Local obituaries for
Sara Thacker
May 5, 2007
Sara Carpenter Thacker, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2007. She was born in Union County, SC, the daughter of the late Otis D. and Pearl Hames Davis. Sara was preceded in death by two husbands, Grover N. Carpenter and James L. Thacker. Surviving family include four children, Wanda C. Glenn and husband Larry of Scottsdale,...
Leslie "Jerry" Wright
May 5, 2007
Leslie Gerald â??Jerryâ? Wright, 65, of Colonial Heights passed away on Saturday, May 05, 2007. He was a native of Petersburg and son of the late L. Melvin and Inez B. Wright. Mr. Wright was a retired Counselor for the V.A. Dept. of Corrections and owner of the former Blue and Gray Relic Shop. He is survived by his wife,...
Vetrie Jones
May 5, 2007
Vetrie Moore Jones, age 83, of Chester, VA, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 5, 2007. She had suffered a stroke several years ago and had been limited in her mobility since. Vetrie was born in Lincolnton, N.C., the daughter of the late George M. and Minnie Howell Moore. She was also preceded in death by a...
Marilyn Hill
May 4, 2007
Marilyn Lorraine Hill, age 77, of Chester, VA, died on Friday, May 4, 2007. She was born in Worcester, MA, the daughter of the late William J. and Helen Holm Lawson. Marilyn was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who also devoted volunteer time at John Randolph Medical Center for over 20 years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran...
Doris Connelly
May 2, 2007
Mrs. Doris Beasley Connelly, 78, of Chester, Virginia, died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center, Hopewell, Virginia. Mrs. Connelly was born in Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Jessie Gatlin Beasley and her husband, Charles Bernell Connelly, Jr. She is survived by two sons, Colin Connelly and wife, Stephanie, and Kelly Connelly...
Helen Jackson
May 2, 2007
Suffolk, Virginia Helen Hyatt Jackson, 88, passed away Wednesday, May 02, 2007 at Consulate Healthcare Center in Windsor, Virginia. Born in Suffolk, VA she was the daughter of the late James Tilman Hyatt and Indiana Ellis Hyatt. Along with her late husband, Jesse N. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson was owner/operator of Jacksonâ??s Grocery on E. Washington St. in Suffolk for over...
Kenneth Thore
May 2, 2007
Kenneth Ray Thore, 73, formerly of Hopewell, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Thore served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, and was a retired pipefitter with Allied Chemical Corporation. He was the son of the late Arthur Daniel and Minnie Payne Thore and the widower of Betty Davis Thore. Mr. Thore...
Howard Butterworth
May 2, 2007
Howard Keene â??Huckâ? Butterworth of Dinwiddie, passed away May 2, 2007. Huck was born in Brunswick Co., VA on November 12, 1912 and was the son of the late William Barner Butterworth, Sr. and Margaret Rebekah Rives. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Anne Hayes Butterworth and eight siblings. He was a tobacco warehouseman, a...
Roger Spargo
Apr 29, 2007
Roger Phillip Spargo, age 74, of Chester, VA died on Sunday, April 29, 2007. He was born in Ducktown, TN the son of the late Mark Hannah Spargo and Minerva Taylor Spargo. Phil was a graduate of Ducktown, TN High school, class of 1950, and the University of Tenessee Knoxville. He was preceded in death by his wife of 44...
Virginia Bendall
Apr 28, 2007
WAVERLY, VIRGINIA Virginia Bendall, 100, longtime resident of Waverly and Sussex County, went to sleep in Jesus on Thursday, April 26, 2007. Frieda Virginia Rank Bendall was born in Blackstone, Virginia on February 27, 1907 to Carl L. and Caroline Feil Rank. She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, J. M. Bendall, and 5 sons, Alfred...
Audrey Bucciarelli
Apr 27, 2007
Audrey J. Bucciarelli, 73, of Hopewell, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Greene County, PA. and was a retired Lab Technician with Phillip Morriss Tobacco Company, a member of First Christian Church since moving to Hopewell from Clarksburg, WV., an avid Bowler & Bingo player, bowling in the Church League, Merry Makers and Tuesday...
Margarette Bogan
Apr 27, 2007
On Friday, April 27, 2007, heaven was blessed and angels delighted by the arrival of Mama, Margarette C. Bogan. She was born on July 2, 1930 to James and Sallie Crummey in Edenton, NC. Saddened, sorrowful, and yet cherishing her memories are her husband, Wilton Warrick Bogan, Sr., a daughter, Bertha Marie (Sissy) Bogan, son Wilton W. (Boo) Bogan, Jr....
Gladys Brockwell
Apr 26, 2007
Gladys Mae Shurm Brockwell, 84, of Hopewell, died April 26, 2007 in the Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Spring Grove, PA... Mrs. Brockwell was preceded in death by her parents, George Washington and Mary Annie Trone Shurm, her husband David Graham Brockwell, a sister, Ruth Shurm Pruett, and a brother, George â??Buddyâ? Shurm.. Surviving are her daughters,...
John Casey
Apr 26, 2007
Wakefield, Virginia John Franklin â??Frankâ? Casey, 75, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia. Born October 4, 1931 in El Paso, TX, he was the son of the late Wiley Sanders Casey and Bessie Lena Wilson Casey. After serving four years in the U. S. Air Force, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, he attended...
Dale Seymour
Apr 25, 2007
Dale Foster Seymour, 67, of Hopewell, died, Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at his residence. . He was born in Rising Sun, Maryland. Mr. Seymour was a retired carpenter for Suitt Construction Co He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgell and Eva Hale Seymour. Surviving are his wife Sonia Dale Seymour of Hopewell, three daughters, Sandra Lynn Burrier of...
Harry Jr. Henshaw
Apr 25, 2007
Harry Rawlings Henshaw, Jr., 76, of Ford died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at Johnston Willis Hospital. He was the son of the late Harry R. Henshaw, Sr. and Zelma Peters Henshaw and brother of the late Otis E. Henshaw. Harry served his country in Korea in the U.S. Army and attended Harvest Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife,...
Oliver Miles
Apr 24, 2007
Oliver Jeremy Miles, 24, of Dinwiddie County, died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at his residence. Jeremy was a Critical Care Paramedic and Firefighter with the Dinwiddie County Fire and EMS and a part-time employee of both A&B Ambulance Service and Southside Virginia Emergency Crew. Jeremy was an Eagle Scout and a Vigil Honor Member of the Order of the...
Doris Kvasnicka
Apr 24, 2007
Doris Rawlings Kvasnicka, age 75, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. She was born in Dinwiddie Co. VA, the daughter of the late Josie L. and Bernice Beville Rawlings. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Elm St. Baptist Church for 57 years and volunteered at Harrowgate Elementary School and...
Inez Bennett
Apr 24, 2007
Inez Clay Bennett, 89, of Church Road, widow of George S. Bennett, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Born in Dinwiddie County, she was the daughter of the late James Samuel and Sadie Sutherland Clay. Mrs. Bennett was a lifelong member of Central Baptist Church. She enjoyed making quilts, doing crochet, and other activities with her hands. She was very...
James Mccollum
Apr 23, 2007
James Patrick McCollum, 68, of Hopewell died Monday, April 23, 2007 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. Mr. McCollum was born in Hopewell and had been a life long resident. He was a member of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church, a member and Past Governor of Loyal Order of Moose #1472, and was a retired Master Plumber, having been...
