Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Reuben Lee Blanton Jr.
Aug 17, 2018
Reuben Lee Blanton, Jr., 78, of Amelia, VA, died Friday, August 17, 2018 due to a farming accident. A lifelong resident of Amelia, he was the son of the late Reuben Lee and Nell Clay Blanton. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Nell Blanton Tatum (Rev. Gene C.) of Amelia, VA, and Betty Blanton Wood (H.B., Jr.) of Woodville,...
Guy Bernard "Gb" Rose, Jr.
Aug 14, 2018
Guy B. “GB” Rose, Jr., 85, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in Petersburg, VA he was the son of the late Guy B. Rose, Sr. and Mamie Hall Rose; and was also preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Rose Blaha. Mr. Rose was a United States Army veteran and was a longtime member...
Charles Jeffrey Sweat
Aug 14, 2018
Charles Jeffrey Sweat, 58, of Matoaca, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert David and Dorothy Louise Dilday Sweat, and his son, William Robert Sweat. Jeff retired from Philip Morris after 31 years of service and was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Hopewell. He was an active member and...
Willie Mae Joyner
Aug 14, 2018
Willie Mae Joyner, 92, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Sutton and Florence Moody Sutton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Joyner; and grandchild, Teresa Talbott. She is survived by 4 children, Jeanette Wilder and husband, Allen, Patsy Jones and husband,...
Doris Holt Wallace
Aug 14, 2018
Doris Holt Wallace, 94, of Chester passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. She was born in North Carolina to the late David Milton Holt and Anna Mildred Powell. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, George Dock Wallace; Doris is survived by two children, Delores Ann Wallace and her husband, John “Pete” Smith, III., and...
Sydney-Grace "Gracie" Leann Upton
Aug 13, 2018
Sydney-Grace LeAnn Upton, 18, of Chesterfield, VA, affectionately known as “Gracie” by her family and friends, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Sally Covert; great-aunt, LeAnn McKenna; great-God parents, Doris and Garland Edwards; great-grandmother, Shyrley Pitkin; fur baby brother, Buck Edwards; special friends and loved...
Cecilia G. Seaman
Aug 10, 2018
Cecilia Georgina Seaman, 96, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Henry Seaman Sr.; Son Roderick Seaman; daughters, Mary Louise Disney, and Valarie Jean Seaman. She is survived by her children, Daniel F. Seaman (Janice), Craig V. Seaman (Joan), Thomas H. Seaman Jr., Valerie Lynn Baldwin (Tom), Marcella A....
Laura Williams Flory
Aug 10, 2018
Laura Williams Flory, 92, of Chesterfield County, VA passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. Born in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late Maynard and Sarah Dunn; and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Tom Williams; a daughter, Linda Clarke; two sisters, Helen Puryear, Dorothy Moore and a grandson, Mark Cooke. At the young...
Mary Etta Kanusek
Aug 9, 2018
On August 9, 2018, God in his Infinite Wisdom dispatched his Heavenly Angels to call home, his beloved Mary Etta Kanusek, of Prince George, VA. She was born April 5, 1931, to the late Mary Moore-Griffin and Patrick Griffin and step-mother, Alpha O. Griffin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Kanusek, Sr.; and niece Tammy Dingas. She...
Elizabeth Renne Hinckle
Aug 9, 2018
Elizabeth “Beth” Renne Hinckle, 51, of Surry, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Chaplain Lt. Col. Eric Stafford Renne, Sr. She is survived by her son, Douglas Shannon Hinckle; mother, Martha Moore Renne; sister, Christina Renne Lee; brother, Eric Stafford Renne, Jr.; uncles, Merilyn M. Renne and wife, Marion, and H....
Myrtle Cain Meikle
Aug 8, 2018
Myrtle Cain Meikle, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at her home in Carson, Virginia. She was born to Lizzie Magee and Merton T. Cain on January 16, 1921 in Prince George County, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Lloyd W. Glass; her husband, Lawrence David Meikle; her step-son, John Dornan...
Richard Linwood Haden Sr.
Aug 8, 2018
Richard L. “Dick” Haden, 73, of Disputanta, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, contently and peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, H.C. “Junior” Haden and Dotha House Haden; his sister, Shirley Haden King and brother-in-law, Earl King. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Mary Carpenter Haden; his...
Robert Wright Livesay, Iii
Aug 7, 2018
On August 7, 2018, our hearts were saddened by the passing of our loved and faithful servant, Robert W. Livesay, III. Robert was born April 20, 1947 to Robert W. and Mary Holloway Livesay. Robert was brought up in the Wesley United Methodist Church and in later years converted to the Baptist faith. He graduated from Prince George High School...
Virginia Fuquay Spivey
Aug 6, 2018
Virginia Fuquay Spivey, 98, of Chester, VA, died Monday, August 6, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Pritchard and Ruth Hobby Fuquay; her husband of 65 years, Fred W. Spivey; a son, Fred D. Spivey; a granddaughter, Christa S. Hare; and a brother, Linwood Fuquay. Mrs. Spivey was a longtime member of Kingsland Baptist Church where...
Dorothy Jewel Ihnken
Aug 6, 2018
Dorothy J. Ihnken died on August 6, 2018. Born October 6, 1919 in Astoria, Long Island, she was the daughter of the Erna J. Belcher and Edward A. Ihnken. She lived in New York and New Jersey until the family moved to Colonial Heights, VA in 1961. A 1944 graduate of Westhampton College, University of Richmond, she studied violin and...
Richard Lee Boyd Sr.
Aug 5, 2018
Richard Lee Boyd, Sr., 64 of Chester, VA went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Born in St. Joseph, Michigan he was the son of the late Russell H. Boyd, Sr. and Agnes Lenore Goble Boyd; and was also preceded in death by two brothers, Russell H. Boyd, Jr. and Ronald A. Boyd. Mr. Boyd is...
Bernard Joseph Goodyear, Jr.
Aug 4, 2018
Bernard Joseph Goodyear, Jr. passed away, peacefully, in his home on Sherwood Road on Saturday, August 4, 2018. He had just celebrated his 97th birthday. He was preceded in death by his wife of 75 years, Allie Doris Crumpler Goodyear and son, Stephen Edward Goodyear. He is survived by his children, Joan Goodyear Smallwood (David), Bernard Joseph Goodyear, III (Janice),...
Evelyn Smith Hite
Aug 3, 2018
Evelyn Smith Hite, 79, of Stafford passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Hite. She is survived by her sons, Mark Hite (Lori) and Andy Hite (Shayna); and 5 grandchildren, Chris, Matt, Caitlin, Andrew, and Sara. A graveside service will be held at 11am on Thursday, August 9th in Southlawn...
