Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Marjorie Gwaltney
Dec 18, 2007
Marjorie Ann Gwaltney, 83, of Colonial Heights formerly of Petersburg died Tuesday, December 18, 2007. She is predeceased by her mother Mary Hatch Davis. She was the widow of James Thomas Gwaltney. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher. She is survived by her four sons, James Timothy of Mobile, AL, Gregory...
Susie Howell
Dec 17, 2007
Susie Juran Howell, 75, of Hopewell died Sunday, December 16, 2007 in St. Francis Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Howell was born in Hopewell and had been a life long resident. She was a member of West End Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Howell was the daughter of the late Stephen A. and Ada Spiers Juran. She is survived by her husband,...
Jr. Herbert Kirby
Dec 15, 2007
Luther Herbert Kirby, Jr. 91, of Baltimore died Saturday, December 15, 2007 15, 2007. He was born in Hopewell, Virginia. Mr. Kirby was a retired welder for Bethlehem Steel. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Herbert Kirby, Sr. and Viola Hancock Kirby. Surviving are his daughter, Ethel Lucille Bradley and husband Charles A. of Hopewell, two grandchildren,...
Lester Mintz
Dec 14, 2007
Lester Marion Mintz, 84, formerly of Hopewell died Friday, December 14, 2007 in Riverside Nursing Home in Smithfield, Virginia. Mr. Mintz was born in Prince George County and resided in the Hopewell area for many years before moving to Surry, VA.. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was the recipient of the French Croix De...
Susan Johnson
Dec 14, 2007
Susan Sandford Johnson, age 57, of Petersburg, died Friday, December 14, 2007. She was born in Newport News the daughter of the late Robert P. and Kathleen Powers Sandford. Mrs. Johnson was a secretary at the Defense Supply Center in Richmond, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Stony Creek Chapter and Walnut Hill Baptist Church. She also...
Louise Wright
Dec 13, 2007
Louise Peterson Wright, 74 of Enon died Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond. She was born in Greensburg, PA and had been a long time resident of the Hopewell area. Mrs. Wright was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Methodist Womenâ??s Organization, the Womanâ??s Club of Hopewell, Wonder City Garden Club, Daughters of the...
Wayne Orders
Dec 12, 2007
Wayne E. Orders, 66 years old of Chester has left us to be with the Lord. He was the son of Eva Orders and the late Frank Orders. Wayne was a quiet man who enjoyed yearly trips to Nags Head, collecting sports cards, playing the guitar and banjo and working on model cars. He served in the U.S. Navy and...
Florence Wiegman
Dec 12, 2007
Florence Sudlow Wiegman of Chesterfield County passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Bubb; grandchildren, Dawn Watson, Brian Bubb and Dwayne Bubb and five great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 3pm on Friday, December 14, 2007 at Dale Memorial Park. The Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home is...
Evelyn Wells
Dec 12, 2007
Mrs. Evelyn Marks Wells, 96, widow of John M. Wells, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007. She is survived by two sons, Dr. J. Morgan Wells, Jr. and wife, Wendy, of North, VA., and Barry Marks Wells of Roanoke, Va., five granddaughters, three great-grandchildren; one brother Benjamin F. Marks of Hopewell; one sister Elizabeth M. Anderson of Yuma, AZ. She was...
G. Hughes
Dec 11, 2007
Gene Thomas â??Hogjawâ? Hughes, 60, Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at his residence. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Rachel Barricks Hughes. He was a 1965 graduate of Petersburg High School and was a member of the 1964 Petersburg High School championship football team. He was a member of First...
Meagan Hoffman
Dec 10, 2007
Meagan Atkinson Hoffman, 22, of Chester died December 10, 2007 at her home. She was the daughter of David Atkinson and Patricia Fleming. Mrs. Hoffman played the viola for five years in the school Orchestra and attended services at Covenant Christian Fellowship. She is survived by her daughter Loreli Brown; sons Darian and Andrew Brown; Sisters Amanda Atkinson and Erin...
Margaret Burgess
Dec 10, 2007
Margaret Gay Burgess, age 91, of Chester, died on Monday, December 10, 2007. She was preceded in death by her parents John G. & Lottie Parker Gay; husband John Bradshaw Burgess, Sr., and her son John Bradshaw Burgess, Jr. Margaret was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. In her many years at Chester Baptist Church, she kept the nursery...
Sheila Noble
Dec 10, 2007
Sheila Donnally Noble, 74, of Prince George, widow of COL Gerard E. Noble, U. S. Army Retired, passed away Monday, December 10, 2007. Born in Fayetteville, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Westwood Benjamin and Mable Craft Donnally. She was employed by Industrial Rayon Corp., Covington, VA for ten years and retired from Civil Service with 25...
Carolyn Whitt
Dec 9, 2007
Carolyn Regina Crawford Whitt, age 66, of McKenney, VA formerly of Hopewell, VA went to be with the Lord on December 9, 2007. She was employed by Dinwiddie County Voter Registration Office and retired from Hopewell Fire Department. She was a member of Dinwiddie Church of the Nazarene. In compliance and accord with the Biblical promise â??to be absent from...
David Jr. Overby
Dec 8, 2007
David Herbert Overby, Jr., 77, of Dinwiddie went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2007. David was a loving husband, father, grandfather and dear friend to many that will be greatly missed and remembered. He was a dedicated employee of Tarmac that retired after 43 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, David...
Charles Taulbee
Dec 8, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. â??Patâ? Taulbee, U. S. Army Retired, of Chesterfield, surrounded by his family, went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2007, after a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Molly M. â??Millyâ? Taulbee; two daughters, Pat Taulbee of Chester and Peggy Taulbee of Salem, VA; three grandchildren, Michelle Osborn...
Irene Marshall
Dec 8, 2007
Irene Moody Marshall, 98 of Petersburg died December 5, 2007 in Eden Pines. She was a native of Dinwiddie and the daughter of the late Robert Henry and Lottie Ann Elmore Moody. She was the widow of Osborne T. Marshall. She was a retired partner of George L. Williams Motor Company. She was a former member of Memorial United Methodist...
Justin Marzigliano
Dec 8, 2007
Justin Asa Marzigliano, 19, of Prince George County, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2007. Justin was deeply loved by his family and will be missed. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Heather and Patrick Casey of Sarasota, FL; his father and step-mother, Patrick and Stephanie Marzigliano of Disputanta; sister, Brittany Marzigliano of Disputanta; brothers, Stone Casey of Sarasota,...
Charles Tavel
Dec 7, 2007
Charles Dennis Tavel (SFC retired U.S. Army) passed away peacefully December 7, 2007. He was born February 7, 1932 in Quinton, AL. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Elizabeth Tavel; three brothers, Manis, Lewis and Albert, Jr., and his sister, Ruth Tavel White. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Esther; son, Michael...
William Hudgins
Dec 6, 2007
William A. â??Billâ? Hudgins, 77, of Petersburg died Thursday morning, December 6, 2007 after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his very devoted and loving wife, Edith; his daughter, Elizabeth (Lisa) Hammock and husband, Mark; his two sons, John Hudgins and wife, Rebecca (Becky), and David Hudgins and, wife June. His grandchildren are Brad Hudgins and wife, Jenny, Autumn...
