Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Binford Collins
Jan 25, 2004
Binford L. Collins, 74, died Sunday, January 25, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center after a long illness. He was a native and life-long resident of Prince George. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts retiring from the U.S. Navy after 22 years of service as a Senior Chief Storekeeper in 1969. From 1969 until 1990, he...
Robert W.
Jan 25, 2004
Robert Wayne Erb, 33, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2004 at Chippenham Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Bobby was dedicated to serving his community as a firefighter. He was a member of Namozine Volunteer Fire Department for 17 years, an employee of Petersburg Fire, Rescue, & Emergency Services for 9 years, and a part-time...
Hubert Barrett
Jan 22, 2004
Hubert E. Barrett age 78 of Petersburg died Thursday, January 22, 2004 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, June T. Barrett; a daughter, Kay Beale and her husband Craig; two grandchildren, Tyler and Kendall Beale. Mr. Barrett was the owner of Barrett’s Refrigeration Sales and Service, a member of Barrett’s Christian Church in Southampton County and a...
Plato Eliades
Jan 20, 2004
Plato George Eliades, born in Hopewell on January 24, 1930, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Eliades graduated as salutatorian from Hopewell High School in1947 and attended the University of Virginia where he received his B.S. in economics and his LLB in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1956 as a First Lieutenant...
Edna Funk
Jan 20, 2004
Edna Walker Funk, 83, of Petersburg died January 20, 2004. She was the widow of Charles Herbert Funk, Sr. and the daughter of the late Dyral Edward and Ohrum Winn Walker. Predeceased by her sister, Hazel Childress and two brothers, Durward and Carson Walker. She was a retired secretary of St. Vincent dePaul Catholic School. Surviving are two daughters, Brenda...
Atha Lambert
Jan 20, 2004
Atha Ursulla Creel Lambert, 84, of Old Iron Court, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Morgan County, AL, and had made her home in Hopewell since 1953. Mrs. Lambert was a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church and a retired sales clerk with Peebles Department Store in Hopewell. She was the daughter...
Jr., E. Edenfield
Jan 19, 2004
Infant Phillip Eugene Edenfield, Jr., 3 days old, passed away Monday, January 19, 2004 at Chippenham Medical Center. He was the son of Phillip Eugene Edenfield, Sr. and Candace Carlisle Edenfield of Petersburg. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents, Theresa and Terry Carlisle of Dinwiddie; paternal grandparents, Cindy and Gary Bennett of Dinwiddie; paternal grandfather, Ralph Eugene Pumphrey;...
Shirley Waterworth
Jan 19, 2004
Shirley Lewis Waterworth 68 of Chester died January 19, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Norborne Thomas Lewis, Sr. and Gertrude Clay Lewis. She was predeceased by her beloved daughter, Sharon Sober Craft. Survived by her loving family, husband, William E. Waterworth; son, D. Wayne Sober and wife Carol; daughter, Karen Sober Kain and husband David; son, Mark...
Jr. E. Mason
Jan 18, 2004
Edward E. Mason, Jr. age 92 of McKenney died Sunday, January 18, 2004. He is survived by three children, Ralph and daughter-in-law Wilma Mason, Ruth Ann and son-in-law Calvin Wray and Earl P. Mason all of McKenney; four grandchildren, Lloyd Y. Moseley of McKenney, Patricia M. Jackson of Talking Rock, GA, Kristi M. Kirks of Petersburg and Edward Stanley Wray...
Shirley Micklem
Jan 18, 2004
Shirley Haddon Micklem, 68, of Petersburg, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2004, at Johnston Willis Hospital from complications of smoking-related emphysema and coronary artery disease. She was the daughter of the late Charles Forrest Haddon and Teresa Cutchin Haddon Irwin. Born November 15, 1935 in Dinwiddie County, she was a successful business woman who served the community for over 30...
Leon Luther
Jan 18, 2004
Col. Ret. Leon C. Luther of Chester, VA died January 18, 2004 at Johnston Willis Hospital. He was born and raised on a farm near Andrews, North Carolina and was graduated from the Andrews Public School System. He continued to manage the family farm during his lifetime. After graduation from Blanton’s Business College in 1937 he was employed by the...
Rita Burns
Jan 17, 2004
Rita Ann Burns, 79, of Petersburg died Saturday, January 17, 2004 in Southside Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Burns was born in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late Howard Esler and Anna Milano. Preceded in death by a son Jameson Burns she is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Joseph L. Burns, III, 4 devoted children, Jo Beth...
Welda Mitchem
Jan 16, 2004
Welda Randolph Mitchem, 82, of Pickett St. , Hopewell, died, Friday, January 16, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Bee Log, North Carolina, and had lived in this area since 1975.. Mrs Mitchem was predeceased by her parents, George G. and Eva Cooper Randolph, husband, Gilbert Henry Mitchem, a sister, Stella Randolph and brother Clinford Randolph. Surviving are...
Patricia Brown
Jan 16, 2004
Mrs. Patricia Kelly Brown, 72, of Petersburg, VA died at Southside Regional Medical Center on January 16, 2004 following a brief illness. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelly of Hyde Park, Mass. She was a graduate of St. Margaret’s Hospital School of Nursing in Dorchester, Mass. She served her country as a lieutenant...
Paul Hoylman
Jan 15, 2004
Paul Andrew Hoylman, 83, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at his residence. A native of Alderson, W.VA, he was a son of the late Russell B. and Leona Lands Hoylman. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, serving during WWII aboard the USS New Jersey, and a retired painter for Roger Jones Painting. Mr. Hoylman was...
Mary Willis
Jan 14, 2004
Mary Smith Willis of Chester, Virginia, 57 died Wednesday January 14, 2004 in Hopewell, Virginia. She was a native of Morehead City, NC. and the daughter of Ida Mae and the late Walter Smith. She is survived by her husband, William R. Willis of Chester, VA; daughter, Priscilla Kibler of Huntsville, AL. three sons, John Willis of San Antonio, TX.,...
Le B. Emmons
Jan 13, 2004
Le Roy Blake “Roy” Emmons, Sgt, U.S. Army, Ret., 75, of Lakeside Dr., Prince George, Virginia, died Tuesday, January 13, 2004 in the McGuire’s Veterans. Medical Center, Richmond, Va.. He served in the U. S. Army during WW II, Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War. Mr. Emmons was a retired District Manager with 10 years of service for the Brockton...
Jr., W. Chandler
Jan 12, 2004
Virley Willie Chandler, Jr., 85, of Hopewell, died Monday, January 12, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Bristol, VA and had made his home in Hopewell for over 40 years. Mr. Chandler was retired from the U.S. Army, having served during WW II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He was a member of the...
Robert Price
Jan 11, 2004
Robert Wilton Price, 92, of Sandy Ridge Road, Prince George, died Sunday, January 11, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Price was born in Surry County and had been a resident of Hopewell since 1924. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, and a retired farmer, having been employed with Brandon Plantation for over 50 years. He was preceded...
Clarence Hammel
Jan 9, 2004
Clarence Edward Hammel, 90, of Richmond, formerly of Johnson Street in Hopewell, died Friday, January 9, 2004 in Beaufont Health Care Center. He was born in Sherman, Texas and had been a resident of this area since 1978. Mr. Hammel was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a retired auto mechanic with the U.S. Government at Bellwood. He was...
