Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Dallas Wayne Johnson
Jul 18, 2016
Dallas Wayne Johnson, 82, died July 18, 2016 at his home in Church Hill, TN following a brief illness. Mr. Johnson was born August 3, 1933 in Kingsport, TN, to the late M. H. (Bill) & Frances Johnson. Entering the Air Force in 1950 and serving for four years, Mr. Johnson then joined the United States Army, where he retired...
Esther Bresko Rusnak
Jul 17, 2016
Esther Bresko Rusnak, 81, of Disputanta, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016. Esther was preceded in death by her husband Raymond P. Rusnak, Sr. and parents Henry and Lilly Bresko. Esther was a loving and devoted mother and homemaker as well as a secretary for 26 ½ years. In her early career she worked for the District of Columbia...
Reuben Douglas Melton, Jr.
Jul 17, 2016
Reuben Douglas Melton Jr., 58 who was our beloved Son, brother and father went to be with the lord and his daddy on Friday, July 17, 2016. Reuben was preceded in death by his father Reuben D. Melton Sr., his maternal grandparents Ada and Ira Smith and paternal grandparents Gracie and Lucien Melton. He is survived by his beloved mother,...
Richard Marvin Whorley
Jul 17, 2016
Richard Marvin Whorley, 77, of Prince George, VA, died Sunday, July 17, 2016. Born to the late Frank Peter and Estelle Williams Whorley, he was raised in the Battersea neighborhood of Petersburg. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Retha Whorley; daughter, Rebecca J. Whorley; and brothers, Carlton David Whorley and Melvin Ray Whorley. A U.S. Army veteran,...
Peter Jeremiah Kain
Jul 16, 2016
Kain, Peter Jeremiah, of Enon, died peacefully at home on July 16, 2016. He is survived by Mary Connor Kain, his wife of nearly 70 years. He is also survived by his children, Kathy Perzanowski and Philip, Sue Kain, Nancy Snead and Mitch, Mike Kain and Anne, Patty Waller and Jeff, Don Kain and Donna, David Kain and Karen, Phil...
Mark Lee Parrish
Jul 15, 2016
Mark Lee Parrish, 60, of Chesterfield, VA., died, Friday, July 15, 2016. He is survived by his brothers, Milton Edward Parrish, Jr. and wife, Freda, John Robert Miller and wife, Shirley; sister, Barbara Ann Spain and husband, Ronnie; dearest and closest friends, Pam Lanier and Dana DeNitto and other extended family. Mark retired from Philip Morris USA after 30 years...
Charlsie Ellen Matthews
Jul 14, 2016
Charlsie Ellen Matthews, 81, of North Chesterfield, went to be with the Lord on July 14, 2016. Born in Grayson, VA, she was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, two brothers and a son-in-law. Mrs. Matthews is survived by her husband, Thurman L. Matthews; son Michael Matthews; daughters, Brenda Sprouse (Linwood) and Barbara Jordan Blevins (Ronald); seven sisters;...
Madison Marie Privette
Jul 12, 2016
Kimberly Marie Privette, 35, and her daughter, Madison Marie Privette, 9, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Kim was preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Hamel Blake; She is survived by her husband, Phillip Privette; father, Charles “Chuck” Blake; brother, Kevin Hamel (Sherry); sister, Melissa Bowles (Mike); and several nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends....
Kimberly Marie Privette
Jul 12, 2016
Kimberly Marie Privette, 35, and her daughter, Madison Marie Privette, 9, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Kim was preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Hamel Blake; She is survived by her husband, Phillip Privette; father, Charles “Chuck” Blake; brother, Kevin Hamel (Sherry); sister, Melissa Bowles (Mike); and several nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends....
Anna Howard Thomas
Jul 11, 2016
Anna Howard Thomas, 89, of Hopewell, died on Monday July 11, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, John H. and Nannie Skidmore Howard; and three brothers. Anna graduated from Everetts High School, in Harlan Kentucky. She retired from the Hopewell School Board in 1992 after many years of service. Anna was a member of First Baptist Church...
William Lee Ray Mccarney
Jul 11, 2016
William Lee Ray McCarney, 85, of Chester, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Louis and Sara Agnes Heefner McCarney; and sister, Rosalie McCarney Sauerbier. William was a U.S. Navy veteran and a member of Chester United Methodist Church. William received his AA in Business Administration from Hagerstown Junior College and...
Julie Marie Padilla
Jul 10, 2016
Julie Marie Kuhens Padilla, 48, of S. Prince George, peacefully took the hand of her savior and passed on the morning of Sunday, July 10, 2016 at CJW Neuro ICU and comfort center. Julie is survived by her husband, Edwin Padilla-Gonzales; her parents, Ralph and Marilyn Kuhens; her sister, Becky Ward (JT Hughes Jr.); her niece, Shannon Ward; and a...
Karen Laverne Sigmon-Mcneill
Jul 10, 2016
Karen LaVerne Sigmon-Bey McNeill, 74 of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016. She was preceded by her father Efred Sigmon, mother, Clarice Williams and one sister, Andrea Moore. She is survived by her daughters, Denise McNeill, Tanya Grayson and son-in-law Melvin Grayson, grandsons, Court, Michael, and Kevin Grayson; one cousin, Geneva Melville; a great niece, Diana...
Ernest Louis Guastella
Jul 10, 2016
Ernest Louis Guastella, 85, of Chester, VA, entered eternal rest on Sunday, July 10, 2016. He was born February 23, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY, to Ernesto and Augustine Anacreonte Guastella. He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife of 58 years, Angela Louise Guastella, and beloved first grandsons, Jason Robert and Daniel Christopher Colecchia. Mr. Guastella proudly...
William Laverne Emory, Jr.
Jul 9, 2016
William LaVerne Emory, Jr., 63, of Dinwiddie, died, Saturday, July 9, 2016. He is preceded in death by his father, William “Binky” LaVerne Emory, Sr.; brother-in-law, Tony Christopher and mother-in-law, Mollie Grace Belcher. William was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Beverly B. Emory; sons, William “Binky” LaVerne Emory, III and fiancée, Meredith Marie...
Stanley Ronald Ackerman
Jul 9, 2016
Stanley Ronald Ackerman, 66, of Hopewell, passed away on Saturday July 9, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Stanley H. Ackerman. Ronald served his country proudly in the Army during the Vietnam War and became a Disabled Veteran after the Vietnam War. He retired from Honeywell Inc. after numerous years of service. Ronald is survived by his...
Martin Joseph Kozak, Jr.
Jul 8, 2016
Martin “Joey” Kozak, Jr., 61, of N. Chesterfield, passed away at home on July 8, 2016.He is preceded in death by his parents Mr. Martin J. Kozak Sr. and Margaret Elmore Kozak. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lee Kozak of 41 years of marriage; children, Thomas Kozak (Amanda), Katie A. McCarty(Mike), Maggie K. Field(Ron); grandchildren, Magnolia and Michael...
Peter Jacob Sweitzer
Jul 8, 2016
Peter Jacob Sweitzer, 80, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Henry and Blanche Kennedy Sweitzer; first wife, Connie Sweitzer; and second wife, Florence Greer Sweitzer. Peter was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of St. James Catholic Church for many years. He is survived by his children,...
Ellen Futch Rusnak
Jul 7, 2016
Ellen Futch Rusnak, 74, of Disputanta, went to be with her Lord Thursday, July 7, 2016. She grew up in Burgaw, NC and graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Afterwards, she married her college sweetheart, Philip Rusnak, Jr. and moved to Prince George, VA. She taught for 36 years in the Prince George County school...
