Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
F. Leftwich
Jan 19, 2012
Dr. Thomas Frederick Leftwich Jr., 58, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Dr. Leftwich was an alumnus of Hampden-Sydney College and the MCV School of Dentistry. He owned and operated his family dental practice in Hopewell, Virginia for 27 years. Dr. Leftwich enjoyed being outdoors, sailing, and traveling. He also liked walking, cooking, and spending time with...
Michael Pyron
Jan 19, 2012
Specialist Michael Wayne Pyron, age 30 of Chester, born on October 16, 1981 in Hampton, Virginia, lost his life while serving in the US Army in Afghanistan on January 10, 2012. He was the son of Herbert Pyron Jr. and Cheryl Griggs Coluccio. He was a loving husband, father and son. Michael was also a Facebook moderator for the group...
Mary Salyards
Jan 16, 2012
Mary Virginia Salyards â??Mee-Maâ?, 74, of Chester, VA was called to heaven on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Preceded in death by her mother, Margaret M. Reilly (Burket) and father, James L. Reilly of Pennsylvania. She leaves to cherish in her memory, sons, Arthur R. Salyards, Jr. and his wife Mary, and Shawn J. Salyards; daughters, Tina M. Salyards, and Maria...
Minnie Whitley
Jan 16, 2012
Minnie Brown Holmes Whitley, age 94 of Chester, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at Lucy Corr Village, Chesterfield, Virginia. She was born February 3, 1917 in Mt. Olive, NC, the second child of 10 to Major and Betty Holmes. She moved to Petersburg in 1948. She worked at Arnetteâ??s, Colonial Heights Truck Stop and TJâ??s restaurants in Colonial Heights....
Elsie Bogese
Jan 15, 2012
Elsie Layne Bogese passed away peacefully at the age of 86 at the University of Virginia Medical Center at mid-day on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She was born on June 27, 1925 in Petersburg, VA to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E Layne. As an aspiring young woman, Elsie graduated from the Petersburg Hospital School of Nursing in 1945, when she...
Rose Wall
Jan 14, 2012
Rose Marie Wall, 85, of Ettrick, widow of James Tilden Wall, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Csubirka Kurtinecz. In addition, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Cheryl Davidson. Mrs. Wall worked for 37 years as the bookkeeper in their family business, J. Tilden Wall...
Ricardo Togna
Jan 14, 2012
Ricardo Louis Togna, 83, of Chester, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at his residence. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, he was the son of the late Louis and Olga Innocenti Togna. Mr. Togna was a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was a proud member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He retired from...
Barbara Moseley
Jan 14, 2012
Barbara Pomeroy Moseley was born on January 17, 1948 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She grew up in Metuchen, NJ, and graduated from Metuchen High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, played basketball, softball and field hockey. Her childhood summers were spent in the Adirondack Mountains. She attended Cedar Crest College, and graduated from Finch...
Joe Jr. Hobart
Jan 13, 2012
Joe Bush Hobart Jr, age 81 of Chester, passed away January 13, 2012. He was born July 25, 1930 in Greenville, Mississippi. Joe graduated from Georgia Tech in 1954 and served as 2nd Lt. in the US Army Engineer Corps. He worked as a mechanical engineer in the States as well as abroad, later retiring in 1995 from International Paper....
Bernadette Lafreniere
Jan 12, 2012
Bernadette M.M. LaFreniere, 65, of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2011. She worked in the medical field for over 40 years as a Registered Nurse. Bernadette is survived by her husband, Jimmie LaFreniere and children, Eric Alexander, Shawn Patrick, Guy Lawrence, Jennifer Marya, Nicholette Anastasia, Christian Bernard, and thirteen grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4:00...
Peggy Taylor
Jan 11, 2012
Peggy Church Taylor, 74, of Hopewell, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She retired from John Randolph Medical Center as a Dietary Aide after twenty plus years of service. Mrs. Taylor was a member of South Hopewell Church of God. She enjoyed her dog Peppy, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren, other family, and friends. Mrs. Taylor is...
Larry Rogers
Jan 11, 2012
Larry E. Rogers, 60, of Wakefield passed away on Wednesday, January, 11, 2012. He was the son of the late George Benjamin Rogers, Sr. and Nell Cowling Rogers. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He owned and operated Larry Rogers Maintenance and Repair in Wakefield and was an avid outdoorsman. Larry is survived by his wife, Kim E. Rogers;...
John Arnott
Jan 10, 2012
John Alexander Arnott Jr., Major US Army Retired, of Chester, passed away January 9, 2012 after a short illness, at McGuire Veteranâ??s Hospital. He was the son of the late John and Rollande Desmeules Arnott. John is survived by his wife, Nancy Arnott; daughter, Joley Arnott and step-son, Scott Commander of Richmond; sister, Helen Marckini of Hudson, MA; niece, Leslie...
Gladys Vtipil
Jan 10, 2012
Gladys Jean Vtipil, 74, of Prince George, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 9, 2012. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and socializing with family and friends and her husband of thirty years. Mrs. Vtipil was a volunteer in the Womenâ??s Auxiliary for the Prince George Volunteer Fire Department, Company 1. She also worked with the Prince George County Food Bank. Mrs....
Frances W.
Jan 10, 2012
Annie Frances Wallace Cox, 83, recently of Melbourne, FL, died January 10, 2012. Born in Sussex County, VA on October 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Wyatt V. and Esther Clark Wallace. She moved to Melbourne in 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blanchard B. Cox, Jr.( 2009), after 63 years of marriage. She...
Florence Tatum
Jan 9, 2012
Florence Pope Tatum, 82, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2012. Mrs. Tatum was a proud graduate of East Carolina Teachers College. She is retired from teaching in the Hopewell Public School System after more than thirty-five years of service. Mrs. Tatum was a longtime member of First Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing with her bridge clubs. Mrs....
Annie Boze
Jan 8, 2012
Annie Lewis Boze, 86, a lifetime resident of Ford, VA, born December 25, 1925, peacefully passed away January 8, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Wilbur Clyde Boze, two of their sons, Coleman Reames Boze and Floyd Arnold Boze, a grandson, Wilbur Clyde Boze III, three brothers, Raymond, Herbert and Therman, and three sisters,...
Melvin Hargrave
Jan 7, 2012
Melvin W. Hargrave, 67, of Hayes, Virginia, formerly of Surry County, Virginia, passed away on Saturday January 7, 2012, at his residence. He was the son of the late Earl W. and Mattie Martha Morris Hargrave. He was a very loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was an avid gardener and hunter, a member of the Farmerâ??s Hunt Club,...
Virginia Heacock
Jan 6, 2012
Virginia Lorraine Heacock, 84, of Chester, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Chippenham Medical Center. She was the widow of E.P. â??Perryâ? Heacock. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM â?? 7:30 PM Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home &...
Richard Mann
Jan 6, 2012
Richard Alan Mann, 73, of Disputanta passed away on January 2, 2012. He was the son of the late Harold B. and Winifred Stevenson Mann. Richard was a United State Army Veteran. Mr. Mann was a member of Gregory Presbyterian Church, a member of the family selection committee for the Habitat for Humanity of Petersburg, and an active member of...
