Local obituaries for
James Sirry
Jul 9, 2006
James Calvin Sirry went to be to with the Lord on Sunday, July 9, 2006. He was born February 13, 1924 to the late E. S. & Susie Avery Sirry from Chesterfield County, Virginia. Mr. Sirry was a former Sunday school teacher & member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. He served in the U. S. Army & was a Veteran...
Mary Smith
Jul 9, 2006
Our beloved mother, Mary Watral Smith, 88, of Hopewell, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 9, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Majestic, KY and was the daughter of the late Frank and Cornelia Watral and the widow of Rush E. Smith. She was a member of Tri-City Church of Christ. She is...
Lois Clark
Jul 8, 2006
Lois Lee Clark of Chesterfield went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 8, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Clark and was a member of Salem Baptist Church for 45 years. She is survived by her son, Ronnie Harvey and his wife Marilyn of Derry, NH; a nephew, Billy Gravitt, Sr. and...
David Ross
Jul 7, 2006
David Lee Ross, 54, of Prince George died Friday, July 7, 2006 in Chippenham Medical Center. He was born in Elkins, West Virginia and had been a long time resident of this area. Mr. Ross was a member of Quiet Birdmen, AOPA, EAA, Civitan Club and New Jerusalem Fellowship Church. He was the co- owner of Ross Brothers Body Shop....
Gladys Mayes
Jul 7, 2006
Miss Gladys B. Mayes, 90, died Friday, July 7, 2006 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Charlie David Mayes, Sr. and Effie Tatum Mayes. She lived most of her life in Petersburg and Ettrick and was retired from Brown & Williamson after 38 years of service. She was preceded in death by two brothers,...
Lois Jones
Jul 5, 2006
Lois Vaughan Jones, 84, departed to forever reside with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 5, 2006 She died after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a loving wife and mother and touched the lives of many people. Lois was born and raised in Petersburg, Virginia, where she spent most of her life. She was retired from...
Thomas Banton
Jul 3, 2006
Thomas Jackson Banton, 82, of Prince George died Monday, July 3, 2006 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice B. Banton, two daughters, Jewellyn B. Graham (Marty), Phyllis B. Hayden, (Warren), grandchildren, Kristofer Harlowe, (Samantha), Emily Brooks (Pete), Terry Harlowe (Ashley), Allison Hanvey (Jimmy), Great Grandchildren, Mikayla and Alexander Harlowe, Casper & Weasley, a brother, Wilbert Banton...
Gretchen O'Connor
Jul 3, 2006
Gretchen Forbes Oâ??Connor, 30, of Glen Allen, unexpectedly left this world Monday, July 3, 2006 with her brother, Eric Paul Forbes. Gretchen was a 1994 graduate of Dinwiddie County High School and earned an Associates Degree from Richard Bland College. She was a well respected and valued employee of Lansing Building Products, where she worked as an executive assistant. She...
Eric Forbes
Jul 3, 2006
Eric Paul Forbes, 21, of McKenney, VA, unexpectedly left this world Monday, July 3, 2006 with his sister, Gretchen Forbes Oâ??Connor. Eric was a graduate of Dinwiddie County High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He earned an Associates Degree from Richard Bland College and attended Virginia Commonwealth University. He was an employee of Jetstream,...
D. Michael
Jul 2, 2006
Michael Douglas Lewis, age 51, of Chesterfield, VA. died Sunday, July 2, 2006. Mr. Lewis was currently employed by Verizon as a Cable Splicer. He was a member of the Richmond Shag Club & the Ray of Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church. He also enjoyed fishing, playing golf, playing the guitar and was quite an accomplished karaoke singer. He was predeceased...
Sandra Mcneeley
Jul 1, 2006
Sandra Garrison McNeely, age 51, of Chesterfield, VA died on Saturday, July 1, 2006. Mrs. McNeely was employed for thirty one years at the Defense Logistics Agency Defense Supply Center where she was currently working as a Demand Planner. She was retired from the Virginia Air National Guard in which she served for twenty one years. Sandra was also a...
Dorothy Abernathy
Jun 30, 2006
Dorothy O. Abernathy, 83, of McKenney, widow of Grover L. Abernathy, Sr. died Friday, June 30, 2006. She was born in Lunenburg County, VA and was the daughter of the late Walter H. and Annie Virginia Wallace Overton. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, McKenney and was retired from Rochester Button Co., McKenney after 42 years of...
Alma Ewry
Jun 29, 2006
Waverly, Virginia Alma Virginia Eure Drewry, 94, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. Born August 22, 1911 in Dendron, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Junius E. Eure and Marjorie Warren Eure. She was predeceased by her husband, Amos Charles Drewry and her son, Arthur E. Drewry. Mrs. Drewry was...
Martha Clements
Jun 29, 2006
Prince George, Virginia Martha Lee Clements, 72, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. Born June 10, 1934 in Waverly, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William E. Daniel and Nellie Weaver. She is survived by her husband, Clarence "Cutter" Clements. A devoted housewife, Mrs. Clements was also a volunteer at...
Olive Mullens
Jun 29, 2006
Olive Louise Mullens, 83 of Prince George went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2006 in Hopewell. She was born in Lawrence County, Ohio and had been a resident of Prince George since 1979. Mrs. Mullens was a member of Blandford United Methodist Church in Petersburg, VA, a member of Tele-Com Pioneers of Nebraska and a retired...
Eugene Wiener
Jun 29, 2006
Dr. Eugene S. Wiener of Pittsburgh, PA died Thursday, June 29, 2006. He was a native of Petersburg born the son of the late Louis and Ann Wiener. Dr. Wiener is survived by his sons, Jeff and Justin Wiener; one brother Frederick Wiener; and several nieces and nephews. He is also preceded in death by a sister Karen Myers. A...
William Traylor
Jun 29, 2006
William Edward Traylor, 73, of Ford, VA died Thursday, June 29, 2006, at his daughterâ??s home. He was the son of the late John Edwin Traylor and Eva Minetree Traylor Warriner. He was retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company and was a member of the Dinwiddie Moose Lodge where he received the honor, the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. He...
Jr.,Harry Goyne
Jun 29, 2006
Harry J. Goyne, Jr. â??Junieâ?, a resident of Morningside House of Leesburg, VA died Wednesday, June 29 at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Harry was born on his parentâ??s farm just outside of Chester, Virginia on November 12, 1917. He was the eldest of six children. Harry was an avid outdoorsman and a rugged individualist. He loved all things out of doors...
Billy Blick
Jun 28, 2006
Billy Blick, 77, formerly of Asbury Road, McKenney, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond. Born in Dinwiddie County, he was a U. S. Army veteran and a retired truck driver. Mr. Blick was preceded in death by his wife, Annie R. Blick. He is survived by three step-sons, Sterling Edmonds, Herbert Edmonds, and Maxie...
Ella Blank
Jun 28, 2006
Ella Emory Blank, 82, of Colonial Heights died Wednesday, June 28, 2006. She was a native of Petersburg and the son of the late Frank Herbert and Jessie Cooley Emory. She was the widow of Louis Blank, Jr. She is survived by her two sons, Louis Blank, III; Kirby Smith; daughter, Carol Ann King; sister, Lydia Van Fossen; brother, Rudolph...
