Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Martha C. Aders
May 14, 2013
Martha C. Aders, born February 23, 1923, 90 years of age, of Dinwiddie Co., passed away at 11:50 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013. Precious in sight of the Lord is death of his saints. Her favorite verse John 14:1-3; favorite songs are Nail Scarred Hands, and The Old Rugged Cross. She loved her children and the Lord. Mama worked...
Clinton E. Ramsey
May 13, 2013
Clinton Earl Ramsey, 67, of Church Road, passed away on May 13, 2013. He was the son of the late Richard Henry and Sarah M. Ramsey; and was also preceded in death by his brother, Gary Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey owned and operated Ramsey’s Iron and Metal in Petersburg for many years. He was an active member of Living Stone Baptist...
Elsie Watson Beck
May 13, 2013
Elsie Watson Beck, 105, of Prince George, spent her last five years with her son, Stanley C. Beck, Jr. and his wife, Violet in New Kent, VA. She went home to be with the lord on Monday, May 13, 2013. Mrs. Beck was preceded in death by her parents, James Harold and Mary Elizabeth Jones Watson; husband, Stanley Carlisle Beck,...
Albert James Smithers Jr.
May 12, 2013
Albert James Smithers, Jr., 88, of Petersburg, passed away on May 12, 2013. He was the son of the late Albert J. Sr. and Carolyn Wright Smithers. Mr. Smithers was a United States Army Veteran, and worked for many years at Southside Regional Medical Center in the maintenance department. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Genevieve Smithers;...
Kathryn Mills Vaughan
May 12, 2013
Kathryn Mills “Kitty” Vaughan, 82, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Patie McDaniel Mills. She was also preceded in death by four brothers. Kitty was a member of Ocran United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and a former volunteer for the American...
Joyce Ann Dobra
May 11, 2013
Joyce Ann Dobra, 71, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 after a prolonged illness. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Ronald Earl and Edna Clarke Blick. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Dreama Lynn Hulslander and a brother, Wayne Blick. She is survived by a son, Ronald Paul Moore; daughter,...
John Lowry Brough
May 11, 2013
John Lowry Brough, 67, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Rosa Lee Pickard and Mary Caldwell. Mr. Brough is survived by son, John Brough, Jr. and his wife, Lisa; son, Robert Brough; daughter, Kimberly Michelle Coble and her husband, Brad; grandchildren, Logan, Braydon, Jordon, and Brittanie. The family will receive family...
Gregory E. Duffek Ii
May 11, 2013
Gregory E. Duffek, II, 29, of Colonial Heights, passed away on May 11, 2013. He was the owner/operator of Deluxe Tattoo in Colonial Heights. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday...
Evelyn Yancey Dail
May 10, 2013
Evelyn Yancey Dail, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth R. Dail Sr.; parents, Harry and Hazel Jeffries Yancey. Mrs. Dail is survived by her son, Kenneth Dail Jr. and his wife Kelly; two grandchildren, Steven Dail and Evelyn Dail; sisters, Barbara Lewis, Edith Barnes, and Helen...
Richard B. Wray
May 10, 2013
Richard Birdell Wray, 61, of Chester passed away on May 10, 2013 after a difficult 3 year battle with lung cancer. He was the son of the late Thomas Raymond and Mildred Eyler Wray and was also preceded in death by his twin brother, Charles Waddell Wray. Mr. Wray is survived by his wife of 40 years, Phyllis Wray; a...
Wilma "Peggy" Holland Logan
May 10, 2013
Wilma “Peggy” Holland Logan, 80, of Chester, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013. She was a member of the Chester Chapter of the AARP, and a volunteer with the Senior Advocate’s Office in Chesterfield. Mrs. Logan attended First Baptist Church in Hopewell. She was a graduate of the Johnston-Willis Hospital-School of Nursing class of 1954, and a member of...
Glenn Franklin Chappell
May 10, 2013
Glenn Franklin Chappell, age 69, of Carson, VA, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at his residence. Born September 8, 1943 in Dinwiddie County, he was the son of the late Howard Franklin and Ruby Hoverstock Chappell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, E. Elmer Jeter and A. Kennon Jeter. He is survived...
Jim Thornton Soutter Sr.
May 10, 2013
Jim T. Soutter, Sr., born October 3, 1945 passed away at the age of 67 at his home on May 10, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Elizabeth Soutter; two sons, Jim T. Soutter, Jr. and wife, Ronda, and Douglas Lawson and wife, Vickie; two daughters, Tammy Soutter and Lisa Lawson; two brothers, Fred and...
William Fielden Leach
May 9, 2013
William Fielden Leach, 88, of Chester, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013. He was born on June 21, 1924 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Mr. Leach enjoyed running his business as a Piano Tuner and rebuilder for thirty-five years. He was a member of the Piano Technician Guild and a Charter Member of Bermuda Hundred United Methodist Church. Mr. Leach...
Mayben Simmons Evans
May 9, 2013
Mayben Simmons “Cootie” Evans, 87, formerly of Petersburg, widow of Merion C. “Bubba” Evans, died Thursday, May 9, 2013 at her home in McKenney. Born in Prince George County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Franklin and Lena Mae Williams Simmons. She was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Deborah...
Mary E. Latimer
May 7, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Latimer, 74, of Petersburg went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Shepherd. She was preceded in death by her husband William Latimer and son John McCabe. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a member of...
Brenda Allison Geisz
May 6, 2013
Brenda Allison Geisz, age 67, of Prince George County, passed away on Monday, May 06, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of Marion C. Allison and the late Arthur K. Allison. She was preceded in death by a brother, Douglas O. Allison. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband...
Margaret Edith Young
May 6, 2013
Margaret Edith Young, 68, of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013. Mrs. Young was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was born in Bluefield, Virginia and was the daughter of the late, Barney A. Davidson and Zola Heldreth Davidson Phillips. Mrs. Young is survived by her husband of fifty years, Jack E. Young; son, Dale A....
Janet Marie Sasser Myers
May 5, 2013
Janet Marie Sasser Myers, 49, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Ernest Franklin Myers. She is survived by her parents, Bobby and Jane Sasser; daughter, Katie Perdue; step-daughter, Kelly Rose; grandchildren, Kellyn Myers, Angel Myers, and Charity Myers; two brothers, Billy Sasser and his wife, Linda, and Gene...
Esther Massey Houchins
May 5, 2013
Esther Massey Houchins, 91, of Colonial Heights, passed away on May 5, 2013. She was the daughter of the late John Arthur and Myrtle Bright Massey; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Bernard R. Houchins, Sr.; and a son, Bernard R. Houchins, Jr. Mrs. Houchins was retired civil service from Fort Lee. She was an honorary member...
