Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jeanne Henry
Nov 6, 2011
Jeanne Ann Byrd Henry, 82, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 10, 1929, she was predeceased by her beloved husband Jim Henry, her parents Bill and Daisy Byrd, her stepmother Catherine Byrd, her brother Jerry Byrd, Sr. and his wife Frankie, her son-in-law Bill Keeler and...
Elsie Mills
Nov 6, 2011
Elsie Whirley Mills, 74, of Chesterfield County, widow of Bobby Eugene Mills, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at her residence. Born in Ettrick, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Annie Bennett Whirley. She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Cothron and husband, Allen of Matoaca, Tammy Mills of Chester, and Kathrine Swenk of Prince George;...
Bernice Ellis
Nov 5, 2011
Bernice Felts Ellis, 94, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011. Born in Smithfield on October 5, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Georgie Felts. She was a member of Wakefield Baptist Church and enjoyed playing bridge with her friends of Wakefield. Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Benjamin F. Ellis, Jr.; her son, Brian...
Jean Mclure
Nov 4, 2011
Jean C. McLure, age 82 of Chester, passed away November 3, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Oliver and Effie Dean Coppedge, and was also preceded in death by her husband Kenneth McLure; son, Kenneth McLure, Jr.; and grandson, Allen Trevino. Jean is survived by her daughters, Brenda Stephenson (Danny), JoAnne Trevino (Paul); daughter-in-law, Kelli McLure; grandchildren, Jeff,...
Bobby Dixon
Nov 4, 2011
Bobby Calvin Dixon, 85, of Prince George, passed away Friday, November 4, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph M. and Lillie Dixon and his first wife, Merle Sally Dixon. Mr. Dixon retired from the U.S Army after 20 years of service as well as 20 years of service with VDOT. He is survived by his wife,...
Anthony Stone
Nov 4, 2011
Anthony J. Stone, 51, of Powhatan passed away Friday November 4, 2011. He is preceded in death by his mother, Rita Joy Kieny . He is survived by his wife, Brenda Stone; father, Lawrence Stone, of Martinsburg, VA; sisters, Cynthia E. Tucker, of Del Mar, MD, Laura J. Kennedy, of Taneytown, MD; Tamara A. Medeiros, of Westminster, MD; Wendy J....
Patricia Hayes
Nov 3, 2011
Patricia Rathbone Hayes, 50, of Dinwiddie, passed away on November 3, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Rathbone. She is survived by her husband, Donald W. Hayes; two sons, Wesley Hayes and wife, Christy, Matthew Hayes; a daughter, Jennifer Hayes; four grandchildren; two sisters, Deleros Seldon, Lola Holly; one brother, Stanley Rathbone; and her mother, Pauline M....
Allen Leslie
Nov 2, 2011
Allen Gobble Leslie, 70, of Hopewell passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Leslie worked as a Police Officer for Petersburg Police Department. He then worked for Firestone, and later Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation. Mr. Leslie is preceded in death by his parents, John A. and Estelle G. Leslie. He is...
Frank Ford
Oct 30, 2011
Frank P. Ford Jr., 72, of Prince George County, passed away on October 30, 2011. Born and raised in West Pittston, PA, he was the son of the late Frank P. Sr. and Marguerite Ruane Ford. He was a 1957 graduate of St. John High the Evangelist High School in Pittston, PA, and a 1965 graduate of Kingâ??s College in...
Cullen Saunders
Oct 29, 2011
Cullen Falls Saunders, age 22 months, of Chester, went to play with the Lord on Saturday, October 29, 2011. Cullen was the son of James Norman and Kimberly Whitlock Saunders. In addition, he is survived by his sister, Kennedy Tomas Saunders; maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Whitlock of Hopewell; paternal grandparents, Richard Saunders of Newport News and Vicky...
Janie Ashby
Oct 29, 2011
Janie M. Ashby, 80, of Waverly, passed away peacefully Saturday October 29, 2011 at Waverly Healthcare Center. Born on March 19, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Benjamin and Katie Ford Mattox of Waverly. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1949 and attended Longwood College. She was a lifelong member of Waverly Baptist Church. Enrolled in...
Jr. Parker
Oct 29, 2011
Johnnie Parker, Jr. of Hopewell, 57, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011. He was the son of the late Johnnie Parker, Sr. and Lucille Robinson Parker. He was a SFC RET from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service; before his passing he was a master instructor. He was a member of the Charity Korean Baptist Church. He is...
Benjamin "Stump" Seibert
Oct 28, 2011
Benjamin Ryan Seibert, â??Stumpâ?, 31, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Ryan was a 1998 graduate of Thomas Dale High School. Ryan was an avid hunter and fisherman; and the kindest person you could ever meet. He is survived by his parents, Steve and Becky Seibert; brother, SPC Ty Stephen Seibert, currently serving in Afghanistan; paternal grandparents,...
Eloise Stover
Oct 27, 2011
Eloise Stover went to be with her Lord October 27, 2011. She was 83 years old. She was predeceased by her husband, Rev. Searl W. Stover, and son, David L. Stover. She leaves a son, Searl W. Stover., Jr, his wife, Peggy, grandson, Searl S. Stover, his wife Laurie, and a great-granddaughter, Ashley Stover. She also leaves three sisters, Virdean...
Virginia Hogwood
Oct 26, 2011
Virginia Doll â??Memaâ? Hogwood, 90, of Dinwiddie, passed away on October 26, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Edna Smelley Grizzard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Earle Hogwood, and her son, Walter E. Hogwood. Mrs. Hogwood was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She always put her son and grandchildren first. She...
Jr., F. Haddon
Oct 25, 2011
Charles Forrest Haddon, Jr., 84, of Dinwiddie, widower of Nancy B. Haddon, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Charles Forrest and Laura Hales Haddon. In addition, he was preceded in death by an aunt, Essie Mae Fairchild. Mr. Haddon served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and...
Ann Dixon
Oct 25, 2011
Ann T. Dixon, 91, of Disputanta, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. She was retired from John Randolph Medical Center after twenty-five years of service as a Nurses Aide. Mrs. Dixon was a member of Brandon Episcopal Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Gray Dixon; and parents, Ulysses and Lovie Toler. Mrs. Dixon is survived...
Katy Huber
Oct 24, 2011
Katy Berryman Huber of Surry County and of Wakefield died on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Waverly Healthcare Center after a period of declining health. Born on February 19, 1919 in Surry County to Charles Cecil and Myrtle Seward Berryman, she was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Cecil H. Berryman; and her sister, Rebecca Frances Gwaltney. She and her...
Ruby Skinner
Oct 24, 2011
Ruby Reese Skinner, 95, of Matoaca, widow of William Skinner passed away October 24, 2011. She is also preceded in death by her only son, David Skinner. She is survived by her daughters, Dorothy Bryant, and her husband F.L. Bryant, Mary Christian, and Willine Lane; brother, Preston Reese; 15 grandchildren, 33 great Grandchildren; and 10 great-great grandchildren; and a host...
Virginia Woodbury
Oct 24, 2011
Virginia Hornsby Woodbury of Chester, Virginia, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2011 at her residence at The Hermitage in Richmond, Virginia. She was born in Belle Haven, Virginia on October 10, 1921 to Ernest Wiley Hornsby and Helen Wyatt Hornsby. She was predeceased by her husband, Lynn W. Woodbury; her parents; her brother, Beverly Kerr Hornsby; and her beloved...
