Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
James Turner Welton
Mar 5, 2013
James Turner Welton, 72, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Born in Dolphin, Virginia, he was the son of the late B.C. Welton, Jr. and Minnie Hawkins Welton. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Nancy Overman Welton; sons, James Andrew (Ann) and John Gregory (Cassia); granddaughters, Bailey and Sydney Welton; brother, Robert B. Welton (Edna)...
Louis M. Merhout Jr.
Mar 5, 2013
Louis Matthew Merhout, Jr., 71, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Born in Petersburg, VA, he was the son of the late Louis and Josephine Merhout. He is survived by his loving wife, Brenda Merhout; two daughters, JoAnne Cole and her husband, Paul, Renee Smith and her husband, Jeffery; son, Paul Merhout; grandchildren, Matthew Cole, Rachel...
Maj. Usaf (Ret.) H. Dean Combee
Feb 28, 2013
Maj. USAF (Ret.) H. Dean Combee, 80, of Chester, passed away on February 28, 2013 at his home. Mr. Combee was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-four years, Anne O. Combee; and his parents, Henry Harbin and Bertha Mae Chapman Combee. He is survived by his children, H. Dean Combee Jr., Elaine C. Coppedge and her husband, Eddie,...
Albert Suttle Jr.
Feb 27, 2013
Albert Suttle, Jr., of Richmond, formerly of Petersburg, VA, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013. He was born in Richmond the son of the late Albert and Grace Suttle. Mr. Suttle graduated from Brown University and then attended the Darden School of Business before coming home to work with his father at Master Chevrolet until it was sold in the 80’s....
Patricia Sue Riblett Catron
Feb 27, 2013
Patricia Sue Riblett Catron, 71, of Dinwiddie County, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Born in Williamson, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Lee and Eva Lucille Greathouse Riblett. In addition, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, William and Manie Louise Greathouse, and her brothers, Robert Riblett and William Riblett. Mrs. Catron retired after...
Ollie M. Poarch
Feb 26, 2013
Ollie Mae Stogner Poarch, 82, of Petersburg, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013. She was the daughter of the late George Wilbur and Ollie Pope Stogner; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Modie E. Poarch; a daughter, Charlotte P. Andrews; and a grandson, Jason P. Griffin. Mrs. Poarch was retried from Seward Luggage with many years of dedicated...
Gladys P. Radford
Feb 25, 2013
Gladys Price Radford, 86, of Petersburg, died Monday, February 25, 2013. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Petersburg and retired as an inspector from Brown & Williamson with many years of dedicated service. She was preceded in death by her husband Young Charlie Radford; parents, John and Bessie Walker Price, and a brother John Clifton Price. She...
William Edward Burnette Sr.
Feb 25, 2013
William Edward Burnette Sr., 80, of Chester, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013. He was the owner and operator of Burnette Insurance Agency in Chester for over thirty years. Mr. Burnette was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey J. and Viola C. Young Burnette; and a brother, Vonell Burnette and his wife, Doris. He is survived by his...
Gladys "Totty" Battista
Feb 23, 2013
Gladys Elizabeth "Totty" Clements Battista, age 88, of Richmond, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, M. Roy Battista and her two daughters, Gail and Paige. The family will receive friends at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 2700 Dolfield Drive, Richmond, from 12:45 pm to 1:30 pm on...
Helen Ellington Cheely
Feb 22, 2013
Helen Rose Ellington Cheely, 92, of Winston Salem, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Forsyth Medical Center, after a short illness. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Grace Ellington. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wilson Cheely, brother, Charles Edward Ellington, II, mother, Grace May Branch...
Thomas Franklin Brooks
Feb 21, 2013
Thomas Franklin Brooks, 57, of Sutherland, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Kim Brooks; son, Douglas Brooks and wife, Jenna; daughters, Dana Brooks and Leslie Myers and husband, Jonathan; grandchildren, Andrea, Bella and Kylee; father, Johnnie Brooks; mother, Rosa Brittingham; brothers, Robert Brooks and Michael Brittingham. A memorial service will be held from 2:00...
Milton "Flash" Redmond
Feb 20, 2013
Milton “Flash” Pratt Redmond, 95, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Thaddeus and Rosa Redmond. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Evelyn Smith Redmond, three sisters, Helen Redmond, Frances Bowers, and Mildred Ronning; five brothers, Arnette, Hoy, Thad, James, and Buster Redmond....
Percy B. Adkins
Feb 19, 2013
Percy Bryant Adkins, 78, of Dinwiddie, passed away on February 19, 2013. Born in Mecklenburg Co., VA. he was the son of the late Charlie Lee and Novella Lawrence Adkins; and was also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley R. Adkins. Mr. Adkins was a life long member of Tabernacle Methodist Church in Carson. He is survived by his...
Thomas F. Crowder
Feb 18, 2013
Thomas Franklin “Frank” Crowder, 90 of Prince George, passed away on February 18, 2013. He was born on December 3, 1922 in Petersburg, Va. and was the son of the late Thomas F. and Virginia Mason Crowder of Stony Creek, VA. Mr. Crowder is survived by his wife, Martha Hobson Crowder; two sons, Thomas Mason Crowder and wife, Carrie Camp...
Ann D. Evans
Feb 17, 2013
Ann Downing Evans, 80, of S. Chesterfield, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Dennis and Ruth Traylor Downing. She was retired from Chesterfield County Schools Food Service as cafeteria manager of Ettrick Elementary after 25 years of dedicated service and a member of Matoaca United Methodist Church for 60 years. Ann was a...
Beverley A. Wallace
Feb 15, 2013
Beverley A. Wallace, 79, of North Chesterfield, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013. She loved sewing, crafting, gardening, and her chickens. Mrs. Wallace was a great cook and made a fantastic banana pudding that her family always enjoyed. She loved family get-togethers, especially at Christmas. Mrs. Wallace was a member of Bellwood Baptist Church and loved working in the...
Kristina Rae "Birdie" Gill
Feb 15, 2013
Kristina R. Gill, 32, recently of East Bend, NC and formerly of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013. She loved hunting and fishing. Ms. Gill loved to tend to her flower garden, and folks always said she had a golden thumb. She never met anyone she didn’t like or who didn’t like her, and always had a...
Christine Shields Goff
Feb 11, 2013
Christine Shields Goff, 88, of Maryland, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA., went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 11, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband, Erwin Lee Goff; a son, Michael D. Goff; and her parents, Robbie and Katherine Pribble Shields. Mrs. Goff is survived by her daughter, Carole G. Coleman and her husband Ronald,...
O'Relia Sue Henshaw
Feb 10, 2013
O’Relia Sue Henshaw, 68, of Ford, VA, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health. Born in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of the late James W. and Cyril Phelps Tucker. She was saved and baptized at the Kendrick Memorial Baptist Church, Columbus, GA. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,...
