Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Helen Chiarky Cross
Feb 14, 2021
Helen Chiarky Cross, 86, of Hopewell, VA passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021. Born in Hopewell, VA she was the daughter of the late Matthew Willie and Freda Butler Chiarky; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby R. Cross; two daughters, Cheri O’Neill and Susan Cross; and a great-granddaughter, Kate Spede. Mrs. Cross retired from Honeywell after...
Lawrence Charles Yarosz Jr.
Feb 14, 2021
Lawrence Charles Yarosz, Jr., 89, of Prince George, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Born in Weirton, WV, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Edna Yarosz and was preceded in death by his wife, Coral, two brothers, Carl and Raymond, and five sisters Helen, Violet, Sophie, Annie, and Dolly. He was a proud member of the...
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...
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...
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...
Verna Elaine Anderson
Feb 13, 2021
Verna Elaine Anderson, 71 passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph Gunter and Geraldine Austin Fuller; a sister, Deanna Duncan, and a brother-in law Dan Duncan. Verna is survived by her loving husband of 48 years; Art Anderson; her children, Eric Anderson (Michelle), Austin Cecil (Frank), and Joshua Anderson; grandchildren, Chandler...
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...
Doreen Monica Bollier
Feb 13, 2021
Doreen M. Bollier, age 85, of Hopewell VA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Doreen was born on September 19th, 1935 in Norwich, England the second of four children. After marrying her husband of 64 years, Marion Bollier, who was then stationed in England with the Airforce, she moved to the United States where they...
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,...
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;...
Richard Elwood Belcher
Feb 12, 2021
Richard Elwood Belcher, 76, of Hopewell, went to be with the Lord on February 12th, 2021 at his home. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Jack, James, Henry, & Carl and three sisters, Lena, Margaret, & Theresa. Richard is survived by his wife, Carol, of 36 years; two daughters Amy Jarvis (Chad) and Kristen Grubb (Kyle); and two...
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...
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...
Elinor Louise Keiser Uhrig
Feb 10, 2021
Elinor Louise Keiser Uhrig, a resident of Lucy Corr Assisted Living in Chesterfield VA, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at the age of 88. Known to all as Elly, she was born in Easton, PA on July 2, 1932, the daughter of James Ralph Keiser and Mary Katherine Semple. Elly spent her youth in Philadelphia and Easton PA during...
Vera Jane Josey
Feb 10, 2021
Vera Jane Josey 90, of Hopewell, VA passed away on Wednesday February 10, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents; Jesse Hardy and Flossie Savage Spain, her loving husband of 44 years Paul C. Josey Sr. and a brother; Ray Hardy. Vera was a devout Christian, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her children; Carol...
Phyllis June Delong
Feb 10, 2021
Phyllis June DeLong, 60, of Chesterfield VA, died on February 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her mother, Juanita Smith and her husband, James D. DeLong, Sr. Phyllis is survived by her father, Herald Curtis Smith; son, James D. DeLong, Jr.; daughter, Rachel DeLong- Bradner and husband, Jason Bradner; grandchildren, Conner Bradner and Paisley Bradner; sister, Susan Smith;...
Garland Clyde Dance
Feb 10, 2021
Garland Clyde Dance, 84, of N. Chesterfield, VA., passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon G. Dance and Beulah N. Dance; his loving wife of 58 years, Carol C. Dance; and his sister, Bernice Stallings. Garland is survived by his daughter, Darlene Robinson; son, Donnie Dance; daughter, Denise Waff (Eric); grandchildren, Heather,...
