Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Anthony Smith
Aug 25, 2018
Anthony Smith (also known as Tony), 62, of Pittsburgh, PA, entered eternal rest and peace Saturday, August 25, 2018 at his home in Richmond, VA. Brother Anthony grew up in Park Place AME Church and rededicated his life and accepted Christ as his personal Savior at Hosanna Outreach Ministry in North Chesterfield, VA. Like Job, he was a man of...
Christine Wylie Winboune
Aug 24, 2018
Christine Lorraine Winbourne (née Wylie) passed away peacefully on August 24, 2018 surrounded by her family after a brave battle with long-term illness. She was born in Trenton, NJ on September 2, 1946 to loving parents William Henry and Gertrude Leary Wylie. After graduating from Trenton High School, she married Arthur Winbourne of Richmond, Virginia, who was an airman in...
Gregory C. "Bird Man" Williams
Aug 24, 2018
Gregory “Bird Man” Cameron Williams, 60, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018. He was the son of the late Walter and Norma Williams; and was also preceded in death by his brother, Gary Williams; and his sister, Sharon Motley. Bird Man was an avid fisherman. Mr. Williams is survived by his loving girlfriend of 30...
Keith Allan White
Aug 23, 2018
Keith Allan White, many tears will fall as we mourn the loss of Keith, 58 of Chesterfield as he passed away on August 23, 2018. He was preceded in death by his loving grandmother, Inez Adams; and his grandparents, Fred and Isabell White. He will be forever in the heart of his loving mother, Sammie Smith (Elvis); sisters, Dorrie Kierson...
Kevin David Roerick
Aug 23, 2018
Kevin David Roerick, 58, of Chester, VA passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota he was the son of the late Theodore Roerick. Mr. Roerick had attended St. Ann Catholic Church in Colonial Heights. He will be remembered by his family for being a loving husband, father and son. Kevin is survived by his loving...
Helen Chapman Nicely
Aug 23, 2018
Helen Chapman Nicely, 94, of Hopewell, VA closed her eyes to this world and opened them to the fullness of her Savior on Thursday, August 23, 2018. Born in Isle of Wight County, VA she was the youngest daughter of the late Leondias and Lucy Murphy Chapman; and was also preceded in death by two brothers; and three sisters. A...
Mable Ellen Dalton Akers
Aug 22, 2018
Mable D. Akers, 97, of Hopewell, VA, widow of Henry C. Akers, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late W.C. and Ida L. Dalton. She was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Wesley Akers; a daughter, Sharon Lynne Akers; daughter-in-law, Peggy Jean Akers, two brothers and a sister. Mrs....
Charles Edward Johnson, Sr.
Aug 22, 2018
Johnson, Charles Edward Sr.75, of Colonial Heights, VA., passed away, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, Omega and Matthew Johnson; sister, Iva Jones; and brother, Everette Johnson. Charles was retired as a Construction Laborer. He spent his retirement fishing, gardening, yard work, going out to lunch with family and friends....
Bonny Shiflett Greenbaum
Aug 21, 2018
Bonny Shiflett Greenbaum, 69, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2018. She was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, May 1, 1949 to the late Ollie Perry Shiflett and Elsie Mae Shiflett. A devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother, or GiGi as her grandsons called her, she always put other’s interests before her own, even up to the very end of...
Mary Dunnavant Crowder
Aug 21, 2018
Mary Dunnavant Crowder, 66, of Chester, Va., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Born in Richmond, Va., she was the daughter of the late William S. Dunnavant, Sr. and Dorothy J. Dunnavant; and was also preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Marilyn Crowder. Mary is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Harold Crowder,...
John Phillip "Jp" Vass Jr.
Aug 20, 2018
John Phillip “JP” Vass, Jr. 84, departed this life on Monday, August 20, 2018. A native of Chesterfield, J.P. began his high school career at Manchester High School. JP completed his senior year at Fork Union Military Academy, where he competed in football, basketball, baseball and track. He served two years in the United States Navy, where he played football...
Daniel Joseph Heretick
Aug 19, 2018
Daniel Joseph Heretick, 57, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018. He was born in Petersburg, VA, to the late John P. Heretick and Lillian Slagle Heretick. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Monica M. Heretick. He is survived by daughters, Ashley L. Heretick and Sarah L. Heretick; step-daughter, Stacy Marks; grandchildren, Weston McComber and...
Paul Spotswood Roper, Iii
Aug 18, 2018
Roper, III, Paul Spotswood (“Spot”) died Saturday, August 18, 2018. Spot was born in Petersburg, Virginia on March 27, 1949. He was the son of the late Paul Roper, Jr and Mary McNeal Roper. He is survived by his wife, Donna Kay (“Kay”) Hines Roper of Midlothian, VA; his son, Thomas Rutherfoord Roper and his wife Holly of Richmond, VA;...
Reuben Lee Blanton Jr.
Aug 17, 2018
Reuben Lee Blanton, Jr., 78, of Amelia, VA, died Friday, August 17, 2018 due to a farming accident. A lifelong resident of Amelia, he was the son of the late Reuben Lee and Nell Clay Blanton. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Nell Blanton Tatum (Rev. Gene C.) of Amelia, VA, and Betty Blanton Wood (H.B., Jr.) of Woodville,...
Barbara Nester Kincaid
Aug 16, 2018
Barbara Nester Kincaid “Nana”, 77, of Chester, VA went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 16, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. She was born to Helen Elizabeth Journigan and Vernon Lee Baker in Henderson, NC and lived in Durham, NC until the age of 12 when her mother passed away. She then moved to Chester, VA...
Adele H. Phelps
Aug 15, 2018
Adele H. Phelps, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 after a period of declining health. She was born in Hopewell, the daughter of the late Claude W. and Mary H. Harris. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 51 years, Charles N. “Chuck” Phelps; brothers, Claude W. “Simp” Harris and Oliver Lee “Butch”...
Susan Helen Cross
Aug 15, 2018
Susan Helen Cross, 56, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Cross. She is survived by her loving mother, Helen Chiarky Cross; sister, Cheri Cross O’Neill; niece, Tiffany Spede and husband, Michael; great niece’s, Emma and Katherine Spede; nephew, Derek O’Neill; and her “Fur Baby”, Mandy. Susan loved...
