Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dorothy White Jones
Mar 13, 2017
DOROTHY WHITE HELTON JONES, age 94, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2017 after a long illness. Dot was born in Hartselle, AL on Nov. 19, 1922, last of the 11 children of James W. and Berta Bennett White. She was preceded in death by Jesse Lee Helton, Jr. after 30 years of marriage. They made loving Christian homes in...
Carlos Ray Shockley Jr.
Mar 13, 2017
Carlos Ray Shockley, Jr., 74, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017. He was preceded in death by his son, Nathan Shockley; and his sisters, Peggy and Linda. He is survived by his loving partner, Joyce Eubank; a brother, Charles E. Shockley; a granddaughter, Morgan Chewning; a niece, Nancy Henshaw and husband, Willie; thought of as an...
Erma Mae Alley
Mar 12, 2017
Erma Mae Alley, 95, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney L. Alley. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Cairnes; two grandsons; Kenny Reason and wife, Lisa and Mark Reason; and two great-grandsons, Brandon Reason and Christopher Reason. All funeral services will be private. In lieu of...
John Douglas Renzel
Mar 12, 2017
John Douglas Renzel, “Handsome John,” of Chester, Virginia, died on March 10th 2017. John loved making people laugh, and did so until the end. John was born on April 28, 1943, to Rita and Ralph Renzel. John is survived by his devoted sister, Mary Beth (Renzel) Synold, brother-in-law and lifelong friend, Fred Synold; nieces Darci (Theurer) Cianci and husband, Bob...
Mary Perkinson Swann
Mar 10, 2017
Mary Perkinson (Eloise) Swann, age 88, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away at Ridgecrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy, on March 9th, 2017 following an extended illness and is now peacefully and joyfully at rest with the Lord. Mrs. Swann was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia on October 1, 1928, to the late Claiborne F. Perkinson and Mary F....
Lady Elizabeth "Bettie" Sharpe Kahl
Mar 8, 2017
Lady Elizabeth (Bettie) Sharpe Kahl, 96, entered her Eternal Home in Heaven on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born in McKenney, VA to the late Ivey John and Lady Dean Sharpe, she was only two years old when her family moved to Petersburg. Always an excellent student, Bettie graduated with honors from Petersburg High School. While working in Baltimore during WWII,...
Lee King
Mar 8, 2017
Lee King, 79, of Ford, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; a sister; and a grandson. Mrs. King was a member of New Covenant Church of the Brethren where she was a member of the Tea Kettles. She enjoyed exercising at Curves and with the Silver Sneakers group. She...
Basil Patrick "Pat" Walker
Mar 8, 2017
Basil “Pat” Patrick Walker, 93, of Petersburg, VA, passed away on March 8, 2017. He was the son of the late William Earl Walker and Mary Agnes Carney Walker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Alease Walker; and his brother and sister. Pat left Stillwater, New York during WWII and was stationed in Petersburg, VA where he...
Vivian Grace Snead
Mar 7, 2017
Vivian Grace McNeely Snead of Chesterfield, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. Vivian was born on June 26, 1924 in Amherst, Virginia. Vivian will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege to know her. A woman of strength, courage, great joy, and laughter, she lit up...
Ruth Sharp Keller
Mar 6, 2017
Ruth Anna Sharp Keller, age 87 of Petersburg died March 6, 2017 at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Northern Virginia. She was born in Washington, D.C., a daughter of the late COL Turner R. Sharp, U.S. Army and Ruth Marshall Sharp. Her early life as an Army dependent was characterized by frequent moves to varied locales around the world, including Brooklyn,...
Virginia Johnston Whittle
Mar 3, 2017
Virginia Johnston Whittle, beloved mother, 94, of Chester passed away on Friday, March 03, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Dick” Whittle, Sr.; parents, Frank C. and Louise Woltz Johnston; five brothers, George E. Johnston, Frank C. Johnston, Jr., Julian A. Johnston, James W. Johnston and Herbert P. Johnston; four sisters, Mary L. Johnston, Margaret J....
Natalie Stadnicki Conahan
Mar 2, 2017
Natalie Stadnicki Conahan, 80, of Wilmington NC, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Stadnicki and Agnes Bogdan Stadnicki of Elysburg, PA. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Conahan; two daughters, Mary Kate Conahan and Kathleen Conahan Langley. She is survived by her two daughters, Nell Brown...
Stephen Laine Hebden
Mar 1, 2017
Stephen Laine Hebden, 58, of Dinwiddie County, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He is survived by his parents, Horace and Mamie Harrell; daughters, Kelly Allen and husband, Bobby, Amanda Conner, Kay Caldwell and husband, Rocky, and Jan Hebden; grandchildren, Kylie and Taylor Allen, Morgan and Dale Conner, Jason Hebden, Katie and Rocky Caldwell; brothers, Dana Hebden and wife, Dottie, and...
Beatrice "Bea" Wooten Parrish
Mar 1, 2017
Beatrice “Bea” Wooten Parrish, 88, of Chester, VA, departed this life on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. From her birth in Buckingham, VA, on January 10, 1929, to her death on Wednesday, she nourished people around her with love and faith. Ms. Parrish was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Bernard L. Parrish; daughter, Susan D. Davis; brother,...
Agnes Lenore Boyd
Mar 1, 2017
Agnes Lenore Boyd, 90, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 01, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Nellie Herrold Goble; husband, Russell H. Boyd, Sr; two sons, Russell Boyd, Jr. and Ronald Boyd; and brother, Reverend Melvin Goble. She was active in church her whole life, was a stay at...
Jackie Lynn Turner
Mar 1, 2017
Jackie Lynn Turner, 65, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Lincoln Turner and Claudia Gray Turner; a brother, Otto Hilton Turner; and a nephew, Chris Lewis. He is survived by his daughter, Constance Turner Carper of St. Petersburg, FL; two grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Lewis and Betty Cook;...
Anna Lucille Honn
Feb 28, 2017
Anna Lucille Honn, 91, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Audrey Walsh; and husband, Thomas E. Honn. She is survived by her four children, Thomas L. Honn and wife, Lynn, Linda H. Masri and husband, Nasser, Charles L. Honn and wife, Deborah, Steven L. Honn and...
Dennis Keith Myers
Feb 26, 2017
The Reverend Dr. Dennis Keith Myers, 66, of Petersburg, VA, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017, following a lengthy battle with heart disease and cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Mathias Myers and Evelyn Hodgekiss Myers of Petersburg, and a brother, Jerry Mathias Myers of Tucson, AZ. Dr. Myers was born in Hopewell, VA, on...
