Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Richard Bride
Dec 24, 2011
Richard Lucien â??Rickyâ? Bride, 64, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011. He was the son of Grace L. Bride of Dinwiddie and the late Raymond F. Bride. He attended the â??Old Carson Schoolâ? as a child and graduated from Dinwiddie High School. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, Mr. Bride was a Life Member of Colonial...
Caroline Shoemaker
Dec 23, 2011
Caroline Shoemaker, 93, of Petersburg, passed away on December 23, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents; Joseph & Anastasia Kalenchuck, husband; Woodrow Shoemaker, and a daughter Florence Campbell. Caroline was a loving mother, grandmother, avid garner and especially loved flower gardens. She is survived by her sons; Bill Shoemaker & wife Garnet of Petersburg, James W. Shoemaker...
William Howard Graves
Dec 23, 2011
William â??Billâ? Howard Graves, 80, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011. Mr. Graves was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He later retired from Titmus Optical after twenty dedicated years. Mr. Graves loved fishing. He was an avid artist who loved photography and still life paintings. He also enjoyed building and flying model planes. Mr....
Mitchell Weeks
Dec 23, 2011
Mitchell James Weeks, age 47, of Richmond, departed this life on Friday, December 23, 2011. He is survived by his children, Mathew J. Clark Weeks and Amanda J. Clark-Weeks of Matoaca, VA; his mother, Mary Jane Weeks of Chesterfield, VA; two brothers, Dirk A. Weeks of Matoaca and David W. Weeks and wife, Janett of Chesterfield; nieces, Brandi W. Higginbatham...
Thelma Stringfield
Dec 23, 2011
Thelma Anne Stringfield, 86, widow of Rufus L. Stringfield died peacefully on December 21, 2011. Anne was born March 12, 1925 to Alsuma and Irving Welchons. One of seven children, she was a devoted daughter and sister. A long career with the Virginia State Police provided challenges for a woman of curiosity and intelligence. Retirement was given purpose by her...
Sr., T. Bridger
Dec 22, 2011
Howard Talmadge Bridger, Sr., 83 of Chester passed away on December 22, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late A. Scarborough and Strawdie Byrd Bridgers. He is survived by a son, Charles Bridger of Disputanta; sister, Ronnie Rush of Clarkton, NC.; brother, Richard Bridgers of Elizabethtown NC.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Terry of Virginia Beach; step-son, Frank Weaver...
Anna Brooks Miller
Dec 21, 2011
Anna Katherine Brooks Miller, 85, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2011. She was a member of Blandford Methodist Church. Mrs. Miller worked as a greeter for Piccadillyâ??s in Georgia. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley and Clara Lee Pearson Brooks; her sons, John G. Lowder and Charles F. Lowder; and her husband, Charles...
Donna Nangle
Dec 21, 2011
Donna Colleen Nangle, 53, of Petersburg, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She was born in Pensacola, FL, but lived in Arlington, VA for most of her life. She was a proud graduate of the Wakefield High School in Arlington and went on to receive her Associates Degree. Donnaâ??s 30 year career with the federal government began as a mail...
George Iii Waymack
Dec 21, 2011
George R. Waymack III, 59, resident of Shermans Dale PA, formerly of Prince George VA, passed away on Wednesday December 21, 2011. He is preceded in death by his son, George R.Waymack IV; daughter, Kyle Lynn Waymack; and his father, George R. Waymack Jr. He is survived by his wife, Laura Moore Waymack; daughter, Kore Burnham; two grandsons, Drew and...
Thelma Hatchell
Dec 21, 2011
Thelma Mae Hatchell, 90, of Petersburg, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Hattie Yates Evans. She was the widow of Robert Thomas Hatchell. Thelma was a retired employee of Titmus Optical and a member of First Assembly of God in Petersburg. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Margaret Parrish; her niece,...
Charles Stoneburg
Dec 20, 2011
CHARLES VANCE STONEBURG, 58, of Colonial Heights, died suddenly of natural causes on Friday, December 16, 2011. He was a Naval Veteran and a member of SGI-USA (BUDDHIST). Mr. Stoneburg was the son of the late Major Dorothy M. Stoneburg (Retired) and Lt. Colonel Charles (Stoney) Stoneburg (Retired). He is survived by his sisters, Beth Stoneburg Malmquist of Spotsylvania, VA...
Alice L.
Dec 20, 2011
Alice Lewis Lee, 86, a former resident of Petersburg and widow of John Fenton Lee, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. She was born in Chesterfield but lived most of her life in Portsmouth and Petersburg. An active member of Washington Street United Methodist Church, she was a teacher in the Tyler Bible Class for over 20 years, past president...
Jr., D. Woodard
Dec 19, 2011
Bedford D. Woodard, Jr., age 76 of Chester, passed away December 18, 2011. He was the son of the late Bedford D. Woodard Sr. and Mae Belle Herrell Woodard Guenther, and was also preceded in death by his son, David Woodard III; and brothers, Bedford Herrell Woodard, Sr., James David Woodard (J.D.), and William E. Woodard, Sr. Bedford is survived...
Wynelle Sawyer
Dec 19, 2011
Wynelle Williams Dudley Sawyer, age 87, died peacefully in hospice care at Skyline Manor Retirement Community in Omaha, NE on December 19, 2011. She was born in Petersburg on September 19, 1924 to Kenneth and Ruth Gibbs Williams. She was the widow of Raymond Vincent Dudley of Hopewell and Charles Carroll Sawyer of Elizabeth City, NC. For many years she...
George Estes
Dec 19, 2011
George Colquitt Estes died peacefully at his home at Westminster-Canterbury in Winchester, Virginia on December 19, 2011. The former Archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia was the beloved husband of Mary Brooke Steele Estes and father of George C. Estes, Jr., Matthew Estes and Hunter Barrat. He was born in 1924 in Waco, Texas, and, after serving in...
Jerald Stallings
Dec 19, 2011
Jerald Monroe Stallings, 59, of Dinwiddie, VA passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2011. He was an employee with Honeywell International Corp. and a veteran of the US Army. He is survived by his wife, Jane Stallings; sons, Jeffrey David Stallings, of Battle Creek, MI and Richard Allen Stallings, of Kalamazoo, MI; daughter, Sarah Jo Stallings, of Battle Creek MI;...
Bruce Kluttz
Dec 18, 2011
Bruce L â??Montyâ? Kluttz, 57, of Chester, VA passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011. He was a life long motorcycle enthusiast and Harley lover who enjoyed long rides on his beloved â??big birdâ?, camping trips, and the beach. He was employed by Alstom Power for over 30 years. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Patricia Lewis...
Thomas Sr. Williams
Dec 17, 2011
Thomas W. Williams Sr. 88 of Enon, passed away on Friday December 16, 2011. He is preceded in death by his parents, Fredrick and Lula Harton Williams; four brothers, and three sisters. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife of 68 years Jean Williams; sons, Thomas W. Williams Jr. and his wife Frankie, Robert G. Williams and his wife Marilyn,...
Marjorie Davis
Dec 16, 2011
Marjorie Bettie Davis, 86, of Disputanta, a lifelong follower of Jesus and widow of Ralph Henry Davis, Sr., passed away Friday, December 16, 2011. Born in Coalwood, WVA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lindsay and Nellie Melissa Burke Hall. Family members include her children, Dona D. Rachmel and husband, Lee (deceased), and Marjorie Sue Fowler and husband,...
Leona Leslie
Dec 16, 2011
Leona Jozwiak Leslie, 93, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011. She was a longtime member of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the Womenâ??s Circle. Mrs. Leslie enjoyed cooking, camping, and fishing. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Leslie is preceded in death by her husband, Earl R. Leslie...
