr. Rhodes retired in April, 1992 as an...
Margaret "Marge" Jean Hamm
Aug 23, 2013
Margaret “Marge” Jean Hamm, 72, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013. Born in Heppner, Oregon, she was the daughter of the late Elwyn and Maude Bailey Hughes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marion “Tom” Thomas Hamm. Marge is survived by four children, Brenda Whitten (Mark), Debbie Ferrell (Jeff), Wesley Hamm (Karen), Robert Hamm...
Charlotte Winfield Poole
Aug 23, 2013
Poole, Charlotte Winfield, 87, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 23, 2013 after a brave battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Lottie Perkins and Gordon Batte Winfield, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, David Whitfield Poole, Jr., her sister, Marjorie Johnson, and her brother, Gordon...
Lucy Critcher Holloman
Aug 21, 2013
Lucy Critcher Holloman, 84, of Petersburg, widow of William Cordell Holloman, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Born in Oxford, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Addie Bell Clark Critcher. She was a faithful member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church for 46 years and served as a Deacon of the church. She was a current...
Flora Ruth Jenkins
Aug 19, 2013
Flora Ruth Jenkins, 70, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2013. Born in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Ulysses and Fronnie West Elliott. She was a loving caregiver to all family members who were not well and will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. In her spare time she enjoyed...
James "Ray" Raymond Lucas
Aug 18, 2013
James “Ray” Raymond Lucas, 63, of Chester, passed away on August 18, 2013 after a courageous three year battle with cancer. Born in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Thomas Hunter Lucas and Winnie Mae Mitchell Lucas. Ray was a 1972 graduate of Virginia Tech and was also a former member of the Jefferson Lakeside Country Club....
Herman M. Wilson
Aug 17, 2013
Wilson, Herman Melvin, 92, of Chesterfield, Virginia, was called home by his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 17, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elizabeth Blankenship Wilson; son, Melvin F. Wilson; daughter Helen W. Roach and husband, Joe; four grandsons Jason Roach and wife, Kathy; William Roach and wife, Vanessa; Tyler Roach, and Wesley Roach;...
Joseph Robert Burkhardt
Aug 17, 2013
Joseph Robert Burkhardt, 47, of Chester, passed away on August 17, 2013. He was the son of the late Robert J. Burkhardt; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Jennifer Brandon Burkhardt. Mr. Burkhardt was a loving and devoted father, grandfather and a great friend. He enjoyed participating in various shenanigans with his friends. He loved finding antiques,...
David Martin Hippchen
Aug 16, 2013
Hippchen, David Martin, 58, of Chester, Virginia, departed this life after a courageous battle with lung cancer, Friday, August 16, 2013, surrounded by family. Born in Athens, GA he was the son to the late Leonard Hippchen. David is survived by his wife of 37 years Kim J. Hippchen; mother, June; daughter Katharine; son, Michael; brother, Mark and wife, Vicki;...
Harriett Jeannette Canter
Aug 15, 2013
Harriett Jeannette Thomas Canter, 83, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late, Hardy Jacob Goodale and Mildred Louise Hawkins. She was also preceded in death by husbands, Raleigh Winn Thomas and Archie Mack Canter; two brothers, Edward Goodale and Hardy J. Goodale, Jr.; son, Douglas Glenn Thomas....
Evelyn C. Skinner
Aug 15, 2013
Anna “Evelyn” Caudle Inge Skinner, 91, of Dinwiddie, passed away on August 15, 2013. Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jimmie Coleman and Lois Owen Caudle; and was also preceded in death by her husbands, Junius “Toby” Edward Inge, Jr. and Charles B. Skinner; two brothers, W.A. Caudle and James Caudle; sister, Yvonne C. Watterson;...
Thelma H. Walden
Aug 15, 2013
Thelma Hannah Walden, 95, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 15, 2013. Born in Rockbridge County, Natural Bridge, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Hansbrough Hannah and Alice Barger Hannah, and the widow of the late Roger P. Walden of Berkeley, California; and was also preceded in death by her brother, John...
David Lee Kuzminski
Aug 13, 2013
David Lee Kuzminski, 66, of Petersburg died Tuesday, August 13, 2013. He was a programmer and analyst for the Virginia Department of Health Cancer Registry. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Kuzminski; a daughter, Amy Parrish; a son, Clark Kuzminski; two sisters, Pam Roper and Kathleen Kuzminski both of VA Beach; and a grandson Vincent Kuzminski of Chester. All...
