Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Virginia Cole
Nov 6, 2006
Virginia Lucille Cole, 87, of Hopewell, widow of Charles W. Cole, passed away Monday, November 06, 2006. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Austin Levy and Maggie Fable Greene. She was a retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, a member of Monumental Baptist Church, and a member of AARP. Mrs. Cole was preceded in...
Monroe Homer
Nov 6, 2006
Monroe Homer, 93, of Richmond died Monday, November 6, 2006 at Beth Sholom Home of Virginia. He was the son of the late Louis and Geraldine Homer. He is survived by his wife, Ina Sylvia Homer; brother, Harold Homer and wife, Meredith; sister-in-law, Harriet Homer; niece, Joyce Homer and family; nephew, Darryl Homer and family; niece, Ruth Lavine; great niece...
Laura Hale
Nov 6, 2006
Mrs. Laura Maxine Reese Hale, 76, of Petersburg died November 6, 2006. She was the daughter of the late Rosser Randolph and Augustine Elder Reese. Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Caleb Todd Chandler, sisters, Dorothy Royall, Sarah Holloway, brothers, Ralph Reese and Franklin E. Reese. She is survived by her loving husband, Frank N. Hale; two...
George Bowling
Nov 5, 2006
George â??Ponchoâ? Bowling, 59, of Chester, VA died November 5, 2006. He was the son of the late George A. and Nellie Walker Bowling. He was a member of the first graduating class at Matoaca High School and a Vietnam veteran serving in the U. S. Army. Mr. Bowling was a hearing specialist for over 20 years and was the...
David Nordman
Nov 5, 2006
David C. Nordman, 66 of Petersburg, died November 5, 2006. He was a native of North Dakota born the son of the late Donald and Nina Nordman. David was retired from the U.S. Army and served his country in the Korean War and Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Freeda Nordman; daughter, Jennifer Westerman; three granddaughters, Samantha, Kaelyn and...
Shirley Adkins
Nov 5, 2006
Shirley Riddle Adkins, age 71, of Carson, VA., died on November 5, 2006. She was born in Dinwiddie, VA, the daughter of the late Willie P. and Omega Parsons Riddle. Mrs. Adkins was a life-long member of Tabernacle Methodist Church in Carson. Her family and friends were a big part of her life, and meant a great deal to her....
Gary Dayberry
Nov 5, 2006
Gary Don Dayberry, 34, of Prince George passed away Sunday, November 5, 2006. He was the son of Gary Lee Dayberry and Norma Jean Passmore Dayberry, the husband of Elizabeth Dayberry, the father of the late Mackenzie Rae Dayberry and the grandson of the late Buster Passmore. He is survived by his children, Hali Jordan Dayberry, Kelsea Morgan Dayberry, and...
Ethel Savage
Nov 4, 2006
Ethel M Savage, 92, of Petersburg died Saturday November 4, 2006. She was born in Mitchell County, North Carolina the daughter of the late Jim and Mariah McGee. Mrs. Savage was a longtime member of Monumental Baptist Church. She is the widow of James N. Savage and is survived by her Son Donald Savage and wife Teresa of Powhatan; a...
Robert Iii Moore
Nov 2, 2006
Robert â??Bobbyâ? Scott Moore, III, 55 of Hopewell died Thursday, November 2, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Petersburg and had been a life long resident of this area. â??Bobbyâ? was a retired Field Engineer for Centex Construction Co. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Scott Moore, Jr. â??Bobbyâ? is survived by his wife, Nancy...
Doyle Stover
Nov 1, 2006
Doyle Marvin Stover, 80, of Chester died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Cottageville, West Virginia and had been a long time resident of the Chester area. Mr. Stover served in the U.S. Navy as a Machinist Mate during WWII and was a retired machinist from Allied Chemical and Park 500. He was...
James Sr. Catlett
Nov 1, 2006
James R. Catlett, Sr., 66, of Hopewell died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Emporia, VA and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell area. Mr. Catlett was a retired Security Guard with Chambers Waste Management Co. He was preceded in death by his parents, John William and Eva Mae Hope...
James Bishop
Oct 31, 2006
James Joseph Bishop, age 80, of Chester, VA passed away on October 31, 2006. He was predeceased by his parents John C. and Maude Pitman Bishop. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years and was a retired engineer from Allied Chemical Chesterfield Fibers Division. He was an avid amateur radio operator for over 40 years and a lifetime...
Charles Porter
Oct 31, 2006
Charles H. â??Buckâ? Porter, 71, of Chester, died of complications following surgery at MCV on October 31, 2006. Born August 4, 1935, in Matoaca, Virginia, he was the son of the late Grover and Virginia Porter. He was also predeceased by his brother, William C. Porter. He is survived by his wife Shelby D. Porter; son Matthew (wife, Dawn) of...
E. Kilbourne
Oct 31, 2006
Dr. Walter Eugene Kilbourne, age 78, of Chester, VA passed away at his residence on October 31, 2006. He was predeceased by his parents Jonathan and Mary Martin Kilbourne. He served two years in the US Air Force. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech and the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry, class of 1959. After graduating, he...
William Erps
Oct 29, 2006
William (Bill) Hubert Erps, of Chester, Va., formerly of Gary, W.V., passed away at Hunter-McGuire Hospice on Sunday, Oct. 29th at age 88. He was born to Walter and Judy Erps. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Thelma Killen Erps, a son, Richard Stephen Erps, a granddaughter, Brianna Erps, two stepdaughters, Sandra DeAngelis (Rick) and Joyce Turner...
Elizabeth Gorrell
Oct 29, 2006
Elizabeth â??Bettyâ? Ann Gorrell, age 66, of Richmond, VA passed away on October 29, 2006. She was born in Taunton, MA the daughter of the late Michael and Rose Dupont Sears. She worked 14 years with DMV Corporate Office as a customer service representative. She enjoyed painting, spending time with her children, playing the organ, and playing with her pets,...
Pearl Blankenship
Oct 28, 2006
Pearl R. Blankenship, 91, of Chesterfield, passed away Saturday October 28, 2006. She was the daughter of the late William Joseph & Lottie Pearl Orcutt Reed & was predeceased by a grandson Stephen Osterbind. She was the oldest member of Beulah United Methodist Church in Richmond. She is survived by her children; Olivia B. Osterbind and husband, Albert of Gretna,...
Helen Blake
Oct 27, 2006
Helen Hawley Blake, 99, of Chester died Friday, October 27, 2006 at St. Frances Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Edsen Hoyt and Mary Emma Cook Hawley and the widow of Harold David Blake. She was a member of Chester Presbyterian Church. Helen is survived by her daughter, Susan Blake Ritz and husband, Gerry Garcia of Chester;...
Theresia Eberlin
Oct 26, 2006
Theresia Gertrude Mertens Eberlin, 86, of Prince George, died Thursday, October 26, 2006. She was born in Hermann, Missouri and resided with her daughter, Patricia Spacek for the past several years due to failing health. She was employed by the Missouri Division of Employment Security for over twenty years, Secretary of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, and...
Eama Ozmar
Oct 26, 2006
Dreama Perkey Ozmar, 77 of Petersburg, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Roderfield, W. VA to the late Theodore Roosevelt and Maude Evelyn Russell Perkey. She is survived by her husband, Lovel B. Ozmar, Jr.; brother, Gregory Dean Perkey of MD; sister, Joan Sumpter of CA; two sons, Lovel Bolling Ozmar, III...
