Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Mildred Hash
Feb 14, 2006
Mildred F. Hash of Chester, VA, died at University Park, in Richmond, VA on February 14, 2006. She was born on May 8, 1918, in Jenkinsjones, WV. She grew up in Elkhorn, WV, and was the daughter of the late John E. and Anna Vernon Franklin. She was a member of Elkhorn Methodist Church, and the Ladies Guild. She was...
Stanford Herr
Feb 13, 2006
Stanford Frederick Herr, 90, of Chester, formerly of Lancaster, Pa., passed away on February 13. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years, Hazel Pettway Herr. He is survived by his daughter, Diane Atkinson & husband Bill and sister-in-law Lois Pettway, three granddaughters, Diana O?Daire, Suzanne Tiller, Beth Fogg, and their husbands, as well as five...
Ada H. Holt
Feb 13, 2006
Ada Lucille Helmick Holt, 73, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2006 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Baker, WV, she was the daughter of the late William Lee Helmick and Ada Kessner Helmick. She had worked for Safeway Food Stores for a number of years. Lucille is survived by her loving husband, Horace Holt; two...
Mildred Schorer
Feb 11, 2006
Mildred Schorer, age 89, of Chester, VA passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2006. Mrs. Schorer had lived in the Chester area for over 25 years. She was a member of St. Ann?s Catholic Church, the Village Women?s Club, Hopewell Garden Club, and the Antique Study Group. She is survived by her husband, Clifford J. Schorer, Sr. of Chester; three...
Helen Marciano
Feb 11, 2006
Helen E. Marciano, age 91, of Chesterfield, VA passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006. Mrs. Marciano was born in Syracuse, NY, but spent most of her life in the Stamford, Connecticut area where she was a member of St. Cecilia?s Catholic Church. She moved to the Chesterfield area later in life and is survived by a husband, John D. Marciano...
Evelyn Ivey
Feb 11, 2006
Mrs. Evelyn Fisher ?Tinky? Ivey, 86, of Hopewell, died Saturday, February 11, 2006. She is survived by her husband, The Rev. Dr. Joseph B. Ivey, daughters, Sandra Kay Sykes and Cathy Gayle Davis, step-son Joseph B. Ivey, Jr. grandchildren Catherine Hope Davis and Jonathan Evans Davis, sister, Jo M. Mayfield and sisters-in-law, Thelma Ivey Collins and Don Rea Fisher. The...
Virginia Marks
Feb 10, 2006
Virginia Murcele Marks, 91, of Prince George died Friday, February 10, 2006 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was born in Prince George County and was a life long resident. Mrs. Marks was a volunteer with the Prince George Chapter of the American Cancer Association, a member of Brandon Episcopal Church and was a retired teacher, having taught in both...
Kim Showers
Feb 10, 2006
Kim H. Showers, age 51, of Chester, VA passed away Friday, February 10, 2006. Mr. Showers was born in Akron, Ohio and had lived in the Chester area for seventeen plus years. He has served as the Commissioner of the Wells Baseball Association; Assistant Coach of the Richmond Ruckus; member of the American Welders Society; and member of the Chester...
David Hatcher
Feb 10, 2006
David Hatcher, Jr., 66 of Conway, SC, died Friday, February 10, 2006 in Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, VA. Mr. Hatcher was a retired truck drive for Pilot Freight Carriers. He was preceded in death by his parents, David Hatcher, Sr. & Anna pearl Laviner Hatcher. Mr. Hatcher is survived by his wife, Virginia Collier Hatcher of Conway,...
John Jones
Feb 9, 2006
John ?Jack? Walter Jones, Jr., 77, of Disputanta, died Thursday, February 9, 2006 at his son?s home in North Carolina. Born in Southampton County he was the son of the late John Jones and Susie Bell Luter Jones and the husband of the late Hilda Jones. He was a resident of Disputanta, Virginia for the last 40 years and retired...
Idell Ingram
Feb 9, 2006
Idell Ameen Ingram, 90, widow of Sterling T. Ingram, died Thursday, February 9, 2006 in Riverview on the Appomattox. She was a lifelong resident of Hopewell. Her parents were the late Ahmed & Watfy Ameen. She is survived by one sister, Josephine Brashear of Laguna Niguel, CA; two brothers, Dr. Lane Ameen of New haven, CT and Dr. David A....
Velva Reid
Feb 9, 2006
Velva Rider Reid, 93, of Chester, died Thursday, February 9, 2006 in Colonial Heights Health Care Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Hopewell and was a librarian in Scottdale, PA before her retirement. Mrs. Reid was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene E. and Sylvia Hough Rider, her husband Charles Rinard Reid, and a son, C....
Harry Poole
Feb 9, 2006
Harry Poole, 51, of Prince George County, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006. He was the son of Annie Stanback Poole and the late John Spencer Poole. Harry was a graduate of the University of Virginia, class of 1976 and a member of Carson United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife; Bonnie Stables Poole; daughters, Tara Elizabeth Poole,...
Gloria Willoughby
Feb 8, 2006
Gloria Beach Willoughby, 65, of Petersburg, died Wednesday February 8, 2006 at Southside Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Jesse O. & Katherine Mayton Beach, and was predeceased by a son. She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving husband Donald R. Willoughby, a son, Forrest Westmoreland of Virginia, brother, Mike Beach of Virginia, two sisters, Dixie...
Doris Hundley
Feb 8, 2006
Waverly, Virginia Doris Minetree Hundley, 75, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at Waverly Healthcare Center, Waverly, VA. Born May 12, 1930 in Petersburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of Hazel Byrd Minetree of Colonial Heights, VA., and the late Hugh E. Minetree. Mrs. Hundley was a former member of West End Baptist Church in Petersburg, a member of the...
Joel Mcgrady
Feb 7, 2006
Colonel (retired) Joel Lynton McGrady, 55, of Providence Forge, died Tuesday February 7, 2006, at his residence. He was a native of Strasburg, Virginia and the son of the late Lloyd Eli & Guida McCraw McGrady. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute in 1972, he joined the United States Army. He served on active duty for 26 years. He...
M. Cotter
Feb 7, 2006
Wakefield, Virginia Rev. Douglas M. Cotter, 88, passed away Monday, February 6, 2006 at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia. Born May 29, 1917 in Hartsdale, New York, he was the son of the late Richard Comfort and Ruth Murgatroyd Cotter. He was predeceased by his wife, Irene Neprash Cotter. Rev. Cotter was serving with the Egyptian Agricultural Department...
Charles Chumbley
Feb 7, 2006
Charles R. Chumbley, Sr., 73, of Enon, died Tuesday, February 07, 2006 at Johnston Willis Medical Center. He was born in Glenvar, VA and was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Richard and Ina Connor Chumbley and a son, Chris Chumbley. He was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a retired employee of...
Bobby Cook
Feb 7, 2006
Surry, Virginia Bobby Lawrence Cook, 66, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk, Virginia. Born November 5, 1939 in Southampton County, he was the son of the late Robert Cook and Sweetie Mae Saunders Cook. Bobby was a tire mechanic all of his life having worked for the Town of Ivor Maintenance Dept., Ivor...
Gladys Linker
Feb 5, 2006
Gladys E. Linker, 87, of Lafayette, LA, formerly of Petersburg, VA, widow of Col. Roland Otto Linker, passed away Sunday, February 05, 2006. Born in Denver, CO, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Calvin and Ethel Sager Wolf. She was a longtime member of Washington Street United Methodist Church, Petersburg, and was active in many civic, social and...
