Local obituaries for
Francis Hoffman
Jul 19, 2012
Francis James Hoffman, 75, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sunnan Hoffman; one daughter, Brenda M. Hoffman. Graveside service will be held 10:30 am Monday, July 23, 2012 in the Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...
Horace "Red" Eason
Jul 19, 2012
Horace Clifford â??Redâ? Eason, 87, of Hopewell, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. He was retired from Strosnider Chevrolet after forty-two years. Mr. Eason was a member of the Lions Club, the Hopewell Moose, First Baptist Church in Hopewell, and the Hopewell Masonic Lodge. He was also an avid fisherman. Mr. Eason is preceded in death by his wife,...
Norma Needham
Jul 18, 2012
Norma Arbutus Crater Needham, 92, formerly of Charlotte, N.C., died July 18, 2012 at Tyler Retreat Nursing Home, Chester, Va. Norma was an excellent seamstress and worked in retail in Peebles Dept. Store. She was co-owner/operator of her husbandâ??s business, Florence Discount Beauty Supply Co. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Odell â??O. V.â? Needham....
Dorothy Cleveland
Jul 17, 2012
Dorothy Ruth Cleveland departed this life for the next on Saturday, July 14, 2012. She was the last of thirteen children born to the late James and Susanna Critch of Ipswitch, Massachusetts. Born on August 6, 1922, she graduated from Ipswitch High School, and later from the Boston School of Nursing, becoming a registered nurse. She and her young family...
Martha Akom
Jul 15, 2012
Martha Lou Wise Akom, 94 of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012. Daughter of the late Albert R. and Mary Grove Wise. Martha was a retired school teacher with the Hopewell Public School system with over twenty five years of service. She was a member of First Methodist Church for many years. Martha was preceded in death by...
Maryanne Jones
Jul 14, 2012
Maryanne McCarter Jones, 81, of Petersburg, widow of Clifford R. Jones passed away Friday, July 13, 2012. Mrs. Jones served proudly in the US Army. She is preceded in death by her brother, Bertus â??Kingâ? McCarter. Mrs. Jones is survived by her son, Robert C. Jones of Murrell, SC.; daughters, Maryanne Sedgeley of Whitestown, IN, Deborah A. Benning Wylliesburg, VA,...
Barbara Edwards
Jul 13, 2012
Barbara Ann Brantley Edwards, age 72, of Zuni, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at Lake Prince Woods. She was born on September 1, 1939 in Suffolk, Virginia, the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Brantley and Evelyn Burchett Brantley. Barbara was a 1961 graduate of Longwood College. She was a retired public school teacher having taught high school Health and...
Anne Peebles
Jul 12, 2012
When Anne Dobie Peebles, daughter of the late William Dunn Peebles and Mary Emmerson Dobie Peebles died at her beloved home place Dunnlora Farm, Sussex County on July 12, 2012, in Southside Virginia, lost one of her most timeless champions. Confidant to governors and legislators, friend to educators, member of numerous boards and commissions and relentless in the causes of...
Diane Elmore
Jul 12, 2012
Diane Michelle Elmore, 68, of Petersburg, died Thursday, July 12, 2012. Mrs. Elmore was the daughter of the late Louise Birdsong. She is survived by five granddaughters; Cheri Valverde, Angela Kitchen and Miranda â??Mickeyâ? Martin, Wanda Sanchez, and Karen Myrick; two grandsons, James Allen and John Womack, Jr.; Granny and Pop-Pop, JoAnne and John Womack, Sr.. The family will receive...
Barbara Castlebury
Jul 11, 2012
Barbara Mae Perkinson Castlebury 83, of Chester passed away Wednesday July 11, 2012. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy Jackson Castlebury. Mrs.Castlebury was a long time member of Chester Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Larkin and her husband, Michael; two sons, Kenneth Castlebury and his wife, Mary and David Castlebury and his...
Lorraine Horning
Jul 11, 2012
Lorraine Blanch Henshaw Horning, 83, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Wednesday July 11, 2012. She is the daughter of the late Mark and Elsie Henshaw and is also preceded in death by a sister and brother. Lorraine is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, William Horning, Jr.; son, William Horning, III. (Donna); grandchildren, Sarah, Ashley, and...
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...
