Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jason Walker
Apr 19, 2007
Jason Troy Walker, 19, of Prince George, died Thursday, April 19, 2007. Jason was a student at Richard Bland College and was an ironworker for Davis Steel Co., Inc. in Hopewell. He is survived by his wife, Amanda E. Walker, his parents, David Allan and Teri Walker, a brother, Brandon Walker, an unborn child, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends....
Mona Blackwell
Apr 19, 2007
Mona Rayburn Blackwell, 89, of Hopewell, passed away in Indianapolis, IN, Thursday, April 19, 2007. She was born December 1, 1917 in Riceville, TN to the late Grace Rayburn Bullington and Isaac M. Rayburn. She was a resident of Hopewell from 1946 to 1994, when she moved to Indianapolis to live with her daughter. She retired from the old First...
Jr., S. Stewart
Apr 19, 2007
Dendron, Virginia John Shelton Stewart, Jr., 88, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 surrounded by his family in the Surry County home where he was born and lived all of his life. He was the son of the late John Shelton Stewart, Sr. and Elsie Savedge Stewart. Lillian Gwaltney Stewart, his loving wife of 63 years, predeceased him by less than...
Jr., E. Epperson
Apr 19, 2007
Wakefield, Virginia James Emmette Epperson, Jr., 80, of Wakefield, husband of the late Nell Horton Epperson, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Born December 31, 1926 in Lawrenceville, VA he was the son of the late James E. Epperson, Sr. and Maggie Hall Epperson. Jim owned and operated Horton Furniture Company in Wakefield from 1963 until 1982, and was manager...
Floyd Dudley
Apr 17, 2007
Floyd Alvis Dudley, 81, a lifelong resident of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at his residence. He was the son of the late William A. Dudley, Sr. and Annie Alvis Dudley. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and saw extensive combat action in the Pacific Theater. He received an honorable discharge at the...
William Munford
Apr 17, 2007
William Hardy Munford, 76, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, formerly of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Born in Windsor, VA, he was the son of the late Matthew and Susie Comes Munford. He was a U. S. Navy veteran serving aboard the U.S.S. F.D. Roosevelt and was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company. Mr. Munford...
John Perkins
Apr 17, 2007
John Edward Perkins, 81, of Hopewell died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Perkins was a life time resident of Hopewell. He was retired from the United States Coast Guard, was a Deacon Emeritus at Unity Baptist Church, and was a retired operator from Allied Chemical Corporation. Mr. Perkins was the son of the late Thomas Edward and...
Frances Bufford
Apr 17, 2007
Frances Bell Bufford, age 93, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. She was born in Comet, VA the daughter of the late Ollie L. and Erscell Atkinson Bell. Mrs. Bufford was retired from C & P Telephone as a supervisor after 35 years of service. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded...
Thomas Felts
Apr 17, 2007
Smithfield, Virginia Thomas Morris Felts, 86, passed away Monday, April 16, 2007 at Sentara Careplex Hospital in Hampton, VA.. Born October 8, 1920 in Smithfield, VA. he was the son of the late Benjamin F. Felts and Carrie Morris Felts. He retired in 1984 from the Maintenance Engineering Department of Newport News Shipbuilding after 20 years of service. He was...
Warren White
Apr 17, 2007
Warren Farley White, age 84, of Chester, VA, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. He was born in Lynchburg, VA, the son of the late Farley and Daisey White. He moved to Chester early in life, and has been a resident since. Warren was a retired chemist working with Allied Chemical and Virginia Power. He is survived by his wife,...
James Sr. Grooms
Apr 16, 2007
James T. â??Tommyâ? Grooms, Sr., 67 passed away April 16, 2007. He was a Navy Veteran and Reynolds Metals retiree with over 30 years of dedicated service. Preceding him in death were his mother, Margaret L. (Grooms) Traude and father, Charles C. Grooms. Survivors include his daughters, Wendy Grooms Little, Julie Anne Grooms, Kimberly Paige Grooms and son, James T....
Paul Hendrickson
Apr 16, 2007
Paul W. Hendrickson, 90, died April 16, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary; his daughter, Gloria Bradmon, her husband Tom; a son Paul W. Hendrickson, his wife Sharon. Additional survivors include 5 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Paul was a WWII Pearl Harbor survivor, a retired employee of the Chessie Railroad System, a member of the...
Matthew Collier
Apr 15, 2007
Matthew Michael Collier, 23, of Dinwiddie, died Sunday, April 15, at the Medical College of Virginia. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and was a dedicated employee of the Hopewell Moose Lodge. Mr. Collier is survived by his mother, Karen Walkup Collier, and Clint Whittington of Dinwiddie, his father, Michael Rimel Collier of Waverly, several...
Lillian Stewart
Apr 14, 2007
Dendron, Virginia Lillian Gwaltney Stewart, 84, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at Waverly Healthcare Center in Waverly, VA. Born in Surry County, VA she was the daughter of the late Charlie Cox Gwaltney and Emma Durphy Gwaltney. She was the wife of John Shelton Stewart, Jr. Lillian attended Claremont High School; was past news correspondent in the Dendron area...
Mary Clarke
Apr 14, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Mary West Clarke, age 99, a lifelong resident of Sussex County and the widow of Robert Harold Clarke, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Waverly Healthcare Center. Born on December 7, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Mack Herbert West and Bessie Dillard West. Mary was a homemaker and a retired employee of Dominion Virginia Power...
James Sizemore
Apr 13, 2007
James Thomas â??Jimmyâ? Sizemore, 69, of Hopewell died April 13, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center. He was the son of the late Delbert and Vivian White Sizemore and the brother of the late Helen Riley. Jimmy retired from Allied Signal after 33 years of service. He attended Faith Baptist Church in Prince George and served his country in the...
Donald Clemons
Apr 13, 2007
Donald James Clemons, age 62, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio the son of the late Paul and Ruth Clemons. Mr. Clemons was retired from the U.S. Army, a member of the American Legion Memorial Post 146, Hopewell as 2nd Vice Commander, and was chairman of Americanism. He was also...
Daniel A
Apr 13, 2007
Daniel Alfred Mis, 72, of Richmond, VA, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007. Born in North Tonawanda, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas and Helen Kozlowski Mis. He retired after 23 years of service in the U. S. Navy and later worked for the public school system in Lansdale, PA. Mr. Mis is survived by his daughters,...
John Raiford
Apr 12, 2007
Nags Head, NC John Calvin Raiford, 80, a former resident of Alexandria, VA. and a resident of Nags Head, NC since 1992, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 with his family by his side. Born in Southampton County, VA, he was the son of the late Philip Malone Raiford and Otelia West Raiford. He was a...
David Pittman
Apr 12, 2007
David Rudolf Pittman, 57, of Chesterfield County, died Thursday, April 12, 2007. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late David James Pittman and Christine Unfug Webster. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era specializing in communications. Following his military service, he spent the remainder of his life writing for various area...
