Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Henry Jr. Galusha
May 13, 2008
Henry Hunt Galusha, Jr. died on May 13, 2008. He was the son of the late Henry Hunt Galusha and Anna Eloise Bohannan of Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He is survived by his nieces, Mary Kevan Galusha Roper, Anna Hunt Galusha Aquino and Katherine Gordon Galusha Ross and their husbands, George Herbert McNeal Roper, Charles Anthony Aquino and Arthur William Ross,...
Edith Vick
May 11, 2008
Wakefield, VA Edith Rollings Vick, 85, a resident of Wakefield and widow of Alf F. Vick, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 in a Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Manry, VA on April 6, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Herman E. & Ethel Simmons Rollings. She is survived by a son, Mark O. Vick of Wakefield; a grandson,...
Edgar Scarborough
May 10, 2008
Edgar Ray Scarborough, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday May 9, 2008. He was the son of the late Alton Joseph & Fannie Lois Bishop Scarborough. He was retired from Civil Service where he was a Inventory Management Specialist, was an Avid NASCAR fan whose favorite driver was Lennie Pond driver of the number 54 car. He is survived...
Iii L. Gale
May 9, 2008
Waverly, VA Frank L.Gale III , 51, a resident of Sussex County, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at his home. He was the son of Frank L Gale, Jr. and the late Rachel Mae Hamilton Gale. A funeral service will be held at Southlawn Memorial Park, Petersburg on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 10am with Rev. Jim Kerr officiating. The...
Dorthea Schmidt
May 8, 2008
Dorthea Wassmuth Schmidt, 77, of Dinslaken, Germany, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 as a result of an automobile accident in Cheverly, MD while visiting her sister, Hannelore Miles of Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her parents Johann Heinrich and Elisabeth Dilcher Wassmuth and her husband, Franz Schmidt and other brothers and sisters from Germany. Besides her sister, Hannelore,...
Steven Parker
May 7, 2008
Steven Joseph Parker, 25, of Seattle, Washington, died, Saturday, May 3, 2008. He was born in Bermerton, Washington and was a former resident of this area. Surviving are his mother, Connie LaFrance Johnson and husband Marvin of Disputanta, Va., his father, John Vaughan Parker of Seattle, WA., a sister, Kelly M. Scott and husband Cory of Chesterfield Co., maternal grandparents...
Selden Walker
May 6, 2008
Selden Richard â??Docâ? Walker, 78, a lifelong resident of Dinwiddie entered his eternal rest on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Affectionately called â??Docâ? by his family and friends, known to his only brother Willard as â??Tuckerâ?. A member of Central Baptist Church and the American Legion Post #0149 in Dinwiddie, after retiring from Higgins Trucking as a truck mechanic for thirty...
Shelton Holt
May 6, 2008
Franklin, Virginia Shelton Earl Holt, 68, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 46 years, Sue Babb Holt. Born in Southampton County, he was the son of the late Shelton M. Holt and Mary Bradshaw Holt. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during...
Mary Hall
May 6, 2008
Mary Adeline Hall, 80 of Richmond, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008. She was the daughter of the late William Donnon and Virginia Borst Hall. She was a member of Washington Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by Mildred Hall Leonard (R.T.), James Hamilton Archer (Donna) all of Petersburg, John I. Leonard (Susan), Dawn L. Hack (Scott), Meredith Leonard and...
Keith Clarke
May 5, 2008
Russell Keith Clarke, 84, of Chesterfield, Virginia passed away peacefully at his home May 5, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late James & â??Peggyâ? Whitmore Clarke. Keith was a Navy Veteran of WWII where he served aboard the USS Babbitt in the North Atlantic and the USS Montpelier in the Pacific Theater. He...
Myrtle Hamilton
May 5, 2008
Myrtle Prince Hamilton, age 70, of Chester, VA, died on Monday, May 5, 2008. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Harvey B. and Helen Long Prince. She was preceded in death by her husband William H. Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton is survived by her children, Judy Fitzsimons and husband Albert, and Harold â??Tommyâ? Hamilton and wife...
Wilton L. Johnson
May 5, 2008
Wilton L. â??Buddyâ? Johnson, Jr., age 69, of Petersburg, VA, died on Saturday, May 3, 2008. He was born in Petersburg, VA, the son of the Late Wilton L. Sr., and Lillie Bishop Johnson. Mr. Johnson was also preceded in death by his grandson, Keith Riddle. He was an avid golfer, loved the outdoors, and his family. He retired from...
Grady Ii Wann
May 4, 2008
Grady Spurgeon Wann, II, of Chester, VA, went to be with his Lord on Friday, May 2, 2008. He was born July 1, 1932, the son of the late Grady S., and Antoinette Kelly Wann, and grew up in the West Chester, PA area. Grady was a veteran, serving four years in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War....
Adell Smith
May 4, 2008
Adell Skinner Smith, age 79, of Prince George, VA, died on Saturday, May 3, 2008. She was born in Sylvania, GA, the daughter of the late Walter and Savannah Jenkins Skinner. Mrs. Smith was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie P. Smith and son, William P. Smith Sr. She was a member and past president of the American...
James Howard
May 4, 2008
James C. â??Popâ? Howard, 86, of Dinwiddie County, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at his home surrounded by his devoted fiancé and loving family. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late John C. and Ruth Wilson Howard. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Betty H. Farley. Mr. Howard served in the U. S. Army...
Roger Douglas
May 4, 2008
Roger Willard Douglas of Mooresville, NC, formerly of Hopewell, VA, died at home on Sunday, May 4, 2008 surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth Hobbs Douglas and Orlin Emmet Douglas and his beloved grandmother, Pinkey Mable Hobbs. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Hopewell until moving to Mooresville, NC...
Kay Saunders
May 4, 2008
Kay Ellison Saunders, age 86, of Hopewell, VA, died on Saturday, May 3, 2008. She was born in Chesterfield, VA, the daughter of the late Clarence V. and Bertha Stachowiak Ellison. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Clarence V. Ellison, Jr. and her husband, William â??Billyâ? E. Saunders. Mrs. Saunders was a waitress at the Navigators Den...
Harry Hylton
May 3, 2008
Harry Wallace Hylton, 89, of Chester, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 2, 2008, at his daughterâ??s and son-in-lawâ??s home after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his wives, Josephine Wirt Hylton and Grace Atkins Hylton, three brothers, and five sisters. He was a member of West End Presbyterian Church where he...
Ii, P. Stiff
May 3, 2008
Cary Packard Stiff, II, 71, of Petersburg, Va., and Idaho Springs, Colo., died at his Virginia home Saturday, May 3. He was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., to Cary P. and Helen C. Stiff. He received a bachelorâ??s degree from Dartmouth College and a masterâ??s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He was the former co-editor and publisher of The...
Anneliese Bryant
May 3, 2008
Our hearts were saddened on Saturday, May 3, 2008 when Anneliese Penner Bryant was called to be with the Lord. She is survived by her loving husband Thomas F. Bryant; two daughters Kim D. Burgess and husband Greg, Karen A. Eudailey and husband Chris; four grandchildren Matthew Burgess, Jennifer Eudailey, Anneliese Burgess, Brooke Eudailey; step-daughter Amy Mellinger and her three...
