Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
James (Jimmy) Lee Wyatt
Apr 19, 2016
James (Jimmy) Lee Wyatt, of Hopewell, departed his life on April 19, 2016. Mr. Wyatt was a lifelong resident of Hopewell. Jimmy was the son of Waverly Leon and Lucy Saunders Wyatt. He was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi (Oma) Riddle Wyatt and a son, Douglas Leon Wyatt. Mr. Wyatt and his loving wife were co-owners of Wyatt's...
Marjorie Elizabeth Bradley
Apr 18, 2016
Marjorie E. Turner Bradley, 78, died peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 18, 2016. Preceding her in death are her parents, Loren and Alverdia Briles Turner. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Frankie Bradley of Chester, VA; four children, Donna Lynch Allen of Leopold, IN, James Lynch of Terre Haute, IN, Janet Lynch...
Norville James Woodfin, Jr.
Apr 18, 2016
Norville James Woodfin, Jr., 82, of Chesterfield County, VA, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016. Born in Richmond, he was the son of the late Norville James and Josephine Stroud Woodfin. He is survived by his wife, Frances S. Woodfin; daughter, Diana P. Blackburn and husband, James; grandson, James W. Blackburn, Jr. and wife, Donna; sisters, Barbara Diken and June...
William Edward Daniel, Jr.
Apr 18, 2016
William Edward Daniel, Jr. 88, of Prince George, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016. Born in Waverly, VA, he was the son of the late William E. Daniel, Sr. and Nellie Rosella Weaver Daniel. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Maria L. Daniel; two sisters and a brother. William was known for his precision marksmanship with...
Melvin Bradford Carraway
Apr 17, 2016
Melvin Bradford Carraway, 75, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Hobson Carraway and Louise Wills Lengyel; and an infant son, Michael David Carraway. Brad retired from the Westrock Hopewell Mill after 40 years of service and was a member of the Hopewell Optimist Club. He was also an...
Audrey Walsh Elwell
Apr 17, 2016
Audrey Walsh Wright Elwell, 92, of Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Ellen Walsh. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bernard G. Elwell; and two sisters, Margaret Downey and Rita Bocholtz. Mrs. Elwell was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Joanne Harris Womack
Apr 16, 2016
Joanne Harris Womack, 85, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Daughter of the late, Elisha Stanford and Elizabeth Sinclair Harris, she was born in Lenoir, NC in 1930. Joanne was the youngest, with three older siblings. She adored her parents and had an undeniable love for her family and three children. She had such a big spirit...
Mary Frances Rainey
Apr 15, 2016
Mary Frances Beville Rainey, age 85, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, April 15, 2016, in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Mary Frances Beville was born the youngest of four children to Claude and Annie Abernathy Beville on October 24, 1930, in Sutherland, Virginia. Mary Frances is survived by her devoted and loving husband of 64 years, Epes Orton Rainey; sons, Richard...
William Francis Stamp
Apr 15, 2016
William Francis Stamp, 67, of Chester, VA., died, Friday, April 15, 2016. He is preceded in death by his father, Claire Stamp, and brother, Larry Stamp. William was born in Auburn, New York, June 30, 1948, and married August 20, 1967, he served in the United State Air Force from January 1967 through May 1979, and was a Minister, Christian...
Bernice Dorothy Lafleur
Apr 15, 2016
Bernice D. LaFleur passed away on April 15, 2016. She was born on August 30, 1919, in Sioux City, IA, and lived in Sloan, IA, Stratton, CO, and Jefferson, SD. She was the widow of Joseph D. LaFleur, who passed away in 1998. His US Army career brought them to the Petersburg area in 1957. In addition to her husband,...
Naomi Burla Bennett
Apr 14, 2016
Naomi Burla Rice Bennett, 93, of Hopewell, VA., died, Thursday, April 14, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband, Merle Bennett; parents, William Blaine and Burla May Gentry Rice; children, Lonnie Tweed, Kenneth Tweed, Gary Tweed and Betsy Bailey. Naomi is survived by her daughter, Glennis Bailey; granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Schmidt and husband John "Knox" Schmidt", and four...
Neil Mckay Chapin
Apr 14, 2016
Neil McKay Chapin (Colonel, U.S. Army, Ret.) of Williamsburg died Thursday, Apr. 14, 2016, of congestive heart failure at the age of 95. He was born in Smithfield, N.C. on Feb. 21, 1921. His first wife, Betty Burgess Chapin of Petersburg, Va., and his brother, John of Oden, Ind., predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Gilbert Chapin...
Carol Cassell Lewis
Apr 12, 2016
Carol Cassell Lewis, of Chester, is at rest, and joined her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 8:18PM. Born on November 30, 1943, to Charles "Clayton" Cassell and Belva "Pearl" Smith Cassell, Carol was proudly raised in Fancy Gap, VA, and in Chester. She graduated from Thomas Dale High and attended Richard Bland College of William & Mary....
Greyson Van Thomas
Apr 11, 2016
Greyson Van Thomas, infant son of Dennis Earl Thomas, Jr. and Cheryl Ann Hogwood, died Monday, April 11, 2016. He was preceded in death by a brother, Calib Thomas and his great-grandfather, Gregory Van Kerr, Sr. In addition to his parents, Greyson is survived by his brother, Caden Thomas; grandparents, Bobbi Jo Hogwood, Charlton Hogwood, Cynthia Lynn Kerr, and Dennis...
Phil Delano Swimelar, Sr.
Apr 11, 2016
Phil Delano Swimelar, Sr. 78, of Chester, VA., died, Monday, April 11, 2016. He is the son of the late Hiram and Mary Frye Swimelar. Phil is survived by his daughters, Angela S. Owen and husband, Michael and Tonda Pasowicz; sons, Phil Swimelar, Jr. and wife, Joanna, and Lawrence D. Swimelar; sisters, Esie Cain, Eula Fekete, and Helen Wells; grandchildren,...
Kenneth Edward Cr
Apr 10, 2016
Kenneth Edward Croft, Sr., 87, of Petersburg, VA, died Sunday, April 10, 2016. Born in Rosiclare, IL, he was the son of the late Orbie B. and Mary Willis Croft. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a self-employed building contractor. Mr. Croft is survived by his daughter, Carolyn C. Vaughan (Hugh) of Virginia...
Barbara Sears Pearson
Apr 9, 2016
Barbara Sears Pearson, 69, of Hopewell, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 9, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Josephine Sears; sister, Rebecca Brooks; brother, John Sears; and father-in-law, Russell M. Pearson. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, George Pearson; five daughters, Jina Nicole Pearson, Mae Lyn Cone, Jo...
Ellen Smith Belcher
Apr 7, 2016
Ellen Smith Belcher, 96 of Disputanta, died on Thursday April 7, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, William A. and Elsie May Wagner Coffey; her first husband, James Edward Smith; her second husband, Harvey T. Belcher Sr.; and her brothers, William T. Coffey, and Richard Coffey. Ellen is survived by her daughter, Pamela S. Field and her...
Darlene Mae Bendall
Apr 6, 2016
Darlene Mae Bendall, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ella Keller Eckenroth; and two brothers, Wellington Eckenroth and Wilbur Eckenroth. Darlene was a member of the 7th Day Adventist Church and the Red Hatters Club. She is survived by her two daughters, Stacie Bishop and...
