Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dale Wade Ferguson
Mar 10, 2021
Dale Wade Ferguson, 65, of Chester VA, died Wednesday, March 10 2021. The Ironton OH native was born September 30, 1955, the son of the late Marla Faye Killin Ferguson and James Cecil Ferguson. He was further preceded in death by his brothers, Phillip Ferguson and Dean Ferguson. He was a 1973 graduate of Ironton High School and retired as...
Gary Lee Juskowiak Ii
Mar 8, 2021
Gary Lee Juskowiak II, 41, a resident of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ret. Col. Joseph Juskowiak and wife, Betty; maternal grandfather, Albert Smith, Jr.; and step-grandfather, Ret. SGM Christopher Toohey. He is survived by his parents, Ret. Col. Gary L. Juskowiak and Shirley J. Juskowiak; grandmother,...
Jean Robinson Robertson
Mar 8, 2021
Jean Robinson Robertson, 81, a resident of N. Prince George, VA, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, James C. Robinson and Grace Coleman Robinson. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, William “Bill” Robertson; daughter, Teresa Robertson Lubman and husband, Michael; sisters, Marjorie Spivey and Shirley Coleman; as...
Matyas John Cizler
Mar 6, 2021
Matyas John Cizler, 98, of Petersburg passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born January 2, 1923, he was the son of the late Matyas Cizler and Annie Piecek Cizler, and was also preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Marie Vesely Cizler; and two sisters, Catherine Cizler Benda and Vicki Cizler Siemek; and six half-siblings. A lifetime parishioner of...
Dorothy Louise Stewart Cates
Mar 6, 2021
Dorothy Louise Stewart Cates, 88, of Dinwiddie County, VA passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Reginald W. and Myrtle S. Stewart; and was also preceded in death by her husband, John E. Cates, Sr.; a son, Barry W. Cates; and a brother, Rolland W. Stewart. Mrs. Cates was...
Arthur "Bubba" Anderson Chapman Iv
Mar 5, 2021
Arthur Anderson Chapman IV, “Bubba”, 19, died on March 5, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur “A.C.” Chapman III and grandparents, Clarence Sprouse, Jr., Debbie Chapman and Arthur “Duckie” Chapman, Jr. He is survived by his fiancée, Morgan Palmatier; mother, Melissa Sprouse (Dennis Willoughby); sisters, Courtney Chapman and Josephine Willoughby; brother, Dennis Willoughby, Jr.; grandmother, Jo...
Louise Clark Fothergill
Mar 5, 2021
Louise C. (Lou) Fothergill passed away on March 5, 2021 due to complications from abdominal surgery. She was predeceased by her parents, A. Leland and Ida S. Clark of Poolesville, MD. She is survived by her husband of over 60 years, Robert N. Fothergill, Sr., daughter Judith Lynn Fothergill Trent (Scott), son Robert N. Fothergill, Jr. (Mary Lynn), granddaughters Jillian...
Richard Lee Swinson
Mar 5, 2021
Richard Lee Swinson, age 67, of Chesterfield, VA, died on Friday, March 5, 2021. He was born in Fayetteville, NC, son of the late Eldridge L. Swinson. Richard is survived by his mother, Margaret Edwards Swinson; his loving wife of 47 years, Deborah H. Swinson; his son, Aubrey Swinson and wife Ryan, of Simpsonville, SC. and their children, Crawford, Davis...
Lea Cathers
Mar 4, 2021
Born in Los Angeles, CA in 1926, Lea passed quietly in her sleep at home on March 4, 2021. She will be remembered as a woman who lived life with grace and on her own terms. She grew up the youngest of three daughters of Margaret and Cecil Palmateer, in Litchfield Park, AZ, where in 1943 she married her beloved...
Charlotte Virginia Garrett
Mar 4, 2021
Charlotte Virginia Garrett, 85, of Prince George County, VA passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Born in North Carolina she was the daughter of the late Charles James and Ruby Marie Williams; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Howell Garrett; and a brother, Jack Williams....
Joseph Wayne Elmore
Mar 3, 2021
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and he delights in his way. Psalm 37:23 Joseph Wayne Elmore, 81, of Sutherland, Virginia, celebrated his first day in heaven with his Savior and an untold number of friends and family on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was the son of Claude Harris and Ruth Lufsey Elmore. Joe...
Janet Crittenden Bishop
Mar 3, 2021
Janet Crittenden Bishop, 91, of Petersburg, VA passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Born in Notasulga, Alabama she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lovie Crittenden; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years, Kenneth A. Bishop; her sister, Eggie Matheny; and a brother, Robert Louis Crittenden. Mrs. Bishop is survived by...
Ronald "Casey" Vanharen
Mar 3, 2021
Ronald “Casey” Cornelius Van Haren, 37, of Hopewell passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. At the young age of four years old, Casey began his journey in martial arts, alongside his father at Virginia Taekwondo Institute, where earned a 3rd degree black belt in Hapkido and a 4th degree black belt in taekwondo. He also studied in Korea...
Peggy Mae Boone
Mar 2, 2021
Peggy Mae Boone, 72, of N. Chesterfield, VA passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy Madison and Bertha (Peggy) Markham; and her loving husband, Raymond W. Boone, Sr. and her daughter Rebecca. She is survived by her son, Raymond W. Boone II; sisters, Brenda Gier, Betty Snow, Donna Goff, and Sandy...
Bobby Gene Christopher
Mar 1, 2021
Bobby Gene Christopher, affectionately known as “Pa”, 79, of Church Road, VA passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021. Born and raised in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late Willie E. and Hallie Moore Christopher; and was also preceded in death by eight siblings, Louise Bishop, Alice Maitland, Betty Lou Fisher, Joyce Christopher, Willie Christopher, Cecil Christopher,...
Meade Rideout Lucy
Feb 28, 2021
Meade Rideout Lucy, 80, of Stoney Creek, North Carolina, died February 28, 2021. Born in Dophin, Virginia and raised in Dinwiddie, VA, he was the son of the late Welford Ordway Lucy and Mary Elva Slayton Lucy. He is preceded in death by a brother, Welford Ordway Lucy, Jr, sisters, Martha Ann Lucy Belsches and Audrey Paige Lucy Jarvis. He...
Pauline Georgia Hollingshead
Feb 28, 2021
Pauline Georgia Hollingshead, 75, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 28, 2021. She was born in Baltimore, MD. Pauline was a 15-year resident at Colonial Heights Health Care Center and in her final year, a patient with Ascend Hospice. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Daniel Hollingshead...
Clyde Curtis Garbett, Jr.
Feb 27, 2021
Clyde Curtis Garbett, Jr.,44, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Clyde Curtis Garbett, Sr. and Cathy Hanvey Schneider. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Thomas A. Bicha. Curtis is survived by his sisters, Jennifer Chamberlain and husband, Richard; Chrissy Wessing and husband, Otis Corbin; brothers,...
