Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Anne Middleton Woehr
Apr 22, 2021
Anne Middleton Woehr passed away on April 22, 2021 at the age of 74. Born in Richmond, VA, Anne grew up in the upper peninsula of Michigan, New Orleans, LA, and Falls Church, VA. These early experiences instilled a wide range of interests. She was a member of the George Mason High School Class of 1964 and graduated from Mary...
Edgar Gordon Warren
Apr 21, 2021
Edgar Gordon Warren, 86, of Richmond, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Born in Richmond, VA he was the son of the late James and Hazel Warren; and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Russell and Gene Roy Warren. Mr. Warren was a United States Army veteran. He is survived by his two daughters, Debbie Ann...
Sara Jane Jones
Apr 21, 2021
Sara Jane Jones, 68, of Prince George, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Born in Hopewell, VA she was the daughter of the late Richard and Golda Kansas Shaw Sylvester. Mrs. Jones had been the owner and operator of Snippers Hair Salon in Prince George for 24 years. She was a dedicated member of Oakland Baptist Church where...
Leroy Victor Heinrich
Apr 21, 2021
Master Sgt Leroy Victor Heinrich, U.S. Army, Retired, 97, a native of Schulenburg, Texas, passed away peacefully at his daughters’ home in Midland, North Carolina on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. He was a resident of Hopewell, Virginia, for over sixty-five years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marianne Scheer Heinrich; son, Ralph Carl Heinrich of Chester; parents, August...
Rosita Millan Orencia
Apr 20, 2021
Rosita Millan Orencia, 80, of Chester VA passed away Tuesday, April 20th, 2021. Rosita was born March 18, 1941 in Cantilan, Surigao Del Sur, Philippines. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jose F. Orencia Sr. She is survived by her children: Marly, Jose Jr., Christopher (Jhona), Erick, Joel Cesar (Criscelle) and Jonathon Orencia, grandchildren: Blake Beckner, Chyna, Angelica,...
Ronald Dean Cummings
Apr 17, 2021
R.D. “Mike” Cummings, 91, of Chester, passed away on April 17, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Margie Cummings. Mike was a decorated Korean War veteran as well as a member of the VFW. He was also active in The Heights Baptist Church. He was a licensed pilot and enjoyed buying and selling planes...
Linda Ann Carlton
Apr 16, 2021
Linda Ann Carlton, 70, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021. Born in Laurinburg, North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Daniel P. and Vada Skipper Coates; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 39 years, Wallace Eugene Carlton; two daughters, Laurie Pierson and Tracy Parrish; a granddaughter, Corrine Wright; and...
Alexandra Helen Scott
Apr 15, 2021
Alexandra Helen Scott,78, passed away on April 15,2021. Born on June 29, 1942 in Winchester, Southhampton, England to the late Alexander Ogg; a merchant seaman from Aberdeen, Scotland, and Helena Ogg, formerly Blakey, who was a homemaker from Southhampton, England. Although Mrs. Scott retained her British citizenship, she has been a resident of the United States since 1963. She is...
Herbert Lee Williams Jr
Apr 14, 2021
Herbert Lee Williams, Jr., 64, of Prince George, VA, died Wednesday April 14, 2021. Born in Hopewell, VA and raised in his beloved Prince George county, he was the son of Herbert Lee Williams, Sr. and Gwyndolyn Lee Williams. Preceded in death by his father, Herbert Sr.; maternal grandparents, Charlie and Ruby Williams; paternal grandparents, Emmett and Gertie Williams; Aunt...
Alvin Cohen
Apr 13, 2021
Dr. Alvin Cohen, 94, of Petersburg passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Dr. Cohen was preceded in death by his parents, Dora and Herman Cohen and his sister Joyce Bates. Dr. Cohen’s medical career spanned over 40 years of private practice. During those years he served as a two time Chief of Staff and as the Director of the ICU...
Choko Loden
Apr 13, 2021
Choko Kazama Loden, 92, departed this world on April 13, 2021 in Chester, Virginia. She was born in 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. By her teen years in Tokyo, she survived the March 1945 firebombing by US forces. She graduated from a two-year women's college run by Canadian missionaries. It was at an automobile dealership where she re-encountered Paul Loden, a...
Emma M. Goble
Apr 13, 2021
Emma M. Goble, 83, of Petersburg, VA, died Tuesday April 13, 2021. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frances and Isabelle Thierry. Preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; brother; and one grandchild. She is survived by her children, Patricia Kestner (Roy), Maria Goble, Fred T. Goble III, Cynthia Ortiz (Angel); sister, Betty Thierry...
Mary Ettar Nesmith
Apr 12, 2021
Mary Ettar NeSmith, 87, of Blue Ridge, VA, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021. Born in Statesboro, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Lively and Leonora Barton Lively. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Walter Clyde NeSmith. She is survived by her children, Elaine Gross, Nathan NeSmith, Esther Darbyshire, and Michael NeSmith....
Michael Newman Pruett
Apr 12, 2021
Michael Newman Pruett, 51, passed away on April 12, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Wiseman Pruett, Jr. Michael had a huge personality complete with a boisterous laugh. He was a gentle giant, very extroverted, and known for giving the best hugs. Michael was also a huge fan of the Pittsburg Steelers and Alabama Crimson Tide....
Marjorie Joyce Ross Butterworth
Apr 11, 2021
Joyce Butterworth, 90, of Prince George, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021. She was born in Southwestern Virginia, daughter of the late Howard Taggart and Laura Alice Farmer. She was predeceased by her husbands, Charles Henry Ross, MD and Howard Carlton Butterworth and her youngest son, Timothy Wayne Ross. She is survived by two sons, Charles Henry...
William Loyal Young
Apr 11, 2021
William L. Young, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Howard Young and Eleanor Bowman Young. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Katherine Rose Young; sister, Louise Berger; and nephew, Michael Meredith. He is survived by his son, William “Johnny” Young and his wife,...
Armando Lozano-Ramirez
Apr 11, 2021
Armando Lozano-Ramirez, 58, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pedro Lozano and Lucia Ramirez, and his brother, Carlos Lozano- Ramirez. As well as, his mother-in-law, Tresa and sister-in-law, Marjorie and brother-in-law, Tommy. He came to Virginia in 1991 for work when he quite literally bumped into Cynthia...
John Woodrow Oakley, Sr.
Apr 11, 2021
John Woodrow Oakley, Sr., 84, of Carson, VA, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, following a brief illness. Born on May 30, 1936, he was the son of the late James Bonnett and Cora Bishop Oakley. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Ruth Gayle Oakley; a brother, James Oakley, Jr.; sisters, Gladys O. Winfield, Ethel...
George Louis Vlkojan, Sr.
Apr 11, 2021
George Louis Vlkojan, Sr., 90, of Disputanta, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Born in Prince George County, he was the son of the late Charles Vlkojan, Sr. and Victoria Mentlik Vlkojan. He was also preceded in death by his beloved son, George L. Vlkojan, Jr.; grandsons, Karl Vlkojan and Richard Marquart II.; 5 siblings; and long-time canine companion,...
Eddie Morgan Garten
Apr 10, 2021
Eddie M. Garten, (Eddie "Who") passed away Saturday, April 10th at his home in Hopewell. He was a native of Oak Hill W.Va and the son of Clifford M. Garten and Juda Phizer Garten. He was a veteran and a retired employee of Petersburg Federal Reformatory. He was a member, Pilgrim and former Governor of the Hopewell Moose Lodge and...
