Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Daniel Dietz
Oct 6, 2010
Daniel D. Dietz, 40, of Quinton, passed away suddenly Wednesday, October 6, 2010. He was predeceased by his birth father William K. Dietz. Daniel was the owner of Dietz Metals in Chester, VA.. He is survived by his parents, Rudolph â??Rudyâ? and Janice Hios; son, Logan Thomas Dietz; sister, Karmen Dana Strickler; niece, Jamie Leigh Britt; step-brother, James Hios; step-sister,...
Daphne Andrews
Oct 4, 2010
Daphne Pate Andrews, 88, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Dunlop House in Colonial Heights, VA. She was the daughter of the late Rennie and Gertrude Smith. She was a member of Highland United Methodist Church and a graduate of Petersburg High School. Daphne loved lifeâ??s simple pleasures especially her husband of 58 years, her children, grandchildren and a...
Margaret Sampson
Oct 3, 2010
Mrs. Margaret Burgess Sampson, 76 of Hopewell died Friday, October 1, 2010 in Hopewell Health Care Center. Mrs. Sampson was born on October 30, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. She lived at home while she attended school at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey and Rutgers College of Nursing in Newark, New...
Rosalie Lunser
Oct 3, 2010
Rosalie Irene Lunser, 56, of Chesterfield Co., passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Herbert S. and Rosalie Kreimer Lunser. She was an employee of Virginia Commonwealth Bank and a collector of Civil War memorabilia; she also loved scrapbooking. She is survived by her brother, Bill Leo Lunser and...
Helen Barney
Oct 2, 2010
Helen A. Barney, the daughter of David and Fannie Ronick Barney, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at her apartment in Va. Beach, Va. She was born in Richmond on February 12, 1920 and was a lifelong resident of Petersburg until she moved to Va. Beach with her sister Mae (of blessed memory) in August 2000....
David Jr. Poole
Oct 2, 2010
David Whitfield Poole, Jr., age 60, of Jarratt, VA, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2010. He was born in Radford, VA, the son of David W., Sr. and Charlotte Winfield Poole. Mr. Poole was preceded in death by his grandparents Lottie and Gordon Winfield and Idora and John Wesley Poole. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying turkey and deer...
Velma Mcdaniel
Oct 2, 2010
Velma R. McDaniel, 90, former resident of Enon and Hopewell, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in Butler, PA after an extended period of declining health. She was born October 26, 1919 in Malvern Hill, VA, the daughter of Harry Rathien and Bertha Cornelia Foster Rathien. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 30 years, Henry...
Ruby Lamb
Oct 1, 2010
Ruby â??Kittyâ? Lamb, 85, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010. She was the daughter of the late James R. and Lena Daniels Garrett, and was also preceded in death by her husband, James H. Lamb; two brothers; and three sisters. Kitty was a member of the Dinwiddie Moose Lodge, and was very devoted to her family...
Herbert Jarratt
Sep 30, 2010
Herbert James Jarratt, 79 of Hopewell passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 in McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA.. He was born in Drewryville, VA and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell area. Mr. Jarratt was a member of the American Legion Post #146, Hopewell, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was...
Doris Peach
Sep 29, 2010
Doris Midkiff Peach, age 67, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. She was born in Suffolk, VA, the daughter of Ada Manie Lynch Jones of Hopewell, VA. Mrs. Peach was also preceded in death by her brothers, Glen M. Midkiff, Jr. and Bobby M. Midkiff. She began her working career at Allied Chemical in the accounting...
Lois Jones
Sep 28, 2010
Lois Herring Jones, age 83, of Chester, VA., passed away Monday, September 27, 2010. She was born in Goldsboro, NC, the daughter of the late James and Margaret Herring. Mrs. Jones was also preceded in death by her husband, Murray D. Jones, Sr. She was an active member in the Moose Lodge of Dinwiddie. Mrs. Jones also volunteered at Bensley...
Joyce Early
Sep 28, 2010
Joyce Ann Early, 61, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010. She was preceded in death by her father Willis Clayton Hooker. She is survived by her husband, Mahlon Early; mother, Audrey Joyner Hooker; daughter, Cathy Hickman; sons, Larry Wayne and Steven Davenport; stepchildren, Tiffany Carroll and William Early; grandchildren, Jennifer Valadez, Christopher Hickman, Samantha Davenport, Amanda Alfaro, and...
Shirley Schmeltzer
Sep 28, 2010
Shirley â??Nanaâ? Marie (Beck) Schmeltzer, age 73, went to be with the Lord on September 27, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with COPD. Mrs. Schmeltzer was born in Pinecroft, PA, the daughter of the late Hugh B. and Blanche Waite Beck. She was also preceded in death by her husbandâ??s George W. Schmeltzer and James T. Williamson, Sr....
Rebecca Rickman
Sep 26, 2010
Rebecca Branch Rickman of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2010. Born April 26, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George Newsom Branch, Sr. and Mamie Rebecca Clark Branch. She was a member of the Wakefield United Methodist Church. She enjoyed music and playing the piano and was an avid china painter and teacher. Along with her...
Jr. "Ricky" C. Laing
Sep 24, 2010
Richard Carl â??Rickyâ? Laing, Jr., 17, of Disputanta, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2010. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles Thomas Eure, Sr. Ricky loved music, football and playing the guitar. He is survived by his parents Richard Carl Laing, Sr. and Honey Sue Eure Laing; sister, Hannah Mae Laing, paternal grandparents, Robert and Judy Laing;...
Eddie Bennett
Sep 24, 2010
Eddie Arnold Bennett, 64, of Spring Grove passed away on September 24, 2010. He was the son the of the late Herbert and Norma Russell Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, and a United States Army Veteran. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Mr. Bennett is survived by his loving wife, Dianna L....
Mary Hatch
Sep 24, 2010
Mary Riley Hatch, 66, of Chesterfield County, widow of William D. Hatch, passed away Friday, September 24, 2010. Born in Rockbridge County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin Riley and Mary Quinlin Riley. Mrs. Hatch is survived by her sons, Thomas E. Clark, Kenneth B. Sheffield, and Robert D. Sheffield; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris,...
Helen Pardoe
Sep 24, 2010
Helen Elizabeth Pardoe 73 of Prince George, died Thursday, September 23, 2010 in Johnston-Willis Medical Center. She was born in Chambersburg, PA. Mrs. Pardoe was a member of AARP, Colonial Heights VIPs and a member of First Congregational Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents Clarence E. and Bernice Truax Carbaugh, her husband Irvin W. Pardoe. Surviving...
Deborah Creggar
Sep 23, 2010
Deborah Honaker Creggar, age 56, of Chester, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2010. She was born in Hopewell, VA, the daughter of the late Ernest L. Honaker. Deborah was a systems analyst with Chesterfield County for many years. She enjoyed the beach, collecting and crafting shells, and spending time in nature. Surviving family include her loving husband of...
