Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Mary Perkinson Swann
Mar 10, 2017
Mary Perkinson (Eloise) Swann, age 88, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, passed away at Ridgecrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy, on March 9th, 2017 following an extended illness and is now peacefully and joyfully at rest with the Lord. Mrs. Swann was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia on October 1, 1928, to the late Claiborne F. Perkinson and Mary F....
Basil Patrick "Pat" Walker
Mar 8, 2017
Basil “Pat” Patrick Walker, 93, of Petersburg, VA, passed away on March 8, 2017. He was the son of the late William Earl Walker and Mary Agnes Carney Walker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Alease Walker; and his brother and sister. Pat left Stillwater, New York during WWII and was stationed in Petersburg, VA where he...
Lady Elizabeth "Bettie" Sharpe Kahl
Mar 8, 2017
Lady Elizabeth (Bettie) Sharpe Kahl, 96, entered her Eternal Home in Heaven on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Born in McKenney, VA to the late Ivey John and Lady Dean Sharpe, she was only two years old when her family moved to Petersburg. Always an excellent student, Bettie graduated with honors from Petersburg High School. While working in Baltimore during WWII,...
Lee King
Mar 8, 2017
Lee King, 79, of Ford, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; a sister; and a grandson. Mrs. King was a member of New Covenant Church of the Brethren where she was a member of the Tea Kettles. She enjoyed exercising at Curves and with the Silver Sneakers group. She...
Vivian Grace Snead
Mar 7, 2017
Vivian Grace McNeely Snead of Chesterfield, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. Vivian was born on June 26, 1924 in Amherst, Virginia. Vivian will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege to know her. A woman of strength, courage, great joy, and laughter, she lit up...
Ruth Sharp Keller
Mar 6, 2017
Ruth Anna Sharp Keller, age 87 of Petersburg died March 6, 2017 at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Northern Virginia. She was born in Washington, D.C., a daughter of the late COL Turner R. Sharp, U.S. Army and Ruth Marshall Sharp. Her early life as an Army dependent was characterized by frequent moves to varied locales around the world, including Brooklyn,...
Edwin Bruce Holman
Mar 5, 2017
Edwin Bruce Holman, 78 of Hopewell, VA., passed away, Sunday, March 5, 2017. He is the son of the late Thomas A. and Florence V. Gill Holman. Mr. Holman is survived by his wife, Georgia Holman; daughter, Norma Townsend and husband, Robert Owens; son, Roy E. Townsend, Sr. and wife, Janine; grandchildren, Albert Steadman and wife, Jackie, Jessica Lloyd and...
Betty Godsey Wells
Mar 4, 2017
Betty Godsey Wells, 91 of Hopewell, VA passed away, Saturday, March 4, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Godsey & Minnie Godsey Holder; and her beloved step-father, Pierce Holder; a daughter, Rhonda Leigh Wells; and her brothers, Jack Holder and Bill Godsey. She is survived by her loving husband of 72 years, Rudolph Wells; a daughter,...
George Allen Washburn
Mar 4, 2017
George Allen Washburn, 77, of Hopewell, Va passed away, Saturday, March 4, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Babe and Thelma Washburn; a son, George “Jason” Washburn; and his loving wife, Kay Washburn. He is survived by his granddaughters, Haley Washburn and her fiancé, James Bradley, Megan Washburn, and Abigail Sweeny and husband, Chris; a great-granddaughter, Willow...
Samuel Thomas Wicker Sr.
Mar 3, 2017
Samuel Thomas Wicker Sr., 98 of Hopewell, passed away on Friday March 3, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles W. and Elva Draper Wicker; wife, Lillie Wicker; three sisters; four brothers. Samuel served his country proudly in the Army Air Corps during WW II. He retired from Allied Chemical after 32 years of service. Samuel was...
Virginia Johnston Whittle
Mar 3, 2017
Virginia Johnston Whittle, beloved mother, 94, of Chester passed away on Friday, March 03, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Dick” Whittle, Sr.; parents, Frank C. and Louise Woltz Johnston; five brothers, George E. Johnston, Frank C. Johnston, Jr., Julian A. Johnston, James W. Johnston and Herbert P. Johnston; four sisters, Mary L. Johnston, Margaret J....
Vicki Bentley Hartsell
Mar 2, 2017
Vicki Bentley Hartsell, 65, of Hopewell, VA, went to be with the Lord March 2, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, Louise and Dewey Bentley, Sr.; and her sister, Brenda. Vicki moved to Hopewell from Pulaski with her parents many years ago. In her younger years, you didn't have to go far to find Vicki. Anyone on...
Natalie Stadnicki Conahan
Mar 2, 2017
Natalie Stadnicki Conahan, 80, of Wilmington NC, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017. She was the daughter of the late John Edward Stadnicki and Agnes Bogdan Stadnicki of Elysburg, PA. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Conahan; two daughters, Mary Kate Conahan and Kathleen Conahan Langley. She is survived by her two daughters, Nell Brown...
Stephen Laine Hebden
Mar 1, 2017
Stephen Laine Hebden, 58, of Dinwiddie County, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He is survived by his parents, Horace and Mamie Harrell; daughters, Kelly Allen and husband, Bobby, Amanda Conner, Kay Caldwell and husband, Rocky, and Jan Hebden; grandchildren, Kylie and Taylor Allen, Morgan and Dale Conner, Jason Hebden, Katie and Rocky Caldwell; brothers, Dana Hebden and wife, Dottie, and...
Beatrice "Bea" Wooten Parrish
Mar 1, 2017
Beatrice “Bea” Wooten Parrish, 88, of Chester, VA, departed this life on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. From her birth in Buckingham, VA, on January 10, 1929, to her death on Wednesday, she nourished people around her with love and faith. Ms. Parrish was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Bernard L. Parrish; daughter, Susan D. Davis; brother,...
Agnes Lenore Boyd
Mar 1, 2017
Agnes Lenore Boyd, 90, of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 01, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Nellie Herrold Goble; husband, Russell H. Boyd, Sr; two sons, Russell Boyd, Jr. and Ronald Boyd; and brother, Reverend Melvin Goble. She was active in church her whole life, was a stay at...
Jackie Lynn Turner
Mar 1, 2017
Jackie Lynn Turner, 65, of Petersburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Lincoln Turner and Claudia Gray Turner; a brother, Otto Hilton Turner; and a nephew, Chris Lewis. He is survived by his daughter, Constance Turner Carper of St. Petersburg, FL; two grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Lewis and Betty Cook;...
Anna Lucille Honn
Feb 28, 2017
Anna Lucille Honn, 91, of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Audrey Walsh; and husband, Thomas E. Honn. She is survived by her four children, Thomas L. Honn and wife, Lynn, Linda H. Masri and husband, Nasser, Charles L. Honn and wife, Deborah, Steven L. Honn and...
