Local obituaries for
Kenneth Windsor
Jan 13, 2011
Ret. Major USA Kenneth H. Windsor, age 92, of Chester, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Irvin and Elsie O. Webster Windsor. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, retiring after 20 years of dedicated service. He served with the expeditionary forces in Greenland, was a...
Madeline Clements
Jan 13, 2011
Madeline Goodman Clements, 88, of Petersburg passed away on January 13, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Dorsey Albert Sr. and Mamie Brown Goodman. She is survived by her daughter Annette C. Webb. A memorial service for Mrs. Clements will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home....
Iii, G. Jones
Jan 13, 2011
Samuel Goode Jones, III, a native of Petersburg, Virginia, born 27 August 1916, died at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury in Irvington, VA on January 13, 2011. A retired contractor-design builder, â??Samboâ? Jones attended VPI (Virginia Tech, Class of 1939) in Blacksburg, majoring in mechanical engineering. Following graduation he was employed as an automotive test engineer at the General Motors Proving Grounds in...
Shirley Schlottman
Jan 11, 2011
Shirley Ann Schlottman, age 74, of Chester, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. She was born in Connersville, WI, the daughter of the late Roy and Louise Hawksford Bjorkman. Mrs. Schlottman was a member of the Chester United Methodist Church for 20 plus years. Shirley is preceded in death by her brother, Sidney Bjorkman. She is survived by...
George Pruitte
Jan 11, 2011
George William Pruitte, Sr., 62, of Spring Grove, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Pruitte was born in Hopewell and spent his entire life time in the tri-city area.. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilmore and Doris Clark Pruitte, two sisters, Judy P. Ragsdale and Barbara B. Clifton. Mr. Pruitte enjoyed...
Richard Whiting
Jan 11, 2011
Richard A. Whiting, 100, of Colonial Heights passed away on January 11, 2011. He was a native of Oradell, New Jersey, and the son of the late Richard A. and Mabel Brown Whiting. While spending the summer of 1933 with cousins in New Brunswick, Canada, he met his future wife, Doris McLaughlin. They married in 1935 and lived briefly in...
Jeffrey Edwards
Jan 10, 2011
Pastor Jeffrey Allen Edwards, 50 of Chester, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2011. Jeff was the son of the late Kent Sanders and Mary Ruth Downing Edwards. Pastor Edwards ministered the Fatherâ??s Heart to the members of River of Love Ministries in Chester. He is survived by his loving wife, Anita Edwards; daughters, Elizabeth and Abby...
Wanda Perkinson
Jan 10, 2011
Wanda "Sam" Perkinson, 47, of Carson, VA. went to be with her Lord, and her beloved Daddy, Dillard Yeatts, on Monday, January 10, 2011. She is survived by her proud mother, Elizabeth Yeatts of Carson, VA; her sister Bonnie, devoted brother-in-law, Jeff, and her niece, KeLeigh King all of Smithfield, VA. Among her 6 angels were KeLeigh King, Godson Zackery...
Dorothy Johnson
Jan 9, 2011
Dorothy Elizabeth Schiff Johnson, 90, of Petersburg, died Sunday, January 9, 2011. Born on February 7, 1920 in Bronx, New York to the late John and Madeleine Lech Schiff; she was predeceased by her husband Maj. Ret Harold E. Johnson. She is survived by her children, Dorothea Elizabeth Kersey, Michael Harold Johnson, and Clare Marie Johnson; three grandchildren, John M....
Virgie Parker
Jan 9, 2011
Virgie Lenna (Jenkins) Parker, age 97, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011. She was born October 25, 1913, near Bryson City in Swain County, NC, the daughter of the late John Dee and Hattie Victoria (DeHart) Jenkins. Virgie was preceded in death by her husband of over 57 years, Gordon D. Parker; four brothers, Paul...
Michael Dunford
Jan 8, 2011
Michael J. Dunford, age 92, died on January 8, 2011. Mr. Dunford was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve Schaefer Dunford and an infant son, Patrick Thomas. He is survived by two sons, Michael S. Dunford of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Patrick Dunford of Hopewell, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Sally D. King of Cornelius, NC, and Bridget J. Dunford...
Harold White
Jan 8, 2011
Harold E. White, 83, of Chester died January 8, 2011. He is survived by his wife of nearly 62 years, Anne, his three daughters, Carolyn Heyer (John), Sharon Cole (Wayne), Sandy Bogen (Tom) and four grandchildren, Amanda, Brett, Charles, and David.Mr. White was born January 13, 1927 in Organ Cave, West Virginia. He served in the Navy during WWII as...
Lena Lanter
Jan 8, 2011
Lena Perry Lanter, age 93, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011. She was born in Staunton, VA, the daughter of the late Ohlen and Susy Coffman Perry. Mrs. Lanter was also preceded in death by her husband, Samuel â??Hileyâ? Lanter. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Surviving relatives include her son, Samuel...
Rodney Baker
Jan 7, 2011
Rodney O. Baker, 73, of Prince George, passed away on January 7, 2011 at Retreat Hospital, after a bout with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Helen Ritchie Baker; daughter, Jennie Len Baker; mother, Evelyn M. Talbott; and a brother James Baker. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Blandford Cemetery....
Jersey Castanon
Jan 7, 2011
Jersey Airah Rain Castanon, age 3 months, lost her courageous battle with heart disease on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. She had endured the first of three surgeries at just 10 days old. Jersey is survived by her loving parents, Genry and Teresa Graham Castanon; siblings, Jaguar, Kiah, and Stryder; and grandparents, Ronnie Graham, Lotus Goyne, Maria Cordova, and Guillermo Everardo...
Stacey Shurm
Jan 6, 2011
Stacey Leah Shurm, 52, of Hopewell, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Atlanta, GA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Stacey enjoyed many activities to include cooking, reading, lounging at the beach and spending time with her family and friends. She was employed by the...
Bessie Ake
Jan 6, 2011
Bessie Meade Drake, 98, of Petersburg, widow of Francis E. Drake, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011. She was born in Petersburg, received her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia and her master's degree in Religious Education at Biblical Seminary in New York City. She married and raised her family in New York and New Jersey,...
Josephine Clary
Jan 5, 2011
Josephine Lockey Clary, 76, of Waverly, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Franklin Lockey and Lilly Jane Blackmon Lockey; husband, Wesley Thomas Clary; and brothers, Roy Franklin Lockey, Jr. and Albert James Lockey. She is survived by her children, Walter A. Gwaltney, Jr., Roy C. Gwaltney and Sidney B. Gwaltney;...
Margaret Rudd
Jan 5, 2011
Margaret â??Peggyâ? Rudd, 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, January 05, 2011. Born in Jamaica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Aloisius and Evelyn Van Nostrand Fenn. The wife of a career Marine, she lived both east and west, and raised two children with and without her husband, during times of deployment. Peggy was a member and...
Erend Synan
Jan 5, 2011
Rev. Maurice Edwin Synan, Sr. passed away on January 4, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia surrounded by his family. He was born on September 8, 1929 in Linden, New Jersey, where his father, Joseph A. Synan, Sr. was serving as pastor of a local Pentecostal Holiness Church. His marriage to Eunice Scott Synan in 1951 produced three children, Edwin, Yvonne, and...
