Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jr., E. Shafer
Feb 24, 2005
Wilson E. ?Ned? Shafer, Jr., 67, of Richmond, died Thursday, February 24, 2005. He was a member of American Legion Post 125, Manchester Moose Lodge 699, and Old Dominion Legion of the Moose 148. He is survived by his son, Russel Edward Shafer; daughter, Judith Marie Shafer; brother, Richard Lawrence Shafer; grandchildren Morgan Lee, Sofia Charlotte, and Sara Clare Shafer...
Jr. B. Daniels
Feb 21, 2005
Arthur Barron Daniels, Jr., 40 died Monday, February 21, 2005. He was owner of A.B. Daniels Construction Co. He was an alumnus of Richard Bland College and VCU. He was predeceased by his father Arthur Barron Daniels, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Shirley T. Daniels; sister, Shawna D. Henderson of Powhatan; brother, Bryant Daniels of Colonial Heights; niece,...
Charles Hoskin
Feb 21, 2005
Charles P. Hoskin, 82, widower of Dorothy D. Hoskin, of Chester, Va., departed this life February 21, 2005. He is survived by four sons; Jacque P., widower of Diane Coover, of Midlothian; Ricky D. and wife, Gayle Russell, of Chesterfield; Scott C. and wife, Shirley Miller, of Powhatan; and Todd W. and wife Bonnie Brewer, currently living in Switzerland; one...
Ruby Mccoy
Feb 19, 2005
Ruby Burrow McCoy, 93, of Prince George, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005 in John Randolph Nursing Home. She was born in Burrowsville, VA. And was a former resident of Old Richmond Ave., Richmond. Mrs. McCoy was a retired Kindergarten teacher at Trinity United Methodist Church, Richmond, a volunteer at St. Mary?s Hospital, Richmond, a former member of St. Matthews Episcopal...
James Edwards
Feb 19, 2005
James T. Edwards, 89, of Colonial Heights, died Saturday, February 19, 2005. He was the son of the late James H. and Sally Baron Edwards and was preceded n death by his daughter, Patricia Rowland. Mr. Edwards was the former owner of Colonial Barber Shop. He is survived by his wife, Edna H. Edwards, a son James T. Edwards, Jr.,...
Verna Potter. Ulzheimer
Feb 19, 2005
Verna Belle Potter Ulzheimer, 88, born in Adams Center, New York and taken into ICU, Southside Regional Medical Center, said ?I am going home?, passed away February 19, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Francis Garfield Potter and Myrtle Eaton of Rodman, New York. She was preceded in death by her son, Barry Francis Smith of Brooklyn, New...
Winfred Young
Feb 18, 2005
Winfred Young, 85, of Hopewell, died Friday, February 18, 2005 at his residence.. He was born in Radford, Virginia. Mr. Young served in the US Army during WWII and was a retired millwright with Allied Chemical Corp. He was the son of the late Joseph T. and Clara Bradberry Young. Surviving are his wife, Margaret R. Young of Richmond, Va.,...
Audrey Cooper
Feb 18, 2005
Audrey Cooper, 67 of Petersburg died Friday, February 18, 2005. He was a native of Campbell Co., TN and son of the late Emmitt and Bessie Day Cooper. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a retired veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired employee of Food Lion Distribution Center. He was also a...
Donald Dalton
Feb 18, 2005
Donald Lee Dalton, 73, of Disputanta died Friday, February 18, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Pulaski, VA and was the son of the late Robert Lee and Dora King Dalton. He was a decorated U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War serving in the 17th Infantry as a medic and receiving the Bronze Star,...
Bradford Pruett
Feb 17, 2005
Bradford Clinton Pruett, 77, of Hopewell, died Thursday, Feb.17, 2005 in John Randolph Nursing Home. He was born in Portsmouth, Va. Mr. Pruett served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, a volunteer at John Randolph Medical Center, a member of the Tri-City Relic and Coin Hunters Club, Tabb Street Presbyterian Church, Petersburg and a retired insulator at Allied...
Norma, Maggard
Feb 16, 2005
Norma Clarke Maggard, 66, of Dinwiddie died February 16, 2005 after a long fought battle with cancer. Mrs. Maggard was a native of Halifax County, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Earlie and Essie Clarke. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Alease Fisher and Betsy Clarke. Mrs. Maggard was a registered nurse and worked for a...
Ruth. Gregg
Feb 16, 2005
Ruth Gregg, age 88, passed away February 16 in Sterling Heights, Mi.. Mrs. Gregg was a long time resident of Chester, Va. She was the widow of Frederick Gregg, Sr. She was preceded in death by her son, Jay Gregg. Survivors include her sister, Lucille Hobyak of Royal Oak, Mi., her son, Frederick Gregg, Jr. and his wife Diana of...
Henrietta, Lanier
Feb 15, 2005
Henrietta Rebecca Lanier, 76, of Surry, died Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Petersburg and was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Homer Sr. and Frances Tench Lanier, sisters, Kathleen L. Dunn and Frances L. Pegram and brothers Robert Homer Lanier and J. Sidney Lanier. She was a graduate of Petersburg High...
Jewell Atkins
Feb 15, 2005
Jewell Thomas Atkins, 50, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, February 15, 2005. Mr. Atkins was a graduate of Tennessee State University and was a operational manager for Taco Bell. He was preceded in death by his father, Enoch Atkins. Surviving are his son Jeremy W. Atkins of Hopewell, his mother, Dorothy Robertson Atkins of Hopewell, two sisters, Helen M. Atkins of...
Jean Maitland
Feb 15, 2005
Jean Wells Maitland, 61, of Dinwiddie, widow of John H. Maitland, Jr., died Tuesday, February 15, 2005 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Petersburg and was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas E. and Mary Fable Wells, and a sister, Wanda Kay Wells Myers. She was a member of the Women of the Moose, Dinwiddie Chapter...
Mary, Halloway
Feb 15, 2005
Mary Moore Perkins Halloway, 77 of Petersburg died Tuesday February 15, 2005. She was predeceased by her parents Simon Hobson and Mary Ethel Day Moore a son Allen M. Halloway, Sr., and a son-in-law Marshal L. Beasley. She was the widow of Earle B. Halloway, Sr. She was a retired packer with Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. and was a...
Ruth Grizzard
Feb 14, 2005
Ruth Lister Grizzard, 83 of Petersburg, died Monday, February 14, 2005. She was a native of Terryville, CT and the daughter of the late Amos H. and Frances White Lister. After completing Mt. Ida Junior College, she received training in Physical Therapy at Harvard Medical School. She then served in the Army Medical Corps as a physical therapist in the...
Margaret, Simpers
Feb 14, 2005
Margaret M. Simpers, formerly of Chester, 88, died February 14, 2005. She was the widow of Robert S. Simpers and the daughter of the late John C. and Katherine B. Mercer. She was a 1938 graduate of Children?s Hospital Nursing School, Pittsburgh, PA. As a Navy nurse in 1941, she was stationed in San Diego when the first casualties of...
Alfred Morin
Feb 14, 2005
Alfred L. Morin, 58, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, February 14, 2005. A long-time resident of the area, Alfred regularly attended Immanuel Baptist Church in Colonial Heights. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frederick C. & Rosebud G. Morin. He is survived by an aunt, Mildred Dovell and husband, Ray H. Dovell of Wilton, CT; two uncles,...
William Holland
Feb 13, 2005
William Carlton Holland of Hopewell, departed this life, Sunday, February 13, 2005 after several years of declining health. Mr. Holland was born in Petersburg, to James E. and Elva J. Holland, on November 10, 1923. Mr. Holland was a life-long resident of Hopewell. He graduated from Hopewell High School where he was named to the 1942 Virginia State High School...
