Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Martin Dean Edens
Jul 13, 2020
CW3 Martin D. Edens (Ret.) (Dean) U.S. Army, passed away on 13 July 2020 peacefully at his home. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harold D. Edens and Carolyn M. Edens and brothers, Darrell, Daniel, and Paul Edens. He is survived by his wife, Ute; his son, Michael and wife, Angela of Chester, VA; his son, Christopher of...
Carol Chambers Vincent
Jul 13, 2020
Carol Watson Chambers Vincent, 85, of Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020. Born in Patrick County, VA, on February 10, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Lee and Geneva Mae Matthews Watson. Mrs. Vincent graduated from Flat Rock High School in 1953, and Perry Business College in 1954. She was employed by Lewis and...
Lenora Perkins Fowler
Jul 12, 2020
FOWLER, Lenora Perkins, age 94, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020, at home in Chester, VA. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Eugene A. Fowler; her parents, James Wiley Perkins and Elizabeth Shelton Perkins, and her brother James Russell Perkins. Lenora is survived by daughters, Sara F. Reese (Tom Snodgrass) and Janet F. Holder (Gary),...
Mamie Mayhew Caudill
Jul 9, 2020
Mrs. Mamie M. Caudill, age 81, of Chester, VA passed away at home on Thursday, July 9, 2020. She was born in Leesville, VA and grew up in Huddleston, VA, the daughter of the late William Harry and Nora Lee Mayhew. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Allard Caudill; son, Kirk Neal Caudill; a grandson, Travis Lee...
Mary Vasatko Childress
Jul 6, 2020
Mary Vasatko Childress, 80, of Petersburg passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at her home. Born April 10, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sylvia Vasatko, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Beverly Lloyd Childress; two sons, Arthur and Johnny Childress; and sister, Rose Best. She worked in Social Services for over...
Lloyd Martin Jr
Jul 3, 2020
Lloyd Cleo “Marty” Martin Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in Buena Vista on July 3, 2020, at the age of 62. Born and raised in Petersburg, he graduated from Petersburg High School in 1976 and cherished his continued relationship with fellow alumni. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Mary Washington in 1981. Marty...
Mercedes Stech
Jul 3, 2020
Maria Mercedes Gomez Hart Stech was born into this world on January 2nd, 1934, bringing light and love along with her to Havana Cuba. This light joined the heavens above us on July 3rd, 2020, while residing in her home of 42 years in Ettrick, Virginia. After living 27 years in Cuba she and her two sons immigrated to America...
Winfred Scott Watkins
Jun 30, 2020
Winfred Scott Watkins, 77, of Sutherland passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Born February 7, 1943, he was the son of the late Garland and Blanche Watkins, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Maxwell. He enjoyed daily rides with his dog, Lexie, parties with his poker buddies, riding to church with his...
John Shelton Coleman
Jun 28, 2020
John Shelton “Shacky” Coleman, affectionately known as Poppa, 80, of Dinwiddie passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020. Born January 21, 1940, he was the son of the late Leonard P. and Gertie B. Coleman, and was also preceded in death by his baby brother, Robert Coleman; and sister, Lillian Coleman. Whether it was mowing the yard or tending to...
Geraldine "Jeri" Francis Hadder Hirsch
Jun 28, 2020
Geraldine Francis Hadder Hirsch (Jeri), age 89, of Chester, VA., passed away Sunday morning, June 28, 2020. She was born in Richmond VA, the daughter of the late Minos Lukins and Effie Dean Silverthorn Hadder. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, William Louis Hirsch; daughter, Karen Louise; son, Bill Jr. and brother, Tommy. She is...
John Randon Weeks, Jr.
Jun 28, 2020
John Randon Weeks Jr. 74, of Dinwiddie, Virginia passed through the pearly gates of Heaven to be with the Lord on the evening of June 28th 7:40 PM at Johnston Willis Hospital after a short battle with Cancer. He is survived by his loving Wife of 37 years, Carolyn H. Weeks. He is preceded in death by his father, John...
Gary Austin Robertson
Jun 27, 2020
Gary Austin Robertson, 70, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Born July 19, 1949, he was the son of the late Edward Clinton, Sr. and Mary Margaret Robertson. He was a member of Poole Christian Church. Gary, also known as “No Not Earl”, was a Bluegrass aficionado, who played the banjo in a group called Church Road Gospel Singers,...
Richard Olaf Hagstrom
Jun 27, 2020
Richard “Dick” Hagstrom, 79, of Chesterfield County, VA passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Mr. Hagstrom was born on December 30, 1940, in Jamestown, NY and was the son of the late Olaf Richard and Alberta Jane Hodges Hagstrom. Dick was an avid bass fisherman and enjoyed spending time with his family at Lake Gaston. He is survived by...
Aubrey Brad Newcomb Sr.
Jun 26, 2020
On this day, Friday, June 26, 2020 Aubrey Brad Newcomb, Sr., 75, of Chesterfield, VA went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He served in the U.S Navy, was a 1974 Bachelor of Science graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and retired from Philip Morris. He...
Pauline Gael Blystone
Jun 25, 2020
Pauline Gael Blystone, 84, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Born in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Charles Reardon and Pauline M. Doucette Reardon. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Leo Reardon, Patricia Sevigney, Eleanore Spellissy, Ruth Sullivan, Mary Gift, Justin Reardon, and Lindy Reardon. Pauline was a...
Florence Matthews Cimino
Jun 23, 2020
Florence Matthews Cimino, 88, of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Fred Joseph Cimino, Jr.; and her siblings, Matt Matthews, and Penny Crouch. She is survived by her children, Ronnie Wells (Janice), Fred Cimino, III (Joanne), Brenda Gosselin (Andre), Michael Cimino (Shelia), June Small, Carolyn Milan, Kathy Walters (Ben),...
Patricia Broadwell Boyd
Jun 23, 2020
Patricia Broadwell Boyd, 81, of Henrico, VA and formerly of Dinwiddie, VA passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Born in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late R.J. and Kathleen Hickerson Broadwell; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Franklin D.R. Boyd. Mrs. Boyd has worked at McGuire’s VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA as...
Sherry Lynn Brooks
Jun 23, 2020
BROOKS, Sherry Lynn, 57, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend to many, departed this life on June 23, 2020. She was born in Richmond, VA on May 4, 1963. She is survived by her husband Gary Brooks; daughter, Mary Beggs (Jason) and son, Ronnie Litchfield (Jade); stepdaughter, Carissa Brooks and stepson, Jeremy Gay; 10 grandchildren; nephew, Bryan...
John Allen King
Jun 22, 2020
John Allen King, 70, of Chester, VA, and formerly of Roanoke, VA, joined our Creator on Monday, June 22, 2020. John had many accomplishments, his greatest being an extraordinary husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He was a retired US Army Master Sergeant and a Vietnam Veteran who served honorably from 1968 to 1993. Shortly after retiring from...
