Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
R. Crowson
Jul 13, 2007
Roger Michael Crowson, 57, of Chesterfield died Friday, July 13, 2007. He was born in Chicago, IL the son of the late Roger V. and Bernice L. Crowson. He is survived by his sister Jacque C. Blankemeyer and husband Harry of Minneapolis; brother, Patrick D. Crowson and wife, Diane of Goochland; nieces and nephews Julie Davis and husband Alan, and...
Floyd Coleman
Jul 13, 2007
Floyd Coleman of Petersburg went to eternal rest on Friday, July 13, 2007 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born October 12, 1932 in Dinwiddie Co. he was the son of the late Willard and Susie Coleman. Also preceded in death by three brothers, Mack, John and Roland. Mr. Coleman is survived by his wife Barbara and his â??manâ??s best friend,...
Frances Holt
Jul 13, 2007
Frances Johnson Holt, 94, of Hopewell, passed peaceably on to her eternal life on Friday, July 13, 2007. She is survived by her children, Benjamin Harvey Holt of LaGrange, NC, and Vicky Holt Abramson of Valencia, CA, three grandchildren, Timothy Holt Abramson, Jacob Raine Abramson, and Jenny Elizabeth Holt. She is also survived by cherished nieces and nephews, Kathrine Johnson...
James Jones
Jul 12, 2007
James Nelson Jones, 83, of Chester, Virginia died Thursday, July 12. He was born in Callaway and moved his family to Chester in 1962. He served our country in World War II, European Theater, from 1943 to 1946. Mr. Jones retired from AlliedSignal in 1989 with 28 years of service and was an active member of First Baptist Church in...
Jessie Fowlkes
Jul 12, 2007
Fowlkes, Jessie Mae Shelton Graves, 81, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007. She was the daughter of Jesse J. Shelton and Flora Pollard Shelton. Jessie was a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by two daughters, Garnett Graves Hose of Richmond, VA and Faith Graves Saleeby of Chester, VA; one son, Warren D. Graves of Springfield, VA;...
Jennifer Snyder
Jul 12, 2007
Jennifer T. Snyder, 58, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, July 12, 2007 in MCV Hospital. She was born in Washington, D.C. She was a Homemaker, Lifetime member of the VFW in Petersburg, Staunch Supporter of Alanon, and a member of the Assembly of God Church in Hopewell. Jennifer was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Margaret Tatum. Surviving are...
Joseph Hatchett
Jul 12, 2007
Joseph William â??Billâ? Hatchett, a loving husband and father, 76, of Disputanta, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Joseph Morton and Virginia Adams Hatchett. He is survived by his wife, Susie Hatchett; daughter, Lisa H. Mullins and husband, Chris; son, Joe Hatchett; and grandchildren, Matthew Blake Mullins and Samuel Austin...
Doris Palmer
Jul 11, 2007
Doris Reid Palmer, 85, of Hopewell, died July 11, 2007 in Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Powhatan, Virginia and was a Homemaker, a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church, and Woodman of the world. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Lucy Smith Reid. Surviving are her husband, William â??Billâ? E. Palmer, Jr. of...
John Peterson
Jul 10, 2007
John Robert â??Bobâ? Peterson, age 58, of Colonial Beach, VA passed away on Monday, July 9, 2007. He was born in Petersburg, VA, the son of Eugenia Y. Peterson and the late â?? Busterâ? Peterson. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era, and also worked as a foreman at Triple C. Mechanical later in life....
Samuel Lord
Jul 9, 2007
Samuel Dolphe Lord, born September 25, 1952, passed from this life Monday, July 9, 2007 at the age of 54 at John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell, Virginia. Mr. Lord suffered for twelve long years from a disease known as Sarcoidosis. He graduated from Thomas Dale High School in 1971, and he retired on disability from Hercules in 2001 after 30...
Walter Burton
Jul 9, 2007
Walter Russell Burton, age 90, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, July 9, 2007. He was born in Chester, the son of the late Walter F. and Edmonia Richardson Burton. He was predeceased by his wife, Grace Alma Burton and son, David Russell Burton. Mr. Burton was a veteran of the U.S. Army, served in WWII, and was a...
Jr. E. Butcher
Jul 8, 2007
Andrew Ernest Butcher, Jr., 71, of Dinwiddie died on Sunday, July 8, 2007. He was the son of the late Andrew Ernest Butcher, Sr. and Frances Butcher of Cleveland, Ohio and the husband of Frances Willoughby Butcher of Dinwiddie. He is survived by his sons, Scott Butcher of Dinwiddie, Darren Butcher of Matoaca and Daniel Butcher and wife, Martha of...
James Bill
Jul 8, 2007
Richard James Bill, 56 of Carson, VA died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Kittery, Maine and was predeceased by his mother Jeannette Levesque Bill and a brother Charles Bill Jr. He is survived by his father Charles Bill Sr., his loving wife of 35 years, Bonnie F. Bill of Carson, Virginia; two...
Sharon Motley
Jul 6, 2007
Sharon Lee Motley, 56 of Chesterfield, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. She is survived by two daughters; Kim Williams of Greensboro, N.C. and Andrea Harvell of Greensboro, MD., five grandchildren; Dylan, Jeremy, Bailey, Karragan and Amara, a brother; Greg Williams and Fiancée; Randy Cutter. Arrangements by the Chesterfield Chapel of J. T. Morriss &...
Melvin Whorley
Jul 5, 2007
Melvin Ray Whorley, 55, of Prince George, went home to his Savior, Thursday, July 05, 2007. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Frank Peter and Estelle Williams Whorley. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Whorley; children, Crystal Jarratt, Ray Whorley and wife, Laura, Brandi Reese and husband, David, and Patience Barkman and husband, Kevin; grandchildren,...
Alice Kunzweiler
Jul 4, 2007
Alice Katherine Kunzweiler, age 91, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2007. She was born in Providence, RI the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Stenglein Collins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emil A. Kunzweiler. She is survived by a daughter, Debra Wreaks and husband, James of Chester; two grandchildren, Thomas Hoffman of...
William Faircloth
Jul 3, 2007
William C. â??Billyâ? Faircloth of Hopewell, formerly of Petersburg, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 03, 2007. He was the son of the late Mathew Carl and Ethel Hamilton Faircloth. Billy was a member of West End Baptist Church. He is survived by his brother, Mathew Carl Faircloth and wife, Pat. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 7,...
John Jr. Mcguire
Jul 3, 2007
John James McGuire, Jr.,84, of Hopewell, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at his residence. Mr. McGuire was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, raised in Fredericksburg, VA, and moved to Hopewell in 1949. He was a retired preventive maintenance manager with 34 years of service with Hercules, Inc. Mr. McGuire was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy with...
Dorothy White
Jul 2, 2007
Mrs. Dorothy Kreimeyer White, 76, of Hopewell, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. White, a homemaker, was born in Deshler, Nebraska. She was preceded in death by her parents, William August and Sylvia Irene Davis Kreimeyer, her husband, Robert F. White, Sr. and a daughter, Deborah White Reeves. She is survived by one daughter, Connie...
Stanley Yeskolske
Jul 1, 2007
Surry VA Stanley Yeskolske (i), age 90, died Friday June 29, 2007 at his residence at Swanns Point Farm in Surry County. Of Polish descent, he was born on Dec. 28, 1916 in Perth Amboy NJ, son of the late Alexander & Elizabeth Basczewska Yeskolski. He was the widower of his wife of 60 years, Cecelia Alice â??Irishâ? Yeskolski who...
