Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Ronald Carl Welch Sr.
Apr 23, 2014
Ronnie Welch, 65, of Prince George County, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Hopewell, VA, he was the oldest son of Carl B. Welch (Deceased) and Melva Collins Welch. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Newton and Myrtle Mills Collins and Eldridge and Gladys Vass Welch; long time friends, Mary...
Joyce Evelyn Ryder
Apr 22, 2014
Joyce Evelyn Ryder, 80, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Clinton and Fannie Sue Ellis Vaughan. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Wilford Joseph Green, Sr. Mrs. Ryder worked at Petersburg General Hospital and Hiram Davis Medical...
Grace Elizabeth Scheid
Apr 21, 2014
Grace Elizabeth Scheid, 93, of Syracuse, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Grace Seebach Rausch. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, William Lester Scheid. Mrs. Scheid was a former parishioner of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, member of the Women’s Club...
Thomas Washington Harvey Jr.
Apr 21, 2014
Thomas Washington Harvey, Jr., 54, also known as “Tommy” or “Big T”, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014 at his Church Road residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Harvey was a proud employee of Philip Morris, retiring after 31 years of service. He was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church and always enjoyed doing things for...
Philip Carson Cooper Sr.
Apr 21, 2014
Philip Carson Cooper, age 72, of Virginia Beach, VA departed this life on Monday, April 21, 2014. Philip was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Evelyn and Milton Thomas Cooper. Survived by his wife Ruby of fifty years, Philip was truly the love of her life. He is also survived by his devoted son, Carson and his wife, Lisa...
Anna Catherine Lazorack
Apr 18, 2014
Anna Catherine Lazorack, 90, of Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Ferchak Mican. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, John Lazorack. Mrs. Lazorack is survived by her two daughters, Johanna Peterson (William) and Katherine Smith; son, William Sutor (Evelyn); step-children, Joanne...
Carolyn Lindstrom Tomko
Apr 18, 2014
Carolyn L. Tomko, 74, of Disputanta, VA, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014. Carolyn was born in Alabama on April 23, 1939 to the late William A. and Florrie Lindstrom. She was also preceded in death by her brother, William E. Lindstrom. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, John C. Tomko; her son John Mark...
Katherine Moore Nunnally
Apr 18, 2014
Katherine Moore Nunnally, 91, of Brighter Living Assisted Living, Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014. Born in Petersburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Willie Robert and Maude Goodrich Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Nixon Nunnally; two brothers, Willie R. Moore, Jr. and Marshall L. Moore. Katherine was retired...
Robert Lee Burton Sr
Apr 17, 2014
Robert Lee Burton, Sr., 71, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the son of the late Robert Edward and Elizabeth Jean O’Kennon Burton. He is survived by three sons, Robert Burton, Jr., Jason Burton, and Ryan Burton; five grandchildren, Ivey Burton, Cynthia Burton, Kayleigh Pettite, Jonathan Rock, and Ayden Burton; two...
Henry Page Hogwood
Apr 17, 2014
Henry Page Hogwood, 76, of Chesterfield, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Born in Raleigh, NC, he was the son of the late Morrison Albert, Sr., and Margaret Kate Page Hogwood. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Morrison Albert Hogwood, Jr. Henry was a proud Vietnam Veteran and retiree of the U.S. Airforce. His family was...
Rose Marie Riggins
Apr 16, 2014
Rose Marie Riggins, 66, of Dinwiddie, passed away on April 16, 2014. Born in Petersburg, VA she was the daughter of the late Irvin Harris and Catherine McFedrick; and was also preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Riggins, Jr. Mrs. Riggins worked at What-A-Burger in Colonial Heights where she was a cook for many years. She is survived...
William Charles Mullins
Apr 16, 2014
CW5 William Charles Mullins, retired, age 79, of Chesterfield, passed away in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Born in Allen, OK and raised in Holdenville, OK, he was the son of the late Chester and Erna Lankford Mullins. Mr. Mullins joined the United States Army in 1955 and dedicated over 41 years of service to the country he...
Eugenia Ellis Mason
Apr 16, 2014
Eugenia Ellis Mason departed this life on April 16, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Alexander Hamilton Mason. She is survived by her brother, John Ellis, of Palm Coast, Florida; three children: Eugenia Mason Guthrie, married to Giles Guthrie, of Suwanee, GA, Alice Leigh Mason, married to Frank Robinson, of Gordonsville, VA, and Alexander...
Martha Clark Frazier
Apr 15, 2014
Martha Clark Frazier, 85, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Born in Buncombe County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Hiram and Leura Fox Clark. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Fushia Glass and Eva Munford, and a brother, Clyde Clark. Mrs. Frazier was a former employee of C & P Telephone...
Eva C. Butterworth
Apr 15, 2014
Eva Chiles Courtney Butterworth, of Dinwiddie, VA, affectionately known as “Miss Eva”, a true southern lady, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2014. Eva was born in Richmond, VA, on April 4, 1923 to the late Mildred and James Alfred Courtney, Jr.; and was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Ivan McDowell Butterworth, Sr. better known...
Margaret Lynch Elliott
Apr 15, 2014
Margaret Lynch Elliott, 89, of Dinwiddie County, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Born in Halifax County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Annie Leslie Gulliland Lynch; and was also preceded in death by her husband, James Woodson Elliott, Sr.; a son, James Woodson Elliott, Jr. Mrs. Elliott was a faithful member of Grace...
James Kelly Cox Jr
Apr 15, 2014
James Kelly Cox, Jr., 73, of Dinwiddie, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Born in Honaker, VA, he was the son of the late James Kelly, Sr., and Gladys Ray Cox.; and was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty R. Blevins. Mr. Cox was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad and was a proud member of the Matoaca...
Robert William Knapp
Apr 13, 2014
MSG Robert William Knapp, Jr., U.S. Army (retired), 66, of Chester, VA, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014. Born in Springfield, OH, he was the son of the late Robert William and Margaret Johnson Knapp. Mr. Knapp retired October 1, 1987 after 20 years of service in the U. S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Lillian “Patty” Knapp;...
Thomas Henry Hudson
Apr 12, 2014
Thomas Henry Hudson, 87, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Born in Bedford County, Virginia, he was the son of the late John Henry and Lillie Hudson. He was also preceded in death by a son, Sanford V. Hudson; granddaughter, Kathryn Hudson; seven brothers, Elveridge, James, Garland, Kenneth, Charles, Billy, and Lacy Hudson; and sister, Betty Martin....
Michelle Dewell Burcham
Apr 11, 2014
Michelle Dewell Burcham, 59, of Dinwiddie Co., (formerly Colonial Heights, VA) passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 in Hope Town, Abaco Island in the Bahamas. She was a native of Prince George County and the daughter of the late John Robert Dewell, Sr. and Renee Freed Dewell. Michelle had been employed with the Department of Defense at Fort Lee, Virginia...
