Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
James Emerson
Jul 1, 2012
James Rainey Emerson, Sr., 85, of Disputanta, passed away on Saturday June 30, 2012. He is the son of the late James T. and Bessie Emerson and is also preceded in death by 7 sisters, Alice Emerson, Nellie Berry, Elva Cox, Fanny Bailey, Mary Emerson, Annie Allgood, and Mary Wray; 5 brothers, Henry, Glenn and John Emerson, and Robert and...
Kitty Thomason Sammons
Jul 1, 2012
Kitty Sue Thomason Sammons, 54, of Disputanta, Va., loving daughter, sister, wife, mama, grammy, and friend, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2012. She is preceded in death by her father, Albert L. Thomason.; and step-father, Edgar Sevier Justus. Mrs. Sammons was a wonderful Registered Nurse for 28 years. She is survived by her loving husband, Dale Sammons; Sons, Eddie...
Charles Jr. Blunt
Jun 30, 2012
Blunt, Charles W. â??Chuckâ?, Jr. of Chester, Virginia passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012. Chuck was born May 3, 1932 in Richmond, Virginia. He served in the U. S. Air Force, worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in Council Bluffs, IA, and for the City of Richmond, Virginia in Parks & Recreation. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Margaret Crewey
Jun 29, 2012
Margaret Ann Eplin Crewey, 84, of Chesterfield, died Friday, June 29, 2012 at Elizabeth Adam Crump Manor (Golden Living) Nursing Home in Glen Allen, VA. She was born in Ramage, WV to the late Lee Roy Eplin and Angiline Prichard Eplin. Surviving are her sons, Edward Lee (Sarah), and Frank Roger Crewey (Frances); grandchildren, Martha L. (Crewey) VanMeter (Lee, Jr.),...
Austin Hayes
Jun 29, 2012
Austin â??Joeâ? Hayes, 78, of Hopewell, passed away on June 28, 2012. He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the son of Daniel J. and Katherine Nagle Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a Vietnam War Veteran who retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service; he also retired from Suitt Construction in Hopewell in 2000. He was a...
Stacy Mckinney
Jun 28, 2012
Stacy Shane McKinney, 69, of Chester, passed away on Thursday June 28, 2012. He was the son of the late Allen and Naomi McKinney and was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Norma Jean McKinney. Stacy proudly served our country and retired from the U.S. Army. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Vest (Jerry); granddaughter; Amanda Winter...
Sandra Roark
Jun 28, 2012
Sandra Drumheller Roark, 53, of Hopewell, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. She enjoyed cooking, crafting, and discussing politics. Mrs. Roark was a thrifty shopper and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She had a great personality and enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Roark loved and was loved deeply and will be truly missed....
David Stell
Jun 27, 2012
David P. Stell, 88, of Richmond, Va., passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. He was a WWII veteran and retired from Brinks, Incorporated after 25 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years; Elizabeth E. Stell; children, Elizabeth S. Morano, Annette S. Reed (Steve), Pamela S. Campbell (Earl), Ann â??Pennyâ? Stell, David P. Stell,...
John Mcateer
Jun 27, 2012
John James McAteer, 73, of Chester, VA, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late John James and Emma Harscar McAteer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and a retired construction superintendent and master carpenter. Mr. McAteer was talented in theatre and music, and as a teenager, performed...
Frances Cairns
Jun 27, 2012
Frances Pauline â??Pollyâ? Cairns, 93, of Dinwiddie passed away on Wednesday June 27, 2012. Mrs. Cairns is the daughter of the late Harvey and Gracie Bishop Maitland. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, David Thomas Cairns; 2 grandchildren, Tina Robertson and Brenda Johnson; sister, Florence Clarke of Dinwiddie; and 4 brothers, Ernest, Eugene, Charles, and Samuel Maitland....
John Kincaid
Jun 26, 2012
John Filmore Kincaid, 65, of Chester, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2012. He was retired after forty-two years of service as a mechanical engineer for DuPont formerly ICI. Mr. Kincaid was a member of New Jerusalem Fellowship where he served as a deacon, and had a great love for his church. He was a little league coach for over...
Ralph Hart
Jun 26, 2012
Ralph West Hart, 93, of Richmond, Va., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, with family at his side. Ralph was born in Dendron, Va., on September 2, 1918 to the late Edward Lee and Sarah Ocie Hart. He attended Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Music and graduated from William & Mary University. He served in the U.S. Navy...
Hilda Mosbey
Jun 25, 2012
Hilda Gray White Mosbey, 74, of Sutherland, VA., died on June 25, 2012 at her residence. She was born December 16, 1937, in Whiteville, N.C. She was the daughter of the late C. Raymond and Leona Gore White, and late stepmother, Lillian Norris White. She was a graduate of Williams Township High School near Whiteville N.C., a graduate of Miller...
James Huber
Jun 25, 2012
James Edward Huber, 70, of Chester passed away on June 25, 2012. He was the son of the late John R. and Elsie Owens Huber, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Bill Huber. Mr. Huber was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam Conflict. He was retired from Honeywell after 30 plus years of...
Linda Sebra
Jun 24, 2012
Linda Lucille Jackson Sebra, 59, of Chester, Va., passed away June 24, 2012. She was a member of Chester Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher that taught special needs children, and a volunteer at Curtis Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her parents; Joseph Edwin Jackson and Laura Smith Jackson; brothers, Daniel J. Jackson and...
Laura Worley
Jun 22, 2012
Laura Giles Worley, beloved mother, sister, wife and friend passed from this world on Friday, June 22, 2012 at age 86. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Hunter Worley. Laura gave to all she knew compassion, love, and joy. We will all remember her sweet ready smile and infectious laugh, her love and support given without question....
Eloise Horn
Jun 22, 2012
Eloise Snelson Horn left us on June 22, 2012, born in Bumcomb County, NC., on November 24th, 1934. Widow of Earl N. Horn, and the daughter of the late Morrison Snelson and Emma Allen Snelson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters, Herman, Loyd, Thomas, Robert, James, Helen, Margeret, Laura, and Jesse. Mrs. Horn is survived...
Marie Shelton
Jun 21, 2012
Mrs. Marie Virginia Moody Shelton, 97, of Colonial Heights, departed this life on June 21, 2012. She retired from Byramâ??s Restaurant in Richmond, VA, after 25 years of faithful service. She was the daughter of the late Clarence O. and Lettie Moody of Prince George, VA. Mrs. Shelton was predeceased in death by her sisters; Margaret M. Fowlkes and Elsie...
Mildred E. Anderson
Jun 20, 2012
Mildred Pauline Ellison Anderson, 84, of Spring Grove, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She was a member of Pastor Gary Rossâ?? church, Community Baptist Church in Surry County. Mrs. Anderson was retired from Allied Chemical - Fibers Division in Chesterfield County in 1985. She was a member of Spring Grove Community Club which recently folded. Also, Mrs. Anderson...
Edith Lufsey
Jun 19, 2012
Edith â??Beaâ? Vaughan Lufsey, 97, of Petersburg, widow of Howard Wilson Lufsey, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012. A lifelong resident of Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Lorenzo Burgess and Loney Faison Vaughan. Mrs. Lufsey was also preceded in death by her infant sons, Howard Nelson Lufsey and Claiborne Wilson Lufsey, and her daughter, Alice Louise Bryant....
