Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Donald Cleere
Nov 13, 2024
Donald Cleere, 86, of Chester, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. He was born in Franklin County, Alabama, to the late Euclid and Pearl Cleere. He resided in both Hopewell and Chester, Virginia the majority of his life, graduating from Thomas Dale High School. He was a HVAC mechanic and retired from Honeywell. He was preceded in death by...
Diana Jackson
Nov 12, 2024
Diane Jackson, of Chesterfield, VA, passed peacefully with family and friends. The eldest daughter of Edith Peters and Jack Kennedy, she was born in Richmond, VA. Diane enjoyed trips to Aruba, hosting pool parties, and shopping with her best friend, Carol Storey. She was proud to be the first female committee person, for the local union, and retired from Altria...
Edward Maurice Mann, Jr.
Nov 12, 2024
Edward Maurice Mann, Jr., 77, of Nags Head, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. He was member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagle. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, JoAnne Mann. He is survived by his son, David Mann and wife, Erin; as well as three grandchildren, Lex, Harley, and Allie Mann. A...
Robert K. Merritt, Jr. "Wildcat"
Nov 11, 2024
Robert K. Merritt, Jr. "Wildcat", 68, of Prince George County, passed away peacefully in his home on November 11, 2024. He was predeceased by his parents, Robert K Merritt, Sr. and Virginia Merritt. He is survived by his wife, Helen; and two sons, Rob (Tiffany) and Mike. He also leaves behind one grandchild, Brendon (Kayli). He enjoyed anything outdoors, including...
Barbara "Carol" Townsend
Nov 9, 2024
Barbara "Carol" Townsend, age 68, of Marion, VA, passed away on November 9, 2024. She was born on March 4, 1956, in Marion, Virginia, and grew up in Chester, VA, to Clarence and Betty Henegar. Carol was a loving wife, sister, aunt, and friend, and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Carol was married to Donnie Townsend, and...
David Michael Shea
Nov 9, 2024
David Michael Shea, 76, of Petersburg, passed away on November 9, 2024. He was preceded in death by his father, John R. Shea; mother, Lillian "Bobbie" Shea; father-in-law, William A. McDaniel; and brothers-in-law, Gordon L. McDaniel and Emmett A. Welch II.
David is survived by his loving wife of 47 years and 10 months, Wanda K. Shea; sister, Deborah S. Welch;...
Edward Joseph Conrecode, Jr.
Nov 8, 2024
Edward Joseph Conrecode, Jr., age 71, of Prince George, Virginia, passed away on November 8, 2024. Born on January 19, 1953, to the late Edward Joseph Conrecode, Sr. and Millicent Frances Shaffer, Ed was raised with a love for hands-on work that became a lifelong passion. A talented Master Technician, Ed dedicated his life to repairing and restoring everything from...
Marion Davis
Nov 7, 2024
Marion was born in Disputanta, Virginia, and was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard and Margaret Emory, Sr.; several brothers and sisters; her husband, Royal Davis, Sr.; one son, Ronald (Shug) Davis; daughter-in-law, Nancy; and twin grandchildren, Erin Leigh and Lindsey Nicole Davis.
She married Royal L. Davis, Sr. on October 31, 1959, and made their home in Petersburg and...
Wesley Grey Andrews, Jr.
Nov 7, 2024
Wesley Grey Andrews, Jr., beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2024, at his home in Colonial Heights, VA, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 99 years old.
Wesley was born on April 30, 1925, in Petersburg, VA. Growing up during the Great Depression, he developed a deep sense of compassion...
Helen Purdie Ellis
Nov 6, 2024
Helen Purdie Ellis, 102, of Prince George, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Luther Purdie and Lottie Estelle Purdie; her loving husband of 70 years, Floyd Harding Ellis; sisters, Mary Frances Roberts and Viola Jones; and brothers, William Purdie and Mitchell Purdie. Helen volunteered through the years at numerous hospitals...
King Baskerville Talley
Nov 5, 2024
King Baskerville Talley, 95, died peacefully November 5, 2024, at her beloved home, Annsville, in McKenney, VA, surrounded by her three daughters. King was born on May 24, 1929, to the late Channing Feild Baskerville and Virginia John Terrell. She is also predeceased by her high school sweetheart and loving husband, Meade Armistead Talley, Jr.; and by her brothers, Channing...
Steven Charles Hawkins
Nov 2, 2024
Steven Charles Hawkins, 62, died on Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born to the late Charles and Beverly Hawkins. He was raised in Dinwiddie County and graduated from Dinwiddie High School. He loved the outdoors and would hunt and fish when not making music on his guitar. He is survived by his son, Chris Hawkins; his brother, Wes Hawkins;...
Herbert Baylor Noel
Nov 2, 2024
Herbert Baylor Noel, 78, of Chester, Virginia, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2024. He loved working in his yard. He also loved fishing and watching the Washington Redskins. He was a retired painting contractor, who loved changing the colors, and remodeling around the house as well as he especially loved working on his 1994 Dodge Dakota truck.
He is preceded...
Diane E. Ohman
Oct 30, 2024
On October 30, 2024, Diane E. Ohman, 81, passed away due to long term illness at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. Diane was born in Colonial Heights, to the late Warren and Ann Jolly, on March 2, 1943.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John Ohman; her son, Robert Allen Buckner; and her brother, Warren Lane Jolly.
Diane is...
Dennis Wayne Stout
Oct 29, 2024
Dennis Wayne Stout, 72, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Sr. and Alice Stout; his sisters, Frances Perkinson and Louise Grammer; and his brothers, Butch Stout, Charles Stout, Jr., and Roy Stout.
Dennis was employed by VDOT, where he worked his way up to becoming a supervisor...
William Henry Banty, Jr.
Oct 28, 2024
William Henry Banty, Jr., 91, of Chester, passed away at his home on Monday, October 28, 2024. He was born November 21, 1932, in Southampton County, to the late Ada Mae Revelle and William Henry Banty, Sr. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Naomi Frye Banty; his eight brothers and sisters; and two beloved grandchildren,...
Gaylord "Skip" Thompson
Oct 28, 2024
Gaylord "Skip" Dean Thompson, 87, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2024, at his residence.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Katherine Thompson; his wife of 30 years, Dona Thompson; and his son, Kenneth Thompson.
Skip was employed as a truck driver, working with the company Great Coastal for many years. Skip also served his country honorably in...
Gerald Lee Pittard
Oct 26, 2024
Gerald Lee Pittard, 82, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on October 26, 2024. Born in Leesville, LA, and raised in Colonial Heights, VA, he is preceded in death by his father, Robert Edward Pittard, Sr.; and his mother, Dorothy H. Pittard. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Following...
Kimberly Dawn Stevens
Oct 26, 2024
Kimberly Dawn Stevens passed on October 26, 2024, at 11:30pm, after succumbing to injuries from an unfortunate accident. Kimberly is preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Lynn Ratcliff; her grandmothers, Patricia Coen and Carol Stevens; her grandfather, Bob Ratcliff; and her brother, Corey Stevens. She is survived by her twin daughters, Virginia River Morgan and L. Robin Morgan; sister,...
Mary Lee Hicks Jenkins
Oct 20, 2024
Mary Lee Hicks Jenkins, 70, of Appomattox, VA, departed her earthly life October 20, 2024, at a Chester residence. She was born to the late Willie Sr. and Opal Hicks on June 14, 1954. In addition to her parents; Mary was preceded in death by her husband of nineteen years, Marvin Jenkins; her sister, Juanita Hicks; and her brothers, Willie...
