Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
James Harrison
May 21, 2008
James M. Harrison, 48, of Chesterfield, beloved husband and father, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 .He was born in Hopewell, VA. Mr. Harrison was a 1977 graduate of Hopewell High School, received his A.A. Degree from Richard Bland College, his B. S. from VCU, his M.B.A from Averett College, received his teachers certificate...
Dorothy Munsel
May 20, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy Garrett Crowder Munsel, 75, of Hopewell, passed away Tuesday May 20, 2008 in Chesapeake, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Gordon L. Maitland, William A. Crowder, Harley U. Munsel. She was a native of Spout Springs, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Robert Jackson & Mary Lee Jamerson Garrett. She is survived by...
Beverly Jones
May 19, 2008
Beverly L. Jones, age 73, of Chester, VA, departed this life on Monday, May 19, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Louis F. and Marie C. King Lauterbach. Beverly is survived by her husband, Bobby V. Jones, Sr.; children, Adrian J. Phillingame, Bobby V. Jones, Jr., Cheryl E. Jones, and Darla J. Mills; grandchildren, Bobby V. Jones, III,...
Myrtle Atwood
May 19, 2008
Myrtle Wicks Atwood, age 83, of Hopewell, VA, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008. She was born in Petersburg, VA, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Moody Wicks. Mrs. Atwood was a loving, caring, and devoted mother and grandmother who spent most of her life taking care of her family. She is survived by her loving daughter,...
Lillian Moran
May 19, 2008
Lillian Elizabeth Moran, of Williamsburg, formerly of Chester and Prince George, finally succumbed to complications to Alzheimerâ??s on Sunday, May 18, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hobart Crossley and Jenny Lynn Orlando, and her husband Lt. Col. Ret. Edward J. Moran. She is survived by her sons, Edward C. Moran, of Yorktown, Kevin J. Moran, of...
Alice Bryant
May 18, 2008
Alice Louise Bryant, 74, of Petersburg went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2008 at Henrico Doctors Hospital. She was a native of Petersburg and preceded in death by her father Howard W. Lufsey. She was the widow of James F. Bryant. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Bryant; mother, Edith Lufsey; two brothers, Lewis Lufsey and...
Ann Turner
May 18, 2008
Ann Johnson Turner, age 71, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2008. Born in Dinwiddie, VA, on August 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Annie Brooks Johnson. Ann was a long standing member of Second Branch Baptist Church. She coached softball and cheerleading for the Salem Church Athletic Association. Ann was a...
James Nelson
May 17, 2008
James Ashley Nelson, 68, of Richmond, VA, departed this life on May 15, 2008 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Lucille Nesbitt Nelson, his father, Newton Henderson Nelson, and brother, Thomas Mason Nelson. He is survived by his loving daughter Sara-Alyse Elizabeth Nelson of Powhatan; sisters, Frances N. Elko...
Helen Jarrell
May 16, 2008
Helen Kratochvil Jarrell, age 78, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008. Born in Prince George, VA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Sr. and Lydia Schredl Kratochvil. Mrs. Jarrell was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a retired RN nurse of 33 years for the Petersburg Eye Center. Mrs. Jarrell was a member of...
Seldon Mann
May 16, 2008
Seldon Ayer â??Jimâ? Mann, age 91, of Chester, VA, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008. He was born in Chester and was a life-long resident. Mr. Mann served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents Solomon and Alma Bishop Mann, his wife, Elizabeth Burton Mann, sisters, Martha Cowan and Thelma...
Sr., Thomas Belsches
May 14, 2008
Shelton Thomas Belsches, Sr., 86, died at his home Wednesday, May 14, 2008. A native and resident of Prince George County, Mr. Belsches was the son of the late Prince George County Sheriff Basil R. Belsches and William McKinley (â??Billieâ?) Shelton Belsches. He was the husband of Mrs. Teresa Harvell Belsches and the brother of the late Lt. Col. Basil...
Inez M.
May 14, 2008
Inez Morgan Gay, 90, of Petersburg passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. She is preceded in death by her parents, William H. and Lucye Morriss Morgan; husband, Benjamin W. Gay and her brothers, William D. and Alvin F. Morgan. She is survived by her daughters, Joyce G. Gibson and husband, James and Peggy G. Lewis and husband, Wayne; son,...
Jean Dobbs
May 13, 2008
Jean Marie Field Dobbs, 82, of Hopewell died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, Va. She was born in Detroit Michigan and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Mrs. Dobbs was a retired customer service representative for Overnight Transportation Corp. She was the daughter of the late Harry Earl and Alice Hadley Field....
John Kraus
May 13, 2008
John Donald Kraus, age 74, of Mooresville, NC, formerly of Colonial Heights, VA, died on Sunday, May 11, 2008. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Elizabeth L. Kraus, and was preceded in death by his daughter Barbara Ann Kraus. John in survived by his sister-in-law, Kathryn Guercio and husband Mark,...
Gwendolyn Mccann
May 13, 2008
Gwendolyn Clements McCann, 84, of Carson, widow of Merle N. â??Buckâ? McCann, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008. A lifelong resident of Carson, she was the daughter of the late John William and Ruth Halligan Clements. She was a proud alumni of Mary Washington College and taught in the Dinwiddie County and Prince George County School Systems for ten years....
Henry Jr. Galusha
May 13, 2008
Henry Hunt Galusha, Jr. died on May 13, 2008. He was the son of the late Henry Hunt Galusha and Anna Eloise Bohannan of Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He is survived by his nieces, Mary Kevan Galusha Roper, Anna Hunt Galusha Aquino and Katherine Gordon Galusha Ross and their husbands, George Herbert McNeal Roper, Charles Anthony Aquino and Arthur William Ross,...
Allie Rosson
May 13, 2008
Allie Aubrey Rosson, Jr., age 75, of Richmond, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008. He was the son of the late Allie, Sr. and Ada Woods Rosson. Mr. Rosson was a long standing member of the I.U.E.C. local 51, and spent 38 plus years as an Elevator Mechanic in the Richmond area. He was preceded in death by his loving wife...
Edith Vick
May 11, 2008
Wakefield, VA Edith Rollings Vick, 85, a resident of Wakefield and widow of Alf F. Vick, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 in a Sentara Obici Hospital. Born in Manry, VA on April 6, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Herman E. & Ethel Simmons Rollings. She is survived by a son, Mark O. Vick of Wakefield; a grandson,...
Edgar Scarborough
May 10, 2008
Edgar Ray Scarborough, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Friday May 9, 2008. He was the son of the late Alton Joseph & Fannie Lois Bishop Scarborough. He was retired from Civil Service where he was a Inventory Management Specialist, was an Avid NASCAR fan whose favorite driver was Lennie Pond driver of the number 54 car. He is survived...
Iii L. Gale
May 9, 2008
Waverly, VA Frank L.Gale III , 51, a resident of Sussex County, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at his home. He was the son of Frank L Gale, Jr. and the late Rachel Mae Hamilton Gale. A funeral service will be held at Southlawn Memorial Park, Petersburg on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 10am with Rev. Jim Kerr officiating. The...
