Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Thomas Farr Bryant
Dec 17, 2018
Thomas Farr Bryant, 80, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Born in Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late James A. and Rosa J. Bryant. He was also preceded in death by brother, James C. Bryant; and wife, Anneliese Bryant. Mr. Bryant was employed with Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company for many years....
Bruce Alan Rosson
Dec 17, 2018
Bruce Alan Rosson, 61, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Born in Richmond, VA he was the son of the late Allie Aubrey Rosson, Jr. and Geneva Booth Rosson. Mr. Rosson retired from I.U.E.C. Local 51 after 41 years of dedicated service. He was an avid fisherman, and had a love for NASCAR, the beach, football...
Marie Kevan Spencer
Dec 17, 2018
Marie Kevan Spencer of Petersburg passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. She was 97. Mrs. Spencer was a lifelong resident of Petersburg and was born at Petersburg General Hospital on December 8, 1921. She grew up on the 1600 block of Berkeley Ave in Petersburg and had fond memories of her childhood in Walnut Hill. She would laugh when...
Rita Grady Bibb
Dec 15, 2018
Rita Grady Bibb passed away with her family by her side in the beautiful home she made and loved decorating on December 15, 2018. She was born to the late Paul E. Grady and Mary V. Brown of Richmond, VA on September 30, 1947. Rita was a passionate, loving spouse of 51 years to her surviving husband, David L. Bibb,...
Lloyd Calvin Williams
Dec 15, 2018
Lloyd Calvin Williams, 89, of Prince George, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was preceded in death by his son Terry Lee Williams. He is survived by his loving wife, Imogene; son, Lloyd “Ricky” Williams (Sharon); daughter, Elizabeth “Betsy” Williams; grandchildren, Kerry Eley (Chris), Kelley Bailey (Josh), and Kristina Hayes; great grandchildren, Madison, Landon, Jacob, Mackenzie, Abigail, and...
Janet H. Teagle
Dec 12, 2018
Janet H. Teagle, 60, of Chester, VA passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Mrs. Teagle had a great love for cats. She is survived by her son, Ken Teagle, Jr. and her loving ex husband, Ken Teagle, Sr. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Chester Chapel of J.T....
Marie Birdsong Hawkins
Dec 10, 2018
Marie B. Hawkins of Colonial Heights, formerly of Ettrick, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018 at Southside Regional Medical Center, after a period of declining health. Born June 1, 1929, she grew up in Chester, Va. and graduated from Thomas Dale High School. She was the last survivor of her 5 brothers and sisters. She was married in April...
Gary Michael Williams
Dec 8, 2018
Gary Michael Williams, 66, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late William Winfield Williams and Margaret Elizabeth Hunt Williams. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Linda Williams Kegley; and step-daughter, Jennifer Lynn Moss. Mr. Williams was a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was...
Violet "Vicki" Terrell
Dec 7, 2018
Terrell, Violet “Vicki”, 91, of Richmond, passed away on December 7, 2018. She was born in North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Earl and Janie Butts. She was preceded in death by her siblings Madeline, Douglas, and Loyd. She is survived by her beloved husband, Charles; and a large extended family. Vicki was a lover of little...
Harvey Lee Parks
Dec 4, 2018
Harvey Lee Parks, 71, of Chesterfield, VA took his last breath on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Born in Roaring River, NC, he was the loving son of the late Samuel Lee and Lena Rose Anthony Parks. Harvey was the owner and operator of Harvey Parks Land Surveyors in Chester for 30 years until his retirement in 2008. He was the...
Heather Barros Temple
Dec 4, 2018
On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Heather Barros Temple, age 39, of Richmond, VA, entered eternal peace after a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of the late James Frank Barros and Judith Fleming Barros, Heather grew up in Dinwiddie County, VA and attended Ocran United Methodist Church. She was a 1997 graduate of Dinwiddie County High School where she graduated...
Bessie Eubank Harrison
Dec 4, 2018
Bessie Eubank Harrison, 79, of Sutherland, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Born in Chesterfield, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Leonard Eubank and Nellie Pearl Andrews Eubank. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Benjamin “Pokey” Harrison; granddaughter, Kristy Bridgman; 3 brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by her children, Debra Bridgman...
Mildred Virginia Irby
Dec 3, 2018
Mildred Virginia Irby, 82, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, James H. and Edna Jackson Meade; husband, Everett G. Irby; brothers, Fred Meade, Jim Meade, Reese Meade, Tom Meade. Mildred is survived by her sons, Richard Phelps (Malinda), James Phelps, Michael Bleistein (Mary), Stephen Bleistein (Sherry); grandchildren, Stephanie Kenney...
Linda Sue Thompson
Dec 2, 2018
Linda Sue Thompson, 72, of South Chesterfield, VA passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Born in Sparta, NC she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Flora Alice Anderson Hines; and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Gilbert; and a sister, Betty Perry. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, John Thompson;...
Roy Agie Mullins
Dec 2, 2018
Roy Agie Mullins, 74, went to be with the Lord on December 2, 2018 at his home in Church Road, VA after fighting a difficult battle with cancer. Born in Buchannan Co., VA he was the son of the late Haze and Goldie Mullins. Roy was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a friend to all who knew him. Roy...
Annie Plakas Valenta
Dec 2, 2018
Annie Plakas Valenta, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Dinwiddie, VA., Sunday, December 2, 2018. Annie was the daughter of the late Emma and Louie Plakas and was married to Franklin Valenta for 53 years, until Frank’s death in 2001. Annie was a homemaker and a bookkeeper for her father’s business, The Dixie Restaurant. She had an artistic...
Dennis Connell Williams
Dec 2, 2018
Dennis Connell Williams, 69, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Floyd Dennis Williams and Rebecca Lewis Williams. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Floyd Dean Williams. Dennis proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was employed with Honeywell retiring after...
Ina Whelan Glazer
Dec 2, 2018
Ina Whelan Glazer, 94, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, December, 2, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, James R. and Grace Pride Whelan; her husband, James R. Glazer; brothers, William Whelan, John Whelan, James Whelan, Joseph Whelan, Clarence Whelan, Harry Whelan; sister, Rachel Rao; nephews, James R. Whelan II, for whom she raised, Robert Whelan, James...
Shirley Morgan Blankenship
Dec 1, 2018
Shirley Morgan Blankenship, 83, of Chester, VA passed away on December 1, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence “Jack” Blankenship. She is survived by her daughters, Sheila Soloe and Vickie O’Connell (Pat); grandson, Shane Neace (Jessie); great-grandchildren, Deven, Reid and Brooke Neace; brother, Dicky Morgan (May); a sister, Barbara Bradley; and her “furry” companions, Emily and...
Raymond Earl Branch
Nov 28, 2018
Raymond Earl “Squirrel” Branch, 80, of Prince George County, VA, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Born and raised in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late, Catherine Wright and step-son of Lester Wright. He retired from Prince George County as the Fleet Manager of the County Garage. He enjoyed bass fishing, assisting with auctions with Jimmy and Anne...
