Local obituaries for
Pauline Matthews
Feb 25, 2007
Pauline Weston Matthews, 91, a longtime resident of Hopewell and Prince George County, passed away Sunday February 25, 2007. Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Griffin Matthews. She is survived by her son, James O. Matthews and wife, Martha, of Charlotte, NC, her daughter, Brenda M. Taylor and husband, Bob, of Arnold, MD, sisters, Edith W....
Grayson Morris
Feb 24, 2007
Grayson Fairbanks Morris, 95, of Hopewell, died Saturday, February 24, 2004. He was born in Richmond and was a resident of Hopewell for most of his life. Mr. Morris was a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of the Central Virginia Engineers Club, the Antique Auto Club of America, a former vestryman at St. Johnâ??s Episcopal Church and...
Mertie Ashworth
Feb 23, 2007
Mertie Florence Denson Ashworth, 97, of Hopewell, died Friday, February 23, 2007 in Colonial Heights Convalescent Center. Mrs. Ashworth was a member of Abundant Life Pentecostal Holiness Church in Prince George County, was a former member of Hopewell Pentecostal Holiness Church and a volunteer for many years with Meals on Wheels. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon...
Katherine Bell
Feb 22, 2007
Katherine (Kaye) Bell, 93 of Colonial Heights died Thursday, February 22, 2007. She joined the love of her life and husband of 69 years, John J. Bell who died December 1, 2006. She was the last to survive of the 13 children of Anna Smarega and Andrew Zeleznak, Sr., of Koppel, PA. â??Kaydeeâ? as she was called by her family...
Mary Harrison
Feb 22, 2007
Mary Virginia Harrison, 94, widow of Robert H. Harrison, Sr., died Friday, February 2, 2007. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Shortt, Sr. and Virginia Indiana Shortt. Mrs. Harrison worked for eleven years at Walnut Hill Elementary School and was a longtime member of St. Marks United Methodist Church. She was preceded in...
Pauline M. Southward
Feb 22, 2007
Pauline M. â??Peggyâ? Dunlevy Southward of Powhatan died Thursday, February 22, 2007 after a valiant struggle with complications from a stroke, in St. Francis Medical Center. Born and raised in Chester she was the daughter of the late McKinley O. and Lillian Dunlevy. Peggy enjoyed fishing on the Outer Banks, working in her herb garden and taking trips to historical...
William Knight
Feb 22, 2007
William Anderson Knight 1930 â?? 2007. Mr. Knight is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Lee Smith Knight: four children; William A. Knight, Jr., Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Samuel Foman Knight, Chesterfield; Sally Haviland Knight, Colonial Heights; and Virginia Lee Spiers, Dinwiddie: five grandchildren, Jennifer Dawn Helm; Samuel F. Knight, Jr., Rebecca Erin Knight; Marshall Andrew Spiers; and Georgia Lee...
Corey Winters
Feb 21, 2007
Disputanta, Virginia Corey Austin Winters, age 9, was taken by the angels to be with Jesus on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, after a courageous battle with childhood leukemia. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home in Prince George County. Born in Suffolk, VA. Corey spent most of his life in Surry and was a student at Surry...
Edith Smith
Feb 21, 2007
Edith Minor Smith, 78, died February 21, 2007 after a brief illness. She was born July 28, 1928 in Henderson, N.C. to the late Vernon G. and Sally C. Minor. She is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Roy M. Smith, Jr. She is survived by three children, Donald Smith, Nancy Washabaugh and Steven Smith and his...
Aubrey Shuler
Feb 21, 2007
Aubrey Delino Shuler, 71, of Hopewell died Tuesday, February 20, in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Chesterfield County and had been a lifelong resident of Hopewell. Mr. Shuler served in the U. S. Army and was a retired auditor for Virginia Department of Transportation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and Belle Liverman Shuler,...
Lydia Wright
Feb 20, 2007
Lydia Carr Wright, 68, formerly of Hopewell, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in Heritage Hall in Blackstone, VA. She was born in Hopewell, where she spent most of her life. Mrs. Wright was a retired telephone operator. She was the daughter of the late John F. & Pearl Chavis Carr and the widow of Harold Wright. Mrs. Wright is survived...
Elizabeth Rainey
Feb 20, 2007
Elizabeth Pilout Flowers Rainey, 92, of Sutherland, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2007. Born in Dinwiddie County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph A. and Rebekah Gilliam Pilout. She was widowed by Sylvester Garris Flowers in 1945 and Moyland Gibson Rainey, Jr. in 2005. Mrs. Rainey was a graduate of the Petersburg School of Nursing and worked...
Hampton Weiss
Feb 20, 2007
Hampton Odell Weiss, age 74 of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. He was born in Radford, VA the son of the late Fred H. and Nannie Saul Weiss. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Blair Ours. Mr. Weiss was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War and he also...
Arlene Antkowiak
Feb 20, 2007
Arlene Mary Helen Antkowiak, 71, of Sutherland, died February 20, 2007. She was born in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Helen Frank McDonnell. She was a member of the Prince George Golf Club. She is survived by her husband Robert S. Antkowiak; children, Peggy Cruz and husband Rob of Manhattan Beach, CA, Dennis Antkowiak and...
David Christenbury
Feb 19, 2007
Christenbury â?? â??The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.â? David John Christenbury of Chester, VA, age 24, died peacefully at home after a long struggle on Monday, February 19, 2007. David John is survived by his parents, Pamela F. Christenbury of Ithaca, NY and Dave Christenbury of Chester; a sister, Brooke Jenkins and...
Thelma Duda
Feb 19, 2007
Thelma W. Duda, â??Bambiâ?, 78 of Prince George departed this life February 19, 2007 at Medical College of Virginia. She was a Budget Analyst for the Air Force at Fort Lee & co/owner of Swim World. She was preceded in death by her husband Jacob T. Duda and grandson Ted L. Duda, Jr. and was the daughter of the late...
Jewel Wiley
Feb 19, 2007
Jewel Anne Blowe Wiley, affectionately called "Grand Jewel" by her adoring grandchildren, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 13, 2007. She was reunited for Valentine's Day with her beloved husband, William Carlton Wiley who preceded her in death in March 23, 2000. Having been a retired elementary school teacher from Boykins, Virginia, Jewel had enjoyed much of her recent retirement in...
John Mcduffie
Feb 19, 2007
John Lester McDuffie, 77, of Hopewell, died Monday, February 19, 2007, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Army serving on the USS Coral Sea. and was a member of the Military Retiree Club. After his retirement, Mr. McDuffie was manager of East Coast and Crown service stations. He was the son of the...
Harvey Butler
Feb 19, 2007
Harvey Lawrence â??Larryâ? Butler, 62, of Chester, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Butler was born in Hopewell, Virginia. He was a retired toll attendant for Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority and was a member of the First Christian Church of Hopewell. He was the son of the late Elwood Lee and Ruby Joyner Butler. Surviving are three sisters,...
Frederick Butler
Feb 19, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Frederick â??Fredâ? Wayne Butler, 70, passed away at his home on Monday, February 19, 2007, with his family by his side. Born in Surry County, VA he was the son of the late Robert Henry Butler, Sr. and Violet Munford Butler Goodrich. Fred was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, a member of the Loyal Order...
