Charles Alton "Al" Arpe Jr
Jan 24, 2014
Charles Alton “Al” Arpe, Jr., 51, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2014. He is preceded in death by his father Charles Alton Arpe. Al was born in Ettrick, VA, and a graduate of Thomas Dale High School. He was proud to work in the family catering business and was an enthusiastic Dallas Cowboys fan. Al is survived...
Margaret Jarratt Poole
Jan 23, 2014
Margaret Jarratt Poole, 81, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014. She loved bingo and cards, especially playing bridge. Mrs. Poole attended Walthall Baptist Church. She greatly enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Poole was the daughter of the late, Benjamin T. and Susie Gordon Jarratt. She is survived by her loving husband of...
Rosa Goodman Brittingham
Jan 23, 2014
Rosa Goodman Brittingham, 83, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Dorsey A., Sr. and Mamie Brown Goodman. Rosa was also preceded in death by son, Thomas F. Brooks; sister, Madeline Clements (Cecil), three brothers, Raymond Goodman (Amanda), Dorsey A. Goodman, Jr., and Jimmy Goodman; grandson, Timothy Brooks; nephew, Jimmy Clements;...
Anne Myrick Temple
Jan 22, 2014
Anne Myrick Temple, 83, of DeWitt, passed away on January 22, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Walter Short and Maggie Frances Browder Myrick; and was also preceded in death by her husband, W. Meredith Temple; a son, Wilbur Temple. Mrs. Temple was a longtime member of Rocky Run United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter,...
Graice Catalayia Bishop
Jan 22, 2014
Baby Graice Catalayia Bishop, passed away peacefully in the arms of her mother, Julie Anne Bishop on January 22, 2014. She is survived by her grandmother, Petra S. Marshall and boyfriend, Pop Pop Timmy; grandfather, Vernon L. Bishop and girlfriend, MaryJane Childress; two brothers, Adrian and Jaylene Guzman; two aunts, Melissa and Shannon Marshall; uncle, Jonathan Shroud; and cousin, Brandy...
Mercedes Filippi Robinson
Jan 21, 2014
Mercedes Filippi Robinson, 87, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Ella Andrews. She was also preceded in death by husbands, George Filippi and William Robinson. Mercedes was an accomplished and passionate musician with a 50 year career first as a vocal performer and...
Kathryn Beall Wisegarver
Jan 21, 2014
Kathryn Beall Wisegarver, 89, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Wisegarver Jr.; and her parents, George F. and Margaret Mazer Beall. Mrs. Wisegarver is survived by her son, William C. Wisegarver III and his wife, Terry; grandchildren, Jaime Wisegarver, Samuel Wisegarver, and Benjamin Wisegarver; sister, Beatrice Hoenicka;...
James Robert Salmons
Jan 20, 2014
James Robert Salmons 88, of Disputanta, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 20, 2014. Born in Kentucky, he was the son of the late Bennett Salmons and Daisy Lockwood Mills. He was also preceded in death by first wife, Polly Pauline; and daughter, Elsie Sacra. James was a faithful member of Concord United Baptist Church of Kentucky,...
Albert Eugene Mccants Jr.
Jan 19, 2014
McCANTS JR, Albert Eugene “Mac”, 80, of Wood Duck Drive, of Virginia Beach, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Mac was a loving husband, a great father, an involved grandfather and positive influence, a caring friend, and now a Guardian Angel to everyone. Born in Petersburg, Va to the late Albert E. and...
Emmit Winfield Williamson
Jan 19, 2014
Emmit Winfield Williamson, 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014. He was born in Petersburg the son of the late Charlie Aldon Williamson, Sr. and Arie Bettie Fowler. Mr. Williamson was a U.S. Navy Veteran and served in World War II and Pearl Harbor. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Ann Williamson of Colonial Heights;...
Patsy Frances Lawson
Jan 18, 2014
Patsy Frances Lawson, 71, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014. She was a faithful member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Mrs. Lawson greatly enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially her beloved grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Lawson; her parents, Saint Washington and Florence Elizabeth Webb Langford; and two sisters....
Christopher Lesley Duncan
Jan 18, 2014
Christopher “Chris” Lesley Duncan, 35, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 after a brief illness; he was born in Hopewell on January 25, 1978. Chris loved life to the fullest. He brought happiness to so many, and always put others before himself. Chris loved music, going to dances, and most of all loved his family. He is...
John Thomas Skinner Jr
Jan 16, 2014
John Thomas “Tommy” Skinner Jr., a resident of DeWitt, Virginia, died at home on January 16, 2014, after a long illness. He was 55 years old. Born on December 5, 1958, he was raised in Petersburg, Virginia, and attended Petersburg High School. He enjoyed a thirty-year career assembling products for The HON Company, a manufacturer of office furniture, in Chester,...
Ann Elizabeth Jolly
Jan 15, 2014
Ann Elizabeth Jolly, 93, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. She was a resident of Laurels of University Park, Richmond, for the past three years. Ann is the daughter of the late Jas A. and Julia A. Spain Harris. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Elmo Jolly; infant daughter, Karen; and grandson, Robert Buckner....
Elma Louise Ellis
Jan 15, 2014
Elma Louise Ellis, 95, of Colonial Heights, widow of Arnold A. Ellis, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Kate Marshpond Peterson. She was also preceded in death by three grandchildren, Jimmy, Timmy and Julie Robinson, two brothers, and a sister. Mrs. Ellis was a longtime member of...
Thomas Raymond Dietz
Jan 15, 2014
Thomas Raymond Dietz, 53, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014. He was the son of the late Robert Lee and Elizabeth Schaaf Dietz and was also preceded in death by two brothers, John Dietz and Gary Dietz. Mr. Dietz was a talented painter and restorer of old homes and buildings. He was the owner of T.R. Dietz...
Franklin Edward Wilkinson
Jan 15, 2014
Franklin Edward Wilkinson, 93, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Mr. Wilkinson was a member of Chester Baptist Church, Chester Volunteer Fire Department, and a Past Master of the Chester Lodge. He was also a co-founder of DuPont Fibers Federal Credit Union. Mr. Wilkinson was a retired Inventory Specialist from DuPont. He was born in Prince George...
Frances "Helen" Woody
Jan 14, 2014
Frances “Helen” Woody, 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away on January 14, 2014. Born in Richlands, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Samuel and Agnes Mitchell Puckett; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Virgil L. Woody; two brothers, Stanley and Hoyt Puckett; and three sisters, Catherine Addison, Dorothy Coe and Louise Fain. Helen was...
Phyllis Walker Kilbourne
Jan 13, 2014
Phyllis Walker Kilbourne, 89, of Petersburg, passed away on January 13, 2014. Born in Appalachia, VA. she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maxie Bond Walker; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Kilbourne, Sr.; and her brother, Jack Bond Walker. Mrs. Kilbourne was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Petersburg,...
Carol Sue Oguich
Jan 12, 2014
Carol Sue Oguich, 70, of Midlothian, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014. Born in Logan County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Gusta Farris Vance. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Alfred John Oguich; brother, Leslie Floyd “Tom” Vance; sister, Karen Gail Thomas (nee Vance). Carol was a devout Christian and...