Local obituaries for
Linda Elmore
Oct 5, 2006
Linda Ayers Brockwell Elmore, 59, of Petersburg died Thursday, October 05, 2006, surrounded by family at her daughterâ??s home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. A native of Petersburg she was the daughter of the late Richard Garland Brockwell, Sr. and Mabel Virginia Ayers Brockwell. Her determination and will to live was truly inspiring to all that knew her....
Virginia Zeravsky
Oct 4, 2006
Virginia â??Ginnyâ? Wyatt Zeravsky, 90, of Colonial Heights, formerly of Fairfax, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Charley and Eva Rose Wyatt and was also preceded in death by two sisters, four brothers and one grandson. Ginny was the oldest member of Fairfax Church of God. She is survived...
Vera Chappell
Oct 4, 2006
Vera Whited Chappell, 80, of Colonial Heights passed away October 4th after a courageous battle with her fourth cancer. Born August 15, 1926 in Russel County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Preston Whited and Eunice Elkins Whited. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.S.â? Billâ? Chappell. She lived in Danville for 56 years and retired...
Ollin Jr. Harrell
Oct 4, 2006
Ollin T. Harrell, Jr., 73, of Chester, VA passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Jarratt, VA. Mr. Harrell served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, VFW Post 637, having served as the Post Commander for two terms, was a member of...
George Tatum
Oct 3, 2006
George Calvin Tatum, 75, of Prince George died Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Dinwiddie County and had been a life long resident of the Tri-City area. Mr. Tatum served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was a retired supervisor for Brown and Williamson Corporation. He is the son of...
Robert Chase
Oct 2, 2006
Robert E. Chase, 84, of Chester, passed away Monday, October 2, 2006. Bob, Bea & family have been owners of the Busy Bea Quilt Store for 30 years and he was known as â??Busy Bob.â? He was a member of the Chester United Methodist Church, a veteran of the United States Army during WWII and was retired from Allied Signal...
Shirley Mann
Oct 2, 2006
Mrs. Shirley Pond Mann, 71, of Prince George County, died Monday, October 2, 2006, after a brief illness. Born and raised in Ettrick, she was the daughter of the late Robert Leneous and Beatrice Beasley Pond. She became the wife of James â??Jamieâ? Robert Mann on the first of January, 1955 and remained Jamieâ??s loving and devoted wife for fifty...
Mary Johnson
Oct 2, 2006
Mary Lee Bishop Johnson, 93, died Monday, October 2, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. Born in Radford, VA in 1913, five year old Mary Lee moved with her mother Nellie Hancock Bishop and younger siblings Roy and Elizabeth first to Lynchburg and then to Hopewell in 1918 after her father, Arnold Bishop died during the flu epidemic. She attended...
Ruby Ewry
Oct 1, 2006
Wakefield, Virginia Ruby Cornwell Drewry, 90, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Tandem Health Care, Windsor, VA. Ruby, a homemaker in Wakefield, was the widow of R. C. "Buck" Drewry. Born September 4, 1916 in Sussex County, VA, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy Jason Cornwell and Josephine Pittman Cornwell. She is survived by her daughter, Catherine...
Keith Stubblefield
Sep 29, 2006
Keith Robert Stubblefield, 81, of Chester, passed away Friday September 29, 2006 at his residence. He was the son of the late, Dudley C. & Elsia V. Graham Stubblefield and was predeceased by his first wife Ethel Josephine Ellis Stubblefield and his second wife Rosemary Warren Stubblefield. Mr. Stubblefield had an adventurous spirit and a wonderful sense of humor. He...
Georgie Harris
Sep 29, 2006
Virginia Beach, Virginia Georgie L. "Buck" Harris, 98, passed away September 28, 2006. Born September 30, 1907, she was the daughter of the late John Z. and Amy E. Harris. She grew up in Branchville, Southampton County, Virginia. Upon graduation from Randolph Macon Woman's College, she taught school in Southampton and Nansemond Counties. While teaching, she spent her summers as...
Paul Rhoten
Sep 29, 2006
Paul K. Rhoten of Prince George, died Friday, September 29, 2006 .Mr. Rhoten was born in Lebanon, Virginia. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII and was a retired operator for Allied Chemical. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Milborn and Lucie Clark Rhoten and a son, Jerry Lee Rhoten. Surviving are his wife Anna...
James Curl
Sep 28, 2006
Dendron, Virginia James David "Buddy" Curl, 55, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2006 with his family by his side. Born in Dendron, Virginia he was the son of Vonnell Turner Curl and the late William E. Curl. Buddy had worked as Groundskeeper for Claremont Manor; was a past member of Union Hunt Club and Trails End Hunt Club; and a...
Emory Carelock
Sep 24, 2006
Emory Harold Carelock, 80, of Hopewell, VA passed away Sunday, September 24, 2006, at John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Macon, GA, but has lived most of his life in Hopewell. Mr. Carelock was the son of the late James H. and Mattie Belle Carelock and stepson of the late Allen L. Redd. He was a member of...
Harold Jr. Wood
Sep 24, 2006
Harold Edison Wood, Jr., age 76, of Chester, VA, died on Sunday, September 24, 2006. He was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Harold E., Sr. and Ruth Perkins Wood. Mr. Wood was an avid golfer, talented pianist, carpenter, and enjoyed playing billiards. He had an acute ability to create things with his hands and could do...
Vernon Clarke
Sep 24, 2006
Wakefield, Virginia Vernon Hayes Clarke, 85, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at his home near Wakefield, VA. Born in Surry County he was a son of the late Joseph Alexander Clarke and Essie King Clarke. He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 62 years, Hylah Harvell Clarke. Mr. Clarke was a retired farmer, a member of Rocky Hock...
Erlene Collie
Sep 24, 2006
Erlene Cannon Collie, age 76, of Chesterfield, VA, who spent the last nine years at Lucy Corr Village, died on Sunday, September 24, 2006. Ms. Collie was born in Brunswick County, VA, the daughter of the late Jesse J. and Stella Wray Cannon of White Plains. She was a loving and caring wife and mother who enjoyed baking and family...
Loretta Richardson
Sep 23, 2006
Loretta Richardson , 67, of Williamsburg, VA died Saturday, September 23, 2006. She was born in Newport, RI the daughter of the late General Victor and Merle MacLaughlin. Mrs. Richardson was an active member of St. Bedeâ??s Catholic Church in Williamsburg. She is survived by her children John Richardson and his wife Dana of Fairfax, VA; Jim Richardson and wife...
Jr. D. Gouyer
Sep 22, 2006
Clarence Duval Gouyer, Jr., 76 of Church Road, VA died September 22, 2006 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was the son of the late Clarence D. Gouyer, Sr and Madeline T. Gouyer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and the American Legion #284....
Lena Compton
Sep 22, 2006
Lena Chafin Compton, age 88, of Hopewell, VA, died on Friday, September 22, 2006. She was the widow of J. L. Compton, and a member of West End Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. She is survived by three children, Carolyn C. Houser and husband LeRoy of Chesterfield, VA, Paul M. Compton and wife Susan of Prince George, VA, and...
