Local obituaries for
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...
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...
