Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Charles James
May 28, 2007
Charles William Thomas James, 91, of Hopewell, formerly of Petersburg, died Monday, May 28, 2007. He was born in Mineola, NY and had been a long time resident of this area. Mr. James served as an assistant coach at Petersburg High School, was a volunteer at the Petersburg YMCA and was a retired civil service employee from Bellwood. He was...
William Mulliniks
May 28, 2007
William Richard â??Dickâ? Mulliniks, 60, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Monday, May 28, 2007. Born in Johnson City, TN, he was the son of the late Dr. Edward C. Mulliniks, LT COL (retired) and Helen Binford Mulliniks. He was a graduate of Cumberland County High School, Crossville, TN and Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, and was a retired employee of...
Frances Hall
May 26, 2007
On May 26, 2007, Frances K. Hall passed away quietly and peacefully, surrounded by devoted loved ones. She was born March 6, 1919 in Petersburg to the late Hermon Reeves Tyler and Imo St. Clair Tyler. She was married 35 years to Ellis D. King, who passed away May 1974. Married Cornelius A. Hall June 1981, who passed away 1995....
Hazel White
May 25, 2007
Hazel E. White, age 73, of Chester, VA, died on Friday, May 25, 2007. Hazel was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant. She was preceded in death by her husband Warren F. White. She is survived by daughters, Ann Austin and Barbara Poe, both of Mechanicsville, VA; sons, Edward Poe, Jr. of Sandston, VA, and Lewis C. Poe of Richmond, seven...
William Goodwin
May 22, 2007
William Lewis Goodwin, Sr., 68, of Chester, Virginia, died Monday, May 21, 2007 in Chippenham Medical Center. He was born in Hopewell and was a life long residence of this area. Mr. Goodwin, served as a member of the Army Reserves and worked at Stone Container for 42 years, retiring as an assistant superintendent. He was preceded in death by...
Patti Michener
May 22, 2007
Patti K. Michener, of Prince George, died May 22, 2007. She was born January 23, 1914, in Silverstreet, South Carolina, to the Rev. S.P. Koon and Maggie Fulmer Koon. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Sara K. Zeagler and Nelle K. Culbertson, and by her brother, Lewis F. Koon. Mrs. Michener graduated from Columbia College,...
Johnnie Westbrook
May 22, 2007
Waverly, VA RUSSELL LEE â??JOHNNIEâ? WESTBROOK, age 87, a lifelong resident of Waverly, died Monday May 21, 2007, at his homeplace where he was born on Feb. 13, 1920. He was the son of the late Verner Emmett Westbrook and Corrie Hatch Westbrook. He is survived by his wife Doris Jean Harrup Westbrook; two daughters, Betty Lou Westbrook Gilliland and...
Lucy Malone
May 22, 2007
Lucy Webb Malone, 96 of Petersburg died Tuesday, May 22, 2007. She was the daughter of the late William Gregory and Linda Coker Webb Malone. She was a long time member of Trinity United Methodist Church and taught 42 years for the Petersburg School System. She is survived by a great niece, Carrie A. McCann and husband, Bill Brown; great...
Fred Ramsch
May 21, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Fred Earl Ramsch, Sr., 72, a lifelong resident of Sussex County, died Sunday, May 20, 2007 at his home. Born on May 28, 1934, he was the son of the late Clyde Earl Ramsch and Virgie Bulls Ramsch. Fred retired as the operator of Spencer Brothers Service Station after 20 years of service, and was a farmer. He...
Ii J. Wajick
May 21, 2007
Carl Johnny â??Skipâ? Wajick, II, 56, of DeWitt, passed away Monday, May 21, 2007. Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Carl Johnny and Florence Leedy Wajick. He served in the Army National Guard and was a self-employed businessman. He was a member of Prince George Lodge No. 115 A.F. & A.M. Mr. Wajick is...
Sterling Walsh
May 20, 2007
Sterling Russell Walsh, age 76, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2007. He was born in Petersburg, VA the son of the late Lawrence H. Walsh and Nellie Mitchell Bennett and was a life long resident of Colonial Heights. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Mr. Walsh was a veteran of the U.S....
Charles Saunders
May 19, 2007
Charles Richard Saunders â??Charlieâ?, 71, of Hopewell died Saturday, May 19, 2007. He was a graduate from the University of Richmond and received his Masters of Education from the College of William & Mary. Mr. Saunders retired as Principal of L.L. Beazley Elementary School in 1991 and continued to work for the Prince George School System as a consultant and...
Catherine Holley
May 18, 2007
Mrs. Catherine O. Holley, 89, a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, departed to heaven, Friday, May 18, 2007. She was born July 13, 1917, to the late Ida and Richard Grammer, and was the oldest of five children. She was preceded in death by two brothers and sisters, and a son, Charles Harris Jr. Catherine was married to John Holley....
Garland Miles
May 18, 2007
Garland Edward Miles â??Buddy,â? of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Friday, May 18, 2007. He was born in Chester, VA the son of the late Henry and Lena Spinner Miles. Buddy was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He attended Thomas Dale High School and during the 50â??s he played drums in the â??Knight Rockerâ??sâ? dance band. He was a...
Mary Moore
May 17, 2007
Mary Lou Lewis Moore, age 91, a resident of Sussex County, died Thursday, May 17, 2007. Born on February 16, 1916, in Stony Creek, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lewis and Lucie Roland Lewis. She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Moore West and her husband, Olen E. West of Sussex, VA; a son, David L....
Audie Watson
May 17, 2007
Audie Vordell Watson, 84, of Petersburg died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was a retired tool & die maker for Caterpillar; he was a heavy equipment operator, truck driver and owner/operator of Car-o-lee court in Waynesville, MO. He was preceded in death by son, Michael L. Dean, three brothers and three sisters. He is survived...
Cynthia Bradshaw
May 16, 2007
Cynthia Lowery Bradshaw, age 86, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. She was born in Wilmington, DE, the daughter of the late John H. and Elizabeth H. Sanderson Lowery. Mrs. Bradshaw was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Marion E. Bradshaw. She is survived...
Jr.John Boze
May 14, 2007
John Edward Boze, Jr. 65, of Dinwiddie died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at his residence. He was the son of the late John Edward Boze, Sr. and Ida Lee Meredith Boze. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the American Legion. He was a former owner and operator of Boze Lumber Company for over...
Elizabeth Sexton
May 13, 2007
Elizabeth Jennings Sexton, 86, of Hopewell, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Sexton, a member and choir member of First Baptist Church, Hopewell, was retired from Brown & Williamson where she worked in quality control. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh Gray and Anna Lapin Jennings, and her husband, Douglas Ted Sexton....
Robert Poarch
May 13, 2007
Robert â??Bobbyâ? Randall Poarch, 67, of Chesterfield passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2007. He was the son of the late James P. and Lillie Mae McLawhorn Poarch. Bobby was a loving husband and father and a friend to many. He is survived by his wife, Jacqualine â??Jackieâ? Poarch; daughter, Cynthia â??Cindyâ? Renee Morgan; son, Robert Randall Kirkland; brother, James...
