Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Sr., Lewis Albert
Apr 9, 2012
James Lewis Albert, Sr., 83, of Chester, Va., died April 7, 2012. He was a dedicated husband and father; and member of Grace Lutheran Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Minnie A. Albert; sons, James Lewis Albert, Jr., of Northern Va.; and John Douglas Albert ( Mary), of New Kent; a daughter, Judith Albert Graham...
Shelly Crowder
Apr 9, 2012
Shelly Sherman Crowder, 46, of Prince George, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles H. Sherman; and her sister, Lisa Erin Sherman. Shelly was an active supporter of the Special Olympics, and was a member of Oakland Baptist Church. Shelly was a graduate of the University of Richmond with Summa Cum...
Elizabeth Rott
Apr 9, 2012
Elizabeth Mary Rott, 91, of Ettrick, passed away on April 8, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Henry Sr., and Clara Rezba Rott and a graduate of Petersburg High School. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Matoaca, where she devoted her time as an active Christian for years and always helping others in the community....
Steven Massey
Apr 6, 2012
Steven Lamar Massey, 72, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Friday, April 06, 2012. Born in Durham, NC, he was the son of the late Grover T. Massey and Sally Daniels Boswell. In addition, he was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Massey and two sisters, Peggy Traylor and Jean Farmer. He was an avid outdoorsman and a welder by...
Kathleen Tereschenko
Apr 6, 2012
Kathleen Hayes Tereschenko ,90, of Sussex County, Virginia, departed this life on April 6, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Linwood E. and Ruth Perkins Hayes, and the widow of Martin Max Tereschenko. She was also preceded in death by her sons, M. Max Tereschenko, and Samuel T. Tereschenko, her brother, L.E. Hayes, and step-father, Ashley C. Lewis...
John Proper
Apr 5, 2012
John Haines Proper, 66, passed peacefully into Godâ??s hands Wednesday, April 4, 2012, after a courageous battle with LIP lung disease. John was a 1964 graduate of Townville High School, and graduated from International Typographical Union in 1971. John was also a veteran of the Vietnam War serving with the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Mauna Loa. John retired...
Tahniyah Wallace
Apr 3, 2012
Tahniyah Wallace, 12 days, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012. She is survived by her mother, Ashley Hoskins; her father, William Wallace; two brothers, Dylan Hoskins, and Ethan Lopez; maternal grandmother, Teri Lovin and husband Carson; maternal grandfather, Ralph Hoskins; paternal grandmother, Nancy Ngoun; paternal grandfather, Leroy Wallace; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. The family...
Theresa Ayers
Apr 3, 2012
Theresa Whitman Ayers, 41, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father, George Whitman, Sr.; sister, Judy Porter; and brother, Larry Wallace. She is survived by a son, Austin L. Ayers; daughter, Allison A. Ayers; devoted friend and father of her children, Christopher E. Ayers; loving companion, William Crisson Thornton;...
Jr., B. Taylor
Apr 3, 2012
Raymond Bennett â??Bennyâ? Taylor, Jr., 52, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. He was born in Wurzburg, Germany. Mr. Taylor was an avid motorcyclist and fisherman. He was also the part-owner and operator of B&D Barbecue in Petersburg. Mr. Taylor is preceded in death by his wife, Donna H. Taylor; and his father, Raymond Bennett Taylor, Sr....
Sr., R. Rhodes
Apr 2, 2012
Walter Richard Rhodes, Sr., 71, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012. He was a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church, and he was retired from Allied Chemical, now Honeywell, after forty years of service. Mr. Rhodes is preceded by his parents, Edward Curtis and Minnie Spivey Rhodes; brother, Robert E. Rhodes; and a grandson, Matthew Rhodes. He...
Catherine Leddy
Apr 2, 2012
Catherine Ellen Leddy, 76, of Petersburg, VA passed away on April 2, 2012. She is preceded in death by her parents Bernard A. and Mary E. Leddy. Catherine is survived by her sister, Doris Maroni, of Warwick, RI; and brother, Bernard M. Leddy and wife Marie, of Petersburg, VA; and numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held...
Ii. F. "Sonny" Merritt
Apr 1, 2012
Walter F. â??Sonnyâ? Merritt II, 66, died April 1, 2012. Sonny was born in Hopewell, Va. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter F. Merritt, and his mother, Lois Nichols Merritt. He was an active and loyal member of Millwright Local 1402 located in Richmond for 50 years. He was a loving, caring and dedicated husband, father and...
Jesse Aultman
Apr 1, 2012
Jesse R. Aultman, Jr., 83, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012. Jesse was preceded in death by his father, Jesse R. Aultman, Sr.; mother, Pearl E. Avinger; grandson, Christopher Galen Lindell; and sisters, Margaret Spears and Maxine Cromer. He was employed as a Rigger at Allied Chemical and retired after 41 years of dedicated service. He was...
"Mary Cecile Bradley
Mar 30, 2012
Cecile â??Mary Sueâ? Moore Bradley 85, of Prince George, passed away on Friday March 30, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents; Chester Arthur & Annie Nugent Moore, husband; William H. Bradley, Jr., two grandsons; Chris & Jason Temple. Mary Sue was a loving mother and grandmother and was employed by the Prince George Health Department for over...
Velma Novak
Mar 29, 2012
Velma Riddle Novak, 87, of Spring Grove, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. She retired from Central State Hospital after over forty years of administrative service. Mrs. Novak was a lifelong member and active participant of Martins Brandon Episcopal Church. She loved growing flowers, feeding and watching birds, and time spent at her house on the river, where she...
Charles Lucy
Mar 28, 2012
Charles Edward Lucy, Sr. 79, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Dinwiddie and son of the late Edward T. and Pearl Hawkins Lucy. He retired from VDOT in 1991 after 42 years of service. Charles is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary N. Lucy; five...
John Martin,Jr.
Mar 27, 2012
John Randolph Martin, Jr., 84 passed away March 26, 2012. Son of the late John Randolph and Edna Blackwell Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Price Martin; his daughter Linda Martin Atkins; and a brother Joe Martin. He is survived by his daughter, Sandra (Sandy) Allen, of Chesterfield, Va..; brother, William T. Martin, of Powhatan, Va.;...
Carolyn Swift
Mar 27, 2012
Carolyn Edmiston Swift, 67, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012 during the noon hour. She was the wife of retired Hopewell letter carrier, Robert N. Swift, Jr., for the past forty-five years and nine months. She was the only child of Fred Odell Edmiston and Ethel Mary Miller Edmiston, both deceased. Carolyn went to Woodlawn Elementary School and Hopewell...
Mary Unger
Mar 27, 2012
Mary Bowling Unger, 93, beloved wife of the late Raymond Ben Unger, Sr., longtime resident of Petersburg, Virginia and most recent resident of Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Chippenham Medical Center on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Born March 4, 1919 in Amherst County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Lee and George Monroe Bowling. In the...
Marian Harris
Mar 26, 2012
Marian Ryder Harris of McKenney, VA, left this earth peacefully Tuesday morning after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her loving husband of 47 years was by her side as she took the hand of her loving Lord. She was predeceased by her wonderful son-in-law, Bob Creech and has left to cherish and celebrate her life her husband, Jim...
