Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Shirley Maxey
May 1, 2006
Shirley Holmes Maxey, 71, of Chesterfield, VA died May 1, 2006. After a long and courageous battle with Parkinsonâ??s Disease, she is finally at peace with the Lord. Mrs. Maxey was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond T. Holmes, Sr. and Alma Turner Holmes, and a brother, Stanley R. Holmes. She is survived by her husband of forty-six years,...
Clara Jones
May 1, 2006
Mrs. Clara Marie Jones, 72, of Hopewell, died Sunday, April 30, 2006. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her parents Harry L. and Lonieta West Berger. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband of 55 years, Harold Lloyd â??Budâ? Jones of Hopewell, two sons, James Robert Jones, and wife Teresa, of Prince George,...
Paul Cobb
Apr 30, 2006
Drewryville, Virginia Paul A. Cobb, Sr., 72, a resident of Drewryville, VA., passed away Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2006. Born September 30, 1933 in Southampton County he was a son of the late Albert Ellis Cobb and Virginia Grizzard Cobb. Paul was a retired farmer and he attended the Capron Home Fellowship. An avid hunter he was a member of...
Jr. H. Hall
Apr 30, 2006
Robert H. Hall, Jr., CLU of Richmond, 77, died April 30, 2006. He was a native of Petersburg and son of the late Katherine B. Hall & Robert H. Hall, Sr. .He was preceded in death by grandmother Frances R. Brockwell and several aunts and uncles. Bob began his career in Petersburg with The Equitable Life Assurance Society of New...
Troy Hall
Apr 29, 2006
Troy Eugene Hall, 71, of Chester, passed away Saturday April 29, 2006. He was a retired machinist from Honeywell Fibers Division Plant in Chester and was a member of Kingsland Baptist Church. He was the son of the late John Beecher & Arla May Frame Hall. He leaves to cherish his memorial his loving wife of 53 years Mabel L....
James Williams
Apr 27, 2006
James Rex Williams, 55, of Prince George, died Thursday, April 27, 2006 at his residence. He was the son of Jean Smith Williams and the late James Stanley Williams.. Along with his mother, he is survived by his daughters, Anna Williams Beck, and Amy Bell and husband Brian, and six grandchildren. A funeral service will be held in the Petersburg...
Howard Harrell
Apr 27, 2006
Retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Howard Gray Harrell, 76 of Dewitt passed away Thursday, April 27, 2006. Born in Sussex County, Virginia he was the son of the late Ollin T. Harrell and Lura Harrell Wallace. In addition to his service in the U.S. Navy he was a retired boiler operator for Park 500 Phillip Morris. He was...
Robert Cates
Apr 27, 2006
Robert Christopher Cates, 82 died Thursday, April 27, 2006 at his residence. Born in Petersburg he was the son of the late Clarence Davis and Sarah Maude Kinker Cates. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice S. Cates, his sisters, Alice Juanita Hays and Janet Mason Cates. He is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Ann Antosh and husband,...
Ivan Christoffel
Apr 27, 2006
Ivan Christoffel, 85, of Hopewell, VA died Thursday, April 27, 2006 at his residence. He was retired from Allied Chemical Corporation in Hopewell, where he worked as a Research Chemist and Supervisor for 20 years; and was retired from A.H. Robins Company of Richmond, VA, where he served as a Patent Agent for 18 years. Mr. Christoffel was a World...
Grayson Burch
Apr 26, 2006
Grayson Van Burch, age 90 of Chester, VA died Wednesday, April 26, 2006. Mr. Burch was a U. S. Navy WWII veteran, and retired from Allied Chemical Company in 1979. He is survived by a wife of fifty-seven years, Evelyn C. Burch, of Chester; eight children, Charles Burch and wife Linda of Pinehurst, NC, Judith Geddy of Winchester, VA, Nancy...
Joseph Reece
Apr 25, 2006
Joseph Montgomery Reece, 99 of Petersburg died April 25, 2006. Born August 13, 1906 in Elkin, NC., he was the son of the late Alberta Carson Reece and Dr. James Montgomery Reece. He married Ann Brown Nash on May 6, 1937, she passed in 1977, married Virginia Hamilton Evans on January 22, 1984. He was a graduate of University of...
Phoebe Lumbus
Apr 24, 2006
Phoebe Lois Lumbus, 70, of Petersburg, passed away Monday, April 24, 2006 after a fifteen year battle with Parkinsonâ??s Disease. Born in Phelps, KY, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Dorse and Sella Hayes Miller. Mrs. Lumbus graduated from the Clinch Valley Clinic Hospital School of Nursing, Tazewell, VA in 1955 which began a 30 year career in...
Howard Clayton
Apr 24, 2006
CWO Howard Claiborne Clayton, U. S. Navy (retired), 93, of Chesterfield County, passed away Monday, April 24, 2006. Born in Chesterfield County, he was the son of the late William B. and Mary Lee Wimmer Clayton. In addition to his career in the U. S. Navy, he was retired General Manager of Quality Lincoln Mercury in Petersburg. He was a...
Jane Snead
Apr 24, 2006
Jane Hancock Altice Snead died April 24, 2006 after a long illness. Mrs. Snead had made her home in Petersburg for nearly forty years prior to the onset of illness and a move to assisted living facilties in 2000. Born in Rocky Mount, Virginia, Mrs. Snead was a graduate of Roanoke Business College. She spent most of her professional career...
Alieta Williams
Apr 22, 2006
Alieta Marie Williams, 53, of Prince George died Saturday, April 22, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Beulah, Miss. and was predeceased by her parents, George Clark, Sr. and Clara Wiley Jacquet and a daughter, Shantell. Mrs. Williams was a retired U. S. Army Veteran of 22 years and a veteran of the Persian Gulf War....
Roger Berger
Apr 22, 2006
Roger Leon Berger, age 44, of Chester, VA, died on Saturday, April 22, 2006. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed being outdoors with family and friends. Mr. Berger is survived by two children, Stacy A. Berger of Colonial Heights, VA, and Christopher L. Berger of Chester; one granddaughter, Kaylee A. Neely of Colonial Heights; parents, Joe and Nancy Berger...
Joseph Sr. Leary
Apr 22, 2006
Joseph Allen Leary, Sr., 45, of McKenney passed away at his residence on Saturday, April 22, 2006. He was born in Petersburg the son of the late Levi A. Leary and Susie E. Mayton. Mr. Leary was a member of Cutbank Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons Joseph Allen Leary, Jr., Levi Allen Leary; one brother Horace W....
Margaret Hunnicutt
Apr 21, 2006
Margaret Neaves Hunnicutt, of Stony Creek, VA widow of Joseph Mason Hunnicutt, departed this life on April 21, 2006 at age 82. Born November 12, 1923, she was predeceased by her parents, Junious Riddick Neaves and Carrie Mayes Neaves and sisters Virginia Neaves Rose and Maude Neaves Ridley. After graduating from Stony Creek High School, she attended Farmville State Teachers...
Nancy G. Brockwell
Apr 21, 2006
Nancy Bee Godsey Brockwell, 94, of Chester, VA went to be with the Lord on April 21, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband, William â??Billâ?? W. Brockwell; her mother, Daisy Adelle Stargardt Godsey; father, Joshua Everett Godsey; a sister, Elizabeth Burrows; four brothers, John T. Godsey, E. Carl Godsey, J. Cornelius Godsey, and Carter G. Godsey, all...
Georgie Merryman
Apr 21, 2006
Georgie Mae Shaw Merryman, 87, of Hopewell, widow of Lawrence Harvey Merryman, died Friday, April 21, 2006. She was the daughter of the late John Albert & Georgie Starke Shaw. She was born January 25, 1919 in Pleasant Hill, NC. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Annie Shaw, Agnes Shaw Cook...
