Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
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...
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...
June Ruth Smalley Mccollum
Oct 7, 2019
June Smalley McCollum, 78, of Amelia County, VA, died October 7, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Sterling, Connecticut, and raised in Hopewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late David Guy and Grace Augusta Smalley. She was the devoted wife of the late James Patrick McCollum, Sr. and a sacrificial and devoted mother to 5 children, 16...
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,...
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...
Lelia Demerice Case Meadows
Oct 6, 2019
Lelia Demerice Case Meadows, 98, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019. She was born in Hopewell on December 14, 1920 to William Roger Case and Jimmie Anderson Case. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Roger Leonard Meadows, and nine siblings. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Meadows Frederickson and husband, Charles; granddaughter, Mary...
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...
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....
Florence Elizabeth Morgan
Oct 3, 2019
Florence Elizabeth Morgan, 83, of North Chesterfield, VA passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late Luther and Bessie Thacker; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years, Howard Aubrey Morgan; a daughter, Gayle Field; and a grandson, Matt Campbell. She is survived by two...
Alma Erthlee Andrews
Oct 3, 2019
Alma Erthalee Andrews, 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Born in Clendenin, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Howard Chester Naylor and Elizabeth Hannah McLaughlin Naylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gordon B. Andrews, Jr.; baby daughter, Sandra Andrews; son, Dana Andrews; daughter, Debra Andrews; and 11 siblings....
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...
Charles Fay Reynolds Jr.
Oct 3, 2019
Charles F. “Chuck” Reynolds, Jr., 86, of Chester, VA, died Thursday, October 3, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Reynolds and his longtime companion, Darla Horne. Chuck was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from Stone Container after 40 years of employment. He was an avid gardener and a craftsman of all types, especially woodworking....
Barbara Virginia Chumbley
Oct 1, 2019
Barbara Virginia Chumbley, 82, of Chester, VA passed away peacefully surrounded by her family after a courageous 5 year battle with lung cancer on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Mrs. Chumbley was born in Suffolk, VA on December 23, 1936 and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Richard Chumbley, Sr.; two sons, Charles “Chuck” Chumbley, Jr. and Christopher Eugene...
Elsie Doxey Rasnick
Oct 1, 2019
Elsie Doxey Rasnick, 83, of Chester, VA., passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Born in Great Bridge, VA to the late William Edward and Gracie Sawyer Doxey. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Hampton H. Rasnick. Elsie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her daughters, Teri Rasnick Hope (Robert “Bubba” Smalley)...
Agnes Cecilia Johnson
Oct 1, 2019
Agnes Cecilia Johnson, age 63, of Hopewell, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019. .She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Gore Thomas, and her father, Lloyd Thomas, Jr. Cecilia was a 1973 high honors graduate of Mullens High School, Mullens, WV. She attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing and Marshall University, Huntington, WV, and graduated from Morris...
