Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Mary Elizabeth Bryant
Jun 25, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Bryant, 61, of Fredericksburg, VA., passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Mary was born July 24, 1957 in Evergreen Park, IL to John and Margaret (Wirostko) Berta. Mary is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her son, Hunter E. Bryant (Sonia); sisters, Joyce Knight (Eric), Janet Berta...
John Arthur Shackelford
Jun 24, 2019
John Arthur Shackelford, 77, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019. Born in Richmond, VA he was the son of the late John Whitfield and Ida Halloway Shackelford; and was also preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Padgett. Mr. Shackelford enjoyed many decades of sobriety and spent many dedicated hours volunteering with the Alcoholics Anonymous program....
Kenneth Edmund Ruhf Jr.
Jun 23, 2019
Kenneth Edmund Ruhf, Jr., 96, of Disputanta, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Born in Ashley, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Edmund Ruhf, Sr. and Laura Shaffer Ruhf. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joan Ruhf; brothers, John Ruhf and Jay Ruhf; and sisters, Catherine Smith and Elizabeth Moyer. Mr. Ruhf served...
Muriel Moody Rathien
Jun 22, 2019
Muriel Moody Rathien On June 22, 2019, the Lord, in His gracious mercy, called Muriel Moody Rathien home to Heaven. She was born January 3, 1923 and was the third child born to the late Bob and Lillie Williamson Moody of Dinwiddie. She made Dinwiddie her home most all of her life, except for a brief time she lived in...
Elizabeth Davis Wiseman
Jun 22, 2019
Elizabeth Davis Wiseman, 69, of S. Chesterfield, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Baptist Davis and Evelyn Hartle Davis. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Bo Davis. Elizabeth enjoyed camping and spending time at the beach. She is survived by her significant other of...
Carolyn Spears Kolb
Jun 21, 2019
Carolyn Spears Kolb, 100 years old, of Petersburg, VA, was peacefully received into the arms of the Lord on June 21, 2019 to join her parents, Claude and Eugenia Spears of South Carolina, her sister, Deena, and her husband of 58 years, Harold Kolb. She is survived by their children, Nancy Fast (Lowell), Kathy Zehler (John), and Phil Kolb; grandchildren,...
Avis Newton Wyatt Jr.
Jun 19, 2019
Avis Newton Wyatt, Jr. 77, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was the son of the late Avis N. Wyatt, Sr. and Nell Wyatt. He is survived by his loving wife, Lorna Jean Roland Wyatt; son, Avis N. Wyatt III; son, Joshua Slate; daughter, Sara Moulson (David); ten grandchildren; as well...
Charles Emerson Terrell
Jun 18, 2019
Terrell, Charles, 85, of Richmond, passed away on June 18, 2019. Charles was a son of the late Moncrieff and Meta Terrell. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife, Vicki; brothers, Moncrieff Jr. and Alan; sisters, Juanita Smith and Jacquelin Warren. He is survived by a brother, Joseph; sisters, Mabel Melnyk and Doris Morris;...
Teresa Ann Kearney
Jun 18, 2019
Teresa Ann Kearney, 86, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Giacomo and Mary Frances Anna Vacaro Napoli; and was also preceded in death by her husband, John H. Kearney; and a son, Christopher Kearney. Mrs. Kearney will be remembered as a devoted and loving wife,...
Jacqueline Gertrude Welch Haase
Jun 17, 2019
Jacqueline “Jackie” Welch Haase, 89, of Colonial Heights, Virginia passed away peacefully on June 17, 2019 surrounded by family. A native of Lynn, MA, she met the love of her life and husband of 59 years, Alfred W. Haase, before settling in Petersburg, Virginia. Jackie was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred W. Haase; parents John F. and Marguerite...
Barbara Hodges Martin
Jun 16, 2019
Barbara Hodges Martin, 89, of Dinwiddie County, VA, widow of John Henry Martin, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie Price Hodges. A lifelong member of West End Baptist Church, Mrs. Martin retired from Brown & Williamson after 31 years of service, and later worked as a...
William Rodger Hall
Jun 15, 2019
William R. Hall, 78, of Chesterfield County, VA, died Saturday, June 15, 2019. A native of West Virginia, he was preceded in death by his loving mother, Vivian Elizabeth Wilson Hall, and his father, Charles Alan Hall. He is survived by his wife, Carol Dea Hall; children, Alan P. Hall, Penny L. O’Bryan (Tom), and William R. “Billy” Hall; step-son,...
Alyson Lindsey Taylor-White
Jun 15, 2019
It is with great sadness the family of Alyson Lindsey Taylor-White announce her passing on June 15th at the age of 65. A life ended too soon, but one that left a profound impact on so many. Alyson was predeceased by her husband of more than 30 years, Roger A. Habeck who passed away in January 2018. She is survived...
Robert Curtis King
Jun 15, 2019
Robert Curtis King, born April 20, 1964, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; son Chett Alan King and fiancé Heather; Mother and father, Robert and Margaret King; sister, Elizabeth King Lee (Tony); niece, Lauren; nephew, Jordan; step-daughter, Stephanie Jefferson; nieces, Vanessa and Maddie; nephew, Rickie; great-grandaughter, Nara; great-grandson, Austin; and many loving aunts,...
Lula Anne Rawes
Jun 15, 2019
Lula C. Rawes, 81, of Chester passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019. Born in Tippah County, MS, to the late John and Maudie Childs. She is survived by her husband, Robert Lee Rawes; son, Jeff (Heather) Rawes; daughter, Candace Banton (Terry Sullivan); grandchildren, Will and Emily Rawes, Chelsea, Cole and Collins Netzley; brothers, Jimmy Childs (Pattie) and John Childs (Bobbie);...
Kelly Louise Best
Jun 12, 2019
Kelly Evans Best, 46 of Chester, VA passed away on June 12, 2019. Born in Providence, Rhode Island but raised in a military family, her favorite of all the places she lived was California. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Jonathan M. Best; daughter, Jessica Best; son, Jonathan Best Jr.; father, Robert Evans Jr.; mother, Louise Evans;...
Jack Leroy Fee
Jun 12, 2019
Jack Leroy Fee On Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 10:27 a.m., God received another angel, Jack Leroy Fee. Jack was born in Lansing, Michigan and resided in Petersburg, VA for much of his life. He was the son of the late MSGT Charles R. Fee, Sr. and Annie Francis Fee; and brother, Charles R. Fee, Jr. Jack is survived by...
Hans Dieter Justice
Jun 6, 2019
Hans Dieter Justice, 68 of Chesterfield, VA, died June 6, 2019. Born in Germany and raised in Leavittsburg, OH, he was the son of the late Junior Leroy Justice and Maria Eckerl Justice. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kathleen Ann Justice; son, Matthew Scott Justice and his wife, Deann of Arkansas; son, Hans “DJ” Justice and...
Evelyn Chaffin Burch
Jun 5, 2019
Evelyn Delores Chaffin Burch, 90, of Chester, peacefully passed into eternal life, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Born in Richmond, VA., May 22, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William Chaffin, Sr. and Virginia Chaffin Schacht. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Grayson Burch, Sr.; her son, Grayson Burch, Jr.; her sister, Ann Roberson; and her...
Rolland Wilkinson Stewart "Skee Ball"
Jun 4, 2019
Rolland Wilkinson Stewart “Skee Ball”, 84, of Dinwiddie, passed away on June 4, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reginald and Myrtle Stewart. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Barbara; children, Sharon Taylor (Keith), Ronald Stewart, Jay Reekes (Pam), Ronald Reekes (Noelle); grandchildren, Ashley Smith (Justin), Brandon Taylor (Ashley), Jonathan Taylor, Berkeley Owen...
