Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Carolyn Young
May 13, 2004
Carolyn McQuage Young, 72, of Hopewell, died May 13, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Hopewell, VA and was a retired operator for American Filtrona. Mrs. McQuage was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Hattie Price McQuage and her husband, Charles Young, two brothers, Lance G. McQuage, Jr. and Thomas Joseph McQuage. Surviving are two sons, Bryan D....
Enoch Harris
May 12, 2004
Enoch Charles Harris, Jr, 65, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at John Randolph Nursing Home, He was born February 6, 1939 and is the son of Catherine O. Holley and the late Enoch Charles Harris, Sr. He was preceded in death by his step-father, John Holley. He is survived by one son, Enoch Charles Harris, III, his daughter,...
Romulus Green
May 12, 2004
Romulus Leonard Green, 91, of E. Poythress Street, Hopewell died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in North Carolina, but had been a life long resident of this area. Mr. Green was a U.S. Army veteran having served during WWII, a member of DuPont Lodge #289 AFAM, and was past master, an office he...
Benjamin Mason
May 11, 2004
Benjamin North Mason, Jr., 78, of Cobblestone Drive, Hopewell, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Carteret County, NC, but had spent most of his life in Hopewell. Mr. Mason was a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the Hopewell Lions Club of which he is past president and currently serving as secretary,...
Guy Brown
May 11, 2004
Guy Terrell Brown, Jr. 59 died Tuesday, May 11, 2004. He was the son of the late Guy and Arline Brown. He is survived by his wife, Katie Brown of Chester; son, Dwayne Brown of Chester; daughter Regina Nolan of Macon, NC.; son, Danny Brown of Amelia; son, Scott Brown of Hopewell, daughter, Dana Wells of Colonial Heights; son, Charles...
Vernon Harrison
May 11, 2004
Vernon Leroy Harrison, Sr., 76, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Waverly, VA, he was the son of the late William W. and Annie Laurie Hayes Harrison. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII, was a retired Superintendent with Continental Can, and co-owner of Southern Decorating. He was a...
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...
