Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Elsie Crowder
Feb 2, 2008
Elsie T. Crowder, age 97, formerly of Stony Creek, Virginia, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Florida. She is survived by her daughter, Maria Antoinette Crowder Kolins; her son-in-law, Ron Kolins; her step-granddaughter; Leslie Kolins; her twin sister, Georgine Baetens; and her nieces, Ramona Tharrington and Denise Van Es. A long time resident of Stony Creek, â??Miss Elsieâ? spent...
Helen Parker
Feb 1, 2008
Helen McIlwaine Parker passed away Friday, February 1, 2008, in Cartersville, GA. She was the daughter of the late John L. and Leonora R. McIlwaine and granddaughter of Preston and Helen Roper. Mrs. Parker was a graduate of Petersburg High School and Farmville State Teachers College (now Longwood University). She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, the Cockade City...
Joseph Manion
Feb 1, 2008
Joseph Marshall Manion, age 76, of Chester, VA, died on Friday, February 1, 2008. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of Marshall J. and Esther Gooden Manion. Joe received a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from Georgia Tech in 1967. He was currently employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia with the National Guard. Joe was a...
Walter Sr. Cogbill
Jan 31, 2008
Walter Thomas Cogbill, Sr., 86, of Matoaca died on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of the late Thomas Azzie and Angie M. Wilson Cogbill. Walter worked for Southside Regional Medical Center for 34 years as a Maintenance Technician. He was also a long time member of the Wesly United Methodist Church and a life...
Dorothy Jarratt
Jan 31, 2008
Dorothy B. Jarratt, 79, of Carson, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at her home. Born in Southampton County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Georgie M. Babb. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Henry E. Jarratt. She was a member of Reams Church in Dinwiddie County. She is survived by her daughter,...
Dorothy Busch
Jan 31, 2008
Dorothy Milliner Busch, 80 of Prince George died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Chula, VA and had been a long time resident of the Prince George area. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Granville and Gertie Eldora Burcham Milliner, her husband Ralph Busch, a brother, Robert Milliner, and a...
Joann Blowe
Jan 31, 2008
Joann Horner Blowe, 67, of Colonial Heights, died, January 30, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was a life-long resident of this area. Mrs. Blowe was a receptionist with Quality Lincoln Mercury Dealership. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Horner and Pat Wray Sherrick. Surviving are her husband Henry Clay Blowe of Colonial Heights, five daughters,...
Jr., M. Garrett
Jan 31, 2008
Raymond Murrell Garrett, Sr., 85, of Hopewell, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in the Colonial Heights Health Care Center. He was born in Appomattox, Virginia. Mr. Garrett served in the U. S. Army during WW 11, a D-Day survivor, a retired Division Manager for Sears and Roebuck Co., past President of Hopewell Lions Club, member of the Masons of Miami,...
Dallas Warren
Jan 30, 2008
Wakefield, Virginia Dallas Graham â??Jackieâ? Warren, 54, of Aberdeen Rd., Wakefield, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at his home. Born on February 11, 1953 he was a son of the late Dallas Graham Evans and Hazel West Riddick. He had been a truck driver and mechanic with R. A. Goodrich Trucking of Wakefield for 20 years. He loved working on...
Arden Gettel
Jan 29, 2008
Mr. Arden â??Gillâ? Gettel, age 77, of Petersburg, VA, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Mr. Gettel was born in Lebanon, PA on September 15, 1930 to the late John A. and Anna Fortna Gettel. He was married to Sydney Martin Gettel who preceded him in death on October 4, 2000. Mr. Gettel served in the United States Army for 20...
Richard Helmer
Jan 29, 2008
Richard Leroy Helmer, 74, of Prince George, died, January 29, 2008. He was born in Lyons, New York. He served with the US Army Reserves and US Air Forces, a retired food technologist with the US Civil Service, a member of the Prince George Volunteer Fire Department, Co.#1, a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, a member of Gregory...
Jr., "Bill" Palmer
Jan 29, 2008
William Eugene â??Billâ? Palmer, Jr, 88, of Hopewell, died January 29, 2008 in Riverview on the Appomattox.. He was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. Mr. Palmer served in the U. S. Army during WW 11., a retired foreman for Allied Chemical Corp., a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church and Woodman of the World. He was preceded in death by...
Sr, Bruce Runyon
Jan 28, 2008
Larry Bruce Runyon, Sr., 64, of Hopewell died Monday, January 28, 2008 in Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA. He was born in Belfry, KY and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell area. Mr. Runyon was a U. S. Marine Corp veteran having served during the Vietnam War, a member of the Prince George Hunt Club, and...
Anthony, Sadowski
Jan 28, 2008
Anthony â??Tonyâ? Francis Sadowski, age 76, of Chester, VA, died on Monday, January 28, 2008. Anthonyâ??s kind and gentle spirit led to his life-long relationship with the Boy Scouts. He joined the Boy Scouts in 1943 and was awarded Eagle Scout in 1949. He was honored with several different awards which included the Silver Beaver Award in 2002, the Bronze...
Elizabeth Glass
Jan 28, 2008
Elizabeth Jane Ford Glass, age 81, of Richmond, VA, died on Monday, January 28, 2008. Born in Chesterfield, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Lula Cullingsworth Talley. Elizabeth is survived by two grandaughters, Katherine A. Sizemore and Amanda C. Ford, both of Richmond, VA; and three great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held on...
Benjamin Vaughan
Jan 27, 2008
Benjamin James Vaughan, age 69, of Carson, VA, died on Sunday, January 27, 2008, in Emporia, VA. He was born in Sussex, County, VA, the son of the late Earnest E. and Ruth Emory Vaughan. Benjamin was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy F. Vaughan; son, Benjamin James Vaughan, Jr., and step-daughter, Debbie. He was a Mechanic for...
Claudette Sadler
Jan 27, 2008
Mrs. Claudette Aileen Spencer Sadler, 70, of Matoaca, went to be with her Savior Saturday, January 26, 2008, following a period of declining health. She was the daughter of the late Thomas David Spencer and Daisy Lee McFaden Spencer. Claudette was a 1954 graduate of Petersburg High School, and was a member of Matoaca Christian Fellowship. She was preceded in...
Mary Rowley
Jan 26, 2008
Mary â?? Eileenâ? Rowley, 74, of Prince George, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Geneva, NY and had been a long time resident of the Prince George-Waverly area. Mrs. Rowley was a former member of the Women of the Moose, Hopewell, American Legion Auxillary #102 and was a retired secretary-bookkeeper for ROW-MIC...
Florence Bland
Jan 26, 2008
Courtland, Virginia Florence Drewery Bland, 67, a resident of Courtland, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. Born July 11, 1940, in Isle of Wight County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Florence Howell Drewery. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Robert Ivan Bland; a daughter, Christie Ann Aldana and...
Penelope Cashat
Jan 26, 2008
Penelope Stamos Cashat, 87, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at her daughters home in Petersburg. A resident of Dinwiddie she retired from Brown and Williamson Tobbacco where she worked for over 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Steven Nicholas and Allie Bennett Stamos. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry John Cashat; brother, Anglos Stamos;...
