Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Romona Ann Duke Godwin
Sep 21, 2014
Romona Ann Duke Godwin, age 83, known as “Bootsie” to her close friends and family (Ann to recent friends) died September 21, 2014 at Colonial Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 1, 1931 in Petersburg, VA, and was the daughter of Clifford and Emma Duke and the wife of the late William Purcell Godwin Jr. She...
Everette Thomas Kitchen Jr.
Sep 20, 2014
Everette Thomas “Tommy” Kitchen, Jr., 59, of Maysville, NC and formerly of Petersburg died Saturday, September 20, 2014. He was born the son of the late Everette T. and Dolores Brown Kitchen and was also preceded in death by his sister, Michelle Kitchen. Tommy was a graduate of Petersburg High School and worked for over 36 years with Colombia Gas...
Edwin Lewis Henderson
Sep 20, 2014
Edwin Lewis “Rabbit” Henderson, 68, died Saturday afternoon, September 20th at Johnston Willis Hospital following a brief illness. He was surrounded in the loving embrace of his family. His father, James V. Henderson, and his mother, Louise B. Henderson, preceded him in death. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Victoria (Pallay) Henderson; his daughter, Amy H. Ernst; his son...
Gilbert Raymond Wildrick
Sep 19, 2014
Gilbert “Gil” Raymond Wildrick, 76, of Chesterfield died Friday, September 19, 2014. He was born in Syracuse New York, the son of the late Gilbert and Janis Sidley Wildrick. Gil served his country honorably in the US Navy and then went on to work for and retire from Brown & Williamson. Later he went to work for the Richmond Times...
Barbara Faison Mccabe
Sep 19, 2014
Barbara Faison McCabe, 79, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014. Mrs. McCabe was retired from the Federal Reserve Bank and was an avid traveler. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Helen Faison; husband, Gilbert Ray “Bob” McCabe; and a brother, H.L. Faison Jr. Mrs. McCabe is survived by her daughter, Theresa McCabe...
Carol Jean Lanagan
Sep 19, 2014
Carol Jean McCulloch Lanagan, 65, of Chester departed this world on September 19, 2014. She will be deeply missed and is survived by her husband of almost 43 years, Tom Lanagan; son, Peter Lanagan and his partner Margaret; daughter, Ranna Armstrong and husband Matt; grandson, Pierce; and brother, Tim McCulloch and wife Cathy. Carol was preceded in death by her...
Edwin Stansfield Hawkins Sr.
Sep 18, 2014
Edwin Stansfield Hawkins, Sr., 91, of Chester, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014. He was the owner of the Hopewell Oil Company, Reynolds Oil Company in West Point and Elmore Oil Company in Petersburg. Mr. Hawkins a Veteran of World War II was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a graduate of Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University. Mr....
Jane Evelyn Andolina
Sep 18, 2014
Jane Evelyn Andolina, 81, of Colonial Heights, widow of Russell Andolina, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2014. Born in Pemberton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Johnson Matthew. She was also preceded in death by her twin sister, Jean Fowler. She is survived by her children, Stella Copeland (the late Joseph), Donald J. Andolina, Nancy...
Pearl Womack Bartle
Sep 14, 2014
Pearl Womack Bartle, 93, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Bartle Jr.; and her son, Gilbert Bartle III. Mrs. Bartle is survived by her daughters, Catherine Watkins and Shirley Gilbert; daughter-in-law, Sandra Bartle; eight grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and nineteen great great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00...
Joyce Louise Beveridge
Sep 13, 2014
Joyce Louise Beveridge, 83, of Chester, VA joined God and her angels on September 13, 2014. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ann Knapp; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Beveridge; and one son, Glenn Beveridge. Mrs. Beveridge is survived by three children, Scott Beveridge and wife, Py of...
S Shelby Jean Reese
Sep 12, 2014
Shelby Jean Reese, 74,of Colonial Heights passed away Friday, September 12, 2014.She was preceded by her parents, George B. and Katie G. Hall and a brother, George C. Hall. Shelby was a devoted and caring wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Johnny M. Reese; children, Cheryl Price and husband Mike; Kenneth Priode and Wife, Barbara; Joseph Priode...
Elizabeth Graves Litton
Sep 12, 2014
Elizabeth Graves Litton, 79, of Chester, passed away on September 12, 2014. Born in Richmond, VA she was preceded in death by her daughter, Misty Dawn Litton. Mrs. Litton was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her three loving children, Ronald Wayne Williams and wife, Janet, Dennis James Hertsch and wife, Terri, and Sandra Hertsch Owens...
Betty Jean Chandler
Sep 10, 2014
Betty Jean Chandler, 81, of Chester, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Powell Chandler; her parents, Erman Lucian and Berta Elvira Grady Peters; and her sister, “Tut” Freeman. She is survived by her daughters, Janet Palmer and her husband, Bill of Chester, Jo Mims and her husband, Larry of Manteo,...
Michael White Denson M.D.
Sep 10, 2014
Dr. Michael White Denson, of Chicago, IL and formerly of Colonial Heights, VA passed away on September 10, 2014 at his home in Chicago. He was the son of the late Wesley P. Denson. Michael was a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Medical School. He worked at Northwestern University as the Chief of Psychiatry,...
Ronnie Darnell Gaines
Sep 8, 2014
Ronnie Darnell Gaines, 66, of Chester, VA passed away on September 8, 2014. Mr. Gaines was a United States Navy Veteran, and was a former firefighter and fire inspector for the City of Richmond. He was the owner and operator of Gaines and Critzer Insurance Agency. Mr. Gaines was a member of the Meadowbrook Country Club and Salem Baptist Church....
Antoinette Patricia Foster
Sep 8, 2014
Antoinette Patricia Foster, affectionately known as Toni, was born on February 28, 1948, to Anna Nero Rose and John Rose, Sr. in Brooklyn, NY. The oldest of three children who were raised on Vernon Avenue in Brooklyn, NY and on Frederick Avenue in Roosevelt, NY, Toni was educated at St. Ambrose Elementary School and St. Joseph High School. She also...
Merlin Tyree Wilkins
Sep 5, 2014
Merlin Tyree Wilkins, 52, of Dinwiddie County, passed away peacefully and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 5, 2014. Born in Mecklenburg County, Merlin lived most of his life in Dinwiddie and was a 1980 graduate of Dinwiddie High School. He retired after 23 years of dedicated service to the Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Department. Merlin had...
Gayle Smith Jones
Sep 4, 2014
Gayle Lewis Smith Jones, 95, of Petersburg, passed away Thursday night, September 4, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Mariah Cameron and Gayle Riddick Smith. Gayle was also preceded in death by her husband, John Emmett Jones and her twin sister, Mariah “Mickey” Petty. Gayle will be remembered as a clerk in the lingerie department at Rucker Rosenstocks...
Gillie Mellessia Carter
Sep 4, 2014
Gillie Mellessia Carter, 72, of Chester, VA, widow of Philip L. Carter, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014. She was a loving wife and mother. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Timothy L. Carter and Kimberly C. Wyatt and husband, Michael, grandchildren, Alan M. Wyatt and wife, Kayla, and Ashley N. Wyatt, great-grandson, Luke A. Wyatt, and a...
Enid Ruth Clark
Sep 4, 2014
Enid Ruth Clark, 76, of Chester passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Worthy Keener and Leah Jarvis Keener. She is predeceased by her Husband, William A Clark II and Son, William A. Clark III. Mrs. Clark worked as a Manager for many years in the Food Service Industry and was a long-time...
