Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dorothy Adkins
Jul 11, 2012
Dorothy Ann Adkins, 77, of Richmond, Va., passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. She was retired from J.C. Penney . She is the daughter of the late John Thomas and Ella Rutledge Hahn. She is preceded in death by her son, Daryl and granddaughter, Asia. She is survived by her loving husband of sixty years, Howard Adkins; sons, Howard,...
Robert Arnold
Jul 11, 2012
Robert J. Arnold, Sr., 64, of Disputanta, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. He loved hunting and fishing. Mr. Arnold was a member of Faith Baptist Church. He was retired from Hercules, after thirty-two years of service. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Renee Arnold; his parents, James Russell and Rachel Makovsky Arnold; and a brother, Charles...
Carrie Knowles
Jul 10, 2012
Carrie Lee Storey Knowles, 90, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow O. Knowles; her parents, Paul M. and Carrie T. Logan Storey; and grandchildren, Victoria R. Wales and Dominique N. Rideout. She was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson and was a proud member...
Jr. E. Cummins
Jul 10, 2012
Clyde Elwood Cummins, Jr., 84, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at McGuire VA Medical Center. Born in Colonial Heights, he was the son of the late Clyde Elwood and Ada Uzell Cummins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Jane Skelton Cummins and a brother, Wallace Edward...
Ltc E. "Jack" Bonner
Jul 10, 2012
LTC John Edward â??Jackâ? Bonner, U.S. Army (Retired), age 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away on July 10, 2012. Born in Weymouth, MA, he was the son of the late George and Dorothy Naples Bonner. He was a graduate of Arch Williams High School in Braintree, MA, and received a degree in Business Science from Boston College. LTC Bonner retired...
Lena Dunlop
Jul 10, 2012
Lena Bartlett â??Bartyâ? Dunlop, 81, a former resident of â??Ellerslieâ?, Colonial Heights, VA died Tuesday, July 10, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Minge Dunlop and Nannette Ford Dunlop. A funeral service will be held at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA, on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 11:00 am. with David Teschner, Rector Christ and Grace Episcopal...
Minnie Albert
Jul 9, 2012
Minnie A. Albert, 82, of Chester, Va., died July 9, 2012. She was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, James Lewis Albert, Sr. She is survived by sons; James Lewis Albert, Jr., of Northern Va.; and John Douglas Albert (Mary), of New Kent; a daughter, Judith Albert Graham (Daryl), of...
Sr., F. Sober
Jul 8, 2012
Eugene Flexon Sober, Sr., 78, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2012. He was the son of the late Harvey L. and Floy Head Sober, and was also preceded in death by his loving daughter, Teresa Sober Collins; two brothers, Franklin and Jerrell Sober; and one sister, Rachel Dunn. Mr. Sober was a United States Navy Veteran and...
Ruby Boyd
Jul 8, 2012
Ruby Jean Boyd, 74, of Chester, passed away on July 7, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Grandy and Orpha Gertrude Williams Payne, and was also preceded in death by her husband, John Boyd. Mrs. Boyd was a member of Walmsley Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Tammie Reid of Chester, and Joanne Cook of Colonial...
Georgia Clark
Jul 7, 2012
Georgia Andrus Clark, 77, of Chester died Saturday, July 07, 2012. She was a native of Harrisonburg, VA, born the daughter of the late George and Pauline Andrus. She was a retired school teacher from Hopewell and a member of Chester United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband Richard T. â??Tomâ? Clark; three children; and six grandchildren. All...
Jr., K. Hendricks
Jul 6, 2012
William Knox Hendricks, Jr., 68, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012. He was retired from Honeywell after thirty years of service as an operator. Mr. Hendricks worked for the Hopewell News for ten years. He was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. Mr. Hendricks was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is preceded in death by...
Marlene Brooks
Jul 6, 2012
Marlene Jeanette Brooks, 79, of Richmond, passed away on July 6, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Paul Gilbert and Emily Martin Detrick, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Brooks; and a son, Steve Moon. Mrs. Brooks is survived by her daughter, Sharon Moon, seven grandchildren, Christie, Jennifer, Hunter, Tiffany, Dakota,...
Jr., E. Dalton
Jul 6, 2012
William Edwin Dalton, Jr., 88, a lifelong resident of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II as a teletype operator. Mr. Dalton worked for the U.S. Government as the Chief of Security on Fort Lee. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Hopewell, and a...
Joanne Thomas
Jul 6, 2012
JoAnne Hayes Thomas of Prince George, passed away on July 6, 2012. She was preceded in death by her mother, Hazel Flagler Hayes James; father, Rupert Paul Hayes; and stepfather, W.R. James. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Paul Boothe Thomas, Sr. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her son, Paul Boothe Thomas, Jr. (Luree)...
Sue Holt
Jul 5, 2012
Sue Babb Holt, 71, of Franklin, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Born in Waverly, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Story Babb. She was the wife of the late Shelton Earl Holt. She is survived by her son, Shelton Bruce Holt and his wife, Tammy, and daughter, Alison Kaye Holt, both of Franklin; grandchildren,...
Marion Savoca
Jul 5, 2012
Marion Jean Savoca, 82, of Chester, widow of Paul A. Savoca, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012. Mrs. Savoca donated much of her time to Shepherds Center in Chester. She is survived her two children; John Savoca and his partner, Pat Nelson, Beth Battiston and her husband, Joseph; four grandchildren, Alexis Casagrande and her husband, Adam, Joseph Battiston, Devin Battiston...
Lillie Marek
Jul 5, 2012
Lillie M. Marek, 87, of Dinwiddie, passed away on July 5, 2012. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Warren Harding Marek. She is survived by four children, Wayne Alan Marek, Steve Craig Marek, June Marek Pate, and Cynthia Marek; five grandchildren, Christopher Alan Marek, Johnathan Brett Marek, Noah Andrew Pate, Joshua Daniel Pate, and Sarah McMillan King;...
Ii, R. Whelan
Jul 4, 2012
James Roscoe Whelan, II, 77, of Chesterfield County, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at his residence. He was a native of Petersburg, born the son of the late Christine C. and James O. Whelan, Sr. He was a member of Second Chance Baptist Church and an Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. Mr. Whelan was a local business...
Msg D. Ryan
Jul 2, 2012
MSG Donald Dwight Ryan, U.S. Army (retired), 87, of Petersburg, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at his residence. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Daniel and Sarah Black Ryan. In addition, he was preceded in death by a son, Daniel T. Ryan, grandson Michael Bovinette, and three brothers, Sam, Walter, and Serl Patterson. MSG...
Windy Broughton
Jul 2, 2012
Windy Ann Broughton, 51, of Prince George, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2012. She was a member of the Junior Womenâ??s Club, and attended Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. Mrs. Broughton was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister. She had an unconditional love for people, always putting others before herself. Mrs. Broughton is preceded in death...
