Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Carol Hawkins
Oct 23, 2008
Carol Parham Hawkins, age 94, died October 23, 2008 at The Petersburg Ladies Home, in her hometown of Petersburg, Virginia. She took pride in being the first girl born on Westover Avenue in Petersburg. Her parents were I. Val Parham of Petersburg and Lucille Loyd Parham formerly of Lynchburg. She was a 1937 graduate of Randolphâ??Macon Womanâ??s College. After her...
Bernice Fisher
Oct 20, 2008
Fisher, Bernice Poppa of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008. Born in Ettrick, VA, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Henry and Fannie Granger Poppa. She is survived by her husband, James C. Fisher; her daughter, Sandra Fisher Ciofani and her husband, Richard, of Chesterfield; her sister-in-law and dearest friend, Ella Mae Fisher, of...
Sr., P. Frantz
Oct 20, 2008
Edgar Paul Frantz, Sr., 81, of Hopewell died Monday, October 20, 2008. Mr. Frantz served his country during WWII and was a retired sheet-metal worker at Allied Chemical Inc. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roland and Selma Barth Nickels Frantz; a daughter, Denise Louise Frantz and a son, Edgar Paul Frantz, Jr. He is survived by a...
Donna Saunders
Oct 20, 2008
Donna Ramsey Saunders, 55 of Dinwiddie Co., was called home by the Lord, Monday, October 20, 2008 at her residence. She was a native of Norfolk, VA and the daughter of the late John Thomas Ramsey, Sr. and Ruby Perkinson Votsis. She was a registered nurse for St. Francis Medical Center and Virginia Urology. She loved nursing and had a...
Margarita Santos
Oct 19, 2008
Margarita Camacho Santos, born February 28,1942 in Ponce Puerto Rico; passed away on October 17, 2008 at the age of 66, in Hopewell, VA. She was the daughter of Francisco Santos and Mercedes Gonzalez. In 1960 she married Alejandro Camacho Sr., a career military officer, together their union was blessed with four children. In 1972, she was blessed with her...
Eloise Lucy
Oct 19, 2008
LAWRENCEVILLE VA Eloise Browder Lucy, age 78, a former resident of Lawrenceville and the Lake Gaston area, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 in Franklin VA. Born on May 26, 1930 in Lawrenceville, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Freeman Browder and Elizabeth Browder Barrier. She was the widow of William Wayne Lucy. She was predeceased by her brother,...
Louis Brickell
Oct 17, 2008
Louis E. Brickell, age 59, of Chester, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008. He was a retired Boilermaker with the Local #45. Mr. Brickell is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Bonnie M. Brickell; mother, Elsie Brickell; sons, Bruce Mobley of Chester, and Shane Mobley of Colonial Heights, VA; a daughter, Wendy Simpson of Cumming, GA;...
Julia Perkinson
Oct 17, 2008
Julia Sutherland Perkinson, 46 of Midlothian, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Norfolk the daughter of John Whitfield Sutherland and the late Patricia Brandon Sutherland. She was retired from Virginia State Police after sixteen years as a Payroll Supervisor. She is survived by her husband, Mark Timothy Perkinson; son, Jonathan Wesley Perkinson and wife...
Myrna Carnes
Oct 16, 2008
Myrna Ann Ragan Carnes, 71, of Chesterfield passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, William H. and Myrtle Hedrick Ragan and her grandson, Corey Temple. Myrna is survived by her daughters, Tammi Mence and Tracey Temple and her husband, Bruce; grandchildren, Jennifer Bradley and her husband, Byron, Stephanie and Christopher Mence and...
James Leftwich
Oct 15, 2008
James Davis Leftwich, 88, of Pittsboro, NC, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA., passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents Jefferson Davis Leftwich and Sarah Woolridge Leftwich, and his brothers Herman, Preston, and Thomas Leftwich. James is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sue Marshall Leftwich; children Steve Leftwich and Ann Leftwich...
Leslie Aper
Oct 14, 2008
Leslie Randall Draper, 76, of Hopewell died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Draper was born in Martinsville, VA and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired at Fort Lee as a M/Sgt with 23 years of service. Following...
Jean Whitchurch
Oct 13, 2008
Jean P. Whitchurch, 76, of Colonial Heights, widow of Daniel B. Whitchurch, passed away Monday, October 13, 2008. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Eleanor Boisseau Powell. She was a longtime member of Lakemont Baptist Church in Petersburg. Mrs. Whitchurch is survived by her son, Danny Whitchurch and wife, Becky of Prince George; grandson,...
Henry Ramsey
Oct 13, 2008
Henry Lee Ramsey, 71, of Burkeville died Monday, October 13, 2008. He was a native of Charlotte County, VA and the son of the late Jesse Lee and Eva Betty Jennings Ramsey. He was a retired Telegraph Operator of five years and a dispatcher for C& O Railroad of 43 years. He was an avid fisherman and duck hunter and...
Joanne Gould
Oct 13, 2008
Joanne Sewall Gould, 85, of Chester, VA. formerly of Falls Church, VA, died Monday, October 13, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Gould served in the U.S. Navy during WW II and was an administrative assistant for Mitre Corporation. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Henry and Clara Maude Sewall Wiegel and her husband Walter Raymond...
Lillian Broach
Oct 13, 2008
Lillian Locks Broach, age 89, of Bracey, VA, died on Sunday, October 12, 2008. She was born in Richmond, VA, the daughter of the late Ernest and Nellie Short Locks. Mrs. Broach was also preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland A. Broach. She is survived by her daughters, Betty B. Barker and husband, Robert, of Chester, Patricia B. Lewis...
Md, M. Farnell
Oct 13, 2008
Patrocinio Mendoza Farnell, M.D., of Petersburg, VA, died Monday, October 13, 2008 at Inova Fairfax Hopital in Northern, VA. Dr. Farnell was born on November 14, 1915 in Magalang, Pampanga, Philippine Islands. She was preceded in death by her former husband of 25 years. Lt. Col. (Ret) Eric C. Farnell, both of her parents, Jose Mendoza and Fidela Ordonez Mendoza,...
Ellsworth Shannon
Oct 11, 2008
Ellsworth C. â??Buddyâ? Shannon, Jr., 71, of Hopewell, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008. He was the son of the late Ellsworth C. Shannon and Mamie Mathis Hobbs, and was preceded in death by his step-father, Charles R. Hobbs. He was born in Bethesda, MD, moved to Hopewell as a small child and later played football for Hopewell High School....
Jeremy Atkins
Oct 11, 2008
Jeremy Wayne â??Stylesâ? Atkins, of Hopewell, VA departed this life Saturday, October 11, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Conroe, TX on March 20, 1987. Jeremy was preceded in death by his biological father, Jewell Atkins and his grandparents, Bob and Betty Lee Brown. He was a graduate of Hopewell High School, where he played football,...
Margaret Beatley
Oct 11, 2008
Margaret Alice Beatley, 84, departed this life Saturday, October 11, 2008 at her home in Colonial Heights, VA. Margaret was the devoted wife and homemaker of Clarence Aubrey Beatley for 57 years. She is survived by her children, D. Kim Beatley (Kim E.), Janice B. Andrews, Peggy B. Blake (Rick), and Cheryl B. Beville (David); grandchildren, Kevin Beatley (Tiffany), Ryan...
George Winfield
Oct 10, 2008
George Clifford Winfield, 87 of Chester, died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at CJW-Chippenham Hospital, after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. Mr. Winfield was born in Petersburg, VA on April 15, 1921 and was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Winfield, Sr. Mr. Winfield served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He resided in Miami,...
