Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Helen Wagner
May 11, 2004
Helen Vrable Wagner of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at her residence. Born in Prince George County, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Mary Kovaly Vrable. She lived in Petersburg for many years and was an active member of the Church of the Sacred Heart where she taught Sunday School, sang in the...
Elfriede Pitmon
May 10, 2004
Elfriede Anna Pitmon passed away May 10, 2004 at Hopewell Health Care Convalescent Center. She was formerly a resident of Petersburg and was the widow of Ralph L. Pitmon. She was born on October 22, 1928 in Odrau, Czecholslovokia to Anton and Josefa Futschik. After WWII her family relocated to West Germany settling near Hiedelberg, there she met and married...
Mary Betts
May 9, 2004
Mary Baxter Betts, better know as Pidgy Betts, died at her home, 1105 Fort Hayes Drive, on Sunday, May 9 after a brief illness with lung cancer. She was born on January 17, 1924 to the late Morrice Linwood and Margaret Williams Baxter. She was a graduate of Petersburg High School and Madison College, now James Madison University. She did...
Mattie I.
May 6, 2004
Mattie I. Fry, 86, of Colonial Heights, widow of Norman Fry, died Thursday, May 06, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Washington, NC and was the daughter of the late John Davis and Rosa Norman Potter. She is survived by a daughter, Velma Talbott; two grandchildren, Rick Talbott and Chris Talbott; and seven great-grandchildren, Stacy McKenzie,...
William F.
May 3, 2004
William Frederick May of Church Road, VA passed away May 3, 2004 at his residence. Born June 2, 1938 in Clearfield, PA he was the son of the late Delmont G. and Betty L. May. Mr. May received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his master’s degree from The College of William and Mary. After graduating from...
Percy Daulton
May 3, 2004
Percy Clarke Daulton, 83, of Church Road, passed away Monday, May 3, 2004 at his residence. A lifelong resident of the area, he was the son of the late Samuel B. and Ollie Davis Daulton. He was a long time farmer and retired carpenter. Mr. Daulton was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Daulton and a grandson, Kevin Daulton....
Hillery Sturgille
May 2, 2004
Mr. Hillery Kenneth “Ken” Sturgille, 82, of Dinwiddie County, died peacefully on Sunday May 2, 2004. He was a native of Scott County, Virginia and the son of the late, Lewis and Minie Robinette Sturgille. He was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Army. Mr. Sturgille, upon retiring from the army, worked at Fort Lee and retired from...
John King
May 2, 2004
John Wesley King, 86 of Petersburg died Sunday, May 2, 2004. He was the widower of Ruth Thompson King. He was a native of Petersburg and the son of the late Joseph W. and Mary Anna Bracy King. In addition to his parents, and wife he was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Dolores Bolton Phillips and son-in-law, James H....
Louise O. Spain
Apr 28, 2004
Savannah, Ga – Louise Hines Owen Spain, born April 28, 1910, died on Friday, April 16, 2004 at Hospice House in Savannah, Ga. Formerly of Petersburg, Va and Richmond Hill, Ga, she was the widow of Robert Marsh Owen, Sr. and William Beckwith Spain. Mrs. Spain was the oldest living member of Ocran United Methodist Church in Sutherland, Va at...
Sarah Armistead
Apr 27, 2004
Sarah Amburn Armistead, 78 of Franklin St., Hopewell, died, Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski, Virginia and had been a resident of this area since 1955. Mrs. Armistead was retired accountant with civil service at Ft. Lee. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert M. (Sr.) and Dorothy Whitmire Amburn, and her husband, Henry...
Bruce Mclauclin
Apr 27, 2004
Bruce Darrow McLauchlin, Sr., 82, of Crescent Avenue, Hopewell, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004. He was born in Lee County, South Carolina, on August 21, 1921. He was the son of the late Horace L. McLauchlin and the late Leila Hinson McLauchlin. Mr. McLauchlin is survived by his wife of 62 years, Louise Birchett McLauchlin, and two sons, Bruce Darrow...
Doris P.
Apr 27, 2004
Dorrie Peedle Cox, 44, of Spring Grove, formerly of Battery Park, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital. She was born in Detroit, MI and had been a resident of this area since 1979. Mrs. Cox was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, an American Red Cross Volunteer, Vice-President of the Ladies Auxillary Burrowsville Fire...
Leonard Wolf
Apr 25, 2004
Leonard George Wolf, 74, of Hopewell, died, April 25, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Souk Center, Minnesota and had been a resident of this area since 1968 He was a retired Sgt. Major with the U. S. Army having served during the Korean War, a former realtor with Ford Agency and a member of the...
Sr., H. Short
Apr 25, 2004
William H. Short, Sr., MSgt (Ret), United States Army, age 82, of Petersburg died Sunday, April 25, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center. MSgt. Short was born in Webb, WV, son of the late Harry and Mary Short. He entered the service of his country at an early age, during World War II and was wounded during the liberation of...
Sr., Lalich
Apr 24, 2004
Nicholas Lalich, Sr. , 76, of Chesterfield died April 24, 2004. A dedicated father and grandfather, Mr. Lalich was preceded in death by his wife Jean Ann Lalich. He was a World War II veteran having served with the 26th Division, 328th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, the retired owner...
James Carden
Apr 24, 2004
James Thomas “Tommy” Carden, 71, of Hopewell, died, Saturday, April 24, 2004, in his home after an extensive battle with cancer. He was born in Belfrey, KY and was a resident of this area most of his life. He was the son of the late Emmit and Mae Carden. He was preceded in death by his sister Juanita Wintzel. He...
Ann B. Bowles
Apr 24, 2004
Ann Darby Beville Bowles, 91, died in Richmond Saturday, April 24, 2004. She graduated from the School of Nursing at Roanoke Memorial Hospital where she worked as a registered nurse and later served as a volunteer. The widow of John Waddell Bowles, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Cornelia and Benson Dexter of Williamsburg, VA; son and daughter-in-law,...
Joseph Buyalos
Apr 24, 2004
Joseph Wayne Buyalos, Sr., 60, of Prince George Ave., Hopewell, died Saturday, April 24, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Hopewell and was a resident of Newport News before moving to Hopewell. Mr. Buyalos was a graduate of Hopewell High and Old Dominion College. He was a long-distance runner and ran successfully in the Boston Marathon three times....
Ii A. Brister
Apr 24, 2004
Claude Acree “Jim” Brister, II, 75, of Mathews County, VA, formerly of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2004. Born in Colonial Heights, he was the son of the late Claude Acree and Sarah Keirsey Brister. After attending the University of Virginia, he served in the U. S. Army and worked in architecture for many years in the Richmond...
Margaret Pead
Apr 23, 2004
Margaret Mitchell Pead, 82, of Hopewell passed away Friday, April 23, 2004. She was a native of Charlotte County born the daughter of the late Eddie and Amanda Mitchell. She was a retired Lab Technician from Stone Container formerly Continental Can and a longtime member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a grandson William Howard Ervin...
