Ronald Metz

Ronald Dale Metz, 65, of Hopewell, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Chippenham Medical Center. Mr. Metz was born in St. George, West Virginia. He retired from the U.S. Army and served during the Viet Nam War. Mr. Metz was preceded in death by his father, Harold Metz and a sister, Patricia Leatherman. He is survived by his wife, Marianne Burkhardt Metz of Hopewell, two sons, Timothy D. Metz and wife, Elizabeth, of Prince George, and Gene R. Deach and wife, Patricia, of Chesterfield, a daughter, Melanie S. Jameson and husband, William, of Brandywine, MD, three grandchildren William, Jr., Madison, and Courtney, mother, Velma Phillips Proulx of Baltimore, MD and two sisters, Dorothy Gantt of Baltimore, MD and Sandra McCauley of Hanover, MD. A memorial service, with military honors, will be held Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hopewell chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be private in Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia, Amelia, Virginia. Condolences may be registered with jtmorriss.com.