Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Frances Brantley
Aug 24, 2006
Ivor, Virginia FRANCES STEPHENS BRANTLEY, 78, a resident of Ivor, VA, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk. Born on August 16, 1928 in Yancyville NC, she was the daughter of the late William Osborn Stephens and Mary Lea Morgan Stephens. Frances was a 1955 graduate of Obici School of Nursing and worked at Louise Obici Memorial...
Paula Perez
Aug 24, 2006
Paula Perez, age 82, of Ponce PR, died on Thursday, August 24, 2006 in Claremont, VA. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in April of 1924, the daughter of the late Jose M. Perez and Concepcion Gordian. She worked as a Nursing Assistant, Kindergarten Teacher, and Property Owner/Manager, all in the Ponce area. She is survived by a daughter,...
Anne Cooke
Aug 21, 2006
Dr. Judith Anne Cooke, 59 of Mechanicsville, VA died Monday, August 21, 2006 in Richmond Community Hospital. Dr. Cooke was born in Somerset, KY and was a former resident of Hopewell, VA. She was a graduate of William & Mary where she also received her Masters degree. She earned her PhD from Virginia Tech. Dr. Cooke was a supporter of...
Mildred Doyle
Aug 21, 2006
Mildred Tross Doyle will celebrate her 89th birthday in heaven. She departed this life on August 21, 2006. She was the daughter of Kenneth Lake Hoyle and Lena Gertrude Clark. â??Nannie Millieâ? was born September 24, 1917 in Ettrick, Virginia. She was preceded in death by two husbands; Elmo A. Tross and Lloyd O. Doyle; daughter, Rose Marie Tross; son-in-law,...
Sr. E. Mayhew
Aug 21, 2006
Giles E. Mayhew, Sr. age 83 died peacefully in his home in Church Road on Monday, August 21, 2006. He had been in failing health for several years but had declined rapidly since the death of his beloved wife of 63 years, Adell, in September, 2003. Although he was born in Pittsylvania County, he had resided in Dinwiddie County most...
Everett Sr. Kidder
Aug 21, 2006
Everett C. Kidder, Sr. passed away at his home in Petersburg, Virginia, on August 24, 2006. Born July 21, 1908 at Quincy, Massachusetts, he was 98 years old. He resided in Petersburg for the last 43 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Velma Damon Kidder, of Scituate, Massachusetts, his father, Clinton H. Kidder and mother, Delphine Prario...
Vella Cooke
Aug 21, 2006
Vella Withers Cooke, 102, of Hopewell died Monday, August 21, 2006 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Somerset, KY and had been a long time resident of Hopewell. Mrs. Cooke was a retired Assistant Manager of Somerset Department Store. She was the widow of Ret. Lt. Col. Ellis A. Cooke. Her daughter, Judith Anne Cooke, passed away...
Henry Layne
Aug 20, 2006
Henry Lee Layne, 78, of Colonial Heights, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2006 at his residence. Born in Richmond, he was the son of Maude Adams Elson and the late John Henry Layne. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea serving with the Merchant Marines and the U. S. Army. Mr. Layne retired from Brown & Williamson...
Sr. S. Covington
Aug 20, 2006
Oliver Stuart Covington Sr., 92, of Petersburg, passed away at his residence Sunday August 20, 2006. He was the son of the late Thomas & Virginia Cox Covington. He was also the former co- owner operator of Covington Brothers Feed & Seed & was a member of Christ & Grace Church. He is survived by his wife Mary Lanier Covington,...
Mildred Kelley
Aug 20, 2006
Mildred â??Billeâ? Stargardt Kelley, 84, of Claremont, VA passed away Sunday, August 20, 2006 at her residence after a brief illness. â??Grannyâ?, as she was lovingly known by all in Claremont was formerly from Chesterfield County, but had been a resident of Claremont for over 24 years. She is survived by her daughter, Betty (Kelley) Sumerville of Chesterfield, VA; a...
Gloria Elder
Aug 20, 2006
On Sunday, August 20, 2006 God came to get his angel, Gloria Jean Moody Elder, widow of Barkley J. Elder. Born August 2, 1939 in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late McKinley and Pauline Brooks Moody. She was a retired employee of Seward Luggage Company with 37 years of service. Mrs. Elder was preceded in death by a...
Claude Harris
Aug 19, 2006
Claude William Harris, of Chester, age 61, passed away on Saturday , August 19, 2006. He was born in Floyd County, Kentucky, son of Fred and Marie Harris. He served in the United States Marine Corp, member of the National Rifle Association and was an engineer in the Power Generation Industry.. He is survived by his wife Donna L. Harris...
Ola Thomas
Aug 19, 2006
Ola Ellison Thomas age 74 died peacefully in her sleep Saturday morning, August 19, 2006 in the home of her birth in Chester. She is survived by her children, Nancy Gorman Blount of Carthage, NC and James H. Gorman of Blacksburg; daughter-in-law, Cathy H. Gorman; grandchildren, Jeremy and Jed Gorman; sister, Nancy E. Nance of Virginia Beach; brother, Charles Ellison...
Elizabeth Moran
Aug 18, 2006
Elizabeth G. Moran age 76 of Colonial Heights passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2006. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Bernard V. Moran, Jr.; daughter, Patricia Moran Longerbeam and her husband Orville;, son, Michael Patrick Moran and his wife Melanie; five grandchildren, Anne Marie Longerbeam, Paul Thomas Longerbeam, Megan Moran, Michelle Moran and Mallory Moran; four...
Barbara Tom Siena
Aug 18, 2006
Barbara Price and Edward Thomas Siena of Carmel, Indiana died on August 18, 2006 in Arizona. She was the daughter of Alma D. Price and the late Marvin P. Price. He was the son of the late Salvatore U. and Helen R. Siena. Barbara is also survived by a sister, Carolyn P. Matthews; brother, William P. Price; nephew, L. Richard...
Lillian Enochs
Aug 18, 2006
Lillian Whitner Enochs of Prince George County, died Friday, August 18, 2006. She was the former Lillian Cleveland Whitner of Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating from the Westminster School for Girls in Atlanta, she was a staff columnist for the Atlanta Journal Newspaper until her marriage in 1959. Locally, she was an active member of St. Johnâ??s Episcopal Church of Hopewell,...
Peter Mitsakos
Aug 18, 2006
Peter Nicholas Mitsakos,88, of Hopewell, VA .and former resident of Binghampton, NY, Rockville, MD, and Tarpon Springs, FL. Passed away at John Randolph Hospital on August 18, 2006. Born January 18, 1918 in Lowell, Massachusetts, he was one of nine children born to the late Nicholas and Maria Mitsakos. He was predeceased by his wife Helen Vriones Mitsakos and four...
Yale Brandt
Aug 17, 2006
Yale Mansfield Brandt of Chester, VA, born on September 7, 1930 in Mansfield, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 17, 2006. He was the son of the late William Yale and Winifred Katherine Brandt of Battle Creek, Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Rita Nielsen Brandt who he married on November 21, 1951; four...
Morton Rudnick
Aug 17, 2006
Morton Rudnick, 59, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2006. Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of Seymour Rudnick and the late Lillian Johnson Rudnick. Since playing varsity basketball for Petersburg High School, he continued to be involved with youth athletics by coaching and officiating. In addition to his father, Mr. Rudnick is survived by his daughter,...
Blanche Davis
Aug 16, 2006
Waverly, Virginia Blanche Mae Sears Davis, 100, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2006, at Waverly Health Care, Waverly, VA, with her family by her side. Born in Stoutland, MO, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Alma Jane Whitehead Sears. She was a member of West Side Assembly of God in Marion, IN. for sixty years. She...
