Local obituaries for
Sr. W. Sweetland
Sep 24, 2011
After a long and wonderful life of 85 years, Theodore Wessley â??Tedâ? Sweetland, Sr. passed away on September 24, 2011, following a brief illness. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in Baltimore, MD. He was the son of the late Theodore R. and Marie Thomas Sweetland. He attended public school in Baltimore County, MD and attended Baltimore Polytechnic...
Carl Chandler
Sep 23, 2011
Carl Powell Chandler, 81, of Chester, passed away on September 23, 2011. He was the son of the late William and Elma Elizabeth Powell Chandler, and was also preceded in death by his brother, William W. Chandler. Mr. Chandler was a U.S. Air Force veteran having served in the Korean Conflict, and a member of Chester Baptist Church. In his...
Dorothy Van Fossen
Sep 22, 2011
Dorothy M. Van Fossen, of Chesterfield, passed away on September 22, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Clifton A. and Emma Fisher Duke, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Van Fossen. The family will receive friends from 2-4 pm on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral...
Alma Kennedy Bryant
Sep 22, 2011
Alma Lee Kennedy Bryant, 88, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, September 21, 2011 in John Randolph Medical Center, Hopewell, VA. She was born on May 28, 1923 in McDuffie County, GA and a resident of this area since 1962. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Cecil Bryant, Sr. and her son, William C. Bryant, Jr. Mrs. Bryant is...
Della Browder
Sep 22, 2011
Della Mae Browder, 74, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on September 22, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Thomas B. Browder, Sr; Della loved life and lived it to the fullest. She was an amazing sewer, loved gardening, cooking camping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by a son,...
Gary Sr. Tomlinson
Sep 21, 2011
Gary Lee Tomlinson, Sr., age 58, of Chester, VA, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. He was born in Portland, OR, the son of the late Ray and Mildred Keller Tomlinson. Mr. Tomlinson was a retired Sergeant First Class with the U. S. Army, who served during Operation Desert Storm. He was the owner and operator of Pedals Chains and...
Georgia England
Sep 20, 2011
Georgia Zikes England, 80, of Prince George, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2011. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest R. and Anna Brice Zikes; and her husband, Edwin â??Smittyâ? England. Georgia was a stay-at-home mom, dedicated to her God, Family, and Church. She was a former 4-H leader, cub scout leader, and Sunday school teacher. As...
Gay Sanders
Sep 20, 2011
Gay Bain Sanders, age 83, of Chester, VA, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2011. She was born in Dinwiddie, VA, the daughter of the late Preston C. and Eunice Hawkins Bain. Mrs. Sanders was also preceded in death by a sister, Janet A. Bain and a brother, Malcolm C. Bain. She was an educator for 41 years, serving as...
Andrew Leibert
Sep 18, 2011
Andrew Jackson â??Jackâ? Leibert, 75, of Petersburg, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011. Born in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late Stanley E. and Bessie Gibbs Leibert. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Petersburg. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Stanly E. Leibert. He is survived by...
Wayne Price
Sep 17, 2011
Wayne Young Price, 70, of Petersburg, passed away on September 17, 2011. He was a native of Petersburg, and the son of the late Junius L. and Addie Perdue Price. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Junius L. Price, Jr. Mr. Price was the Past president of the Retail Merchants Association, Past Exalted Ruler of the Petersburg...
Wysonda Stewart
Sep 16, 2011
Wysonda DePriest Stewart, age 82, of Chester, VA, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2011. She was born in Mexia, TX, the daughter of the late Louis and Gladys Bates DePriest. Mrs. Stewart was also preceded in death by her husband, Ret. Lt. Col. Warren F. Stewart. She was a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, where she worked...
Rebecca Jones
Sep 15, 2011
Rebecca Chesson Jones, 89, of Petersburg, widow of Wilfred Conway Jones, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Born in Edenton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Maywood and Annie Stillman Chesson. Mrs. Jones grew up in Waverly, VA and graduated from the Waverly High School. She worked at Fort Lee during WWII and volunteered at the hospital at night....
Carol Fetterhoff
Sep 15, 2011
Carole Williams Fetterhoff, 67, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away September 14, 2011. She was born in Petersburg, VA on July 20, 1944. Mrs. Fetterhoff was the daughter of the late Charles Harvey and Rose Zaruba Williams, and was preceded in death by her 3 sisters, Sandra Jeanne Williams, Andrea Deanne Potter, Lorraine Day Cassidy. She is survived by daughter, Donna...
Wanda Starke
Sep 14, 2011
Wanda Jean Mills Starke, 68, of Prince George County, Virginia, was chosen by God to come home on September 13, 2011. She had a long, courageous and well fought battle. Jean was born in Marion County, Kentucky on November 8, 1942. She was the daughter of the late James Sylvester Mills and Mary Mills Griffieth, and was preceded in death...
Robert Locke
Sep 13, 2011
Robert Roger â??Mikkiâ? Locke, III, 67, of Petersburg died Tuesday, September 13, 2011. He was a native of Knoxville, Tennessee and son of the late Robert R. Locke, Jr. and Louise Hudgens Locke. He was preceded in death by his sister Pennie Wall. He is survived by three sisters, Shirley Ware, Judy McNew and Sharon Robertson (Clint); one son, Robert...
Ruby Hargrave
Sep 13, 2011
Ruby Stewart Hargrave, 91, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. She was a member of the Rocky Hock Methodist Church. Mrs. Hargrave was the daughter of the late Shelton and Elsie Savedge Stewart and the wife of the late Jesse W. Hargrave. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Atkins; son, Willard Hargrave; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She...
Opal Busuttil
Sep 13, 2011
Opal Johnson Busuttil, age 89, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away Monday, September 12, 2011. She was born in Gate City, VA, the daughter of the late Charles Carter and Maxie Thompson Johnson. She was one of 13 children born to her parents and is survived by 5 of them. Mrs. Busuttil was also preceded in death by her husband, James...
Mary Harris
Sep 11, 2011
Mary Seward Harris, 94, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. She was the wife of the late Robert Oliver Harris and the daughter of the late William E. and Annie Savedge Seward. She was a life long resident of Surry County. Mrs. Harris was a life long member of Mooreâ??s Swamp Baptist Church...
Jose Melbert
Sep 10, 2011
Jose E. Melbert died Saturday September 10, 2011. Jose was a SSG in the United States Army Stationed at Fort Lee, Virginia where he was an Automated Logistics Specialist Instructor at the Quartermaster School. He was a devoted husband to his wife Johanna A. Melbert and father to his two sons, Jose E. Melbert, Jr. and Jordan A. Melbert. Jose...
Charlie Anderson
Sep 9, 2011
Charlie Scott â??Andyâ? Anderson passed away peacefully on September 9th at Southside Regional Medical Center at age 91. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Newanna Oakley Anderson, his children, Charles Scott Anderson, Bettie Anderson David, Jerry Alan Anderson, Robert Wayne Anderson, seven grandchildren, sister, Bobby Jones and husband, Gaston of Blue Springs, MS, and sister-in-law, Margie Anderson...
