Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Timothy Rusnak
Feb 8, 2008
Timothy Kercel Rusnak, Sr., age 55, of Cumberland, VA, died on Friday, February 8, 2008. He was a lineman with Verizon Telephone Company for 28 plus years. Timothy was a member of CWA, was an avid outdoorsman, and was a member of the NRA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Debra M. Rusnak, and father, Edward D. Rusnak....
Emma Wallace
Feb 7, 2008
Waverly, Virginia Emma Jane Buhls Wallace, 70, a resident of Waverly, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 with her loving family by her side. Born in Surry County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Ray and Irene Thomas Buhls and the widow of Robert Daniel Wallace. She was a 1956 graduate of Surry High School where she...
Alma Conrad
Feb 6, 2008
Waverly, Virginia Alma â??Sisâ? Jennings Conrad, 93, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Born in Sussex County she was the daughter of the late James W. Jennings and Annie Lee Belle Harrison Jennings. She was the wife of the late Alfred Eugene Conrad. She was the oldest member of Newville Baptist Church where she served as Youth Sunday School teacher...
Jane Mcewen
Feb 6, 2008
Jane Elizabeth Collett McEwen of Petersburg passed away February 6. She was the daughter of the late Robert Shearer Collett and Cecil Traylor Collett, and the widow of the late Dr. Philip J. McEwen to whom she was married for 56 years. She is survived by her three sons, Philip J. McEwen, Jr. and his wife, Karen Joy of Richmond,...
Shirley Metheny
Feb 6, 2008
Shirley Ann Metheny, 71, of Hopewell died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital. She was born in Hopewell and resided in the surrounding area all of her life. Mrs. Metheny was preceded in death by her parents, George and Lillie Mae Grinstead Zurik and her husband Robert M. Metheny. She is survived by two sons, George...
Joseph & Annelle B. Manion
Feb 6, 2008
Joseph Marshall Manion, age 76, of Chester, VA, died suddenly on Friday, February 1, 2008, in Richmond, VA. His beloved wife of 52 years, Annelle â??Annâ? Boyd Manion, age 71, died February 5, 2008, in Petersburg, VA, after a long battle with cancer. The Manions were long time residents of Chester, VA. Joe, the son of the late Marshall J....
Mary Gainey
Feb 5, 2008
Mary Nester Gainey, 96, of Claremont, widow of Troy L. Gainey, Jr., passed away Tuesday, February 05, 2008. Born in Dinwiddie County, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Gertrude Braugh Nester. She was a member of Claremont United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gainey is survived by her daughter, Troilen Gainey Seward and her husband, William E. Seward, III;...
Anna Slack
Feb 5, 2008
Anna Marie Slack (McDonald), 80, of Chesterfield County, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell. She was born in Boston, MA, the daughter of the late Mary Jane and Daniel McDonald. She was predeceased in death by her husband, William David Slack, Sr. Anna was the beloved mother of William David Slack, Jr. of Aransas...
Iva Willoughby
Feb 3, 2008
Wakefield, VA Iva Richardson Finklea Willoughby, age 84, a resident of Wakefield, died Sunday Feb. 3, 2008 in Suffolk. Born Sept. 5, 1923 in Portsmouth, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Louise Talbot Richardson. She was a member of the Burrows Memorial Baptist Church in Norfolk, and a member of the VFW Post #4160 Ladies Auxiliary. She...
Eugene Berryman
Feb 3, 2008
Surry, VA Eugene Milton Berryman, age 90, a lifelong resident of Surry, died Sat. Feb. 2, 2008 in Waverly HealthCare Center. He was husband of the late Virginia Edwards Berryman who died Feb. 13, 2006. Born on Jan. 3, 1919 in Surry, he was the son of the late Henry Milton Berryman and Julia Anne Berryman. Mr. Berryman was a...
Barbara Feury
Feb 2, 2008
Barbara Ellen Feury, 58, of Hopewell, formerly of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, passed away Saturday February 2, 2008 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her parents Hollie E. & Edith Craft Buckland, sister Sue Garner, brothers John, Ed, & Emmett Buckland. She was a member of the Oldies but Goodies Classic Cruisers Club and...
Elizabeth Ballard
Feb 2, 2008
Josephine Elizabeth Lynn Ballard, 85, passed away Saturday February 2, 2008. She was born in Buena Vista, Virginia and was a resident of Hopewell for most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents Ernest L. & Blanche Eggleston Lynn, her husband Harry M. Ballard, a daughter Janet Louise Ballard, and a granddaughter Bobbie Jo Ballard. She...
Merritt Perkins
Feb 2, 2008
Merritt Lacy Perkins, age 79, of Richmond, VA, died on Saturday, February 2, 2008. Born in Halifax County, VA, he was the son of the late Walter T. & Daisey Whitt Perkins. He was preceded in death by his wife Edith B. Perkins. Merritt is survived by his children, Joy James, Pam Nymann, JoAnne Seward, Brenda Thompson, and Merritt â??Smokeyâ?...
Emily Scott
Feb 2, 2008
Emily Sodomka Scott, 93, of Hopewell, passed away Saturday February 2, 2008. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry F. Scott, and her parents Frank & Anna Plicka Sodomka. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Christian Church in Hopewell. She is survived by her daughter Linda Scott Whippo & her husband Robb of Henrico County; sister...
Elsie Crowder
Feb 2, 2008
Elsie T. Crowder, age 97, formerly of Stony Creek, Virginia, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Florida. She is survived by her daughter, Maria Antoinette Crowder Kolins; her son-in-law, Ron Kolins; her step-granddaughter; Leslie Kolins; her twin sister, Georgine Baetens; and her nieces, Ramona Tharrington and Denise Van Es. A long time resident of Stony Creek, â??Miss Elsieâ? spent...
Helen Parker
Feb 1, 2008
Helen McIlwaine Parker passed away Friday, February 1, 2008, in Cartersville, GA. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Leonora R. McIlwaine and granddaughter of Preston and Helen Roper. Mrs. Parker was a graduate of Petersburg High School and Farmville State Teachers College (now Longwood University). She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, the Cockade City...
Joseph Manion
Feb 1, 2008
Joseph Marshall Manion, age 76, of Chester, VA, died on Friday, February 1, 2008. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of Marshall J. and Esther Gooden Manion. Joe received a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from Georgia Tech in 1967. He was currently employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia with the National Guard. Joe was a...
Walter Sr. Cogbill
Jan 31, 2008
Walter Thomas Cogbill, Sr., 86, of Matoaca died on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of the late Thomas Azzie and Angie M. Wilson Cogbill. Walter worked for Southside Regional Medical Center for 34 years as a Maintenance Technician. He was also a long time member of the Wesly United Methodist Church and a life...
Dorothy Jarratt
Jan 31, 2008
Dorothy B. Jarratt, 79, of Carson, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at her home. Born in Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Georgie M. Babb. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Henry E. Jarratt. She was a member of Reams Church in Dinwiddie County. She is survived by her daughter,...
Dorothy Busch
Jan 31, 2008
Dorothy Milliner Busch, 80 of Prince George died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Chula, VA and had been a long time resident of the Prince George area. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Granville and Gertie Eldora Burcham Milliner, her husband Ralph Busch, a brother, Robert Milliner, and a...
