Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Ernest Pleasants Gates
Jun 18, 2018
GATES, Ernest Pleasants, 94, passed away on June 18, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Virginia Guy Yonce Gates. The youngest of five children, born on June 16, 1924, to Ida Mae Heath Gates and Ordway Benjamin Gates; Ernest was preceded in death by his sister Alice Gates Goodman and his brother, O. B. Gates, Jr. and...
Walter Clay Denney
Jun 16, 2018
Walter Clay Denney, 71, a resident of Chester, VA, went to be with his Lord Saturday, June 16, 2018. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; and his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Sandra; children, Christopher (Dawna); Ryan (Amy); Kimberly (David); grandchildren, Samantha, Colin, Ty, Trevor, and Preston; a brother, Leroy; sisters, Eva,...
Jeremy Michael Crawley
Jun 15, 2018
Jeremy Michael Crawley, 29, a resident of Chester, VA, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Carol Sutherland. He is survived by his father, Richard Crawley; brothers, Justin Catlett, and Denny Harris; grandmother, Evelyn Crawley; grandparents, Martha and Floyd Barden; devoted friends, Mike Mezera, and Matthew Jessie; as well as numerous...
Mary Alice Hale
Jun 14, 2018
Mary Alice Mitchell Hale (Alice), 93, of Petersburg, VA passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Alice recently lived in Millville, NJ and Granbury, TX. . She was originally from Emporia, VA and was the daughter of Peter Manning Mitchell and India Rook Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard F. Hale (Chick); daughter, Jennifer Chrisman and...
John Z. Lukomski Jr.
Jun 14, 2018
John Z. Lukomski, Jr., 84, a resident of Chester, VA, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Z. Lukomski, Sr. and Laura Lukomski. He is survived by his loving wife of over 62 years, Joyce Lukomski; son, John Z. Lukomski III and wife, Janice; daughter, Mary Jane McKinney and husband, Don;...
Clifton Wayne Logan
Jun 12, 2018
Clifton Wayne Logan, 65, of Dinwiddie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clifton H. and Ida Mae Logan, and 4 siblings. He is survived by his sisters, Mabel Harpole and Brenda Wojcik; and nephew, Gregory Wojcik. Clifton was a member of West End Baptist Church. He retired from AAFES at...
Carol Veazey Titmus
Jun 11, 2018
Carol Veazey Titmus, 78, of Sutherland, VA, died Monday, June 11, 2018. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the only child of Morris Emery Veazey and Madeline Lewis Westbrook Veazey. Carol earned her Bachelor’s Degree from The College of William & Mary and her Master’s from Virginia State University. She taught school in Wake County, NC for a short time...
Edward Collett Qualkinbush
Jun 11, 2018
Edward Collett Qualkinbush 67, a resident of Chester, VA, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Qualkinbush. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Tammy Qualkinbush; daughters, Sara Terrell and husband, Graham; Kortny Shawver and husband, Bobby; grandchildren, Collett Shawver, Tucker Shawver, and Gabe Shawver; Charlotte Terrell, and...
Dorothy Pierce Ott
Jun 11, 2018
Dorothy Pierce Ott, 64, of South Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Eva Pierce. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years Aaron “Lonnie” Ott; daughter, Toni Fuller (Jeremey); son, Cody Ott (Jen); grandchildren, Kyndle and Walker Fuller; siblings, Janie Lee (Charles), Ann Kemp (Roger), Joe...
Jacqueline "Jac" Hardy Rives
Jun 11, 2018
Jacqueline “Jac” Hardy Rives, 95, of McKenney, left to fly with the angels on Monday, June 11, 2018. She was born October 3, 1922, the daughter of the late Margaret Harrison Hardy and Spencer Graham Hardy of McKenney. She was preceded in death by her husband, P.F. “Bitsy” Rives; and her siblings, Marjorie H. Elmore, Graham Hardy and Dr. Ann...
Tri Duy Atran
Jun 11, 2018
Tri Duy Atran, 43, of Prince George, VA, passed away peacefully at home on June 11, 2018, surrounded by those he loved. Tri is survived by his devoted mother, My Yen Ta-Gammon, of Prince George, and his father, Vinh A and step-mother, Hang Phan of Richmond. He also leaves his devoted sister Thi Thi Donahue, his half-sister Katherine Atran, several...
Oliver A. "Buddy" Pollard, Jr.
Jun 10, 2018
Judge Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., of Petersburg, died on June 10, 2018 at age 86. He was predeceased by his parents, Frances Mason Pollard and Oliver Amos Pollard of Petersburg; and his brother, Peyton Mason Pollard of Richmond. A proud native of Petersburg, he graduated from Petersburg High School, attended St. Christopher’s School, and then graduated from the University of...
Randall Gene Spreitler Jr.
Jun 10, 2018
Memorial contributions may be made to National Parks, https://www.nationalparks.org .
Carl Coleman Guthrie
Jun 10, 2018
Carl Coleman Guthrie, Jr. (Strap), 47, of Petersburg, VA passed away June 10, 2018. Carl was born on February 26, 1971 in Birkenfeld, Germany. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Kermit L. and Joybell Wheeler Guthrie, and Lil H. Roberts as well as his uncle Kermit L Guthrie Junior. Carl is survived by parents, Carl C. Guthrie and...
Ramsey Thomas Tucker
Jun 9, 2018
Ramsey Thomas Tucker, 82, of Chester, VA passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Born in Pittsylvania County, VA he was the son of the late Charlie C. and Martha Brumfield Tucker; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Ann Tucker. Mr. Tucker retired as a Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force after 28 years...
Carol Ann Franklin
Jun 8, 2018
Carol Ann Franklin, 57, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018. Raised in New York, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale Salimeno and Joan Mullally Salimeno and was also preceded in death by her brother, Dave Salimeno. In her adult life, she later lived in the Sandston and Chester area. Her passion was gardening and...
George Louis Vlkojan, Jr.
Jun 7, 2018
George Louis “Skeeter” Vlkojan, Jr. of Carson, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. George was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Eastwood Faircloth; and a son, Karl Edward Vlkojan. He is survived by his beloved wife of 24 years, Dana Sipple Vlkojan; his father, George L. Vlkojan,...
Keith Taylor Gwaltney
Jun 5, 2018
Keith Taylor Gwaltney, 61, of Carson, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Orville Lee Gwaltney, Sr. and Edith Goodrich Gwaltney. Keith is survived by his brother, Orville Lee Gwaltney, Jr. (Carolyn); two sisters, Cynthia Olgers (David) and Tamara Longo (Mike); nieces and nephews: Stephene Rose, Orville Lee Gwaltney, III.,...
Barbara Frazier Peterson
Jun 5, 2018
Barbara Frazier Peterson, 88, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. She was born in Petersburg to the late Steven Irving Frazier and Lena Perdue Frazier. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, John A. Peterson, Jr. She is survived by her son, John A. “Jay” Peterson, III. and his wife, Stacey; daughter,...
Mark Linwood Henshaw
Jun 4, 2018
M. Linwood Henshaw, 88, of Church Road, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Mark Luther Henshaw and Elsie Aliff Henshaw. He was preceded in death by a sister, Lorraine Horning; and a brother, Nelson Gene Henshaw. Linwood is survived by his wife, Alicia Henshaw; children, Sonya Henshaw, Lin Mark...
