Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Martin Angus Mcginness
Aug 5, 2021
Martin McGinness, 73 of Tampa, FL fell asleep August 5th, 2021. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the son of the late Thomas and Margaret McGinness. He was a loving husband, father and grandad. Leaving high school at an early age Martin became a steel fixer, becoming self-employed at a very early age before emigrating to the US...
William Edgar Baker
Aug 3, 2021
William Edgar Baker, 83, of Chester, passed away August 3, 2021. Mr. Baker was born September 29, 1937, in Bolton, NC, the son of Pearlie and Anna Baker, and had resided in Chester since 1987. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in chemical engineering, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma,...
Dolly O'Neal Faison
Aug 2, 2021
On Monday August 2, 2021, our Heavenly Father called Dolly (DB) Faison, his faithful servant, home. DB was such a devoted husband and father. We take comfort in knowing he is reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife, Blanch. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Garland and Elizabeth Lancaster; and daughter, Barbara Hamilton and family. He spoke often...
Betty Crickenberger Suddarth
Aug 2, 2021
Betty Crickenberger Suddarth, 80, of Hopewell, Virginia, passed away on August 2nd, 2021 in Hospice Care at Johnston-Willis Hospital. Betty was born in Albemarle County, Virginia to Virginia K. and Everett C. Crickenberger, Sr. She retired from the Virginia Department of Health, Crater District, in 2004. She loved her family, her church family, and her friends. She enjoyed playing Bingo...
Elizabeth Theresa Thew
Jul 31, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth Theresa Barbella Thew, 94, passed away on July 31, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert John Thew, her father, Vittorio and mother, Concetta Marrano Barbella, six brothers, Victor, Anthony, Albert, Louis, Richard and Johnny Barbella, and her sister, Rita Barbella DeSimone. She is survived by her children, Esther Thew Lee (Robert), Robert (Bobby) John...
Larry Otis Bogan Sr.
Jul 30, 2021
Larry Otis Bogan, Sr. 71, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Peggy Paxton Bogan; children, Larry O. Bogan, Jr. (Shannon); Glenna Faye Jarratt (Shawn); step-son, Glenn Paxton Lyerly; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, James A....
Virginia Wells Chappell
Jul 28, 2021
Lillian Virginia “Ginnie” Wells Chappell, 99, joined her beloved husband in Heaven on July 28, 2021. She was born in Sussex County, Virginia, on March 24, 1922, to the late Sylvia Mae Griswold Wells and George Collier Wells, Sr. The family later moved to Dinwiddie County, Virginia, where Ginnie and her siblings grew up. She was a graduate of the...
Mallie Garnett Branch
Jul 28, 2021
Mallie Garnett Branch, 90, of Chester, VA, went to be with the Lord on, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Mallie is survived by her daughter, Patsy Weaver; grandson, Sean Weaver; granddaughter in law, Debbie McFadden; sister, Ella Stine; four nephews and six nieces. The daughter of the late William Preston Garnett and Bertie Atkins, she was also preceded in death by...
Lena Massey Whitt
Jul 27, 2021
Lena Massey Whitt, of Petersburg, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. She was born in Graham, North Carolina in 1925, the oldest daughter of Albert W. and Hallie J. Massey. When she was a teenager, the family moved to Richmond, and Lena graduated from John Marshall High School in 1942. In 1947, she married the late J. Asa Whitt, a...
Leah "Weezie" Lousie Goodman Durance
Jul 26, 2021
Leah “Weezie” Louise Goodman Durance, 81, of Chester, went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 26, 2021. She was the daughter of Leah Vivian Goodman and David Boyce Goodman. Louise was a graduate of Prince George County High School and worked for many years at Gray’s Drug Store in Petersburg, Virginia. Louise was a longtime member of Swift...
Carlton Eugene Barricks
Jul 26, 2021
Carlton Eugene Barricks, Jr., 70, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Carlton E. Barricks, Sr. and Mary Ruth Jackson Barricks. He is survived by his beloved wife, Brenda Barricks; son, Carlton Barricks, III.; daughter, Leah Murrell Barricks; grandson, Isaac Dylan Barricks; granddaughters, Pacey Christensen and Leila Jones;...
Brenda Kay Vaughan
Jul 26, 2021
Brenda Kay Vaughan, 61, of Petersburg, passed away on July 26, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Hester Kennedy and Christine Grissom and her sister, Karen Wilkins. Brenda was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, and she was very giving to others. She was a member of the Lafayette House, where she attended church...
Robert Warren Bridger
Jul 25, 2021
BRIDGER, Robert Warren 65, of Colonial Heights, VA went to be with the Lord July 25, 2021. He was the son of the late Frederick W. Bridger, Sr. and Blanch A. Bridger. Robert is survived by his wife of 35 years, Deborah Wood Bridger, daughters, Casey L. Bridger; Kelly B. (Matthew) Hogan, granddaughters, Khloe M. Hogan and Scarlett R. Johnson,...
Adam Michael Shelton
Jul 25, 2021
Adam Michael Shelton passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 25th. Adam was born at Petersburg General Hospital on March 23rd, 1982. He was a happy, smiling little boy who grew into a happy smiling amazing young man. He loved his Mom and Dad and his brothers, but he saved his deepest love for his son, Gavin. We are proud of...
Kalale S. Krishnamurthy
Jul 25, 2021
Dr. Kalale S. Krishnamurthy, 84, of Chester, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, 2021, after a brief illness. Born in Mysore, Karnataka in India, he grew up in Mysore and Bangalore. He graduated with honors from the University of Mysore with a bachelor of science degree in physics, chemistry and mathematics, and earned his medical degree from Bangalore...
James Norbert Troy Jr.
Jul 24, 2021
James N. Troy Jr., 76, of Chester, VA died on Saturday, July 24, 2021. He was the son of the late James N. Troy Sr. and Virginia L. Aston. Jim grew up in Greensburg, PA where St. Clair Park was his second boyhood home. He loved playing sports and was a dedicated Pittsburgh sports fan. Surprising to his children, he...
