Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
William Mueller
Oct 26, 2015
William Mueller, 73, of Chester passed away Monday, October 26, 2015. He is preceded in death by his wife, Constance G. Mueller; mother, Elizabeth Dietz; and grandmother, Elizabeth Schaaf. He is survived by his daughters, Teresa A. Mueller (Jackie), Melinda L. Boisseau (Eric), Tammy L. Brockwell (Bruce), Amy B. Sink, and Katie E. Mueller; sons, William D. Mueller, Mark W....
Marguerite Sizemore Darby
Oct 26, 2015
Marguerite Sizemore Darby, 91, of Chesterfield, died October 26, 2015. She was the fourth child of Marvin D. Sizemore and Hattie Hite Sizemore of Dinwiddie County, Va. Marguerite is survived by her husband of 72 years, Lawrence T. Darby Jr. Also surviving are two daughters, Daphne Shelley and her husband, Paul N. Shelley Sr., Lisa H. Darby; three sons, Lawrence...
Mabel Inez Caudle Hamner
Oct 25, 2015
Mabel Inez Caudle Hamner, a longtime resident of Petersburg and widow of Gerald R. Hamner, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Jimmie C. and Lois Owen Caudle; brothers, W.A. Caudle (Hilda) and James Caudle; sisters, Yvonne C. Watterson (Rev. Gene) and Evelyn Inge Skinner (Charles); brother-in-law, Joseph B. Miller, Jr. Mrs....
Ruby Dean Cooper
Oct 25, 2015
Ruby Dean Cooper, age 69, of Marlton, NJ departed this life on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Philip C. Cooper, Sr.; sister, Virginia Reams; brother, William Dean; and her parents, Eula Benninghove and William R. Dean. She is survived by her devoted son, Carson and his wife, Lisa; and two...
Robert Brian Edwards
Oct 24, 2015
Robert B. Edwards, 43, of Henrico, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Mr. Edwards was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father, Wallace L. Murphy and his grandmother Cora Morrissette. He is survived by his mother, Jacqueline Rogers; daughter, Katie Edwards; sisters, Sara Davis (David) and Donna Edwards; brothers, Stewart Murphy, Warren Murphy and...
Jayne Adkins Rybar
Oct 24, 2015
Jayne Adkins Rybar, 57, of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Born in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Russell Adkins and Edna Stowers Adkins. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Rybar; son, Adam Rybar; two sisters, Drena Aspelin and her husband, Marvin, and Kathie Tatum; nieces Karen and Brook; and numerous other...
Patsy Owen Carpenter
Oct 24, 2015
Carpenter, Patsy O., 64 departed this life on Saturday, October 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 44 years, Willard “Bill” Carpenter, parents; Lloyd “Slick” and Margaret Owen. She is survived by her children; Todd (Tina), Brad (Angela) and her daughter Leanne Carpenter, grandchildren; Alyssa, Owen, Adriana, Olivia, Leah and DJ, nephew; Rusty Owen...
Bernice Beckwith King Tucker
Oct 23, 2015
Bernice Beckwith King Tucker, 93, of Petersburg, widow of Ashton Ford Tucker, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Rufus A. and Corea Floyd King. She was also preceded in death by her sons, Ronald Ashton Tucker and Thomas Arthur Tucker. Mrs. Tucker was a longtime member of West End Baptist...
Lawrence Calvin Jackson
Oct 22, 2015
Lawrence Calvin “Teddy” Jackson, 80, of Wheeling, WV passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Valley Haven Nursing Home in Wellsburg, WV.. Born on August 21, 1935 in Ford, VA Lawrence was the son of the late Manzy and Alvenia Jackson. “Teddy” as he was known to all of his friends, was a retired Taxi Driver for Wheeling...
Mary "Mimi" Traylor Martin
Oct 22, 2015
Mary “MiMi” Traylor Martin, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Thursday, October, 22, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Susie Lee Harrison Traylor; and her husband, Marshall E. Martin, Sr. Mary was a lifetime member of Elm St. Baptist Church and worked for the Petersburg Bureau of Tourism for many years. She enjoyed gardening...
Myrna Marsh Matthews
Oct 20, 2015
Myrna Marsh Matthews, 96, a longtime resident of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Born October 1, 1919 in Toledo, OH, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd James and Murnie Jones Wileman. She was also preceded in death by her husband and the father of her two children, Joseph Frederick Marsh, their daughter, Diane Marsh Mattson, and...
Gregory Eanes Duffek Sr.
Oct 20, 2015
Duffek, Sr. Gregory E., 55 of Disputanta VA., passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father, 1st Sgt. Gilbert D. Duffek, Sr. and only son, Gregory E. Duffek, II. Greg was born January 28, 1960 in Petersburg, VA. He was a Prince George County High School graduate, Class of...
Mary Anna Crocker Overton
Oct 19, 2015
Mary Anna Crocker Overton, 95, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nathan and Laura May Crocker; sister Ethel Walden; and nieces, Joyce O’Neill Swain and Vivian Walden. She was longtime owner/operator of Harrowgate Grocery and Apartments. She also served many years of civil service for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard....
Mabel Coley Minetree
Oct 17, 2015
Mabel Coley Minetree, 92, of Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015. She was born in Matoaca, the daughter of the late James C. and Evelyn Perkinson Coley. Mrs. Minetree was a member of Matoaca Baptist Church, where she played the organ for several years. After moving to Petersburg, she became a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church, and...
Alease Powell Walker
Oct 15, 2015
Alease Powell Walker, 76, of Dinwiddie, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015. Born in Brunswick County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Clarence and Polly Ann Powell Jones. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Lawrence E. Jones, Robert G. Jones, and Howard L. Jones. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, James...
Peggy Elaine Bendall
Oct 14, 2015
Peggy Elaine Sheneman Bendall, 87, a longtime resident of Disputanta, VA, widow of Richard Walter Bendall, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Keene, TX. She lived in Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas over the years and served the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in an administrative support role serving alongside her husband as he was transferred to different positions. Peggy is...
Deliah Peden Marable
Oct 14, 2015
Deliah Peden Marable, Psalm 139:16 .. all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. And so as scripture says, on October 14, 2015, Deliah Stegall Peden Marable, 88, of Colonial Heights, completed her earthly life and now is in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Deliah was...
Donald Trotto
Oct 13, 2015
Donald Trotto, 77, died Wednesday, October 13, 2015, in Petersburg,VA .He was preceded in death by his wife Thelma Anne Trotto. He is survived by his daughters, Cathleen (Trotto) Tistle and Amy Trotto; siblings, Arthur Trotto, Theresa (Trotto) Summerfied, and Frank Trotto; five grandchildren; and his dog "Lucky."Don was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and is the son of...
Ruth Alice Sizemore
Oct 11, 2015
Ruth Alice Fridley Sizemore died peacefully October 11th, 2015 at the age of 84. She is preceded in death, by her husband, Elwood L. Sizemore of Covington, VA. Ruth was born in Callaghan, VA on October 30th, 1930 and moved to Chester, VA where she lived out her life. There she raised her 3 children, Dale L. Sizemore, David P....
