Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Warren Molaison
Dec 21, 2007
Warren John Molaison, 82, of Hopewell left this life on Friday, December 21, 2007. He was in the Navy during World War II and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. Warren is survived by his wife, Florence P. Molaison; children, Ritchie Molaison, Robert Molaison, Jane Adams, Joan Couch and Lee Molaison; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. A Rosary...
Cecil Christopher
Dec 21, 2007
Cecil Bennett Christopher, 70, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007. Born in Dinwiddie, he was the son of the late Willie Ernest and Hallie Moore Christopher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Willie E. Christopher, Jr. and Curly Joe Christopher, a sister, Joyce Ann Christopher, and two nephews, Tony Christopher...
Barbara Britt
Dec 21, 2007
WAKEFIELD, VA Barbara Anne Britt, 58, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Born September 15, 1949, in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry O. Goodrich and Alice Emory Goodrich. Mrs. Britt was a homemaker and devoted and faithful member of the Burtonâ??s...
Casper Major
Dec 20, 2007
Casper â??Capâ? Harry Major, 86, of Prince George died Thursday, December 20, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of the late Emily and Casbar H. Yaziyian. Mr. Major retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army as a Command Sergeant Major and has resided in Prince George for 35 years. He is survived...
Mary Cook
Dec 20, 2007
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cook, age 103, died December 20, 2007 at Colonial Heights Health Care Center. Born in Clifton Forge, Va. July 8th 1904, she was the youngest and last surviving child of the late Rev. James Ellsworth and Mary Virginia Trahern Cook. She was preceded in death by her siblings; James Ellsworth Cook, Jr., the Rev. Thomas Cunningham Cook,...
Melvin Lilley
Dec 19, 2007
Melvin Riedel â??Blueâ? Lilley, 84, of Carson, died Wednesday, December 19, 2007. He was the son of the late John Jethro and Minnie Cora Riedel Lilley. He was predeceased by a brother Herman Howell â??Samâ? Lilley, and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Copper. A farmer and sportsman, he was a fifty year member of Edward Masonic Lodge #308, Stony Creek, District...
William Bailey
Dec 19, 2007
William Douglas Bailey, 82, of Petersburg departed this life on Thursday, December 19, 2007. He was the son of the late Benjamin Eason Bailey and Georgia Britt Bailey. He is survived by his wife, Minnie R. Bailey; son, Kirk Bailey; daughters, Brenda Stell, Carolyn Waddell and Sherri Kennedy; 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the...
Otis Wright
Dec 19, 2007
Otis â??Pee Weeâ? Lafayette Wright, age 84, of Richmond, VA, died on December 19, 2007. Born in Cumberland County, VA, he was the son of Horace L. & Flora Wood Wright. He was a racing fan, liked fishing, and was a wonderful father and grandfather. He loved his â??69 GTO and gospel music. He was preceded in death by his...
Forrest Hughes
Dec 19, 2007
Forrest Wassel Hughes, age 78, of Richmond, VA, died on December 19, 2007. He was born in Lexington, SC, the son of the late Clyde and Lila Mitchell Hughes. He was a sheet metal fabricator for approximately 50 years, a member of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association, and a member of the local union #100. He was a veteran...
Sr. M. "Pete" Cleaton
Dec 18, 2007
Everett M. â??Peteâ? Cleaton, Sr., 90, of Dinwiddie died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the Waverly Health Care Center. He was the son of the late William Jackson & Myra Darby Cleaton. He was a retired farmer and a native of Dinwiddie Co. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth B. Cleaton; one son, Everett M. Cleaton, Jr. and wife,...
Michael Melnyk
Dec 18, 2007
Michael â??Mickeyâ? Melnyk, of Chester, VA, departed this life on Monday, December 17, 2007. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mabel Terrell Melnyk; children, Michael Melnyk, Jr. and wife Judy, Mary Beth Radford and husband John, and Cathy Kirkland and husband John. Mr. Melnyk was known as â??Pop-Popâ? to his 8 grandchildren, Melissa Simmers, Michael III...
Jr. R. "Ted" Spain
Dec 18, 2007
Edward Roper â??Tedâ? Spain, Jr. 65, of Chesterfield Co., died Tuesday, December 18, 2007. He was a native of Petersburg and the son of the late Edward Roper Spain, Sr. and Vera Burton Spain. He was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. with 26 years of service, retired from Southside Regional Medical Center in the Maintenance Dept.,...
Walter Wells
Dec 18, 2007
Walter Eugene Wells, 61 of Petersburg, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007. He was a native of Petersburg and the son of the late Eugene Franklin Wells and Charlotte Gibbs Muse. He was a member of the American Legion Post #2. He is survived by his wife Shirley; three sisters, Rose Bickings of Chesterfield, Vella Ellers of Catawba, VA and Debbie...
Garland Scott
Dec 18, 2007
Garland Ray Scott, 47, of Wilsons, VA died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at his residence. He was predeceased by his father, George B. Scott, brothers George â??Rannieâ? Scott and Glenwood Edward Scott; grandparents Louise and Wesley Nobles, Claudia and Joseph Scott. He was an employee for Tri City Office Products. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Dawn Scott of...
Walter Rusnak
Dec 18, 2007
Walter Philip Rusnak, Jr., 65, of Disputanta, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Macon, Ga. and was a resident of Prince George County most of his life. Mr. Rusnak was a retired instructor for the Federal Correctional Institution and was a former teacher at Prince George High School. He was preceded in death by...
Charles Johnson
Dec 18, 2007
Charles T. Johnson, 74, of Disputanta, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, M. Virginia Johnson; step-children, Kristin Farwig of South Carolina and Jefferson T. Larkin of Colonial Heights; and devoted friends, Richard and Gale Titmus of Dinwiddie. Mr. Johnson served in the U. S. Marine Corps. during the...
Marjorie Gwaltney
Dec 18, 2007
Marjorie Ann Gwaltney, 83, of Colonial Heights formerly of Petersburg died Tuesday, December 18, 2007. She is predeceased by her mother Mary Hatch Davis. She was the widow of James Thomas Gwaltney. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher. She is survived by her four sons, James Timothy of Mobile, AL, Gregory...
Susie Howell
Dec 17, 2007
Susie Juran Howell, 75, of Hopewell died Sunday, December 16, 2007 in St. Francis Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Howell was born in Hopewell and had been a life long resident. She was a member of West End Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Howell was the daughter of the late Stephen A. and Ada Spiers Juran. She is survived by her husband,...
Jr. Herbert Kirby
Dec 15, 2007
Luther Herbert Kirby, Jr. 91, of Baltimore died Saturday, December 15, 2007 15, 2007. He was born in Hopewell, Virginia. Mr. Kirby was a retired welder for Bethlehem Steel. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Herbert Kirby, Sr. and Viola Hancock Kirby. Surviving are his daughter, Ethel Lucille Bradley and husband Charles A. of Hopewell, two grandchildren,...
Lester Mintz
Dec 14, 2007
Lester Marion Mintz, 84, formerly of Hopewell died Friday, December 14, 2007 in Riverside Nursing Home in Smithfield, Virginia. Mr. Mintz was born in Prince George County and resided in the Hopewell area for many years before moving to Surry, VA.. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was the recipient of the French Croix De...
