Lillian Elizabeth Wade Dortmundt, 77, of Chester, died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at her residence. She was born in Ettrick, VA and had been a lifetime resident of the Chesterfield County area. Mrs. Dortmundt was a long time member of the Hopewell Church of Christ and was retired from the housekeeping department of John Randolph Medical Center. She was the...
Elsie Pollock Harrison, 82, of Laurel Spring Road, Prince George, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 in Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond. She was born in Vineland, NJ and had spent most of her life in the Prince George area. Mrs. Harrison was a member of the Newville United Methodist Church, Newville United Methodist Women, a retired member of the Prince...
Lucille Sizemore Cole, 87, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, July 2, 2004. A native of Halifax County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edmond and Carrie Smith Sizemore. She was a retired employee of Chesterfield County Public Schools and a member of Elm Street Baptist Church in Petersburg. Mrs. Cole is survived by her husband, Harry...
John P. Guthrie, 92, of Petersburg died Friday July 2, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Archer and Bridgette Guthrie. He was a maintenance technician for the Petersburg School Maintenance department and retired after 27 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Nannie Louise Guthrie, one son...
Franklin D. Roosevelt Boyd, 69, of Dinwiddie County, died Friday, July 2, 2004 at his residence. A native of Crewe, VA, he was the son of the late Henry Edward and Maude Moore Boyd. He was a retired employee of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad and Chairman of the the local Carmens Union in Petersburg. During his retirement, he devoted much...
William Thomas James, 93, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born April 1, 1911 in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late, William and Esther Vaughan James. He was a member of Washington Street United Methodist Church and a retired salesman with Ted Curry Motors. Mr. James was preceded in...
Roy Francis Bishop, 87, of Hopewell died Wednesday, July 7, 2004. He was born in East Radford, VA and had been a life long resident of this area. Mr. Bishop was a member of DuPont Lodge #289 AF & AM, and was a retired machinist from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. in Petersburg. He was preceded in death by his...
Joshua Hunter Smith, 5, of Old Woodlawn Street, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Hopewell and had lived here all of his life. Josh was a Kindergarten student at Harry E. James Elementary School. He is survived by his mother, Kimberly Annette Odom Smith of Hopewell, father, David Keith Smith of Cumberland, MD, one...
Ruby Estelle Wells Perkins, 92, of Petersburg, died Monday, July 05, 2004. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Norman Clifton and Cora Mears Wells. She was the widow of Dr. Spencer Vaughan Perkins, Sr. and a charter member of St. Marks United Methodist Church. She was a charter member of Petersburg Chapter 1399 AARP, a member...
Mary Dunnavant Wilson, Colonial Heights, died Saturday July 3, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Katherine Dunnavant. She is survived by her son, Frederick Francis Yeager (Sandra) of Granbury, Texas and two daughters, Tina Marie Mizelle (Mark) of Prince George, VA and Sherry Lynne Brooks (Gary) do Richmond, VA; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Graveside services...
William “Bill” Percy Moore, Jr. of Hopewell, died Thursday, July 1, 2004 in Harrogate, England. He was born February 29, 1924 in Salisbury, North Carolina, the son of the late William Percy and Sallie Wetmore Moore. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by Anne Swart Moore and son, Andrew Rosser Moore. In 1945, Mr. Moore received the degree of Bachelor...
Kathy Lynn Tatum, 48 of Dinwiddie, died June 28, 2004. She was preceded in death by her father Richard C. Tatum, Sr. She is survived by her mother, Pearl Tatum of Stuart, VA., she was a devoted mother of two daughters, Amber Tatum and Sara Tatum both of Dinwiddie and a loving “Nanny” to her grandson, Dakota Jarratt of Dinwiddie;...
Cleo Elizabeth Summey, 89 of DeWitt died June 28, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Claude C. Jordan, Sr. and Reecie Elizabeth Dudley Jordan. She was the widow of Harold Baxter Summey and the loving mother of three sons, James W. Summey of Columbia, SC., Henry B. Summey of Pasadena, MD., David C. Summey of Edgewater, MD. She...
George William “Billy” Jones, 72, of Midlothian, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2004 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Mae Jones and his parents, Alfred Irvin and Indie Phillips Jones. He was a retired electrician and a member of Local 666 IBEW for 43 years. Mr. Jones is survived by his son, Billy Jones...
Ralph R. Belcher, Sr. 94 of Chesterfield Co., died June 27, 2004. He was the son of the late John E. and Essie Anthony Belcher. He was the widower of Sarah Pond Belcher. He was a retired Meat Cutter of Roy’s Grocery In The Village of Ettrick. He was also preceded in death by his son John E. Belcher. He...
Alice Hutchins Koogler Eberhardt, 73, of Chester, died Saturday, June 26, 2004. She was the daughter of the late Phleet Fredrick Hutchins and Eva Mae Seagle Hutchins and was predeceased by her brother, Phleet F. Hutchins, Jr. She is survived by her husband George W. Eberhardt; daughter, Sandra Koogler Barrett, of Chester; son Michael W. Koogler, of Chester; grandson, Christopher...
Mildred Diehl Scott Bridgman died Monday, June 21, 2004. She was born February 23, 1917 to Berrimond Thomas and Willie Estelle Diehl Scott in Dinwiddie County. She was graduated from Dinwiddie High School and attended business school in Petersburg. She was married to Rennie Wilson Bridgman in 1943 who predeceased her in 1986. She is survived by her son and...
Elfriede Rosa Gwathney, died Monday, June 21, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Manheim, Germany on May 24, 1921. Mrs. Gwathney was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Freda Feverpeil, and her husband, M/Sgt US Army, retired Walter B. Gwathney. She is survived by two devoted friends, Zona Hare and...
Bertie “Betty” Devers Smith, 72, of Hopewell, died, Sunday ,June 20, 2004 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born in Bath Co., Va. and had been a resident of this area since 1955. She was employed by the City of Hopewell as a driver for Special Education children and a member of the FOPA. . Mrs. Smith was...
Robert Ford Hubbard, 60, of Stony Creek, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2004 at the McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and a self-employed painter. He is survived by his mother, Minnie Hawkins; a sister, Darlene Quesenberry (Steve); a brother, Thurman Hubbard (Anne); two nieces, Kristal Sadler of Hopewell and...