Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Joseph Howell Phelps
Aug 15, 2018
Joseph Howell Phelps, 83, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Born in Pitt County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Joseph L. Phelps and Beatrice Norris Pruett. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Nancy Phelps; daughter, Cindy Mitchell; and step-son, Wayne McDaniel. He is survived by two daughters, Bobbie...
Guy Bernard "Gb" Rose, Jr.
Aug 14, 2018
Guy B. “GB” Rose, Jr., 85, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in Petersburg, VA he was the son of the late Guy B. Rose, Sr. and Mamie Hall Rose; and was also preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Rose Blaha. Mr. Rose was a United States Army veteran and was a longtime member...
Doris Holt Wallace
Aug 14, 2018
Doris Holt Wallace, 94, of Chester passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. She was born in North Carolina to the late David Milton Holt and Anna Mildred Powell. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, George Dock Wallace; Doris is survived by two children, Delores Ann Wallace and her husband, John “Pete” Smith, III., and...
Charles Jeffrey Sweat
Aug 14, 2018
Charles Jeffrey Sweat, 58, of Matoaca, VA, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert David and Dorothy Louise Dilday Sweat, and his son, William Robert Sweat. Jeff retired from Philip Morris after 31 years of service and was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Hopewell. He was an active member and...
Willie Mae Joyner
Aug 14, 2018
Willie Mae Joyner, 92, of N. Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Sutton and Florence Moody Sutton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Joyner; and grandchild, Teresa Talbott. She is survived by 4 children, Jeanette Wilder and husband, Allen, Patsy Jones and husband,...
Sydney-Grace "Gracie" Leann Upton
Aug 13, 2018
Sydney-Grace LeAnn Upton, 18, of Chesterfield, VA, affectionately known as “Gracie” by her family and friends, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Sally Covert; great-aunt, LeAnn McKenna; great-God parents, Doris and Garland Edwards; great-grandmother, Shyrley Pitkin; fur baby brother, Buck Edwards; special friends and loved...
James Guy Ringler
Aug 12, 2018
James Guy Ringler, 78, of Prince George, VA passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018. Born in Grafton, West Virginia, and a longtime resident of Prince George, he was the son of the late Guy H. and Louise Glenn Ringler; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Long Ringler; a son, William K. Nash. Mr. Ringler was...
Laura Williams Flory
Aug 10, 2018
Laura Williams Flory, 92, of Chesterfield County, VA passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. Born in Richmond, VA she was the daughter of the late Maynard and Sarah Dunn; and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Tom Williams; a daughter, Linda Clarke; two sisters, Helen Puryear, Dorothy Moore and a grandson, Mark Cooke. At the young...
Cecilia G. Seaman
Aug 10, 2018
Cecilia Georgina Seaman, 96, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Henry Seaman Sr.; Son Roderick Seaman; daughters, Mary Louise Disney, and Valarie Jean Seaman. She is survived by her children, Daniel F. Seaman (Janice), Craig V. Seaman (Joan), Thomas H. Seaman Jr., Valerie Lynn Baldwin (Tom), Marcella A....
Elizabeth Renne Hinckle
Aug 9, 2018
Elizabeth “Beth” Renne Hinckle, 51, of Surry, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Chaplain Lt. Col. Eric Stafford Renne, Sr. She is survived by her son, Douglas Shannon Hinckle; mother, Martha Moore Renne; sister, Christina Renne Lee; brother, Eric Stafford Renne, Jr.; uncles, Merilyn M. Renne and wife, Marion, and H....
James Coley Hudson
Aug 9, 2018
James Coley Hudson, 89, of Prince George County, VA passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Born in West Liberty, Kentucky he was the son of the late Green and Martha Noble Hudson; and was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Lou Edwards Hudson; his son, James Sidney Hudson; two brothers, Everett and Paul; and two sisters,...
Mary Etta Kanusek
Aug 9, 2018
On August 9, 2018, God in his Infinite Wisdom dispatched his Heavenly Angels to call home, his beloved Mary Etta Kanusek, of Prince George, VA. She was born April 5, 1931, to the late Mary Moore-Griffin and Patrick Griffin and step-mother, Alpha O. Griffin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Kanusek, Sr.; and niece Tammy Dingas. She...
Richard Linwood Haden Sr.
Aug 8, 2018
Richard L. “Dick” Haden, 73, of Disputanta, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, contently and peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, H.C. “Junior” Haden and Dotha House Haden; his sister, Shirley Haden King and brother-in-law, Earl King. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Mary Carpenter Haden; his...
Myrtle Cain Meikle
Aug 8, 2018
Myrtle Cain Meikle, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at her home in Carson, Virginia. She was born to Lizzie Magee and Merton T. Cain on January 16, 1921 in Prince George County, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Lloyd W. Glass; her husband, Lawrence David Meikle; her step-son, John Dornan...
Herbert Fleming Scott, Jr.
Aug 8, 2018
Herbert Fleming Scott, Jr., 93, of Prince George, VA passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Prince George, VA he was the son of the late Herbert F. Scott, Sr. and Myrtle J. Mayes Scott; and was also preceded in death by a brother, D’Arcy P. Scott, II. Mr. Scott graduated Valedictorian of...
Robert Wright Livesay, Iii
Aug 7, 2018
On August 7, 2018, our hearts were saddened by the passing of our loved and faithful servant, Robert W. Livesay, III. Robert was born April 20, 1947 to Robert W. and Mary Holloway Livesay. Robert was brought up in the Wesley United Methodist Church and in later years converted to the Baptist faith. He graduated from Prince George High School...
Virginia Fuquay Spivey
Aug 6, 2018
Virginia Fuquay Spivey, 98, of Chester, VA, died Monday, August 6, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Pritchard and Ruth Hobby Fuquay; her husband of 65 years, Fred W. Spivey; a son, Fred D. Spivey; a granddaughter, Christa S. Hare; and a brother, Linwood Fuquay. Mrs. Spivey was a longtime member of Kingsland Baptist Church where...
Dorothy Jewel Ihnken
Aug 6, 2018
Dorothy J. Ihnken died on August 6, 2018. Born October 6, 1919 in Astoria, Long Island, she was the daughter of the Erna J. Belcher and Edward A. Ihnken. She lived in New York and New Jersey until the family moved to Colonial Heights, VA in 1961. A 1944 graduate of Westhampton College, University of Richmond, she studied violin and...
