Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Shawn Campbell Thomson
May 20, 2018
Shawn Campbell Thomson, 44, of Dinwiddie, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. He was preceded in death by his mother, Winnette Ellis, and his father, Peter C. Thomson. He is survived by his loving wife, Renée ; children, Douglas, Ilea, Mackenzie, Alex, and Andrew; step father, Jerry Ellis; sister, Annette Thomson; and faithful 4 legged companion, Copper. A memorial service...
Mary Balint Cole
May 19, 2018
Mary Balint Cole, 87, of Chester, VA passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Born in Hopewell, VA she was the daughter of the late John and Beulah Rusnak Balint. Mary retired from civil service at Fort Lee after 28 years of service. She was a longtime devoted member of Chester Baptist Church. Mary will be remembered as a loving...
Ralph Junior Kuhens
May 18, 2018
Ralph Junior Kuhens of Prince George County, Virginia passed peacefully in his sleep on the night of Thursday May 17, 2018. Ralph was a giving man who was willing to help anyone for any reason and he loved serving others. Ralph was also a jokester, even on his worst day he would always find a way to make someone laugh...
Elizabeth Golding Lackie-Powell
May 18, 2018
Elizabeth Golding Lackie-Powell, 82 years young, entered her sweet eternal rest in Jesus on May 18, 2018. She was born in Hillside, N.J. and was raised at the Jersey Shore, the youngest daughter of ten children. She embraced life with adventure and a “can-do” attitude from early on and joined the Women’s Army Corps in 1956. While stationed at Ft....
Jeremy Ross Bowles
May 17, 2018
Jeremy Ross Bowles, 28, of Colonial Heights, VA died May 17, 2018. Born in Petersburg, VA on July 16, 1989. He was the son of John Bowles and Deborah Jones Bowles. He is survived by his brother, Justin; sister, Alison; and grandmother, Valerie Jones; as well as many uncles, aunts, and cousins. He graduated from Colonial Heights High School in...
James Earl Hammond
May 15, 2018
James Earl Hammond, 64, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. James was preceded in death by his parents Mary Ann and Jimmie Allen Hammond. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara Hammond; daughters, Holly Varnier (Sonny), Jamie Strosnider (Michael), and Stacy Lipford (Charles); son Earl Osborne; 14 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; Brothers Robert Hammond (Debbie), and Michael...
Dale Lee Williams
May 15, 2018
Dale Lee Williams, 30, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Born in Hopewell, VA he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Grams and Granddaddy; and his paternal grandparents, Peepaw and Peemomma. He was a 2007 graduate of Thomas Dale High School in Chester, VA. Dale loved hunting, fishing and racing, but his greatest passion...
Stephen Edward Goodyear Sr.
May 13, 2018
Stephen Edward Goodyear, Sr. 67, of Petersburg, went to be with his Lord and his dear mother, Allie Doris Crumpler Goodyear, on mother’s day, Sunday, May 13, 2018. Left to cherish Stephens memory are his children, Stephen Edward Goodyear, Jr. and Alyssa Ashley Goodyear; Grandson, Edward Gray Sharek; former spouse, Susan Gray Rose; father, Bernard Joseph Goodyear; siblings, Joan Goodyear...
Barbara Jean Wells Stephenson
May 13, 2018
Barbara Jean Wells Stephenson, 71, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018, after a long period of declining health. Now with the Lord, she joins her husband of 52 years James Edward “Pete” Stephenson; her brother, Randall Wayne Wells; mother, Edna Gladys Wells; and father, Garland M. “Buster” Wells. She is survived by her sister, Jacquelin Ann Wells Smith (Kenneth); a...
Kay Hambright Magda
May 13, 2018
Kay Hambright Magda, 74, of Chester, VA passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Lester Phinney and Iris May Phinney. She is survived by her son, Wayne Hambright and wife, Brenda; her brother, Jerry Phinney and wife, Gretchen; niece, Tracy Phinney Collins; nephew, Ernie Collins; great nephew, Dylan Collins; brother in...
Marjorie Jenkins Vaughan
May 13, 2018
Marjorie Jenkins Vaughan, 84 of Dinwiddie passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter J. Vaughan, Sr.; parents, Robert and Virgie Jenkins; brothers, Tommy Jenkins, Lewis Jenkins, Charles W. Jenkins, and G.W. Jenkins. She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Young (Lester) of Dinwiddie, and Son, Walter Vaughan (Terry) of Wisconsin; granddaughters, Kerry...
William "Bill" Duncan Pollard, Sr.
May 12, 2018
William “Bill” Duncan Pollard Sr., 86, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday May 12, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Gladys Pollard; his twin brother, Charles E. Pollard Jr.; and sister, Anne Pollard Anderson. Bill served his country proudly in the United States Army. He was a proud Alumni of Virginia Tech, where he was...
Griffin Taylor
May 12, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Griffin Taylor, 17, of Chester, VA, announce his sudden passing on May 12, 2018. He was the son of Heidi Hicks and her husband Bryan of Chester and Thomas Taylor of Chesterfield. He was a junior at Thomas Dale High School and enrolled in the Chesterfield Technical Center's Computer Systems Technology...
Brenda Bowman Beck
May 10, 2018
Brenda Bowman Beck, 77, of Richmond, died May 10, 2018. She is survived by her three children, Paul Douglas Gholson, Jr and his wife, Debbie, James Todd Gholson, and Kendall Gholson Pennington and her fiancé, Leroy Ellis; her brother, Bobby Bowman and his wife, Joy; her sister, Jeanette Daly and her husband, David; Goddaughter, Kelley Maclin Winslow, her husband Will...
Brenda Maye Hutson
May 8, 2018
Brenda Maye Hutson, 76, of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Petersburg on October 9, 1941 to the late William and Myrtle Warren. She was preceded in death by husband, Thomas Hutson, Sr.; brother, Thomas Warren; son, Michael Hutson; and daughter, Katherine Blouin. Brenda and her husband, Thomas opened...
Melanie Ann Johnson
May 7, 2018
Melanie Ann Johnson, 55, of Sandston, VA passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne Beavers and Joanne Donohue. She is survived by her sons, Justin Johnson and Christopher Johnson; her fiancé, Patrick A. Gollattscheck; a sister, Pamela Duncan; brother, Barry Beavers; as well as, extended family and friends. The Chester Chapel...
Juanita Jean Robinette
May 7, 2018
Juanita Jean Robinette, 78, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Earl Robinette, Sr.; son, Marty Turek and wife, Joanna; son, Joseph Turek, Jr.; mother, Esther Martin; as well as numerous extended family and friends. Juanita retired with over 30 years of service driving a bus for Chesterfield County Schools. She...
Gerald Glenn Bates
May 2, 2018
Gerald Glenn Bates, 50, of S. Chesterfield, VA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Born in Henrico, VA he was the son of the late James Roy and Mamie Booth Bates; and was also preceded in death by his brother, Darryl Wayne Bates. Gerald is survived by his wife, Dana King Bates; step-daughters, Aimee R....
