Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dennis Roberts Deaner
Jan 24, 2017
Dennis Roberts Deaner, 75, of Chester, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Katherine Z. Deaner, parents Ira Cleon Deaner, Sr. and Elsie Deaner Finlayson and a brother Ira Cleon Deaner, Jr.. He graduated from Hopewell High School in 1959 and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in 1965....
Shirley Jones Taylor
Jan 23, 2017
Shirley Jones Taylor, 81, of Hopewell, VA passed away on Monday, January 23, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel T. Jones Sr. and Eleanor Turner Jones; her loving husband of 63 years, Gilbert Lee Taylor Sr.; a grandson, Michael A. Pulley; sisters, Lois J. Walker, and Mildred Shaw; brothers, Daniel T. Jones, Jr., and George A....
Edward Caswell Coleman Jr.
Jan 22, 2017
Edward Caswell Coleman, Jr., 92, of Petersburg, VA, died January 21, 2017. He was the son of the late Edward Caswell and Virginia Stratton Coleman and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Nena Coleman Caskie. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jean Long Coleman; children, Claudia Coleman Pachios (Harold), Edward Caswell Coleman, III, Patricia Aline...
Mildred Myrick Smith
Jan 21, 2017
Mildred Myrick Smith passed away on January, 21, 2017. She was born on September 23, 1923 in Petersburg, VA to John Eugene and Thelma Westmoreland Myrick. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward Augustus Smith; and her great-granddaughter, Rachael Bocock. She was a member of West End Baptist Church since 1950, a homemaker, and a loving...
Ronald Lee Walker
Jan 21, 2017
Ronald “Ronnie” Lee Walker of Colonial Heights, Virginia, died on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at the age of 79. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Lee Walker and Gertrude Allen Walker; and his brother, James (Skeegie) Edward Walker. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joan Pecht Walker; a son, Mark Christopher Walker and his...
Sylvia Jean Beverly
Jan 20, 2017
Sylvia Jean Beverly, 80, of Crewe, VA., passed away Friday, January 20, 2017. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lawson Winton and Belva Agatha Church Bailey; sons, Timothy W. Beverly, Willis E. Beverly, Jr., and granddaughter, Cheralee Sylvia Marie Beverly. Sylvia is survived by her daughter, Wanda Teal; three brothers; two sisters; seven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren and numerous...
Anna Marjorie Ford
Jan 20, 2017
Anna Marjorie Ford, 85 of S. Chesterfield, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017. She is preceded in death by her husband, Branch E. Ford; parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Cummings Rigler. Anna was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She was an avid bingo player and played for many years at the American Legion in Colonial Heights. She is survived...
Harry "Butch" Hinston Oakley Jr.
Jan 18, 2017
Harry "Butch" Hinston Oakley, Jr., 53 of Chesterfield VA departed this life on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Butch is the son of the late Harry H Oakley, Sr. and Barbara Stables Oakley. Butch spent his life behind the wheel of a truck and most recently had the opportunity to drive cross country as he explored new adventures in his career....
Edna Earl Mayton
Jan 17, 2017
Edna Earl Mayton, 90, of Dinwiddie County, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Born in Blackstone, VA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Orn and Molly Nannie Ostein Craven. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher Lee Mayton, seven sisters, and one brother. A member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, Mrs. Mayton loved her church and...
Calvin Webster Pate
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Calvin Webster Pate, 53 of Hopewell, VA., departed this life on Monday, January 16, 2017. Calvin was the son of the late Andrew Pate, Jr. and Catherine Crowder Pate. Calvin was preceded in death by, brothers, Wayne Bailey, Curtis Pate and Charles Pate; sisters, Jermaine Bailey, Vanessa Bailey-Landsford and Cindy Pate-Coleman. Mr. Calvin Pate served in the United States...
Margaret Wolfrey Watkins
Jan 16, 2017
Margaret Wolfrey Vest Watkins, 98, of Petersburg, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Wolfrey and Katie Andrews Wolfrey-Turner. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Melvin “Junie” Watkins; and daughters, Pat A. Martin and Brenda V. Robertson. Margaret was employed with Brown & Williamson...
Mary Louise Elmore
Jan 16, 2017
Mary Louise Elmore, 71, of Chester, passed away, Monday, January 16, 2017. She is the daughter of the late Walter and Nellie Spainhour Woodel. Mary is survived by her son, Herman "Albert" Elmore and wife, Kelly.
Ida Barbour Lumpkin
Jan 15, 2017
Ida Barbour Lumpkin, also lovingly known as Momma, Grannie, Monk, Lump Lump, and Sugar Lump, 90, of Chester, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 15, 2017. She was born on May 21, 1926 in Sandy Level, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Stewart W. Lumpkin. She is survived...
Rosemary Elam Pritchard
Jan 14, 2017
Mrs. Rosemary Elam Pritchard, 92, joined her Heavenly Father on January 14, 2017 following a brief illness. Rosemary, born February 9, 1924, in Elam, Prince Edward County, was the daughter of William Carter Elam and Janie Fuqua Elam and was the last survivor of her 5 siblings. She was the widow of Luther Douglas Pritchard, Sr. to whom she was...
Amelia Gluza Moreno
Jan 13, 2017
Amelia Helen Gluza Moreno, 98, formerly of Norfolk, VA died Friday, January 13th at Petersburg Home for Ladies after a long struggle with dementia. Born in Watervliet, New York, she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Anna L. Wrosek Gluza. Amelia graduated as an R.N. from Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y. She received a B.S. from Columbia...
Dorothy Crowder Heath
Jan 12, 2017
Dorothy Crowder Heath, 92, of Carson, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Elsie Branch Crowder; husband, Wiley G. Heath; and daughter, Donna H. Williams. Dorothy was an active member of Salem United Methodist Church. She was an avid crafter, a member of the Red Hatters Club, and enjoyed cooking...
Georgia Milam Reames
Jan 12, 2017
Milam (Smith) Cooper Reames, born on March 1st, 1927, in Bennettsville, South Carolina, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Thursday, January 12th, 2017, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Milam was a widow of John Robert Reames, who passed in 1987. She is survived by her two children and their spouses (Janet and Don Douglas of Williamsburg, VA; Gary and Linda...
Timothy Stuart Bendall
Jan 12, 2017
Timothy Stuart Bendall, 60, of S. Prince George, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Lewis Orin Bendall, Sr. and Joyce Richardson Bendall. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Lewis Orin Bendall, Jr. Timothy was employed with HON Industries of Richmond for many years and the...
Paul Andrew Boyette
Jan 11, 2017
Paul Andrew Boyette, 86, of Hopewell, died on Wednesday January 11, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter L. and Lucy Daniels Boyette; son, Charles Boyette; two brothers; four sisters. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Imogene Boyette; daughter, Janice Nelson; son, Jerry Boyette; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Doris Shields, Boo Boo...
Donald Stanford Howlett
Jan 10, 2017
Donald Stanford Howlett, 85, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at John Randolph Medical Center with his wife, daughter, and granddaughter by his side. He was born and raised in Hopewell, VA and was one of three children. Donald started working at the ripe age of 11 and graduated from Hopewell High in 1952 where he enlisted in the United...
