Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Evelyn Clements
May 14, 2009
Evelyn Read Clements 76, of Hopewell, passed away Thursday May 14, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Harold E. and Helen Mastin Read and the widow of Larry William Clements. She is survived by two sons, Mark Clements, David Clements & wife Veronica, three daughters, Karen Clements, Julie Clements Martin and Craig Radcliff, all of Hopewell, and Alison...
Robert Pearson
May 13, 2009
Dudley Pearson, 79, of Church Road, passed away April 12, 2009. He is survived by his daughter Patricia Pearson of Lovingston, VA. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Church Road, VA.
Dorothy Butterworth
May 13, 2009
Dorothy W. Barney Butterworth, 87, of Petersburg, widow of Hamilton D. Butterworth, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday, May 13, 2009 after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Virginia Belle Johnson. She was the first woman in Virginia to break the All Boys Club...
Ethel Minnick
May 13, 2009
Ethel Genevieve Blankenship Minnick, 72, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009. She was born in Mullens, WV and retired from Raytheon where she worked as a secretary. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Anna Greene Blankenship, two sisters, Freda Barber, Shirley Yates, two brothers, Walter â??Buddyâ? Blankenship and Murcen Blankenship.. Mrs. Minnick is survived by her husband...
Dorothy Dalton
May 13, 2009
Dorothy Anne Williamson Dalton â??Grannyâ?, 79, of Dinwiddie passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Williamson and Dorothy Lee Cliborne Williamson and the widow of Waymon Ray Dalton. Dorothy was also preceded in death by a brother, James Edward â??Jimmyâ? Williamson. Grannyâ??s house was always full of family and friends...
Jean Copeland
May 12, 2009
Jean Parrish Copeland, 72, of Chesterfield, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. She was born in Petersburg, Virginia, daughter of the late Earl B. and Louise C. Parrish. A former elementary school teacher, Supervisor of Elementary Education and Reading, an adjunct professor at the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University, and...
Shelby Westmoreland
May 12, 2009
Shelby Martin Westmoreland, 62, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at her home in Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born and raised in DeWitt, Virginia, and after marriage lived in Hopewell, Virginia, for 16 years before moving to Florida. She was the daughter of the late Wilson Andrew and Etta Royster Loftis Martin and was preceded...
Lillian Gibbs
May 12, 2009
Lillian Crowder Gibbs, 88, of Sutherland died on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. A native of Ettrick, VA she was preceded in death by her parents, John M. and Essie Bridgewater Crowder; her husband, Ira T. Gibbs, Sr.; her daughter, Betty Gibbs Palmer and her granddaughter, Crystal F. Gibbs. Lillian is survived by her children, Mary Gibbs Hamilton of Florida, Ira...
Jr., Alfred Freese
May 11, 2009
George Alfred Freese, Jr., 74, of Hopewell, VA died Monday, May 11, 2009 at his residence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and a retired accountant from Firestone Corporation. Mr. Freese was preceded in death by his parents, George Alfred Freese, Sr and Esther M. Mills Freese, three sisters, Betty Seivard,...
Abner Daulton
May 11, 2009
Abner Joseph Daulton, 104, of Church Road, VA, passed away Monday, May 11, 2009. Born in Pittsylvania County, VA, he was the son of the late Samuel Booker and Laura Davis Daulton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Mabel Pruitte Daulton, and was the last survivor of many siblings. In earlier years, Mr. Daulton ran...
Richard Krumel
May 11, 2009
Richard Ray Krumel, 85, of Hopewell, Virginia, died Monday, May 11, 2009, at Southside Regional Medical Center. Mr. Krumel was a retired employee of Philip Morris and served in the Merchant Marines. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Ray and Elizabeth Helen Ralph Krumel, a daughter, Susan K. Sherman and a brother, Glenn L. Krumel. He is...
Frances Sewell
May 8, 2009
Frances Smith Sewell, 79, of Macon, GA, passed away Friday, May 8, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, William G. Sewell, Jr., her son, Michael J. Sewell, her sister, Loretta Smith, and her brother, Vernon J. Smith. She is survived by a step-son, William G. Sewell, III of Leesburg, VA; sisters, Sherrill M. Martin (Jerry) of Macon,...
John Rasnick
May 7, 2009
John L.C. Rasnick, 73, of Hopewell died on Thursday, May 07, 2009 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Betty Cahoon Rasnick. Mr. Rasnick retired from Honeywellâ??s Chesterfield Plant after 37 years of service. Until his recent illness, he was enjoying his retirement at his home in Hopewell. John is survived by his...
Faye Lucas
May 7, 2009
Faye Wilkerson Lucas, 86, of Prince George, VA, died peacefully May 7, 2009. Originally from Swayzee, Indiana, she had lived in the Dinwiddie, Prince George area for most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Viola Mae Cockrell and Louis Jack Smith and was also preceded in death by her husbands, Alvin R. Wilkerson, Sr. and John...
Beulah Saunders
May 7, 2009
Beulah L. Saunders, 106, of Hopewell passed away peacefully on Friday May 7, 2010 at Hopewell Health Care Center. Mrs. Saunders was born on November 27, 1903 in Waynesville, N.C. one of eight children. She was the daughter of the late John Smith and Lorene Crawford Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glenn W. Saunders, Sr.,...
Martha Forehand
May 7, 2009
Martha Alice Mayton Forehand, 88, passed away May 7, 2009 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas William Mayton and Mary Elizabeth Ragsdale Mayton of Petersburg, VA and her husband of fifty-three years, William Thomas Forehand of Deep Creek, VA. She was also preceded in death by her brother Thomas William Mayton, Jr....
Raymond Tudor
May 6, 2009
Raymond Rennie Tudor, 96, passed away on May 6, 2009. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Pauline Poarch Tudor. He is survived by two daughters, Mary Jo Ozment of Mechanicsville, VA and Paula T. Gilbert of Lincolnton, NC. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Jennifer M. Gilbert of Lincolnton, NC, Patricia G. Brown of Surry County,...
George Rickman
May 6, 2009
George Thomas Rickman, Jr, 54, passed away peacefully on May 5th,2009. Born and raised in Hopewell, Virginia, Tommy was the eldest son of the late George Thomas Rickman, Sr, and Helen Temple Rickman. He leaves to mourn his loss a sister and brother- in-law, Trudy Lynn Rickman and Charles Elwood Dean, Jr, of Richmond, Virginia and a brother and sister-in-law,...
Mildred Falls
May 5, 2009
Mildred Morris Falls, 89, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hopewell for 76 years, teaching Sunday school, serving on the Deaconess board, and participating in WMC. Mrs. Falls also volunteered at John Randolph Hospital for 30 years as a Gray Lady for the Red Cross. She was...
Geraldine Hays
May 5, 2009
Geraldine Tucker. Hays, 88, of Prince George, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in John Randolph Hospital. She was born in Ettrick, Va. She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Floyd and Lottie Claytor Tucker, her husband Henry Floyd Hays and a son, W. Frank Hays, a granddaughter, Tammy Hays, a...
