Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Arthur Edwards
Sep 20, 2005
Arthur W. Edwards, Jr., 75 of Hopewell, died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Edwards retired from the U.S. Army as a Sgt. Major, and was a retired District Manager with The Richmond Times Dispatch. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur W. Edwards, Sr. and Rosa Lee Broadwater Edwards, his wife, Minnie Ballard Edwards, and...
Deborah Tyrrell
Sep 20, 2005
Deborah Pavlovich Tyrrell, 50, of Petersburg died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Tyrrell was retired from civil service where she served as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She is the daughter of Joseph and Anne Skipper Pavlovich of Leland, NC. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Frederick George Tyrrell of Petersburg,...
Donald Patterson
Sep 19, 2005
Donald Leslie Patterson, 82, of Hopewell died Monday, September 19, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. Mr. Patterson was born in Hopewell and had been a life long resident. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946 during World War II and was a retired U.S. Civil Servant whose position was Chief, Logistics Support, U.S. Army Quartermaster Center,...
Donald Osgood
Sep 19, 2005
Donald Wentworth Osgood of Midlothian, formerly of Petersburg, died at Brandermill Woods Retirement Community on September 19, 2005. His beloved wife, Sherley Scott Osgood of McKinney, TX, whom he married in 1946, died in 2002. Survivors include his son and daughter, Thomas Wentworth Osgood of Richmond and Sherley Osgood Keith of Alexandria, daughter-in-law, Lloyd Gunter Osgood; son-in-law, Craig Race Keith;...
Harold Lampman
Sep 19, 2005
Harold Leon Lampman, 65, of Chester, formerly of Hopewell, died Monday, September 19, 2005. Mr. Lampman was a retired millwright with Firestone Industries. He was preceded in death by his parents, Steven V. and Mae Dabney Lampman and his brother, Fred Lampman. Surviving are two sons Michael W. Lampman, and wife Pat, and Mark A. Lampman, and wife Margie, all...
Louise Childs
Sep 19, 2005
Louise H. Childs, 62, of Colonial Heights, passed away Monday, September 19, 2005. Born in Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Rachel Barricks Hughes. A devoted wife and mother, she retired after eighteen years with the Colonial Heights Police Department, and was a Past President of the Colonial Heights Quarterback Club. Mrs. Childs was preceded...
Bessie Allin
Sep 18, 2005
Mrs. Bessie Marie Malon Allin, 94,of Prince George County, died Sunday, September 18, 2005 in Battlefield Park Convalescent Center, Petersburg, Virginia. A lifelong resident of Prince George County, Mrs. Allin was a member of the Church of Sacred Heart, New Bohemia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Mary Troch Malon, her husband, Harold Earl Allin, Sr....
Rena Tyus
Sep 18, 2005
Rena Marie Hopkins Sebera Tyus, 68, of Prince George, Virginia, died Sunday September 18, 2005 in John Randolph Medical Center. She was a retired Inspector with Allied Chemical Corporation and a member of Sycamore United Methodist Church. Mrs. Tyus was preceded in death by her parents, Fred H. and Evelyn I. Dabney Hopkins and a brother, Fred H. Hopkins, Jr....
Geri Barefoot
Sep 17, 2005
Geri Hogwood Barefoot, of Dinwiddie, died Saturday, September 17, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Willie T. and Bertie McFalls Hogwood and the widow of Charlie Alvin Barefoot, Sr. She was co-owner of Barefoot Quality Plumbing and Heating and active in many organizations such as, Sierra Club, Citizens for a Better Dinwiddie, Virginia Cowboy Association and SOS ?Save...
Mary Allen
Sep 17, 2005
Mary A. Allen, 89, of Manteo, North Carolina, formerly of Petersburg, Virginia died Saturday, September 17, 2005 at home. She was the daughter of the late Gid B. Alston and Nannie Bet Crawley Alston. She was preceded in death by husbands, Basil H. Woodall and Aubrey Allen and a daughter, Gwendolyn W. Lane. She is survived by her daughters, Gladys...
Ruby Elder
Sep 17, 2005
Ruby Campbell Elder, 85, of Chesterfield, died Saturday, September 17, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chief Elmer M. Elder, her parents Charles Bernard and Lottie Shuman Campbell and a grandson, Jay Radcliffe. She is survived by two daughters, Jean Southall and Patricia Radcliffe; two sons, Elmer E. Elder and Robert S. Elder; 14 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren;...
Lawrence Rippy
Sep 16, 2005
Lawrence Clinton Rippy, 77 of Richmond, formerly of New Albany, IN, passed away in CJW Medical Center, Friday, September 16, 2005. He was retired from the Defense General Supply Center in 1984 and was an Army veteran, having served in Germany, post WW II, and the Korean War. He has been a volunteer for the American Red Cross and the...
Jeannette Dawson
Sep 13, 2005
Jeannette Barfield Dawson ?Nanny?, 74, of Chester, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, September 13, 2005. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ida B. Tanner and her brother, Curtis P. Barfield. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly D. Wilmoth and husband, William Wilmoth ?Billy? and Deborah J. Dawson and husband, Bruce Napier; grandchildren, Ashley, Trey,...
Gisella Balint
Sep 12, 2005
Gisella K. Balint departed this life on September 12, 2005. She is survived by her son, Laszlo P. Balint of Chester; grandson, Laszlo C. Balint and his wife Dana; great-grandchildren, Laszlo J., Emily and Marcus Balint, all of Chesterfield. A memorial service will be conducted at the Chesterfield Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service...
Mildred Durrette
Sep 12, 2005
Mrs. Mildred C. Durrette, 83, of Petersburg, Va., died Monday, September 12, 2005 at Hospice Atlanta, Ga. She was born June 15, 1922 in Shamokin, Pa; She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence B. Durrette. Survivors include her sister, Dorothy Rhulman of Devon, Pa; and her two sons, Robert M. Burns and wife Mary Nell, of Tucker ,Ga....
Evelyn Bynum
Sep 12, 2005
Evelyn I. Bynum, 78, of Sussex Co., died Monday, September 12, 2005. She was born in Burnsville, NC and was the daughter of the late William Roscoe and Donna Gardner Pate. She worked for Allied Signal for 35 years and was a member of Enon Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Doyle F. Bynum; three sons, Sam Riddle...
James Allen
Sep 12, 2005
James Wilson Allen ?Captain?, 79, of Petersburg went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 12, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Emmett W. and Ruth Belcher Allen. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Sullivan Allen; son, Paul P. Allen; daughters, Sheryl A. Eley, Karen A. Cardwell and Allison A. Robertson;...
Jimmy Reaves
Sep 11, 2005
Jimmy Allen Reaves, 65, of Dinwiddie County, died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at his residence with his family at his side. Born in Person Co., North Carolina, he was the son of the late Sterling Allen and Lonie Jane Soloman Reaves and the husband of Mary Elder Reaves. Mr. Reaves retired from Bat Masonry of Lynchburg, Virginia. Other than his...
Martha Marable
Sep 11, 2005
Martha Mitchell Marable of Charlottesville, VA., died September 11, 2005. She was the daughter of Eugene Russell Marable, Jr. and the late Martha Kinsey Marable of Petersburg, VA. In addition to her father, she is survived by her friend, Agnes Cutchins Clark of Charlottesville and B.T. Kinsey Marable of Washington, DC. She was educated at Bollingbrook Day School in Petersburg,...
Hyman Marks
Sep 11, 2005
Hyman Marks, 83, of Hopewell, died Sunday, September 11, 2005. He was a native of Hopewell. Mr. Marks served proudly with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. and was the retired owner of Keith Allen Clothing Store. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe C. and Hallie Bowles Marks, his wife, Virginia Burnley ?Dootsy? Marks and...
