Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Barbara Sheffield
Apr 13, 2011
Barbara Newbold Sheffield, 67, of Waverly passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Barbara was a loving wife and mother who loved the simple things in life that bring family and friends together like going out to eat or just visiting. She enjoyed the sense of just knowing you were there and okay. She was preceded in death by her...
Eva Rhodes
Apr 13, 2011
Eva Austin Rhodes, of Pawleyâ??s Island, SC died unexpectedly Thursday, April 7, at Waccamaw Hospital. She was born August 17, 1940, the eighth of 10 children, of the late J.G. and Ruby Austin. She was enjoying the retirement environment of coastal SC, after residing in Chester, VA for over 50 years, during a long and dedicated career with Reynolds Metals...
Robert Bartley
Apr 13, 2011
Robert Wayne Bartley, 53, of Wakefield passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. He was the son of Robert J. and Janelle Elswick Bartley and the husband of Deborah B. Bartley. In addition to his parents and wife, he is survived by his children, Tiffany Busch and husband, Jay, Kasey Bartley and fiancé, Daniel Motley, Joseph Carter, Jr. and wife,...
James Daniel
Apr 13, 2011
James â??Adamâ? Daniel, age 26, of Cerro Gordo, NC, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011. He is survived by his mother, Donna S. Daniel; father, Charles T. Daniel; siblings, Curtis W. Campbell, Jr. (April) and Amy D. Rackley (Kevin); grandmother, Shirley F. Daniel; 6 nieces and nephews; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. The family...
Rachel Cook
Apr 12, 2011
Rachel Edwards Cook, 93, of Richmond, died Monday, April 11, 2011. She was born in Southampton County on June 14, 1917. Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Benjamin Ashby Cook. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Cook Benton of Ashland; two grandsons, Philip Evans Smith (Sherry) of Savannah, GA and Dr. Michael S....
Charles Butler
Apr 11, 2011
Charles Philip Butler departed this life April 8, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. He will be greeted in heaven by mother Roselee Butler, brother John Butler, sister Mary Genevieve Curtis, and father-in-law Victor Bjerg. Charles was born in St Maryâ??s County, MD. He joined the Army in 1967, retiring as a Master Sergeant after 23 years of honorable...
Charles Fee
Apr 11, 2011
Charles Ray Fee Jr., 47, of Hopewell passed away on April 11, 2011. He was the son of the late Charles Ray Fee. Sr. Mr. Fee is survived by his mother, Annie Fee; two brothers, Jerry Fee and wife, Lisa, Jack Fee; and his wife Michelle Fee. All services will be private. Arrangments by the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss...
Margaret Lowery
Apr 11, 2011
Margaret Christey Lowery, age 84, of Chesterfield died Monday, April 11, 2011. She was born in Richmond, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Katy Truesdale Christey. Mrs. Lowery was also preceded in death by two husbands, Joseph M. Mountfort and James A. Lowery, Sr. ; and two sons, Bruce D. and Richard J. Mountfort. Mrs. Lowery is survived...
Mary S. Woodacre
Apr 10, 2011
Mary Galt Singleton Woodacre, 49, of Disputana, Virginia, a much beloved servant of the Lord passed away on April 10, 2011 after a very lengthy and arduous battle with her illness. Mary Galt known to many as Mary; graduated from Mary Mount High School, in Richmond. She attended Southside Regional Memorial Nursing School, in Petersburg, and graduated from Virginia State...
Barbara Hopper
Apr 9, 2011
Barbara Gwaltney Hopper, 71, of Claremont passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011. She was a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Hopper was a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and a member of St. Paulâ??s Episcopal Church in Surry. She retired after 27 years as a teacher for Surry County Public Schools and was a published author. Barbara was preceded...
Claribel Taylor
Apr 9, 2011
Claribel W. Taylor 89 of Chester passed away on Friday, April 8, 2011. She is preceded in death by her first husband Hobert Mitchell, and her second husband Carl Taylor, four brothers; seven sisters, and a grandson Bruce Bratton. She is survived by her daughters; Velma Hayes, Wanda Robertson, Joan Mitchell, son; Jeffrey Mitchell, four grandchildren; Sharon Baker, Eddie Bratton,...
Joseph Moore
Apr 8, 2011
Joseph â??Joeyâ? Maurice Shepherd Moore. On Friday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m., God in his infinite mercy and wisdom called Joey to a life of eternal rest and everlasting peace, freeing him from the consistent pain and illnesses that he had endured for a period of time. Joey was born September 25, 1979 to Cynthia Moore and the late Joseph...
James Culleton
Apr 8, 2011
James J. Culleton, 67, of McKenney, VA, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011 at his home, Reedy Creek Farm. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late James John and Catherine Gallagher Culleton. Jim was a retired school administrator for the New York City Public School System. Following his retirement, he moved to Dalton, PA and was...
Russell Wells
Apr 7, 2011
Russell Wells, 80, of Disputanta passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011. He was the son of the late Thomas Monroe Wells and Luna Brown Wells and the husband of Louise Traylor Wells. He is also survived by his son, C. Ronnie Wells; grandchildren, Thomas Lyn Wells and Russell Scott Wells; and four great grandchildren. The family will receive friends...
Lloyd Sr. Spence
Apr 6, 2011
Lloyd George Spence, Sr., age 86, of Chester, VA, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011. He was born in Greenbrier County, WV, the son of the late George W. and Bessie Hodges Spence. His greatest love and his legacy were his family and friends. Mr. Spence was also preceded in death by his first wife Betty Hanna Spence; daughter, Penny...
Mamie Bain
Apr 6, 2011
Mamie Jenkins â??Jenksâ? Bain entered into eternal rest on April 6, 2011 at her home at Green Level Farm in Wakefield, Virginia. Born September 13, 1917 to Edward Sanford Jenkins and Maude St. Clair Harris Jenkins of Littleton, NC. She was also predeceased by her brothers, Robert Oâ??Brian Jenkins and Edward Jenkins; her sisters, Virginia Coeburn and Dorothy Riggan; her...
Marcia Cole
Apr 6, 2011
Marcia Lea Cole of Richmond, Virginia passed away Tuesday April 5, 2011. Born July 12, 1949, she grew up in Virginia Beach, and later resided in Louisa and Richmond, Va. She received a BS degree in Business and Marketing Education from Madison College (now James Madison University) in 1971. She began her career in teaching, but later changed to banking...
Barbara Curry
Apr 6, 2011
Barbara Anne Curry of Hopewell, Virginia passed away on March 23, 2011, at John Randolph Medical Center, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 1930. Before residing in Hopewell, Mrs. Curry was a resident of Sunny Meadows in Claremont, where she had many close friends. Funeral services will be private.
Thomas Chavis
Apr 5, 2011
Thomas Levi Chavis, age 85, of Hopewell, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. He served in the U.S. Navy for three years during World War II on the USS Foreman DE633 and the USS Apollo in the Pacific Theater. Mr. Chavis worked as a civil servant mechanic at Fort Lee, Virginia with thirty-five dedicated years prior to retirement....
John Opocenskey
Apr 4, 2011
John Paul Opocensky, 85, of Ladson, husband of Alice â??Catherineâ? Williams Opocensky, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011. Born in Prince George, VA, he was the son of Paul Opocensky and Emily Rusnack Opocensky. Mr. Opocensky served our country proudly in the United States Navy, where he retired as a Master Chief Mineman after 30 years. After retiring, he attending...
