Local obituaries for
Roy Dixon
Feb 24, 2009
Roy Dixon, or â??Stoneyâ? as he was known by his family, died after a short illness on January 27, 2009; in Pensacola, Fla. Roy was born the second child of the late Roy Dee Dixon and Freda Dixon Hatton on Jan.2, 1966 in Ronceverte, WV. He moved with his family as an infant to Virginia and soon after to his...
Eva Mcconnell
Feb 24, 2009
Eva Woody McConnell, age 92, a life long resident of Richmond, Virginia, died peacefully, Monday, February 23, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Eva retired after 37 years from M.C.V. Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Vest and husband Buster, of Midlothian; half-brother, Rev. Ray Woody and wife Pat, of Sarasota, Florida; grandchildren, Jay Thomas of Colonial Heights...
Walter Grant
Feb 24, 2009
Walter S. Grant, a devoted and loving husband, father, and Papa, passed away at the age of 86 on February 24, 2009, at his home in McKenney, VA. He was preceded in death by his son, Walter Grant, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Kathryn Peebles Grant; three children, Sidney F. Grant, Kathryn S. Grant, and...
Elva Wynn
Feb 24, 2009
Elva Lewis Wynn, 89, of Dinwiddie died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Grace Westmoreland Lewis; husband, Thomas B. Wynn; brother, Edwin T. Lewis and a niece, Gay Staton. Mrs. Wynn was a life time member of Smithâ??s Grove United Methodist Church. She is survived by a niece, Nancy L. Coe...
Elsie Cotten
Feb 24, 2009
Elsie Hogwood Cotten, 85, of Chesterfield, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. She was born in Sussex, Virginia, daughter of the late Charles and Sudie Bishop Hogwood. Ms. Cotten was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her daughter, Connie C. Blakely and husband Kevin, of Chesterfield; son, C. Chris Cotten and wife Pat, of Chesterfield;...
Rita Haggerty
Feb 23, 2009
Rita Marion Haggerty, 90, of Hopewell died on Monday, February 23, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bruno and Marian Barry Ledoux; husband, Andrew Haggerty and her son, John Fleming. Mrs. Haggerty was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church where she fulfilled her most cherished accomplishment of teaching the four year olds in Sunday School for 30...
Herbert Sr. Smith
Feb 22, 2009
Herbert Clair Smith, Sr. of Hopewell, Virginia, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, joined the Lord on February 22, 2009 at the age of 82. Herbert was the youngest of eight children born in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Pop lived his life to the fullest. He was a member and deacon of Powers Memorial Baptist Church....
Henry Akers
Feb 22, 2009
Henry Clyde Akers, 93, of Hopewell passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ada Wheeling Akers and his son, Gary Wesley Akers. Henry served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II and later retired as a millwright from local 1402 in Richmond. He was an avid NASCAR...
Emma Elliott
Feb 21, 2009
Emma â??Sueâ? Clary Elliott, 84, of Colonial Heights, widow of Arthur B. Elliott, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Oâ??Goode Clary and Virginia Lewis Clary; daughter, Elois Levon Vaughan and her granddaughter, Pamela Gayle Vaughan. Emma is survived by her sons, Wallace D. Elliott and wife, Carol, and Gerald W....
Orpha Sandberg
Feb 21, 2009
Orpha Marie Sandberg, 90, passed away Friday, February 20, 2009, at John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell, VA. She was born September 13, 1918, in Cherryvale, KS, to Rev. Vernon Franklin Colinger and Mattie Olive Pilkington Cloninger. She was united in marriage August 27, 1939, in Bartlesville, OK, to Rudolph Roy Sandberg. She lived most of her adult life in Chanute,...
Violet Belcher
Feb 21, 2009
Violet Woodard Belcher, age 66, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2009. She was born in Abingdon, VA, the daughter of Della Stanley Woodard and the late Charles B. Woodard. Mrs. Belcher had lived in Hopewell for 64 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Mrs. Belcher is survived by her children, Charles Belcher...
Lucy Stell
Feb 21, 2009
Lucy Halloway Stell, age 75, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2009. She was born in Petersburg, VA, the daughter of the late James E. and Evelyn Jeffers Halloway. Mrs. Stell was also preceded in death by her brother, Paul Halloway. She was a life long member and former Sunday school teacher at Calvary Baptist Church, Colonial...
Betty Adams
Feb 19, 2009
Betty Lois Adams, 77, of Petersburg died on Thursday, February 19, 2009. She was a member of West End Baptist Church and a retired school teacher. She is survived by her husband, Rev. LeRoy Adams; children, Sheila A. Horton and husband, Lanny of Culpeper, VA and Michael L. Adams and wife, Terry of Budapest, Hungary; grandchildren, Rebecca Clayson, and husband,...
Woodrow Hofler
Feb 19, 2009
Woodrow Perry Hofler, 64, of Claremont, VA died Thursday, February 19, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Hofler was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps having served during the Vietnam war. He was a member of the Colonial Heights Kiwanis Club and sales manager for Blueprinting Services in Richmond, VA. Mr. Hofler was preceded in death by his father,...
Ruth Simmons
Feb 18, 2009
Ruth Ownby Simmons, Professor Emerita, Christopher Newport University, born August 7, 1929, died February 17, 2009. She is survived by, her sister, four children, four grandchildren and three great grand children. Her sister is Louise Crews of Keysville, Virginia. Her children are John Horsley Jr., Newport News Virginia, Ray Horsley, Hendersonville Tennessee, Diana Griffin, Carrboro North Carolina and Laura Reid,...
Hildegarde Mcclure
Feb 17, 2009
Hildegarde H. McClure, 86, of Petersburg died on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, James F. McClure; mother and father, Ludwig and Elsa Hoell; brothers, Willi Hoell and Rudi Hoell, and sisters, Herta Koenig and Else Levitz. She is survived by her brother, Dieter Hoell; sister, Gudrun Schaefer; brother-in-law, Herbert Levitz; niece, Susan L....
Pattie Barrett
Feb 16, 2009
Wakefield Pattie Newton Barrett, 82, of Wakefield, died on Monday, February 16, 2009. Born in Brunswick County on June 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Jackson and Adeline Maitland Newton. She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Littleton. She is survived by her husband of nearly 63 years, David Paul Barrett of...
Arthur Mcghee
Feb 16, 2009
Arthur Francis McGhee, our beloved Frank, age 59, quietly slipped away from his courageous fight with lung cancer on Thursday, February 12, 2009. Frank was born and educated in the Mechanicsville area of Virginia. Frank spent many years in the grocery business; first in Richmond, then at Cal-Ray followed by a stint as a route salesman with Lance before returning...
Sr., J. Stewart
Feb 16, 2009
Samuel Jefferson Stewart, Sr., 87, of Petersburg died on Monday, February 16, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Ernest Stewart and Cornelia Wilkinson Stewart; wife, Barbara Anne Edwards Stewart; son, Samuel Jefferson Stewart, Jr.; brothers, Ryland, Roswell, Reginald, Raymond, William, George and Julian and his sister, Blanche Sheffield. Samuel served his country in the U.S. Navy...
Jamie Helmer
Feb 15, 2009
James â??Jamieâ? Michael Helmer 37, of Prince George, passed away unexpectedly Saturday February 14, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard L. & Anne Helmer, and brother Michael Helmer. Jamie loved spending time with his Son Dustin and was an assistant coach for the Prince George Recreational Baseball League. He was an avid supporter of the #...
