Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Edna Marshall Ellison
Nov 15, 2023
Edna Marshall Ellison, 100, of Sutherland VA, died on November 15, 2023. Born in Fannin County, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lee Marshall and Nora Susie Marshall. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She was the matriarch of the family and always put others first. She enjoyed crafting, drawing, and her cut-outs. In...
Mildred Pauline Peterson
Nov 15, 2023
Mildred Pauline Peterson, 90, of Chesterfield, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Bessie Englehart; her sisters, Alease, Helen Viola Butler, and Annamae Posenau; her brother, William "Billy" Englehart; and her great nephews, Adam Ray Butler and Phillip Randall Butler, Jr. Mildred loved listening to country music and enjoyed playing...
Erline Faye Megariotis
Nov 14, 2023
Erline Faye Megariotis (Hawkins), 72, a resident of Hopewell, Virginia passed away peacefully in the early morning of Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Born March 14, 1951, to the late Earl Renford Hawkins and Patricia Ann Cowell in Pomona, California. She was a 1969 graduate of Anaheim High School in California and dreamed of becoming a cosmetologist. On June 19, 1970,...
Dorothy Chambliss-Fleming
Nov 13, 2023
Dorothy Chambliss-Fleming was born September 5, 1937, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. She was the youngest of her siblings, all of whom preceded her in death. With farewell words unspoken and her faith in God unspoken, Dorothy - "Dot," as she was affectionately known to close family and friends, went home to be with her God on the evening of Monday,...
Eugene Sober
Nov 12, 2023
Eugene Flexon Sober, Jr., 68, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene Flexon Sober, Sr. and Shirley Ann Bennett; his daughter, Maggie Sober; his sister, Teresa Collins; and his brother, Steve Bennett. Eugene is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Robbin Sober; two children, Eugene Sober III...
Bettie Finch Jacobs
Nov 11, 2023
Bettie Finch Jacobs, passed away quietly, on November 11, 2023, at the age of 91. She is the daughter of the late James Thomas and Lillie Mae Debham Finch, of Louisburg, North Carolina. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Winston Jacobs, Sr.; and ten brothers, James T., Theodore, Billy, Walter, Willard, Russell, Bobby, Jack, Stacy, and...
David Allen Lott
Nov 11, 2023
David Allen Lott, 82, passed away at home on Saturday, November 11, 2023, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Dave was born in Middletown, N.Y., to Everette Faye and Sarah (Weiland) Lott. After graduating from Goshen Central High School in 1959, Dave began his military career at Griffis Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. He served eight years in...
David Frederick Vaughan
Nov 10, 2023
David Vaughan, 64, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, surrounded by family. He is survived by four children, Jason, Brandy (William), Melissa, and Amanda (Joseph); two sisters, Shirley (Danny) and Karen (James); and his grandchildren, Ariel, William, Kadyn, Chloe, Audrey, and Joey. He was preceded in death by his lifelong partner, Mary Allen; parents, George and Sue Vaughan; and brother,...
Helen Genevieve Hogarth
Nov 9, 2023
Helen Compton Hogarth, was born and raised in Sarton, West Virginia, the youngest of twelve, to Elbert Jasper and Cordia Ellen Compton. Married to LTC Albert W. Ride, Jr. (USA, retired) for 26 years, until his death. Helen married Earl Lee Hogarth and enjoyed 39 years of marriage. Helen is survived by her husband, Earl; and three children from her...
Daniel Scott Dunbar
Nov 8, 2023
Daniel Scott Dunbar (Danny), 42, of Mechanicsville passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, in Memorial Regional Hospital of Hanover following an extended illness. He left behind his parents, Cecil and Debra Dunbar of Chester; brothers, Andrew (Terri) of Disputanta, and Tim Dunbar of Manchester, England; niece, Lindsey Dunbar; as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded...
Kenneth Nester
Nov 7, 2023
Kenneth W. Nester (December 4, 1953 - November 7, 2023), passed away after a brief and sudden illness. Kenneth was born in Radford, Virginia, to Robert and Ethel Nester. In 1973, he graduated from Dublin High School. After high school, he attended New River Community College and earned his Associates in Applied Science for Instrumentation Technology in 1975. After graduation,...
William Rosser Crafton, Jr
Nov 7, 2023
William Rosser Crafton, Jr. (Willy), 97, of the Hickory Hill Retirement Community of Burkeville, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Willy was born on September 8, 1926, in Vinton, Virginia, an eastern county of Roanoke, and grew up during the depression with his two sisters, where he enjoyed working in his family's vegetable garden, playing basketball, golfing,...
Betty Lane Robbins
Nov 7, 2023
On a beautiful sunny morning, November 7, 2023, Betty Lane Robbins, 87, of Midlothian, VA, passed away peacefully in the arms of her daughter Diane. Betty Lane was born to Elizabeth Casey and Robert Lane Riggs on January 7, 1936, in Petersburg, VA, and resided in Hopewell, VA, until going off to college at the University of Richmond and then...
William Franklin Deniston
Nov 6, 2023
William "Bill" Franklin Deniston, 83, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, passed away November 6, 2023. Born and raised from humble beginnings in Clay County, Arkansas, Bill was the son of the late George Andy Deniston and the late Lillie Melissa Cline. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Huong Deniston; son, Nelson (Loan) Deniston; daughters, Melinda (Duc) Dang and...
Aubrey Clinton Sculthorpe
Nov 6, 2023
Well, Dad finally did it! He put away his mixer, whisk, mixing bowls and spoons and said "finished!" What will we the children do, now that there are no more delicious treats to look forward to. Man was he a good cook, ask him, he'd agree. Maybe the children will lose some weight now - probably not. Dad was a...
Maria Del Carmen Alvarez
Nov 6, 2023
Maria Alvarez, age 61, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 6, 2023. She was born on December 14, 1961, in Santiago de Maria, El Salvador. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfonso Martinez and Maria Rodriguez. She was extremely close to her cousin, Maria Elena; and aunt, Maria Olivia Rodriguez, who she now joins in heaven. She had...
Ronald Matthew Jenkins, Jr. "Bo"
Nov 6, 2023
Ronald Matthew Jenkins, Jr. "Bo", 52, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 6, 2023, at the VCU Medical Center. Bo was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on June 27, 1971. He was predeceased by his father, Ronald Matthew Jenkins, Sr. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman. Bo was employed in the film industry for over thirty years. He is...
Anthony Richard Jenzer
Nov 6, 2023
Anthony "Tony" Richard Jenzer, 74, of Sutherland, Virginia, previously from North Plainville, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Beatrix Jenzer. Tony was a true Marine was proudly served his country and was a very devoted husband. He will be truly missed by all who knew him. Tony...
Mary Kathryn Beaumont
Nov 6, 2023
Mary Hearding Beaumont, received her wings on November 6, 2023, and was reunited with the love of her life, Marion. She was born in Lebanon, Illinois, on October 20, 1936, to William Fred Hearding and Pearl Easterling Hearding. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Earl Beaumont; parents; sisters, Iris Hearding Buckelman and Ruth Hearding Waits; and brother,...
Edith Joyce Hawks
Nov 5, 2023
Edith Joyce Mitchell Hawks, passed away quietly, on November 5, 2023, at the age of 93. She is the daughter of the late Charlie and Lillie Mitchell. She is survived by her sister, Betty Jo Lester (Ray), and their children, Les (Kim), Mitchell, and Chris; her daughter, Cindy Langan (Louis); her son, Charles Hawks (Debbie); three granddaughters, Hillary Murray (Tony),...
