Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Charles Augusta Dabney, Jr.
Feb 19, 2021
Charles Augusta Dabney, Jr., 48, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Beatrice “Mama B” Dance; and two uncles, Landis Dance and Lawrence Dance. He is survived by his beloved wife, Alita Dabney; children, Austin Dabney, Spencer Dabney, and Cameron Dabney; parents, Charles Dabney, Sr. and Ruby Dabney; sisters, Charlette...
Minnie "Lee" Harrup Fulcher
Feb 19, 2021
Minnie “Lee" Harrup Fulcher (December 28, 1935 - February 19, 2021) Lee Fulcher was born in Petersburg, VA and tended her own little garden, comprised of her family, in the Enon area for most of her life. She was a beloved only daughter, a big sister, a wife, Mother, Aunt, Nana and Great Nana! Each and every child, grandchild and...
Christine Dickens Elledge
Feb 18, 2021
Christine Dickens Elledge, 83 of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Tx. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Kermit Elledge, her parents, Alexander B and Blanche Wood Dickens; brothers, Horace L Dickens, William Marion Dickens and Walter Marvin Dickens, her sister Carolyn Dickens Vaughn, and a daughter in law,...
Edward Francis Demello Sr.
Feb 18, 2021
Edward “Butch” F. DeMello Sr., 62, formally of Tiverton, RI passed away February 18, 2021, after complications from a stroke. Butch lived in Dinwiddie, VA for the past 11 years. He enjoyed hunting and running dogs. He was an Honorary Lifetime member of Paskamansett Beagle Club. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He is survived...
Stanislava Valentin Santos
Feb 17, 2021
Stani Valentin Santos, 95, died peacefully in Ford, Virginia, at the home of Rena and Karl Togger on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Born in Czech Republic on September 12, 1925, she was the oldest daughter of the late Cetar and Maria Richter, and was also preceded in death by her ex-husband, Felix Santos. She came to Virginia in 1957 as...
Kathryn "Betty" Moog Doerfler Scott
Feb 16, 2021
Betty Moog Doerfler Scott, 92, of Richmond passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Born March 25, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Anna Kathryn and John Moog, Jr., and was also preceded in death by first husband of 35 years, George Henry Doerfler, Sr.; and second husband of 10 years and 3 months, James Ellwood Scott,...
Marie Inez Skerritt
Feb 15, 2021
Marie Inez Skerritt, 97, of Danville, CA, formerly of Petersburg, VA passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. Born in Tunis, North Carolina on June 24, 1923, she was the daughter of the late William and Bettie Dolby, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Edward James Skerritt, Jr.; daughter, Donna Smith; and son-in-law, Thomas...
Mary Brooke Estes
Feb 15, 2021
Mary Brooke Steele Estes, 92, of Winchester, VA, formerly of Petersburg, VA, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Matthew Weaver and Mary Hunter Steele; and was also preceded in death by her husband, George Colquitt Estes, an Episcopal minister; and two brothers, M.W. Steele, Jr. and Edwin Hunter...
Barbara Russell Britton
Feb 15, 2021
Barbara “Bobbie” Russell Britton, 75, of Prince George, VA, entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 15, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She worked faithfully until the end of her life with her son at his business, Balch Automotive and Collision in Chester. Bobbie is survived by her husband, Bobby; son, Wayne Balch, Jr.; mother, Ann...
Katherine Winn Bally
Feb 14, 2021
Katherine ‘Kittie Sue’ Bally, 74, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Sunday, February 14th, 2021. She was preceded in death by husband, Daniel Stephen Bally; parents, Dorothy and Bernard Winn of Blackstone, VA; sister, Carol Winn Perkins. She is survived by her son, Jack Firesheets; daughter, Jennifer Simpkins; step-sons, Daniel and Alexander Bally; grandchildren, Alyssa (Paul), Zackery, Samantha, Conner...
Herbert Norman Hawkins
Feb 14, 2021
Herbert Norman Hawkins, 71, of S. Chesterfield passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Born August 4, 1949, he was the son of the late Norman P. and Elizabeth Mae Hawkins, and was also preceded in death by his son, Matthew Herbert Hawkins. He was a faithful member of Community Christian Fellowship in Colonial Heights. A man who took pride...
Janet Cotter Rook
Feb 13, 2021
Janet Cotter Rook, 66, of N. Dinwiddie passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Born December 21, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Cecil L. and Bonnie G. Cotter, and was also preceded in death by four brothers, Jerry Riggs, Bobby Cotter, Jimmy Cotter, and Ricky Cotter. Janet was an avid reader and enjoyed playing games on her...
Tenia Irene Martone
Feb 13, 2021
Martone, Tenia I. “Tenia Stathis”, 92, of Ashtabula, Ohio died peacefully on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at her home with her daughter in Prince George, Virginia. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio on July 17, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John and Irene Stathis, and was also preceded in death by her sister, Addie Tetreault; three brothers, Clifford and...
Myrna Annette Powell
Feb 12, 2021
Myrna Annette Powell, 76, of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and formerly of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021. Born in Clear Fork, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Omer Ray Freeman and Ruby Tilley Freeman. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Gay Frazier and Dennis Freeman. She is survived by...
Ramona Vest Bernard
Feb 12, 2021
Ramona Vest Bernard, 92, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, February 12th, 2021, following a brief illness. She was born to Norman Talmage Vest and Rhea Harris Vest (Soules) in Petersburg, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Watson Bernard; son, Courtney Taylor Bernard; brother, James Milton Vest; and sister, Annie Belle Sprouse. She leaves to...
Raymond Wayne Boone, Sr.
Feb 12, 2021
Raymond Wayne Boone, Sr. 76, of N. Chesterfield, VA passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kyle and Frances Bostic Boone; brother, Kyle Boone, Jr.; sisters, Mary Boone and Bonnie Boone; and his daughter, Rebecca Boone. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Peggy Boone; son, Raymond Boone II;...
Dorothy Carden Rowe
Feb 12, 2021
Dorothy Carden Rowe, 81, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen Woodrow Carden and Eula Mae Carden; and her loving husband, Levy Vernon Rowe. She is survived by her children, Larry W. Rowe and wife, Sherry; Barry L. Rowe and wife, Edie; and Pamela R. Jones and husband,...
Eloise Phillips Franzyshen
Feb 11, 2021
Eloise Phillips Franzyshen, 69, of Sutherland, VA, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late George O. Phillips and Marjorie Groves Mills. Mrs. Franzyshen was a retired educator from Chesterfield County Public Schools and had also worked in both Dinwiddie County and Hampton City Public Schools. She was a...
Eunice Reynolds Adams
Feb 11, 2021
Eunice Reynolds Adams, age 81, of Dinwiddie Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 11, 2021. She was born on August 1st, 1939 to the late Simon and Lula Bertie Reynolds. In addition to her parents, Eunice is preceded in death by her husband, Willis Randolph Adams “Randy”, and her siblings, Simon Reynolds, Jr., Edith Hood, Ellen...
