Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
William Knight
Feb 22, 2007
William Anderson Knight 1930 â?? 2007. Mr. Knight is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Lee Smith Knight: four children; William A. Knight, Jr., Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Samuel Foman Knight, Chesterfield; Sally Haviland Knight, Colonial Heights; and Virginia Lee Spiers, Dinwiddie: five grandchildren, Jennifer Dawn Helm; Samuel F. Knight, Jr., Rebecca Erin Knight; Marshall Andrew Spiers; and Georgia Lee...
Corey Winters
Feb 21, 2007
Disputanta, Virginia Corey Austin Winters, age 9, was taken by the angels to be with Jesus on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, after a courageous battle with childhood leukemia. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home in Prince George County. Born in Suffolk, VA. Corey spent most of his life in Surry and was a student at Surry...
Edith Smith
Feb 21, 2007
Edith Minor Smith, 78, died February 21, 2007 after a brief illness. She was born July 28, 1928 in Henderson, N.C. to the late Vernon G. and Sally C. Minor. She is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Roy M. Smith, Jr. She is survived by three children, Donald Smith, Nancy Washabaugh and Steven Smith and his...
Aubrey Shuler
Feb 21, 2007
Aubrey Delino Shuler, 71, of Hopewell died Tuesday, February 20, in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Chesterfield County and had been a lifelong resident of Hopewell. Mr. Shuler served in the U. S. Army and was a retired auditor for Virginia Department of Transportation. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyle and Belle Liverman Shuler,...
Lydia Wright
Feb 20, 2007
Lydia Carr Wright, 68, formerly of Hopewell, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in Heritage Hall in Blackstone, VA. She was born in Hopewell, where she spent most of her life. Mrs. Wright was a retired telephone operator. She was the daughter of the late John F. & Pearl Chavis Carr and the widow of Harold Wright. Mrs. Wright is survived...
Elizabeth Rainey
Feb 20, 2007
Elizabeth Pilout Flowers Rainey, 92, of Sutherland, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2007. Born in Dinwiddie County, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph A. and Rebekah Gilliam Pilout. She was widowed by Sylvester Garris Flowers in 1945 and Moyland Gibson Rainey, Jr. in 2005. Mrs. Rainey was a graduate of the Petersburg School of Nursing and worked...
Hampton Weiss
Feb 20, 2007
Hampton Odell Weiss, age 74 of Chester, VA passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. He was born in Radford, VA the son of the late Fred H. and Nannie Saul Weiss. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew Blair Ours. Mr. Weiss was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War and he also...
Arlene Antkowiak
Feb 20, 2007
Arlene Mary Helen Antkowiak, 71, of Sutherland, died February 20, 2007. She was born in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Helen Frank McDonnell. She was a member of the Prince George Golf Club. She is survived by her husband Robert S. Antkowiak; children, Peggy Cruz and husband Rob of Manhattan Beach, CA, Dennis Antkowiak and...
David Christenbury
Feb 19, 2007
Christenbury â?? â??The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.â? David John Christenbury of Chester, VA, age 24, died peacefully at home after a long struggle on Monday, February 19, 2007. David John is survived by his parents, Pamela F. Christenbury of Ithaca, NY and Dave Christenbury of Chester; a sister, Brooke Jenkins and...
Thelma Duda
Feb 19, 2007
Thelma W. Duda, â??Bambiâ?, 78 of Prince George departed this life February 19, 2007 at Medical College of Virginia. She was a Budget Analyst for the Air Force at Fort Lee & co/owner of Swim World. She was preceded in death by her husband Jacob T. Duda and grandson Ted L. Duda, Jr. and was the daughter of the late...
Jewel Wiley
Feb 19, 2007
Jewel Anne Blowe Wiley, affectionately called "Grand Jewel" by her adoring grandchildren, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 13, 2007. She was reunited for Valentine's Day with her beloved husband, William Carlton Wiley who preceded her in death in March 23, 2000. Having been a retired elementary school teacher from Boykins, Virginia, Jewel had enjoyed much of her recent retirement in...
John Mcduffie
Feb 19, 2007
John Lester McDuffie, 77, of Hopewell, died Monday, February 19, 2007, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was a retired Sergeant in the U.S. Army serving on the USS Coral Sea. and was a member of the Military Retiree Club. After his retirement, Mr. McDuffie was manager of East Coast and Crown service stations. He was the son of the...
Harvey Butler
Feb 19, 2007
Harvey Lawrence â??Larryâ? Butler, 62, of Chester, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Butler was born in Hopewell, Virginia. He was a retired toll attendant for Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority and was a member of the First Christian Church of Hopewell. He was the son of the late Elwood Lee and Ruby Joyner Butler. Surviving are three sisters,...
Frederick Butler
Feb 19, 2007
Waverly, Virginia Frederick â??Fredâ? Wayne Butler, 70, passed away at his home on Monday, February 19, 2007, with his family by his side. Born in Surry County, VA he was the son of the late Robert Henry Butler, Sr. and Violet Munford Butler Goodrich. Fred was a member of Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, a member of the Loyal Order...
Tanya Coleman
Feb 18, 2007
Tanya L. Coleman, 29 of Colonial Heights, died February 18, 2007. She was a Patient Information Coordinator of Virginia Cardiovascular Specialist in Hopewell. She is survived by her mother, Cynthia Coleman of Hopewell; son, Jal ViAir Turner; brother, Galem Coleman (Tammi Allen) of Hopewell; sister, Letitia Becker; niece, Kierah Ragins; nephew, Douron Becker all of Colonial Heights; numerous aunts, uncles...
Janet House
Feb 18, 2007
Dendron, Virginia JANET ELAINE HOUSE, 50, of New Design Rd., in Dendron, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, with her loving family by her side. Born in Union City, PA., she was the daughter of Donald Schwenk and the late Carol Lennberg Schwenk. Janet graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a...
Helen Inge
Feb 18, 2007
Helen H. Inge, 85, formerly of Richmond, passed on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at the Amelia Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Linwood Inge, Jr. She is survived by her two sons, Joseph Linwood â??Buddyâ?, III and wife, Suzanne and Wade and wife, Debbie; two daughters, Diann Richards and husband, Larry and Jean Stagg and...
Darline Burton
Feb 18, 2007
Darline Ellen McNulty Burton, 84, died Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Johnston-Willis Hospital with her husband, all of her children, and other loving family members at her bedside. Her death followed a sudden and unexpected illness. She was born March 17, 1922 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to the late Martin Leroy McNulty and Elizabeth King McNulty. Darline and her family...
Jane Grutchfield
Feb 17, 2007
Jane White Grutchfield, 69, of Petersburg, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2007. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Fred L. and Audrey Spencer White. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, the Ravenscroft Womenâ??s Club, and was a retired loan and mortgage officer in the banking business. Mrs. Grutchfield is survived by her husband, MAJ...
Alice Vance
Feb 17, 2007
Mrs. Alice Marie Cordle Vance, 71, of Pasadena, MD, formerly of Prince George County, died Saturday, February 17, 2006. She was an Administrative Assistant with the Colonial Heights School System for 18 years and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. and Ada Cordell Cordle,...
