Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Lois Bishop
Mar 6, 2009
Lois Jean Bishop, 77, a life long resident of Hopewell, died Friday, March 6, 2009 in John Randolph Medical Center. Miss Bishop was a graduate of Hopewell High School and retired from the State of Virginia where she was employed with the Richmond/Petersburg Turnpike Authority. Prior to her service with the State, she was employed for many years with Honeywell...
Jean Stephenson
Mar 6, 2009
Portsmouth Jean Purviance Stephenson, 83, a resident of Portsmouth, died on March 6, 2009. Born on September 22, 1925 in Huntington, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Harmon Montgomery and Annetta Whitelock Purviance. She was the widow of James Pruden Stephenson. She was a graduate of Mary Washington College and had previously taught first grade. She was a...
Jeffrey Reed
Mar 6, 2009
Sgt. Jeffrey Reed, 23, of Chesterfield, Virginia, left this earth on March 2, 2009 while serving in Iraq. He was a member of the 411th MP CO out of Fort Hood, Texas. Jeffrey was a 2004 graduate of L.C. Bird High School. He loved his family and the Philadelphia Flyers. Jeffrey was proud to be a soldier. He is survived...
Raymond Kennedy
Mar 6, 2009
Raymond Kennedy, 79, of Chesterfield died on March 6, 2009 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Pink Hill, NC and retired from Southside Regional Medical Center after 35 years of service as supervisor of the Maintenance Department. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tony and Claudie Kennedy; wife, Shelby Louise Kennedy; daughter, Shelby Ann...
Phillip Seward
Mar 6, 2009
RICHMOND--Mr. Philip Alexander Seward, a native of Surry County, Virginia, died February 24, 2009, at Beth Sholom Nursing Home. Born Philip Larry Seward on November 20, 1946, he grew up on the family farm near Elberon, Virginia. He attended Virginia Tech majoring in agricultural engineering and later took an undergraduate degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. During his...
Thursa Lewis
Mar 5, 2009
Thursa Owen Lewis, 86, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009. She was born in Willisburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late William Burnice and Vergie Owen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hodges Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was a member of Chester Baptist Church where she regularly attended Thursday morning Bible study. She was...
Dean Walters
Mar 5, 2009
Dean Moyer Walters of Richmond, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was born March 12, 1938 in Bent Mountain, Virginia to the late Witt and Perdine Walters. He was preceded in death by a son, Dwayne Walters; three brothers, Carlton, Bobby and Billy Walters; a sister, Shirley Thompson; and a brother-in-law, Bee Thompson....
Wamer Callahan
Mar 5, 2009
Wamer J. Callahan, Jr., passed away March 5, 2009 at his home in Colonial Heights after a lengthy illness. Buddy, as he was known to everyone, was born February 12, 1924 to the late Wamer J. and Lutie Lewis Callahan. Mr. Callahan served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard a minesweeper in the Pacific. After the war...
Linwood P. Keeton
Mar 4, 2009
Linwood â??Linnieâ? Preston Keeton, born on August 10, 1945, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Margaret Keeton, and a brother, Harold â??Busterâ?, Jr. Linnie is survived by his son, Jeffrey and his wife, Karen; two grandchildren, Amanda and Ashley; his brother, Thomas; and countless friends. Linnie was a decorated...
Danny Jones
Mar 4, 2009
Danny D. Jones, 52, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009. He was born in Shenandoah, VA, and was preceded in death by his father, David Jones, Sr. He was employed with Correctional Enterprise for 23 years and was most recently a Warehouse Superintendent. Mr. Jones is survived by his sons, Daniel A. Jones and Samuel D....
Roy Harrell
Mar 3, 2009
Roy Michael Harrell, 57, of Prince George went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Beverly Harrell and Mary Varney Harrell and his sister, Phyllis May Trout. He is survived by his devoted wife, Cheryl Mraz Harrell, brothers, William A. May and Larry A....
Kyle Smith
Mar 3, 2009
Kyle Allen Smith, beloved grandson of Jack and Frances Atkins and a senior at Hopewell High School died suddenly Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence. Kyle was preceded in death by his mother, Dee Atkins Smith, grandmother Betty Harrison and an uncle, Tim Smith. He is survived by his father Tony Smith; a sister, Shana Smith and her son...
James Sr. Loewen
Mar 2, 2009
James A. Loewen, 63, of Church Road, Virginia passed away unexpectedly Thursday February 26, 2009 at his residence. He was the son of the late George J. & Jeanette Derreberry Loewen. Mr. Loewen retired from the United States Navy after serving his country for over 20 years, after retiring he worked as an Environmental Specialist for the Government at Fort...
Willie Cooke
Mar 2, 2009
Dendron, Virginia Willie Eugene Cooke, 88, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville FL following several months of declining health. Eugene was born in Surry County on October 6, 1920, and resided for most of his life in the family home in Dendron until the fall of 2008. Eugene was living with his nephew...
Edith White
Mar 1, 2009
Waverly, VA Edith James White, 83, widow of J. Franklin White and a resident of Waverly died Saturday Feb. 28, 2009 in Waverly. Born in Surry County on October 23, 1925, she was the daughter of the late J. Hayden & Grace Lane James. She was a member of the Waverly Congregational Christian Church and had served as the Historian...
David Koren
Mar 1, 2009
David Andrew Koren, age 72, of Chester departed this life on March 1, 2009. He was the son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Koren of Hopewell. He was retired from Firestone/Honeywell. Mr. Koren is survived by his wife, Lee Taylor Koren; his children, Andrea Englert and her husband, Paul, Merripaige Branchaud and her husband, Phillip, Elysia Edmondson and her...
Louise Rackley
Mar 1, 2009
Louise Marie Taylor Rackley, 88 of Hopewell, VA went home to be with her Lord, Sunday, March 1, 2009. She was born in Buenta Vista, VA May 26, 1920. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Washington Taylor and Nanie Henson Taylor, her husband, Howard S. Rackley, Sr. and a son-in-law, Micky Doxey. She had seven brothers and...
Frances Johnson
Feb 28, 2009
Frances Boush Johnson of Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury, Irvington, Virginia, formerly of Petersburg, Virginia died Saturday, February 28, 2009. She was the daughter of Myrtle Adams Johnson and Francis Johnson. Born in Danville, Va., on November 26, 1920. She grew up in Petersburg, Virginia and was educated in the Petersburg public schools and attended Duke University. She was a lifetime member...
Raymond Williams
Feb 28, 2009
Raymond Arnold Williams, 75, of Ford, VA, died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. He was a native of Dinwiddie County, and was the son of the late William A. and Ruby Chappell Williams. He was a retired self-employed businessman in Ford, VA and a member of First Baptist Church in Petersburg. Mr. Williams is...
Marvin Mathis
Feb 27, 2009
Marvin Randolph Mathis, 64, of Hopewell, died Friday, February 27, 2009 in Hopewell Convalescent Center. Marvin was born in Hopewell and had been a lifelong resident. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose #1472, a former member of the Hopewell Jaycees, a volunteer umpire for the Hopewell Recreation Department. He will be remembered in the community for his...
