Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Antony Sandoval Baños
Jan 13, 2024
Tani Sandoval Baños, 44, of Guerrero, Mexico, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024. He was a beloved father, grandfather, son, brother, nephew, and loyal friend. He was very special, he enjoyed quality time with his children and family, and making people smile and joke. Tani was very hard working and was always a shoulder to lean on. He is...
Barbara Ellison Marshall
Jan 11, 2024
Barbara Ellison Marshall, 92, of Prince George County, Virginia, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2024. Barbara was born at her family home in Chester, Virginia, on February 25, 1931. She was the only child of Julia and Samuel Ellison. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Jesse C. Marshall, Sr. She is survived by five...
Barbara C Moody
Jan 11, 2024
Moody, Barbara Clements, 81, of Hopewell, VA, passed away while surrounded by her loving family, on January 11, 2024. She is survived by her son, Kirk R. Moody and wife, Charla; son, Mark D. Moody and wife, Tammy; siblings, Patricia Moody and Brenda Roberts (Moore, OK); four grandchildren, Austin Moody (Kim), Zachary Moody, Landon Moody, and Morgan Moody; and two...
Darius Stanley Nicely
Jan 11, 2024
Darius Stanley Nicely, 90, of Hopewell, VA, closed his eyes to this world and opened them to the fullness of his Savior and Lord, on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Born in Clifton Forge, VA, he was the oldest son of the late William E. and Eva May Nicely; and was also preceded in death by his beautiful bride and best...
Patricia Louise Martin
Jan 10, 2024
Patricia Louise Martin, affectionately known as Pat, peacefully passed away on January 10, 2024, at the age of 88, in Chesterfield, Virginia. She was born on July 25, 1935, in Richmond, Virginia, and was cherished as a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Left to treasure her memory are her brother, Roland Canary, Jr.; daughter, Brenda Parker; son, Mike Martin;...
James Neal Smithson
Jan 10, 2024
James "Jay" Smithson, 58, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Born in Hopewell, VA, he was the son of the late Wilson "Wade" Smithson and Janet Milton Smithson. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father, and dedicated to his friends. He was the proud owner of Innovative Machine and Industrial Services and Advanced...
Minerva M Walters
Jan 10, 2024
Minerva Myers Walters, 90, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Minerva was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Willard Walters, Sr.; her brother, Henry E. Myers, Jr.; and her sister-in-law, Virginia B. Myers. Born in Chesterfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Elmer Myers and Ann Frith Myers. Minerva enjoyed cooking, gardening,...
John David Steele
Jan 9, 2024
John Davis Steele, 78, of Chester, VA, passed away January 9, 2024. He was the son of the late Harold and Blanche Bohatec Steele. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased in death by his brother, Donald Steele; and his granddaughter, Hannah Steele. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Elizabeth A. Steele; daughter, Melissa Anne...
Gary Claiborne Hicks
Jan 9, 2024
Gary C. Hicks, 59, son of Sam and Teressa P. Hicks, passed away on January 9, 2024. He is predeceased by his father; his brother, Glen L. Hicks; his sister, Brenda C.; and several aunts and uncles. He is survived by his mother; his daughter, Michele and her husband, Rick; three grandchildren, Liam, Lola, and Lucy Stender; his life partner,...
Cecil Darling Jackson, Jr.
Jan 9, 2024
Cecil Darling "Butch" Jackson, Jr., 73, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil Darling, Sr. and Victoria Canterbury Jackson. Butch served his country proudly in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He had a love for reading and was proud of his collection of over 3000 books. He...
Alan Dale Bishop
Jan 8, 2024
Alan "Dale" Bishop, 58, of Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024. He began high school at Dinwiddie County High School and graduated from Jones County High School in Gray, GA. He worked as a packing specialist for 38 years between Brown & Williamson and Reynolds Operating Company. Dale was a horsepower enthusiast and enjoyed restoring Ford Mustangs....
Thomas Wade Poarch
Jan 7, 2024
Thomas Wade "Tommy" Poarch, 68, of Chester, VA, died on January 7, 2024. Though a longtime resident of Chester, "home" always included his beloved hometown of Jarratt, VA, which he visited often. Tommy was the son of the late Broaddus Wade Poarch and Inez Alice Yeattes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by many cherished aunts...
Domitila Mallo Quitoriano
Jan 6, 2024
Domitila Mallo Quitoriano, 73, of Disputanta, VA, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Glicerio Canapi and Gregoria Guttan Quitoriano; and was also preceded in death by one brother, Glicerio Canapi Quitoriano, Jr. Ms. Quitoriano migrated to the United States in 2006, and had been employed as a housekeeper in the Petersburg area...
Thomas William Chappell, Sr.
Jan 4, 2024
Thomas William Chappell, Sr., 84, of Dinwiddie, VA, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Edmond and Virginia Mae Chappell; and his brother, Carlton (Shorty) Chappell. Thomas is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Irene Phillingane Chappell; children, Thomas (Tommy) Chappell and wife, Angie, Rebecca (Becky) Hayes and husband,...
Phyllis Barbour Bunker
Jan 4, 2024
Phyllis Barbour Bunker, 83, of Chester, VA, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harold Woodrow Barbour and Nellie L. Moore; and was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Wallace Benjamin "Ben" Bunker, Jr.; and a sister, Mary Jane Ingle. Mrs. Bunker is survived...
Venable Johnson, Jr.
Jan 4, 2024
Venable Johnson, Jr. 73, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Venable Johnson, Sr. and Martha Harville Johnson. Venable was a graduate of Petersburg High School and St. Andrew's Presbyterian College where he had played basketball for both schools. He was a lifetime member of...
Lester Edward Yancey, Jr.
Jan 3, 2024
Lester Edward "Ed" Yancey, Jr., 77, of Matoaca, VA, passed away on January 3, 2024. Born in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Lester E. Yancey, Sr. and Emma "Peggy" Holloway Yancey. Ed graduated from Marshall University in 1970 where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and later retired from DuPont as a supervisor....
Gwen Palmore Witt
Jan 2, 2024
Gwen Palmore Witt, a resident of Colonial Heights, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the age of 72. Born to the late Robert L. Palmore and Marion H. Houchins Palmore "Hopie". She is also preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Russell R. Witt Jr. "Roy." She was born in...
Susan Mcconnel Henshaw
Jan 1, 2024
Susan McConnel Henshaw, 64, of Sutherland, VA passed away on January 1, 2024. Born in Washington, D.C. she was the daughter of the late Murray McConnel, Jr. and Willa Printz Copenhaver McConnel. Mrs. Henshaw was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had served for 10 years as the office manager at James River...
David Ryan Klimek
Jan 1, 2024
It is with profound sorrow and enduring love that we announce the passing of David Ryan Klimek, on January 1, 2024, at age 74. He was a devoted husband, father, and friend. His life was a testament to the virtues of hard work, dedication, and love of the community where he grew up and resided. He was born in 1949,...
