Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
William Edward Burnette Sr.
Feb 25, 2013
William Edward Burnette Sr., 80, of Chester, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013. He was the owner and operator of Burnette Insurance Agency in Chester for over thirty years. Mr. Burnette was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey J. and Viola C. Young Burnette; and a brother, Vonell Burnette and his wife, Doris. He is survived by his...
Gladys "Totty" Battista
Feb 23, 2013
Gladys Elizabeth "Totty" Clements Battista, age 88, of Richmond, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, M. Roy Battista and her two daughters, Gail and Paige. The family will receive friends at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 2700 Dolfield Drive, Richmond, from 12:45 pm to 1:30 pm on...
Helen Ellington Cheely
Feb 22, 2013
Helen Rose Ellington Cheely, 92, of Winston Salem, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center, after a short illness. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Grace Ellington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wilson Cheely, brother, Charles Edward Ellington, II, mother, Grace May Branch...
Thomas Franklin Brooks
Feb 21, 2013
Thomas Franklin Brooks, 57, of Sutherland, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Kim Brooks; son, Douglas Brooks and wife, Jenna; daughters, Dana Brooks and Leslie Myers and husband, Jonathan; grandchildren, Andrea, Bella and Kylee; father, Johnnie Brooks; mother, Rosa Brittingham; brothers, Robert Brooks and Michael Brittingham. A memorial service will be held from 2:00...
Milton "Flash" Redmond
Feb 20, 2013
Milton “Flash” Pratt Redmond, 95, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Thaddeus and Rosa Redmond. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Evelyn Smith Redmond, three sisters, Helen Redmond, Frances Bowers, and Mildred Ronning; five brothers, Arnette, Hoy, Thad, James, and Buster Redmond....
Percy B. Adkins
Feb 19, 2013
Percy Bryant Adkins, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away on February 19, 2013. Born in Mecklenburg Co., VA. he was the son of the late Charlie Lee and Novella Lawrence Adkins; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley R. Adkins. Mr. Adkins was a life long member of Tabernacle Methodist Church in Carson. He is survived by his...
Thomas F. Crowder
Feb 18, 2013
Thomas Franklin “Frank” Crowder, 90 of Prince George, passed away on February 18, 2013. He was born on December 3, 1922 in Petersburg, Va. and was the son of the late Thomas F. and Virginia Mason Crowder of Stony Creek, VA. Mr. Crowder is survived by his wife, Martha Hobson Crowder; two sons, Thomas Mason Crowder and wife, Carrie Camp...
Ann D. Evans
Feb 17, 2013
Ann Downing Evans, 80, of S. Chesterfield, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Dennis and Ruth Traylor Downing. She was retired from Chesterfield County Schools Food Service as cafeteria manager of Ettrick Elementary after 25 years of dedicated service and a member of Matoaca United Methodist Church for 60 years. Ann was a...
Beverley A. Wallace
Feb 15, 2013
Beverley A. Wallace, 79, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013. She loved sewing, crafting, gardening, and her chickens. Mrs. Wallace was a great cook and made a fantastic banana pudding that her family always enjoyed. She loved family get-togethers, especially at Christmas. Mrs. Wallace was a member of Bellwood Baptist Church and loved working in the...
Kristina Rae "Birdie" Gill
Feb 15, 2013
Kristina R. Gill, 32, recently of East Bend, NC and formerly of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013. She loved hunting and fishing. Ms. Gill loved to tend to her flower garden, and folks always said she had a golden thumb. She never met anyone she didn’t like or who didn’t like her, and always had a...
Christine Shields Goff
Feb 11, 2013
Christine Shields Goff, 88, of Maryland, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA., went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 11, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Erwin Lee Goff; a son, Michael D. Goff; and her parents, Robbie and Katherine Pribble Shields. Mrs. Goff is survived by her daughter, Carole G. Coleman and her husband Ronald,...
O'Relia Sue Henshaw
Feb 10, 2013
O’Relia Sue Henshaw, 68, of Ford, VA, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health. Born in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Cyril Phelps Tucker. She was saved and baptized at the Kendrick Memorial Baptist Church, Columbus, GA. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,...
Howard Benton Penley 3Rd
Feb 10, 2013
Howard Benton Penley, 3rd, 68, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013. He was born in Lynchburg, VA, and was preceded in death by his father, Howard Benton Penley and his mother, Louise Tolley Penley Blaha. Howard had an immense love for music, especially the guitar. As a young man, he was voted “Best Guitarist in Virginia.” He...
Judith Fleming Barros
Feb 9, 2013
Judith Fleming Barros, 67, of Dinwiddie died Saturday, February 9, 2013. She was born in Kingsville, Ontario Canada, the daughter of the late Frederick and Violet Fleming. Judi graduated form University of Louisville and worked for over 40 years as a dental hygienist in the Tri-Cities, most recently with Dr. William B. Munn. Judi also enjoyed working as a freelance...
Robert Chalmers Angevine
Feb 9, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Robert Chalmers Angevine passed away peacefully at home on February 9, 2013 after a short illness. Bob was born on August 25, 1925 in Pataskala, Ohio to Leon Angevine and Bernice (Green) Angevine. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mary Elizabeth (Dickson) Angevine. Bob is survived by their children, Margo Elizabeth Angevine of Titusville,...
Oliver Stuart Covington Jr.
Feb 8, 2013
Oliver Stuart Covington, Jr., 65, of Smithfield, VA., passed away on February 8, 2013. He was the son of the late Oliver S. Sr., and Mary Lanier Covington. Mr. Covington is survived by his son, Michael Covington and wife, Denise; two grandchildren, Rachel and Benjamin Covington; and numerous extended family members. All service will be private. Arrangements are being handled...
Evelyn "Nitty" Gibbs
Feb 6, 2013
Evelyn “Nitty” May Jackson Gibbs, 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie Jackson. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Alvin L. Gibbs; six brothers, Ivan, Charles Jr., Aubrey, Elmer, Eldred, and John Jackson; three sisters, Inez...
William Robert Floyd Sr.
Feb 6, 2013
William Robert Floyd, Sr. of Chester passed away on February 6, 2013. He was born on July 23, 1929 in Decatur, GA and grew up in Athens, GA. Bob was a retired Presbyterian minister and Army chaplain, who spent 50 years serving churches, Army chapels and soldiers in Korea, France, Vietnam, and numerous states. He is survived by his wife,...
Lewis Clements Heath
Feb 6, 2013
Lewis Clements Heath, 89, a former resident of Prince George County, passed away Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at Riverview on the Appomattox. He was the son of the late Birthier Clements and Kate Jeffries Heath. Mr. Heath was a retired employee of Allied Chemical and attended Oak Grove United Methodist Church. He is survived by a son, a daughter and...
Doris Ruby Bryant Kessler
Feb 6, 2013
Doris Ruby Bryant Kessler, 86, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Ellen Bryant, and was also preceded in death by four brothers, Collis, James, Otis, and Albert Bryant; and two sisters, Kathleen “Kitty” Townsend, and Lois Heartwell. Doris retired from Bell Communications after 43 years of dedicated service....
