Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Horace Higgins
Aug 11, 2005
Waverly, Virginia HORACE ROGERS HIGGINS, 84, a resident of Waverly, VA and Mathews, VA died Monday, August 8, 2005. Born on February 8, 1921 in Dendron, Va he was the son of the late Obed Paul Higgins and May Rogers Higgins. He was predeceased by Mary Robertson Higgins, his wife of 57 years, and Dorothy Hill Higgins, his wife of...
Dean Stewart
Aug 10, 2005
Dean F. Stewart, 92 of Dinwiddie Co., died Wednesday, August 10, 2005. She was the widow of Elmer Stewart. She is survived by her daughter, Frances Lingerfelt and husband, John C. of Dewitt; two sons, Robert E. Stewart and wife, Beulah of Prince George Co. and John E. Stewart and wife, Georgia of Dinwiddie; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Graveside...
Marjorie Kelly
Aug 10, 2005
Marjorie Collier Kelly, 81 of Prince George Co., died Wednesday, August 10, 2005. She was a native of Petersburg and the daughter of the late Herbert P. Collier, Sr. and Nora H. Collier. She was the widow of Walter R. Kelly. She was a lifelong member of West End Baptist Church, longtime outreach director for Adult III Sunday School, member...
Barbara Mccaffity
Aug 10, 2005
Barbara Ruth Newton McCaffity, 64, of Petersburg died Wednesday August 10, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Newton & Leola G. Bogle. She was a retired Office Manager at Riversbend Apartment Complex. She is survived by her loving husband Willie McCaffity, two sons, Steve A. McCaffity and his wife Sonya of...
Gary Patterson
Aug 10, 2005
Gary Edward Patterson, 53, of Volusia Co., FL, formerly of Hopewell, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005. He is survived by his son, Keith E. Patterson; mother, Betty R. Patterson of Hopewell; father, Floyd A. Patterson of Stony Creek; a sister, Donna M. Patterson of Dallas, TX; and brother, Donald E. Patterson of Chester. Interment will be private in Appomattox Cemetery....
Charlotte Johnson
Aug 9, 2005
Charlotte Marie Harris Johnson, 75 of Dinwiddie formerly of Amelia died Tuesday, August 9, 2005. She was the daughter of the late James & Ethel Craddock Harris. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Texter Hoylman and husband, Richard of Sutherland; two sons, Richard Albert Texter, Jr. and James William Johnson, Jr.; sister, Clairena Paulette of Amelia; two grandsons, Christopher...
Jewel Nichols
Aug 7, 2005
Jewel Fredrick Nichols, 80, of Hopewell, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 7, 2005, in Hanover County. He was born in Franklin County, Virginia, and was a resident of this area for many years. He was a retired home delivery milkman for Marva Maid, a retired school bus driver with Overland Bus Company, and a member of the...
Rachel Wheeler
Aug 7, 2005
Rachel ?Kathy? Casey Wheeler, 70, died peacefully on Sunday, August 7, 2005 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Ray and Mary Hill Casey, her husband, Leonard Preston Wheeler and a son, Lynn Wheeler. She is survived by her sons, Rusty Wheeler and wife, Nancy, David Wheeler and wife, Anne and Ronnie Wheeler and wife,...
Adelaide Ellis
Aug 6, 2005
Mrs. Adelaide Elizabeth Chester Ellis, 100, of Brighter Living, Hopewell, died Friday, August 5, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Hickory, NC. Mrs Ellis was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Theodore and Adelaide Sides Chester, her husband, Stanley R. Ellis and her son, James Webber. Surviving are...
Patrick Hayes
Aug 4, 2005
After a long and fulfilling life, Patrick Harry Hayes, 69, of Chester died Thursday, August 04, 2005 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Somerville, NJ and graduated from Union Junior College, NJ with a major in engineering. He retired as a mechanical engineer with Philip Morris where he received numerous patent awards. He is survived by his...
Edwin Busby
Aug 4, 2005
Edwin Irvin Busby, 57, of Petersburg died August 4, 2005. He was the son of the late Courtney G. and Juanita Elwell Busby. He is survived by his brother, David Busby, Sr. and his wife Cindy of Colonial Heights, a sister, Beverly Mayhew and her husband Lanny of Petersburg, an aunt, Audrey Elwell of Petersburg; aunt & uncle, Stanley &...
Patrick Davis
Aug 4, 2005
Patrick Malcolm Davis, age 62, of Chesterfield died Thursday morning, August 4, 2005. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 43 years, Geroline Pollard Davis; his daughters, Tracy D. Agee of Charlotte, NC and Tammy D. Hamilton of Chesterfield. Mr. Davis was the son of the late Armistead W. Davis and Helen D. Davis. Mr. Davis had...
Frank Dunn
Aug 3, 2005
Frank Eugene Dunn, 83, of Chesterfield, formally of Richmond, passed on Wednesday, August 3, 2005. Born in Danville, VA he was the son of the late W.R. and Lillian Walker Dunn, also the widower of Cordia B. Dunn. Mr. Dunn is survived by a sister, Frances Fredrick of Berlin, MD; step-sons, William H. Watson, Dennis W. Watson and Doug E....
James Hill
Aug 3, 2005
James Raymond ?Randy? Hill, 53, of Hopewell VA., died Wednesday, August 3, 2005 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenville, SC. and was employed with S & S Plumbing, and a member of the American Legion Post 146, Hopewell. Mr. Hill was preceded in death by his mother, Lucille Hill Allshouse, and a brother, Sammy Hill. He is...
Gloria Matthews
Aug 2, 2005
Gloria St. Clair Matthews, 84, of Dinwiddie County, went to meet her Lord on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at her residence. Gloria was a native of Bedford County, VA and the widow of Robert ?Frank? Matthews. She was born to the late S. C. B. and Eula White St. Clair on June 28, 1921. She was preceded in death by...
Clara Casey
Aug 2, 2005
Clara Elizabeth Nichols Casey, 86, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, August 02, 2005 at John Randolph Nursing Home. She was a life long resident of Hopewell. Mrs. Casey was a retired Inspector for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Burl A. and Elizabeth Burrel Nichols, her husband, Jesse William Casey, Sr. two sons, Carlton...
Mildred Sharp
Aug 2, 2005
Mildred Mays Sharp, 82, life long resident of Hopewell, passed away peacefully at her residence Tuesday August 2, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Robert Arthur & Maud Johnson Mays and was predeceased by her husband John Mason. Sharp. She was a retired teacher from the Hopewell Public School System after 41 years of service. She was a...
Michael "Mike" Holt
Aug 1, 2005
Chester, Virginia MICHAEL WAYNE ?MIKE? HOLT, 42, husband of Jennifer M. Holt, was taken suddenly and unexpectedly with a heart attack at his home and died Monday, August 1, 2005 at Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond. Born in Fairfax, VA., he was the son of Horace and Ada Lucille Helmick Holt of Woodford, VA. Mike was a 1981 graduate of...
John Powers
Aug 1, 2005
John Eli Powers, 68, of Chesterfield died Monday, August 1, 2005. He was born in South Carolina the son of the late Myrick C. and Martha T. Powers. Mr. Powers was a truck driver for Great Coastal and a member of Bellwood Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife Eva Mae Powers; two sons John Michael Powers and...
Chong Mcqueen
Jul 31, 2005
Mrs. Chong Cha McQueen, 61, of Hopewell died on Sunday, July 31, at her residence. She was born in Chokan City, Japan and was the daughter of the late Yi, Ki Chin and Kim, Pun I. Mrs. McQueen, a homemaker, is survived by her husband of 26 years, Terence Allen McQueen of Hopewell, son, Mark Allen McQueen of Chesterfield, and...
