Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Mary Griffin
Jul 18, 2011
Mary Munn Griffin, 77, of Chester, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2011. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Griffin, and son, Linnie Thomas Griffin. She is survived by her daughters, Maria Jeanette Petree, and Boyce Luanne Rhodes; son, Eddie Griffin; eight grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; brother, Carlton Munn; sisters, Mable Ashe, and Sandra Rhodes; and numerous nieces...
Orville Lucas
Jul 14, 2011
Orville Christopher Lucas, age 78, of Chesterfield, VA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 14, 2011. He was born in Waynesboro, VA, the son of the late Ed Lee and Louise Harlow Lucas. Mr. Lucas was also preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Lucas, and a granddaughter, Jessica Lucas. He was a veteran of the U....
Jennifer Burkhardt
Jul 13, 2011
Jennifer Brandon Burkhardt, age 47, of Chester, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Jennifer was a loving mother and grandmother who was very involved in the lives of her family. She especially liked working with their teams as they participated in various sports and activities. She was also a great fan of 80â??s music, pro football, and reality TV....
Marjorie Reese
Jul 13, 2011
Marjorie Bain Reese, 85, of Dinwiddie died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the Petersburg Home for Ladies where she resided for the past ten years. She was a native of Dinwiddie and daughter of the late Edward Spillman and Ethel Washer Bain, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Crawford â??Punkâ? A. Reese. She was a member of...
Eleonore Boiler
Jul 13, 2011
Eleonore Sold Boiler, 81, living in Hopewell, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Mrs. Boiler was born in Munich, Germany and was a World War II bride. Mrs. Boiler was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Sold and Kontoristin Ernestine Egger Sold; her husband, Benjamin Boiler; and...
Ernest Skelton
Jul 13, 2011
Ernest Claude Skelton, 71, of Petersburg, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011. He was a native of Petersburg and son of the late Norman and Lula Overby Skelton. Mr. Skelton was an avid fisherman. He was predeceased by his sister Gloria Mae Lester. He is survived by his two daughters, Sharon Cole and husband, Garry and Donna Skelton; grandson, Cody Isham;...
Roy Winn
Jul 13, 2011
Roy M. Winn, Sr., of Chesterfield, VA, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Roy was a Navy veteran and retiree from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Matti Leigh Winn; brother, Leonard; and Royâ??s first wife of 46 years, Ruth V. Winn. Survivors include his current wife, Dorothy K. of...
Edward Detrick
Jul 12, 2011
Edward Earl Detrick, age 74, of Richmond, VA, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011. He was born in Westmoreland, VA, the son of the late Paul A. and Emily Christian Detrick. Mr. Detrick was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and retiree from Dupont after serving for more than 25 years. He enjoyed woodcarving . Mr. Detrick is survived by...
Raymond Walker
Jul 12, 2011
Raymond Herol Walker, 88, of Hopewell, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011. He was the son of the late Clarence McKeever and Mary Ruth Moore Walker. He served as a diver in the U. S. Navy during WWII, searching for underwater mines at Pearl Harbor. Mr. Walker was a retired electrician and lineman with the Post Engineers at Fort Lee...
Robert Allen
Jul 12, 2011
Robert â??Bobâ? Walter Allen, age 88, of Chester, VA, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. He was born in King George, VA, the son of the late William T. and Anna Kriener Allen. Mr. Allen truly enjoyed his work as a project engineer and retired from Phillip Morris and Allied Chemical after serving for 20 years with both companies. He...
Jr. G. Heartwell
Jul 11, 2011
Thomas G. Heartwell, Jr., 72, of Prince George, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011. Born in McKenney, he was the son of the late Thomas Goode and Mary Erma Beville Heartwell. Mr. Heartwell was a U. S. Army veteran and traveled the country playing baseball on the Army Allstar Team. He was an active member of the Petersburg Seventh Day...
Barbara Story
Jul 11, 2011
Barbara A. Story, 74, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011. She is preceded in death by her parents, Shirley E. and Mary Lee Hargrave; and her husband of fifty-five years, James Kilby â??Docâ? Story. She is survived by her daughters, Darlene Merritt and her husband Tom of Hopewell, Wanda Dulaney and her husband Bob of Chester, and...
Katharina Piasecki
Jul 10, 2011
Katharina J. Piasecki, age 86, who resided at Spring Arbor of Salisbury, Midlothian, VA, passed away on July 9, 2011. Katharina leaves behind her daughter, Carol Hatlek; son-in-law, Paul; and granddaughter, Angela Hatlek, all of Austria. She also had four step children and four step grandchildren, all of Virginia. A memorial service will be held in her honor for close...
W. Jensen
Jul 10, 2011
Dr. Edward Walter Jensen, age 78, of Chester, VA, died on Saturday, July 9, 2011. He was born in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Edward W. and Gertrude Foster Jensen. Dr. Jensen was a Captain in the U. S. Army Medical Corps from 1961 â?? 1963. He ran a medical practice in Hopewell, VA, from 1970 â?? 2009,...
Christopher Murphy
Jul 10, 2011
Christopher Randolph Murphy, 37, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Known as â??Murphâ? to his family and friends, he was a resident of Greenville, North Carolina and was originally from Wakefield. Chris earned his Bachelors and Masters Degree from East Carolina University where he fell in love with the college and Greenville. He moved back to Wakefield and worked...
Hylah Clarke
Jul 9, 2011
Hylah Harvell Clarke, 85, died Saturday, July 9, 2011. She was born in Surry county, Virginia to William Peyton Hargrave and Estelle Harvell Hargrave. At the death of her mother at a young age, her uncle and aunt, Mark Dennis Harvell and Nancy (Carrie) Lawrence Harvell took her in to raise and later adopted. Hylah lived her life on the...
Irving Lunsford
Jul 9, 2011
Irving Claiborne Lunsford, Jr, 87, of Dinwiddie died Saturday, July 09, 2011. He was a World War II Army Veteran serving with the 86th Black Hawk Division of the 342nd Infantry. He was a lifelong member of St. Paulâ??s Episcopal Church in Petersburg. Mr. Lunsford was preceded in death by his wife Frances Jean Castleberry Lunsford, his mother Kathleen Ribble...
Brandon Mclean
Jul 8, 2011
Brandon Thomas McLean, age 23, of Chester, VA, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Brandon was a graduate of Thomas Dale High School, class of 2006. He is survived by his parents, Barry and Melody McLean; sisters, Brooke and Erica McLean; grandparents, W. Thomas Creggar, Veta S. Creggar, and Thelma G. McLean; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, and other...
Agnes Bauer
Jul 8, 2011
Agnes Lucille Bauer, 100, of Prince George, passed away on July 8, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Kovacs, and was also preceded in death by her husband Martin Bauer Sr. She was a member of the Sharon Shrine #8 and was also a member of Gregory Memorial Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three...
Lucille Martin
Jul 8, 2011
Lucille Virginia Martin, 90, of Prince George, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Irving and Bertha Barden; brother, Ernest Barden; and lifelong friend, Herman Rosenstien. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Parrish (Gene Pyles); son, Winston Martin (Pat); brother, Lindwood Barden; grandchildren, Dennis, Kenneth, Kimberly, Joyce, Mike, Terri, Shawn, Curtis,...
