Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
August "Tex" Rabel
Feb 1, 2013
August “Tex” Rabel, 93, of Petersburg, passed away Friday February 1, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Nettie Rabel and his loving wife of 64 years Mary Rabel. Tex was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church for over 65 years. He is survived by his daughters; Mary Martin, Jackie Johnson,...
Mack Lester Atkinson Jr.
Feb 1, 2013
Mack Lester Atkinson, Jr., 73, of Sutherland, passed away Friday, February 01, 2013 at his residence. Born in Hopewell, he was the son of the late Mack Lester and Page Birdsong Atkinson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Atkinson. Mack was a U. S. Navy veteran and a retired construction engineer for...
Jonathan Isaac Maltempi
Feb 1, 2013
Jonathan “Jonny” Isaac Maltempi, 16, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013. He was a member of Ironbridge Baptist Church, where he was a member of the youth group and helped with children’s church. Jonny attended Elizabeth Davis Middle School where he was student of the year in the eighth grade. He was a member of the drama club at...
Mary Louise Walbeck
Feb 1, 2013
Mary Louise Walbeck, 93, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013. She was born in Westminster, MD, and was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Ada Jerome Thomson. She is preceded in death by her husband William S. Walbeck. Mrs. Walbeck is survived by her daughter, Anita L. Edmunds and husband Wayne of Chester, VA;...
Sarah M. Taylor
Jan 29, 2013
Sarah Hopkins Taylor, 92, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at her residence. She was born on September 4, 1920 in Rockingham, NC to the late Samuel and Dora Hopkins. The family moved to Petersburg when she was two years old and opened a store near their cousins, the Sandlers. She graduated from Petersburg High School in...
Michael F. Woodfin
Jan 29, 2013
Michael Francis Woodfin, 65, of Alexandria, passed away on January 29, 2013. He was the son of the late Gilbert H. Woodfin. Mr. Woodfin was retired from Fairfax County as a purchasing supervisor. He volunteered his time at the INOVA Alexandria Hospital and INOVA Mt. Vernon Hospital in many capacities to include the role of chaplain. He is survived by...
George W. Shaffer
Jan 29, 2013
George W. Shaffer 91, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday January 29, 2013. He was the son of the late George and Mamie Ruth Schley Shaffer. George was the caregiver of the entire family who dedicated his life to his family. He is survived by his nephews; Glen W. Atkins and wife Sheri of Petersburg, Donald W. Atkins and wife...
Thelma Lucille Young
Jan 28, 2013
Thelma L. Young, 93, died January 28, 2013, surrounded by members of her family in a home she dearly loved, that of her youngest daughter, where she had been cared for the past ten years. She was born June 5, 1919 in Petersburg, Virginia, the daughter of Clifford and Emma Duke. On August 29th, 1935, she married Leonard C. Young,...
Joan Thomas Blake
Jan 28, 2013
Joan Thomas Blake, 66 of New Kent, formerly of Hopewell VA, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2013. She is survived by her loving husband, Harry Blake; her son, Michael B. Young and his wife Joyce, of Fairbanks, AK; her sisters, Judy Panko and her husband, John of Cape Coral, FL, and Brenda Richmond and her husband, James of Chesterfield,...
Clarence L. Melton
Jan 28, 2013
Clarence L. Melton, 83, of Disputanta, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents Lee W. and Mary Smith Melton, wife Frances Merten Melton, a brother Robert Melton, five sisters Ruth Scearcey, Ethel Robinson, Bessie Huskins, Frances Bowers, and Sybil Elmore. He was born September 4, 1929 in Buncombe County, North Carolina raised by...
Charles Lionel Packer
Jan 27, 2013
Charles Lionel Packer, 91, of Petersburg, died Sunday, January 27, 2013. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the Harry and Anna Bellet Packer. Mr. Packer was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He was a graduate of Long Island University and was a licensed pharmacist in both New York...
Preston Donnelly Emory Sr.
Jan 26, 2013
Preston Donnelly Emory, Sr., 91, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late William Henry and Georgia Harris Emory. Mr. Emory served in the U. S. Army during World War II and was a retired health inspector for the Virginia Department of Health. He was a member of Ocran...
Jimmie E. Robertson
Jan 26, 2013
Jimmie Edward Robertson, 69, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013. He was the son of the late Haynie O. and Sadie B. Hodges Robertson, and was also preceded in death by his brother, William “Billy” Morton. Mr. Robertson is survived by his four children, Jimmie E. “Doodlebug” Robertson, Jr. and wife Elizabeth, Melanie L., Timothy D. and...
Herman Gilbert Doyle
Jan 25, 2013
Herman Gilbert Doyle, 87, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late William Henry and Lalla Whitby Doyle. Mr. Doyle served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a retired Optician. He was a member of Ocran United Methodist Church and POGO (Petersburg Old Geezers Organization.)...
Jack Belvin Allen Jr.
Jan 25, 2013
Jack Belvin Allen, Jr., 51, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday January 25, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father, Jack Allen, Sr. Jack is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Sharon Allen; mother, Frances A Robinson; son, Jack Lee Allen; daughter, April Nicole O’Brien; step-daughter, Lisa Jarratt; grandchildren, Jacob, Stevie, Mickey, Emily, Brandon, Chelsea, Amber,...
Shirley Ann Nelson
Jan 24, 2013
Shirley Ann Nelson, 67, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013. She was a member of Greenwood Presbyterian Church in South Chesterfield, VA. Mrs. Nelson was a retired insurance agent for BB&T/G.C. Wright Insurance Services. She is preceded in death by her father, Raymond Miles; brother, Tommy Miles; and sister, Clara Nadine Daniel. Mrs. Nelson is survived...
Anne Edwards Hatch
Jan 23, 2013
Anne Edwards Hatch, 88, of Wakefield, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Born on Lands End Farm in Prince George County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Epps and Rebecca Moss Edwards. Mrs. Hatch was the wife of the late James Robert Hatch and the sister of the late Rebecca Frances Hatch Martin. She was raised in...
Ardella Retta Peppers
Jan 23, 2013
Ardella Retta Peppers, 87, of Chester, passed away on January 23, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Elbert and Mary Brooks Gent, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Ty Peppers Sr.; and two sons, Gary E. Peppers and Kenneth A. Peppers. She was a longtime member of Enon Baptist Church. Mrs. Peppers spent many days...
Giovanni Lomonaco
Jan 23, 2013
Giovanni LoMonaco, 67, of Hampton, VA, passed away January 23, 2013 at Norfolk Heart Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. Giovanni was preceded in death by his mother Francesca Misseri LoMonaco, and his father Luciano LoMonaco, of Palermo, Sicily. Giovanni was born in Palermo, Sicily September 29, 1945. He came to the United States in 1968, where he worked...
Janet Reid Thomson Cohen
Jan 22, 2013
Mrs. Janet Reid Thomson Cohen, 83, of Chesterfield, Virginia departed this life on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Janet will join her Mother, Father and Brother James for a grand reunion in Heaven. Janet was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts, the daughter of, James Thomson Sr. and Margaret Tyne Eager Thomson. A graduate of Tufts University - Occupational Therapy Program, and life-long...
