Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Annie Bailey
Dec 30, 2011
Ivor- Annie Betty Bailey, 89 died December 29, 2011 in Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.She was a native of Ivor and lived there most of her life. Her last years were spent with her son, Martin Bailey in Dahlgren. She was a homemaker and worked 11 years as a teacherâ??s aide at Ivor Elementary School. She loved her church and...
Barbara Cunningham
Dec 30, 2011
Barbara Hoover Cunningham, 76, of Chester, passed away on Friday December 30, 2011. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Cunningham, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Kelley D. Cunningham and special friend Yvonne Constantine; son, Christopher T. Cunningham and his wife Elizabeth and son Jacob (grandson); grandsons, Zachary and Seth Cunningham, and their mother, Leslie...
Raymond Hart
Dec 29, 2011
Raymond Eugene Hart, 74 years old, died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at VCU in Richmond, VA. Raymond lived in Chester, VA 26 years and also Hague, VA. in the summer months. Mr. Hart was the son of the late Harold Raymond and Ruby Critzer Hart. He was born, and grew up in southside Richmond, VA. Along with his dad, Raymond...
Linda Collins Janosik
Dec 29, 2011
Linda Paige Collins Janosik, born August 25, 1950 in Prince George, VA, passed into the hands of her Savior on December 27, 2011. Linda was the daughter of the late John and Maxine Collins of Hopewell. She is survived by her devoted family; her husband of almost 43 years, William (Bill) Janosik, Jr. of Prince George; and son, William (Billy)...
Goldie Mccoy
Dec 29, 2011
Goldie Johnson McCoy, 89, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nansen and Estelle Hall Johnson; her husband, Alva R. McCoy; sisters, Opal Overstreet and Dean Adams; and a brother, Jarvey Johnson. Mrs. McCoy is survived by her daughter, Judith M. Walker and her husband B.J.; sisters, Ola Mae Hawkins...
Claude Mutter
Dec 29, 2011
Claude Wallace Mutter went to be with his Heavenly Father on Dec. 28, 2011. He was born on April 10, 1919 in Russell County, Va., to parents Alexander and Martha Mutter. Claude served in the U.S. Army, 28th Infantry Division, during World War II, and fought in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. He earned two Purple...
Mary Decaprio
Dec 29, 2011
Mary â??Teetieâ? Cosley DeCaprio, 86, of Hopewell, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee O. and Ella Vaughan Mayes; her first husband, James T. Cosley Jr.; her second husband, Joseph DeCaprio; brothers, Jessie â??Bootieâ? and Arthur â??Mannyâ? Mayes; sisters, Mae Davis, Eva Luton, Pearl Jackson, and Joyce Little. Mrs. DeCaprio is...
Richard Bride
Dec 24, 2011
Richard Lucien â??Rickyâ? Bride, 64, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011. He was the son of Grace L. Bride of Dinwiddie and the late Raymond F. Bride. He attended the â??Old Carson Schoolâ? as a child and graduated from Dinwiddie High School. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, Mr. Bride was a Life Member of Colonial...
Caroline Shoemaker
Dec 23, 2011
Caroline Shoemaker, 93, of Petersburg, passed away on December 23, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents; Joseph & Anastasia Kalenchuck, husband; Woodrow Shoemaker, and a daughter Florence Campbell. Caroline was a loving mother, grandmother, avid garner and especially loved flower gardens. She is survived by her sons; Bill Shoemaker & wife Garnet of Petersburg, James W. Shoemaker...
William Howard Graves
Dec 23, 2011
William â??Billâ? Howard Graves, 80, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011. Mr. Graves was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He later retired from Titmus Optical after twenty dedicated years. Mr. Graves loved fishing. He was an avid artist who loved photography and still life paintings. He also enjoyed building and flying model planes. Mr....
Mitchell Weeks
Dec 23, 2011
Mitchell James Weeks, age 47, of Richmond, departed this life on Friday, December 23, 2011. He is survived by his children, Mathew J. Clark Weeks and Amanda J. Clark-Weeks of Matoaca, VA; his mother, Mary Jane Weeks of Chesterfield, VA; two brothers, Dirk A. Weeks of Matoaca and David W. Weeks and wife, Janett of Chesterfield; nieces, Brandi W. Higginbatham...
Thelma Stringfield
Dec 23, 2011
Thelma Anne Stringfield, 86, widow of Rufus L. Stringfield died peacefully on December 21, 2011. Anne was born March 12, 1925 to Alsuma and Irving Welchons. One of seven children, she was a devoted daughter and sister. A long career with the Virginia State Police provided challenges for a woman of curiosity and intelligence. Retirement was given purpose by her...
Sr., T. Bridger
Dec 22, 2011
Howard Talmadge Bridger, Sr., 83 of Chester passed away on December 22, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late A. Scarborough and Strawdie Byrd Bridgers. He is survived by a son, Charles Bridger of Disputanta; sister, Ronnie Rush of Clarkton, NC.; brother, Richard Bridgers of Elizabethtown NC.; sister-in-law, Bonnie Terry of Virginia Beach; step-son, Frank Weaver...
Anna Brooks Miller
Dec 21, 2011
Anna Katherine Brooks Miller, 85, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2011. She was a member of Blandford Methodist Church. Mrs. Miller worked as a greeter for Piccadillyâ??s in Georgia. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley and Clara Lee Pearson Brooks; her sons, John G. Lowder and Charles F. Lowder; and her husband, Charles...
Donna Nangle
Dec 21, 2011
Donna Colleen Nangle, 53, of Petersburg, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She was born in Pensacola, FL, but lived in Arlington, VA for most of her life. She was a proud graduate of the Wakefield High School in Arlington and went on to receive her Associates Degree. Donnaâ??s 30 year career with the federal government began as a mail...
George Iii Waymack
Dec 21, 2011
George R. Waymack III, 59, resident of Shermans Dale PA, formerly of Prince George VA, passed away on Wednesday December 21, 2011. He is preceded in death by his son, George R.Waymack IV; daughter, Kyle Lynn Waymack; and his father, George R. Waymack Jr. He is survived by his wife, Laura Moore Waymack; daughter, Kore Burnham; two grandsons, Drew and...
Thelma Hatchell
Dec 21, 2011
Thelma Mae Hatchell, 90, of Petersburg, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Hattie Yates Evans. She was the widow of Robert Thomas Hatchell. Thelma was a retired employee of Titmus Optical and a member of First Assembly of God in Petersburg. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Margaret Parrish; her niece,...
Charles Stoneburg
Dec 20, 2011
CHARLES VANCE STONEBURG, 58, of Colonial Heights, died suddenly of natural causes on Friday, December 16, 2011. He was a Naval Veteran and a member of SGI-USA (BUDDHIST). Mr. Stoneburg was the son of the late Major Dorothy M. Stoneburg (Retired) and Lt. Colonel Charles (Stoney) Stoneburg (Retired). He is survived by his sisters, Beth Stoneburg Malmquist of Spotsylvania, VA...
Alice L.
Dec 20, 2011
Alice Lewis Lee, 86, a former resident of Petersburg and widow of John Fenton Lee, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. She was born in Chesterfield but lived most of her life in Portsmouth and Petersburg. An active member of Washington Street United Methodist Church, she was a teacher in the Tyler Bible Class for over 20 years, past president...
Jr., D. Woodard
Dec 19, 2011
Bedford D. Woodard, Jr., age 76 of Chester, passed away December 18, 2011. He was the son of the late Bedford D. Woodard Sr. and Mae Belle Herrell Woodard Guenther, and was also preceded in death by his son, David Woodard III; and brothers, Bedford Herrell Woodard, Sr., James David Woodard (J.D.), and William E. Woodard, Sr. Bedford is survived...
