Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Mary Beierschmitt
Jun 10, 2006
Mary Caroline Beierschmitt passed away from heart complications on June 10, 2006. Caroline was a programmer for Chesterfield County for 25 years. She shared 40 years of her life with her high-school sweetheart, the late Dennis Beierschmitt. Together, they shared a passion for nature and cycling. Caroline was an accomplished artist, skilled in a variety of mediums from watercolors to...
Larry Shaffner
Jun 9, 2006
Larry Neal Shaffner, 75, of Petersburg, died Friday June 09, 2006. He is survived by his wife Patricia Shaffner, son; Jon Boyd Shaffner, daughter; Amy Lynne Shaffner, grandchildren; Franchesca, Orion, & Liam Beningo, sister; Jan Kirkwood, and two nephews. A memorial service will be Tuesday June 13, 2006 7:00 PM at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral...
Curtis Hawks
Jun 9, 2006
Curtis Earl Hawks, 79, of Chesterfield County, passed away Friday, June 9, 2006. He was born February 18, 1927 in Carroll County, VA, the son of the late Harvey and Myrtle Rippey Hawks. Mr. Hawks served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and was a member of the International Boilermakerâ??s Union. He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Longmire...
Thomas Ozmar
Jun 9, 2006
Thomas Jefferson Ozmar age 87 of Colonial Heights died on Friday, June 9, 2006. He was the son of the late Valley Thomas and Nettie Smith Ozmar. He was a native of Matoaca, retired from Dupont with 42 years service, former volunteer for many years at Southside Regional Medical Center and Colonial Heights Health Care Center and was a member...
Elnora Bridgeman
Jun 9, 2006
Elnora Marie Bridgeman age 62 of Church Road died on Friday, June 09, 2006. She is survived by her daughter, Angela Spence and her husband George of Sutherland; her mother, Maude Virginia Baldree of Church Road; three grandchildren, Thomas, Madison and Macey; brother, Albert Bridgeman and his wife Ozell of Bedford; half-brother, Bowman Bridgeman and his wife Irene, numerous nieces...
Archie Davis
Jun 8, 2006
Archie Ray Davis, 57, of Petersburg passed away Thursday June 8, 2006. He was the son of the late Hal Holmes & Kathleen Naomi Purdie Davis. He leaves to cherish his memory sisters; Doris D. Marks of Colonial Heights & Helen Tingen of Matoaca, brothers; Robert Davis of Dinwiddie, Leroy Davis of Ohio, Jimmie & Roscoe Davis of Colonial Heights,...
Jerman Hunter
Jun 8, 2006
Jerman Meade Hunter, 91, of Petersburg died Thursday, June 8, 2006. He was a native of Petersburg and the son of Palmer Jerman and Pattie Fraser Hunter. He was retired owner of H.B. Hunter Co. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Spain Hunter and a son, Dr. Robert J. Hunter of Alpine, TX. A private graveside service will be...
Mott Simms
Jun 7, 2006
Mott â??Shortyâ? T. Simms, age 77 of Richmond, VA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Shirley L. Simms; son and daughter in-law, Ken and Cheryl Simms of Chesterfield, VA; daughter and son in-law, Sheila and Norman Gallagher of Mechanicsville, VA; two stepsons, Stanley Watson of Ashland, VA and Wayne...
Arline Phillips
Jun 7, 2006
Arline Poland Phillips, 92, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Phillips was retired manager with Virginia Employment Commission. and a member of the Womanâ??s club of Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pete Poland and Ida McClary Poland Kuykendall and her step-father, Charles C. Kuykendall and her husband of 62...
Grace Jones
Jun 6, 2006
Dendron, Virginia Grace Berryman Jones, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia. She was the widow of Tommie G. Jones. Born July 20, 1921 in Surry County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Milton Berryman and Julia Anne Berryman Berryman. Mrs. Jones had retired from the Surrey House Restaurant. She is...
Rhonda Klaas
Jun 6, 2006
Rhonda Christine Klaas age 47, of Chester, VA died on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. She was born in Salisbury, NC the daughter of John M. and Christine Cottingham Cloer also of Chester. She attended Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta. Later becoming a Call Manager with the J. C. Penney Corp. and...
Amos Cutright
Jun 6, 2006
Ivor, Virginia Amos Hudson "Butch" Cutright, 63, passed away at his home on Monday, June 5, 2006 with his loving family by his side. Born October 5, 1942, he was the son of the late Amos Wilson Cutright and Ruth Slade Cutright. He was a Trustee, a Deacon, a Sunday School Teacher, and RA Leader with Millfield Baptist Church, was...
Steve Gauldin
Jun 4, 2006
Steve Anthony Gauldin, age 64, of Richmond, VA died on Sunday, June 4, 2006. He was born in Brunswick County, VA, the son of the late William T. and Ocie G. Gauldin. Mr. Gauldin was a lover of the outdoors, and enjoyed gardening, fishing, and working with his hands to build or repair things. He was preceded in death by...
Maggie Seymour
Jun 2, 2006
Maggie Stell â??Nannyâ? Seymour, 91, of Petersburg died Friday, June 2, 2006 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Petersburg and daughter of the late Charles Ballard and Mary Virginia Stell. She was preceded in death by two children, Joyce S. Jordan and Frederick â??Fritzyâ? Seymour. She is survived by six children, Dorothy S. Jordan, Ernestine S....
John Webster
Jun 1, 2006
Cedar Rapids, Iowa JOHN L. WEBSTER, 91, a former resident of Richmond, Virginia, passed away at his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Born in Harrold, South Dakota, he was the son of the late John C. Webster and Florence Judd Webster. Mr. Webster had retired as a Research Engineer with Reynolds Metals Company in Richmond, Virginia. He was a member...
Billie Kea
May 31, 2006
Ivor, Virginia Billie Harvey Kea, 78, passed away Monday, January 23, 2006 after a long illness. Born June 25, 1927 in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Perry Harvey and Rose Price Harvey. Mrs. Kea is survived by her husband, E. Peyton Kea, Sr.; two sons, Edward Peyton â??Buddyâ? Kea, Jr. and wife, Lynne, and Paul...
George Feild
May 30, 2006
George William Feild, 50, of Prince George, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2006 after a long battle with leukemia. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late George Farrington and Jean Lee Feild. He was a graduate of Old Dominion University and worked as an electrical engineer. A loving husband and father with a strong will to live,...
Joseph Parker
May 29, 2006
Joseph Richard Parker, 79, of Hopewell, died on Memorial Day, May 29, 2006 in Hopewell Health Care Center. Mr. Parker was born in Petersburg, Virginia and served in the US Navy during WW II on the USS Wasp. He was a retired assessor with First Colonial Bank, a member of the Hopewell Rotary Club, former president and current member of...
Billy Johnson
May 29, 2006
Billy Watts Johnson, 69, of Hopewell died Monday, May 29, 2006 in Riverview on the Appomattox. He was born in Grayson, KY and had been a resident of Hopewell since 1975. Mr. Johnson was a retired E-8 from the U.S. Army and also retired from Bogese, Inc as a supervisor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and...
Judith Casey
May 29, 2006
Judith Bogardus Casey, 64, of Hopewell died Monday, May 29, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and had been a Hopewell resident for many years. Judy was an avid golfer at Jordan Point Country Club, a member of St. Johnâ??s Episcopal Church, where she served on the Altar Guild and was a retired Eligibility Worker for...
