Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
James Smith
Jul 1, 2007
James Sidney Smith, age 88, died on Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Colonial Heights, VA. He was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late James Benjamin and Eva Fowlkes Smith and spent his entire adult life in Alexandria, VA. James was a former employee of Anacostia Naval Station, Washington, D.C. He was preceded in death by a son,...
Virginia Clark
Jul 1, 2007
Waverly, VA Virginia West Clark, age 79, a resident of Neblett Mill Road near Waverly died after a short illness on Sat. June 30, 2007. Born on June 28, 1928 in Sussex County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas M. & Tressie Ellen Conrad West and step-daughter of Charlie L. Hogwood, JR. She was a semi-retired audit supervisor...
Cleavie Dulaney
Jul 1, 2007
Mrs. Cleavie Ruth Dulaney, 74, of Petersburg, died Friday evening, June 29, 2007, at Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg. Mrs. Dulaney, a native of Pocahontas, Virginia, was a retired operator for Allied Chemical Corporation. She was preceded in death by her parents, Crockett C. and Lillie Mae Crouse Swim and her husband, Jack Dulaney. She is survived by three sons,...
William, Swartz
Jun 28, 2007
William Henry â??Billâ? Swartz, 76, of Dinwiddie passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Silas Milton and Lillian Mae Alley Swartz. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Kathleen Mae Bost and Elsie Virginia Powell. Bill was a long time member of Matoaca Baptist Church. He...
Roy Purdie
Jun 28, 2007
Roy Lee â??Peteâ? Purdie, 73, of Wallace, North Carolina, formerly of Matoaca, died Thursday, June 28, 2007 in Waverly. He was born in Matoaca. Mr. Purdie was a member of a Baptist Church in North Carolina, and a retired self-employed truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents, Early and Floria Kersey Purdie. Surviving are his wife, Doris...
Milton Ende
Jun 27, 2007
Dr. Milton Ende, 88, of Petersburg died Wednesday, June 27, 2007. He was born in New York City the son of the late Abraham S. and Elsie Ende. Dr. Ende was a lifelong resident of Petersburg. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Richmond and went on to complete medical school at the Medical College of Virginia. He...
Edward Mickey
Jun 25, 2007
Edward Elmore Mickey, 79, of Herford, N.C. passed away at the home of his daughter on Monday, June 25, 2007. He was the son of Una M. Mickey and the late Albert Elmore Mickey, the husband of Joan Marie Mickey and the father of the late Edward Elmore Mickey, Jr. Edward served his country in the U.S. Navy and the...
Odette Kiser
Jun 24, 2007
Odette Jeanne Kiser, 80 of Richmond, VA passed away Sunday, June 24, 2007. She was the wife of Hank Kiser and the mother of four children, Nicole, Laurie, Lisa and late son Alain. The family will receive friends at the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 from 6 to...
Donald Beaver
Jun 23, 2007
Donald Wayne Beaver, 70, of Chesterfield,VA departed this life on Saturday, June 23, 2007. He was the son of Mary Louise Shell Ostwalt of High Point, NC and the late John Whitfield Beaver. Along with his mother, he is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Lillian Annette Lowery Beaver; daughter, Beverly Beaver; brother, Frank E. Beaver and wife,...
Stephen Matovich
Jun 23, 2007
Stephen LeGrande â??Leeâ? Matovich, 60, of Sutherland, VA, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Stephen and Virginia Dare Perkinson Matovich. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mason LeGrande and Elizabeth Fuqua Perkinson. He was a graduate of Oak Ridge High...
Mildred Roberts
Jun 21, 2007
Mildred Moore Roberts, 88 of Colonial Heights, died Thursday, June 21, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center. She is survived by her husband and soul mate of 67 years, Gilbert L. Roberts, Sr. â??Linkyâ?. She was a native of Petersburg and the daughter of the late Thomas P. & Inez Wright Moore. She was a retired education specialist at Ft....
Peggy Pickering
Jun 21, 2007
Peggy Amandalean Pickering, 58, of Chester, died Thursday, June 21, 2007 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital. She was born in Covington, Va. Mrs. Pickering was a retired catcher with Filtrona Richmond. She was the preceded in death by her parents, James Oliver and Mary Frances Sizemore Rogers, and her sister, Bertie Lillian Holtsclaw. Surviving are her beloved husband of...
William M. Coleman
Jun 20, 2007
William â??Billâ? Meyer Coleman, 68, of Hopewell, departed this earth to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was a life-long resident of Hopewell. Mr. Coleman was a retired accountant for the state of Virginia, volunteered with the Hopewell Emergency Crew, also serving as Captain, served on several city boards, volunteered with John...
Gregory Patierno
Jun 19, 2007
Gregory Allen Patierno, 23, of Matoaca died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 19, 2007. He is survived by his parents, Teresa Farley and Tony Patierno and wife, Judy; fiancée, Meredith Westerhouse; paternal grandparents, Jeannette Fuller and husband, Dwight and Claude Patierno, Jr. and wife, Tere; maternal grandmother, Louise Farley; sister, Crystal Sutton and husband, Johnnie and brother, Craig Garzini and wife,...
Norman Mueller
Jun 19, 2007
Norman Frank Henry Mueller departed this life on June 19, 2007, at the age of 82 years, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Terri Mueller, in Fayetteville NC. Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Bolling Spain Mueller whom he married 60 years ago this July 2, by his parents, John and Laura Mueller,...
Daimon Young
Jun 18, 2007
Elberon, Virginia Daimon Dwight Young, 19 months, was taken home in the arms of the angels on Friday, June 15, 2007 at University of Virginia Childrenâ??s Hospital, Charlottesville, VA., where he was awaiting a heart transplant. He was the son of Hazel St. Peter and Harry Dwight Young, Jr. Daimon struggled hard to live with a congenital heart disease from...
Sally Crocker
Jun 18, 2007
Ivor, Virginia SALLY ELIZABETH CROCKER, 74, died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home, Smithfield. Born in Isle of Wight County she was the daughter of the late J. W. Crocker, Sr. and Annie Sadler Crocker. Sally was a graduate of Harvard University and worked for the U. S. Government with the Social Security Administration and other agencies...
Carrie Cole
Jun 18, 2007
Emporia, Virginia Carrie Sledge â??Turnerâ? Cole, 87, of Emporia, VA., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 18, 2007. She was the beloved mother of nine, grandmother of twenty-one, great-grandmother of thirty-six, and great-great-grandmother of eleven. Born September 30, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Jennie Holt Branch. She was a member of...
Fay Bonner
Jun 18, 2007
On Monday, August 21, 1944, Cleveland and Theomansia became the proud parents of a baby girl who they named Fay Joye Davis. Fay was born in a little town called Mocho in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. Fay along with her parents then moved to Lionel Town where she spent her childhood. Fay attended Alley Primary School then later went...
Evelyn Brockwell
Jun 17, 2007
Mrs. Evelyn Griggs Brockwell, 85, of Disputanta, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was a retired cafeteria worker at L. L. Beasley Elementary School in Prince George. Mrs. Brockwell was predeceased by her husband, Jessie Alvin Brockwell, Sr. Surviving are three sons, Jessie Alvin Brockwell, Jr. and wife Sue ; Richard Lee Brockwell Sr. and wife Edith, and J. Stanley...
