Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Stephen Kopalchick
Jul 18, 2008
Stephen Edward Kopalchick, Sr., 55, of Chester, died Friday, July 18, 2008 at his home. He was born in Hopewell, VA, son of the late John and Lillian Jacobs Kopalchick. He was a 1974 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to graduate from Virginia State University in 1997 with an...
Mary P. Bates
Jul 17, 2008
Mary Jennie Parnell Bates, 65, of Chester, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008. Born in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Edward Wesley and Florence Gay Parnell. She was a teacher of Marketing and Distributive Education for 16 years in the Dinwiddie County School System. During that time, she served as state secretary of the Virginia Association...
Sr. N. Parker
Jul 16, 2008
Waverly, VA Robert Newton Parker, Sr., 90, of Waverly, passed away on July 16, 2008 at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital, Richmond. Son of the late William T. Parker, Sr. and Cora Brooking Parker, he was born on January 16, 1918 in Sussex County. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Coyne Electrical School in Chicago. After working as an electrician briefly,...
Lois Mattox
Jul 11, 2008
Lois W. Mattox, 87, of Disputanta, died Friday, July 11, 2008. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Blanch Martin Williams. She was a Sunday School Teacher for over 50 years at Shiloh Baptist Church of Carson, VA and Oakland Baptist Church of Disputanta. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Roy Lee Mattox; a...
Dorothy Crawford
Jul 11, 2008
Dorothy â??Jeanieâ? Wilson Crawford of Chester, VA died on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. She was the step-daughter of the late Robert L. Morter, Jr. and daughter of the late Dorothy Ashley Morter. Jeanie was also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne D. Crawford, Sr. and son, Wayne D. Crawford, Jr. She was a loving wife, daughter, mother, and â??Grammyâ?....
E.F."Salty" Salton
Jul 10, 2008
E.F. â??Saltyâ? Salton, age 76, of Chester, VA, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Eugene Francis Salton and Annie M. Tolston. â??Saltyâ? was an avid hunter, and loved to fish and garden. He was a member of the Last Chance Hunt Club. â??Saltyâ? was a retired teacher of...
Ted Almarode
Jul 9, 2008
Ted Michael Almarode, 45, of Chester, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Kansas City, MO and had been a long time resident of the tri-city area. Mr. Almarode was Chief Operator for Honeywell. He was preceded in death by his father, George I. Almarode. Mr. Almarode is survived by his wife, Heather...
Michael Hunter
Jul 9, 2008
Michael David Hunter, 24, of Carson, Virginia died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in Southside Regional Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident. Michael held a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and was employed by Rick Wolford Construction Co. He is survived by his mother, JoAnn Cecci Westberry of Virginia Beach, Father, Ronald W. Hunter of Carson, VA,...
Robert Brooks
Jul 9, 2008
Robert Melvin Brooks, age 68, of Chester, VA, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Born in Long Beach, CA, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Ethel M. Grape Brooks. He was also preceded in death by his wife Andrea D. Brooks. He is survived by his daughter, Stacy B. Vanlandingham, of Mechanicsville, VA; sons, Robert...
Nancy Lanik
Jul 7, 2008
Nancy Moore Lanik, age 72, a native of Hopewell, Virginia, died Saturday July 5, 2008 at Southside Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry F. Moore and her mother and stepfather, Thelma Conway McCutchan and John N. McCutchan, two sons, Michael J. and Faison Conway Savage and her step daughter, Laura...
Bobby Norris
Jul 7, 2008
Bobby â??Leeâ? Norris, 38, of Colonial Heights, died Monday, July 7, 2008 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond. He was born in Hopewell and was a lifelong resident of the tri-city area. Mr. Norris was a certified plumbing mechanic with Eveready Service. He was the son of the late Bobby Gene Norris. Mr. Norris is survived by his...
Bulah Simmons
Jul 6, 2008
Bulah White Simmons, 86, of Petersburg died Sunday, July 6, 2008. She was the widow of Edward W. Simmons. She was a native of Skipwith, VA and the daughter of the late Alfred Walter and Mary Ellen Hoyle White. She was preceded in death a daughter, Betty Lou Honea; sisters, Florence N. Card and Lillie W. Rickman, and brothers, Rev....
Emmett Bresko
Jul 6, 2008
Emmett Bresko, 85, of Mechanicsville, Virginia passed away Sunday, July 6, 2008. He was a World War II veteran and a Systems Technician for C& P Telephone for 37 years. He was a native of Prince George County and a longtime resident of Dinwiddie County, son of the late George Bresko and Annie Rybar Bresko. Emmett was preceded in death...
Edna Eure
Jul 6, 2008
Wakefield, VA Edna Faison EURE, 82, a resident of Wakefield and the widow of Mills Edward Eure, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 in a Petersburg hospital. Born near Ivor, on June 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Dollie B. Faison and Martha Barrett Faison. She was predeceased by a daughter, Linda Marie Soulen. She is survived by...
William Kitchen
Jul 6, 2008
William â??Billâ? Edward Kitchen, age 81, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Born in Southampton County, VA, he was the son of the late Charlie W. and Stella Rollings Kitchen. He was a Virginia Tech graduate and was a member of the Hokie club. He worked for Dominion Virginia Power for 33 ½ years, and retired as the Richmond...
Ina Homer
Jul 6, 2008
Ina Sylvia Homer passed away Sunday, July 6, 2008 at Beth Sholom Home of Central Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Monroe Homer. Ina will be missed by her beloved family. A graveside funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Tuesday, July 8, at Brith Achim Cemetery, Petersburg with Rabbi Dennis Beck-Berman officiating....
Joseph Hunnicutt
Jul 5, 2008
Sandston, VA JOSEPH â??JOEâ? ARTHUR HUNNICUTT SR, age 49, a resident of Sandston VA, entered into his rest Friday July 4, 2008 in a Mechanicsville Hospital after a long illness. Born on March 26, 1959 in Suffolk VA, he was the son of the late James â?? Popâ? Thomas Hunnicutt Sr. and Audrey Brill Hunnicutt. He was a retired over-the-road...
Doris Bailey
Jul 5, 2008
Ivor, VA Doris Epps Bailey, 87, passed away Friday, July 4, 2008, at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester. Born April 25, 1921 in Surry County, she was the widow of the late Joseph Harvell Bailey and the daughter of the late â??Nedâ? William Edward Epps and Beulah Britt Epps. Mrs. Bailey, a loving mother and homemaker, was a life-long...
Bernice Lane
Jul 5, 2008
Bernice Butler Lane, age 88, of Norfolk, VA, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2008. She was the daughter of the late William H. and Marie Moore Butler. Mrs. Lane was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Lane and brother, W. Raymond Butler. She was a member of Glenwood Park Presbyterian Church, and a retired first grade teacher...
Evelyn Ammons
Jul 3, 2008
Evelyn -Holt- Perdue Ammons, age 89, died July 3, 2008. She had lived in Alpharetta, GA for the past 5 years, but was a native of Virginia. She considered Matoaca Baptist Church her church home. She was a romantic at heart and enjoyed playing bridge with friends. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Thomas and Elizabeth Perdue of...
