Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Clarence Knapp
Feb 12, 2007
Clarence â??Bertâ? A. Knapp, III, age 58, of Colonial Heights, VA, died on Friday, February 9, 2007, of a brief illness. He was born October 9, 1948 in Petersburg, VA, the son of the late Clarence A. Knapp, Jr. Mr. Knapp is survived by his mother, Onola Echols Knapp of Hopewell, VA; a wife, Elizabeth W. Knapp of Colonial Heights;...
Murry Kitchens
Feb 12, 2007
Murry Woodrow Kitchens, 88, of Hopewell, Virginia died Monday, February 12, 2007 at his home at Brighter Living. The Cool Springs, Kentucky native retired as a Master Sergeant from the U. S. Army. He served in World War II from North Africa to Italy. He received the Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Award. He also retired from the Louisville,...
Lois Woods
Feb 12, 2007
Lois Hutchens Woods, age 75, of Chester, VA, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2007. She was born in Bedford County, VA the daughter of the late Carroll and Bessie Gross Hutchens. Mrs. Woods was an active member of the Chester United Methodist Church for approximately 45 years. She is survived by her husband John M. Woods; sons, Michael Dean...
Ida Greene
Feb 11, 2007
Ida Bennett Greene, 95 of Chesterfield Co., died Sunday, February 11, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Emmett S. and Helen Cousins Bennett. She was the widow of Henry Lawrence Greene. She was a member of Friendship Club and Fellowship Baptist in Ettrick. She is survived by her nephew whom she resided with, Donald L. Butler, Sr. and...
William Bristow
Feb 11, 2007
William E. Bristow â??William Edâ?, 90, a longtime resident of Petersburg, died Sunday, February 11, 2007. Born in Dewitt, Virginia October 12, 1916, he was the son of the late James Edward and Rubie May Hawkins Bristow. He was formerly a longtime member of Memorial United Methodist Church and currently a member of Ocran United Methodist Church, where he was...
William Henley
Feb 11, 2007
William Brewer Henley, Sr, 71, of Prince George County died February 11, 2007 in Chippenham Medical Center. Mr. Henley was a retired Master Sergeant in the USMC and a retired maintenance supervisor for DSCR at Bellwood. He served as a football official with CVFOA for over 35 years, a member of Prince George Lodge, #115, AF & AM and attended...
Ollie Soles
Feb 11, 2007
Ollie May Soles, age 91, of Richmond, VA passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2007. She was born in Dinwiddie, VA, the daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Wyatt Barfield. Mrs. Soles attended Walmsley Blvd. United Methodist Church, Richmond, VA for approximately 50 years. She was preceded in death by two sons, Francis O. Andrews, Sr. and L. Wendell...
Mabel Purcell
Feb 10, 2007
Mabel Louise Purcell, age 97, of Chester, VA, died on Saturday, February 10, 2007. She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the daughter of the late William and Susie Rogers Woods. She is survived by two daughters, Shirely A. Parrish of Chester, and Jeanne P. Mapp of Williamsburg, VA; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A graveside funeral service will be...
Christopher Temple
Feb 9, 2007
Christopher Stephen Temple, age 34, of Disputanta, VA, died on Friday, February 9, 2007. He was born in Petersburg, VA, the son of Robert â??Bobbyâ? and Joan B. Temple of Disputanta. He is also survived by a son, Jeremy L. Temple; a sister, Laura LeDoux and husband Joe of Prince George, VA; and grandmother, Cecile M. Bradley of Prince George....
"Bert" A. Knapp
Feb 9, 2007
Clarence â??Bertâ? A. Knapp, III, age 58, of Colonial Heights, VA, died on Friday, February 9, 2007, of a brief illness. He was born October 9, 1948 in Petersburg, VA, the son of the late Clarence A. Knapp, Jr. Mr. Knapp is survived by his mother, Onola Echols Knapp of Hopewell, VA; a wife, Elizabeth W. Knapp of Colonial Heights;...
Stanley Bage
Feb 9, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Stanley C. Bage, 84, a resident of Waverly, passed away Friday, February 09, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia. Born in Surry County, VA he was the son of the late Robert Thomas Bage and Betty Florence King Bage. He had worked as a farmer, a dryer operator for the Masonite Corp. in Waverly, was a...
Frances Garfinkel
Feb 8, 2007
Frances Sarfan Garfinkel 82 of Hopewell died Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Chippenham Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Leon and Rose Sarfan. She was the co-owner of Garfinkelâ??s Ladies Ready To Wear. Frances was a great wife, fantastic mother, loving Mema, passionate golfer and a lover of the outdoors. She was the first female President of...
Cary Shultz
Feb 7, 2007
Cary Winston Shultz, 67, of Chesterfield, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Clay Winston and Lucy West Shultz. He was the owner and operator of Shultz Peanut and Cold Storage in Wakefield, VA. Mr. Shultz is survived by his wife, Pam Shultz; daughter, Anne S. Drewery and husband, Wayne K. Drewery...
Hugh Crowder
Feb 6, 2007
Hugh Watkins Crowder, 82, a lifelong resident of Sutherland, passed away Tuesday, February 06, 2007. He was the son of the late Percy W. and Susie Watkins Crowder and was also preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Lee Crowder. Hugh was an active member of Ocran United Methodist Church for sixty-one years. He served on the Administrative Board of...
Mary Baxley
Feb 6, 2007
Mary Bowman Baxley, 85, of Hopewell, widow of Gilbert W. Bowman, Sr. and William H. Baxley, Sr., passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Bowman was preceded in death by a son, Gilbert Warren Bowman, Jr... She was a member of Powers Memorial Baptist Church and retired from the Food Service Department of John Randolph Hospital and...
Samuel Crocker
Feb 6, 2007
Smithfield, Virginia Samuel R. Crocker, age 91, a lifelong resident of Smithfield died Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk. Born November 13, 1915, in Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late Pennie Robertson Crocker and Allice Pastoria Clark Crocker. Mr. Crocker was a member of the Wesley Menâ??s Bible Class and was...
Vernon Jennings
Feb 5, 2007
Waverly, Virginia VERNON ASHBY â??SONNYâ? JENNINGS, 76, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. Born in Waverly he was a son of the late Vernon Franklin Jennings and Olive West Jennings. Sonny graduated from Waverly High School in 1949 and served his country in the U. S. Air Force as a Radio Operator in...
William J. Smith
Feb 5, 2007
William â??Smittyâ? Jackson Smith, age 60, of Chester, VA passed away on Monday, February 5, 2007. He was born in Danville, VA the son of the late Robert William and Zelma Corum Smith. Mr. Smith was a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Army and was a retired employee of Deluxe Check Printers after 25 years of service. He was a...
Christine Amabile
Feb 5, 2007
Christine Daniel Amabile of Colonial Heights, formerly of Petersburg, entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 05, 2007 after a long, courageous battle with Parkinsonâ??s disease. She was the youngest daughter of the late Herman C. and Viola Kelly Daniel of McKenney, VA. Christine attended Longwood College and was a graduate of John Tyler Community College. She retired from the...
Cabal Eley
Feb 4, 2007
Cabal Astor Eley, of Petersburg died February 4, 2007. He was born August 17, 1912 in Isles of Wight County. He was the son of the late Mary Bradshaw and George Fenton Eley. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Margaret Grinstead Eley; sisters Helen Robins, Evelyn Smith and Martha Spouce, brothers Oscar, George, John and...
