Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Elizabeth Bennett
Jun 28, 2011
Laura Elizabeth â??Bethâ? Mann Bennett, widow of James H. Bennett of Petersburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Susie Andrews Mann of Petersburg, VA and was preceded in death by her two sisters, Aggie M. James of Long Beach, California and Roberta â??Bertaâ? M. Rupley of Kingsport, Tennessee. Beth retired from the...
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...
Jerry Cabaniss
Jun 28, 2011
Jerry Wayne Cabaniss, 69, of Hopewell, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2011. He worked for Stone Container for thirty-eight years. Mr. Cabaniss coached Little League football and baseball in Hopewell. He was a member of the Chesterfield Quarterback League, and a member of the Optimist Club of Hopewell. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edith Cabaniss and...
Sr., W. Temple
Jun 27, 2011
Woodrow W. Temple, Sr., 67 of Chesterfield went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Petersburg, his was the son of Alice â??Grannyâ? Temple and the late Everette Lee Temple, Sr. Woodrow was retired after 20 years from CSX Railroad, a member of Life Church and a graduate of Prince...
Wenton Blevins
Jun 27, 2011
Wenton Lloyd Blevins, age 71, of Chester, VA, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011. He was born in Glen Fork, WV, the son of the late Jesse N. and Ova Acord Blevins. Mr. Blevins was also preceded in death by his sisters Lenora, Leola and Alma Blevins. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Sue Blevins; children,...
Nelson Jackson
Jun 26, 2011
Nelson Eugene Jackson, age 84, born and raised in Petersburg, VA, died June 22, 2011 in Panama City Beach Florida. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Peters Jackson; son, Steven Nelson Jackson; father, George Washington Jackson, Sr.; mother, Ruth Burnett Jackson; brothers, George Washington Jackson, Jr. and Robert Olin Jackson; and sisters, Ruth Elnora J. Slaughter and Helen Elizabeth...
Pauline Mikos
Jun 25, 2011
Pauline Doris Mikos, 83, of Chester died peacefully at her home on June 22, 2011, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Cly, Pennsylvania on December 23, 1927 to Hiram and Nellie Lauer. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years John S. Mikos, son Dennis Mikos (Sharon), daughter Diane Martenis (Robert), and son David...
Adele Maxwell
Jun 25, 2011
Adele G. Maxwell, 87, of Chester, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Harold T., Sr. and Lottie Cox Goyne. She was a longtime, active member of Chester United Methodist Church, where she sang in the church choir for over 60 years. She is survived by her husband, William R. Maxwell of Chester;...
Darrell Lipford
Jun 24, 2011
Darrell Keith Lipford, Sr., 54, of Prince George passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011. He was an avid hunter and a true member of the outdoors. Darrell loved to bicycle, loved the mountains, his hunting dogs, and most of all, loved his family very much. He was the owner and operator of the Lighthouse Restaurant for 13 years and...
Reba Joyner-Ballos
Jun 24, 2011
Reba Wolfe Joyner-Ballos passed away June 23, 2011, after a battle with cancer, at her home in Chester. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Iva Wolfe; husband, Ralph Joyner; daughter, Brenda Joyce; and 5 siblings. Mrs. Joyner-Ballos was originally from Wise County, VA. She retired from Mooreâ??s Building Supply, and was an avid bowler with the...
Wetona Davis
Jun 22, 2011
Wetona Jackson Davis, 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. She worked as a secretary for many years. She was also an avid reader and loved reading newspapers from cover to cover; as well as Agatha Christy murder mysteries. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her father, Robert Jackson; mother, Annie Pearl Bass Crawford; husband, Robert B. Davis;...
