Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
William Sloan
Jun 5, 2008
William B. Sloan, 57, of Chester, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, surrounded by his family. As a young man Bill attended Thomas Dale High School where he participated in track and football. He was also a proud alumnus of East Carolina University where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Bill was passionate about...
Thornton Brockwell
Jun 5, 2008
Thornton Lee Brockwell, 65, of Prince George, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Hopewell, Va. Mr. Brockwell was a retired Computer Programmer with Smurfit- Stone Container and a member of Burrowsville Ruritan Club. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter E. and Emma Rowell Brockwell. Surviving are his wife Tonda...
John Graham
Jun 4, 2008
John William Graham III, 40, died peacefully and surrounded by family in his Hopewell home on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. He was a senior project manager in variable annuities for GenWorth Financial in Richmond. He is survived by his parents, Bill and Gail Graham of Hopewell; his sister, Mary Elizabeth Graham of Richmond; aunts and uncles, Bill and Dayla Gammon...
Teresa Holloway
Jun 3, 2008
Teresa Kay Holloway, age 50, of Chester, VA, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Born in Bosier, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Anita Kirkley Landers. She was a very caring step-mother and aunt. Teresa is survived by her loving husband of 20 years W.C. Holloway; step-son, Tommy Holloway and wife April; step-mother, Marion Landers;...
Frances Hardy
Jun 3, 2008
Frances Markey Hardy, 78, widow of Morris Chapman Hardy â??Shortyâ?, a longtime resident of Dinwiddie Co. died June 3, 2008. She was born in Bland County, VA the daughter of the late Charles Herbert Markey and Margie Wimmer Markey, also preceded in death by a brother Douglas Alton Markey. She was a retired employee of Dinwiddie County School Board. She...
Samuel Meese
Jun 1, 2008
Samuel Prinkey Murray Meese, age 92, of Chester, VA, died on Saturday, May 31, 2008. He was born in Brownsville, PA, the son of the late Solomon and Anna Murray Meese. Mr. Meese was also preceded in death by his wife, Lelia Dils Meese, and sisters, Sarah Skillcorn and Elsie Roberts. He was a retired engineer from Allied Chemical after...
James Sr. Daniels
May 31, 2008
James Franklin Daniels, Sr., born May 15, 1934, went home on May 30, 2008. He was a retired driver with Grumman Aerospace after 30 years of service. He was baptized at an early age and was a current member of Bethesda Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife, Clara M. Daniels; three sons; three daughters; sixteen grandchildren; six...
Lora Childers
May 31, 2008
Lora Branham Childers, age 92, a resident of Riverview Nursing Home, Hopewell, VA, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2008. She was born in Wheelwright, KY, the daughter of the late William and Margaret Hall Branham. She later married and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Childers. Mrs. Childers was also preceded in death by eleven siblings. She...
Marcia Furman
May 31, 2008
Marcia Doyle Furman, 42, of Chester passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Roland Wilson Doyle and Lizzie Wells Doyle. Marciaâ??s passions were riding her motorcycle and spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Warren Bryan Furman of Chester; daughter, Brittany Nichole Wolfrey of Carson; sisters, Judy...
Arthur Cogle
May 28, 2008
Arthur â??Artieâ? Milton Cogle, age 75 of Debary Florida passed away Wednesday May 21, 2008 at the Orange County Nursing Home and Rehab. Mr. Cogle was born on September 5, 1932 in Waterbury, CT. Artie spent his early childhood in Connecticut, and later relocated with his parents to Colonial Heights, Virginia. Artie moved to Richmond where he took a position...
Teresa Muse
May 27, 2008
Teresa Ann Ogle Muse, 51, of Newport News, VA, formerly of Prince George County, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Born in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of Wayne Howard Ogle and the late Thelma Ann Williams Ogle. She worked for several years in the medical and legal professions. Teresa was well loved by her family. In addition to...
Sidney J. Wells
May 26, 2008
Petersburg, Virginia SIDNEY â??SIDâ? J. WELLS, 81, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg. Born August 4, 1926 in Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late John Walter Wells and Edna Harris Wells. He was a retired farmer and husband of the late Beula Bailey Wells. Mr. Wells is survived...
Elizabeth Dietz
May 26, 2008
Elizabeth Schaaf Dietz, 86, of Chester, formerly of Petersburg, passed away Monday May 26, 2008. Mrs. Dietz, as a WWII widow, immigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1951 with her two older children and her widowed mother. She was predeceased by both of husbands, her parents Jacob & Elizabeth Hartman Schaaf and a son John E. Dietz. She...
Raymond Phelps
May 24, 2008
Raymond Meredith Phelps, born in Petersburg, VA August 25, 1926 and a longtime resident of Colonial Heights, went home to be with the Lord on May 24, 2008. Daddy was a proud American and a U. S. Navy WWII veteran. He was a member of American Legion Post 284, Colonial Heights Rotary Club, and the 40 and 8. He was...
Richard Sr. Dosier
May 23, 2008
Richard Alan Dosier, Sr., 56, surrounded by his family went to be with the Lord Friday, May 23, 2008 in Norfolk, Virginia. Born December 7, 1951 in Monroe, MI to the late Duke and Marianne Dosier. Richard was a proud Army Veteran. He was a very kind man who loved family, music, dogs, sports, and politics. He frequented the BMG...
Francis Demaris
May 23, 2008
Frances Johnson DeMaris, 86, of Sutherland, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at St. Francis Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Phillip and Mildred Woodfin Miller. Prior to joining Ocran United Methodist Church, she was an active member of Crowder Memorial Baptist Church for many years as a Sunday School teacher, choir member,...
Dorothea Schmidt
May 23, 2008
Dorothea Wassmuth Schmidt, 77, of Dinslaken, Germany, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 as a result of an automobile accident in Cheverly, MD while visiting her sister, Hannelore Miles of Hopewell. She was preceded in death by her parents Johann Heinrich and Elisabeth Dilcher Wassmuth and her husband, Franz Schmidt and other brothers and sisters from Germany. Besides her sister, Hannelore,...
Marion Loftis
May 23, 2008
Marion Davis Loftis 70, of Hopewell, passed away Friday May 23, 2008. She was the daughter of the late John R. & Mattie B. Simpkins Davis. Mrs. Loftis attended the South Hopewell Church of God and was retired from Lucy Corr Village after nine years of faithful service. She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years James H....
Jeneva Tench
May 23, 2008
Jeneva St. Clair Tench, 91, of Petersburg, passed away Friday May 23, 2008. She was predeceased by her husband Nelson Leon Tench, parents: Solomon C.B. & Eula White St. Clair, sisters; Leona Bonjonia, Imo Tyler, Virginia Norman, Mary Whitmore, Mirla Bonjonia, Gloria Matthews, Pauline Fletcher, & Shirley Burnett. Mrs. Tench was a long time member of Second Baptist Church where...
Julian Stewart
May 21, 2008
Julian Preston Stewart, 92, of Petersburg, died May 21, 2008 at Henrico Doctors Hospital. He was born January 28, 1916 in Matoaca and was the son of the late Julian Ernest and Cornelia Wilkinson Stewart. He was a veteran who served in the Air Corps during World War II, after his return, he settled in Dinwiddie Co. He was preceded...
