Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Lena Compton
Sep 22, 2006
Lena Chafin Compton, age 88, of Hopewell, VA, died on Friday, September 22, 2006. She was the widow of J. L. Compton, and a member of West End Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. She is survived by three children, Carolyn C. Houser and husband LeRoy of Chesterfield, VA, Paul M. Compton and wife Susan of Prince George, VA, and...
Jr. D. Gouyer
Sep 22, 2006
Clarence Duval Gouyer, Jr., 76 of Church Road, VA died September 22, 2006 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was the son of the late Clarence D. Gouyer, Sr and Madeline T. Gouyer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and the American Legion #284....
Jr. C. Bryant
Sep 21, 2006
William (Bill) Cecil Bryant, Jr,. 54 of Chesterfield died Thursday, September 21, 2006 in Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, Virginia. He was born in Aiken, SC and had been a long resident of this area. Mr. Bryant was retired from the Fibers Division of Honeywell Corporation and was presently employed with Regent Point Marina in Topping, Virginia. He was preceded...
Harry Cole
Sep 21, 2006
Harry West Cole, 86 of Colonial Heights passed away Thursday, September 21, 2006. A native of Halifax County, he was born the son of the late James E. and Fannie B. Cole. Mr. Cole served in the U.S. Army and was a World War II Veteran. He was also a retired carpenter and a member of Elm St. Baptist Church...
Gertie Sipes
Sep 21, 2006
Gertie Mae Honaker Sipes, 91, of Hopewell died Thursday, September 21, 2006 in Riverview on the Appomattox. Mrs. Sipes was born in Honaker, Virginia and had been a resident of Hopewell since 1940. She was the daughter of the late Elbert and Lucy Honaker. Mrs. Sipes is survived by her husband Charles W. Sipes of Hopewell, two sons, Robert E....
Donna Parker
Sep 21, 2006
Donna Lane Parker, 92, of Prince George County died Thursday, September 21, 2006 in Waverly Healthcare Center in Waverly. She was born in Starr County, TX. Mrs. Parker was the daughter of the late Joseph and Regina Farias Lane and the widow of R. W. Parker. She is survived by one daughter, Dixie P. Thomas and her husband Tom of...
Elsie Veazey
Sep 20, 2006
Elsie Moody Veazey, 83, of Dinwiddie County, widow of Charles Edward Veazey, Sr., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Born in Prince George County, she was the daughter of the late O. C. Moody and Lettie Hall Moody. Mrs. Veazey is survived by her sons, Charles E. Veazey, Jr. and wife, Faye of Dinwiddie and...
Joseph Poitras
Sep 20, 2006
Joseph Gerard Poitras, 59, of Hopewell died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. He was born in Grand Falls, Canada. Mr. Poitras served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a drywall finisher for ISC. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rita Lagace Poitras and a brother, Robert Poitras. Mr. Poitras is...
Emmett Seay
Sep 19, 2006
Emmett T. â??Docâ? Seay, 89 of Colonial Heights entered into Eternal Rest on September 19, 2006 at John Randolph Hospital. He was born in Richmond, son of the late James M. Seay, Sr. and Goldye Atkinson Seay. Also, preceded in death sisters Evelyn S. Hardison and Alease S. Williams and brother James M. Seay, Jr. Mr. Seay served his country...
Betty Patterson
Sep 19, 2006
Betty Ruth Christian Patterson, 75, of Chester, Virginia, died Sunday, September 17, 2006. Mrs. Patterson, a former resident of Hopewell, was born in Tazewell County, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, John William and Lillie Reedy Christian, and a son, Gary Edward Patterson. Surviving are a son, Donald Eugene Patterson and wife, Marion, of Chester, a daughter,...
Marcus Hemphill
Sep 18, 2006
Marcus D. Hemphill, 85, of Petersburg, passed away Monday September 18, 2006. He was the son of the late John C. & Carrie Edwards Hemphill and the widower of Cleo H. Hemphill. He was retired from Civil Service and was currently employed as a truck driver for Geth Trucking Company. He is survived by a brother; Thurman Z. Hemphill of...
John Griswold
Sep 18, 2006
John Wilfred Griswold was born on July 11, 1912 in Alhambra, CA as the second son of D. Wilfred Griswold and Nettie Nash Griswold. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California. He served as an officer in the United States Army for the duration of World War II seeing action in both the Atlantic...
Martha Whitmore
Sep 16, 2006
Martha Blankenship Whitmore, 90, of Petersburg died Saturday, September 16, 2006. She was a native of Ettrick and daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Virginia Gardwell Blankenship. She was preceded in death by her husband James Sterling Whitmore and son-in-law John Allen Myers, Sr. She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Whitmore Myers of Virginia Beach; two grandsons, John...
James Mason
Sep 16, 2006
James Henry Mason, 65, â??Jimmyâ? of Charles City County, passed away at his residence Saturday September 16, 2006. He was the son of the late Henry Harrison and Ethel Rowe Mason and the loving husband of Brenda A. Mason whose marriage spanned 32 wonderful years. He was preceded in death by his beloved dog Misfit. He was retired from civil...
Margaret Malon
Sep 15, 2006
Margaret Hotz Malon, 83, of Prince George passed away September15, 2006 after a long period of failing health. Born in Chesterfield County, she was the last survivor of four daughters born to James Joseph and Mary Blaha Hotz. She was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years Louis Joseph Malon. Margaret was a homemaker and farmwife her entire...
Alfred Brown
Sep 15, 2006
Alfred Edward Brown, 92, a longtime resident of Petersburg and widower of Sally Bowlin Brown, died Friday, September 15, 2006 at McGuire VA Medical Center. Born in Lundale, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Franklin Pierce and Lenna Cook Brown. Mr. Brown served in the U. S. Army during WWII and was a retired employee of E....
Ruby Ledford
Sep 15, 2006
Ruby Lewis Brown Ledford, 81, formerly of Hopewell, VA. entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 15, at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law in Chester, VA. She was the widow of her beloved husband of 46 years, Burkett R. Ledford. She was formerly married to Robert O. Brown, Sr. and later divorced. She was preceded in death by...
W. Roberson
Sep 14, 2006
W. Douglas Roberson, 77, of Hopewell, VA. son of the late Charles F. and Roda D. Roberson passed away September 14, 2006. Doug is survived by his wife of 51 years, Anita S. Roberson, and three daughters Carol McCutcheon (husband Don) of Chesapeake, VA., Nancy Webb (husband Bruce) of Lexington, KY., and Linda Link(husband Rick) of Arnold, MD., four grandchildren...
Beth Patterson-Ritenour
Sep 14, 2006
Beth Ann Patterson Ritenour, 39, of Prince George died Thursday, September 14, 2006. She was the daughter of Anna Pearl Patterson and the late Richard Glen Patterson, Sr. She is survived by her husband, Everett W. Ritenour, Jr.; children, Kandice, Joshua, Samantha, Elizabeth, Elijah, Rebecca, April and Dylan; siblings, Susan, Marilyn, Richard and Theresa; mother-in-law, Lois McCracken; Brother and Sister-in-law,...
Edna Smith
Sep 13, 2006
Edna Cheely. Smith, 75, of Hopewell, died Wednesday, September 13, 2006 in Chippenham Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born in Hopewell and was a lifetime resident. She was a retired Nurses Aid at John Randolph Medical Center. She was preceeded in death by her parents, Gideon and Estelle Wray Cheely. Surviving are her daughters, Dianne S. Noehl, Darla A. Atwood...
