Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Jessie Mayton
Mar 23, 2006
Jessie Ann Mayton, 90, of Hopewell died Thursday, March 23, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Brunswick County, VA and had been a resident of Hopewell for many years. Miss Mayton was a member of First United Methodist Church and a retired operator for Celanese, Corporation. She was the daughter of the late Clinton & Maggie Powers Mayton....
Jimmy Hardin
Mar 23, 2006
Jimmy Holmes Hardin slipped into heaven Thursday night after a long illness. He was the finest man ever known, a great friend to many, knowledgeable in many things, especially fishing. Jimmy practiced his expertise in fishing by giving directions to good fishing holes, but not always his. He was a devoted family man, he adored his children and grandchildren. He...
Carl Calhoun
Mar 21, 2006
Carl Wayne Calhoun, 76, of Petersburg, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Born in Bristol, VA, he was the son of the late Carl West and Marie Goodman Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War and worked for the K-Mart Corporation for over 40 years. He was a member of Blandford Lodge #3 A....
Elsie Elder
Mar 21, 2006
Mrs. Elsie Turner Elder, 55, died early Tuesday morning March 21, 2006 following a brief illness with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Grace Turner. She was a resident of Dinwiddie County and is survived by her husband, Robert Elder: her son, Emil G. Basl, IV and daughter-in-law, Stephanie White Basl of Chesterfield County: five stepsons,...
Donna Dignard
Mar 21, 2006
Windsor, Virginia DONNA LYNN DIGNARD, 36, of Courthouse Highway, Windsor, died suddenly March 19, 2006. Born November 22, 1969 she was the daughter of Gladys and Benjamin H. Wade, Sr. and the wife of Bruce Dignard. A loving wife, mother, daughter and sister she was deeply loved by her family and friends. She will always be remembered and loved by...
Elizabeth Logan
Mar 21, 2006
Elizabeth Louise Gwaltney Logan, 85, of Petersburg, widow of Raymond A. Logan, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at her residence. Born August 30, 1920 in Surry County, she was the daughter of the late, Charlie Cox and Emma Durphy Gwaltney. Mrs. Logan was the former co-owner of Logan?s Grocery in Petersburg which she and her husband operated. She was...
Edward Parker
Mar 19, 2006
Edward Shelor Parker, 63, of Hopewell, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in Hopewell Healthcare Center. He was the son of the late Joseph Edward and Evelyn Morris Parker. Surviving are a sister, Stacie E. Birchett and husband Brad T. Birchett of Richmond, a brother Joseph M. Parker and wife Charlotte P. Parker of Charles City, and an aunt, Lillian M....
Agnes Goad
Mar 18, 2006
Agnes Louise Goad, age 76, of Chester passed away peacefully Saturday Mar. 18, 2006. Born Feb. 9, 1930 in Mitchellville MD, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Smith and Lottie McKenzie Smith. She was the widow of Muriel Goad. A devoted mother and grandmother, she is survived by her children and grandchildren, Linda Sensabaugh and her husband Harold...
Gladys Emory
Mar 16, 2006
Gladys Ozmore Emory, 77, of Waverly, died Thursday, March 16, 2006 in Southside Regional Medical Center. She was born in Brunswick County, Va and preceded in death by her parents, Jack Howerton and Margaret Ozmore and two brothers, John C. Ozmore and Robert J. Ozmore. She was a former employee of Titmus Optical and was a member of Monumental Baptist...
Helen Taylor
Mar 16, 2006
Helen E. Taylor, 83, of Hopewell, passed away on April 16, 2006 at the Hopewell Health Care Center. She was born in Brooklyn, NY. and made Hopewell her home for the last 48 years. Mrs. Taylor served in the U.S.Marine Corps during WW II. She and her husband owned and operated Taylors Bait Shop in Hopewell for many years. Mrs....
Nancy Colgin
Mar 14, 2006
Norfolk, Virginia Nancy Alice Colgin, 84, a former resident of Claremont, VA, passed away at her home in Norfolk on March 8, 2006. Born July 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Blandford Colgin, Sr. and Nannie Daugherty Colgin. Nancy retired as a Depot Supply Clerk with the Norfolk Naval Base after 35 years of service. She...
Dorothy Lewis
Mar 12, 2006
Dorothy Avis Lewis, 86, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2006 at Tandem Health Care in Windsor, VA. Born in Isle of Wight County on September 29, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Ryland G. Lewis and Mary Avis Lewis. She is survived by one niece, Ann Lewis of Boise, Idaho; three nephews, Robert W. Lewis of Davenport, Iowa,...
Paul Carraway
Mar 11, 2006
Paul Randolph Carraway, 17, of Prince George, passed away very unexpectedly on Saturday, March 11, 2006. He is survived by his parents, Eleanor A. Paul and Randolph G. Carraway; his grandparents, Bill and Margie Paul and Vivian Carraway; his sister, Leslie Carraway; and his aunt and uncle, Mary and Bobby Paul. Paul was a senior at Prince George High School...
Ivey Grigg
Mar 11, 2006
Ivey Olivia Hogwood Grigg, 78, of Colonial Heights died Saturday, March 11, 2006. She was a native of Prince George County, born the daughter of the late Charles and Lola Hogwood. Mrs. Grigg was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and Lydia Sunday School Class as well as a member of Rebekah?s. She is survived by her husband Thomas A....
Robert Ayscue
Mar 9, 2006
Robert Curtis Ayscue, 68, of Colonial Heights, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was born in Petersburg and was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Henry and Myrtle Green Ayscue and a brother, Carl D. Ayscue. He was an employee in the Meat Department of Food Lion. He is survived by two sisters, Marlene...
Jr., Henson
Mar 9, 2006
Floyd Henson, Jr. CWO3 (Ret), 73, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. Born in Marshall, Illinois he was the son of the late Floyd G. and Josephine Crafton Henson, the husband of the late Nai Sook Henson and the brother of the late James, Ray and Bud Henson. Mr. Henson was a retired...
Eileen Luck
Mar 9, 2006
Eileen Tomlinson Luck, age 88, of Chester, VA passed away Thursday, March 9, 2006. She was a teacher who received her Bachelor?s Degree from East Carolina Teachers College, and taught in Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA. She was also an active member of Westover Hills United Methodist Church for fifty plus years. Ms. Luck was preceded in death by her...
Richard "Huck" Slade
Mar 8, 2006
Richard Thomas ?Huck? Slade, 71, passed away Tuesday March 7, 2006 at his home in Wakefield, VA. Born September 19, 1934 in Sussex County he was the son of the late Robert Thomas Slade and Marjorie Noon Slade. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps. Huck was a well known and beloved member of the Wakefield community;...
Harry Clary
Mar 8, 2006
Harry Lindbergh Clary, 76, of Hopewell died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Brunswick County, Virginia and had been a long time resident of this area. Mr. Clary was a U. S. Army veteran, having served with the 82nd Airborne Division during WWII, and was a retired foreman in Research & Development at Allied Signal...
June Harris
Mar 7, 2006
June Carroll Harris, 78, of Hopewell died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in Riverview on the Appomattox. She was born in Kingsport, TN and had been a resident of this area for 60 years.Mrs. Harris was a member of the Red Hat Society of Petersburg, an honorary member of Calvary?s Love Ministries and a retired operator for Allied SignalCorporation. She was...
