Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Gerald H. "Big Jerry" Hundley, Jr.
Jan 26, 2018
Gerald H. “Big Jerry” Hundley, Jr., 75, of Chester, VA passed away on January 26, 2018. Born in Cold Spring, NY he was the son of the late Gerald H. Sr. and Margaret Hundley. Jerry was a United States Navy veteran, a member of the American Legion Post #0141 and the Local Union #592. He enjoyed camping, tinkering in his...
Edward Samuel Epes Jr.
Jan 25, 2018
Edward Samuel Epes Jr., 68, of Montgomery Village Maryland, Waldorf Maryland, and Dinwiddie Virginia, passed away on January 25, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife Susan; sons William (David) and Robert; grandchildren Abigale, Travis, and Melanie; brother Waverly (Patti); sister Dorothy Eckley; aunt Audrey Lunsford; and many other extended family members. Ed was an active member of the...
Roy Nelson Cain
Jan 25, 2018
Cain, Roy Nelson “Dandy”, 88, of Powhatan, passed away Thursday January 25, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Frances Slate Cain; daughter Dianne Cain Cruise; brother Carlton Daniel Cain; and sister Barbara Cain Wright. He is survived by his daughters Janet Cain, Melanie Cain Huffman (John); son in-law Ralph L. Cruise Jr.; Grandsons Tyler...
Myrna Trent Eley
Jan 25, 2018
Myrna Trent Eley, 86, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, George S. and Mildred Rine Trent; brother, Gary Trent; and sister, Patricia Trent Kitchen. She was a member of Kenwood United Methodist Church and Dinwiddie Diamonds. She was retired from the State Probation and Parole office after many years...
Ronnie E. "Homer" Hodo
Jan 23, 2018
Family being served by the Dinwiddie Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home.
Anne Gladin Schaaf
Jan 21, 2018
Anne Gladin Schaaf, 87, of Hopewell, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse Newton Durden and Susie Daughtry Durden; first husband, John Gladin; second husband, Lin Schaaf; grandson, Ayden Gladin; brother, Jesse Durden; and sister, Sue Amundsen. Anne was retired from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service at Fort Lee. She...
Ewen Jackson Hill
Jan 21, 2018
Ewen Jackson Hill (Jack) passed away on January 21, 2018. He was born in 1929 and raised in Hampton, VA (a small town at the time) where he attended Hampton High School. Jack and all his siblings inherited, from his father, the nickname “Sookie” which followed him to VMI. After graduation from VMI, he was known as Jack to his...
Jo Ann Perkins Dildy
Jan 20, 2018
Joann Perkins Reese Dildy, 60, of Dinwiddie County, VA passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents: Robert Lee Perkins and Margaret Camp Best Perkins both of Dinwiddie County. Ms. Dildy was a 1975 graduate on Dinwiddie County High School. She is survived by two daughters, Jessica Kristin...
Travis Lloyd Gathright
Jan 19, 2018
Travis Lloyd Gathright, 41 died January 19, 2018 peacefully at his home in Chester, VA. Travis was a wonderful man that was loved, is missed, and will always be admired and cherished. Travis was an amazing husband, father, son, brother, and a special person who touched so many lives with his huge heart and guiding words. He had the gift...
Robert Leroy Eley
Jan 17, 2018
Robert Leroy Eley, 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Dorothy; and sister, Catherine Eley. He is survived by his brothers David Eley (Vera); and Michael Eley; nephews Vance Eubank, Robert Kennedy, Jeremy Kennedy, and Christopher Laine. The family will receive friends at the Petersburg chapel...
Debra Sue Andrews-Barnes
Jan 17, 2018
Debra Sue Andrews-Barnes, 55, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Gordon B. Andrews Jr.; brother, Dana R. Andrews; and sister, Sandra L. Andrews. Debra was a Washington Redskins fan and loved watching them play with family and friends. She also enjoyed playing bingo. She is survived by her husband,...
Geraldine Norwood Runyon
Jan 17, 2018
Geraldine Norwood Runyon, 63, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Pearline Norwood; and a daughter, Jessica Renee Runyon. She is survived by her loving husband of over 43 years, James Runyon; daughters, Christina Dawn Runyon and Sarah Faith Runyon; brothers, Joseph Norwood, Jr.(Jean), and Dennis Norwood...
David Charles Nichols
Jan 16, 2018
David C. Nichols, 80, of Chester, VA went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. He was born on July 12, 1937 in Winterville, NC to the late John D. Nichols and Pauline Manning. He was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia (Tooty) and his stepdaughter Jenny Lynn. He is survived by his wife, Barbara...
Eugene Leonard Alexander
Jan 15, 2018
Eugene L. “Gene” Alexander, of Chester, VA passed away on January 15th, 2018 at the age of 74, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lynn Clarke Alexander, and three children; Jodi Alexander Siebenberg (Scott), Justin Alexander (Cara), and Aimee Alexander Wheeling (Junious Mays); grandchildren, Allisson Siebenberg, Austin Turner (Wil), Alex Wheeling, Ainsley Alexander,...
Annie Chandler Winn
Jan 15, 2018
Annie Chandler Winn, 103, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018. She was a resident of Dinwiddie County most of her life, and from 2001 to the present lived at the Petersburg Home for Ladies. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Beal and Dora Callahan Chandler; her beloved husband, Alston Geter Winn; a granddaughter, Jenna Conwell Winn; three...
Hannah Green
Jan 14, 2018
Hannah Nicole Green, 17, of Amelia County, VA passed away on January 14, 2018. Born in Richmond, VA she was preceded in death by her Papa William Green and PawPaw Cliff Abney. Hannah was a senior at Amelia County High School where she was a standout softball player. She loved spending time outdoors, especially at the beach and lake, riding...
Wilbert Merril Beasley Jr.
Jan 13, 2018
Wilbert “Butch” Beasley, Jr., 56, of Petersburg, VA, passed away on January 13, 2018 at Johnston-Willis Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbert M. Beasley, Sr. and Jane A. Beasley; parents-in-law, Junior and Margo Tate; niece, Stephanie Tate; numerous aunts, uncles and other family members. He is survived by his...
Charlene Mae Neering
Jan 13, 2018
Charlene Mae Neering, 65, of Chesterfield, VA died on January 13th, 2018. Born in Arlington, VA, she was the daughter of Marion Josephine Allen and John Joseph Zysk. She was preceded in death by her husband, Danny Neering, of 40 years. She is survived by her three children John, Dawn, and Charles, as well as, her two grandchildren Angelina and...
Lena "Betty" Barricks Chenault
Jan 12, 2018
Lena “Betty” Barricks Chenault, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Norman Edward and Edith Marks Barricks; and was also preceded in death by a sister, Carolyn Barricks Stark; and a brother, Norman Edward Barricks, Jr. Betty was a member of the American Legion Post...
