Local obituaries for J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home
Mary Myers
Dec 12, 2005
Mary Gee Myers, 87 of Petersburg died December 12, 2005. Miss Myers was a lifelong resident of Petersburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Harrison Carter Myers and her brothers Harrison Carter Myers, Jr. and Douglas Gee Myers. She attended St. Anne?s School in Charlottesville, VA and Southern College in Petersburg, VA, and was a...
Jon Hackett
Dec 12, 2005
Jon Anthony Hackett, 42 a citizen of Petersburg and longtime companion of Jim Hillier passed December 12, 2005. Jon ?Tony? was preceded in death by his father John Hackett. He is survived by James Lachlan Hillier, Jr. of Petersburg and his mother, Joyce Hackett-Klein of Cartersville, GA; sister, Tammy Sheffield and nephews, John Sheffield, Dylan Sheffield of Acworth, Georgia. A...
Charles Barfield
Dec 11, 2005
Charles Benjamin Barfield, Jr., 78, of Dinwiddie County passed away Sunday, December 11, 2005 at his residence. A native of Petersburg, he was the son of the late Charles Benjamin and Irma Spiers Barfield, Sr. He retired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company and was a World War II and Korean War veteran, first in the United States Navy and...
Richard Schrader
Dec 11, 2005
Richard Calvin Schrader, 76, of Midlothian died Sunday, December 11, 2005 at his home. He was a medic in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and was a retired letter carrier for the U. S. Postal Service after which he worked part time for the past ten years at Kings Dominion. He attended Kingsland Baptist Church and was...
Ann Elmore
Dec 10, 2005
Ann Hauser Elmore, 80, died Saturday, December 10, 2005 at Southside Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Dinwiddie and the daughter of the late Paul E. Hauser, Sr. and Mariamne Butterworth Hauser. She was also predeceased by her son; Joseph D. Elmore, Jr. Surviving is her husband, Joseph D. Elmore, Sr.; a daughter, Mariamne B. Elmore of Ashburn,...
Minnie Bogan
Dec 10, 2005
Minnie Opal Honaker Bogan, 88, of Hopewell, died Saturday, December 10, 2005 in John Randolph Nursing Home. She was born in Honaker, Va. and was a volunteer with John Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Bogan was the daughter of the late Elbert and Lucy H. Honaker. Surviving are four sons, Richard W. Bogan of live Oaks, Fla. , Kenny L. Bogan...
Rachel Childress
Dec 9, 2005
Rachel Wells Childress, 89, of Chesterfield, widow of Jesse Childress, died Friday, December 9, 2005 at her home. She is survived by three children, Linwood Childress of Miami, FL, Linda Braun of Greenbelt, MD and Carolyn Cooper and her husband, David of Chesterfield; five grandchildren, Thomas Preston Seay, Jr. of Chesterfield, Stefan Braun of Astoria, NY and John Childress, Michael...
Amy Cornett
Dec 8, 2005
Amy Marie Cornett, 26, of Dinwiddie, died Wednesday, December 7, 2005. She is survived by her husband, Chris Cornett of Dinwiddie, Son, Brandon Cornett of Dinwiddie, Daughter, Taylor Cornett of Dinwiddie, She was the daughter of Pam Bullock and stepfather Butch , and Mark Jarratt and stepmother Debbie. a twin sister, Angela Jennings and her husband Tony and their children,...
Sr., P. Crocker
Dec 8, 2005
Smithfield, Virginia William Pennie Crocker, Sr., 96, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2005 at Waverly Healthcare Center, Waverly, VA. Born October 9, 1909 in Isle of Wight County, he was the son of the late Pennie Robertson Crocker and Alice Pastoria Clark Crocker. Mr. Crocker had worked as a Tour Guide at St. Luke?s Church in Smithfield, was a former...
Wilma E.
Dec 8, 2005
Wilma Eldridge Lum of Petersburg died Thursday, December 08, 2005 in Colonial Heights Convalescent Center following an extended illness. Miss Lum was born in Petersburg, daughter of the late William E. Lum, Jr. and Eunice Mabel Inge Lum. She was a graduate of Petersburg High School and Westhampton College. She was a life long member of First Baptist Church of...
"Eddie" Elder
Dec 7, 2005
Edwin ?Eddie? Merle Elder, 71, of Petersburg, died Thursday December 08, 2005. He was the son of the late Lawrence & Lessie Ford Elder and was predeceased by a sister, Corina Poole and a brother Elliott Elder. He was retired from Seward Luggage Company where he worked in production. He is survived by a brother Donald Elder of Saugerties, New...
Frances Stallard
Dec 6, 2005
Frances Christinia Stallard, 68, of Chesterfield, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Born in Tazwell County, Va., she was preceded in death by her parents; Clyde Elmer and Pearl Lena Burress Shaw, two brothers and one granddaughter. Frances was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and served her community for 27 years as a rural mail carrier at...
Jean Whitchurch
Dec 6, 2005
Jean Marie Whitchurch, 55 of Petersburg was called home on Tuesday, December 6, 2005. She was preceded in death by her father Fred Ray Upchurch. She is survived by her mother, Katherine Baker Whitchurch of Petersburg and sister, Carol Louise Hogwood and husband, Ronald T. of Norfolk. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Friday, December 9, 2005 with the...
Pansy Billiter
Dec 6, 2005
Pansy Turner Billiter, 59, of Chester, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2005. Born in Haysi, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Delphia Deel Turner. She was a member of Bellwood Baptist Church where she serves as a teller and was active in Women on Mission. She had also served in various other roles in the church...
Frances M. Clarke
Dec 6, 2005
Frances Jean McCreight Clarke passed Tuesday at 9 am on December 6, 2005 at the family home. Born and raised in the Sussex County area, she was preceded by her grandparents (mothers) E.L. (?Ras?) Lee and wife, Ellen (Freeman) Lee, (Fathers) Joseph W. McCreight and Frances Arementhia (Milling) McCreight of South Carolina. Also her parents Robert Leslie McCreight and mother...
John Blankenship
Dec 6, 2005
John Edward Blankenship, 82, a lifelong resident of Chester, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2005. He was the son of the late Edward Eugene and Carrie Hawkins Blankenship. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII and was wounded at St. Lo, two weeks after landing on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. John was a member of Chester United Methodist...
Charlotte Ashton
Dec 5, 2005
Charlotte Holdsworth Ashton, 88, former resident of Prince George County, died, Monday, December 5, 2005 in John Randolph Nursing Home. She was born in Surry Co., Virginia and was a retired Dental Assistant with Civil Service at Ft. Lee, and a member of Martin?s Brandon Episcopal Church in Prince George County. Mrs. Ashton was preceeded in death by her parents,...
Fred Spivey
Dec 4, 2005
Fred W. ?Buck? Spivey, 89, went to be with his Lord on December 4, 2005. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Virginia F. Spivey ?Ginny? and two sons, Rev. Frederick D. Spivey and wife, Beverley, Carl G. Spivey and wife Beverly; three grandchildren, Seth Spivey of Powhatan, Christa Hare and husband, Brian and Bradford Spivey and wife,...
Nancy Carroll
Dec 4, 2005
Mrs. Nancy Boster Carroll, 66, of Hopewell died at John Randolph Medical Center on December 4, 2005. She is survived by her husband, John ?Bo? Carroll, two daughters, Kimberlie Porter and husband, Sonny, and Kassie Harris; three grandchildren, Whitney Watson, Kelsey Porter, and Samuel Harris. She was a long time employee of Ukrops. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December...
Rose Levine
Dec 3, 2005
Rose Talpalar Levine, 77, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Petersburg, died December 3, 2005 in Jacksonville. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Norman Levine; son, Aaron H. Levine and brother, Jose Talpalar. Survivors include her sons, Henry P. Levine, David A. Levine and Michael G. Levine; brother, Ben Talpalar; sister, Bertica Hubsch; eight grandchildren. Graveside services will be held...
