Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
E. Kilbourne
Oct 31, 2006
Dr. Walter Eugene Kilbourne, age 78, of Chester, VA passed away at his residence on October 31, 2006. He was predeceased by his parents Jonathan and Mary Martin Kilbourne. He served two years in the US Air Force. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech and the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry, class of 1959. After graduating, he...
William Erps
Oct 29, 2006
William (Bill) Hubert Erps, of Chester, Va., formerly of Gary, W.V., passed away at Hunter-McGuire Hospice on Sunday, Oct. 29th at age 88. He was born to Walter and Judy Erps. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Thelma Killen Erps, a son, Richard Stephen Erps, a granddaughter, Brianna Erps, two stepdaughters, Sandra DeAngelis (Rick) and Joyce Turner...
Elizabeth Gorrell
Oct 29, 2006
Elizabeth â??Bettyâ? Ann Gorrell, age 66, of Richmond, VA passed away on October 29, 2006. She was born in Taunton, MA the daughter of the late Michael and Rose Dupont Sears. She worked 14 years with DMV Corporate Office as a customer service representative. She enjoyed painting, spending time with her children, playing the organ, and playing with her pets,...
Pearl Blankenship
Oct 28, 2006
Pearl R. Blankenship, 91, of Chesterfield, passed away Saturday October 28, 2006. She was the daughter of the late William Joseph & Lottie Pearl Orcutt Reed & was predeceased by a grandson Stephen Osterbind. She was the oldest member of Beulah United Methodist Church in Richmond. She is survived by her children; Olivia B. Osterbind and husband, Albert of Gretna,...
Helen Blake
Oct 27, 2006
Helen Hawley Blake, 99, of Chester died Friday, October 27, 2006 at St. Frances Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Edsen Hoyt and Mary Emma Cook Hawley and the widow of Harold David Blake. She was a member of Chester Presbyterian Church. Helen is survived by her daughter, Susan Blake Ritz and husband, Gerry Garcia of Chester;...
Theresia Eberlin
Oct 26, 2006
Theresia Gertrude Mertens Eberlin, 86, of Prince George, died Thursday, October 26, 2006. She was born in Hermann, Missouri and resided with her daughter, Patricia Spacek for the past several years due to failing health. She was employed by the Missouri Division of Employment Security for over twenty years, Secretary of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, and...
Eama Ozmar
Oct 26, 2006
Dreama Perkey Ozmar, 77 of Petersburg, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Roderfield, W. VA to the late Theodore Roosevelt and Maude Evelyn Russell Perkey. She is survived by her husband, Lovel B. Ozmar, Jr.; brother, Gregory Dean Perkey of MD; sister, Joan Sumpter of CA; two sons, Lovel Bolling Ozmar, III...
Jr. H. Raiford
Oct 25, 2006
Ivor VA Walter H. "Junior" Raiford, JR, 66, of Ivor died Oct. 25, 2006 at his home. Born on April 17, 1940 in Southampton County, he was the son of the late Walter H. Raiford, SR and Kathleen Bradshaw Raiford. Junior retired in 2002 after 20 years of service as an E. P. tender in the power plant at International...
Mary Blazek
Oct 23, 2006
Mary Antonia Vinsh Blazek, 97, of Dinwiddie County, widow of Charles Albert Blazek, passed away Monday, October 23, 2006. Born in Gernik, Romania, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Antonia Mezera Vinsh. Mrs. Blazek loved gardening, her family and friends, and was a member of Church of the Sacred Heart. She was preceded in death by her...
Sr. Rainey
Oct 23, 2006
Dennis Rainey, Sr., 59, of Colonial Heights, died October 23, 2006 at Southside Regional Medical Center. Born in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Leonard Samuel and Rosa Lee Butler Rainey. He was a retired employee of the City of Petersburg. Mr. Rainey is survived by his wife, Deborah Rainey; daughters, Christell Foster and Ashley Rainey; brothers, Willie...
Kyle Mcguigan
Oct 23, 2006
Kyle Thomas McGuigan, 7, of Petersburg went to be with Jesus on Monday, October 23, 2006 at Chippenham Medical Center. He is survived by his parents, Eugene and Ann Nicely McGuigan; sisters, Kelly and Kayla Nester; grandparents, Richard and Betty Nicely; his loving personal caregiver, Melody Burch and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, niece, friends and caregivers. He is...
James Clark
Oct 22, 2006
James Dallas Clark, age 63, of Chester, VA, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 22, 2006. He grew up in Matoca, VA, the son of the late Robert W. and Mary Ella Ivey Clark. Mr. Clark was a graduate of Thomas Dale High School, class of 1961, and Virginia Tech. University, class of 1965 and remained a dedicated fan of both....
Brandon Knowles
Oct 22, 2006
Brandon Earl â??Booâ? Knowles, 21, of Lacrosse, Virginia passed away unexpectedly Sunday October 22, 2006. Boo was a member of Living Stone Baptist Church in Dinwiddie County. He was the son of Earl Roger Knowles, and John & Teresa Dorman. He is also survived by a brother Danny Hersey of Jarrett, sisters; Wendy & Stephanie Story of Douglas, Georgia, Brandi...
Lillian Heither
Oct 22, 2006
Lillian Leone Heither, 86, of Disputanta, Va. died Sunday, October 22, 2006. She was was born in Detroit, MI. Mrs. Heither was a former teacher in Detroit (MI) Public School System, one of the first women in Law Enforcement in Detriot & Livonia, (MI) Police Department, directed and wrote circumlum for the Police Academy in the State of N.J., a...
Walter Coleman
Oct 19, 2006
Colonel Walter Emerson Coleman born Aug. 3, 1924, in Amelia County, passed away Oct. 19, 2006, in Chippenham Hospital. He was predeceased by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ashton Coleman and one sister, Frances Coleman Melvin. Colonel Coleman is survived by his wife, Kate Rose Coleman; his son, William Lewis Coleman and wife, Pamela; his grandsons, John Ashton Coleman and...
Aniva Norris
Oct 17, 2006
Wakefield, Virginia Aniva McCulloch Norris, 70, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 at Sentara Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia. Born in Hawaii she was the daughter of the late Claude Crammer McCulloch and Lila May Jefferys McCulloch. Mrs. Norris loved gardening; was a past member of the Wakefield Woman's Club; and a member of the...
Ellen Wright
Oct 16, 2006
Ellen Claire Wright, 55, of Hopewell died Monday, October 16, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Appleton, WI. Ms. Wright was a transcriber with Colonial Orthopedics. She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Pruess and a sister, Cathy Pruess. Ms. Wright is survived by her daughter, Kimberly W. Hamilton and her husband Mark, four...
Gary Carter
Oct 16, 2006
Gary Lee Carter, 52, of Georgia passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 at his residence. A native of Petersburg, he had moved to Georgia in 1989 and made his residence there since then. He was the son of Dorothy Hawks Carter and the late Henry Thomas Carter. He was predeceased by an older brother, Thomas Earl Carter. In addition to...
John Lamm
Oct 16, 2006
John Franklin Lamm, 45 of Dinwiddie died Monday, October 16, 2006. He was predeceased by maternal grandfather John A. Ohland and paternal grandparents Jennings F., Sr., and Ola Mae Gutherie Lamm. He was a native of Dinwiddie and the son of Jennings Frankin â??Frankâ? Lamm, Jr. and Margo Ohland Lamm. He was an employee of Quality Plus Services. He is...
George Petrick
Oct 15, 2006
George Adam Petrick, 61, of Colonial Heights died Sunday, October 15, 2006. He was a native of Petersburg born the son of the late John, Sr., and Margaret Petrick, Mr. Petrick is survived by his wife Susan Campbell Petrick; three sons Geoffrey C. Petrick, Gregory A. Petrick, and John C. Petrick; a brother John Petrick, Jr. and wife Sharron; and...
