Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Joe Lay
Aug 7, 2020
Joe Lay, 79, departed this life on August 7, 2020. He was a lover of blues music, the ocean, good food, cold beer, and made a mean key lime pie. He is survived by his wife, Gayle Lay; son, Michael Lay; daughter, Lisa Puster; two granddaughters, Meredith and Morgan Puster; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Frances Lay; and a host...
Julia Keene Wellons
Aug 7, 2020
Julia Keene Wellons, 78, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020. Born in Smithfield, NC she was the daughter of the late William Alvin and Julia Creech Keene; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Wellons; and a grandson, Joshua Wellons. Mrs. Wellons was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Chesterfield, VA. She...
Juanita Dillon Woodfin
Aug 7, 2020
Juanita Dillon Woodfin, 98, of Petersburg passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at her home. Born November 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Ocus W. and Edith M. Dillon, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Hoy Woodfin; and son, Michael Woodfin. She was an avid gardener, loved watching old western movies, was...
Robert Milford Turner
Aug 6, 2020
Robert Milford Turner, 85, of Chesterfield, Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Robert was born and raised in Chesterfield, and was the son of the late Robert Linwood Turner and Della Heacock Turner. Raised in a tight knit farming family, Robert retired from the Virginia Department of Transportation in 1984, where he filled...
Mardene Libby Wyant
Aug 5, 2020
Mardene Frances Libby Wyant died August 5 2020 of complications of papillary cell thyroid cancer. She was born the daughter of Maurice and Mildred Libby in Salem New Jersey, but moved to Charlotte North Carolina in her youth. After earning a master’s degree in microbiology at Medical College of Virginia she took a teaching job in their school of Medical...
Gertrude Jean Cashion
Aug 4, 2020
Gertrude Jean Cashion, 81, of N. Dinwiddie was called home on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Born in Richmond, Virginia on August 26, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William and Marie Atkins, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Linwood Cashion; and three sons, David, Chris and Edward Cashion. She enjoyed reading and cherished spending...
Matthew Lewis
Jul 31, 2020
Matthew Lewis, 90, of Petersburg passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020. Born in Hazard, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Monroe and Nina Lewis and was also preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Cole Lewis. He is survived by his sons, Gary and Michael Lewis; sister, Ester Lewis; and other extended family members. A graveside service...
Mildred Cecelia Weaver
Jul 29, 2020
Mildred Cecelia Weaver, 86, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was preceded in death by her parents, George B. Silva and Mildred Cecelia Silva; her husband, Manning Weaver; and three brothers, John Silva, Sonny Silva and Philly Silva. She was an animal lover who enjoyed doing puzzles, gardening and working...
Albert Knabb Glass
Jul 29, 2020
Glass, Albert Knabb (Tinker) 75, of DeWitt passed away at John Randolph Hospital due to complications following a stroke. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sonny and Mary Ruth Glass. He is survived by a daughter, Susan G. Nye (Marcus) of Dewitt; sons, David (Katherine) of Ashland and W. Hunter Glass (Nikki) of Sandston; grandchildren, Jack, Ben and...
Estil "Spud" Frank Davidson, Jr.
Jul 26, 2020
Estil “Spud” Frank Davidson, Jr., 67, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Born in Hopewell, VA he was the son of the late Estil Frank Davidson, Sr. and Helen Ruth Saunders Davidson; and was also preceded in death by his sister, Mahala Davidson; a daughter, Jennifer Martin; and a granddaughter, Makenzi Davidson. Mr. Davidson was a...
Joyce Barricks Ricks
Jul 24, 2020
Mrs. Joyce Barricks Ricks, 80, of Colonial Heights, VA died July 24, 2020. Born and raised in South Chesterfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Madison and Margaret Joyner Barricks. After graduating from Thomas Dale High School in 1958, she spent 11 years at the VPI Cooperative Extension Service County Agent’s office in Chesterfield, VA. In 2005,...
Arthur Wayne Pugh
Jul 23, 2020
Arthur Wayne Pugh, 75 of Dinwiddie, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Julian Arthur Pugh and Margaret Abernathy Pugh. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Edward Pugh. Wayne is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Jo Anne Burton Pugh; two sons, Michael Pugh...
Bobby Dean Hines
Jul 22, 2020
Bobby Dean Hines, 84, of Stony Creek, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Grady S. Hines and Machel Sigmon Hines. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Barbara Ann Hines; and siblings, Rachel, Dennis, and Maxine. Mr. Hines was President of Smith Setzer and Sons of Virginia as well...
Wallace Benjamin Bunker Jr.
Jul 22, 2020
Wallace “Ben” Benjamin Bunker, Jr., 77, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Born in Prince George County, VA he was the son of the late Wallace Benjamin Bunker, Sr. and Mildred Louise Boothe Bunker; and was also preceded in death by his sister, Miriam Harris. Ben is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Phyllis...
Lloyd Earl Turner
Jul 21, 2020
Lloyd (Butch) Earl Turner, 72, of Chesterfield, VA, died July 21, 2020. Born and raised in Chesterfield, VA, he was the son of the late Linwood Robert and Della Moyer Turner. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, graduated with an Associates degree from John Tyler, worked almost 30 years at Media General and became a courier after that. For...
Pauline Yates Jones
Jul 20, 2020
Mrs. Edith Pauline Jones, 77, of Davis Ridge, VA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 20, 2020 in her home in Chester, VA. She was born on March 25, 1943 to the late Hershel and Wealthy Yates. In 1949, her father, Hershel, was killed in a fire and her mother, Wealthy, moved their family to...
Kenneth Ray Carter
Jul 19, 2020
Kenneth Ray Carter, 49, of McKenney passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Born December 16, 1970, he was the son of Bonnie Lynn Carter and the late Kenneth Eugene Carter. After 20 years of dedicated service to his country, Kenneth retired from the United States Navy. He enjoyed his time working for Enterprise Holding for 5 years and recently...
Burrel Dean Angell
Jul 18, 2020
B. Dean Angell, LTC. (Ret. U. S. Army) passed away peacefully on July 18, 2020, after a long and. courageous battle with cancer. A native of North Carolina, Dean lived in Petersburg, VA for almost 50 years Dean was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. He was preceded.in death by his parents Brady Land Grace, M Angell...
Josephine Cliborne Matthews
Jul 16, 2020
Josephine Cliborne Matthews, 64, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward “Buck” and Margaret Cliborne; and her grandson, Cayden Coalson. Josephine was raised in Dinwiddie County before moving to Prince George. Josephine worked for the Prince George County Public Schools Systems for 21 years in the cafeteria at...
Merritt Guthrie Smith
Jul 14, 2020
Merritt Guthrie Smith, 76, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was the son of the late William Guy Smith, Jr. and Helen Russell Guthrie Smith. He was also preceded in death by son-in-law, Jay Taylor. Guthrie graduated from Virginia Military Institute Class of 1966 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He went on to serve...
