Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Milton Wilson
Dec 2, 2004
Milton Bryant Wilson age 72 of Colonial Heights died Thursday, December 2, 2004. He was the widower of Annie L. Wilson, was retired from the Maintenance Dept. at Southside Virginia Training Center and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He is survived by a daughter, Sally Wilson of Hopewell; six step-daughters, Linda Cook of Colonial Heights, Brenda...
Thomas Nicholson
Dec 2, 2004
Thomas Iredell Nicholson, 67, of Hopewell died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina and had been a life long resident of the Hopewell area. Mr. Nicholson was a member of American Legion post #146, a member of Loyal Order of the Moose #1472, a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, and a...
John Morrison
Dec 2, 2004
John Harmon Morrison II, 35, of Chester died Thursday, December 2, 2004. He was a professional photographer and was the owner of Portraits Courtesy Of. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Wendy and William C. Dates; father, John H. Morrison; sister, Jaimie Bennett; maternal grandmother, Nelda Johnson; and five aunts and one uncle, Joan Starr, Doris Luck, Nancy...
Robert Whealton
Dec 1, 2004
Robert Tayloe Whealton, 67, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, December 1, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Washington, North Carolina and had been a resident of this area since 1963. Mr. Whealton was a member of DuPont Lodge #289 AF & AM, a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church and a retired Lab Technician from Allied Signal...
Martha Vaughan
Dec 1, 2004
Martha Ellen Vaughan, 39, of Raleigh, N.C., and formerly of Petersburg passed away Wednesday December 1, 2004 at Fayetteville, N.C. following a automobile accident. She was the daughter of the late, Betty Copeland Vaughan of Petersburg and the late, Richard L. “Dick”Vaughan .Ms. Vaughan was a graduate of Meredith College where she recived her B.A. and he Masters of Buisness...
David, Winfield
Dec 1, 2004
David D. Winfield, Jr., 84 of Punta Gorda, Florida died November 25, 2004, after a brief illness. He was born February 16, 1920 in Petersburg, Virginia, and retired to Florida 18 years ago. He served in WWII in the U.S. Army Air Force Training Command in Miami and Kingman, Arizona and the 5th Air Force in the Phillipines, where he...
Altamae Elrod
Nov 30, 2004
Altamae O’Neill Elrod, 86, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Wilson, North Carolina and had been a resident of this area since 1926. Mrs. Elrod was a member of the First Baptist Church, a member of the Grace T.E.L. Bible School Class, assisted with meals on wheels and was a...
Altamae Elrod
Nov 30, 2004
Altamae O’Neill Elrod, 86, of Hopewell, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Wilson, North Carolina and had been a resident of this area since 1926. Mrs. Elrod was a member of the First Baptist Church, a member of the Grace T.E.L. Bible School Class, assisted with meals on wheels and was a...
James Mann
Nov 30, 2004
James “Jamie” R. Mann died Tuesday November 30, 2004. He was the son of the late William Bernard and Ruth Naomi Mann and was predeceased by a sister, Frances Kidd Reeves. Jamie was a general contractor and draftsman and the owner of Eastwood Construction Company. He was a member of the Petersburg Civitan Club, Saints and Sinners, and A Trustee...
Bernard, Michael
Nov 30, 2004
Bernard Edward Michael, CMDR, USN Retired, 87, of Oxford, N.C. died Tuesday, November 30, 2004. He was the son of the late Bernard L. and Lillian Wells Michael and was the widow of Betty Lorraine Michael and was preceeded in death by a daughter, Lillian Anne Garner. He was a retired pilot for the U. S. Navy, which he served...
Peggy, Manley
Nov 28, 2004
Peggy B. Irving-Manley, 55, of Chesterfield Co., departed this life on Sunday, November 28, 2004. She was preceded in death by her father, Myer B. Brigman. Among her most precious family left to remember her and love her are her mother Cora Lee Jefferson, husband, James E. Manley; two daughters, Christina C. Irving and Heather E. Irving; one son, Robert...
Ida, Boulware
Nov 27, 2004
Mrs. Ida Boykin Boulware, 89, of Petersburg, died Saturday, November 27, 2004. She was a native of Bowling Green, KY, the daughter of the late Willis O. and Florence Sensing Boykin and the widow of Paul P. Boulware. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Florence B. West. She is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth B. Johnson (Bobby) of Chester;...
Charles, Cuthbert
Nov 27, 2004
Charles Henry Cuthbert died Saturday November 27, 2004 at John Randolph Hospital, his wife and other family members at his bedside. The cause of death was pulmonary fibrosis. A native and lifelong resident of the City of Petersburg, he was the son of Robert McKenney Cuthbert and Margaret King Collier, and was 87 years old. He is survived by his...
Dwight, Zavitz
Nov 27, 2004
The Rev. Dwight LeRoy Zavitz, Sr., 91, retired Presbyterian minister, of Chester, died Saturday, November 27, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Zavitz; two sons, the Rev. Dwight L. Zavitz, Jr. and John Wesley Zavitz; and four grandchildren, Ryan, Mathew, Erin and Katie Zavitz. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Chester Presbyterian Church. Burial...
Mary Smith
Nov 27, 2004
Mrs. Mary Beach Smith, widow of J. Henry Smith formerly of Richmond and Williamsburg, Va. and Emerald Isle, NC, died Saturday, November 27, 2004. She was born September 8, 1903 at the family home at 132 West Franklin Street in Petersburg. She was the daughter of the late William Branch Beach and Nancy Maclin Beach. Mrs. Smith was predeceased by...
Robert, Ozmore
Nov 27, 2004
Robert J. Ozmore, 73, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2004 at his home in Petersburg. He was born on June 14, 1931 and was the son of the late John and Margaret Indie Ozmore. He was the Godson of Joseph and Annie Pawroznik. He was preceded in death by a brother, John C. Ozmore. Mr. Ozmore is survived by his...
Susan Inge
Nov 27, 2004
Susan Elaine Polhemus Inge, 51, departed this life Saturday, November 27, 2004 at home after a year-long battle with Leukemia. During her illness at the hospital and at home, she was continuously surrounded by her husband and children who gave her love and support. Sue grew up in Belmar, New Jersey, on the beautiful Jersey shore and met Randy, her...
Nancy James
Nov 26, 2004
Nancy Sasser “Foldesi” James, 57, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 26, 2004 at 7:00 a.m.. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. James was preceded in death by her father, John P. Sasser, Sr. and a brother, John P. Sasser, Jr.. She is survived by her loving husband, Frank D. James, her...
Jonathan Eddy
Nov 26, 2004
Jonathan Paul Eddy, 24 of Prince George Co., died Friday, November 26, 2004. He was the son of the late David Charles Eddy. He is survived by his mother Alberta J. Eddy; brother, David A. Eddy & wife, Justina; niece, Daja Eddy; nephew, Zane Eddy all of Colorado; five uncles, Robert Fisher, Prince George; Alfred Fisher and wife, Marsha of...
Ingrid, Godwin
Nov 25, 2004
Ingrid Eleanor Godwin, 87, died November 25, 2004. She was the only child of Ebenezer Holliday Godwin of England and Ingrid Fagerstrom Godwin of Sweden. She was a lifelong resident of Chester and was employed by the IRS. She was skilled in needlecrafts. She also played the piano and organ and sang with several church choirs. She is survived by...
