Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Geraldine Mifka
Jul 8, 2011
Geraldine Eavey Mifka, age 91, of Bumpass, VA, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011. She was born in Dayton, VA, the daughter of the late Paul M. and Libby Whitmer Eavey. Mrs. Mifka was also preceded in death by her husband William David Mifka; son, Steven L. Mifka; grandson, Billy Stotts; and brother, Elmo Eavey. She is survived by her...
Lena Tew Thomasson
Jul 8, 2011
Lena Catherine Tew Thomasson, 95, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2011. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was a successful self-employed business woman. Mrs. Thomasson is preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Lottie Tew; husband, J.G. â??Jackâ? Thomasson; son, Jack Wade Thomasson; a granddaughter, Jennifer Enneking Wallace; a sister, Mamie Moon Vaughan;...
Florine Williams
Jul 7, 2011
Florine Sophie Gwaltney Williams, 93, of Petersburg went to her rest on Thursday, July 7, 2011. She was the daughter of the late James T. and Lucy Daniel Gwaltney and wife of the late Thomas Franklin Williams, Jr. She was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Laurie, her brothers, James T. Gwaltney and John Gwaltney and her children, James...
Frank Johnston
Jul 7, 2011
Frank Charles Johnston Jr., age 91 of Chester, VA, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011. He was born in Richmond, VA the son of the late Frank Charles Sr. and Lula Louise Woltz Johnston. Mr. Johnston was also preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Gibbs Johnston. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII in the...
Sr., B. Thomas
Jul 7, 2011
Neil Bryan Thomas, Sr., age 68, of Richmond, VA, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011. He was born the son of the late Harry and Marie Dameron Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a supervisor at Westvaco for 40 years. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening and making fishing lures. Mr. Thomas is survived by his...
Charles Thacker
Jul 5, 2011
Charles Christopher â??Chrisâ? Thacker, 25, of Chester, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Irvin Thacker. Chris was a huge music fan and enjoyed playing the guitar. He is survived by his beloved daughter, Allysen Belle Williamson; mother and father, Teresa and Ronald Frazier; brothers, Wesley Hagy and Brandon Hagy; grandparents, Nancy...
Janie Brooks
Jul 5, 2011
Janie Louise Martin Brooks, 81, of Dinwiddie, passed away Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Born in Halifax County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Willie Herbert and Erma Compton Martin. Family members include: her sons, Raymond Brooks and Franklin Brooks both of Dinwiddie; brothers, James Martin, John Martin, Joe Martin, Lee Martin and Willie Herbert Martin, Jr. all of...
Evelyn Seid
Jul 3, 2011
Evelyn Virginia Seid, 82, of Hopewell, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Mrs. Seid retired from Finance and Accounting Department at Fort Lee; she worked as a volunteer at John Randolph Medical Center for numerous years; she was a volunteer with the Red Cross working in Disaster Services, and also an Instructor in CPR, First Aid, and Pet CPR...
Audrey Cuddihy
Jul 3, 2011
Audrey Poland Cuddihy 95, of Hopewell, passed away on Sunday July 3, 2011. She is preceded in death by her father, Peter Poland; mother, Ida McClary Poland Kuykendall; step-father, Charles. C. Kuykendall; husband, John James Cuddihy Jr.; son, John James Cuddihy III; daughter, Lois Cuddihy Johnson; and sister, Arline Phillips. Mrs. Cuddihy is survived by her daughters, Marian Turner and...
Jr. M. Turner
Jul 2, 2011
Henry M. Turner, Jr., 72, of Colonial Heights, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011. Born in Petersburg, he was preceded in death by his parents; Henry M. Turner, Sr. and Mary Little Turner, fiancée Mary M. Quick, step-daughter Cheryl Q. Batten and a step-son Bobby Quick. He was a retired employee of Blandford Cemetery and a member of Walthall Baptist...
Rita Rennebaum
Jul 1, 2011
Rita Marie Koch Rennebaum, 82, of Hopewell, VA, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2011. Rita was born on July 6, 1928 in New York City, New York, attended Brecksville High School, in Brecksville, Ohio, and St. John College and St. Alexis Nursing School, in Cleveland, Ohio. She served as a Registered Nurse at St. Alexis Hospital and Harrisburg General...
Vera Almarode
Jul 1, 2011
Vera DeMars Almarode, 78, of Disputanta, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Mrs. Almarode enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and sitting on her front porch at the lake. She was also an avid movie collector, with an extensive collection. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Maxine DeMars; her husband, Otis Eugene Almarode; and...
Kathryn Nettles
Jun 30, 2011
Kathryn Chappell Nettles, 72, of Wakefield, Virginia died Thursday, June 30, 2011 after a tenacious six-year struggle against cancer. Kitty, as she was known, was born in 1938 in Clarksville Virginia, to R. Harvey and Edna Lumpkin Chappell, and was raised and educated in Richmond Virginia. She attended the College of William and Mary, where she met and married, Edwin...
Virginia Baird
Jun 30, 2011
Virginia Sessums Baird, age 76, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011. She was born in Blackstone, VA, the daughter of the late David L. and Martha Watson Sessums. Mrs. Baird was also preceded in death by her son, Lawrence W. Baird; and sisters, Joyce Berry and Vivian Lail. She is survived by her loving husband of...
Patricia Lamp
Jun 30, 2011
Lamp, Patricia Catherine, 83, of Chesterfield, departed this life on Thursday, June 30, 2011, after a brief struggle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Ralph E. Lamp; daughter, Carol Jean Lamp Kendall; brother, Eugene Graham (Snuffy) Adams of Idaho Falls, Idaho; three grandchildren, Bridget Kendall Neace, Emily Christine Kendall, and Justin Ryan Kendall; and one...
Carol Storey
Jun 29, 2011
Carol Toler Storey, age 68, of Chester, VA, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011. She was born in Kopperston, WV, the daughter of the late Arnold R. and Edna Sergent Toler. Mrs. Storey was a Real Estate Agent and Broker in the Chesterfield County area for approximately 30 years. She is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Gary...
Grace D. Thornton
Jun 29, 2011
Grace Kathleen Driscoll Thornton, 85, of Petersburg passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Thomas D. and Blanche Gaynell Tyus Driscoll. She was preceded in death by her husband W.J. Douglas Thornton. She was retired from Dupont with over 40 years of service and loved her family very much. She is survived by a...
Samantha Hamilton
Jun 29, 2011
Samantha Greer Hamilton, a graduate of Southview High School Class of 09, Hope Mills, NC, died tragically Monday of upper respiratory complications. Majoring in Communications and Minoring in Film Studies at East Carolina University, she would have been a junior this fall. Her long-time dream of planning and organizing film and music festivals will never be realized, but she did...
Jane Stefan
Jun 29, 2011
Jane Elizabeth Avery Stefan, 86, of Gloucester, Virginia died Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Nanny, as she was generally known to family, was born in Richmond, Virginia on June 24, 1925 to the Reverend James Edward Avery and Lelia Anne Sweeney and was raised in various small Virginia towns as her father moved from church to church. She was employed by...
Kenneth Kemp
Jun 28, 2011
Kenneth Leroy Kemp, age 81, of Quinton, VA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. He was born in Ashland County, Ohio, the son of the late Clarence H. and Lula Lilly Kemp. Mr. Kemp was preceded in death by his wives, Thelma I. Kemp and Sharon F. Kemp, and a son, Randy S. Kemp. He...
