Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Nathan Mathew Wood
Oct 13, 2019
Nathan Mathew Wood, 83, of Chester, VA passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019. Born April 14, 1936 in Pipestem, WV. He was the youngest son of the late Alexander and Elma Wood. He is survived by his love companion, Ellen Gadd; daughter, Donna Wood Fosse (Mark); granddaughter, Megan Brooke Hensley (Logan); grandson, Joshua Matthew Marc Fosse; son, John Jones (Julie);...
Pamela Brooks Sheetz
Oct 13, 2019
Pamela Brooks Sheetz, 66, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Born in Henrico, VA she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Virgie May Tillman Brooks. Pam retired from Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Daycare Center after 33 years of dedicated service, where she touched the lives of many children throughout the years. She is...
Flora Kidd Brubaker
Oct 12, 2019
Flora Kidd Brubaker was born in Orange, VA on May 23rd, 1925 and went to be with the lord on October 12th, 2019. Flora was the daughter of Ethel Sadie and William McGrew Kidd. Flora was preceded in death by her husband Lowell Edward, son John, grandson Christopher and brothers Willis and McGrew. Flora is survived by her son Lowell...
Floyd Robert Sheppard
Oct 11, 2019
Floyd Robert Sheppard, 88, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019. Born in Prince George, he was the son of the late William F. Sheppard and Sarah Bost Sheppard. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, William Sheppard and Wilbur Sheppard; four sisters, Thelma Lee, Mildred Pennington, Elizabeth Evans, and Doris Dudley. Floyd proudly served his...
Laine Emerson Danet
Oct 11, 2019
Laine Emerson Danet was born June 18, 2019 and passed away October 11, 2019 at four months of age. He is survived by his parents, Corey and Britney Danet; his brother, Jaxon; maternal grandmother, Stephanie Edwards and husband, Kevin; maternal grandfather, David Burch; paternal grandparents, Jimmie and Anita Danet; maternal great-grandparents, Kathy Bowden, John and Ruth Burch, and Larry and...
Sherman Solomon Wingate, Jr
Oct 10, 2019
WINGATE, Jr. Sherman Solomon, 74, surrounded by his loving family passed away on Thursday, October, 10, 2019. He was born on September 15, 1945 in Grifton, NC and resided in Chester, VA with his wife and daughter. He was the son of the late Sherman Solomon Wingate, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife of over 47 years, Helen...
Robert Kenneth West
Oct 10, 2019
Robert Kenneth West, 70, of Chester, Va. passed away on October 10, 2019. He was born in Richmond to the late Russell and Virginia West; and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne and David West. Mr. West is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Violet A. West; children, Jamie West Parkins, Sheldon R. Nierman and...
Vivian Alice Brigham
Oct 9, 2019
Vivian Alice Gick Brigham, 74, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on October 9, 2019 after a hard fought battle with endometrial cancer. She was born on August 11, 1945, the second of five daughters. Vivian was a true believer in her Christian faith and values and an advocate for sharing, caring and never ever raising her voice....
Marion Leon Darbyshire
Oct 8, 2019
Marion Leon Darbyshire, 87, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Born in Lamar, Colorado, he was the son of the late Clyde Darbyshire and Esther Moss Darbyshire. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Janet Darbyshire; and brothers, Alfred Darbyshire and Neil Darbyshire. Marion proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He spent...
Victor Woerner Lavenstein
Oct 8, 2019
Victor Woerner Lavenstein, 87, of Petersburg, VA, died peacefully at home October 8, 2019. He was the son of Louise Carol Woerner Lavenstein and Jacob Henry Lavenstein. He was a graduate of Petersburg High School, the University of Virginia, B.A., and the Yale Law School, L.L.B. He served in the U.S. Army as a 2nd – 1st lieutenant, 1953-55, and...
Maggie Lou Allen
Oct 6, 2019
Maggie Lou Allen, 98, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019. Born in Granville County, NC she was the daughter of the late Joseph Graham and Evie Perry Ray; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond A. Allen; and a son, Lee Alton Wright. Maggie had attended Bellwood Baptist Church in Chesterfield, VA. She...
Katherine Hall Holt
Oct 6, 2019
Katherine “Kathy” Hall Holt, 62, of Chesterfield County, VA. Kathy’s soul left her earthly body on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 11:32 p.m. while being held by her adoring husband. Kathy was preceded in death by her father, Forrest “FT” Hall; her mother, Costella “Stella” Hall; two brothers, Daniel F. and David G. Hall, Sr. She will be remembered as...
Kandace Melodi Moore
Oct 6, 2019
Kandace “Melodi” Moore, 63, of Alberta, VA, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her home. Born in Hopewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late William “Sarge” Ney and Barbara Gail Morris Ney. She is survived by her husband, David Lynn Moore; children, Brandy Bestul of Madison, WI, Phillip Roloff of Sparta, WI, Adam Byrd of Lincolnton, NC,...
Dewey Edward Wells Sr.
Oct 4, 2019
Edward Wells, Sr., 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 4, 2019. He was the son of the late Dewey Gayle and Mary Ella Wells. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda Reams Wells. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gordon Wells and two sisters, Marion Brooks and Florence Crowder. Edward is...
Wilma Jean Gartrell
Oct 4, 2019
Wilma Jean Gartrell, 79, a 36 year resident of Chester, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019. Born in Lenoir City, Tennessee, to Clarence Boyd and Wilma Ruth Shinpaugh Goodwin, Mrs. Gartrell attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she met Cecil Eugene “Gene” Gartrell, her loving husband of 59 years. After many years and many moves as a...
Wallace Lloyd Brown
Oct 3, 2019
Wallace Lloyd Brown, Jr., 91, Chesterfield, VA passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Wallace L. Brown, Sr. and Viola Riggins Brown Peake; and was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 69 years, Ruth Ann Brown; his sister, Mildred Whitney; a nephew, Arthur Whitney; and his...
Marsha Gay Williams
Oct 3, 2019
Marsha Gay Warren Williams, 74, of Stony Creek, VA passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late William P. and Myrtle Wray Warren; and was preceded in death by her husband of 18 years, James Larry Williams; a brother, Thomas Warren; and two sisters, Brenda Hutson and Sandra “Rose” Lloyd....
Ernest Emerson Incitti
Oct 3, 2019
CSM (Ret) Ernest Emerson Anthony lncitti, 75, of Petersburg VA, died October 3, 2019. Born and raised in Bridgeport CT, he was the son of the late Mary Ann Kelly of Pittston PA. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Susan D'Layne lncitti; daughters, Merri Susan lncitti of Fairmont, WV, Kerri Jo lncitti of Blackstone, VA, and Kelli...
