Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Helen Angela Collins
Apr 4, 2020
Helen Angela Collins, 100, of Northern Virginia, formerly of Petersburg, VA passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Born October 2, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Helen (O’Connor) Collins, and was also preceded in death by her sister, Catherine McKernan. Helen graduated from St. Joseph High School and was a lifetime member of St....
Ruth Crook Glass
Apr 4, 2020
Ruth Crook Glass, 95, of Dinwiddie, VA, went to meet her heavenly father on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Born and raised in South Hill, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilson C. and Victoria E. Crook. She was a loving wife to the late Thomas J. Glass, and a devoted mother, and grandmother. She was very instrumental in...
Timothy Raymond Collins
Apr 4, 2020
Collins, Timothy Raymond, 28, of Chesterfield gained his womplia (Eagle) wings on April 4, 2020. He is preceded in death by his sister, Tiffany Brooke Collins. Timothy is survived his mother, Michelle Johnson Collins of Chesterfield; grandparents, Josephine and Jerry Johnson of Chesterfield; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; godmother, Victoria Mann-Britton of Prince George; and many friends. Timothy was a...
Dorothea Carol Smith
Apr 3, 2020
Dorothea Carol Smith, 70, of Chester passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020. Born August 19, 1949, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Marilyn G. Barrett, and was also preceded in death by her brother, James Henry Barrett, Jr. Dorothea cherished every moment she had with her family and spent her life making sure they were...
Wayne John Orton, Sr.
Apr 2, 2020
On Thursday, April 2, 2020 our hearts were saddened beyond measure by the passing of our beloved Dad, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa, Wayne John Orton, Sr. Born on March 21, 1928 in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late Wayne Judson Orton and Olga Dean Orton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Jerolene Taylor...
Carol Juanita Coe
Apr 2, 2020
Carol Juanita “Big Nannie” Coe, 68, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late, Clifford and Phoebe Perks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gary Coe; daughter, Buffie Connelly; uncle, Tut Daly; and brother-in-law, Donnie Coe. She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Mellor-Motes...
Paul Charles Winters Sr.
Apr 1, 2020
Paul Charles Winters, Sr., 86, of N. Dinwiddie passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Born September 8, 1933, he was the son of the late Paul Leroy Winters and Violet Smith, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert Winters. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Muriel Annette Winters; three children, Sandra W....
Edward Arnold Fender
Mar 30, 2020
Edward Arnold Fender, 62, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020. Born in Blackstone, VA he was the son of the late Arnold Fender and Magaline McCall Poe; and was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Edwin Fender; and a sister, Doris Jean Lloyd. Mr. Fender is survived by his daughter, Heather Reese and husband,...
Lon William Lamb
Mar 29, 2020
Lon William Lamb (Bill), 85, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2020. He was born in Petersburg, Virginia to Wilma Grace Welch Lamb and Paul Howard Lamb, Jr. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Madeline Donnan Lamb Gentry. He is survived by his sons, Lon William Lamb, Jr. (Kimberly) and Douglas Edward Lamb (Jennifer); granddaughters, Elizabeth Lamb,...
Lieselotte House
Mar 29, 2020
Lieselotte House, 89, of Petersburg passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Born December 22, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm Zimmer and Anna Kraft, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Allen House. She was a former District 24B Governor for the Lions Club. She is survived by her children, William Calvin House,...
Roy Almond Thomas, Jr.
Mar 29, 2020
Roy Almond Thomas, Jr. age 93, of Richmond, VA passed away quietly on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Roy was born on September 18, 1926 in Richmond, VA. He is preceded in death by his parents, Roy Almond Thomas and May Ellis; his brother, Robert Thomas and his wife, Ann Elizabeth Gregory Thomas. He is survived by two daughters, Sherry Thomas...
Vicki Johnson Balser
Mar 27, 2020
Vicki Johnson Balser, 58, of Hopewell, VA., went to be with the Lord Friday, March 27, 2020 following a long battle with lung cancer. She was proceeded in death by her father, Raymond T. Johnson and her mother, Delana W. Johnson. She is survived by her son, Christopher D. Sharpe and fiancée, and her daughter, Lyndsie B. Morton and her...
David Thomas Dietz
Mar 27, 2020
David Thomas Dietz, 33, of Henrico, VA., passed away, Friday, March 27, 2020. He is preceded in death by his father, John Elvis Dietz. David attended the Richard Bland College of William and Mary. He had worked as a horticulturist and a botanist. He enjoyed playing his guitar, traveling, flying planes, reading, cooking, and spending time with genuine friends and...
Robert Franklin Bublitz
Mar 23, 2020
Robert Franklin Bublitz, 91, of Nashville, Tennessee, formerly of Chester, Virginia, and McKinney, TX, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020, at his home. Born at his family home in Maywood, Illinois on January 10, 1929, he was the son of the late Frank and Hazel Bublitz and was preceded in death by his two brothers, Melvin and John Bublitz....
Dennis Earl Thomas
Mar 23, 2020
Dennis Earl Thomas, 60, of Dinwiddie passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020. Born October 4, 1959, he was the son of the late Lawrence Hoover Thomas and Phyllis Rose Kirkland Ross, and was also preceded in death by his brother, Terry Thomas; and two grandchildren. Dennis loved the outdoors, especially fishing on the Cape Fear River. He is survived...
Alex Abernathy Clay
Mar 23, 2020
Alex Abernathy Clay, 33, of Stony Creek, VA passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020. Alex was born on April 21, 1986 in Petersburg, VA and was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Aubrey S. Clay; and his maternal grandparents, Joan and John Clyde Abernathy. Alex was a 2004 graduate of Dinwiddie High School, and went on to earn...
Joyce Padgett Stech
Mar 23, 2020
Joyce Padgett Stech, 82, of Disputanta, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020. Born in Prince George, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Ethel Padgett. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, Emil Paul Stech; and sisters, Frances P. Belshan and Maude P. Burnett. She is survived by her daughters, Sharon...
James Dunn Mason Jr.
Mar 22, 2020
Dr. James Dunn Mason, Jr. was the son of James Dunn Mason and Sarah Hamilton Mason; grandson of Alexander Donnan Hamilton, Cornelia Cocke Hamilton, James D. Mason, and Martha Leigh Mason. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Jeanne Walsh Mason and his brother Alexander Hamilton Mason. He is survived by 5 children: Dr. Joseph...
