Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Harriet Traylor Fields
Apr 24, 2013
Harriet Traylor Fields, 87, of Petersburg, widow of Charles D. Mayes, Jr., passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Born in McKenney, she was the daughter of the late William Bernard and Mary Ann Williams Traylor. In addition, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Charles Fitzhugh Lee Traylor, John Mark Traylor, Zane Grey Traylor, William Bernard Traylor, Jr., and...
Barbara Blanch Lipchak
Apr 21, 2013
Barbara Blanch Lipchak, 79, of Prince George, widow of Leo David Lipchak, Sr., passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Etta Thompson Cochran. In addition, she was preceded in death by all of her siblings. Mrs. Lipchak was baptized in the Catholic faith later in life. She became...
Donald M. Belcher
Apr 20, 2013
Donald McArthur Belcher, 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Ralph R., Sr. and Sarah Pond Belcher; and was also preceded in death by a brother, John “Bubba” Belcher; and a brother-in-law, Johnny Belcher. He is survived by his son, Woody Franklin Belcher; two grandchildren;...
Carol Rae Cato
Apr 19, 2013
Carol Rae Cato, 78, of Chester, and a former longtime resident of Petersburg, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Marion R. and Elva Pearl Kinsinger DonLouie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Walker Cato, Jr. and her son, William Walker Cato,...
Mildred Ann Mills
Apr 19, 2013
Mildred Ann Mills, 71, of Richmond, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2013. Born in King William, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Laura Henshaw. She is survived by her daughter, Debra Mills; son, Clifford Mills, Jr. and his wife Lelia; grandchildren, Guy, Michael, Victoria, , Wiley Jr., Nicholas, Elliot, and Collin; sister, Joyce Shaffer and...
Lelia Clyde Stockner Long
Apr 18, 2013
Lelia Clyde Stockner Long, 100, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Born in Galax, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Saunders and Gladys Stockner. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Roy Long; son, Wayne Long; sister, Ethel Boston; and brother, Thomas Stockner. Mrs. Long was a woman of faith and a...
Katherine Holloway Hayes
Apr 18, 2013
Katherine Holloway Hayes, 94, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 18, 2013. She was the last charter member of Bellwood Baptist Church; and a faithful member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Mrs. Hayes was retired from Giant Foods after thirty years of service. She is survived by her loving husband of seventy-three years, Naff Hayes; a...
Frances C. Lilley
Apr 16, 2013
Frances Cagle Lilley, 87, of Dewitt, passed away on April 16, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Edward H. and Etta Mason Cagle; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Otis M. Lilley, Sr.; and two sons, Austin Glenn McFalls and James Wade McFalls. Mrs. Lilley was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. She...
Stuart Layne Butler
Apr 15, 2013
Stuart Layne Butler, 72, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013. He worked for Chesterfield County. Mr. Butler was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Mr. Butler liked to watch NASCAR and was a fan of Jeff Gordon. He was a man of great faith and was a proud...
Raymond Kenneth Linden
Apr 15, 2013
Raymond Kenneth Linden, 71, of Prince George, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013. Born in Aurora, Illinois, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Mary Esser Linden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Dehn. After retiring from a life of teaching and business, Ray chose to go into diaconal formation...
Geraldine S. Blair
Apr 14, 2013
Geraldine Shannon Blair, 93, of Richmond, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Mrs. Blair retired from Lucy Corr Nursing Home as a seamstress. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edmond E. Blair; her son, Lessie E. Blair; and her parents, Lessie N. Shannon Sr. and Maggie Scarborough Shannon. Mrs. Blair is survived by her daughter, Vicki Walters;...
John T. Evans
Apr 14, 2013
COL John T. Evans, U.S. Army (Ret.), age 99, of Springfield Virginia, died on April 14, 2013. He earned a Bachelors Degree of science in civil engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Masters Degree in biological engineering from NIT. He was a World War II veteran and served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers until 1971. He...
Rochelle Caudle Minetree Fowler
Apr 13, 2013
Marguerite Rochelle Minetree Fowler, 75, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry Elvin and Marguerite Humphries Caudle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert “Bobby” Glen Minetree, Sr.; son, Patrick D. Minetree; and...
Annie Mae Hamlin Perkinson
Apr 13, 2013
Mary Edith Wells Perkinson, 81, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013. A lifelong resident of Dinwiddie, she was the daughter of the late George Collier and Sylvia Griswold Wells. Mrs. Perkinson was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church and most recently attended Crawford United Methodist Church. She was skilled at making handcrafts. Her talents included...
Ruby Wheeler Lane
Apr 10, 2013
Ruby Wheeler Lane, 88, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Addie Wheeler. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Richard Lane; and son, William Lane. Mrs. Lane was a proud member of St. Marks United Methodist Church in Petersburg. She is...
James "Jim" Howard Barbre
Apr 9, 2013
James "Jim" Howard Barbre (March 1, 1943- April 9, 2013), 70, of South Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 after a dauntless 12 year battle with kidney cancer. He worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland as a Firefighter and Captain for 23 years. He was also a lifetime member of the Aberdeen Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighting was...
Vivian Landman Hall
Apr 7, 2013
Vivian Landman Hall, 86, of Huntsville, AL passed away Sunday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Herbert Hall of Richmond, parents John Landman and Leah Landman Nester as well as brothers John and Claude Landman. Mrs. Hall is survived by her daughter Linda Hall Van Hoff; son-in-law David; granddaughter Jacqueline Hall Makowski and husband David; and a...
Lois Elizabeth Biggs
Apr 7, 2013
Lois Elizabeth Biggs, 89, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Myrtle Wilkerson. She is also predeceased by her daughter, Carol Biggs Haynes; and two sisters, Hazel Young and Katherine King. Lois was a proud life long member of Second Baptist Church. Many knew her...
