Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Reba Joyner-Ballos
Jun 24, 2011
Reba Wolfe Joyner-Ballos passed away June 23, 2011, after a battle with cancer, at her home in Chester. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Iva Wolfe; husband, Ralph Joyner; daughter, Brenda Joyce; and 5 siblings. Mrs. Joyner-Ballos was originally from Wise County, VA. She retired from Mooreâ??s Building Supply, and was an avid bowler with the...
Wetona Davis
Jun 22, 2011
Wetona Jackson Davis, 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. She worked as a secretary for many years. She was also an avid reader and loved reading newspapers from cover to cover; as well as Agatha Christy murder mysteries. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her father, Robert Jackson; mother, Annie Pearl Bass Crawford; husband, Robert B. Davis;...
Clara Crowder
Jun 22, 2011
Clara Rollings Crowder, 82, of Petersburg, widow of Bennie Ward Crowder, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Born in Elberon, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Fannie Blowe Rawls Rollings. Mrs. Crowder was a retired telephone operator for C & P Telephone and a longtime member of Washington Street United Methodist Church. She is survived...
Mary Davis
Jun 22, 2011
Davis, Mary Jay â??Birdâ?, 64 of Chester, Va., died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 22, 2011.She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Jean Hodges Owens and her step-daughter Melanie Davis. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Fred Davis of Chester; brother, Robert Owens, Jr. of Maryland; son, Matthew Maio (Gina) and...
Mary Hamlet
Jun 22, 2011
Mary Evelyn Hamlet, age 73, of Chester, VA, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Mrs. Hamlet was the widow of Clyde D. Hamlet, and was also preceded in death by her son, Philip D. Hamlet. She was an avid bowler earlier in her life. Mary is survived by a daughter, Patricia Hamlet Burgess of Chester; a son, Michael A. Hamlet and...
Lloyd Dunton
Jun 21, 2011
Lloyd W. Dunton Jr., 81, of Prince George, passed away on June 21, 2011. Mr. Dunton retired from the U.S. Navy with 28 years of service as a Lieutenant Commander. He is a member of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, and also a member of Grace Lutheran Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd W. Dunton Sr....
Vernard Bailey
Jun 21, 2011
Vernard Eason Bailey, 68, of Chesterfield Co. passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011. He was the son of the late Benjamin and Susie Potts Bailey. He was predeceased by his wife Linda R. Bailey. He is survived by a son, Wayne E. Bailey and wife, Annette; one daughter, Vicky L. Bailey; two grandchildren, Scott and Tiffany Bailey; two brothers, Lewis...
Walter Cook
Jun 20, 2011
Walter Alfred Cook, 68, of Sutherland, died Monday, June 20, 2011. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Leo and Helen Hinton Cook. Mr. Cook retired after 20 years of active duty service in the U. S. Army, serving with the 82nd Airborne during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Kazue Cook;...
John Crockett
Jun 20, 2011
John Robert Crockett, 67, of Hopewell, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011. Born in Quarrier, WVA, he was the son of the late John Wriley and Ruby Coleman Crockett. He was a U. S. Army veteran and a retired truck driver for Manning Transport. Mr. Crockett will be remembered as a patient, loving husband and father, and a role model...
Frances Jones
Jun 20, 2011
Frances McCraw Jones, 90, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011. She was born on April 1, 1921. Mrs. Jones was retired from Allied Chemical Corporation after working for thirty years. She was also a member of Salem Primitive Baptist Church, Class of 1938 Breakfast Group, and the 1939-40 Luncheon Group. She is preceded in death by her...
Orville Brazzi
Jun 19, 2011
Orville C. Brazzi, 82, of Ivor passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Mr. Brazzi served his country in the U.S. Navy. He retired as a Glazier for Walker & Laberge Glass Company of Norfolk after 31 years of employment in 1991. After retirement he worked at Ivor Hardware. He was a member of Ivor Ruritan Club where he served...
James Daniel
Jun 19, 2011
James Michael â??Mikeâ? Daniel, age 57, of Chesterfield, VA, died suddenly on June, 19, 2011. He was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Mason â??Peteâ? Daniel. Mike was a great carpenter and was trained at a young age by his grandfather, James Glenn Bufford. He was also an avid fisherman. Mike is survived by his loving wife,...
Harold Cutter
Jun 18, 2011
Harold Leonard Cutter, Sr., 90, of Colonial Heights, passed away on June 18, 2011. He was predeceased by his wife, Sarah Frances â??Bussieâ? Cutter. Mr. Cutter served in the Army Corp of Engineers and was a member of Immaneul Baptist Church. He was active with the Colonial Heights Senior Citizens, a member of VFW Post 2239 and American Legion Post...
Mattie Sherrick
Jun 17, 2011
Mattie Jolly Sherrick â??Aunt Mattieâ?, 97, of Chester, VA., passed away June 17, 2011. She was the daughter of the late John Henry and Katherine Carraway Jolly, and also preceded in death by her brothers, George and John Jolly, and sisters, Ida Cheely, Minnie Cheely, and Ellen Virginia Wray. She is survived by a sister, Fannie Wray of Salisbury, NC,...
Jr. H Barrett
Jun 17, 2011
James Henry Barrett, Jr., of Chester, went to be with the Lord on Friday June 17, 2011. James was employed by Phillip Morris for over 35 years before retiring in 2008. He was a member of Gill Grove Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school and was a dedicated servant of the Lord. He was the son of Marilyn Gray...
Jr R. Morgan
Jun 17, 2011
John R. Morgan, Jr., age 60, of Chester, VA, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011. He was born in Fort Worth, TX, the son of LaVena McKinley Morgan and the late John R. Morgan, Sr. Mr. Morgan was also preceded in death by his brother, Ricky Morgan. He is survived by his loving wife Jane Morgan; children, Justin Morgan and...
David Bowe
Jun 16, 2011
David Leroy Bowe, 68, of Hopewell passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Mr. Bowe was a longtime church member of the New Jerusalem Fellowship Church. He was an avid bass fisherman, and civil war relic hunter. He also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Mr. Bowe was retired from Allied Chemical/Honeywell as an electrician, and was a member...
Dorothy Pulley
Jun 16, 2011
Dorothy Holloway Pulley, 74, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011. She loved baseball, especially the Atlanta Braves. She worked for State Farm Insurance for over twenty years as a secretary; then she worked for SuperFresh and Farm Fresh in Hopewell for over ten years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alonzo and Alice Holloway; and...
Sydney Connelly
Jun 16, 2011
Sydney H. Connelly Jr., 83, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011. He was retired from Hercules in 1984 after thirty-five years of dedicated service as a Mechanical Engineer. He was a member of First Christian Church in Hopewell where he served as a Deacon and sang in the choir. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Virginia Clarke
Jun 16, 2011
Virginia Irene Lamb Clarke (Jeanie) of Hopewell died at home at peace with our Lord and surrounded by her family on June 16, 2011, at the age of 82. She was predeceased by her parents Clarence Edward and Annie Belle Hensley Lamb, four brothers and one sister, and by her former husband Edwin S. Clarke, Jr. She is survived by...
