Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
W. "Bill" Gwaltney
Sep 6, 2011
W.R. â??Billâ? Gwaltney, Sr., 75, of Waverly passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011. He was a former detective on the Petersburg Police Department, a past deputy on the Surry Sheriffs Department, a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Cockade City Lodge # 16 and a member of Savedge Hunt Club. Bill was preceded in death by his wife,...
Harry Nugent
Sep 6, 2011
Harry Linwood Nugent Sr., 83, a lifelong resident of Prince George passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011. He was born on July 29, 1928. His passions in life were his dogs and hunting. He was a hardworking man who was retired from Seaboard Coastline Railroad (CSX). Mr. Nugent was also the owner of Nugent Grocery; and had a side...
Samuel Jr. Cofer
Sep 6, 2011
Samuel Rea Cofer, Jr., age 66, of Prince George, VA, died on Monday, September 5, 2011. He was born in Suffolk, VA, the son of the late Samuel Rea, Sr. and Madeline Bell Cofer. Mr. Cofer was a retired tractor trailer driver working with U. S. F. Red Star Express. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jeanne Cofer; sons,...
James Douglas
Sep 3, 2011
James Burton Douglas, age 42, of Hopewell, VA, died on Thursday, September 1, 2011. He was born in Petersburg, VA, and was the son of Ronald L. and Glenda Fleming Douglas of Hopewell. James was a U. S. Navy Veteran, and was an employee of the McGuire Medical Center, Richmond. He attended Calvaryâ??s Love Ministries Church, Hopewell. The family will...
Margie Reason
Sep 3, 2011
Margie Whisenant Reason, 65, went to be in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, September 3, 2011. Margie managed the Uppyâ??s Convenience Store on South Crater Road. She worked extremely hard all of her life. She was devoted to her daughters and grandchildren. In her spare time, she loved working on puzzles. She was funny and sassy and would definitely...
Christa Cooper
Sep 2, 2011
Christa Maria Cooper (Age 87) Passed away peacefully on September 1, 2011. Christa was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1955 where she met her future husband and lovingly raised a family of three children. She is survived by all of them: Dennis J. Cooper of Chantilly, Virginia, Michael N. Cooper of Tampa, Florida, and Cristina...
Virginia Roper
Sep 1, 2011
Roper, Virginia Pretlow Bryant, 98, of Petersburg, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Known to many as â??Gigi,â? she enjoyed life fully and loved to spend time with family and friends. She was a parishioner of Christ & Grace Episcopal Church, where she was active on the Altar Guild and the Episcopal Church Women. She was a longtime member of...
Janice Moody
Aug 31, 2011
Janice Y. Moody, 94, a life-long resident of Petersburg, VA, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Dunlop House in Colonial Heights, VA. Mrs. Moody was born on November 10, 1916 to the late Harry and Annie Yeoman. Mrs. Moody was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Moody; her two sisters, Ruth Otey and Mary Pinchbeck;...
Richard Bendall
Aug 31, 2011
On Wednesday, August 31, 2011, with family by his side, after a sudden onset and brief battle with aggressive cancer, Richard Walter Bendall, 83, retired minister and President of World Health Services, Inc., gentle husband, father, brother and friend went to sleep awaiting His Lordâ??s return. Born in Blackstone, Virginia on August 10, 1928 to Joseph and Virginia Bendall, one...
Thomas And Morgan Dean Allred
Aug 30, 2011
Thomas Scott Allred, age 40, and his son, Morgan Dean Allred, age 7, both of Chester, have passed away. Scott was a native of Greensboro, NC. He worked as a shift supervisor with Evonik and served in the Air National Guard for six years. He is survived by his wife, Michelle; mother, Alice Richardson and husband, Jim; father, Thomas Allred;...
Doris Whiting
Aug 30, 2011
Doris E. Whiting, 97, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. She was a native of New Brunswick, Canada and the daughter of the late Howard and Blanche Gunter McLaughlin. She was the widow of Richard A. Whiting , her husband of 75 years, who passed away in January 2011 at the age of 100. In addition to her parents,...
Evelyn Mathews
Aug 29, 2011
Evelyn Engleman Mathews, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Russell C. Engleman was born on July 29, 1921 in Lexington, VA and died peacefully at her home in Chester, VA on August 26, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Lawrence Grant Mathews. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Mathews Ray of Chester and Bett Mathews Randolph...
Katherine Davis Hepburn
Aug 29, 2011
HEPBURN, Katherine Eugenia Davis, age 93, of Chesterfield County, died Friday, August 26, 2011. Born in Petersburg, Va., on November 25, 1917, the daughter of the late John Richard and Eva Roach Davis. Katherine's late husband, Ira Spurgeon Hepburn Jr., preceded her in death on March 12, 2007. They were married for 58 years. She is survived by a son,...
Margaret Ostergard
Aug 26, 2011
Margaret Hobson Ostergard, age 88, died on August 26, 2011. She was a resident of the Dunlop House, a caring and loving community in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Maggie was born August 14, 1923 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire England, known as the "Potteries". She was the youngest of three girls. Her father, Arthur Hobson served on the Board of Directors of Aynsley...
Patricia Corrigan
Aug 25, 2011
Patricia â??Carolâ? Corrigan, 66, of Petersburg passed away Thursday, August 25, 2011. Mrs. Corrigan was a Logistics Management Specialist at Fort Lee, retiring in 1991, after 30 years of dedicated service. She is preceded in death by her parents, C. Bernard, Sr. and Lottie Shuman Campbell; daughter, Angela Kay Smith; brothers, C.B., Clinton; and sister Ruby. She is survived by...
Karl Hayes
Aug 25, 2011
Karl Edward Hayes Sr., 73, of Disputanta, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer with the U.S. Navy. He worked for twenty years for Dominion Virginia Power, retiring as an Assistant Shift Supervisor. Mr. Hayes was an active outdoorsman who loved fishing, boating, and camping. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Jewell Brockwell Eavey
Aug 24, 2011
Jewell Elizabeth Brockwell Eavey, 79, of Hopewell, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and making afghans. Mrs. Eavey also loved working in her garden, and spending time with family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Mildred Dyson Brockwell; and brothers, Randolph, Raymond and Alfred Brockwell. She is survived by...
Helen (Rescheduled) Leary
Aug 24, 2011
Helen Irene Leary, 74, of Petersburg, passed away on August 24, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Fedak Punk, and also preceded in death by three brothers, William, Leo, and Johnny Punk; and four sisters, Ginka Punk, Mary Vannatter, Aggie Johnson, and Millie Vanderneck. Mrs. Leary served in the U.S. Air Force with 20 years...
George Atkins
Aug 23, 2011
George Melvin Atkins, 84, of Hopewell, Virginia and born in Mineral, Virginia; passed away from complications due to Alzheimerâ??s on Monday, August 22, 2011. He was an Army Veteran of WWII; a member of the DuPont Masonic Lodge 289, was very active in the business community; and the former owner of Atkins Furniture. Mr. Atkins was a member of the...
Vaughn Reish
Aug 23, 2011
Vaughn Ardell Reish, 81, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. He served proudly in the U.S. Army. He was a Gideon member in the Hopewell-Prince George Camp. He was a long time member of the West End Presbyterian Church and was an Elder Emeritus. He served as leader of the â??Boys Brigadeâ? and a Sunday School...
