Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Helen Southall
Oct 13, 2010
Helen OKun Southall, 90, of Petersburg, widow of Harold â??Fatsâ? Vaughan Southall, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Born June 20, 1920 in Woodville, Texas she was one of twelve children of the late August Frederick and Clara Dora Buck OKun. She was a member of the Kenwood United Methodist Church. She is survived by two children, Linda Southall McCann...
Jr. L. Matthews
Oct 12, 2010
Laurance Leslie Matthews, Jr., age 66, of Stony Creek, VA, passed away at the Southside Regional Medical Center, Petersburg, VA, on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Mr. Matthews was the son of the late Laurance Leslie Matthews, Sr. and Florence Tereschenko Matthews. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Lee Matthews. Mr. Matthews was a member of Faith...
Ruth Andrews
Oct 10, 2010
Ruth Savedge Andrews, 77, of Surry went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 10, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Andrews was a loving wife and devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a faithful member of Surry United Methodist Church. Mrs. Andrews was preceded in death by her parents, Anslem Melville...
Elizabeth Petree
Oct 9, 2010
Elizabeth O. Petree, 101, of Hopewell, widow of Neil C. Petree, Sr., passed away Saturday, October 09, 2010. Born in Watertown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry James and Louisa Stalder Oliver. Mrs. Petree was a member of St. James Catholic Church and a former receptionist for J. T. Morriss & Son of Hopewell for many years....
Cornelia Williamson
Oct 7, 2010
Cornelia (â??Connieâ?) Douglas Williamson Connie, 69, of Hopewell, died Thursday, October 7, 2010 at home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. She was born on May 11, 1941 in Hopewell and was a lifelong resident of the city. She was a graduate of the class of 1959 at Hopewell High School, received her Bachelorâ??s degree in Accounting from...
Charles Myers
Oct 7, 2010
Charles William Myers 80 passed away on Thursday October 7, 2010. He was the son of the late Charles and Almeda Coughenour Myers. He was also preceded in death by his son, Jeffery Myers, and two sisters, Betty Hickle, and Linda Burley. Mr. Myers served his country proudly in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired from Hercules...
Ronald Havens
Oct 7, 2010
Ronald Wayne Havens, 63, of Hopewell, VA died Wednesday, October 6, 2010. He was a native of Brunswick County and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell area. Mr. Havens was the son of the late William R. and Vivian Traylor Havens and the brother of Billy Havens. He served in the U. S. Army where he earned...
Edward W.
Oct 6, 2010
Edward Wallace Cox, age 80, of Chesterfield, VA, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. He was born in Iowa City, IA, the son of the late Glen N. and Bertha Slezak Cox. Mr. Cox was a retired mechanical engineer who loved the outdoors, and took great pride in his yard. He was also very...
Daniel Dietz
Oct 6, 2010
Daniel D. Dietz, 40, of Quinton, passed away suddenly Wednesday, October 6, 2010. He was predeceased by his birth father William K. Dietz. Daniel was the owner of Dietz Metals in Chester, VA.. He is survived by his parents, Rudolph â??Rudyâ? and Janice Hios; son, Logan Thomas Dietz; sister, Karmen Dana Strickler; niece, Jamie Leigh Britt; step-brother, James Hios; step-sister,...
Daphne Andrews
Oct 4, 2010
Daphne Pate Andrews, 88, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Dunlop House in Colonial Heights, VA. She was the daughter of the late Rennie and Gertrude Smith. She was a member of Highland United Methodist Church and a graduate of Petersburg High School. Daphne loved lifeâ??s simple pleasures especially her husband of 58 years, her children, grandchildren and a...
Margaret Sampson
Oct 3, 2010
Mrs. Margaret Burgess Sampson, 76 of Hopewell died Friday, October 1, 2010 in Hopewell Health Care Center. Mrs. Sampson was born on October 30, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. She lived at home while she attended school at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey and Rutgers College of Nursing in Newark, New...
Rosalie Lunser
Oct 3, 2010
Rosalie Irene Lunser, 56, of Chesterfield Co., passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Herbert S. and Rosalie Kreimer Lunser. She was an employee of Virginia Commonwealth Bank and a collector of Civil War memorabilia; she also loved scrapbooking. She is survived by her brother, Bill Leo Lunser and...
Helen Barney
Oct 2, 2010
Helen A. Barney, the daughter of David and Fannie Ronick Barney, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at her apartment in Va. Beach, Va. She was born in Richmond on February 12, 1920 and was a lifelong resident of Petersburg until she moved to Va. Beach with her sister Mae (of blessed memory) in August 2000....
David Jr. Poole
Oct 2, 2010
David Whitfield Poole, Jr., age 60, of Jarratt, VA, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2010. He was born in Radford, VA, the son of David W., Sr. and Charlotte Winfield Poole. Mr. Poole was preceded in death by his grandparents Lottie and Gordon Winfield and Idora and John Wesley Poole. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying turkey and deer...
Velma Mcdaniel
Oct 2, 2010
Velma R. McDaniel, 90, former resident of Enon and Hopewell, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in Butler, PA after an extended period of declining health. She was born October 26, 1919 in Malvern Hill, VA, the daughter of Harry Rathien and Bertha Cornelia Foster Rathien. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 30 years, Henry...
Ruby Lamb
Oct 1, 2010
Ruby â??Kittyâ? Lamb, 85, formerly of Petersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2010. She was the daughter of the late James R. and Lena Daniels Garrett, and was also preceded in death by her husband, James H. Lamb; two brothers; and three sisters. Kitty was a member of the Dinwiddie Moose Lodge, and was very devoted to her family...
Herbert Jarratt
Sep 30, 2010
Herbert James Jarratt, 79 of Hopewell passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 in McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA.. He was born in Drewryville, VA and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell area. Mr. Jarratt was a member of the American Legion Post #146, Hopewell, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was...
Doris Peach
Sep 29, 2010
Doris Midkiff Peach, age 67, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. She was born in Suffolk, VA, the daughter of Ada Manie Lynch Jones of Hopewell, VA. Mrs. Peach was also preceded in death by her brothers, Glen M. Midkiff, Jr. and Bobby M. Midkiff. She began her working career at Allied Chemical in the accounting...
Lois Jones
Sep 28, 2010
Lois Herring Jones, age 83, of Chester, VA., passed away Monday, September 27, 2010. She was born in Goldsboro, NC, the daughter of the late James and Margaret Herring. Mrs. Jones was also preceded in death by her husband, Murray D. Jones, Sr. She was an active member in the Moose Lodge of Dinwiddie. Mrs. Jones also volunteered at Bensley...
