Local obituaries for
Kenneth Wayne Hoverstock
Jan 26, 2023
Kenneth "Wayne" Hoverstock, 75, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Sherman Lester Hoverstock and Christine Collins Hoverstock. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nellie Soloe Hoverstock; and brother, Henry Hoverstock. Wayne worked as a farmer his entire career. He was an avid hunter and...
Steven Michael King
Jan 26, 2023
Steven Michael King, 65, of Hopewell, VA entered into his eternal rest on January 26, 2023. The son of the late George E. King, Jr. and Mildred E. (Wood) King, Steve grew up in Hopewell, graduating from Hopewell High School in 1975. As a child, he began his love affair with performing at Mrs. Wrenn's dance studio in Hopewell. He...
Thomas John Petet, Sr.
Jan 25, 2023
Thomas John Petet, Sr., 68, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. He was the son of the late Frank Lewis Petet, Sr. and Mildred Ann Aquino. Thomas gave 24 years of service to the State of Virginia, both at the Science Museum of Virginia and the Virginia Community College System. In his leisure time, he...
William Rohlando Zatelli
Jan 25, 2023
William (Bill) Rohlando Zatelli, May 15, 1942 - January 25, 2023, Bill Zatelli passed away peacefully at home with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rolando and Jesse Marie Zatelli; his sister and brother-in-law, Sandra and Paul Harrison; his brother, Clifford Zatelli; and brother-in-law, Donald Ponsonby. He is survived by his wife, Rena Zatelli; sister, Edith...
Mary Adcock Brown
Jan 24, 2023
Mary Adcock Brown, 87, of Chester, VA, passed away peacefully January 24, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, William W. Adcock and Eva Londeree Adcock; her sisters, Ressie Davis and Maude Shepherd. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Hugh Waverly Brown, Sr.; son, Waverly Brown, Jr. and wife, Libby; son, David N. Brown;...
Ivan Wesley Perkinson
Jan 23, 2023
Rev. Dr. Ivan Wesley Perkinson (77), passed peacefully on Monday, January 23, 2023, at his home in Conway, South Carolina. His loving wife and daughter were by his side. He was a longtime resident of Matoaca, Virginia and recently retired to South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Stella and W. Baxter Perkinson, Sr.; and...
Betty Ann Hoyle
Jan 20, 2023
Betty C. Hoyle, 87, of Dinwiddie, VA, died January 20, 2023. Born and raised in Dinwiddie, VA, she was the daughter of Calvin Nathaniel Crowder and Olive Catharine Slayden. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Robert L. Hoyle; grandson, Tony C. Christopher, Jr. and his wife, Jennifer; and great-grandson, Tony C. Christopher III (Amber) and Alex T....
Christine Rowland Avery
Jan 19, 2023
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, Christine Avery, of Dinwiddie, VA, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully after a brave fight with Alzheimer's. She was 73 years old. Born in St. Petersburg, FL, to R. Craig & Gwen Rowland, she moved to Virginia in her teenage years, where she graduated from Colonial Heights High School. Affectionately...
Margaret Grant
Jan 19, 2023
Margaret Thomson Grant, 99, died on January 19, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Alexander Cameron and Jean Lowe Thomson. She was born in Cambuslang, Scotland, and her family emigrated to New Jersey. She graduated from Kutztown State Teachers College just as WWII was beginning. She enlisted in the Army and spent the next three years working as...
Thomas Kenneth Williams
Jan 18, 2023
Thomas Kenneth Williams, 71, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He was the son of the late Harvey Williams and Carmela Lepanto Williams; and was also preceded in death by his brother, Jim Williams. Thomas retired from Phillip Morris after many years of service, and was known fondly as "T.K". In his leisure time, he enjoyed...
Nydia Luz Renta-Torres
Jan 18, 2023
Nydia Luz Renta-Torres, 69, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Jose Raul Renta and Zaida Luz Torres. She was also preceded in death by her grandparents, Eugenio Torres and Hortensia Torruella. She graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Class of 1975. Over her...
Jessica Lynn Collins
Jan 18, 2023
Jessica Lynn Collins, age 35, unexpectedly joined the Lord Wednesday, January 18th, 2023. Jessica Lynn was born on July 24th, 1987, in Hopewell, Virginia, to Michael and Cindy Collins and is the youngest of four children. Jessica is survived by two of her beautiful children, Makiyah Arieon and Noah Zakai Parson; her parents, Michael and Cindy Collins; brothers, Robert Collins...
Bonnie Lou Evans
Jan 17, 2023
Bonnie Lou Evans, 71, of Chester, VA, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Gladys Hartman; a brother, Perry Hartman; and her sister, Donna Lilly. She is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Evans; a son, Derek Evans and wife, Carol; one daughter, Anjanette Moring; three brothers, Allen Hartman and...
William Robert Hall
Jan 17, 2023
William Robert Hall, 56, of North Chesterfield, VA, passed away peacefully January 17, 2023. He was preceded in death by his father, William Roger Hall; and his brother, Alan P. Hall. He is survived by his daughter, Erica L. Hall; son, Jason R. Hall; granddaughter, Zoey A. Hall; sister, Penny O'Bryan and husband, Tommy; his mother, Janet M. Fox and...
William Lee Broaddus, Jr.
Jan 17, 2023
William Lee Broaddus, Jr., 91, of Hopewell, VA, died January 17, 2023. A lifelong resident of Hopewell and Prince George County, Bill was the son of William Lee Broaddus and Evelyn Pleasants Beckham. He attended Greenbrier Military School, the University of Virginia, and served in the U.S. Navy. After returning to Hopewell, he led W.L. Broaddus, Inc. (later Commonwealth Industrial...
Iris Nordquist Jordan
Jan 17, 2023
Iris Nordquist Jordan, 76, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Newman and Iris Nordquist; and her husband, David Jordan. Iris is survived by her sons, David Wayne Jordan (Debby Ashworth) and Newman Michael Jordan (Mavy); grandchildren, Matthew Wayne Maitland, Steven Wayne Jordan, David Aaron Jordan, and Timothy Austin Jordan;...
Hilda Riggan Miller
Jan 16, 2023
Hilda Riggan Miller, 76, of Loudoun County, VA, died January 16, 2023. Hilda was born in Hopewell, VA, on February 7, 1946, the daughter of the late Sentral Piner Riggan Gravely and the late Bedford Brown Riggan, Sr. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a graduate of Hopewell High School, Class of 1964....
Mary Virginia Dale
Jan 15, 2023
Mary Starke Dale "Virginia", 90, of Hopewell, Virginia, went to be with our Lord on January 15, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Elwood (Bo); and eleven siblings. She is survived by two daughters, Janice (Dale) and Laurie (Perrault); two grandsons, Ian (Cathi Lyn) and Erich (Jackie); four great-grandchildren, Grace, Kaitlyn, Waylon, and Wesley; and numerous...
Evelyn Wilmouth Willis
Jan 14, 2023
Evelyn W. Willis, 83, of Chester, VA, died Saturday, January 14, 2023. She was raised in Ft. Mitchell, VA, as daughter of the late Vernie C. and Harriett Bailey Wilmoth; and was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Douglas E. Willis; her sister, Norma Grey Beasley; and brother-in-law, Jesse Beasley of Colonial Heights. In order to be closer to...
Barbara Nell Duncan
Jan 13, 2023
Barbara Nell Duncan, 66, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023. Born in Bowling Green, KY, she was the daughter of the late Cordell White and Virginia Woolbright White. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Christy White; infant brother, Billy White; brother, Tommy White; and son, James Douglas, Jr. She is survived by her daughter,...
