Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dudley Roy Matthews
Feb 4, 2021
Dudley Roy Matthews, 58, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife of 22 years, Josephine Mathews; His parents Donald and Margaret Matthews; his brother, Tony Matthews and grandson Cayden Coalson. He is survived by his daughters Amanda (Chris) Matthews, Candy Sirles, Amber Lomax; grandchildren Sandra Grant, Joseph Cooper,...
Charles Paul Clawson
Feb 4, 2021
Pastor Charles Paul Clawson went to be with the Lord at 88 years of age on February 4, 2021, following a period of declining health. He was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Nelliefaye Clawson, brothers Don and Frank (Red) Clawson, son Frank Harold Clawson and daughter Vanessa Christine Justice, the former Mayor of Hopewell. Married on May...
Alice Marie Moss Foreman
Feb 4, 2021
FOREMAN, Alice Moss, 92, passed on peacefully in the early hours of February 4, 2021. She was a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a niece, an aunt, a mother, a grandmother, and a great grandmother in her time. Alice was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years John Foreman; her parents Joseph and Lula Jane Moss; her siblings...
Stephen George Clark
Feb 3, 2021
Stephen George Clark, 88, of Prince George, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Born in Syracuse, New York, he was the son of the late Stephen Randall and Georgiana Beauchemin Clark. He was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Clark; and cousin, Phil Gosher. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Clark; sons, Shaun Randall Clark and Bart...
Linda Gayle Whitaker
Feb 3, 2021
Linda Gayle Addleman Whitaker received her wings on Wednesday, February 3rd. She leaves behind her husband, Christopher L Whitaker, 2 sons, William Andrew and Timothy Robert Harney, 2 Grand children, Rosalie Michelle Eick-Harney and Andrew Douglas Harney along with 3 sisters and many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceeded in death by her brother, George Wayne, her father, James...
Lois Baisey Waddill
Feb 3, 2021
Lois Baisey Waddill, 87, of Chester died February 3, 2021. For the past 7 years, she resided at Tyler’s Retreat in Chester. She was born on November 5, 1933 in Victoria, Virginia to the late Eva and Bill Baisey. Lois was proceeded in death by her husband and true lifetime partner John Watlington Waddill. Lois was a loving and devoted...
John Carl Stancil
Feb 3, 2021
John Carl Stancil, 69 of Hopewell, VA passed away on Wednesday February 3,2021. He is preceded in death by his parents John Elder Stancil and Vera Henson Stancil, his sister, Jeannie Stancil White, and his sister-in-law Debi Stancil. John is a graduate of Hopewell High School and a Military Veteran serving in the U.S Navy. John was part of the...
Eldon D. Risher Jr.
Feb 2, 2021
Eldon D. Risher, Jr. of Colonial Heights died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond. He was 90. He was a retired businessman who owned and operated silo companies in Augusta, Georgia, Monteagle, Tennessee and Petersburg, Virginia. He was president of Southeastern Silo Company in Augusta and served as president and board member of the National Silo Association....
Esther Elizabeth Wells Marr
Feb 2, 2021
On February 2, 2021, Esther Elizabeth Wells Marr (Betty), 91, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She dealt with various health issues over the past few months, but eventually took her place in Heaven. She is reunited in heaven with her loving husband of 64 years, Leonard Vanlew Marr. She was born March 21, 1929,...
Eugene Lake Ball
Feb 2, 2021
Eugene Lake Ball was a quiet man. He died peacefully in his home in Hopewell, VA, at the age of 60--most likely in the evening of February 1, 2021. It would have meant something to him to have passed on 2.1.21. He would have liked the symmetry in that number. He was a UFO enthusiast and a believer in the...
Mattie Rachel Hines
Feb 2, 2021
Mattie Rachel Hines, 84, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Wallace and Annie Belle Maness. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Louis Carroll Hines; daughter, Mary C. Wyatt; daughter-in-law, Margaret Wyatt. She is survived by sons, Jackie C. Wyatt (Phyllis), Paul E. Wyatt, Kenneth Hines (Michelle), and...
Randolph "Randy" Luther Tench
Feb 1, 2021
Randolph “Randy” Luther Tench, Jr., 65, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. Born in Petersburg, VA he was the son of the late Randolph Luther and Jessie Evelyn Merten Tench; and was also preceded in death by his sister, Jean Evelyn Tench Proctor. Randy worked for Mundet for 23 years and B&H distributing for 25 years...
Shirley South Hysell
Feb 1, 2021
Shirley South Hysell, 69, of North Chesterfield, VA passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest South Sr. and Edith Osborne; and her sister, Judith Jefferies. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Rodger Lee Hysell; her sons, Steven Henry (Carol),Craig Hysell, and Scott Hysell; grandchildren, Randall Henry, Lindy Hysell,...
Andrew S. Cordova
Feb 1, 2021
SGM (RET) Andrew S. Cordova, 74, of Chester, passed away on Monday, February 1st, 2021. Born in Albuquerque, NM, he was the son of the late Theodore and Irene Cordova. He was also preceded in death by 2 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Helen J. Cordova; children, Andrew (Angela), Denise, Anthony (Jonye), Robert, and Toni...
Debra Matthews Edwards
Jan 31, 2021
Debra M. Edwards, 63 of Hopewell, VA passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021. She is survived by her loving family, husband Douglas “P-nut” Edwards, children Justin (Christina) Matthews, Jennifer (Jason) Denny, Daniel “Trey” Matthews and Troy (Holly) Brown. Eight beautiful grandchildren, Rylee and Ciara Matthews, Ethan and Maddox Denny, Nadia Matthews, Allen, Josh and Alissa Brown. Mother-in-Law Patricia Bell,...
Gerald Nathan Prosise
Jan 31, 2021
Gerald “Gerry” Nathan Prosise was born August 29, 1948 in East ST Louis, Illinois to Chester and Eileen Elizabeth (Royer) Prosise. Gerry served his country honorably and fought bravely in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army under Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, in the 25th Infantry Division. Upon being honorably discharged, Gerry worked several jobs in his...
Larry Craig Tucker
Jan 31, 2021
Larry Craig Tucker, a son of the late Floyd Archer and Rachel Collier Tucker, passed away on January 31 after a period of declining health. He was also predeceased by a brother, David Floyd Tucker. Larry was born in Petersburg on April 6, 1944. He was married to Elizabeth Wright (Betty Ann) Tucker, and they had two children, David J....
Virginia Flory Walker
Jan 31, 2021
Virginia Erlene (Flory) Walker, 57 of Richmond VA, went to be with the lord on Sunday, January 31, 2021. She was preceded in death by her mother Velma Louise (McAdams) Flory and brother, Russell Flory. She is survived by five days, by her husband Kalvin M. Walker (February 5, 2021); her father, Charles Russell Flory; daughter Robyn Johnson-Sale (Eric) and...
Rosetta Arlene Doustou
Jan 30, 2021
Rosetta Arlene Doustou, 79, of North Chesterfield, VA passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Onczinse & Sarah Doustou; her husband, Ralph Pate; daughter, Robin Renee Mills; and her grandson, Christopher Panchyshyn. She is survived by her children, Tammy A. Banning (Robert); Rodney J. Mills, Jr.; and Teresa A. Reinert (Charles); grandchildren,...
