Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Helen Ruth McKimmey
Feb 8, 2025
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend Helen Ruth McKimmey, at age 93. She passed away at home on February 8, 2025, in Matoaca, Virginia.
Helen retired from the Ukrops Petersburg store, where she was loved and admired by so many of her regular customers and coworkers. Helen...
Charles R. Ownby, Jr.
Feb 8, 2025
Charles R. Ownby, Jr., 77, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025. He was born to the late Charles Sr and Louise Ownby, in Charleston, WV. He worked for 34 years for DuPont, volunteered with the Chester Volunteer Fire Department, and dutifully served his country in the Navy. He was a faithful member of The Heights Baptist Church, in Chesterfield....
Thomas Manning Tucker
Feb 7, 2025
Thomas Manning Tucker, 80, born November 8, 1944, to the late John Marshall Tucker and Katherine Thweatt Tucker, of McKenney, Virginia, died February 7, 2025. He was preceded in death by his brother, John M. Tucker, Jr.
He is survived by his brother, Frank T. Tucker; sister-in-law, Frances B. Tucker; three nieces, Katherine T. Olson (Michael), King T. Brady (William), and...
Eunice Mayes Cogbill
Feb 6, 2025
Eunice Mayes Cogbill, a beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished member of her community, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in South Hill, Virginia, Eunice was the daughter of the late Henry and Ida Virginia Crutchfield-Edmonds.
Eunice was preceded in death by her husbands, Walter Cogbill and Arthur Mayes, Sr.; her daughter, Peggy Lee Perkinson;...
Juanita Walsh
Feb 5, 2025
Juanita Walsh, 60, of Chester, VA, passed away on February 5, 2025.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sterling Russell Walsh; and brother, Richard Walsh.
For over 20 years, Juanita provided dedicated customer service to the Colonial Heights Target.
Juanita is survived by her mother, Alvora D. Walsh; son, Devin Walsh; siblings, Russell...
David Lee Vaughan
Feb 2, 2025
David Lee Vaughan, 48 of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, passed away suddenly on February 2, 2025. He is survived by his mother, Debra K. Harrison; and brother, Michael Vaughan, both of Dinwiddie, Virginia; aunts and uncles, Fendall and Terri Vaughan, Robert and Linda Wright; Russell and Lisa White; along with several cousins; and two very devoted friends, Franklin Southhall and Christina...
Lucia Camper
Feb 2, 2025
Our beautiful Lucia went to be with her heavenly father on February 2, 2025. She was born on May 11, 1943, an only child of Milton and Beth Neaves Cotton. As a child she was doted on by her parents and grandfather. She developed a love of horses that lasted her whole life. Through her grandfather she grew to love...
Dolores Elrod Joyner
Feb 1, 2025
Dolores Elrod Joyner "Sookie," 86, of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Chester, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025. She was born in Hopewell, the daughter of the late Jasper Pruitt Elrod and Emma Bishop Elrod. Sookie graduated from Hopewell High School and Petersburg General Hospital Nursing School. She worked for local physicians, retiring from First Colonial Family Practice in...
Louan Lambeth Stanfield
Feb 1, 2025
Stanfield, Louan Lambeth, 87, of Chester, went home on February 1, 2025. Louan was born in Rockingham County, N.C., to Bill and Louise Lambeth. She was a hardworking tobacco farmer in her youth, married her high school sweetheart, and spent her life as an educator and true disciple of Christ. She taught elementary school at Beulah and Ecoff for many...
Roger Owen Butler
Jan 31, 2025
Roger Owen Butler, 88, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025.
The son of the late James and Maria Butler; Roger was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Allene Butler; his brother, Horace "Esky" Butler; and his sister, Marjorie Colbert.
Roger is survived by his three sons, Darrell Butler (Katherine), Owen Butler (Deanna), and Curtis Butler...
Kazuko Abe Williams
Jan 30, 2025
Kazuko "Kay" Abe Williams, 89, of Hopewell, passed away on January 30, 2025. Born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan, she is survived by her husband of 53 years, George Williams; her brother-in-law, Robert Williams (Kaye); and numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nephews.
She is preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Harold Williams; and her sister-in-law, Jean Williams.
After completing high school, Kay focused...
Gundi Maria Murray
Jan 30, 2025
Gundi Maria Murray, of Richmond, Virginia, died on January 30, 2025. Born and raised in Austria, she was one of three daughters of Adam and Radegunde Penninger. Born in 1938, at the start of World War II, she grew up in post-war Austria in the small town of Leoben, living above and working in her father's coffee shop. She loved...
Martha Johnson
Jan 30, 2025
Martha Johnson, 84, of Richmond, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025. She the daughter of the late Albert C. Johnson, Sr. and Thelma Hagan Johnson; and was also preceded in death by three sisters; and two brothers.
Martha was employed for many years as an administrative assistant for the Virginia State Police.
She is survived by several nieces; and a nephew.
All...
Deborah Burton Linkous
Jan 30, 2025
Deborah Burton Linkous, 69, of Carson, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stuart Edison and Lorena Sadler Burton. She is survived by her loving husband of 35 years, Dennis Linkous; her son, Durellee E. Crymes; two grandsons; and other extended family and friends. Deborah worked in civil service at Fort Lee,...
Horace Fenderson
Jan 29, 2025
Horace "Bubba" Fenderson, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Bubba was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church and was well known and loved by his family and friends. A memorial service for Bubba will be held at Western Heights Baptist Church on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 11 a.m. We encourage all of Bubba's friends...
John Kenneth Hammer
Jan 28, 2025
John Kenneth Hammer, 73, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 12, 1951, in New York, to his parents, Sara and John Hammer, John grew up with a deep sense of duty, kindness, and humor. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Hammer; his children, Teresa Lee and Lauren Murden; grandson, Orion Lee;...
Jerry Neil Wohnig
Jan 27, 2025
Jerry Neil Wohnig, 87, passed peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2025. He was born and raised in Petersburg, VA, by the late Earl and Estelle Wohnig. He is also preceded in death by his son, Dwayne Wohnig; and his sister, Josie Marie Phelps.
After retiring as a data processing supervisor for Honeywell/IBM, Jerry spent his time enjoying one of his many...
Richard Edmunds Peterson
Jan 24, 2025
Richard Edmunds Peterson, Sr., 97, of Chesterfield, passed away on January 24, 2025. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late John A. Peterson, Sr. and Bessie Edmunds Peterson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth Watkins; and brothers, William Peterson, Weldon Peterson, and Jack Peterson. Dick was a US Navy Veteran having served in World...
Sylvia Ann Stewart Arnold
Jan 23, 2025
Sylvia Ann Stewart Arnold, known affectionately as "Ann," passed away peacefully at the age of 84, on January 23, 2025, at Lucy Corr Assisted Living, where she had recently resided. She was one of six children born to Sappony parents, Numond Stewart and Lois Pearl Coleman, on October 16, 1940, in Holloways, North Carolina. Sylvia grew up in High Plains,...
Barbara Jean Belton
Jan 23, 2025
Barbara Jean Belton, 77, of South Chesterfield, VA, passed away on January 23, 2025. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roy Raymond Robertson and Mary Hester Clark Reed. She was a graduate of Colonial Heights High School. Barbara retired from Phillip Morris, Inc. where her position was a fork lift operator. Prior to that, she...
