Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Norman Riggs
Jun 8, 2005
Norman W. Riggs, 74 of Hopewell died Wednesday June 8, 2005. He was born February 12, 1931 in Dailey, W. VA son of the late Elijah L. and Nora J. Barb Riggs. He was preceded in death by one daughter Beverly D. Riggs, son-in-law Albert Snyder, three brothers and one sister. Norman was a retired Mechanic for Greyhound. He is...
Lester Blanton
Jun 8, 2005
Lester Ellsworth ?Buddy? Blanton, 90 of Petersburg died Wednesday, June 8, 2005. He was the son of the late William E. Blanton, Sr. & Willie Mae Storey Blanton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He is survived by his niece, Sandra Britt; sister-in-law, Norma Blanton; nephew, William E. Blanton, III and several...
Jr. A. Worley
Jun 8, 2005
Jerry A. Worley, Jr., 40, of Key West, Fl., formerly of Colonial Heights went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 8, 2005. Jerry was born on February 21, 1965. He was the son of Judy and Pat Harris of Colonial Heights and Jerry A. Worley, Sr. and Margaret of Sutherland. Along with his parents, he is survived by...
John Cook
Jun 7, 2005
A graveside funeral service for John Jefferson Cook, Jr., 57, of Petersburg, who died June 7, 2005, will be held at 2:30 PM Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Appomattox, VA with the Rev. Dr. W. Rand Forder, pastor of First Baptist Church, Petersburg, officiating. Services are under the direction of the Petersburg Chapel of J....
Frances Woodruff
Jun 6, 2005
Frances Josephine Woodruff, 81, of Hopewell, died Monday, June 6, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Franklin Co; N.C. Mrs. Woodruff was a retired lab. technician for Allied Chemical Corp. with 27 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Spruill Edwards Dement, brothers, Eugene Dement and Edward Radford and a sister Mattie...
Annice Pell
Jun 6, 2005
Annice Cook Pell, of Chesterfield, died Monday, June 6, 2005. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Chesterfield Farm Bureau and Fellowship Baptist Church. Mrs. Pell was predeceased by her grandchildren Susan S. Elliott and Lester W. Stinson, III. She is survived by her husband Lester Pell; sons, Ray Sechrist of Surry County, NC and Newell Pell...
Annie H. Poole
Jun 5, 2005
Annie Ruth Harlow Poole, 76, of Dinwiddie County, took her walk with the Lord Sunday, June 5, 2005. A native of Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Dewey Harlow, Sr. and Lunette Owen Mayton. Mrs. Poole was preceded in death by her grandson, Robert E. ?Bob? Hayes, Jr., and her brothers and sisters, Benjamin R. Harlow, Clarence...
Mary Slate
Jun 4, 2005
Mary Price Slate, age 91, a native and long-time resident of Petersburg, has departed this life on Saturday, June 4th, 2005. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Jerome and Carrie Ross Price, eight siblings, and her husband, Captain Irby E. Slate Jr., of the Petersburg Police Department. Mrs. Slate was a faithful, long-term employee of Titmus Optical...
Janet Nicholson
Jun 3, 2005
Janet Ward Nicholson, 55, of Chesterfield County, passed away Friday, June 3, 2005 at her residence. Born in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Sampson Ward. She is survived by her husband, Nick Nicholson; daughters, Ann Walke and boyfriend, Dennis Faulk of Matoaca, Tricia Brown and husband, Willie Brown, Jr. of Dinwiddie, and Holly Nicholson...
Paul Sullivan
Jun 2, 2005
Paul J. Sullivan 80 of Petersburg died Thursday, June 2, 2005. He was the son of the late David P. and Mary A. Corcoran Sullivan. He was the widower of Irene Cernogorsky Sullivan. He served his country in World War II including a tour in France. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Gronert and husband, Ronald and two grandsons,...
Mildred Goodwin
Jun 2, 2005
Mildred Ballard Goodwin, 88, of Hopewell, died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at her residence. She was born in Martin County, NC and had been a long time resident of this area. Mrs. Goodwin was a member of the Ladies Auxillary of the VFW and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in...
Evelyn Surdam
Jun 2, 2005
Evelyn Titus Surdam, 52 of 4204 Ralph Road, Ettrick, VA passed away Thursday, June 2, 2005 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. A native of Petersburg and the daughter of Evelyn Ridout Titus and Jennings Harwood Titus. She was a member of Christ & Grace Episcopal Church and spent the last twelve years of her life as a...
Lillian Weatherman
Jun 1, 2005
Lillian Davis Weatherman, 88, of Chester, widow of Warren Davis, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 in Chippenham Medical Center. She was formerly a nurse with the University of Virginia Hospital and the Martha Jefferson Infirmary, Charlottesville. She is survived by three children, James C. Davis, Dorothy M. Bishop and husband, Harry and Warren Steven Davis and wife, Faye all of...
James Neddo
May 31, 2005
James D. Neddo, Sr., 55, of Hopewell died Tuesday, May 31, 2005 in Henrico Doctors Hospital, in Richmond. He was born in Prince George County and had been a lifelong resident of this area. Mr. Neddo was an avid hunter and fisherman and a dedicated member of Woodfin Hunt Club. He was a lifetime member of the Petersburg Jaycees, having...
Doris Stidham
May 29, 2005
Doris Faulk Stidham, 69, of Hopewell, passed away Sunday May 29, 2005 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Grady & Lena Quick Faulk and was predeceased by a Granddaughter Megan E. Stidham. She was a retired Administrative Assistant with Allied Chemical Company and a member of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church. She is survived by...
Sadie Whitt
May 29, 2005
Sadie Carroll Whitt, 91, of Richmond, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2005. Born in Ettrick, VA, she was the daughter of the late German Leonard and Susan Catherine Wall Carroll and the widow of Garland E. Hitchcock, who passed away in 1937, she remarried and is also the widow of the late Walter L. Whitt, Sr. She is survived by...
Sr. P. Webb
May 27, 2005
Ashby Paige Webb, Sr., 76 of Hopewell, died Friday, May 27, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Henrico Co., Virginia. Mr. Webb served in the U S Marine Corps during WWII and the Korean Conflict and was a Operations Agent for Eastern Airlines, retired after 35 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Milton...
Fred Tiller
May 27, 2005
Fred Newsom Tiller 87, of Prince George, died Friday, May 27, 2005. He was born in Chesterfield, South Carolina. Mr. Tiller served in the U. S. Army during WWII, a member of Crowder Memorial Baptist Church, was the former owner of The Little Chef Diner in Hopewell and was an employee of Ukrops for 16 years. . He was preceded...
Katheryn Woodfin
May 27, 2005
Mrs. Katheryn Neeley Woodfin, 92, of Chesterfield, went to be with her Lord and her husband Mercel DeForest Woodfin on Friday, May 27, 2005. She is survived by her daughter, Caroll Butler and her husband, Roger of Chesterfield, and son, William (Bill) Woodfin, and his wife Joyce of Clarksville, Va. Grandchildren include Darrell and Katherine Butler, Owen and Rose Butler,...
Winnie Coonfield
May 25, 2005
Winnie Pauline Coonfield, 89, of Petersburg, widow of Merle Berry Coonfield, died Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at her home. She was born in Oklahoma and was the daughter of the late William and Olive Wilson Ramsey. She is survived by two sons, and their wives, Merle Richard and JoAnn Coonfield of Lakeview, AR and Derrill G. and Vivian Coonfield of...
