Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
John Epps
Sep 19, 2007
John Wesley â??J.W.â? Epps, 44, of Hopewell died Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Hopewell and spent his entire life in the Hopewell area. â??J.W.â? was a self-employed artist and lighting designer. He was the son of Royster Hubert and Esther Crowley Epps. In addition to his parents, â??J.W.â? is survived by his fianceeâ?? Mia...
Allen Thompson
Sep 18, 2007
Dr. Charles Allen Thompson, 70, of Petersburg, passed away at his residence on Tuesday September 18, 2007. He was the son of the Late Charles Leon, Jr., & Jackie King Thompson. He was a retired Associate Professor of History at Virginia State University, an art enthusiast, was a member of the Virginia Historical Society, National Trust for Historical Preservation, a...
, Allen Thompson
Sep 18, 2007
Dr. Charles Allen Thompson, 70, of Petersburg, passed away at his residence on Tuesday September 18, 2007. He was the son of the Late Charles Leon, Jr., & Jackie King Thompson. He was a retired Associate Professor of History at Virginia State University, an art enthusiast, was a member of the Virginia Historical Society, National Trust for Historical Preservation, a...
Robert Duncan
Sep 18, 2007
Robert Erving Duncan, 79 of Hopewell died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 in Johnston Willis Hospital in Richmond. Mr. Duncan was born in Spencer, Iowa and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, was an active member of First United Methodist Church and was a security guard for Wackenhut at Honeywell Corporation....
Rosemary S.
Sep 16, 2007
Rosemary Sena Rud, age 45, of Chesterfield, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2007. She was born in Suffolk, VA, the daughter of the late Leah Dewar Rud. She was a short term employee in the Richmond and Chesterfield area with Pappa Johnâ??s and Wendys. Rosemary was a former employee of Milliken Textile Manufacturing in Greenville, SC. She is survived...
Gordon Galusha
Sep 16, 2007
Gordon Bohannan Galusha died, with his family, September 16, 2007. He was the son of the late Henry Hunt Galusha and Anna Eloise Bohannan of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and was predeceased by his wife Mary Kevan Lai of Petersburg. He is survived by his brother Henry Hunt Galusha, Jr. and his daughters Mary Kevan Galusha Roper, Anna Hunt Galusha Aquino,...
Earl Sealey
Sep 16, 2007
Waverly, VA Earl M. Sealey, age 92, a resident of Waverly and husband of the late Gertrude Peters Sealey, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 at John Randolph Medical Center, Hopewell. Born on Dec. 13, 1914 in Hampton, he was the son of the late Mallory M. & Lillian Mae Gatewood Sealey. He is survived by a son, Earl Randolph Sealey...
Lucille Sutton
Sep 15, 2007
Lucille Ann Sutton, age 71, of Ettrick, VA, died on Saturday, September 15, 2007. She was born in Petersburg, VA, the daughter of the late Frank and Norma Brough Bowe and the wife of the late Thomas C. Sutton, Sr. Lucille is survived by three children, Thomas â??Tommyâ? C. Sutton, Jr., and wife Violet, William E. Sutton and wife Connie,...
Charles Landau
Sep 14, 2007
Charles S. Landau, 83, of Petersburg died Friday, September 14, 2007. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the son of the late Charles S. and Fay Trompetter Landau. Mr. Landau was a retired Chemical Engineer from Allied Chemical Co, a veteran of the US Navy serving in Word War II, a member of the Petersburg Rotary Lunch Club, a retired...
Charles Latino
Sep 13, 2007
Charles John Latino, 77 of Hopewell died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 in Chippenham Medical Center, in Richmond. He was born in New Rochelle, NY and had been a long time resident of Hopewell, VA. Mr. Latino served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and was the retired director of Corporate Reliability for Allied Chemical for 34 years and...
Bertie Tinsley
Sep 13, 2007
Bertie L. Tinsley, 88 of Richmond, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2007 at her residence. She was the widow of Allen Tinsley and was preceded in death by her daughter, Gloria Tinsley. She is survived by her daughter, Sybil T. Bowman and son in law, Les Bowman of Richmond, VA; grandson, Jonathan D. Bowman. Graveside services will be conducted 11:00...
Robert Shaffer
Sep 13, 2007
Robert Harrison Shaffer, 88, of Hopewell, died on Thursday, September 13, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mamie Ruth Schley Shaffer; wife, Natalie Parker Shaffer; brother, William Shaffer and sisters, Mildred and Dorothy Shaffer. He is survived by his brothers, George and Alfred Shaffer and numerous nieces and nephews who include, Elizabeth Procise, Carol Harvey...
William Presley
Sep 12, 2007
William Flannagan Presley, 77, of Richmond went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 12, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Spencer Dale and Mary Murphy Presley; the love of his life, Mildred Lucille Phipps Presley; sister, Arstelle Presley; and brothers, Eugene and Vernal Presley. He was born in Council, VA on April 26, 1930...
Gloria Ashby
Sep 12, 2007
Gloria Rice Ashby joined our daddy and the Lord on Wednesday, September 12, 2007. Born in Brunswick County, the 8th of 15 children, she was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel Branson Rice and Edith Louise Tony Rice, her beloved husband, Gerald Glenn Ashby, Sr. and siblings, Donald, Edith, Daniel, Sue and Linda. She is survived by her children,...
Blanch Tutton
Sep 11, 2007
Blanch Virginia Browder Tutton, 98 of Hopewell died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Prince George County and had been a long time resident of this area. Mrs. Tutton was a member of the Golden Age Club and the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Thomas and...
Ella Mallory
Sep 11, 2007
Ella Jones Mallory, 86, of Colonial Heights, passed away Tuesday September 11, 2007 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents , James Robert & Sallie Elizabeth Turner Jones her husband, Richard Wilson Mallory, sons; Richard Lee and Robert James Mallory, step father George W. Stell, several other brothers & sisters.. She was a member of Grace...
Augusta Brantley
Sep 10, 2007
Mrs. Augusta Small Brantley, 94, of Disputanta, died Sunday, September 9, 2007, in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard F. and Hattie Taylor Small, her husband, William Hosea Brantley, and a daughter, Ola Francis Kahmann. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Fay Felix of Disputanta, a son William Hosea Brantley, Jr. of Norfolk, VA.,...
Charles Sr. Elliott
Sep 9, 2007
Charles Wesley Elliott, Sr., â??Chuckâ?, age 58, of Chester, VA, died on Saturday, September 8, 2007. He was born in Lynchburg, VA, and was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving with the 2nd battalion 4th Marine. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart, and various other combat medals, and had numerous combat wounds from his service to our...
Joyce Tharpe
Sep 8, 2007
Joyce Mae Tharpe, age 63, of Chesterfield, VA, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2007. She was born in Farmville, VA, the daughter of the late Waymon W. Cole. She was a former member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church, Abilene, VA, and a current active member and volunteer of Salem Baptist Church, Chesterfield, for approximately 12 years. She was a...
Neal Miller
Sep 8, 2007
Neal Eugene Miller, 45, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday September 8, 2007. He was a 1980 graduate of Colonial Heights High School, and was previously employed by Walmart Distribution Center. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and the Sons of the American Legion Post 2. He was predeceased by his parents Paul E., Sr....
