Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Gertrude Livesay
Mar 4, 2012
Gertrude R. Livesay, 73, of Chester died Sunday, March 4, 2012. She was born in Richmond the daughter of the late Emmett Reynolds and Rowena Cole and also preceded in death by her sister Diana Price. She was a member of Hatcher Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by her devoted husband Donald Livesay; children Michael McLean and wife Catherine...
Nannie B. Williams
Mar 3, 2012
Nannie Mae Braziel Williams passed from this life, surrounded by her family into the arms of Jesus in Dinwiddie, VA on March 3, 2012. She was born on March 27, 1929 in Nash Co. N.C. the fourth child of the late Joe Percy Braziel and Mary Lena Cockrell Braziel. Nan was raised in Nash Co. and lived there until she...
Thelma Wynn
Mar 2, 2012
Thelma Farrish Wynn, 95, of Petersburg, went to be with her Lord, March 2, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy W. Wynn, Sr., and her sister Evelyn Whitley. She was a lifetime member of Elm St. Baptist Church in Petersburg. She is survived by two sons, Roy Wynn, Jr. and wife Becky and Ronald Wynn and...
Mary Sibistowicz
Mar 2, 2012
Mary â??Tillieâ? Poarch Sibistowicz, 93, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Solomon J. and Mary Ethel Moody Poarch. She was preceded in death by her husband Leonard W. Sibistowicz, son William Leonard Sibistowicz, two sisters Lee Belmont and Louise Haraway Martin, a brother Modie Poarch. She is survived by numerous...
Marvin Holland
Mar 2, 2012
Marvin Duke Holland of Petersburg died on March 2, 2012 after a long illness. Before his retirement, he was employed by the Water Control Board in Richmond for 35 years. Son of the late Marvin Duke Holland, Sr. and the late Blanch Davies Holland Wills, both of Petersburg, he is survived by a sister, Mary Sue Ellis of Edisto Island,...
Joseph Pruitte
Mar 1, 2012
Joseph Austin Pruitte, 38, of Richmond, formerly of Hopewell, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012. He is survived by his partner, Kristie Camper; mother, Marcia Kelly Juhasz and her husband, Steven; father, Raymond Pruitte; son, Austin Havens-Bowen; sister, Jennifer Whitley; two brothers, John Lowder and James Grissom. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 am Monday, March 5, 2012 at the...
Keith Cady
Mar 1, 2012
Keith Wayne Cady, 38, of Chester, Virginia passed away Wednesday February 29, 2012. Keith was the son of the late Anita Ibrahim Cady. He was employed as a cardio perfusionist at VCU for the past 5 years, and a graduate of The Medical University of South Carolina. Keith was a loving father, husband, and was loved and admired by all...
Clara Terrell
Feb 28, 2012
Clara T. Terrell, of Claremont, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Born May 15, 1915 she was the daughter of the late Charles L. & Beatrice Wilkinson Taylor. She was predeceased by her husband John T. Terrell, Sr.; grandson Todd Bogardus; two brothers Charles L. Taylor, Sr. and Horace Taylor; sisters Ellen Pugh and Gladys Sheffield. She is survived...
Faith Longfield
Feb 28, 2012
Faith E. Longfield, 74, of Prince George, Virginia, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 after her courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Eugene M. Longfield Jr.; daughter, Monica F. Dragone of Rocky Hill, CT; five step-children, Eugene E. Longfield of Palm City, FL, Lisa...
Constance Shultz
Feb 28, 2012
Constance Josephine Shultz, 54, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012. She was predeceased by her parents James L. and Heide M. Frascht Shultz. Connie was a promoter with her mother Heide of the Great Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts show in Richmond for 10 years and part owner of Royal Dutch Crafts. She is survived by two brothers, James...
Donald Finch
Feb 28, 2012
Donald â??Scottâ? Finch, 50, of Colonial Heights, passed away suddenly Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Scott was owner of Colonial Tire and Auto and a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Carson, VA. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Vaughan Finch; daughters, Sarah and Katie Finch, Maggie Finch Wolford and son-in-law Patrick Wolford; mother, Eunice Finch; brothers, Mike and...
Bruce Cassidy
Feb 27, 2012
Bruce M. Cassidy (Rip), of Dinwiddie County, died Monday, February 27, 2012 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Bruce was a life long resident of Dinwiddie County and graduated from Dinwiddie County High School. He was a member of Carson United Methodist Church and was employed by Gentry Septic Pumping, Inc. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Joyce Pecht...
Jackson Kirk
Feb 27, 2012
Jackson Lee Kirk, native of Chesapeake, West Virginia, died Monday, February 27, 2012 in his home in Prince George County, Virginia. He is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Hood Kirk, his parents, Oley and Pearl Whittaker Kirk, and his nephew Kevin Kirk. Jack is survived by two daughters: Susan L. Kirk and Elizabeth Van Bruggen (John); one granddaughter:...
Kathleen Barnes
Feb 27, 2012
Kathleen Mâ??Ledge Harris â??Peteâ? Barnes, 87, formerly of Hopewell, Virginia, passed away in Nags Head, North Carolina, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia on March 16, 1924. Mrs. Barnes was a member of the Womenâ??s Club of Hopewell and a communicant at St. Johnâ??s Episcopal Church. She was a retired Civil Service employee at Fort...
Ruth Purdin
Feb 26, 2012
Ruth A. Purdin 77, of Hopewell passed away on February 24, 2012. Born in Bottineau North Dakota she is the daughter of the late Clarence F. and Ruth Elayer Amsbaugh. She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Hunter Purdin.Mrs. Purdin volutteered with the Fort Lee Red Cross for over twenty years and always lent a helping hand to...
Dolly Talbott
Feb 25, 2012
Dolly Theresa Talbott, 85, a native of Colonial Heights and longtime resident of Bon Air, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Branch and Dollie Martin Elmore, and her husband of 52 years, Albert Dreyfus Talbott. Mrs. Talbott is survived by a son, Donald Edward Talbott and wife, Beverley of Chesterfield; a...
James Burke
Feb 25, 2012
James Joseph Burke, 93, of Hopewell, VA passed away on February 25, 2012. James served 22 years in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Olive Joan Burke; and daughter, Joanne Marie Rushton. Mr. Burke is survived by his daughter, Patricia Anne Limrick and husband Dennis; son, Timothy James Burke; step-daughters, Carol Watkins, Sandy Selle,...
Homer Sr. Gurganus
Feb 25, 2012
Homer L. Gurganus Sr. 64 of Waverly passed away on February 24, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Gurganus; and his brother, Danny Gurganus. Mr. Gurganus served his country proudly in the Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. He had a love for classic cars, his large hat collection, sitting on his front porch, and spending...
Mildred Wray
Feb 25, 2012
Mildred Eyler Wray, 83, of Chester passed away on February 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Thomas R. Wray. She is survived by her children, Diane Vinesett and her husband Bruce, Richard Wray and his wife Phyllis, Ronald Wray and his girlfriend Cindy, Kenneth Wray and his wife Lynda, Tina Dobrick and her husband John,...
Carrie Walker
Feb 25, 2012
Carrie Walker, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday February 25, 2012 at South Roanoke Nursing Home in Roanoke, VA. She had resided most recently in Williamsburg, VA., and prior to that she resided in Colonial Heights, VA. Carrie was retired from the Federal Government as a payroll clerk and worked at both Fort Lee and Fort Eustis, VA. She was...
