Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Elijah Shook
Sep 15, 2015
Elijah “Chuck” Shook, 48, Chesterfield, VA passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Rose Shook. He is survived by his sons, Charles Ryan Shook, William Scott Shook, Samuel David Shook; and mother of his sons, Gail Eades Shaw; step-son, James Cameron Shaw; sister, Donna Harwell; and a host of extended...
Mary Alice Gray
Sep 14, 2015
Mary Alice Gray, 76, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufus and Viola Hargrove; her loving husband, Oscar Lee Gray, Jr.; a sister, Sara May; and her brother, Walter Hargrove. She is survived by her sons, Tony Gray, Jeff Gray and wife Meredythe; special son, Tim Holden;...
James Hurst Horner
Sep 12, 2015
James Hurst Horner (Jim), 91, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2015, in Chester, Virginia. He loved God, his country, and his family and friends, who mourn his loss as they celebrate a life well lived. Born April 14, 1924, to parents Gladys Hurst Horner and Alden Joseph Horner, Jim entered the world as a Virginia farm boy who went...
Nicholas Aaron Adams
Sep 11, 2015
Nicholas Adams, 23, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September, 11, 2015. He is the son of Heidi and Glenn Hayes and Steven and Christie Adams and brother of Eddie, Sydney and Tessa Adams and is survived by many other loving family and friends. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 15th from 6:00pm to...
Gloria Jolly Bertrand
Sep 11, 2015
Mrs. Gloria Jolly Bertrand died at age 89 on September 11, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. She was the daughter of Burnell Wallace Jolly and Vera Gould Jolly of Colonial Heights and Petersburg, Virginia. She was a graduate of Petersburg High School. After completing a BS degree in Education and Psychology at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, she...
Madonna Blank Killin
Sep 9, 2015
Madonna Blank Killin, 86, of Chesterfield County, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Julia Blank and husband William George Killin, Sr. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara K. Wadsworth and husband, Paul and Darlene L. Johnson and husband, Jay Dee; one son, William G. Killin, II; sister-in-law, Virginia Zawrotny; eight...
Daniel Stephen Bally
Sep 9, 2015
Daniel Stephen Bally, 70, of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Stanley and Nola Melliett Bally; brothers Charles “Chuck” and John Bally; and his sisters Nola and Carol. He is survived by his loving wife, Katherine Winn Bally; sons Daniel (Melissa), Alexander (Thelma), Jack (Tiffany); and a...
Page Lee Tipton
Sep 9, 2015
Page Lee Tipton, 79, of Petersburg, went to be with his wife of 37 years, Ruth A. Tipton, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Page was a graduate of the University of Richmond. He is survived by his daughter, Angela Page Thomas and husband, Daniel; 2 step-daughters, Shelia Harlin and the late Sandra Cash; sister, Kay Tipton Campbell and husband, William;...
Ruth Marie Cook
Sep 7, 2015
Ruth Marie Cook, 90, of Dinwiddie, died on Monday, September 7,2015. She was born in Petersburg the daughter of the late Robert and Bessie Humphries Ellison. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Cook, brother, Robert Burns, and sister, Elizabeth Young Ridout. Mrs. Cook loved children and taught Sunday school and was a Teacher’s Aide for Petersburg’s...
Dorothy Hawley Ivey
Sep 4, 2015
Dorothy Hawley Ivey, 84, of Chester, VA passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin E. and Cassie I. Hawley; her loving husband of 64 years, Max Omer Ivey; and a son, Larry Wayne Ivey. She is survived by her daughters, Lynne I. Townes (Charles) and Joan A. Ivey; grandchildren, Steven R....
Joseph "Dickie" Richard Dance
Sep 4, 2015
Joseph “Dickie” Richard Dance, 64, of Petersburg, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert Wesley Sr., and Violet Newton Dance; sister, Verdie Ann Dance; and daughter, Teresa Dance Tuck. Dickie will always be remembered as a tough man and as a well-known legend in the local Petersburg area. He is survived...
Virginia Charles Jones
Sep 2, 2015
Virginia Charles Jones, 91, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, September 2, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Lois Reid Charles. Virginia graduated from Crozer Theological Seminary with a master’s degree in Theology. She is survived by her husband, Reverend C. Bailey Jones; son, Dr. Robert V. Jones; and daughter, Cynthia D. Jones. A funeral service will...
Jacquelyn Glass Crafton
Aug 31, 2015
Jacquelyn Glass Crafton, 81 of Prince George, VA., passed away, Monday, August 31, 2015. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late Paul J. Glass and Fern Burroughs Glass. Jacquelyn was a retired Staff Assistant-Engineering with Bell Atlantic Telephone Company; she was a member of First United Methodist Church choir, United Methodist Women and also a member of The...
Patricia Sullivan Spain
Aug 31, 2015
Patricia Sullivan Spain, 77, of Chesterfield, VA passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Ruby Sullivan; her loving husband of 62 years, Robert E. Spain, Sr.; son, Timothy Spain; three sisters, Janice Shields, Nadine Jeffries and Eloise Blanks; and one brother, Bobby Sullivan. She is survived by her children, Wanda...
Durwood Marshall Jackson
Aug 31, 2015
Durwood M. Jackson surrounded by loved ones, passed away peacefully in his home Monday, August 31, 2015, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May of 2015. Durwoods passions included working on cars, NASCAR, Baseball (New York Yankees) and football (Redskins). Durwood had retired from Blue Ridge Paper in 2003. He was preceded in death by his father and mother...
Elizabeth Davis Hartman
Aug 30, 2015
Elizabeth Davis Hartman, 95, of Petersburg, VA, widow of Harry B. Hartman, Jr., passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late C. Ernest and Myrtie Rogers Davis. Mrs. Hartman was a 1938 graduate of Petersburg High School and a 1942 graduate of The College of William & Mary with a degree in...
Edna Mae Williamson
Aug 30, 2015
Edna Mae Williamson, 79, of Dinwiddie, VA, formerly of Martinsville, VA, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Rudolph A. “Rudy” Williamson; sons, Clarence Oakley and Clayton Oakley; nieces, Patsy Jordon and Donna Vance. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at the Dinwiddie Chapel of J.T. Morriss &...
