Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Charlene Dixon Temple
Oct 30, 2020
Charlene Dixon Temple, 80, of Spring Grove, VA passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020. Mrs. Temple was raised in Brandon, VA and was the daughter of the late James and Ann Dixon. She was also preceded in death by her mother and father-in-law, Marie and Berkley Temple; two brothers-in-law, Kenneth Harrison and Bobby Temple; and two nephews, Chris and...
Peggy Vaughan Lee
Oct 29, 2020
Peggy V. Lee, 81, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Joseph Hilton and Mollie Bryant Vaughan; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert E. Lee, Jr.; and three children, Robin Clampitt, Brian Lee and Chris Lee. Mrs. Lee was a...
Joyce Leighton Wood
Oct 28, 2020
Joyce Leighton Wood, 89, of Hopewell, VA, passed away, Wednesday, October 28, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Henry and Kathleen Kessler Leighton; husband, Jack B. Wood; and grandson, Russ Tatum. Joyce was a loyal member of First Baptist Church of Hopewell. She is survived by her children, Cindy, Jackie, Judy, Terry and Katie; grandchildren, Tracie,...
Barry Carlton Lynch
Oct 28, 2020
Barry Carlton Lynch, 59, of N. Dinwiddie passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Born October 10, 1961, he was the son of Katie Marie Woodel and the late Carley Lewis Lynch, and was also preceded in death by his furbaby, Hollie, who stayed by his side for 13 years. He worked for VDOT as a Highway Transportation Superintendent for...
Phillip Mark Barber
Oct 26, 2020
Phillip Mark Barber, 64, of Chesterfield, Va., passed away on October 26, 2020, after a brief battle with cancer. The proud owner of an HVAC business for more than 30 years, he loved being able to provide honest, quality service to the people within his community. Known as a tough guy with a great sense of humor, Mark made friends...
Sheri Lynn Kirk
Oct 26, 2020
Sheri Lester Kirk, 58, of Dinwiddie Va , passed away on October 26th, 2020. Sheri was preceded in death by her father, Jordan Thomas Lester and mother, Mildred Moore Lester, both of Dinwiddie, VA; her uncles, Bryant Lester and Delbert Lester of Halifax, VA and aunt, Nancy Riddle of Danville, VA. Sheri graduated from Roanoke College, VCU and Southside Regional...
Lonnie Franklin Baird, Jr.
Oct 24, 2020
Lonnie Franklin Baird, Jr. 90, of Virginia Beach, VA passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Virginia S. Baird; son, Lawrence Wade Baird; and parents, Lonnie F. Baird, Sr. and Bertha Rossman. Lonnie is survived by his son, Darrell Keith Baird (Amy); daughter, Carol Burgess (John); grandchildren, Stacy Kelley, Michael Burgess, Sean...
William Donald "Don" Huggins
Oct 24, 2020
William Donald Huggins, 81, of Mechanicsville, VA., passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020. Born in Holmes County, FL., to the late, William Homer Huggins and Mary Loraine Miller, July 27, 1939. He is also, preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Strickland. Don was a member of the Church of Christ of Hopewell. He was a United States Army veteran...
Kendell Jay Warren
Oct 24, 2020
Kendell Jay Warren, 49, of Petersburg, Virginia, passed away October 24, 2020. He was born September 29, 1971, in Wichita, Kansas. The son of Kendell Ray (deceased) and Robin Lynn Warren. On September 23, 1995 he married Angelina (Jantz) Warren. She survives. Kendell was a 1995 graduate of the University of Kansas (KU), moving to Virginia in 1996. He obtained...
Theodore Daniel Antol Jr
Oct 23, 2020
Theodore Daniel Antol, Jr (Ted/Teddy) Passed Friday, October 23, 2020 unexpectedly. Born November 23,1973 in Petersburg, VA. He was baptized and confirmed at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Hopewell, Virginia. Ted is survived by his daughter, Avery Elizabeth; mother, Janet Chavis Antol; sisters, Dani Antol and Michelle Antol Hornsby (Doran); niece, Harper Lee, Korry Antol; aunt, Vicki Thurmond, uncle, Tommy Chavis,...
Vera Ann Simko
Oct 22, 2020
Vera Ann Simko, 67, of Chester, VA, died October 22, 2020. Born in Anchorage, AK she was the daughter of the late George J. Simko and Clara Bradshaw. She is survived by her husband, Robert Wayne Davis; son, Brian Almarode (Phyllis), Andy Almarode; daughter, Michelle Almarode (Michael Jennings); grandchildren, Reagan and Rand Almarode, Connor and Clara Jennings; and extended daughters,...
George Michael Rowland
Oct 22, 2020
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Eugene Rowland Sr. and Betty Cox Rowland and sister Sandra Rowland Loker. He is survived by his brother Harold Eugene Rowland Jr. and his wife, Kathleen of Disputanta, nieces Kelsey B. Rowland of Henrico and Ryann M. Rowland of Disputanta. Also surviving George are a special aunt, Gloria Robinson of Mechanicville,...
George Michael Rowland
Oct 22, 2020
George Michael Rowland, 63 of Chesterfield, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold Eugene Rowland Sr. and Betty Cox Rowland and sister Sandra Rowland Loker. He is survived by his brother Harold Eugene Rowland Jr. and his wife, Kathleen of Disputanta, nieces Kelsey B. Rowland of Henrico and Ryann M. Rowland...
John Thomas Dalgard
Oct 22, 2020
John Thomas Dalgard, 59, of Dinwiddie, passed away on October 22nd, 2020. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin. John was preceded in death by his father, Lee Dalgard; step-mother, Mildred Dalgard; step-father, Roger Muntz; and sister, Debbie Muntz. He is survived by his children, Adam Dalgard, Zachary Dalgard (Crystal), George Hoffman, Jr. (Angela), and Bryant Hoffman; grandchildren, Parker Dalgard, Chloe...
Elizabeth Lively Wilson
Oct 21, 2020
Elizabeth Lively Wilson (Betty), 94, of Prince George, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. She was born in Richmond, VA, daughter of the late William Waddell and Virginia Hobson Lively. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Taylor Wilson III and two sisters, Nancy LaNeave of Richmond, VA and Jane Langford of Duluth, GA. She is survived...
Joann Heptinstall Giffard
Oct 20, 2020
JoAnn Heptinstall Giffard, 89, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Edward Heptinstall and Nell Barfield Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her beloved grandmother, Mary Fleeter Ferguson Barfield; and brother, Joseph Winston Taylor. She is survived by her son, Mark Giffard (Karen Marshall); brother, Samuel Hugh Taylor;...
Nancy Phelps Mendoza
Oct 20, 2020
Nancy Phelps Mendoza, 87, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Zollie Jordan and Lucy Fisher Phelps; and was also preceded in death by her sister, Rebecca Layfield; and her brother-in-law, Cyril Layfield. Mrs. Mendoza had attended Longwood University and had retired from Ken Fritz Tooling...
Mary Frances Blackburn
Oct 19, 2020
Mary Frances Blackburn, 83, of Colonial Heights, VA went home to be with her Lord, Monday, October 19, 2020. She is preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Blackburn; parents, Burnell Wilkinson, Sr. and Mattie Mason Wilkinson; grandson, Jeremy Scott; sister, Juanita Wightman; and brother, Burnell Wilkinson, Jr. Mary was a member of The Heights Baptist Church of Colonial Heights,...
