Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Virgie Parker
Jan 9, 2011
Virgie Lenna (Jenkins) Parker, age 97, of Prince George, VA, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011. She was born October 25, 1913, near Bryson City in Swain County, NC, the daughter of the late John Dee and Hattie Victoria (DeHart) Jenkins. Virgie was preceded in death by her husband of over 57 years, Gordon D. Parker; four brothers, Paul...
Dorothy Johnson
Jan 9, 2011
Dorothy Elizabeth Schiff Johnson, 90, of Petersburg, died Sunday, January 9, 2011. Born on February 7, 1920 in Bronx, New York to the late John and Madeleine Lech Schiff; she was predeceased by her husband Maj. Ret Harold E. Johnson. She is survived by her children, Dorothea Elizabeth Kersey, Michael Harold Johnson, and Clare Marie Johnson; three grandchildren, John M....
Lena Lanter
Jan 8, 2011
Lena Perry Lanter, age 93, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011. She was born in Staunton, VA, the daughter of the late Ohlen and Susy Coffman Perry. Mrs. Lanter was also preceded in death by her husband, Samuel â??Hileyâ? Lanter. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Surviving relatives include her son, Samuel...
Harold White
Jan 8, 2011
Harold E. White, 83, of Chester died January 8, 2011. He is survived by his wife of nearly 62 years, Anne, his three daughters, Carolyn Heyer (John), Sharon Cole (Wayne), Sandy Bogen (Tom) and four grandchildren, Amanda, Brett, Charles, and David.Mr. White was born January 13, 1927 in Organ Cave, West Virginia. He served in the Navy during WWII as...
Michael Dunford
Jan 8, 2011
Michael J. Dunford, age 92, died on January 8, 2011. Mr. Dunford was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve Schaefer Dunford and an infant son, Patrick Thomas. He is survived by two sons, Michael S. Dunford of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Patrick Dunford of Hopewell, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Sally D. King of Cornelius, NC, and Bridget J. Dunford...
Rodney Baker
Jan 7, 2011
Rodney O. Baker, 73, of Prince George, passed away on January 7, 2011 at Retreat Hospital, after a bout with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Helen Ritchie Baker; daughter, Jennie Len Baker; mother, Evelyn M. Talbott; and a brother James Baker. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Blandford Cemetery....
Jersey Castanon
Jan 7, 2011
Jersey Airah Rain Castanon, age 3 months, lost her courageous battle with heart disease on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. She had endured the first of three surgeries at just 10 days old. Jersey is survived by her loving parents, Genry and Teresa Graham Castanon; siblings, Jaguar, Kiah, and Stryder; and grandparents, Ronnie Graham, Lotus Goyne, Maria Cordova, and Guillermo Everardo...
Bessie Ake
Jan 6, 2011
Bessie Meade Drake, 98, of Petersburg, widow of Francis E. Drake, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011. She was born in Petersburg, received her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia and her master's degree in Religious Education at Biblical Seminary in New York City. She married and raised her family in New York and New Jersey,...
Stacey Shurm
Jan 6, 2011
Stacey Leah Shurm, 52, of Hopewell, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Atlanta, GA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Stacey enjoyed many activities to include cooking, reading, lounging at the beach and spending time with her family and friends. She was employed by the...
Erend Synan
Jan 5, 2011
Rev. Maurice Edwin Synan, Sr. passed away on January 4, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia surrounded by his family. He was born on September 8, 1929 in Linden, New Jersey, where his father, Joseph A. Synan, Sr. was serving as pastor of a local Pentecostal Holiness Church. His marriage to Eunice Scott Synan in 1951 produced three children, Edwin, Yvonne, and...
Margaret Rudd
Jan 5, 2011
Margaret â??Peggyâ? Rudd, 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, January 05, 2011. Born in Jamaica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Aloisius and Evelyn Van Nostrand Fenn. The wife of a career Marine, she lived both east and west, and raised two children with and without her husband, during times of deployment. Peggy was a member and...
Josephine Clary
Jan 5, 2011
Josephine Lockey Clary, 76, of Waverly, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Franklin Lockey and Lilly Jane Blackmon Lockey; husband, Wesley Thomas Clary; and brothers, Roy Franklin Lockey, Jr. and Albert James Lockey. She is survived by her children, Walter A. Gwaltney, Jr., Roy C. Gwaltney and Sidney B. Gwaltney;...
J. Murphy
Jan 5, 2011
J. P. Murphy, age 68, of Chester, passed away January 4, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, James O. and Betty Farrell Doyle. J. P. was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed shooting as well as being a life long member of the N.R.A. He is survived by his sons, Jan â??Jayâ? Phillip Murphy, Jr. and his wife,...
Willie Barton
Jan 3, 2011
LT Willie Elbert Barton, U.S. Navy RET, 80, of Wakefield passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2011. Elbert was born and raised in Jasper, Alabama, joined the United States Navy in 1948 where he spent over 22 years serving his country in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. After retirement from the service he was an instructor at Walker...
Thomas Butler
Jan 2, 2011
Thomas Sterling Butler, on January 2, 2011, suddenly began his life of peace with God in Mathews, VA while on a brief vacation. He was the son of the late Mildred and Morris Butler, formerly of Petersburg. He has lived in Richmond since 1969. Mr. Butler was an engineering graduate of Virginia Tech and earned a Master in Commerce degree...
Rose Sheffield
Jan 1, 2011
Rose Maude Wells Sheffield, 83, of Waverly passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2011. She was a life time member of Waverly Congregational Christian Church. Mrs. Sheffield was preceded in death by her parents, George W. and Christelle Annie Maude Bryant Wells; her husband, Cleveland Lee Sheffield and her best friend, Robert Carroll. Mrs. Sheffield is survived by her children,...
Ida Jessee
Jan 1, 2011
Ida Lee Jessee, 93, of Chester, VA, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, December, 30, 2010. Ida was predeceased by her husband, Isaac Clyde Jessee, her son-in-law, Charles â??Bobbyâ? Page and eleven siblings. She is survived by her son, Clyde H. Jessee and wife, Linda of Richmond; daughter, Judy Jessee Page of Chester; Grandchildren, Brian Jessee and wife,...
Rosa Leone
Dec 31, 2010
Rosa Leone, 91, of Chester, VA, passed away peacefully at her home Friday, December 31, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Carini, Sicily in 1919, she and her husband, Salvatore, moved to Brooklyn, NY (Canarsie) in 1957 with their children. She remained in Brooklyn until 1974, when she followed her children to Virginia. Most of her children established...
Rosa Sasser
Dec 31, 2010
Rosa Belle Sasser 83, of Hopewell passed away on Friday December 31, 2010 in John Randolph Medical Center . She was born in Tarboro, NC and had been a long time resident of Hopewell, VA. Rosa enjoyed working in her garden, collecting dolls and spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester...
William "Don" Davis
Dec 30, 2010
William â??Donâ? Davis, age 77, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was preceded in death by his parents Carl Ray and Nell Harmon Davis and his wife Iona Faye Davis. Don was an ordained minister with The Salvation Army for 31 years before retiring and was recognized as a...
