Local obituaries for
Helen Hopkins
Feb 7, 2005
Helen White Hopkins of Hopewell died February 7, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lee Hopkins and was retired from the State Department of Education. She is survived by her sons, James Lee, Edwin Patrick, Joseph Anthony Hopkins; step-son, Thomas Lee Hopkins, Jr.; step-daughter, Sarah H. Sandstrom; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will...
Virginia Tomko
Feb 7, 2005
Virginia Basl Tomko, 91, of Prince George, Virginia, died February 7, 2005 in Southside Regional Medical Center.. She was a very generous lady, always sharing flowers from her garden and delicious food from her kitchen. She was a member of Bethlehem Congregational Church where she served as Sunday School teacher and choir member for many years. She was a member...
Gertie Haire
Feb 7, 2005
Gertie Mae Adams Haire, 94, of Colonial Heights, widow of Clarence T. Haire, Sr., passed away Monday, February 07, 2005. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Meade and Betty Lufsey Adams and a retired employee of Seward Luggage Company. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Haire was preceded in death by a son, Clarence T. Haire,...
Helen Parrish
Feb 7, 2005
Helen Thomasson Parrish, 88, of Petersburg, widow of Garland Edward Parrish, passed away Monday, February 07, 2005. Born at Church Road, VA, she was the daughter of the late Murry Eugene and Annie Smith Thomasson. She was a long time member of Elm Street Baptist Church and a retired employee of the communications department at Southside Regional Medical Center. In...
Mitchell Lockey
Feb 6, 2005
Mitchell Baker Lockey, 76, of Hopewell, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Lockey was born in Lumberton, NC, but had spent most of his life in the Hopewell area. He was a member of WOW Beech Camp #264, having served as their president, a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church and a retired electrician from Brown &...
Dorothy Parker
Feb 5, 2005
Dorothy Sandridge Parker passed away February 5, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husbands Robert W. Sandridge and Russell L. Parker. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Dvorak (Henry) of Chesterfield and two step-daughters, Catherine Shumaker and Nancy Riggan; two granddaughters, Karen Goodman, Davisburg, Michigan, Pamela Dvorak, Chester, VA., step-grandchildren, Roy Hollins, Donald Shumaker, George Bartlett, Bryan...
John Buyalos
Feb 5, 2005
John Joseph Buyalos, 75, of Cobblestone Drive, Hopewell, died Saturday, February 5, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Prince George County and had been a life long resident of this area. Mr. Buyalos was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict, a member of the Crater Antique Car Club, AACA, and was...
Peggy Schaarschmidt
Feb 5, 2005
Peggy Sharpe Schaarschmidt, 65, of Hopewell, died Saturday, February 5, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Hopewell. Mrs. Schaarschmidt was a retired Clerk with Civil Service at Fort Lee and a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church. She was the daughter of the late Wilbur D. Sharpe and the late Edna Collins Sharpe Sprague. She is survived...
Rosemary Varalla
Feb 4, 2005
Rosemary Helen Aquino Varalla, 82, of Bristow, Va., formerly of Petersburg died Friday, February 04, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Salvatori and Nance D?Alisandro Aquino and the widow of Paul Frank Varalla, Sr. She was a retired secretary at Ft. Lee, Virginia. She is survived by a son; Paul F. Varalla, Jr. of Petersburg, a daughter Suzanne...
Ruth Howell
Feb 3, 2005
Ruth E. Howell, 83, of Chester died Thursday, February 3, 2005. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Abbie R. Howell; two daughters, Carolyn J. Sheffield of Cathedral City, CA and Carol H. Manns (Michael) of Bowling Green, VA; two sisters, Bonnie Kesner of Hinton, VA and Anna Fern Miller of Weyers Cave, VA; and four grandchildren. Funeral...
Whitley Gualtney
Feb 3, 2005
Whitley Nichole Gaultney, age 3, of Emporia, Va. died, Thursday, February 3, 2005 in Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center, Emporia. She was born in Hopewell, Virginia. Whitley was the daughter of Tommy Lee and Brandi Henderson Gaultney, Jr. also surviving are her sister, Victoria R. Gaultney , grandparents Denise Henderson of Prince George, Patricia and Jerry Earnhardt of Emporia, great-...
Betty Webb
Feb 3, 2005
Betty Styles Webb, 75 of Colonial Heights died Thursday, February 3, 2005. She was a native of Petersburg and the daughter of the late John Dawson and Mary Betty Sumner Styles. She was the widow of Herbert Marvin Webb, Jr. She was a member of St. Mark?s United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, G. Douglas Webb and...
Helen Redmond
Feb 3, 2005
Helen Louise Redmond, 84, of Petersburg died Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at John Randolph Medical Center. She was a native of Petersburg and the daughter of the late Thaddeus K. and Rosa M. Redmond. She was baptized at an early age at First Christian Church, Petersburg. She is survived by her brother, Milton Redmond and sister, Frances Bowers both of...
Arlene Binetsky
Feb 2, 2005
Arlene Mary Bellas Binetsky of Prince George County, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at her residence. Born in California, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Mercedes Alverez Bellas. She was a U. S. Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bill Bellas. She...
Barbara Ellis
Feb 1, 2005
Barbara Jean Ellis, 62, of Hopewell, Va. died, February 01, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Troy, New York. Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by her parents, Ron and Mary Hubicki Hems and her first husband, Bernard Charles Parnell. Surviving are her husband, Charles Edwin Ellis, Jr. a step-son Steven R. Ellis and wife Mary...
Mildred Light
Feb 1, 2005
Mildred Keyser Light age 82 of Springfield, formerly of Petersburg, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005. She was the widow of James Albert Light and is survived by her children, Michael Light and his wife Yalani, Katherine Kuhl and her husband Hank, Frances Molinengo and her husband Hank, Mary Maslow and her husband Mark, Cecilia Durham and her husband Donnie and...
Marshall Moore
Feb 1, 2005
Marshall Lynn Moore, 75 of Petersburg died on Monday, February 1, 2005 at Hunter McGuire Medical Center, Richmond, VA. Born in Petersburg, VA., he was a U.S. Army veteran during the Korean War. Mr. Moore was a retired Sales Representative for Great Central Insurance Co. and Lawson Peanut Co. Mr. Moore was predeceased by his parents Willie Robert Moore, Sr....
Gladys Gilmore
Jan 30, 2005
Mrs. Gladys Taylor Gilmore, 82, of Flank Road, Petersburg, died Sunday, January 30, 2005. She was born in Vernon, Alabama and was a former resident of Prince George County. Mrs. Gilmore was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bart M. and Minnie Mae Brown Taylor, her husband Roy...
Katherine W. Cook
Jan 30, 2005
Katherine E. Woodfin Cook, 82 passed away Sunday, January 30, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Keith W. Cook and her parents George Robert and Annie Gray Woodfin. She is survived by her daughter, Roberta A. Cook of Dinwiddie; her son and daughter-in-law, Robert K. and Carolyn Cook of Chesterfield, other...
Jr. Goodrich
Jan 24, 2005
Willie Benjamin Goodrich, Jr. died on January 24, 2005 after a long struggle with cancer. Willie Jr. was born on March 15, 1933 in Burrowsville. He was a graduate of the Disputanta High School, class of 1950. He served as a company clerk in the United States Army at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Following his service in the Army, he attended...
