Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jean Dorsett
Feb 24, 2012
Jean Harrell Dorsett, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday February 24, 2012. She was born January 27, 1929 in Mount Olive, North Carolina and grew up in Hampton, Virginia graduating from Hampton High School in 1949. She and her husband raised their three children in Chester, Virginia prior to moving to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where she resided for the...
Edith Warren
Feb 24, 2012
Edith Haleen Warren, 100, of Hopewell, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012. She was a charter member of the South Hopewell Church of God, which started in the basement of her home. Mrs. Warren served as church secretary and treasurer for almost fifteen years. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Warren; and her parents, Charles...
George Soloe
Feb 23, 2012
George Lee Soloe, 79, of Carson, Virginia, passed away in the early morning of February 23, 2012. George is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 28 years, Kathleen Soloe. They had the privilege of sharing five children, twelve grandchildren, and one great grandchild. He accepted Christ at a young age and was a member of Tabernacle Methodist Church....
Brenda Johnston
Feb 22, 2012
Brenda Eaton Johnston, 71, of Chester, Va., passed away February 22, 2012. She is survived by her husband, George Edward Johnston, Jr.; daughter, Kathy Wells (Ben), of Colonial Heights, Va.; son, Christopher Johnston ( Rachel), of Chester, Va.; granddaughter, Gracie Sue Johnston; brother, Kenneth Eaton (Patty), of Chester, Va.; sisters, Gaynell Johnston, of Chester, Va., Faye Davis (Steve), of Enon,...
Kathryn Leckie
Feb 22, 2012
Kathryn Thompson Leckie passed away Sunday morning, February 19 at age 50, surrounded by her family in her hometown of Chester, Virginia. Kathryn was known for her smile and brilliant blue eyes. Colleagues often kidded her about the dimpled smile being left over from her days as a cheerleader and homecoming queen at Thomas Dale High School. She spoke in...
James Faber
Feb 20, 2012
James Henry Faber, 89, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at his residence. He was a native of Chesterfield County and was preceded in death by his parents Henry J. and Mable Bowles Faber, along with his wife Marjorie M. Faber. He was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and retired from Allied Signal (Honeywell). James was...
Lucile Tench Parsons
Feb 20, 2012
Lucile Lindsey Tench Parsons of Hopewell passed away February 20, 2012. She was 96. Born August 8, 1915, in what is now the Blandford neighborhood of Petersburg, Va., Lucile was the youngest child of James and Della Rebecca Scarborough Tench. She attended Petersburg City Public Schools and was the Salutatorian of Petersburg High Schoolâ??s Class of 1933. That same year,...
Connie Jarratt
Feb 20, 2012
Connie Jean Jarratt, 53, of Prince George, went home to her Heavenly Father unexpectedly on Sunday, February, 19, 2012. She was a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Jarratt was a very kind and giving person. She is survived by her husband, Wilbur Scott Jarratt; her children, John Rodney Pickwell, and Tracy Marie Jarratt; three grandchildren, Jordan, John and Savannah Pickwell;...
Linda Golden
Feb 19, 2012
Linda Lathrop Golden, 68 of Chester, passed away February 17, 2012. She retired from Chesterfield County Schools in 2003, after a thirty year teaching career. She taught at Chester Middle School, and then taught at the new Carver Middle School until her retirement. Linda was a volunteer with the Refugee and Immigration Service of the Catholic Diocese, Centenary United Methodist...
Blanche Akers
Feb 19, 2012
Blanche H. Akers, 90, of Ivor and formerly of Norfolk, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Vent and Jessie Hopkins. She was the wife of the late Andy J. Akers, Sr. Blanche was a longtime member of Millfield Baptist Church, a member of...
Kathryn Gill
Feb 18, 2012
Kathryn Juanita Gill, 84, of Petersburg, passed away on February 18, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Finis A. and Jimmie M. Nicholson Hohn, and was also preceded in death by her husband, George E. Gill CSM (Army). Mrs. Gill retired from Fort Lee with 30 years of Civil Service at Southeastern Field Office of the Fort Lee...
William Cato
Feb 16, 2012
William Walker â??Billy Buckâ? Cato, III, 41, of Prince George, VA, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012. He was predeceased by his father William W. Cato, Jr. He was the owner of the Appomattox Small Boat Harbor and CEO of Appomattox Boat Brokers, Inc. He was the creator of the Harbor Blast Concert Series, which benefited many area non-profit organizations....
Richard Elliott
Feb 16, 2012
Richard Paul Elliott, 79, of Prince George, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012. He was a Master Electrician and worked at several of the area plants. Mr. Elliott was a longtime member of the church, and became an ordained minister in 1962. He loved his church and being in the ministry, he really enjoyed talking to people. Mr. Elliott...
Spencer "Sam" Moffett
Feb 15, 2012
Spencer Lee â??Samâ? Moffett, age 78 of Chester, was called home to The Lord February 15, 2012. He is survived by his Loving Wife and best friend for 45 years, Carol Anne Pecarek. He was the only child of Hugh R. Moffett, Jr. and Susann Robinson Moffett of Warrenton, Virginia, where he was a 1951 graduate of Warrenton High School....
Irene Brobst
Feb 15, 2012
Irene Agnes Brobst, 90, of Hopewell, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. She was retired from Fort Lee after working as a secretary with the Civil Service for thirty years. Mrs. Brobst was a strong Christian woman and lived a Godly life; she was a longtime member of St. James Catholic Church in Hopewell. She loved her family. Mrs....
Mary Hall
Feb 14, 2012
Mary Webb Hall, age 90, a lifelong resident of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Robert Burton Hall, Jr. and Mary Belle Meacham Hall-Walker. She was an accomplished artist and enjoyed working in her yard and planting flowers. Miss Hall retired from SunTrust Bank after many years of faithful...
Paul Lambert
Feb 14, 2012
Mr. Paul Lambert of Hopewell, Virginia, passed away on February 13, 2012 at the age of 84. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of Jules Francis Lambert and Lucille Gendron Lambert. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Following his service, he attended and graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in chemical engineering....
Archie Thweatt
Feb 13, 2012
Archie Moore Thweatt, 101, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Hopewell. Mr. Thweatt was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was retired from the Postal Service on Fort Lee in 1981 after forty-six years of service. Mr. Thweatt was born in Petersburg, he was a longtime resident of...
Audrey Huber
Feb 13, 2012
Audrey Thacker Huber, 93, died on Monday, February 13, 2012 at Riverside Convalescent Center in Smithfield. The widow of Frederick F. Huber, she was a native of Isle of Wight County and resided most of her adult life in Surry County. She was the daughter of the late James Allen and Oâ??Della Scott Thacker of Smithfield. Her only sibling, Allen...
Linda Hudgins
Feb 12, 2012
Linda Spencer Hudgins, 58, of Hopewell, passed away Saturday February 11, 2012 after a long period of declining health. Mrs. Hudgins was a retired LPN. She is preceded in death by her father, Mathew â??Jackâ? Spencer. She is survived by her beloved husband, Kenneth Hudgins, Jr.; mother, Betty S. Spencer; daughters, Beth L. McConnell and Jerri L. Harris and her...
